For our Japan fans, here is the extra info on where he got the figure:
Matt in Japan wrote:I found it at my local Toys R Us.
I paid ¥3,346 ($27.82) each.
Check out that super shiny deco, enjoy!
New In Hand Images of Newly Released Takara Transformers Legends Slipstream
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Oct 27, 2015 at 8:16am CDT
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For our Japan fans, here is the extra info on where he got the figure:
Check out that super shiny deco, enjoy!
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Yes, you did pick EMS and it is the default. And while you are totally correct that for that kind of fast shipping, it's a bargain (it it the same price it would cost me to have somethign shipped domestically, which is pretty nuts), I just wanted to say that for next time, as you get more used to Amiami, you can try out other options. Believe it or not, EMS is the most expensive option when you have just one toy being shipped. They have other options which you can look at. SAL is the cheapest when its just one toy or a few but of course, it will take 2 weeks or more. So its up to you. If you like EMS, then by all means stick to it. I just waned to say that as cheap as this turned out to be, it could even be cheaper
Enjoy your beautiful toy!
Comment by william-james88
Oct 27, 2015
Carnivius_Prime wrote:
I think mine was sent via EMS. To be honest I didn't really know what I was doing and just went with default as it seemed a good price and I certainly wasn't expecting it to be sent this quick. I thought it might be next week or the week after going by past deliveries I've had from the US or Australia and such so figured Japan would take a while too. £22.40 is a bargain for that travel and especially since Deluxe figures in the UK cost about £15.99 from a store and this is a japanese exclusive with a bit more than regular Arcee had (the sais)
Yes, you did pick EMS and it is the default. And while you are totally correct that for that kind of fast shipping, it's a bargain (it it the same price it would cost me to have somethign shipped domestically, which is pretty nuts), I just wanted to say that for next time, as you get more used to Amiami, you can try out other options. Believe it or not, EMS is the most expensive option when you have just one toy being shipped. They have other options which you can look at. SAL is the cheapest when its just one toy or a few but of course, it will take 2 weeks or more. So its up to you. If you like EMS, then by all means stick to it. I just waned to say that as cheap as this turned out to be, it could even be cheaper
Enjoy your beautiful toy!
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Comment by alexison
Oct 27, 2015
Ended up cancelling my preorder for Slipstream & Nightbird but Black Arachnia hit my PoL. Now the waiting game begins...
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Comment by william-james88
Oct 27, 2015
Seibertron's Japan correspondent Matt has a a few more goodies for us today. Not only did he get Slipstream photos for us, he also has images of the Takara Legends comic for both Slipstream and Nightbird! To those curious, these comics are read from right to left, enjoy!
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Comment by Carnivius_Prime
Oct 27, 2015
Heh. I didn't even realise there was a comic in the Nightbird box. Thought it was just instructions and as I already know how to transform her from owning Arcee I didn't even look. 
Comic's far too cutesy for my tastes and I can't read japanese but hey it's a cool extra.
Comic's far too cutesy for my tastes and I can't read japanese but hey it's a cool extra.
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Comment by Shockwave7
Oct 27, 2015
I think the package artists are.... shall we say, 'projecting' a little too much of how they'd LIKE these fem-bots to appear in how they're drawing them....
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I did roll my eyes a bit when I saw that panel of Nightbird down with her butt up in the air...
Comment by Carnivius_Prime
Oct 27, 2015
Shockwave7 wrote:I think the package artists are.... shall we say, 'projecting' a little too much of how they'd LIKE these fem-bots to appear in how they're drawing them....
I did roll my eyes a bit when I saw that panel of Nightbird down with her butt up in the air...
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Comment by Starsaber468
Oct 27, 2015
They look Neat but I have absolutely no idea whats happening for the comic XD if only their were japanese translations verisons of the comics but I am sure someone can translate them
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Comment by Shuttershock
Oct 27, 2015
Incomprehensible and slightly weird Japanese humor aside, it is funny having tiny BW Megs alongside G1 Megs.
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Comment by Soraboo1030
Oct 27, 2015
I could probably translate these comics but it'd take a while! 
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Comment by Grahf_
Oct 27, 2015
I really don't like that Slipstream doesn't come with the sword. Nightbird comes with all four of the base mold's weapons and then the two new ones. Combiner Hunter Arcee doesn't even come with the four base weapons yet Nightbird does. So why doesn't Slipstream come with Windblade's sword? I'd like to at least have had the option in displaying her with the sword or not.
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That would be awesome
Comment by mooncake623
Oct 27, 2015
Soraboo1030 wrote:I could probably translate these comics but it'd take a while!
That would be awesome
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Her pose in that box art is very Liefeld-esque. But, I suppose a robot is more likely to be able to do that versus a human being.
Glarryg
Comment by Glarryg
Oct 27, 2015
william-james88 wrote:
Her pose in that box art is very Liefeld-esque. But, I suppose a robot is more likely to be able to do that versus a human being.
Glarryg
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Comment by Carnivius_Prime
Oct 27, 2015
Love how this mold has flight stand ports in both robot and vehicle modes.
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The same thing happened with Henkei! Henkei! Lambor and Alert. The engine piece that came with Sunstreaker (as well as every Hasbro release of the Universe Sunstreaker/Sideswipe mold) was left out of Lambor's and Alert's releases since it was a piece that, in the fiction, was more associated with Sunstreaker and not Sideswipe or Red Alert. Takara probably thought the same about Slipstream, thinking "She doesn't use a sword," and took it out, replacing it with the new null rays.
Comment by Sabrblade
Oct 27, 2015
Oh, so it looks like Slipstream got her new body upgrade from Swindle. And look, there's Sentinel Magnus just as he appeared in the Season 3.5 fiction. I wonder if Derrick J. Wyatt had any involvement in this comic.william-james88 wrote:
It's just something Takara does. If they deem an accessory that came with a figure's original release is unecessary or inappropriate for the character that the mold is to be redecoed/remolded into, they take it out. Thankfully, they were willing to create brand new null rays for her that suit her character far more.Alpha Weltall wrote:I really don't like that Slipstream doesn't come with the sword. Nightbird comes with all four of the base mold's weapons and then the two new ones. Combiner Hunter Arcee doesn't even come with the four base weapons yet Nightbird does. So why doesn't Slipstream come with Windblade's sword? I'd like to at least have had the option in displaying her with the sword or not.
The same thing happened with Henkei! Henkei! Lambor and Alert. The engine piece that came with Sunstreaker (as well as every Hasbro release of the Universe Sunstreaker/Sideswipe mold) was left out of Lambor's and Alert's releases since it was a piece that, in the fiction, was more associated with Sunstreaker and not Sideswipe or Red Alert. Takara probably thought the same about Slipstream, thinking "She doesn't use a sword," and took it out, replacing it with the new null rays.
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Yeah I agree!
Comment by Starsaber468
Oct 27, 2015
mooncake623 wrote:Soraboo1030 wrote:I could probably translate these comics but it'd take a while!
That would be awesome
Yeah I agree!
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Isn't the sword necessary to form the tail fin?
Comment by chuckdawg1999
Oct 27, 2015
Sabrblade wrote:Oh, so it looks like Slipstream got her new body upgrade from Swindle. And look, there's Sentinel Magnus just as he appeared in the Season 3.5 fiction. I wonder if Derrick J. Wyatt had any involvement in this comic.william-james88 wrote:It's just something Takara does. If they deem an accessory that came with a figure's original release is unecessary or inappropriate for the character that the mold is to be redecoed/remolded into, they take it out. Thankfully, they were willing to create brand new null rays for her that suit her character far more.Alpha Weltall wrote:I really don't like that Slipstream doesn't come with the sword. Nightbird comes with all four of the base mold's weapons and then the two new ones. Combiner Hunter Arcee doesn't even come with the four base weapons yet Nightbird does. So why doesn't Slipstream come with Windblade's sword? I'd like to at least have had the option in displaying her with the sword or not.
The same thing happened with Henkei! Henkei! Lambor and Alert. The engine piece that came with Sunstreaker (as well as every Hasbro release of the Universe Sunstreaker/Sideswipe mold) was left out of Lambor's and Alert's releases since it was a piece that, in the fiction, was more associated with Sunstreaker and not Sideswipe or Red Alert. Takara probably thought the same about Slipstream, thinking "She doesn't use a sword," and took it out, replacing it with the new null rays.
Isn't the sword necessary to form the tail fin?
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No, it did nothing other than store under her alt mode. In fact it was just slightly taller than her landing gear, so she had a tendency to tip to one side a lot.
Comment by Hellscream9999
Oct 27, 2015
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Oh, so it looks like Slipstream got her new body upgrade from Swindle. And look, there's Sentinel Magnus just as he appeared in the Season 3.5 fiction. I wonder if Derrick J. Wyatt had any involvement in this comic.william-james88 wrote:It's just something Takara does. If they deem an accessory that came with a figure's original release is unecessary or inappropriate for the character that the mold is to be redecoed/remolded into, they take it out. Thankfully, they were willing to create brand new null rays for her that suit her character far more.Alpha Weltall wrote:I really don't like that Slipstream doesn't come with the sword. Nightbird comes with all four of the base mold's weapons and then the two new ones. Combiner Hunter Arcee doesn't even come with the four base weapons yet Nightbird does. So why doesn't Slipstream come with Windblade's sword? I'd like to at least have had the option in displaying her with the sword or not.
The same thing happened with Henkei! Henkei! Lambor and Alert. The engine piece that came with Sunstreaker (as well as every Hasbro release of the Universe Sunstreaker/Sideswipe mold) was left out of Lambor's and Alert's releases since it was a piece that, in the fiction, was more associated with Sunstreaker and not Sideswipe or Red Alert. Takara probably thought the same about Slipstream, thinking "She doesn't use a sword," and took it out, replacing it with the new null rays.
Isn't the sword necessary to form the tail fin?
No, it did nothing other than store under her alt mode. In fact it was just slightly taller than her landing gear, so she had a tendency to tip to one side a lot.
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If you ever do translate them, Soraboo, give us an e-mail (link in my signature) and we will front page it
No, those are on her feet. however, the sword does help to fill out the gap in her body in alt mode.
Comment by william-james88
Oct 27, 2015
mooncake623 wrote:Soraboo1030 wrote:I could probably translate these comics but it'd take a while!
That would be awesome
If you ever do translate them, Soraboo, give us an e-mail (link in my signature) and we will front page it
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Isn't the sword necessary to form the tail fin?
No, those are on her feet. however, the sword does help to fill out the gap in her body in alt mode.
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Well, the hilt did form a cool rear rotor that made some sense in the VTOL context. Necessary? Not really. But a cool addition in cross function of weapon kibble, in my opinion.
Comment by Agamemnon
Oct 27, 2015
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Isn't the sword necessary to form the tail fin?
Hellscream9999 wrote:No, it did nothing other than store under her alt mode. In fact it was just slightly taller than her landing gear, so she had a tendency to tip to one side a lot.
william-james88 wrote:No, those are on her feet. however, the sword does help to fill out the gap in her body in alt mode.
Well, the hilt did form a cool rear rotor that made some sense in the VTOL context. Necessary? Not really. But a cool addition in cross function of weapon kibble, in my opinion.
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Yeah, considering tf fans b!tched forever about not having weapon storage, now when we get it people b!tch about how dumb the weapons look when attached to the alt mode (cw especially)
I really loved the multiple ways you could store the sword on windblade.
Comment by Hellscream9999
Oct 27, 2015
Agamemnon wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Isn't the sword necessary to form the tail fin?Hellscream9999 wrote:No, it did nothing other than store under her alt mode. In fact it was just slightly taller than her landing gear, so she had a tendency to tip to one side a lot.william-james88 wrote:No, those are on her feet. however, the sword does help to fill out the gap in her body in alt mode.
Well, the hilt did form a cool rear rotor that made some sense in the VTOL context. Necessary? Not really. But a cool addition in cross function of weapon kibble, in my opinion.
Yeah, considering tf fans b!tched forever about not having weapon storage, now when we get it people b!tch about how dumb the weapons look when attached to the alt mode (cw especially)
I really loved the multiple ways you could store the sword on windblade.
