First Images of Golfire Grimlock & Hydrodive BB

That new mould Bumblebee looks awesome. That definity justifies the raise price.

I wonder what the idea behind Grimlock is supposed to be.

The Bumblebee looks pretty cool, but not a lot better than the Activator. And if it's $20, I probably wouldn't pay that for him and the accessory. Course that's just first impression from one early pic, might want to see more.

Hydrodive BB looks cool! I don't care for the BB Deluxe mold, but I'll get that version!

The gold Grimy is cool, too, but I wouldn't want him unless they make gold versions of Swoop and Snarl too.

My wallet hates to see me say it, but I like them both. Didn't think I would be buying a Grimlock repaint, but at first glance, I really like the scheme. Hopefully this will change so I can save some cash.

Go Go Power Formers!

grimmy looks cool and bumblebee looks to be a new mold but that plane thing that he comes with looks kinda dumb. I'll pass on both of em.

The Grimlock repaint can go hang, but Hydrodive BB will be MINE.

Damn, that makes BB a must own for me...

Interesting. I would have preferred a blue Grimlock ala G2. But not too bad. though i think I'll pass.

BB on the other hand, I think the Hidro pack is very cool. And seemingly makes the figure a Voyager judging by the price, unlike Prowls armor.
Though it looks like BB is not the deluxe version but rather an Activator sized one.

Which would probably mean this thing should be at most 15.99 not Voyager priced.

I'm guessing there will be a story connection to this in show. BB needs to go into Lake Michigan to find a piece of the Allspark or something, so he gets this thing built for him, by someone.

Nahh

I pass on both

Grimlock looks cool but i already have the first one and the activator so i dont think ill be getting that one. As for bumblebee ill have to see it in person. It looks like a new mold but im not sure if the sub thing justifies the price.

Pass on the Grimlock repaint, but I really like the new BB. My only gripe would be that as a stand alone figure BB looks great, but with this most likely being Voyager size he will be even more out of scale than he was before. Plus it's yet another BB, I know he is a popular character and all, but I'm just getting "BB'd out". I did go ahead and preorder him though.

After seeing the picture I am going to take a shot in the dark here and guess that the Grimlock repaint is Goldfire Grimlock rather than Golfire. Regardless, I require it and BB for my collection. On an unrelated note I am new and this is my first post.

So, there's Goldfinger Grimlock and BBee has a sub that looks like it came from a Bond movie... I see a pattern there.

Hideous. Pass.

Don't know if I will -get- it, but seeing that Hydrodrive BB is more than just a third repaint restores some of my faith in Hasbro. A little. It's like a supersized Actionmaster or something.

Longrack79 wrote:After seeing the picture I am going to take a shot in the dark here and guess that the Grimlock repaint is Goldfire Grimlock rather than Golfire. Regardless, I require it and BB for my collection. On an unrelated note I am new and this is my first post.

Welcome, friend. That gold Grimlock is the most beautiful figure i have seen in a while. I promised myself I wasnt going to buy a repaint of a figure I already have in this line like I continuosly did in Cybertron, but I cant help it. But to bumblebee's new accessory: WTF.

Im defenatly getting that Bumblebee, so glas i didnt get the ugly version.
dont care much for the submarine thingy.

Swiftpaw wrote:Don't know if I will -get- it, but seeing that Hydrodrive BB is more than just a third repaint restores some of my faith in Hasbro. A little. It's like a supersized Actionmaster or something.

Um, the Bumblebee can transform, he's got the kibble to prove it.

That's it, the Animated toy line just jumped the shark with these repaints. Grimlock is only slightly strange but that submarine BB is just weird. Big pass.

I'll get both sux this looks so much better than the 4 regular animated ones i have may have to sell some to stock up on the gold version. The bumble bee is kinda a GI Joe transformers mix. prolly pass on that one transformers are there own vechele the dont need one.

Samurai Prowl and Hydrodrive BB.....


Now this what Hasbro been should be doin with old mold or characters...and that 2 give then accessories so they will have a better play value like with the sucky power rangers and TMNT toys.

DevastaTTor wrote:That's it, the Animated toy line just jumped the shark with these repaints. Grimlock is only slightly strange but that submarine BB is just weird. Big pass.

Ok, then riddle me this, champ: what figure is that BB a repaint of?

Personally, I think Scuba Steve looks kinda poor with his scuba suit on. I like that BB on his own. What I do like on the sub thingy is that BBs rockets are used as turbines.

Golfire Grimlock looks like something out of a good dream, so me thinks' I'll be picking him up.

I'll prolly buy Scuba Steve too, but I'll wait for it to go on sale.

El Duque wrote:Pass on the Grimlock repaint, but I really like the new BB. My only gripe would be that as a stand alone figure BB looks great, but with this most likely being Voyager size he will be even more out of scale than he was before. Plus it's yet another BB, I know he is a popular character and all, but I'm just getting "BB'd out". I did go ahead and preorder him though.

Actually, I believe the point of this figure is that it is MORE in scale with the other Autobots in the line, since this BB is meant to be smaller that the original BB. It is the whopping huge accessory that makes this a Voyager price point.

I'll be getting him just because he'll fit in better than the original Animated BB toy with his balloon head

But I really like the fact that they have him a water related accessory. It seems like a reference to the much overlooked fact that G1 Bumblebee's tech specs said something about him being equipped for underwater missions.

Hmmm...Grimlock maybe if I have spare cash. But BB is a must buy. Very interesting concept. I'm wondering if we'll see something like that in the third season...I don't remember seeing it in the first two.

Pure win I'm surprised to say XD

For a split second I thought that was a Bumblebee
figure in his Cybertronian mode from G1....of course *that* dream was instantly smashed upon remembering/realizing what I was looking at.

Further reasons for me to stay away from the Animated line once I get Blurr.

Hydrodrive Bumblebee? PLEASE don't tell me they're resorting to the themed-snap-on-armor gimmick that has been so heavily overdone in the various Batman and TMNT lines.....

I can see it now: "New! Optimus Prime with Arctic Toboggan Armor! Bumblebee with Glow-in-the-Dark Electro Armor!

They are skirting a thin line here, let's hope they stay on the "cool" side.

Grimlock is (like all non-new-character-repaints) an easy pass, but I'm all over hat Bumblebee.

Now they need to take that mold and repaint/retool it into Cliffjumper... and WASP (pre-Insecticonization)....

Sledge wrote:

DevastaTTor wrote:That's it, the Animated toy line just jumped the shark with these repaints. Grimlock is only slightly strange but that submarine BB is just weird. Big pass.

Ok, then riddle me this, champ: what figure is that BB a repaint of?

Hmmmm, that's tricky. Let me think... maybe the bastard lovechild of Goldbug and Seawing?

Me Grimlock PIMP!

The Grimlock repaint is a big ol' pass for me.

If BB is a static figure just with the sub, I'll probably pass, but if it is a new fig with a new transform especially with a better scale to the other figs, I'm all over it.

Gandalf wrote:For a split second I thought that was a Bumblebee
figure in his Cybertronian mode from G1....of course *that* dream was instantly smashed upon remembering/realizing what I was looking at.

Further reasons for me to stay away from the Animated line once I get Blurr.

Hydrodrive Bumblebee? PLEASE don't tell me they're resorting to the themed-snap-on-armor gimmick that has been so heavily overdone in the various Batman and TMNT lines.....

I can see it now: "New! Optimus Prime with Arctic Toboggan Armor! Bumblebee with Glow-in-the-Dark Electro Armor!

They are skirting a thin line here, let's hope they stay on the "cool" side.

What make this better then the batman, Power Posers, and TMNT lines is that the acturally TF figure itself is still fun 2 transform, with or without the accessories.
I mean it quadruple the toy play value if you really think about it by giving them extra armor to attrach to them in vehicle and bot mode.

Prime been armoring up for years. Hell, I still shock that Animated Prime dont have a "real" trailer to combine or do sumthing with but i glad the other bots like Prowl and BB are now getting that same treatment

Real Optimus Primes don't combine, only Convoys and Albinos, and I hope TFA Prime won't combine.

It's Bumblebee with a hat. Pass.

rpetras wrote:If BB is a static figure just with the sub, I'll probably pas

The sub can hold BB in car mode. So unless they're packaging a static BB and a toy car... your fears are groundless.