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Just in from IGN we have the news and images of the SDCC 2024 Transformers United Optimus Prime VS Megatron Fractured Friendship 2 Pack exclusive. This set combines new decos of the Generations Megatron and Orion Pax molds into this VS set that will be the other SDCC Exclusive with the rumored Dinoking set. - Read the Full News Story

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So that's what they were hinting at in one of those fanstreams. The larger Orion Pax was going to be a retool of SS GE WFC Optimus. I guess that makes more sense than a new mold. It looks decent enough in any event. I just thing that mold is super overrated. It's objectively worse than the deluxe from way back when in every way other than shear bulk. 

And I guess THAT'S the absolute last use of that Siege Megatron base mold. I mean, it has to be right? Takara has their clean Earthrise release and now Hasbro has their gladiator Megatron. At least it's the miner retool which is closer to the Siege base mold as that's so much better than the Earthrise retool Takara used. Still don't know how they messed up a great figure and turned it to shit like they did for the Earthrise retool. That takes some skill to do but they did it again for the Crankcase retool from Skids. Skids is great, Crankcase is horrible. 

The new parts look good. Pax has some crazy stuff going on in the rear of the vehicle now. That's a lot of new parts. The other new parts look good too. Still a shame it's the voyager WFC mold. Megatron has a new sword and a new hammer top for his pickaxe. Shame there's no spike ball to pretend to be his flail. Then we'd have to give Pax an axe...like maybe the one from the recent deluxe Pax. And like all third party upgrades have shown, trying to turn that GE arm cannon into an actual gun looks goofy as hell. But it's nice they tried. 

I drilled 5mm holes in the circles in the bottom of the feet of V WFC Prime. Then I gave him the gun from FoC Prime. Two actually and the sword from Magnus as I have a ton of extra of these. The guns look pretty good in vehicle mode. Not as good as they did on FoC Prime but still good. They can still be held by the correct peg for robot mode too as the V WFC Prime's hands aren't too big to fit. 

I was going to say something about the price but then I seen how much is added to Pax. But then I remembered that that Megatron mold has been used like 1348957283645234 times now and should cost about the same as a core class to use at this point which should've dropped the price a bit instead of it being raised from the price of two voyagers. I also wish Hasbro gave the Transformers brand those discounted price troopbuilder sets instead of releasing them at standard retail. SS Scorponok, SS Sweeps, SS Freezer, SS GE Decepticon Soldier even then -izers, Junkions and Infernacians? and so on. Give people a reason to get multiples right off the bat instead of waiting for them to drop to discount. I mean, without putting them in a four pack like they did with the Buzzworthy troopbuilder set. I didn't want multiples of that particular Seeker but the other three were great to get multiples of. I would rather have seen the Seekers in their own set with three or four different color versions in the box made from all four wing variants. This way the Dirge and Thrust molds can finally get some love as it's Ramjet that gets all the redecos. A discounted Insecticon clone set would be great too. Maybe as Salvo, Shothole and Zaptrap instead of straight reissues of Kickback, Shrapnel and Bombshell. 

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That didn't take long, the SDCC 2024 Transformers Legacy Exclusive United Optimus Prime VS Megatron Fractured Friendship 2-pack is already making it way to fans in Asia. Thanks to @共86回复 we have the full in-hand previews of these partial figures from the Generations past. Check out the images with compares that follow. - Read the Full News Story

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Sold. Done, they fixed everything wrong with the original mold!

1. It's bigger
2. The back of the vehicle mode is covered
3. The gun is hand held (I feel like it's too small to be an arm cannon)                                                                                              

It keeps the best, and fixes the rest! (I would love it if it had the ax, but I can always use my other axes)

[psxndc]

Sorry, I’m new and dumb. Who’s the other bot in this pic: 

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22 hours ago, psxndc said:

Sorry, I’m new and dumb. Who’s the other bot in this pic: 

No worries! That is Orion Pax from the Transformers Legacy Evolution Humble Origins 2-Pack. 

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With just weeks away from the convention of the year, we have news of Transformers ONE panel at SDCC 2024. The event will be going on in Hall H with actors Hemsworth, Henry, Key, and director Josh Cooley who will be making appearances with producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura. Oh, and there will be Free Posters!!!  - Read the Full News Story

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Skybound returns to San Diego for the 2024 Comic-Con International with their annula lineup of Transformers panels and events featuring Skybound creators and executives, exclusive reveals, giveaways, and launches, as well as in-person fan experiences. This year's SDCC 2024 Exclusive comics include the TRANSFORMERS #10 and Void Rivals #11 connecting covers convention editions by artist Ryan Barry. - Read the Full News Story

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Here is something new and different at SDCC 2024 this year. These legal experts take at look at the WHAT IF there really were Robots In Disguise on Earth. Who and what would be concerned with the legal side of the Transformers In Real Life (IRL) is addressed here by real legal professionals.Lawyerbots, Rollout! Law from the 1984 Transformers Cartoon and ComicThursday July 25, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm PDTGrand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina1984 witnessed the premieres of the Transformers cartoon and comic. - Read the Full News Story

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SDCC 2024 has posted the Friday events schedule which lets us know the Hasbro Transformers Panel will be taking place 6:00pm - 7:00pm PDT in Room 25ABC. The announcement also lets us know there will be Trivia and Giveaways! Stay tuned to Tformers for all the SDCC news as it happens.Hasbro Transformers PanelFriday July 26, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm PDTRoom 25ABCThe Hasbro Transformers Toy Development team takes you behind the scenes to unveil the latest character figures from across the iconic brand. - Read the Full News Story