Quick Preview on Power Core
With a brand new toy line set for release this year, the pictures keep on rolling in! The latest figures we can feast our eyes on are the 5 Pack Combaticons, as well as Smolder with Chopster, and Searchlight with Backwind. Courtesy of Terrorcon_King, we get more in-depth images compared to the shots at Toy Fair 2010.
The 5 Pack Combaticons, much like other 5 Pack combiners in this toyline, have a central figure which is the only one that has a robot mode.
The rest merely have alternate modes and act as limbs in the combined mode. We've previously seen images of the two 2-packs, however these are also more up close.
Just to reiterate again, Power Core combiners are a cross breed between Transformers Armada and Targetmasters.
Whilst retaining the style that Targetmaster had, the companions uses the Minicon namesake like the ones in Armada & Cybertron. The Minicons can transform into weapons, extra armaments and many more.
Smolder & Chopster
Searchlight & Backwind
Bombshock & Combaticons
As for gestalt Power Cores, the only 'function' robot is the leader which forms the body and torso. The rest that forms the legs and arms are merely drones.
Whatever it is, Transfans are hungry for new moulds and the re-emergence of crossbreeds of the likes of Armada & Targetmaster serve the purpose.
Source: TFW2005