Transformers Generations / Classics

Yesterday, we reported on some new in-hand images of the upcoming wave 2 Voyager Siege Starscream and Soundwave. Well, the original blog has updated with some additional images and a pair of them seem to show off that Soundwave has a tape-deck mode. Now, keep in mind, this could be just a way of “Fan-moding” the figure into a rectangle. There is no confirmation that he tabs together for this mode. That being said, this very well could have been intentional, but omitted from the figure’s instruction sheet (such as Shockwave’s Shockfleet-pod). This figure is due for release soon, so we’ll find out soon enough if this is true. But regardless, fans can be excited that this figure seemingly has four modes they can transform him into; robot, space ship, space lamp, and tape deck.

Check out the images after the jump.

A trio of listing from CMDstore.ca has shed some light on some potential future Siege listings. First off, we have a new listing in the form of a Voyager Apeface. This is a very exciting possibility as it gives us another Headmaster from the Titans Return days to finish off our collections of Decepticon Headmasters. The Siege line has also recently revealed another triple-changer in the line via Springer. So, introducing another triple-changer doesn’t seem too far out of the realm of possibility. Lastly, we were recently shown that Commander Jetfire’s cockpit can fit Titan Master figures. So, reintroducing this feature seems like a good time to coincide with Jetfire’s release. Speaking of Triple-Changers, we recently posted a rumor about a leader class Astrotrain. This site also lists the figure, reinforcing the legitimacy of the rumor. Lastly, CMDstore also lists Deluxe Siege Barricade (which we’re assuming is a reuse of Siege Prowl) as being a part of Wave 4, who will also include Mirage and Impactor. Siege Wave 4 is expected to be released in early October according to Hasbro and our various sponsors.

Thanks to Yu’s Hobby Land on Facebook, we have our first in-hand look at the upcoming voyagers Soundwave and Starscream from the War For Cybertron: Siege line! The small gallery is nothing fancy, but does provide us with front and back pics and shots with weapons so we can see what kibble, if any, these two are rockin.

Starscream and Soundwave are set to hit retailers online and in store in the next couple months, so keep your eyes peeled to see if the new Decepticons are hitting your stores and be sure to report your sightings on the boards!

We’ve got more toy reveals ahead of the US Toy Fair, with Amazon this time stealing some of Hasbro'[s thunder by revealed the Transformers Siege Battlemasters Wave 3. This assortment adds Smashdown and Caliburst into the mix of bots who turn into weapons to arm other bots.

Caliburst is somewhat disappointingly a purple and black redeco of Blowpipe from Wave 1, which means neither his deco nor his design much resemble his Generation 1 namesake and leaves Slugslinger without an accurate partner (balancing this though, the Hasbro Slugslinger’s guns already looked very close to Caliburst’s original gun mode and Takara’s Slugslinger already had the Targetmaster). Caliburst comes with a purple laserbeam effect that looks very cool and might be worth the price of admission alone.

Smashdown is an all-new character designed to look like a minotaur. That’s pretty cool as we don’t see many mythical creature Transformers – and then he adds to the fun by turning into a warhammer. His effect part is a big yellow “wallop” effect to give the impression of the hammer coming down hard – and judging by the image with Springer, this can also double as a powerful cannonblast effect when turned backwards. Yes, we’re liking this one.

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