Prototype Images - Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Skullcruncher and Hardhead
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Re: Prototype Images - Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Skullcruncher and Hardhead
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Comment by ZeroWolf
Feb 22, 2016
The question is how they will handle releases like galvatron..
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Comment by xMXUx
Feb 22, 2016
Definitely interested in these 
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Comment by Cyberpath
Feb 22, 2016
Good to know, these will be easier for me to get. And I like the cartoon head-sculpts better.
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Comment by MemphisR56
Feb 22, 2016
I can see why they'd change Hard-head at least, since he dropped the faceplate in The Headmasters, but Skullcruncher is fairly toy accurate. And not a million miles off his screen counterpart.
I'd be happy picking up either version of either sculpt to be honest, which means I'm more likely to go for the hasbro versions for the price.
It all comes down to overall decco, but I can't see them doing much different as the show models and toys shared pretty much identical colour layouts in both cases here.
I was kind of interested in seeing what Takara had to offer for chromedome though. Presumably we'll end up getting a show accurate decco with a much less IDW styled head, which I'd be up for.
I'd be happy picking up either version of either sculpt to be honest, which means I'm more likely to go for the hasbro versions for the price.
It all comes down to overall decco, but I can't see them doing much different as the show models and toys shared pretty much identical colour layouts in both cases here.
I was kind of interested in seeing what Takara had to offer for chromedome though. Presumably we'll end up getting a show accurate decco with a much less IDW styled head, which I'd be up for.
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Comment by Cyberpath
Feb 22, 2016
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Hb and TT will have different heads?
Comment by fenrir72
Feb 22, 2016
Cyberpath wrote:
Hb and TT will have different heads?
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Comment by Carnivius_Prime
Feb 22, 2016
I prefer the Hasbro heads. I liked my old Hardhead toy a lot and prefer him with a faceplate though the actual heasculpt could be a bit better. Skullcruncher I'm not bothered about as a character but I much prefer the Hasbro head there too (though would look better with the middle of the visor black). The Takara head looks really goofy like a child wearing a grown up's helmet or something.
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Comment by Fox Thiagarajan
Feb 22, 2016
Thanks for the visual comparison Cyberpath. I like the TT Skullcruncher and the Hasbro Hardhead.
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Well the price will be the same, but the cost of importing will be slightly more, and because I just like the gimmick and dont really care for show accuracy (of a show I never watched), then I will go with what is less costly too
Same here, I had not realized Hasbro had these unconnected black shades,its a bit weird.
Also, it makes perfect sense that Takara would release these under Legends. That's their equivalent for the Generations Umbrella which Titans Return also falls into. CW Megatron and Ultra Magnus were also Legends toys afterall. That just made me realize something, the Leader Seeker toys are Hasbro exclusives
Comment by william-james88
Feb 22, 2016
MemphisR56 wrote:I'd be happy picking up either version of either sculpt to be honest, which means I'm more likely to go for the hasbro versions for the price.
Well the price will be the same, but the cost of importing will be slightly more, and because I just like the gimmick and dont really care for show accuracy (of a show I never watched), then I will go with what is less costly too
Drift082111 wrote:Thanks for the visual comparison Cyberpath. I like the TT Skullcruncher and the Hasbro Hardhead.
Same here, I had not realized Hasbro had these unconnected black shades,its a bit weird.
Also, it makes perfect sense that Takara would release these under Legends. That's their equivalent for the Generations Umbrella which Titans Return also falls into. CW Megatron and Ultra Magnus were also Legends toys afterall. That just made me realize something, the Leader Seeker toys are Hasbro exclusives
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Comment by Microraptor
Feb 22, 2016
I like faceplate heads. I pose my transformers in a lot of different ways, so faceplates avoid the problem of an expression not matching a pose.
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Totally agree. It also leaves the figure in a perpetual state of badassness. Like with Prime, Grimlock and Onslaught.
And for me, it makes them more robotic. Faceplates for the win!
Comment by william-james88
Feb 22, 2016
Microraptor wrote:I like faceplate heads. I pose my transformers in a lot of different ways, so faceplates avoid the problem of an expression not matching a pose.
Totally agree. It also leaves the figure in a perpetual state of badassness. Like with Prime, Grimlock and Onslaught.
And for me, it makes them more robotic. Faceplates for the win!
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I'm usually all for faceplates, but somehow the Hasbro heads just look off...
Depending on when these will be out, I'll probably end up going the Takara route, which may even end up being cheaper anyways
Comment by xMXUx
Feb 22, 2016
william-james88 wrote:Microraptor wrote:I like faceplate heads. I pose my transformers in a lot of different ways, so faceplates avoid the problem of an expression not matching a pose.
Totally agree. It also leaves the figure in a perpetual state of badassness. Like with Prime, Grimlock and Onslaught.
And for me, it makes them more robotic. Faceplates for the win!
I'm usually all for faceplates, but somehow the Hasbro heads just look off...
Depending on when these will be out, I'll probably end up going the Takara route, which may even end up being cheaper anyways
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Comment by Sabrblade
Feb 22, 2016
Ya'll know what this means? Takara's Fort Max will likely have an anime-accurate head for Fortress instead of the cartoon-accurate one Cerebros has. 
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Probability? 99.99999999%
ETA for TFYuki to start wanking us fans? June 2016.
Comment by fenrir72
Feb 22, 2016
Sabrblade wrote:Ya'll know what this means? Takara's Fort Max will likely have an anime-accurate head for Fortress instead of the cartoon-accurate one Cerebros has.
Probability? 99.99999999%
ETA for TFYuki to start wanking us fans? June 2016.
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I know why, its the weird eyes they gave Skullcruncher instead of giving him a visor. If he had a full visor, we wouldnt find it odd.
I will only be impressed if they retool him to give him a G1 Fortress Mode.
Comment by william-james88
Feb 22, 2016
xMXUx wrote:william-james88 wrote:Microraptor wrote:I like faceplate heads. I pose my transformers in a lot of different ways, so faceplates avoid the problem of an expression not matching a pose.
Totally agree. It also leaves the figure in a perpetual state of badassness. Like with Prime, Grimlock and Onslaught.
And for me, it makes them more robotic. Faceplates for the win!
I'm usually all for faceplates, but somehow the Hasbro heads just look off...
Depending on when these will be out, I'll probably end up going the Takara route, which may even end up being cheaper anyways
I know why, its the weird eyes they gave Skullcruncher instead of giving him a visor. If he had a full visor, we wouldnt find it odd.
Sabrblade wrote:Ya'll know what this means? Takara's Fort Max will likely have an anime-accurate head for Fortress instead of the cartoon-accurate one Cerebros has.
I will only be impressed if they retool him to give him a G1 Fortress Mode.
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Comment by DMSL
Feb 22, 2016
That looks much better than the Hasbro versions.
I hope the Takara Galvatron and Blaster won't have the gimmick.
I hope the Takara Galvatron and Blaster won't have the gimmick.
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They need the gimmick, it was confirmed they cant transform without it (heads cannot be kept on during transformation). But we dont know if there will even be Takara versions. Think about it, Takara only released 3 of the 6 leader figures we had during Combiner Wars and one of those 3 was an exclusive. Takara has proven that just because Hasbro releases something,its not certain they will release it too, especially if its not something they care about. Its one year later and there is still no such thing as Takara Alpha Bravo. Nor is there Crosscut, Jihaxus and the list goes on.....
Comment by william-james88
Feb 22, 2016
DMSL wrote:That looks much better than the Hasbro versions.
I hope the Takara Galvatron and Blaster won't have the gimmick.
They need the gimmick, it was confirmed they cant transform without it (heads cannot be kept on during transformation). But we dont know if there will even be Takara versions. Think about it, Takara only released 3 of the 6 leader figures we had during Combiner Wars and one of those 3 was an exclusive. Takara has proven that just because Hasbro releases something,its not certain they will release it too, especially if its not something they care about. Its one year later and there is still no such thing as Takara Alpha Bravo. Nor is there Crosscut, Jihaxus and the list goes on.....
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Comment by Hellscream9999
Feb 22, 2016
Hmm, I like Skullcruncher's new noggin, but I wonder if these are part of the 'additional head series', rumors were that many figures would get 2 versions of their heads for fans to choose from, TT might be choosing the more accurate of the 2 and eschewing the rest
I like 'em, but I won't pay import prices for them, I'll definitely be waiting to find them in the wild
I like 'em, but I won't pay import prices for them, I'll definitely be waiting to find them in the wild
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Comment by Robogeek1973
Feb 22, 2016
Definitely liking these heads more than Hasbro's.
Guess I'm going with TakTom yet again.
Guess I'm going with TakTom yet again.
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Hb and TT will have different heads!
(Yeah, that's in sarcasm. Now I will have to decide which one I want, or more likely, am I going to pick up both. Oh, my poor wallet!)
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
(That was my wallet. And probably my wife's reaction to the basement decor...)
Comment by Agamemnon
Feb 22, 2016
fenrir72 wrote:Cyberpath wrote:
Hb and TT will have different heads?
Hb and TT will have different heads!
(Yeah, that's in sarcasm. Now I will have to decide which one I want, or more likely, am I going to pick up both. Oh, my poor wallet!)
fenrir72 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Ya'll know what this means? Takara's Fort Max will likely have an anime-accurate head for Fortress instead of the cartoon-accurate one Cerebros has.
Probability? 99.99999999%
ETA for TFYuki to start wanking us fans? June 2016.
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
(That was my wallet. And probably my wife's reaction to the basement decor...)
