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We have our first look at Takara Tomy's upcoming Transformers Go! figures courtesy of the latest Japanese hobby magazine scans making the rounds. As initially rumored these Takara Tomy version of Hasbro's Beast Hunters figures do feature some alternate decos, such as Optimus Prime blue translucent plastics.

Here's the full run down of pictured figures:

• G11 Optimus Prime
• G12 Predaking
• G13 Shockwave
• G14 Bumblebee
• G15 Bulkhead
• G16 Wheeljack
• G17 Starscream
• G18 Soundwave
• EG01 Optimus Prime
• EG02 Bumblebee
• EGO3 Prowl
• EGO4 Smokescreen
• EGO5 Hound
• EGO6 Megatron
• EGO7 Starscream
• EGO8 Airachnid
• MP17 Prowl
• MP18 Bluestreak
• TG15 Autobot Data Discs
• TG16 Decepticon Data Discs
• BAPE Exclusive Red Camo G1 Convoy

Those colors are beautiful! That's how they should have been done!

I agree those colors are sick!! I want that Shockwave in my collection for sure Takara even made Prime look good...better than the Hasblo Crayola color schemes we get. I better preorder a Shockwave soon...time to break open the piggy bank

DeceptiCobra wrote:Those colors are beautiful! That's how they should have been done!

Prime is definitely an improvement, and how he should have been done in the first place, but I don't like the figure enough to pay import prices.

Oh well, I'll stick with the green I guess.

on the last page, at the bottom left hand corner, next to the BAPE Exclusive Red Camo G1 Convoy.....what figure is that standing on top of a decepticon stand???
is that megs from ROTF?

Kinda Pisses me off that Prime Get Blue over our Green. I't one thing for Takara versions to have more paint apps, but it's something Completely Different to have different Plastic colors....

Homerjay14522 wrote:Kinda Pisses me off that Prime Get Blue over our Green. I't one thing for Takara versions to have more paint apps, but it's something Completely Different to have different Plastic colors....

Nothing new here... Almost all the plastic are differently coloured. Look at starscream, bulkhead, and even wheeljack has a different vibe to him.

Meh. I like BH OP with green windows and a green sword. I'm not a slave to G1 designs or cartoon accuracy, and I like that the green differentiates him from other OPs.

All-green Bulkhead looks boring. I like the Roadbuster-homage paint job we got from Hasbro.

Now that prime i might have to get.

Bulkhead is green!

Huzzah for non-crayon, unified color schemes!

The colors look simply amazing! I need them!

*Cue the fanrage as (almost) all those who purchased BH OP now regret doing so*

Should've saw this coming. Well, I suppose many of you did. Oh well, if I end up finding a Takara version at a reasonable price (doubtful), I'll get it. Until then, I can settle for green.

So, still no hints of that GO emergency rescue combiner team...or did some new info on that come to light already?

AniGamer wrote:The colors look simply amazing! I need them!

I want to see what they do with the other Predacons.

Looks like I'll be getting the Takara Prime as well.

Flakmaster wrote:Huzzah for non-crayon, unified color schemes!

Booo! for predictability and lack of imagination

GuyIncognito wrote:

Flakmaster wrote:Huzzah for non-crayon, unified color schemes!

Booo! for predictability and lack of imagination

Indeed. Optimus Looks better w/ the blue, so he'll stand alongside the Hasbro one I already have (and no, I don't regret it).

Predaking and Bumblebee seem unchanged, so the US figures are fine.

Bulkhead, Jackie, Starscream, Soundwave and Shockwave look bland. Sorry Takara, I'll stick to Hasbro for these.

DeceptiCobra wrote:Those colors are beautiful! That's how they should have been done!

Soundwave and Shockwave are GORGEOUS! I must have them both!

Damn it, and I was this close to swearing off buying Takara figures...

Definitely getting Prime. I'm not a huge fan of the green Synth En Hasbro version.

It would have been funny if they mirrored the Hasbro versions. Keep the "proper" decos for Soundwave, Starscream and Bulkhead and make the rest some wheird colors.

Shockwave in a shocking blast yellow, Optimus in different toxic tron style greens, Predaking in icy/cryo tech type blues, Bumblebee in a bug bitingly white and Wheeljack in slicing blue or a maligned and boring style.

IGNORE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know, I kinda dig the marbleized "scorched" look of Hasbro BH line. I havnt bought Optimus yet, but I cant really justify spending $60 on an import right now, so ill probably just get the Hasbro version of him

I don't get the love for Shockwave vs the Hasbro version. They look the same, aside from the rubber monster bits, and are people really wanting to display it with those attached?

I wonder. The grey version of ripclaw we saw on a box, could that be the takara version of her? if so, what will the other predacons look like? i need that prime, Ripclaw (if its different colors), and soundwave. that soundwave is bitchin.

That pic of ROTF Megatron in the bottom right of the last pic, is that a statue or a DMK model kit? If it's the latter, I'd love to get one. The words are too small to make out more than "Real Master Line," "Transformers: Revenge" and the price, "9000 yen."

Funny how changing the clear plastic on BH voyager Optomus from green to blue makes such a massive difference!