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News Credits: 8 · by **Autobot Roadburn** » Thu May 12, 2016 11:57 am

I thinkI may actually go for the Hasbro Rewind, his face is painted more like the IDW comics. That said, I may get this one anyway because they both look really nice. Im definitely sticking with Takara Wheelie, he looks WAY nicer. I wasn't planning on getting any of the other three due to lack of knowledge of the characters (plus Blaster and Fort Max are super expensive!) but those colors have really drawn me in with Wolfwire. I'll try to get him once he pops up on BBTS.

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Thu May 12, 2016 12:03 pm

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Thu May 12, 2016 12:17 pm

With Weirdwolf, once again it's a case of Hasbro going for more toy details while Takara tries to keep it as cartoon accurate as possible. The difference are pretty few, though. Both look great, and the Hasbro deco doesn't look overly embellished, and the Takara deco doesn't look too "plain" either. I think it really comes down more or less to which face you like better.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Thu May 12, 2016 12:22 pm

Autobot Roadburn wrote:I thinkI may actually go for the Hasbro Rewind, his face is painted more like the IDW comics.

While I appreciate how much more paint is on the takara one, I preffer how he turned out with Hasbro's "less is more" approach. The paint on the takara face throws me off a bit.

Cyberpath wrote:

Wow, I see no problem sticking to the Hasbro one for this. Especially since a yellow apeface doesnt interest me. Also, its nice to see that both have a nice mix of colour and paint apps, Hasbro even has the shins painted, nice!

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Thu May 12, 2016 12:44 pm

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Thu May 12, 2016 1:00 pm

Takara's Wheelie definitely wins the "most improved" award. I knew that sculpt had great potential with the Hasbro reveal, and I am please to say that Takara has done just about everything I had hoped they would to make Wheelie's deco on model with the G1 cartoon. About the only thing they didn't significantly change was the "knee caps," though I can see why, as they'd mess with the look of the front of his vehicle mode.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu May 12, 2016 1:07 pm

The gunmetal gray on Broadcast looks so much nicer than the faded gray on Blaster.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Thu May 12, 2016 1:24 pm

Sabrblade wrote:The gunmetal gray on Broadcast looks so much nicer than the faded gray on Blaster.

Agreed. That warmer "beige-gray" on the Hasbro version looks a lot cheaper, especially so on Power Master Optimus Prime. I have a feeling that I'll be holding out for Takara's "Ginrai" version of the figure.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Thu May 12, 2016 1:34 pm

Wheelie and Blaster look better in those photos. Wolfwire still just looks really poor.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu May 12, 2016 1:41 pm

william-james88 wrote:Me looking at these new reveals:

DeceptiCobra wrote:
Sigma Magnus wrote:...does Fort Max have the sword or not?!
Yes he does. That's why I'm getting Takara.
Would the SDCC version from Hasbro Toy Shop be cheaper if you live in the states and want the sword? Importing a beast liek Fort Max can get pretty pricey.

I bet you're right WJ, SDCC Fort Max should be cheaper through HTS, but is the only difference going to be that he comes with the sword? Or is it a new deco as well?

I reaaaaaaaaaaaally like the way ALL of the Takara releases look (I am also like "daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn" except Galvatron, I'll stick with Hasbro and the darker color). I just can't justify paying $30 for a deluxe with all of the figures I want to get in the line

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Thu May 12, 2016 1:46 pm

Cyberpath, I think you mixed up the pictures for the Hasbro and Takara versions of Titans Return Blaster. The Takara one has the darker grays and the dot on the tape deck window.

News Credits: 2 · by **jamesbenjamin** » Thu May 12, 2016 1:48 pm

Dr Va'al wrote:Japanese online retailer e-Hobby has brought us an update to the grey images we posted a couple of days back, featuring the upcoming figures in the Takara Tomy Transformers Legends line, in full colour! Figures included in the update are LG27 Blaster, LG28 Rewind, LG29 Wheelie, LG30 Weirdwolf/Wolfwire and LG31 Fortress Maximus! Check out the mirrored images below.

Hey, I get it that you're not American, Dr Va'al, but the site is. Please spell "color" correctly when posting news articles.

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Thu May 12, 2016 1:55 pm

Wolfman Jake, fixed. Thanks.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Thu May 12, 2016 1:55 pm

jamesbenjamin wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:Japanese online retailer e-Hobby has brought us an update to the grey images we posted a couple of days back, featuring the upcoming figures in the Takara Tomy Transformers Legends line, in full colour! Figures included in the update are LG27 Blaster, LG28 Rewind, LG29 Wheelie, LG30 Weirdwolf/Wolfwire and LG31 Fortress Maximus! Check out the mirrored images below.

Hey, I get it that you're not American, Dr Va'al, but the site is. Please spell "color" correctly when posting news articles.

Hey neighbour, I think we should honour the written behaviour attributed to different english speaking nations. The different catalogue of spelling adds flavour to the dialogue.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Thu May 12, 2016 1:57 pm

jamesbenjamin wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:Japanese online retailer e-Hobby has brought us an update to the grey images we posted a couple of days back, featuring the upcoming figures in the Takara Tomy Transformers Legends line, in full colour! Figures included in the update are LG27 Blaster, LG28 Rewind, LG29 Wheelie, LG30 Weirdwolf/Wolfwire and LG31 Fortress Maximus! Check out the mirrored images below.

Hey, I get it that you're not American, Dr Va'al, but the site is. Please spell "color" correctly when posting news articles.

As long as we're nitpicking about British spellings, there's also the problem of gray versus grey.

Cyberpath wrote:Wolfman Jake, fixed. Thanks.

No problem!

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu May 12, 2016 1:59 pm

william-james88 wrote:
jamesbenjamin wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:Japanese online retailer e-Hobby has brought us an update to the grey images we posted a couple of days back, featuring the upcoming figures in the Takara Tomy Transformers Legends line, in full colour! Figures included in the update are LG27 Blaster, LG28 Rewind, LG29 Wheelie, LG30 Weirdwolf/Wolfwire and LG31 Fortress Maximus! Check out the mirrored images below.
Hey, I get it that you're not American, Dr Va'al, but the site is. Please spell "color" correctly when posting news articles.
Hey neighbour, I think we should honour the spoken behaviour attributed to different english speaking nations. The different vocabulary catalogue adds flavour to the dialogue.

Look at all of those u's!!

They're errywhere!!

Très bien dit WJ!!

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu May 12, 2016 2:14 pm

jamesbenjamin wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:Japanese online retailer e-Hobby has brought us an update to the grey images we posted a couple of days back, featuring the upcoming figures in the Takara Tomy Transformers Legends line, in full colour! Figures included in the update are LG27 Blaster, LG28 Rewind, LG29 Wheelie, LG30 Weirdwolf/Wolfwire and LG31 Fortress Maximus! Check out the mirrored images below.

Hey, I get it that you're not American, Dr Va'al, but the site is. Please spell "color" correctly when posting news articles.

I cannot tell if you're being serious or not. :-?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu May 12, 2016 2:18 pm

Oh SNAP!!! :shock:

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Thu May 12, 2016 2:32 pm

william-james88 wrote:
jamesbenjamin wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:Japanese online retailer e-Hobby has brought us an update to the grey images we posted a couple of days back, featuring the upcoming figures in the Takara Tomy Transformers Legends line, in full colour! Figures included in the update are LG27 Blaster, LG28 Rewind, LG29 Wheelie, LG30 Weirdwolf/Wolfwire and LG31 Fortress Maximus! Check out the mirrored images below.

Hey, I get it that you're not American, Dr Va'al, but the site is. Please spell "color" correctly when posting news articles.

Hey neighbour, I think we should honour the written behaviour attributed to different english speaking nations. The different catalogue of spelling adds flavour to the dialogue.

^ Wut he sed... snark snark snark! [/sarcasm]

Well, I WAS gonna say "Definately want the Hasbro version of Wierdwolf so I am not double dipping for a proper Apeface, and then Sabr posted THAT.

I THINK it's a wierd coincidence, that robot duppoedly being Brawl's brain and the TakTom Apeface having nothing to do with that. It's Passable, if you need a B.O.T. in your collection, I guess, but I am gonna go with "Happy Accident."

I must be the only one who doesn't like Wheelie's shade of Orange, so definately going stateside. (Who am I kidding, I usually do anyway) Still, I am curious to see what the other Titanmaster vehicles look like and who they get paired with>

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu May 12, 2016 2:35 pm

Flashwave wrote:It's Passable, if you need a B.O.T. in your collection, I guess, but I am gonna go with "Happy Accident."

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu May 12, 2016 2:51 pm

Blaster looks so much better in this paint style :MAXIMAL:

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Thu May 12, 2016 3:07 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Oh SNAP!!!

Why! My eyes why would Takara homage that! And no...I don't believe takara did this as an accident. ..

Okay, the rest of them look great, but I'm still waiting for shots of fortress takara ;-)

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu May 12, 2016 3:09 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Why! My eyes why would Takara homage that! And no...I don't believe takara did this as an accident. ..

My best guess: Because Sakamoto is a continuity uber-enthusiast.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Thu May 12, 2016 3:25 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Okay, the rest of them look great, but I'm still waiting for shots of fortress takara

What are you hoping to see?

News Credits: 2 · by **Crosscheck** » Thu May 12, 2016 3:28 pm

The Hasbro Weirdwolf is definitely the winner. Does Takara's even come with his rifle?

I am 100%, most definitely getting all of the animal Headmasters. Probably going to stick to original Headmasters for Autobots and Decepticons overall, at least when it comes to deluxes.

Takara's Blaster is a big improvement over Hasbro's, but probably not worth the money. I still want to see a rifle with Fort Max. Really confused on that one. If not, I am sure a 3P will make an accessory pack for him.

I don't care for Takara's Wheelie, too yellow. And Hasbro's Rewind matches the comic better, so I want him.