Studio Series Gamer Edition

[Philip Ayres]

See Also:

Movie Studio Series tmukhub.proboards.com/thread/9458/movie-studio-series

Studio Series 86 tmukhub.proboards.com/thread/11018/studio-series-86

Studio Series Gamer Edition tmukhub.proboards.com/thread/11936/studio-series-gamer-edition

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F7235 01 Deluxe Bumblebee uk.hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers-action-figures-collectibles/products/transformers-studio-series-deluxe-01-gamer-edition-bumblebee

F7234 02 Deluxe Barricade uk.hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers-action-figures-collectibles/products/transformers-studio-series-deluxe-02-gamer-edition-barricade

F7242 03 Voyager Optimus Prime uk.hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers-action-figures-collectibles/products/transformers-studio-series-voyager-03-gamer-edition-optimus-prime

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www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/studio-series-expanding-to-wfc-video-games-with-new-bumblebee-figure.1234342/

Tra Gen studio series Dlx WFC Bumblebee
UPC: 195166219752

www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/listings-for-2023-studio-series.1234285/page-23#post-20396028

Tra Gen Studio series Dlx WFC Barricade
UPC: 195166219745

www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/listings-for-2023-studio-series.1234285/page-87#post-20614055

Tra Gen Studio Series

Tra Gen Studios Series VOY WFC Optimus Prime
UPC: 195166221083

SPOILER: Click to show

www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/listings-for-2023-studio-series.1234285/page-77#post-20611862

Tra Gen Studio series Voy WFC Megatron
UPC: 195166223520

www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/listings-for-2023-studio-series.1234285/page-107#post-20618916

Tra Gen studio series Dlx WFC Cliffjumper
UPC: 195166229751

www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/upc-ean-barcode-list-for-modern-transformers-toys.1074170/page-33#post-20847870

Tra Gen Studio series Voy WFC Optimus Prime
Product number: F7242

[tomwe]

I see Bumblebee getting what I assume is a PR from the Netflix box for those who didn’t get him first time around.

[Philip Ayres]

No, the WFC BB is the WFC Game from..... c2010?

New version of this one tfwiki.net/wiki/Bumblebee_(WFC)/toys#Toys

see tmukhub.proboards.com/post/477355/thread

[The Doctor]

Hang on. Is the WFC Game Bumblebee being re-issued?

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

I'd guess new as the Prime &

SPOILER: Click to show

Megatron

are voyagers. I'm interested.

[tomwe]

Oh ok! But WFC does stand for War For Cybertron?

[The Doctor]

I am so confused now.

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

tfwiki.net/wiki/War_for_Cybertron_(disambiguation)

Specifically

tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers:_War_for_Cybertron_(franchise)

vs

tfwiki.net/wiki/War_for_Cybertron_Trilogy_(franchise)

[Philip Ayres]

Feb 4, 2023 21:41:32 GMT The Doctor said:

Hang on. Is the WFC Game Bumblebee being re-issued?

-Ralph

New versions of the WFC toys in the Studio Series line

[The Doctor]

Really? I had no idea. I thought Studio Series was just for Movie toys. Does it now encompass video games?

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

Allegedly so

[Pinwig]

Feb 5, 2023 9:34:17 GMT Llama God said:

Studio Series is for versions of toys that appear on screens, it seems - and since video games are displayed on screens they count. Apparently. I look forward to the Studio Series Angry Birds sub-line.

Games companies do tend to call themselves studios.

And Hasbro could retro-fit that title to say studio means Hasbro's studios, as in an all encompassing term covering anything with their copyright on.

Bit worrying. If they start knocking out a load of WfC designs I'm a real sucker for those.

[Benn]

Be a bit cheeky after giving us a whole Siege-ful of not really alien Cybertronian modes to go back to some decent ones.

[Pinwig]

WfC specifically may also mean FoC waiting in the wings at some point. They have to keep these lines going somehow!

[The Doctor]

Transformers will never stop eating itself!

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

Up on Pulse

F7235 01 Deluxe Bumblebee uk.hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers-action-figures-collectibles/products/transformers-studio-series-deluxe-01-gamer-edition-bumblebee

F7234 02 Deluxe Barricade uk.hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers-action-figures-collectibles/products/transformers-studio-series-deluxe-02-gamer-edition-barricade

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[Toph]

All the decepticons need to do is master speedbump technology, and the autobots alt modes are rendered useless.

[The Doctor]

I'm not feeling these. They look a bit cheap.

-Ralph

[Kingoji]

I dig 'em.

Is that the tubbiest Bumblebee there ever did was?

[Pinwig]

I agree with Ralph, they don't wow like I expected them to. There's a lot of gaps in there . They look a bit like a hybrid of generations and all the kids' lines. However a voyager WFC Prime would be nice because the old one, being a deluxe, was always too small. I'll definitely have that.

[The Doctor]

I demand Studio Series Gamer Edition toys of the 1986 ZX Spectrum/C64 computer game of 'The Transformers'!

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

Mar 7, 2023 18:05:53 GMT Philip Ayres said:

Up on Pulse

F7234 02 Deluxe Barricade uk.hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers-action-figures-collectibles/products/transformers-studio-series-deluxe-02-gamer-edition-barricade

Shockprowl Do you think that'd look nice in white & black?

[Llama God]

Not a fan of these at all, unfortunately. Whilst the actual molds look decent enough, the plastics and/or paints that have been used just look cheap. They need a little metallic sheen to them, like the original WFC toys had - these are just too bright and just look cheap. Which is a shame.

[Philip Ayres]

Hasbro Designer Sam Smith king_samlock on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CphCaeWsAD8/

SS GE 01 - War for Cybertron DLX Bumblebee

While there has been a lot of excitement around the new movie line for Studio Series, we are thrilled to finally be able to debut the expansion of our Gamer Edition sub series. Kicking this segment off we revisited a game that is very near and dear to our hearts, War for Cybertron (2010)

First up is Bumblebee! It was great to get a chance to revisit this character with a more faithful representation of the in game character. In a previous release, this figure had been based on the concept art, so this release allowed us to follow the game model for more accuracy in terms of detail and scale.

In the game, Bumblebee is a much smaller character, so the SS line benefits from being able to scale the characters appropriately to one another. Similar to the development process of our traditional studio series movie figures, we utilized the three dimensional character models from the game to translate a functional transformation for these figures.

I had the joy of partnering with Shuhei Umezu at TT, who did an incredible job of developing the transformation. It’s unreal how compact of a vehicle Bumblebee converts into in the game, but Shu found a way to pack the entire robot form inside of it, with zero compromise to the alt mode.

Bumblebee gets loaded with alternate blasters and a sword accessory, all of which can be loaded onto the robot and vehicle modes.

To further diversify this segment from its predecessors, we brought one of the in game gimmicks to life via a 5mm port system. All of the figures in the WFC sub line are able to remove their right forearms to allow for the transformative weapons to be able to be mounted In place of their limb. Because an armory of different weapons were available for each character in the game, you can mimic this gimmick by swapping weapon limbs across your SS WFC figures.

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[Pinwig]

"Because an armory of different weapons were available for each character in the game, you can mimic this gimmick by swapping weapon limbs across your SS WFC figures."

Endorsed limb swapping between characters!

Someone will not be happy about this...

[The Doctor]

We'll have none of that shit, thankyou.

-Ralph

[Benn]

But it says so, right there. In black and white. Imagine! Bumblebee with Prime's rifle!

[Llama God]

Mar 8, 2023 13:00:38 GMT Philip Ayres said:

Hasbro Designer Sam Smith king_samlock on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CphCaeWsAD8/

SS GE 01 - War for Cybertron DLX Bumblebee

...

To further diversify this segment from its predecessors, we brought one of the in game gimmicks to life via a 5mm port system. All of the figures in the WFC sub line are able to remove their right forearms to allow for the transformative weapons to be able to be mounted In place of their limb. Because an armory of different weapons were available for each character in the game, you can mimic this gimmick by swapping weapon limbs across your SS WFC figures.

Wait. What. You can "remove their right forearms to allow for the transformative weapons to be able to be mounted In place of their limb"? What is this nonsense? Why are they just telling us what we can do with the toys? Why is it not called THE GAMEOFUSION PLAY PATTERN or something? I don't understand.

[Philip Ayres]

Hasbro Designer Sam Smith king_samlock on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpirlpEOJ8g/

SS GE 02 - War for Cybertron DLX Barricade

Next up for reveal, we have the character debut of one our favorite deception pursuit vehicle, Barricade! Barricade is a scout class in the game despite being enormous in scale next to our autobot Bumblebee.

Partnering with Shu again at TT, we set out to deliver a faithful representation of the character utilizing his in game model. There is a lot of complex transformation going on to help minimize the vehicle kibble that shrouds the slender robot design, and Shu very cleverly able to repurpose the front push bar into the feet.

An element of the character sculpt that I really enjoy is the rear of the vehicle carrying over to the characters back, which is the primary mode that you stare at for these characters in the 3rd person game play mode. His rear thruster center nicely on the back of the figure, and allows for the weapon storage when not in use by the robot mode.

Barricade includes his iconic Neutron Assault Blaster, and remains compatible with the other 5mm accessories used throughout the Gamer Edition sub segment. These weapons replace the figure right forearms, which replicate the arm transformation used in the game.

For his deco, we used a lot of medium gray and black highlights, paired with a bunch of metallic striping, and some bright purple highlights to both the vehicle and robot modes. In the end, we had to reduce the purple paint from the rear thrusters and the decepticon insignias on the side doors in order to prioritize some of the paint complexities on the chest and vehicle canopy, but overall I am still thrilled with how this guy turned out.

What are your thoughts on the Gamer Edition Barricade? And what content do you want to see this sub segment tap into in the future? Share below in the comments!

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[Philip Ayres]

Hasbro Designer Evan Brooks naveskoorb on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpi_le8uDJX/

Hi Transformer fans!

I hope you all are excited as we expand our SS line into a series of games that are near and dear to my heart. The original "War for Cybertron" has entered the fray.
We have plenty of characters that never got figures back in 2010 so please look forward to them as we continue this line!

Shout out to our engineer (not sure if they want their name known so holding it back for now.) who proposed we do this back in 2019 as we started to introduce the 86 line into SS. Certainly could never have done this without them.

This figure is brought to you by myself and the absolutely amazing Koki san over at TT.

We were able to rip the CAD from the original game to make sure we got Optimus's very tanky proportions correct.

One of things I thought was important was to make sure he came with his iconic melee axe that he used in the game. What I found interesting is that the Axe was different depending on if it was a cutscene or if he used it in game. Because of this, we made it so the Axe itself can convert to its Halberd style or the Butterfly style by simply folding the blades.

For the weapons in game, every cybertronian's arms would just convert to the weapon they picked up. All the right arms of the WFC SS figures can be removed to reveal a 5mm port at the elbow. (The removed arm can be stored on the back of the figure.) )Our goal is to make it so (as we continue forward with these characters) you'll amass all the different blasters from the game. Then these can of course be swapped onto any of the WFC SS figures.

Optimus also comes with the Matrix of Leadership that received in the game when becoming a Prime. I've included a photo of the back of the figure because I have a feeling folks are probably curious if he has the giant Autobot emblem engraved on his back. I'm sorry to say that he doesn't...This is because of how the vehicle mode parts are stored and they didn't leave much room for that detail, I'm sorry to say.

With all that out of the way, I hope you all are excited as we dive deeper into this beloved game series.

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