New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot)

Posted by Down_Shift Dec 26, 2008 at 7:55am CST 33,487 views

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E-Hobby has a new listing on their website for Transformers Henkei C-24 Hot Rod (from Micron Legends) along with many new high quality images.

In the images we see you will notice that the Japanese version has many more fan friendly paint applications then the US version of Universe Hot Shot. We also get to see where the chrome is placed on the figure, s many fans speculated they would be on the engine in Vehicle Mode and on the gray bits of Jolt. But one more additional location is now revealed as we see our first images of two chromed cannons that can be mounted in the figures forearms.

FYI: The Micron Legends character, "Hot Rod", is the Japanese name for Armada "Hot Shot". "Hot Rodimus" was the Japanese name of Hot Rod in the G1 series. They are not the same character.

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Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by DMSL Dec 26, 2008

I don't like the spoilers above his head. That and the screwholes and the minicon port stick out like a sore thumb. The rest of the fig kicks ass though.

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by StarThunderWarp Dec 26, 2008

This toy is awesome!

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by Doubledealer93 Dec 26, 2008

am i missing some thing? why remake armada hotshot? and jolt? i am confused

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by StarThunderWarp Dec 26, 2008

doubledealer25 wrote:am i missing some thing? why remake armada hotshot? and jolt? i am confused

Well, why not?

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by harvester Dec 26, 2008

doubledealer25 wrote:am i missing some thing? why remake armada hotshot? and jolt? i am confused

I didn't have the orininal so I don't know but I'd guess this one has way better articulation. I'm excited about this fig so I can have all the TFs from the Armada PS2 game =P [well the 3 main autobots]

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by ponycorn Dec 26, 2008

Dead Metal wrote:Awesome!
I'll be getting this too cool I really really like this the chrome is placed perfectly.
Plese give us a updated Armada Megatron.

Right there with you on that!

Something actually posable would be nice!

It is good to have a more grown up looking Hot Shot toy though too.

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by Nekoman Dec 26, 2008

doubledealer25 wrote:am i missing some thing? why remake armada hotshot? and jolt? i am confused

Well, because this is a celebration of all twenty-five years of transformers. Armada and Hotshot are part of that and therefor this new line as well.

Plus, the original Hotshot sucked pretty much, I liked him a bit, but he was really not a great toy. This new one improves on him.

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by Serpent O - R Dec 26, 2008

Skyscream wrote:
doubledealer25 wrote:am i missing some thing? why remake armada hotshot? and jolt? i am confused

Well, why not?

A reason better then why not...

The introduction of Hot Shot in TFA.

Release a fan accepted mold [C2.0] just in case the untested mold [TFA] for 'newer' fans is unrelateable.

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by Sledge Dec 26, 2008

So does this one have shoulder articulation? Only it looks like the chest plate would be in the way.

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by Technically weird Dec 26, 2008

Why does henkei have to cost more than classics?? :cry:

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by Sabrblade Dec 26, 2008

I can't tell whcih is more show-accurate.

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by harvester Dec 26, 2008

Technically weird wrote:Why does henkei have to cost more than classics??

Or why can't they just release them here as well? I don't mind paying more for a better fig [if you think they are better]. Almost like the Movie Premiums, we should get Classics Premiums too [which would be just the henkeis]. It would cost more to make new boxes for them though =\

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by Sledge Dec 26, 2008

Takara and Hasbro are seperate companies.

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by Megatron Wolf Dec 26, 2008

Yeah that looks better. When the hell is hasbro going to catch on that they need to use tarkaras paint apps.

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by Sledge Dec 26, 2008

Ok, can people please try and think about this a little? We've got people in the same thread saying "Why does Henkei have to cost so much?" and "Why doesn't Hasbro use the same paint apps as Takara?" Does anyone other than me see the connection?

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by Forgotten Dec 26, 2008

I think I like the Hasbro release better, The paint just strikes my fance more. And the thighs appear to be molded a tad better.

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by YRQRM0 Dec 26, 2008

Oh I would be so happy if they redid Megatron like they did this figure.

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by harvester Dec 26, 2008

Sledge wrote:Takara and Hasbro are seperate companies.

Well isn't Hasbro pretty much just the American distributor? The way that I thought it was laid out was that Takara [before Tomy], made the figs and owns the rights to the figs and Hasbro is the American toy company that helps distribute the toyline here and for the figs that came after G1, they made their own "cost-effective" releases of them [less paint apps, no chrome, etc].

So these Henkei figures are first produced by and for Takara/Tomy and then Hasbro gets the figs [minus paint apps] and does what they want with them. Is this roughly correct?

[PS/sidenote/... the movie line was pretty much the first hasbro designed figs right?]

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by Mkall Dec 26, 2008

harvester wrote:
Sledge wrote:Takara and Hasbro are seperate companies.

Well isn't Hasbro pretty much just the American distributor? The way that I thought it was laid out was that Takara [before Tomy], made the figs and owns the rights to the figs and Hasbro is the American toy company that helps distribute the toyline here and for the figs that came after G1, they made their own "cost-effective" releases of them [less paint apps, no chrome, etc].

So these Henkei figures are first produced by and for Takara/Tomy and then Hasbro gets the figs [minus paint apps] and does what they want with them. Is this roughly correct?

[PS/sidenote/... the movie line was pretty much the first hasbro designed figs right?]

1) Hasbro owns the Transformer licenses, molds etc. If anything TakaraTomy are the Japanese distributors. They can't do anything without Hasbro's approval. They're made in TomyTakara's factories though, cheaper labour over there and all that stuff.

2) The Movie TFs were designed by Dreamworks and their companies. Hasbro provided consultation and then made molds based on the figures.

3) Japanese Transformers are aimed at collectors, not kids like Hasbro's Transformers are. That's why Henkei has better, or at least more detailed, paint apps and cost more money.

Re: New Images of Henkei's Micron Legends Hot Rod & Jolt (aka Armada Hot Shot) (view post)

Comment by Craven Knight Dec 26, 2008

He look great, definately on the Buy list.

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