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Takara Tomy Website Update: Starscream, Kickback, Sideswipe, Ultra Magnus & Fireflight

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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Starscream, Kickback, Sideswipe, Ultra Magnus & Fireflight

Postby Cybertronus » Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:57 pm

I still think the O Prime/U Magnus mold would make a pretty cool roadbuster but he needs a gattling gun or something big... >:oP
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Starscream, Kickback, Sideswipe, Ultra Magnus & Fireflight

Postby JackStraw » Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:15 pm

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Decos look great. Not a fan of the foc vibe though, and I have an especially hard time with those enlarged legends class fists and legs of the shocky mold.

I love the blocky OP/Magnus toy, much more so as Magnus. The hot pink is questionable. I have the has bro version and he's cool. Shame he's so teeny tiny.
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Starscream, Kickback, Sideswipe, Ultra Magnus & Fireflight

Postby Sodan-1 » Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:09 pm

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The Ultra Magnus and Sideswipe molds I flat-out don't like and while I do like the Shockwave mold, I've no interest in an Autobot version of it. I really like the looks of Kickback, but I've been really turned off by what Razorclaw0000 said about it on the Twincast. I'm definitely up for that Starscream mold, but not sure I want to spend Takara money on it.
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Starscream, Kickback, Sideswipe, Ultra Magnus & Fireflight

Postby Flux Convoy » Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:23 pm

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Screamer looks freaking fantastic. Kickback is a massive improvement over his Hasbro alternative. So is Ultra Magnus. Shame he looks NOTHING like that in the game. Sideswipe looks like his eyes are still soulless. I hope that isn't the case. As for Air Raid or whoever, who cares? He doesn't resemble anyone in the game. Not sure why he always gets so much discussion. It's cool that the figure has remolded bits and a new head but he's not anything in either game. He hardly resembles any other iteration of the Aerialbots either. What am I missing?
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Starscream, Kickback, Sideswipe, Ultra Magnus & Fireflight

Postby KUMA-NIN Maximus » Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:32 pm

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I have to confess that I like how TOMY is handling their version of the Generations line. However, 2013 is going to be a focus on Takara/Takara Tomy Headmasters and Pretenders. So I guess that this will not be a 2013 series for me, which means one less series to focus on. >:oP

Oh... And for those disputing the "Fireflight" name, the only store that says it is Air Raid is Toy Hobby Market. However, BBTS and TFsource are two stores (as examples) that were informed that it would be Fireflight. So unless TOMY changed their mind, I will not be discussing nor disputing what name they originally announced. :lol:
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Starscream, Kickback, Sideswipe, Ultra Magnus & Fireflight

Postby STngAR » Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:30 am

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I was never a fan of the shiny paint. IMO they would look nicer without the use of the shiny paint. :MAXIMAL:
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Starscream, Kickback, Sideswipe, Ultra Magnus & Fireflight

Postby Nemesis Destron » Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:57 am

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Interesting all around. UM is cool looking but I'm fine with the Hasbro version. The only thing I don't like about Hasbro's is the white tips on his feet...they should'a stayed blue. Kickback looks surprisingly bolder than Hasbro's...I may pick him up. Starscream I'm still on the fence about and I can't stand the face expression on Sideswipe, it just ain't right!!

Fireflight (just saying it for the hell of it :P ) on the other hand looks too damn bad to be good. I think I'll get this awesome repaint, re-name it making it an honorary :CON: . :VEHI:
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Starscream, Kickback, Sideswipe, Ultra Magnus & Fireflight

Postby JelZe GoldRabbit » Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:05 am

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KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:Oh... And for those disputing the "Fireflight" name, the only store that says it is Air Raid is Toy Hobby Market. However, BBTS and TFsource are two stores (as examples) that were informed that it would be Fireflight. So unless TOMY changed their mind, I will not be discussing nor disputing what name they originally announced. :lol:


Takaratomy's site, Toy Hobby Market, amazon.co.jp, e-Hobby and other Japanese stores all say エアレイド (eareido), Air Raid. English language stores have the tendency to stick with original announced names, BBTS especially is notorious for faulty translations. However, ToyArena has it listed as Air Raid, and Robot Kingdom has both names.
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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Starscream, Kickback, Sideswipe, Ultra Magnus & Fireflight

Postby mooncake623 » Sat Jan 26, 2013 12:58 pm

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Re: Takara Tomy Website Update: Starscream, Kickback, Sideswipe, Ultra Magnus & Fireflight

Postby Flux Convoy » Sat Jan 26, 2013 1:11 pm

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STngAR wrote:I was never a fan of the shiny paint. IMO they would look nicer without the use of the shiny paint. :MAXIMAL:

I couldn't disagree more. I have all of the figures from the last game and they're stunning in hand. Soundwave especially is so much nicer than the Hasbro version.
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