So, according to the video, the lead designer of that thing previously worked at: Hasbro. Where he made Transformers.
Just, wow.
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Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
I like how that guy is like, the gun is one of the few accessories and I'm like dude, have you bought an actual Transformer recently? This Lego one comes with a gun, axe, energon cube, matrix, and a jet pack? That is wayyyyyy more accessories than an average transformer.
AthenorBattle Hardened OptimistThe Skies of HiigaraRegistered Userregular
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Ahh, okay, it does use stickers. I retract my earlier suppositions!
Edit: You can tell that Tiago is not a Transformers collector/fan. The reason those stats are there is because that's the "Canonical" Optimus Prime stats from G1, and get referenced a lot of places.
BroloBroseidonLord of the BroceanRegistered Userregular
I wonder if this line will keep expanding - and if they'll keep doing G1 designs or start mixing it up
the next most popular transformers would be
Bumblebee - but do you keep the G1 VW beetle design? I feel like it would be hard to get that to scale with Optimus, having him as a Camaro might actually work better here.
Megatron - uh... does he still transform into a handgun? I feel like even as a fantasy toy that might be a bit much for Lego. He does have a ton of alt modes introduced in the comics and such though.
Starscream - always a pretty classic design for him.
Grimlock - I would love to see him, although his G1 dino form is kind of basic compared to most of the vehicles
Ironhide - again, the classic van shape for him isn't something you find on the streets anymore, so I wonder if he'd be updated into a pickup or SUV
Soundwave - Do we modernize the tape-deck design? I don't see how else you'd pair him with laserbeak and ravage
Devastator - Combiners are rad, but I wonder how much re-enforcement you'd need to get five Lego transformers to stay together or support their own weight
Megatron has mostly been reimagined as a tank, based on his Gen 2 appearance, because of handgun toy restrictions in the US. I don't think that Lego would make either Megatron or Starscream based on their no-military vehicles position.
For Devastator, we have Voltron. Although in fairness my Voltron just collapsed after being on the shelf for a few years, because the clips used to attached the black lion's front shoulders couldn't support the weight anymore. I suspect that the plastic has creeped (undergone permanent deformation due to a steady load).
Although in fairness my Voltron just collapsed after being on the shelf for a few years, because the clips used to attached the black lion's front shoulders couldn't support the weight anymore. I suspect that the plastic has creeped (undergone permanent deformation due to a steady load).
Please tell me more. I have my lions assembled and tucked away in separate drawers, but I keep telling myself "one day I'll rearrange all my BS and make space to assemble Voltron on a shelf". But, if having him assembled means that he'll break, then, uh, maybe I don't want to assemble him?
Would you mind posting a photo of what the damage looks like, if you have time? (No obligation, of course)
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AthenorBattle Hardened OptimistThe Skies of HiigaraRegistered Userregular
Although in fairness my Voltron just collapsed after being on the shelf for a few years, because the clips used to attached the black lion's front shoulders couldn't support the weight anymore. I suspect that the plastic has creeped (undergone permanent deformation due to a steady load).
Please tell me more. I have my lions assembled and tucked away in separate drawers, but I keep telling myself "one day I'll rearrange all my BS and make space to assemble Voltron on a shelf". But, if having him assembled means that he'll break, then, uh, maybe I don't want to assemble him?
Would you mind posting a photo of what the damage looks like, if you have time? (No obligation, of course)
Agreed, holy shit. I've noticed my Voltron wobbling a bit when I walk around, but all toys do that. I have seen those clips break on other models though.
I wonder if this line will keep expanding - and if they'll keep doing G1 designs or start mixing it up
Soundwave - Do we modernize the tape-deck design? I don't see how else you'd pair him with laserbeak and ravage
My first instinctual reaction was "Oh, just modernize him to an iPod or something", and then I looked at the calendar and remembered that making him an iPod would be the opposite of modernizing him. Then I glanced at a mirror and saw the Cryptkeeper staring back at me.
I think most modern iterations of Soundwave have him as some sort of a spaceship or other type of vehicle.
Devastator - Combiners are rad, but I wonder how much re-enforcement you'd need to get five Lego transformers to stay together or support their own weight
Six Lego transformers, in fact! And if you wanted them to be in scale with this Optimus, this Devastator would have to be a very big boy indeed.
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webguy20I spend too much time on the InternetRegistered Userregular
That Optimus Prime is very well done. Im surprised by how well everything works.
Although in fairness my Voltron just collapsed after being on the shelf for a few years, because the clips used to attached the black lion's front shoulders couldn't support the weight anymore. I suspect that the plastic has creeped (undergone permanent deformation due to a steady load).
Please tell me more. I have my lions assembled and tucked away in separate drawers, but I keep telling myself "one day I'll rearrange all my BS and make space to assemble Voltron on a shelf". But, if having him assembled means that he'll break, then, uh, maybe I don't want to assemble him?
Would you mind posting a photo of what the damage looks like, if you have time? (No obligation, of course)
Ok, I was in the office which is next to our game room and I heard a loud crash. I have a gate at the entrance to the area, so the dogs couldn't have gotten in and bumped the shelf. When I came in, I found his right arm and part of the black lion on the floor, with the right arm still attached. Only a handful of parts fell off, mostly from the sword.
The main body looks like this, with the grey clips on the side being where the black lion's arm attaches:
The front legs attached using 6 red clip pieces, as shown next to the red 2x4 tile in this picture:
What has happened is that the clips have stretched enough that they no longer provide a secure grip. The clips look like:
I could reattach the leg/arm assembly, but it would easily pop off. And in trying to do so, the other arm popped off with the same weakness. I couldn't get both arms back on and to stay on after about 5 minutes of trying, so I gave up. I could split it into the lions again, but I don't really have the shelf space. So for now I'm going to bag him and put him in the closet, to be addressed at a future time. I am confident that I can replace the clips with 1x1 technic bricks and use pins to secure the legs to the body.
In Voltron mode, the clips support the weight of the leg/arm assembly using only the bottom half of the clip, because the top half grabs but doesn't support any weight. Note that bottom and top are relative to the clips being on their side.
I wonder if this line will keep expanding - and if they'll keep doing G1 designs or start mixing it up
Soundwave - Do we modernize the tape-deck design? I don't see how else you'd pair him with laserbeak and ravage
My first instinctual reaction was "Oh, just modernize him to an iPod or something", and then I looked at the calendar and remembered that making him an iPod would be the opposite of modernizing him. Then I glanced at a mirror and saw the Cryptkeeper staring back at me.
I think most modern iterations of Soundwave have him as some sort of a spaceship or other type of vehicle.
Devastator - Combiners are rad, but I wonder how much re-enforcement you'd need to get five Lego transformers to stay together or support their own weight
Six Lego transformers, in fact! And if you wanted them to be in scale with this Optimus, this Devastator would have to be a very big boy indeed.
A lot of modern Soundwave incarnations have him as a tuned van with the Mother Of All Sound Systems (which he can of course weaponize.)
I like how that guy is like, the gun is one of the few accessories and I'm like dude, have you bought an actual Transformer recently? This Lego one comes with a gun, axe, energon cube, matrix, and a jet pack? That is wayyyyyy more accessories than an average transformer.
Basically, he has most of the same accessories as the Masterpiece models (and from the pics, he's about the same size as my MP-01.)
Edit: He even uses a simplified version of the Masterpiece transformation.
Ah, I get it - thanks for explaining, and the visual aides! Man, that's a bummer. I wonder why they didn't use Technic pins to begin with. Not enough space? I guess those sections do need to be able to rotate 180 degrees and then snap back in, so maybe pins wouldn't create a connection that worked in both configurations?
Yeah, when I convert to pins I will have 3-length pins in the body two deep, with the rim of the pin locked between two single stud technic blocks, and a single stud technic block in the arm. This should retain the rotation.
Megatron has mostly been reimagined as a tank, based on his Gen 2 appearance, because of handgun toy restrictions in the US. I don't think that Lego would make either Megatron or Starscream based on their no-military vehicles position.
I think if they can get away with making AT-ATs and Clone Wars Gunships they could probably sneak in a sci-fi robot fighter jet, starscream doesn't really need to be a realistic clone of an existing military plane.
Megatron has mostly been reimagined as a tank, based on his Gen 2 appearance, because of handgun toy restrictions in the US. I don't think that Lego would make either Megatron or Starscream based on their no-military vehicles position.
I think if they can get away with making AT-ATs and Clone Wars Gunships they could probably sneak in a sci-fi robot fighter jet, starscream doesn't really need to be a realistic clone of an existing military plane.
The problem is that the F-15 design is his "iconic" look, much like the red and blue cabover is Optimus'.
Can anyone please answer a question from someone with little-to-no Transformers knowledge? Is this the type of model that someone who grew up and played with Transformers in the 1980s would love? I've read about different generations and looks to Optimus Prime and was thinking of surprising a friend who loves Transformers, but might not know of this set yet and asking them would ruin the surprise.
Can anyone please answer a question from someone with little-to-no Transformers knowledge? Is this the type of model that someone who grew up and played with Transformers in the 1980s would love?
Can anyone please answer a question from someone with little-to-no Transformers knowledge? Is this the type of model that someone who grew up and played with Transformers in the 1980s would love? I've read about different generations and looks to Optimus Prime and was thinking of surprising a friend who loves Transformers, but might not know of this set yet and asking them would ruin the surprise.
Yes. 100% yes. They have captured the G1 Optimus surprisingly well.
On a separate note, I can't wait for the MOC for the trailer, which I'm sure someone is already working on figuring out.
Can anyone please answer a question from someone with little-to-no Transformers knowledge? Is this the type of model that someone who grew up and played with Transformers in the 1980s would love? I've read about different generations and looks to Optimus Prime and was thinking of surprising a friend who loves Transformers, but might not know of this set yet and asking them would ruin the surprise.
Yes. The design is based on the Masterpiece versions of the toy (that is, MP-01/MP-05/MP-44) which were based on the original G1 design. Which makes it the second coolest version (sadly, it does lose out to the self-transforming $800 Optimus.)
I wonder if this line will keep expanding - and if they'll keep doing G1 designs or start mixing it up
Soundwave - Do we modernize the tape-deck design? I don't see how else you'd pair him with laserbeak and ravage
My first instinctual reaction was "Oh, just modernize him to an iPod or something", and then I looked at the calendar and remembered that making him an iPod would be the opposite of modernizing him. Then I glanced at a mirror and saw the Cryptkeeper staring back at me.
I think most modern iterations of Soundwave have him as some sort of a spaceship or other type of vehicle.
Devastator - Combiners are rad, but I wonder how much re-enforcement you'd need to get five Lego transformers to stay together or support their own weight
Six Lego transformers, in fact! And if you wanted them to be in scale with this Optimus, this Devastator would have to be a very big boy indeed.
A lot of modern Soundwave incarnations have him as a tuned van with the Mother Of All Sound Systems (which he can of course weaponize.)
Transformers Animated did that (literally best designs of nearly every character over any iteration of Transformers, I will brook no dissent on this point), but I didn't know that any other version did, that's cool.
(Animated Laserbeak transforms into an electric guitar, and Animated Ratbat transforms into a keytar)
I like how that guy is like, the gun is one of the few accessories and I'm like dude, have you bought an actual Transformer recently? This Lego one comes with a gun, axe, energon cube, matrix, and a jet pack? That is wayyyyyy more accessories than an average transformer.
Basically, he has most of the same accessories as the Masterpiece models (and from the pics, he's about the same size as my MP-01.)
Edit: He even uses a simplified version of the Masterpiece transformation.
Oddly enough Soundwave has returned to his tapedeck mode for all the newer Transformers toys (as well as his cassettes). Probably because everyone who grew up with Transformers only knows him as that. There is the Bumblebee Movie Soundwave which transforms into a "hovercraft" (aka pancake).
I'm going to guess if they continue the Transformers they would go with Bumblebee since he is pretty iconic and VW has allowed TakaraTomy/Hasbro to license it as well. No idea how they would make him transform though.
I could see them just leaving it at Optimus Prime and moving on.
Thanks @Heffling for warning others about the Voltron. I have them combined and think I'll take them apart to try and preserve him.
I like how that guy is like, the gun is one of the few accessories and I'm like dude, have you bought an actual Transformer recently? This Lego one comes with a gun, axe, energon cube, matrix, and a jet pack? That is wayyyyyy more accessories than an average transformer.
Basically, he has most of the same accessories as the Masterpiece models (and from the pics, he's about the same size as my MP-01.)
Edit: He even uses a simplified version of the Masterpiece transformation.
He’s even bigger than MP-01!
man it really says something about the design that you actually have to look out for the studs to figure out which one is the lego model
Hmm, the tanks just below the knees are horizontal on this Optimus instead of vertical, this is unacceptable, this set is garbage, throw it in a landfill and arrest the designers for treason.
I'm really torn on this set because the set itself is incredible, but I never got into Transformers as a kid. My interest in this set is more "whoa, dope Lego set," and not "holy shit, a Lego Optimus Prime!" I think I'll have to sit this one out; it's $160 and I'm in grad school and have literally no money. And more to the point, there is an unannounced $230 18+ Nintendo set coming out later this year that I will absolutely have to get, sight unseen because Lego and Nintendo were each definitely my jam, so I really have no choice but to buy that set. Any Lego money I might able to scrounge up goes to that set, so this one, cool as it is, will have to be appreciated from afar. I'm jealous of those that get to play with it, though.
I watched the Transformers movie so much as a kid that I memorized every single line and can recite it by memory to this day.
Coupled with the fact that I used to watch it while playing with LEGOS means this set was made for me.
That's exactly how I felt about the ? Block. I was planning on getting the Tumbler as my one big Lego purchase last year, and that plan when into the dumpster the second I saw the ? Block. It felt like Lego was personally and unfairly targeting me. Takemymoney.jpg
I'm glad you're getting the Lego set made for you!
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I think I should be worried that I get HELOC ads when I go to that page. How well do they know me?
https://youtu.be/JZK9T39i5RA
And the official Lego promo for our fearless Autobot leader.
https://youtu.be/kzSFqdki0To
Just, wow.
Edit: You can tell that Tiago is not a Transformers collector/fan. The reason those stats are there is because that's the "Canonical" Optimus Prime stats from G1, and get referenced a lot of places.
the next most popular transformers would be
Bumblebee - but do you keep the G1 VW beetle design? I feel like it would be hard to get that to scale with Optimus, having him as a Camaro might actually work better here.
Megatron - uh... does he still transform into a handgun? I feel like even as a fantasy toy that might be a bit much for Lego. He does have a ton of alt modes introduced in the comics and such though.
Starscream - always a pretty classic design for him.
Grimlock - I would love to see him, although his G1 dino form is kind of basic compared to most of the vehicles
Ironhide - again, the classic van shape for him isn't something you find on the streets anymore, so I wonder if he'd be updated into a pickup or SUV
Soundwave - Do we modernize the tape-deck design? I don't see how else you'd pair him with laserbeak and ravage
Devastator - Combiners are rad, but I wonder how much re-enforcement you'd need to get five Lego transformers to stay together or support their own weight
For Devastator, we have Voltron. Although in fairness my Voltron just collapsed after being on the shelf for a few years, because the clips used to attached the black lion's front shoulders couldn't support the weight anymore. I suspect that the plastic has creeped (undergone permanent deformation due to a steady load).
I'd put money on Grimlock, if I was a betting man.
For a dark horse, how about Astrotrain?
Would you mind posting a photo of what the damage looks like, if you have time? (No obligation, of course)
Agreed, holy shit. I've noticed my Voltron wobbling a bit when I walk around, but all toys do that. I have seen those clips break on other models though.
I think most modern iterations of Soundwave have him as some sort of a spaceship or other type of vehicle.
Six Lego transformers, in fact! And if you wanted them to be in scale with this Optimus, this Devastator would have to be a very big boy indeed.
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Ok, I was in the office which is next to our game room and I heard a loud crash. I have a gate at the entrance to the area, so the dogs couldn't have gotten in and bumped the shelf. When I came in, I found his right arm and part of the black lion on the floor, with the right arm still attached. Only a handful of parts fell off, mostly from the sword.
The main body looks like this, with the grey clips on the side being where the black lion's arm attaches:
The front legs attached using 6 red clip pieces, as shown next to the red 2x4 tile in this picture:
What has happened is that the clips have stretched enough that they no longer provide a secure grip. The clips look like:
I could reattach the leg/arm assembly, but it would easily pop off. And in trying to do so, the other arm popped off with the same weakness. I couldn't get both arms back on and to stay on after about 5 minutes of trying, so I gave up. I could split it into the lions again, but I don't really have the shelf space. So for now I'm going to bag him and put him in the closet, to be addressed at a future time. I am confident that I can replace the clips with 1x1 technic bricks and use pins to secure the legs to the body.
In Voltron mode, the clips support the weight of the leg/arm assembly using only the bottom half of the clip, because the top half grabs but doesn't support any weight. Note that bottom and top are relative to the clips being on their side.
A lot of modern Soundwave incarnations have him as a tuned van with the Mother Of All Sound Systems (which he can of course weaponize.)
Basically, he has most of the same accessories as the Masterpiece models (and from the pics, he's about the same size as my MP-01.)
Edit: He even uses a simplified version of the Masterpiece transformation.
6/1/22, $169.99.
That squeal of terror was my wallet.
I think if they can get away with making AT-ATs and Clone Wars Gunships they could probably sneak in a sci-fi robot fighter jet, starscream doesn't really need to be a realistic clone of an existing military plane.
The problem is that the F-15 design is his "iconic" look, much like the red and blue cabover is Optimus'.
Yes, yes, yes.
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Yes. 100% yes. They have captured the G1 Optimus surprisingly well.
On a separate note, I can't wait for the MOC for the trailer, which I'm sure someone is already working on figuring out.
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Yes. The design is based on the Masterpiece versions of the toy (that is, MP-01/MP-05/MP-44) which were based on the original G1 design. Which makes it the second coolest version (sadly, it does lose out to the self-transforming $800 Optimus.)
(Animated Laserbeak transforms into an electric guitar, and Animated Ratbat transforms into a keytar)
He’s even bigger than MP-01!
I'm going to guess if they continue the Transformers they would go with Bumblebee since he is pretty iconic and VW has allowed TakaraTomy/Hasbro to license it as well. No idea how they would make him transform though.
I could see them just leaving it at Optimus Prime and moving on.
Thanks @Heffling for warning others about the Voltron. I have them combined and think I'll take them apart to try and preserve him.
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man it really says something about the design that you actually have to look out for the studs to figure out which one is the lego model
Coupled with the fact that I used to watch it while playing with LEGOS means this set was made for me.
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That's exactly how I felt about the ? Block. I was planning on getting the Tumbler as my one big Lego purchase last year, and that plan when into the dumpster the second I saw the ? Block. It felt like Lego was personally and unfairly targeting me. Takemymoney.jpg
I'm glad you're getting the Lego set made for you!
Ba Weep Grana Weep Ninibong!
I'm waiting for the MOC that has all the battle damage from the final fight with Megatron
Coran Attack!
What, like all monochrome?