Takara Tomy TAV Black Knight Bumblebee Exclusive Revealed
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Posted by Sabrblade on February 6th, 2016 @ 11:45am CST
And it kinda looks like the Warrior's deco is based on the mold layout of the Legion's deco.
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on February 6th, 2016 @ 3:22pm CST
Posted by DeathReviews on February 6th, 2016 @ 3:47pm CST
Joy.
ANOTHER Bumblebee.
...
Posted by Microraptor on February 6th, 2016 @ 3:48pm CST
Please don't hurt me.....
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on February 6th, 2016 @ 3:51pm CST
DeathReviews wrote:Oh.
Joy.
ANOTHER Bumblebee.
...
Pretty much what I said above. I am on the same boat pal.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on February 6th, 2016 @ 3:53pm CST
Posted by Rated X on February 6th, 2016 @ 3:55pm CST
Red Lava BB
Orange fire BB
Yellow lightning BB (another repaint)
Green toxic BB
Blue aqua mission BB
Purple Shattered glass BB
Earth warrior brown BB
White polar attack BB
Gray stone warrior BB
Pink MLP crossover BB
Clear invisible BB
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on February 6th, 2016 @ 3:55pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:Meh, at least that one looks good
Still looks cheap as ever though with those yellow wheels. Maybe if Hasbro and Mattel do a merger the toys will become better quality? Hmmm.
Posted by william-james88 on February 6th, 2016 @ 3:59pm CST
Posted by Hellscream9999 on February 6th, 2016 @ 4:01pm CST
SillySpringer wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Meh, at least that one looks good
Still looks cheap as ever though with those yellow wheels. Maybe if Hasbro and Mattel do a merger the toys will become better quality? Hmmm.
Dude, you're talking about the hasbro one
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on February 6th, 2016 @ 4:05pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Meh, at least that one looks good
Still looks cheap as ever though with those yellow wheels. Maybe if Hasbro and Mattel do a merger the toys will become better quality? Hmmm.
Dude, you're talking about the hasbro one
Haha I got mixed up. I'm stupid. They look the same to me other than the wheels.
Whatever it's a Japan import, let Japan have their fun with it, but I don't really care about that thing.
Posted by Microraptor on February 6th, 2016 @ 4:05pm CST
Rated X wrote:Why don't they just make a rainbow pack of Bumblebees ?
Red Lava BB
Orange fire BB
Yellow lightning BB (another repaint)
Green toxic BB
Blue aqua mission BB
Purple Shattered glass BB
Earth warrior brown BB
White polar attack BB
Gray stone warrior BB
Pink MLP crossover BB
Clear invisible BB
Heh, kinda reminds me of bionicle. And now that I say that, I want it. DAMN YOU X!
Posted by william-james88 on February 6th, 2016 @ 4:07pm CST
SillySpringer wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Meh, at least that one looks good
Still looks cheap as ever though with those yellow wheels. Maybe if Hasbro and Mattel do a merger the toys will become better quality? Hmmm.
Dude, you're talking about the hasbro one
Haha I got mixed up. I'm stupid. They look the same to me other than the wheels.
Whatever it's a Japan import, let Japan have their fun with it, but I don't really care about that thing.
So why are you even following and commenting in this thread?!?!?!?!
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on February 6th, 2016 @ 4:09pm CST
william-james88 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Meh, at least that one looks good
Still looks cheap as ever though with those yellow wheels. Maybe if Hasbro and Mattel do a merger the toys will become better quality? Hmmm.
Dude, you're talking about the hasbro one
Haha I got mixed up. I'm stupid. They look the same to me other than the wheels.
Whatever it's a Japan import, let Japan have their fun with it, but I don't really care about that thing.
So why are you even following and commenting in this thread?!?!?!?!
Because I wanted to share my distaste for this 30th repaint of the same Bumblebee figure.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on February 6th, 2016 @ 4:16pm CST
SillySpringer wrote:william-james88 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Meh, at least that one looks good
Still looks cheap as ever though with those yellow wheels. Maybe if Hasbro and Mattel do a merger the toys will become better quality? Hmmm.
Dude, you're talking about the hasbro one
Haha I got mixed up. I'm stupid. They look the same to me other than the wheels.
Whatever it's a Japan import, let Japan have their fun with it, but I don't really care about that thing.
So why are you even following and commenting in this thread?!?!?!?!
Because I wanted to share my distaste for this 30th repaint of the same Bumblebee figure.
But it's not, it's a TT release for their public - separate from the profit-focused ones hasbro used to splurge out, which, by the way, they've gotten much better about within the rid line
Posted by william-james88 on February 6th, 2016 @ 4:24pm CST
SillySpringer wrote:Because I wanted to share my distaste for this 30th repaint of the same Bumblebee figure.
This is Takara's FIRST repaint of this toy.
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on February 6th, 2016 @ 4:29pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:
But it's not, it's a TT release for their public - separate from the profit-focused ones hasbro used to splurge out, which, by the way, they've gotten much better about within the rid line
True, true.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on February 6th, 2016 @ 4:32pm CST
william-james88 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Because I wanted to share my distaste for this 30th repaint of the same Bumblebee figure.
This is Takara's FIRST repaint of this toy.
Second, counting the season finale version
Posted by william-james88 on February 6th, 2016 @ 4:54pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Because I wanted to share my distaste for this 30th repaint of the same Bumblebee figure.
This is Takara's FIRST repaint of this toy.
Second, counting the season finale version
No, thats a full on retool, and the alt mode didnt have any deco difference from the original. This is the first figure that is just an actual repaint.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 6th, 2016 @ 5:42pm CST
Rated X wrote:Why don't they just make a rainbow pack of Bumblebees ?
Red Lava BB
Orange fire BB
Yellow lightning BB (another repaint)
Green toxic BB
Blue aqua mission BB
Purple Shattered glass BB
Earth warrior brown BB
White polar attack BB
Gray stone warrior BB
Pink MLP crossover BB
Clear invisible BB
Hey X, Funny thing. when I was in high school I drew up a movie Bumblebee and then copied the image and then colored it in about 15 different color schemes. Your ideas here actually cover all of them
Posted by william-james88 on February 6th, 2016 @ 5:51pm CST
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Hey X, Funny thing. when I was in high school I drew up a movie Bumblebee and then copied the image and then colored it in about 15 different color schemes. Your ideas here actually cover all of them
You could make a cool Andy Warhol homage out of that.
It also reminds me of this:
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 6th, 2016 @ 6:06pm CST
now for my thoughts on Black Knight Bee: They seem to like the black knight theme, and that is ok with me Black Knight sounds cool and the deco really is nice
Posted by DeathReviews on February 7th, 2016 @ 12:36pm CST
william-james88 wrote:What is the problem with you people? Hasbro can make a black Bumblebee but Takara cant? So anyone in japan who wants one is stuck having to import a Hasbro redeco? For shame!
Oh, don't think I'm being hard on Takara alone. Hasbro is equally guilty in using poor Bumblebee as a crutch when they run out of ideas for figures to repaint and 'redeco'. While Bumblebee is a fine character, they have just made so many of him that people are growing weary of it. Like pop-rocks, you can only jam so many into your mouth before it becomes cloy...
Posted by Hellscream9999 on February 7th, 2016 @ 12:37pm CST
DeathReviews wrote:william-james88 wrote:What is the problem with you people? Hasbro can make a black Bumblebee but Takara cant? So anyone in japan who wants one is stuck having to import a Hasbro redeco? For shame!
Oh, don't think I'm being hard on Takara alone. Hasbro is equally guilty in using poor Bumblebee as a crutch when they run out of ideas for figures to repaint and 'redeco'. While Bumblebee is a fine character, they have just made so many of him that people are growing weary of it. Like pop-rocks, you can only jam so many into your mouth before it becomes cloy...
It'd have been cool if TT used a hypothetical pre-tooled head of BB with his mask on for the black knight redeco, it would've made him look really
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 7th, 2016 @ 12:51pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:
It'd have been cool if TT used a hypothetical pre-tooled head of BB with his mask on for the black knight redeco, it would've made him look really
This would have been awesome, considering Bee, Swipe and Strongarm all have facemasks in the show.
Posted by william-james88 on February 7th, 2016 @ 4:02pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:It'd have been cool if TT used a hypothetical pre-tooled head of BB with his mask on for the black knight redeco, it would've made him look really
Yes, that would have been extra cool, like what they did with the optimus redeco last time:
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Posted by Microraptor on February 7th, 2016 @ 5:45pm CST
DeathReviews wrote:william-james88 wrote:What is the problem with you people? Hasbro can make a black Bumblebee but Takara cant? So anyone in japan who wants one is stuck having to import a Hasbro redeco? For shame!
Oh, don't think I'm being hard on Takara alone. Hasbro is equally guilty in using poor Bumblebee as a crutch when they run out of ideas for figures to repaint and 'redeco'. While Bumblebee is a fine character, they have just made so many of him that people are growing weary of it. Like pop-rocks, you can only jam so many into your mouth before it becomes cloy...
Hear, hear! Far too often I hear scorn and derision heaped upon poor Bumblebee, with the perpetrators not realizing 'tis not Bee's fault that he gets redecoed eleventy-billion times. It's nice to see some people recognize this fact as well.
Posted by Emerje on February 8th, 2016 @ 3:57am CST
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on February 8th, 2016 @ 6:20am CST
Emerje wrote:In fairness Hasbro has been pretty easy on us when it comes to BB, we haven't had one in the Generations line since, what, 2013? They could have easily done some while doing Age of Extinction and RID, but they seem to have learned that collectors aren't kids and we have a wider variety of favorite characters.
Emerje
And plus, during AOE, they had a character who<s whole point was being a BB repaint (stinger) and yet they didnt release a deluxe of that and the toys of him found in other classes were all walmart exclusives. So each Bee from AOE only had one toy per mold.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on February 8th, 2016 @ 11:04am CST
william-james88 wrote:Emerje wrote:In fairness Hasbro has been pretty easy on us when it comes to BB, we haven't had one in the Generations line since, what, 2013? They could have easily done some while doing Age of Extinction and RID, but they seem to have learned that collectors aren't kids and we have a wider variety of favorite characters.
Emerje
And plus, during AOE, they had a character who<s whole point was being a BB repaint (stinger) and yet they didnt release a deluxe of that and the toys of him found in other classes were all walmart exclusives. So each Bee from AOE only had one toy per mold.
Which is interesting, because that was one of the few figures we wanted them to give us
Posted by william-james88 on February 8th, 2016 @ 11:19am CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Emerje wrote:In fairness Hasbro has been pretty easy on us when it comes to BB, we haven't had one in the Generations line since, what, 2013? They could have easily done some while doing Age of Extinction and RID, but they seem to have learned that collectors aren't kids and we have a wider variety of favorite characters.
Emerje
And plus, during AOE, they had a character who<s whole point was being a BB repaint (stinger) and yet they didnt release a deluxe of that and the toys of him found in other classes were all walmart exclusives. So each Bee from AOE only had one toy per mold.
Which is interesting, because that was one of the few figures we wanted them to give us
I am 100% certain that if they did we would have gotten just as many
"Not another bee repaint" comments. Takara did one and we want one too. I would have preferred getting that 2 headed shockwave we saw in the movie but since Takara didnt make or release a toy like that no one cared. Its the golden rule of fandom, we only want what we cant get and the grass is always greener.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on February 8th, 2016 @ 11:45am CST
william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Emerje wrote:In fairness Hasbro has been pretty easy on us when it comes to BB, we haven't had one in the Generations line since, what, 2013? They could have easily done some while doing Age of Extinction and RID, but they seem to have learned that collectors aren't kids and we have a wider variety of favorite characters.
Emerje
And plus, during AOE, they had a character who<s whole point was being a BB repaint (stinger) and yet they didnt release a deluxe of that and the toys of him found in other classes were all walmart exclusives. So each Bee from AOE only had one toy per mold.
Which is interesting, because that was one of the few figures we wanted them to give us
I am 100% certain that if they did we would have gotten just as many
"Not another bee repaint" comments. Takara did one and we want one too. I would have preferred getting that 2 headed shockwave we saw in the movie but since Takara didnt make or release a toy like that no one cared. Its the golden rule of fandom, we only want what we cant get and the grass is always greener.
It probably would've helped if the shockwave thing had screen-time, or transformed
Posted by william-james88 on February 8th, 2016 @ 12:27pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:It probably would've helped if the shockwave thing had screen-time, or transformed
None of the decepticons "transformed" in that film
Posted by Hellscream9999 on February 8th, 2016 @ 12:36pm CST
william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:It probably would've helped if the shockwave thing had screen-time, or transformed
None of the decepticons "transformed" in that film
Fine
HAD AN ALT MODE
without a known alt mode, I don't know if even TT could do anything with it
Posted by william-james88 on February 8th, 2016 @ 12:49pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:It probably would've helped if the shockwave thing had screen-time, or transformed
None of the decepticons "transformed" in that film
Fine
HAD AN ALT MODE
without a known alt mode, I don't know if even TT could do anything with it
Did Shockwave have an alt mode in Dark of he Moon? I dont think so.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on February 8th, 2016 @ 12:53pm CST
william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:It probably would've helped if the shockwave thing had screen-time, or transformed
None of the decepticons "transformed" in that film
Fine
HAD AN ALT MODE
without a known alt mode, I don't know if even TT could do anything with it
Did Shockwave have an alt mode in Dark of he Moon? I dont think so.
Yeah, but that's shockwave, all they had to do was have him hunch over and attach the cannon to him for us to be happy
Posted by william-james88 on February 8th, 2016 @ 12:55pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:It probably would've helped if the shockwave thing had screen-time, or transformed
None of the decepticons "transformed" in that film
Fine
HAD AN ALT MODE
without a known alt mode, I don't know if even TT could do anything with it
Did Shockwave have an alt mode in Dark of he Moon? I dont think so.
Yeah, but that's shockwave, all they had to do was have him hunch over and attach the cannon to him for us to be happy
Well then that answers your question. They could do the same with the 2 headed shockwave.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on February 8th, 2016 @ 1:04pm CST
william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:It probably would've helped if the shockwave thing had screen-time, or transformed
None of the decepticons "transformed" in that film
Fine
HAD AN ALT MODE
without a known alt mode, I don't know if even TT could do anything with it
Did Shockwave have an alt mode in Dark of he Moon? I dont think so.
Yeah, but that's shockwave, all they had to do was have him hunch over and attach the cannon to him for us to be happy
Well then that answers your question. They could do the same with the 2 headed shockwave.
Dotm shockwave with 2 cannons
Posted by Sabrblade on February 8th, 2016 @ 1:04pm CST
More like two arm spikes and no cannon.Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:It probably would've helped if the shockwave thing had screen-time, or transformed
None of the decepticons "transformed" in that film
Fine
HAD AN ALT MODE
without a known alt mode, I don't know if even TT could do anything with it
Did Shockwave have an alt mode in Dark of he Moon? I dont think so.
Yeah, but that's shockwave, all they had to do was have him hunch over and attach the cannon to him for us to be happy
Well then that answers your question. They could do the same with the 2 headed shockwave.
Dotm shockwave with 2 cannons
Posted by Hellscream9999 on February 8th, 2016 @ 1:13pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:More like two arm spikes and no cannon.Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:It probably would've helped if the shockwave thing had screen-time, or transformed
None of the decepticons "transformed" in that film
Fine
HAD AN ALT MODE
without a known alt mode, I don't know if even TT could do anything with it
Did Shockwave have an alt mode in Dark of he Moon? I dont think so.
Yeah, but that's shockwave, all they had to do was have him hunch over and attach the cannon to him for us to be happy
Well then that answers your question. They could do the same with the 2 headed shockwave.
Dotm shockwave with 2 cannons
Oh, well, forget that
Posted by Lunatic Prime on February 9th, 2016 @ 7:52am CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:More like two arm spikes and no cannon.Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:It probably would've helped if the shockwave thing had screen-time, or transformed
None of the decepticons "transformed" in that film
Fine
HAD AN ALT MODE
without a known alt mode, I don't know if even TT could do anything with it
Did Shockwave have an alt mode in Dark of he Moon? I dont think so.
Yeah, but that's shockwave, all they had to do was have him hunch over and attach the cannon to him for us to be happy
Well then that answers your question. They could do the same with the 2 headed shockwave.
Dotm shockwave with 2 cannons
Oh, well, forget that
The Decepticons had alt modes. You saw them in the garage/factory in HK.
Posted by Agamemnon on February 9th, 2016 @ 10:27am CST
Lunatic Prime wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:More like two arm spikes and no cannon.Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:It probably would've helped if the shockwave thing had screen-time, or transformed
None of the decepticons "transformed" in that film
Fine
HAD AN ALT MODE
without a known alt mode, I don't know if even TT could do anything with it
Did Shockwave have an alt mode in Dark of he Moon? I dont think so.
Yeah, but that's shockwave, all they had to do was have him hunch over and attach the cannon to him for us to be happy
Well then that answers your question. They could do the same with the 2 headed shockwave.
Dotm shockwave with 2 cannons
Oh, well, forget that
The Decepticons had alt modes. You saw them in the garage/factory in HK.
Are we talking about those on Lockdown's ship?
Posted by Lunatic Prime on February 9th, 2016 @ 10:31am CST
Agamemnon wrote:Lunatic Prime wrote:The Decepticons had alt modes. You saw them in the garage/factory in HK.
Are we talking about those on Lockdown's ship?
Nope. The ones in the KSI building in HK.
Posted by Agamemnon on February 9th, 2016 @ 10:37am CST
Lunatic Prime wrote:Agamemnon wrote:Lunatic Prime wrote:The Decepticons had alt modes. You saw them in the garage/factory in HK.
Are we talking about those on Lockdown's ship?
Nope. The ones in the KSI building in HK.
Right, but the two headed "Shockwave" was on Lockdown's ship, right?
Posted by Lunatic Prime on February 9th, 2016 @ 10:41am CST
Agamemnon wrote:Lunatic Prime wrote:Agamemnon wrote:Lunatic Prime wrote:The Decepticons had alt modes. You saw them in the garage/factory in HK.
Are we talking about those on Lockdown's ship?
Nope. The ones in the KSI building in HK.
Right, but the two headed "Shockwave" was on Lockdown's ship, right?
No. There were others who looked similar to him and the Steeljaws.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 9th, 2016 @ 5:29pm CST
Several of Two Head (the 2-headed Shockwave) were KSI Prototypes.
Posted by Robogeek1973 on February 9th, 2016 @ 6:31pm CST
Posted by mooncake623 on February 11th, 2016 @ 4:28pm CST
Posted by Lunatic Prime on February 11th, 2016 @ 4:30pm CST
mooncake623 wrote:Thanks to Hisashi Yuki, we get some new in-hand images of the upcoming Transformers Adventure release of Robots in Disguise Megatronus! Check out the images below and remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates!
Is the left one also from Takara or the Hasbro TRU exclusive?
Posted by steals_your_goats on February 11th, 2016 @ 4:32pm CST