Figure Oh No. 166 Scans: Takara Transformers Prime Images

Shiny.

Ah well, at least I don't have to worry about picking up the Japanese versions for TF: Prime.

Different DOTM Deluxe Soundwave too. Not better though, because they still haven't fixed the unpainted alt mode.

Flux Convoy wrote:Either the pic is very dark, the figures are or both. Prime looks more black than blue. If BB is really a much more rich yellow/orange, I'll get him. I'd like to see better pictures before I commit to any of them. I'll be getting the Prime figures in one form or another though. They look fantastic.

Seconded

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stick a Decepticon symbol on that Optimus Prime and you could have a workable Season 2 Orian Pax.

those Prime toys look great
going to wait for the repaints for Que and Soundwave though

I preordered Bulkhead to stand in my Classics shelf, but that scan looks awefully dark. It could be that everything should be a few shades lighter

Of maybe that's TT's "thing" that will seperate this line from the US line: darker paint apps?

Sabrblade wrote:

Crosscheck wrote:Wow, those Prime toys look awful compared to the Hasbro ones. Why can't Takara get away from shiny plastic, it looks absolutely terrible. Sorry, TakaraTomy, you lose hard to Hasbro with this one.

Only bulkhead is shiny (as he should be consdiering how much a sheen he has in the cartoon). That Bumblebee is spot on with the right shade of golden yellow (as opposed to Hasbro's banana yellow) and a light-colored face (while Hasbro's has a dark-colored face). Prime is the only one that looks... questionably painted.

I will contract my statement on the sheen on the toys since I was looking on my phone. Regardless, Prime and Bulkhead look awful because they are way too dark. Prime barely looks like the same character. Now, if they chromed the gray plastic and dialed back the dark in the blue, he would look better than Hasbro's version, but otherwise he is crap. Bulkhead is close, but loses to the Hasbro version in terms of color accuracy. Bumblebee being close is debatable.

Blurrz wrote:What's with all the shiny comments? The plastic used on these figures looks nothing like the sheen that's given off from their Animated/United figures.

Agreed. The plastic used on these look just as matte as Hasbro's.

Regardless of how dark these photos are, Bulkhead definately looks like he's got some black/dark grey plastic on him, most notably on his shoulders and two-tone doors. Takara certainly seems to have gone 'Night Attack' with Bulk and Optimus. Quite surprised by the lack of painted rims as well.

scypris115 wrote:Does anyone know where i can preorder that Takara Que/Wheeljack? (besides BBTS, even though it says DA-31 deluxe figure on that site so i dont wanna preorder it there)

Why the Takara one? The Hasbro one will be exactly the same and is due in a few weeks.