SIXSHOT

I don't know what class he is, but as long as he's voyager or leader I'll be happy. VERY happy! Sixshot is probably my favorite G1 mold and I love seeing him get such an unadulterated update with the Titanmaster functionality added. (Update: rumors now indicate that Sixshot is Leader class and will be remolded into his son, Quickswitch!)

Also VERY happy about this guy! Leader Megatron really failed to deliver for me (at least compared to my expectations, which at the time I was really hoping for something more IDW-inspired), but this pretty much gets right what the leader toy didn't. The head sculpt looks great and I think the big red stickers are for the wings of the alleged jet mode (not a big leap, considering all TR voyagers are supposed to be triple-changers).

As much of a fan I am of the RTS G2 Optimus toy, this looks much better - less lanky, better sword and he'll be a Voyager. I wonder what the 3rd mode will be, as if Megatron is to be made into Blitzwing, Optimus could maybe be turned into Octane. I also love the fact that another head (Star Convoy) is thrown in for no extra charge - hopefully we get more double headmasters in the future!

I LOVE that jet mode.

Getaway is...ok. I wasn't on fire for the base Chromedome toy in the first place, but this'll work.

I don't really care about Doublecross here, but I appreciate how, again, full-on G1 the toy is.

Finally, Hot Rod gets a great update to his badly-aging Classics mold!

Vicstoryon

Victorion is the "daughter" of Solus and Nexus Prime. I haven't really thought out the details behind that, except that she wasn't forged as a combiner, but due to Nexus's part in her formation she had the capability to become one. Solus and Nexus prepared for this eventuality, with Solus producing a great combiner-sized sword, gauntlets and boots for her to use in combined form. Victorion fought alongside Solus and Nexus during the war of the Primes, but was fatally wounded, along with Solus, by Galvatron. Nexus couldn't save Solus, but was able to transplant Victorion's spark into the sword Solus had forged for her. Knowing that Galvatron would most likely not be defeated, he decided to leave her spark there so that she could remain safe for the remainder of the war, after which he planned to use the Enigma to donate her spark to a combined form of some of his loyalists. This tampering also allowed the sword itself to split into separate weapons and recombine. While Nexus himself was obviously defeated, followers of him and Solus managed to retain and preserve the sword, over time becoming a small and distinguished order that served under the Mistress of Flame, the Torchbearers.

It would not be until millions of years later that the current incarnation of the Torchbearers, still possessing the components of Victorion's blade, would come into contact with the Enigma and reconstitute the daughter of the Prime they revere. Victorion herself is very much an anachronism, out of step with modern cybertronian culture and having to adapt quickly to the current political climate. Predisposed to trust the Mistress of Flame, she follows her lead to further looks to Optimus as leader, since he is the last true Prime. However, the Mistress does not feel completely comfortable having the daughter of Solus around, fearing her as a potential threat to her power on Caminus.

Botcon, the last (?)

Ok, Alpha Trion's alt modes disappointed me some, but they are growing on me. The Betamaxx/Safeguard-styled Sovreign Titanmaster is pretty much a guarantee that we will get a new Vector Prime from this mold. 

Aw yeah! Finally, G1 Highbrow gets a new toy, and in the best line possible for him. There's really nothing wrong with him except I would have enjoyed a more MTMTE-style head. I like how the guns echo the HFTD toy a bit. Also, I want a straight-up, pre-BM, good guy General Obsidian repaint. The head can even be the same as Highbrow's if they want.

Ravage!

...has a much nicer head sculpt than Stripes. The plane mode really benefits from a uniform deco as well, sort of coming off like a U-2, appropriate for Ravage's character:

Victoriously Short Arms

Compare to:

Brainstorm!

I'm really diggin the new TR Brainstorm - much moreso than I ever was interested in the T30 mold. I'm very happy that Hasbro actually considered compatibility with the headmasters. Also, we are now just one Headmaster shy of having the entire original Autobot lineup - Highbrow, who I'm greatly anticipating.

Crap, it's been a year since they unveiled Devastator

Aight. Here we go. We start with "Emissary," (a cute Megabolt Megatron callback) who is supposed to be Spike, but bump that.

Here is Emissary in head mode:

Which belongs to Cerebros. I didn't realize that his original toy's head didn't look like this, but apparently it's modeled specifically off the cartoon. 

Here is Cerebros is head mode:

WHICH BELONGS TO FORTRESS MAXIMUS YEAH

Ok, you know and I know that this is a remold of Metroplex. I might actually get this guy though, as he's much more purposefully designed to interact with smaller toys. Also, I know I bought Titan Class Devastator last year, but I'm very sure that I have no idea how bring these true Titan toys are. I mean, there's a display pic from Toyfair that, plain as day, shows the new Leader class Optimus Prime (Magnus remold) only coming up to Max's knee. I don't think I get that the toy could be that big. Anyhow, I I've the double-headmaster functionality that was retained from the 80s toy (especially since Cerebros is a total nobody who wouldn't get a new toy otherwise), but I'm curious as to why Max isn't shown with the gun from his box art. He looks weird without a primary weapon.

Laser beak looks pretty hot is his mostly black deco, despite this mold being kinda rough.

Wheelie, meanwhile, looks fantastic. I don't think he'll have his slingshot like the last two versions did, but it's great that headmasters can tear ass around Fort Max in Wheelie.

Blurr has got to be the hottest thing officially shown so far. As much as I love DriftBlurr for his Coller-designed head, this mold just kills everything. The car mode is hot and can be friggin' piloted. He actually looks fast in bot mode. On top of it all, he still got his "hood ornament" on his helmet despite having a headmaster for a head!

Let me first say that this never would have happened 10+ years ago. Specifically, it's still kind of amazing that Hasbro is willing to release Blurr and Scourge in the same wave given their many similarities. Anyhow, I'm not really digging Scourge's bot mode a ton, but that is the best alt mode he has had as a toy. Again, improved by the fact that it's pilotable. I still can't get over that these transformers are transforming into actual vehicles.

Mindwipe comes preprogrammed with 3 Satan laughs! Just look at that bat mode! It's a damned demon! Neat wing transformation, but it also produces redundant wings in bat mode. Also, the bot mode is not really killing it like Blurr manages to do.

Not sure why Chromedome looks like he's a super-remolded Dead End, but it's nice to be getting both him and Rewind in the same toyline. So glad I didn't fall for the TFSS version.