In Package Photos of Black Knight Slug and Scorn

megatronus wrote:I was hoping these would come in more collector-friendly packaging...

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Dumb question, but takara toys are always only sold in Japan right? No other country in Asia would have it distributed to them?

Some stores in Singapore and Hong Kong carry TakaraTomy stuff I think, but don't count on those Black Knights:

- Strafe is a Cybertron Satellite exclusive
- Scorn is exclusive to Ideon, Kojima, Bic Camera, Best Denki and Yamada Denki
- Slug is exclusive to Joshin Kids' Land and Yodobashi Camera

All of them Japanese stores, while Cybertron Satellite is a stand that makes the rounds there. The only mass-retail Black Knight is Grimlock.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Wow, how do you know all this?

Takara's website says what stores they're exclusive to.

Flashwave wrote:

william-james88 wrote:
So I am guessing Vietnam wouldnt have any of that stuff then, that's where I am going soon. Too bad there arent any Hasbro asian exclusives out right now (except for MP-10 rerelease, but I already got that covered)

the business model looks like this back in 1984 Takara had the seeds of an idea about a series of transforming alien robots Hasbro said that's cool let's help you nurture it they took the rights or borrow them at least spread them out to their larger markets and help those seeds grow into what it is todayas far as territories themselves take car and and most Japanese companies tend to remain within their own borders just like there are a lot of restaurants and stores that you only find in certain parts of the country In and Out burger comes to mind you don't see those in IndianaHasbro however being a separate company and a larger companyis able to distribute into its different little feelers I would imagine there is some kind of non complete clausebut they are basically just a tenant farmer for a little idea that akara had

no Vietnam will not have the Takara stuff your best bet is to order it either from BBTS robot Kingdom I think TFsource usually has the best prices but I don't knoif they are carrying I ordered mine from b b t s does corn looks like used just a got enough gray to fit in with the st cc that that's my only really real complainis that I don't have a good score in to go with everybody else. and please pardon the bad grammar I'm using the voice type to write this

Rated X wrote:Sheesh...when can we get the retail snarl in green ? Still nothing in stores...

megatronus wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rated X wrote:Sheesh...when can we get the retail snarl in green ? Still nothing in stores...

Only him and that other voyager missing to complete my fruity team. Come on, Hasbro!

Who? Slog?

william-james88 wrote:

Flashwave wrote:

william-james88 wrote:
So I am guessing Vietnam wouldnt have any of that stuff then, that's where I am going soon. Too bad there arent any Hasbro asian exclusives out right now (except for MP-10 rerelease, but I already got that covered)

the business model looks like this back in 1984 Takara had the seeds of an idea about a series of transforming alien robots Hasbro said that's cool let's help you nurture it they took the rights or borrow them at least spread them out to their larger markets and help those seeds grow into what it is todayas far as territories themselves take car and and most Japanese companies tend to remain within their own borders just like there are a lot of restaurants and stores that you only find in certain parts of the country In and Out burger comes to mind you don't see those in IndianaHasbro however being a separate company and a larger companyis able to distribute into its different little feelers I would imagine there is some kind of non complete clausebut they are basically just a tenant farmer for a little idea that akara had

no Vietnam will not have the Takara stuff your best bet is to order it either from BBTS robot Kingdom I think TFsource usually has the best prices but I don't knoif they are carrying I ordered mine from b b t s does corn looks like used just a got enough gray to fit in with the st cc that that's my only really real complainis that I don't have a good score in to go with everybody else. and please pardon the bad grammar I'm using the voice type to write this

Good to know there is a reason behind the bad grammer and lack of ponctuation, but man, that is really hard to read. If you can, when you get home or close to a laptop, could you edit the post and add some periods. Because what you wrote really interests me but is also quite hard to understand.