Combiners

The Stunticon known as Dragstrip is all about victory.  He loves the thrill of victory and will do whatever it takes to win!  Check out my review and gallery of Legacy Dragstrip.

This morning brings some exciting news from Daim Choc Reports in the form of Legacy Motormaster photos! Some are official product photos while others appear to be screen caps from an online catalog. These photos show the Commander Motormaster will likely have a trailer that forms the "frame" of Menasor's body with the four smaller Stunticons attaching as additional detailing on the limbs. The trailer can also seemingly transform into a battle station with possible Combiner Wars pegs on it!

Adding to the recent bunch of new Cyberverse product releases, Best Buy has posted a listing for "Wheelgrim", a Combiner featuring Cyberverse Wheeljack and Grimlock.  This is an interesting combination since in G1 cartoon lore Wheeljack was one of the characters who helped to build the Dinobots.  Check out the official product description and

While the Generations line gets a lot of attention from the marketing perspective, other lines such as Cyberverse have been quietly releasing new toys in stores and online.  Most recently the Cyberverse line has pivoted to a focus on the Dinobots (a move similarly done by other figures aimed at younger fans).  Among these new Cyberverse toys are Combiners made up of two figures.  Now Hasbro has posted these items on their web site giving us official photos and product descriptions for these new

In 2017 Hasbro released a sub-line of figures for its Robots in Disguise 2015 line called Combiner Force.  The idea was a focus on the Combiner gimmick with some characters combining as pairs while others performed more traditional combinations made up of four characters.  One of these figures is "Ultra Bee", who was the combination of Bumblebee, Grimlock, Sideswipe and Strongarm.  These figures came and went quite some time ago, which is why my discovery today confounded me.  Upon visiting the Walmart store in Linden, NJ I came across this:

Some time ago Hasbro Pulse put up limited pre-orders on the Takara Tomy redeco of Power of the Primes Volcanicus, the Combiner made up of the five Dinobots.  This set included all five Dinobots with additional accessories for Volcanicus and Grimlock.  Those pre-orders have been shipping and today I received mine!  I hope to do a formal review at some point but for now I wanted to show off some images of these beautiful figures and their rich colors.  These a

In 2020 Takara Tomy released several online comics featuring their toy releases.  One of these was a comic dedicated to Volcanicus, the Dinobot Combiner!  Check out translations of the Volcanicus comic by fellow Fan Doug Dlin here!

The battle intensifies as the Dinobots join the fray and Megatron gains some allies!  This comic was put out as part of the promotion for Takara Tomy's release of Volcanicus in 2020.  Translations are by fellow fan Doug Dlin.

General Information:
Release Date: July 19, 2018 (SDCC release), August 13, 2018 (HasbroToyShop release)
Price Point: $69.99 (Varies by retailer)
Retailer: San Diego Comic-Con and HasbroToyShop exclusive
Accessories: Arm weapon, Dairu weapons x 2, Uruaz weapons x 2