Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure New Figures, TAV-50 Hyper Surge Optimus

Posted by Va'al Jan 20, 2016 at 3:46am CST 25,623 views

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In other toy news, and still thanks to site sponsor TFSource, we have an update to the Transformers Adventure line from Takara Tomy, bringing to the Japanese market some of the recently released Robots in Disguise molds we've seen elsewhere in the world. From Fracture and Megatronus, to the armor and battle packs, via Overload, Quillfire and Crazybolt - ending up at TAV-50 Hyper Surge Optimus Prime, what looks like a Thunderclash-esque deco on a potentially new mold for the Autobot mentor and leader. Check it out below, and let us know what you think!

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Comment by Emerje Jan 20, 2016

As if Prime's death and rebirth wasn't biblical enough, now he's an angel. :lol:

Truck mode looks like an afterthought, but I like it, I think I'll try to get one.

Emerje

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Comment by guarayakha Jan 20, 2016

Looks like they've finally fixed his long leg issues. Looking great there!

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Comment by Microraptor Jan 20, 2016

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Comment by Tranzilla Jan 20, 2016

Va'al wrote:In other toy news, and still thanks to site sponsor TFSource, we have an update to the Transformers Adventure line from Takara Tomy, bringing to the Japanese market some of the recently released Robots in Disguise molds we've seen elsewhere in the world. From Fracture and Megatronus, to the armor and battle packs, via Overload, Quillfire and Crazybolt - ending up at TAV-50 Hyper Surge Optimus Prime, what looks like a Thunderclash-esque deco on a potentially new mold for the Autobot mentor and leader. Check it out below, and let us know what you think!

Red Bull Prime

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Comment by Emerje Jan 20, 2016

Just noticed that the thing sitting on the ground is also folded up on his chest in bot mode. Some sort of Minicon?

And is it just me or is he wearing a blue Tarn mask? :???:

Emerje

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Comment by Lunatic Prime Jan 20, 2016

In vehicle mode the amount of details and everything let me guess that he's at best a Deluxe/Warrior class figure, but I don't get the price point of $75,99. :HEADHURTS:

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Comment by Lunatic Prime Jan 20, 2016

Emerje wrote:Just noticed that the thing sitting on the ground is also folded up on his chest in bot mode. Some sort of Minicon?

And is it just me or is he wearing a blue Tarn mask?

Emerje

Maybe he ripped off Tarn's face and wears it as a mask now. :twisted:

Yeah, that thing looks like a chest Mini-Con or something like that (like on Liokaiser's members in bot mode) but the one sitting on the ground has a different color.

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Comment by Cobotron Jan 20, 2016

Looks like that minicon might be some kind of bird. attached to Prime's chest, you can see it has some little talon/feet. I'd be willing to bet those clear wings can come off Prime and attach to the mini-fal-con.

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Comment by ScottyP Jan 20, 2016

That Optimus' engineering looks like some hybrid of the big honkin' Beast Hunters OP and the Gen/GDO Cyber Commander OP from last year. Can't say it appears to be a re-tool of either, but reminiscent of them at least.

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Comment by Cobotron Jan 20, 2016

ScottyP wrote:That Optimus' engineering looks like some hybrid of the big honkin' Beast Hunters OP and the Gen/GDO Cyber Commander OP from last year. Can't say it appears to be a re-tool of either, but reminiscent of them at least.

Hey ya! I thought those legs looked familiar. those are totally BH P's legs ... and feet, maybe? :-?

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Comment by william-james88 Jan 20, 2016

guarayakha wrote:Looks like they've finally fixed his long leg issues. Looking great there!

Not really, this one doesnt have a functional trailer. So its not a fix, just a new version of the same design as the deluxe mold. Speaking of that deluxe, both that toy adn the legion have a better truck mode than this one :SICK:

Lunatic Prime wrote:In vehicle mode the amount of details and everything let me guess that he's at best a Deluxe/Warrior class figure, but I don't get the price point of $75,99.

Thats not the real price of the toy, you shouldnt judge it by that. Thats just the price americans have to pay if they want to buy from TF Source and not ship him from japan. It has nothing to do with the worth of the toy or how much it cost to make.

The real price is probably the same as any leader figure, so 50$. Has as much if not more detail than the leader seekers, so it sounds fair.

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Comment by grimdragon2001 Jan 20, 2016

does anybody else sense a Nova Prime repaint/custom coming out of this new Optimus?

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Comment by ScottyP Jan 20, 2016

Cobotron wrote:
ScottyP wrote:That Optimus' engineering looks like some hybrid of the big honkin' Beast Hunters OP and the Gen/GDO Cyber Commander OP from last year. Can't say it appears to be a re-tool of either, but reminiscent of them at least.
Hey ya! I thought those legs looked familiar. those are totally BH P's legs ... and feet, maybe?

Nope. Similar, but not them (I looked, thought the same at first)

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Comment by Lunatic Prime Jan 20, 2016

william-james88 wrote:
Lunatic Prime wrote:In vehicle mode the amount of details and everything let me guess that he's at best a Deluxe/Warrior class figure, but I don't get the price point of $75,99.

Thats not the real price of the toy, you shouldnt judge it by that. Thats just the price americans have to pay if they want to buy from TF Source and not ship him from japan. It has nothing to do with the worth of the toy or how much it cost to make.

The real price is probably the same as any leader figure, so 50$. Has as much if not more detail than the leader seekers, so it sounds fair.

I just judged from the vehicle mode. He reminds me of the new Battle Pack OP. I think robot mode just looks so much detailed because of the vast paint Takara splashes on their versions.
And the price, I know that it's more expensive to import those figures but he doesn't look like a Leader class to me. For that the vehicle mode looks too crappy. But maybe it's an upscaled remolded version of the BP OP.

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Comment by Va'al Jan 20, 2016

grimdragon2001 wrote:does anybody else sense a Nova Prime repaint/custom coming out of this new Optimus?

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Comment by william-james88 Jan 20, 2016

Lunatic Prime wrote:And the price, I know that it's more expensive to import those figures but he doesn't look like a Leader class to me. For that the vehicle mode looks too crappy. But maybe it's an upscaled remolded version of the BP OP.

I think instead its a new mold which just takes hints of previous transformation and engineering. Like all of combiner wars deluxes and every RID optimus Hasbro has done. Like they just looked at old designs and made a new mold based on them instead of actually changing stuff to the physical mold.

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Comment by Sabrblade Jan 20, 2016

What... What mold is that?

The robot mode looks amazing, while the truck mold... doesn't.

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Comment by william-james88 Jan 20, 2016

Sabrblade wrote:What... What mold is that?

The robot mode looks amazing, while the truck mold... doesn't.

Pretty sure its a new mold. Which is odd since I thought TT only made one mold per character in their lines. Anyways for those who were wondering, this is what the chest bird looks like: