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[Kibble]

What about Cybertron Starscream...they upsized him from a Voyager to a Supreme...

Not Has to Tak version, but close enough.

[JelZe GoldRabbit]

What about Cybertron Starscream...they upsized him from a Voyager to a Supreme...

True, but I still don't see TakaraTomy do that to every single figure.

[Kibble]

True, but I still don't see TakaraTomy do that to every single figure.

Neither do I...especially from a small deluxe to a regular size deluxe. but I didn't want to miss out on the convo.

[Flux Convoy]

What about Cybertron Starscream...they upsized him from a Voyager to a Supreme...

True, but I still don't see TakaraTomy do that to every single figure.

Neither of the figures talked about here have been upsized or downsized. They were all separate molds. They're extremely similar but they're separate molds.

[Kibble]

Neither of the figures talked about here have been upsized or downsized. They were all separate molds. They're extremely similar but they're separate molds.

Meaning? That the design was altered?

[JelZe GoldRabbit]

Neither of the figures talked about here have been upsized or downsized. They were all separate molds. They're extremely similar but they're separate molds.

Meaning? That the design was altered?

See, that's where the difference between retool and separate mold enters a grey area. SL Galvatron could very well be downsized from Energon Megatron from the design sketches on, using the same design cues but executing them in two different sizes.
Starscream is a bit harder to properly place, as the differences between the Voyager and the Supreme are quite numerous. It is possible that TakaraTomy went ahead with an earlier version of the design, and that Hasbro refined it for the Supreme.

[noctorro]

I do hope they upscale Optimus to a voyager just like they did with Soundwave. I'll be getting that Blaster, but not Soundwave and Soundblaster, the deluxe Soundwave is good enough.

They don't need to upscale all the others, just Optimus (and Ultra Magnus). Eventhough I already own Optimus .

[El Duque]

e-Hobby has revealed the first images of Takara Tomy's Transformers Generations: Fall of Cybertron TG01 Optimus Prime and TG02 Jazz. These redecos of Hasbro's Transformers Generations: Fall of Cybertron Deluxe Optimus Prime and Jazz feature new metallic paint jobs. Images mirrored below.

[PrymeStriker]

Hmph. Would you look at that. They're better than the U.S release. I'm so surprised.

[kirbenvost]

Yep, although I don't agree with them dropping the blue from Jazz entirely, these look significantly better than the Hasbro versions. Too bad they cost more than twice as much.