Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-13 Nemesis Prime TAV-14 Ultra Magnus Tweeted
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Following up from our previously reported Amazon listings, Takara Tomy designer Hisashi Yuki (or TFYuki as we've all come to know and love) is once again in the sharing mood and brings us some dynamic shots of upcoming Transformers Adventure figures TAV-13 Nemesis Prime and TAV-14 Ultra Magnus. For fun, Yuki had TED-05 Junkion stop by for lessons on being a blue and white truck. With a little hammering, he learned: be more red! Keep scrolling to see the images, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your Transformers News!
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 28th, 2015 @ 1:30pm CDT
But that Nemesis Prime... Man, I WANT it!
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on March 28th, 2015 @ 1:57pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 28th, 2015 @ 1:59pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Anyone who missed out on the excellent BH Ultra Magnus might go for that one. The richer colors and that golden hammer really make it pop.
Just a warning: that one doesn't have Prime's smokestacks either, like the original BH Ultra Magnus.
Nemesis looks tempting, but he's no real priority unlike the Armada one.
Posted by Sabrblade on March 28th, 2015 @ 2:06pm CDT
Not when one considers that Japan never got season 3 of Prime, and likewise never got the toy in the Go! toyline.OptimalOptimus2 wrote:This show-accurate Ultra Magnus is not a part of the actual Transformers: Prime toyline. Seems a bit backwards.
Posted by Optimizzy on March 28th, 2015 @ 2:06pm CDT
Posted by Optimizzy on March 28th, 2015 @ 2:14pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Not when one considers that Japan never got season 3 of Prime, and likewise never got the toy in the Go! toyline.OptimalOptimus2 wrote:This show-accurate Ultra Magnus is not a part of the actual Transformers: Prime toyline. Seems a bit backwards.
That's true! That really seems like a weird decision in retrospect. The Go! toyline really didn't have much in it. Well I say that but the awesome repaints and heads for the predacons and the really cool Go! Prime sure were worth getting. Everything that was new and unique to the line was kinda dull though.
Compare that with Beast Hunters here, which had this Magnus, and Shockwave and the surprisingly neat Sharkticon Megatron.
I mean, they rolled the dice to come up with something different, but I just don't think they won out on this bet.
Posted by william-james88 on March 28th, 2015 @ 2:25pm CDT
Optimizzy wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Not when one considers that Japan never got season 3 of Prime, and likewise never got the toy in the Go! toyline.OptimalOptimus2 wrote:This show-accurate Ultra Magnus is not a part of the actual Transformers: Prime toyline. Seems a bit backwards.
That's true! That really seems like a weird decision in retrospect. The Go! toyline really didn't have much in it. Well I say that but the awesome repaints and heads for the predacons and the really cool Go! Prime sure were worth getting. Everything that was new and unique to the line was kinda dull though.
So you wouldnt recomend the combiners? I wasnt sure if I should get them.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 28th, 2015 @ 2:35pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:So you wouldnt recomend the combiners? I wasnt sure if I should get them.
Beleive me I really looked into the combiners. I will be arsh here but I think they all suck really hard. And not in a pleasant way. First of all, I just hate combiners made out of 3 members where one dude just serves as a backpack. What is the point of that member? Just make Energon Power Links featuring duos. This will be far better. Also, the individual robot and beast modes. Good lord, kill them with fire. The overall combined mode look nice, but the flaws far outweight the good. My 60-100$ will be better spendt on Combiner Wars.
BTW, Railraicer have the same problems as the GO combiners. That's why I never bought the team. Even for cheap.
Posted by william-james88 on March 28th, 2015 @ 8:28pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:So you wouldnt recomend the combiners? I wasnt sure if I should get them.
Beleive me I really looked into the combiners. I will be arsh here but I think they all suck really hard. And not in a pleasant way. First of all, I just hate combiners made out of 3 members where one dude just serves as a backpack. What is the point of that member? Just make Energon Power Links featuring duos. This will be far better. Also, the individual robot and beast modes. Good lord, kill them with fire. The overall combined mode look nice, but the flaws far outweight the good. My 60-100$ will be better spendt on Combiner Wars.
BTW, Railraicer have the same problems as the GO combiners. That's why I never bought the team. Even for cheap.
You now that I have valued our input since day 1 on this site, so I thank you very much for letting me know your thoughts on those. Yeah, I wont look int them any further.
Posted by fenrir72 on March 28th, 2015 @ 8:31pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:So you wouldnt recomend the combiners? I wasnt sure if I should get them.
Beleive me I really looked into the combiners. I will be arsh here but I think they all suck really hard. And not in a pleasant way. First of all, I just hate combiners made out of 3 members where one dude just serves as a backpack. What is the point of that member? Just make Energon Power Links featuring duos. This will be far better. Also, the individual robot and beast modes. Good lord, kill them with fire. The overall combined mode look nice, but the flaws far outweight the good. My 60-100$ will be better spendt on Combiner Wars.
BTW, Railraicer have the same problems as the GO combiners. That's why I never bought the team. Even for cheap.
You now that I have valued our input since day 1 on this site, so I thank you very much for letting me know your thoughts on those. Yeah, I wont look int them any further.
Combiners for TAV line?
Posted by william-james88 on March 28th, 2015 @ 9:02pm CDT
fenrir72 wrote:william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:So you wouldnt recomend the combiners? I wasnt sure if I should get them.
Beleive me I really looked into the combiners. I will be arsh here but I think they all suck really hard. And not in a pleasant way. First of all, I just hate combiners made out of 3 members where one dude just serves as a backpack. What is the point of that member? Just make Energon Power Links featuring duos. This will be far better. Also, the individual robot and beast modes. Good lord, kill them with fire. The overall combined mode look nice, but the flaws far outweight the good. My 60-100$ will be better spendt on Combiner Wars.
BTW, Railraicer have the same problems as the GO combiners. That's why I never bought the team. Even for cheap.
You now that I have valued our input since day 1 on this site, so I thank you very much for letting me know your thoughts on those. Yeah, I wont look int them any further.
Combiners for TAV line?
No, from the Go! line
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on March 28th, 2015 @ 10:06pm CDT
Posted by fenrir72 on March 28th, 2015 @ 10:46pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:fenrir72 wrote:william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:So you wouldnt recomend the combiners? I wasnt sure if I should get them.
Beleive me I really looked into the combiners. I will be arsh here but I think they all suck really hard. And not in a pleasant way. First of all, I just hate combiners made out of 3 members where one dude just serves as a backpack. What is the point of that member? Just make Energon Power Links featuring duos. This will be far better. Also, the individual robot and beast modes. Good lord, kill them with fire. The overall combined mode look nice, but the flaws far outweight the good. My 60-100$ will be better spendt on Combiner Wars.
BTW, Railraicer have the same problems as the GO combiners. That's why I never bought the team. Even for cheap.
You now that I have valued our input since day 1 on this site, so I thank you very much for letting me know your thoughts on those. Yeah, I wont look int them any further.
Combiners for TAV line?
No, from the Go! line
Indivudually, they kind of suck. But that should'nt stop you from getting them. The Ninja team imho translates better in combiner mode.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 28th, 2015 @ 11:54pm CDT
fenrir72 wrote:william-james88 wrote:fenrir72 wrote:william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:So you wouldnt recomend the combiners? I wasnt sure if I should get them.
Beleive me I really looked into the combiners. I will be arsh here but I think they all suck really hard. And not in a pleasant way. First of all, I just hate combiners made out of 3 members where one dude just serves as a backpack. What is the point of that member? Just make Energon Power Links featuring duos. This will be far better. Also, the individual robot and beast modes. Good lord, kill them with fire. The overall combined mode look nice, but the flaws far outweight the good. My 60-100$ will be better spendt on Combiner Wars.
BTW, Railraicer have the same problems as the GO combiners. That's why I never bought the team. Even for cheap.
You now that I have valued our input since day 1 on this site, so I thank you very much for letting me know your thoughts on those. Yeah, I wont look int them any further.
Combiners for TAV line?
No, from the Go! line
Indivudually, they kind of suck. But that should'nt stop you from getting them. The Ninja team imho translates better in combiner mode.
Epic quoting to say that I vew some video reviews and I didnt liked what I saw. Most reviewers seem to force themselves to love the whole thing.
For me, if I spend big bucks on a transformers, it's to love the WHOLE PACKAGE. I want to enjoy the figures fully. Only one nice mode out of seven is unnacceptable.
That's why Combiner Wars rock so much. I havent bought anything yet, but from what I've seen, all the figures work perfectly as stand alone figures and the combiner rock too! That's a 11 great modes out of 11 perfection!
BTW Will, if you happen uppon a GO! team live and they are dirt cheap, go for it. For the sake of curiosity alone. They could go well with your Railraicer.
Posted by Nemesis Destron on March 29th, 2015 @ 12:00am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Nemesis looks tempting, but he's no real priority unlike the Armada one.
Armada one...did I miss something?
Posted by william-james88 on March 29th, 2015 @ 12:16am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:BTW Will, if you happen uppon a GO! team live and they are dirt cheap, go for it. For the sake of curiosity alone. They could go well with your Railraicer.
The problem with those is that you'll usually find 2 out of 3 that are cheap and the third is either not available or more expensive. So I can wait, you never know. I never expected to get so many mint Beast Wars neo toys for so cheap.
And I never did find my railacer
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 29th, 2015 @ 4:35am CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:BTW Will, if you happen uppon a GO! team live and they are dirt cheap, go for it. For the sake of curiosity alone. They could go well with your Railraicer.
The problem with those is that you'll usually find 2 out of 3 that are cheap and the third is either not available or more expensive. So I can wait, you never know. I never expected to get so many mint Beast Wars neo toys for so cheap.
And I never did find my railacer
Oh? Roddy had a Railraicer for sale for like, 30$ for ages. And when I said if you happen on a GO! team, I mean a GO! TEAM. Meaning all 3 members in one... go! That would be the only reason to get a team because the individual bots are totally worthless.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 29th, 2015 @ 9:40am CDT
Nemesis Destron wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Nemesis looks tempting, but he's no real priority unlike the Armada one.
Armada one...did I miss something?
Armada Nemesis Prim:
Posted by Nemesis Destron on March 30th, 2015 @ 12:05pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Anyone who missed out on the excellent BH Ultra Magnus might go for that one. The richer colors and that golden hammer really make it pop.
Just a warning: that one doesn't have Prime's smokestacks either, like the original BH Ultra Magnus.
Nemesis looks tempting, but he's no real priority unlike the Armada one.
Sorry for the dumb question but can OP smokestacks be add to this UM?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 30th, 2015 @ 12:09pm CDT
Nemesis Destron wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Anyone who missed out on the excellent BH Ultra Magnus might go for that one. The richer colors and that golden hammer really make it pop.
Just a warning: that one doesn't have Prime's smokestacks either, like the original BH Ultra Magnus.
Nemesis looks tempting, but he's no real priority unlike the Armada one.
Sorry for the dumb question but can OP smokestacks be add to this UM?
You should be able to, and they should not interfere with the backpack either.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on March 31st, 2015 @ 6:14pm CDT
Posted by fenrir72 on March 31st, 2015 @ 6:50pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:BTW Will, if you happen uppon a GO! team live and they are dirt cheap, go for it. For the sake of curiosity alone. They could go well with your Railraicer.
The problem with those is that you'll usually find 2 out of 3 that are cheap and the third is either not available or more expensive. So I can wait, you never know. I never expected to get so many mint Beast Wars neo toys for so cheap.
And I never did find my railacer
The TfGO! line.........again, a real weird animal. The Ninjas combiner looked great but individually, looked all pregnant
The Samurai figs, indivisually look much better but combined, mixed bag. The first mode with the police car has a design flaw in his fists that can't close. But love them just the same.
In 2ndary markets, the blue lion is hard to find.
Posted by prjkt on March 31st, 2015 @ 9:54pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Well Big Bad has pushed back their March pre-orders to April on the Adventure line figures. The only one I was interested in was Junkion so now it'll come with Nemesis Prime.
Looks like you might have missed out on the first batch. I've got Roadblock in my PoL to ship as soon as they get around to it
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 31st, 2015 @ 10:14pm CDT
prjkt wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Well Big Bad has pushed back their March pre-orders to April on the Adventure line figures. The only one I was interested in was Junkion so now it'll come with Nemesis Prime.
Looks like you might have missed out on the first batch. I've got Roadblock in my PoL to ship as soon as they get around to it
Y U NO HLJ instead?
http://www.hlj.com/product/TKT82845/Sci?utm_source=seibertron.com&=&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=news%20post
Posted by william-james88 on March 31st, 2015 @ 10:15pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:prjkt wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Well Big Bad has pushed back their March pre-orders to April on the Adventure line figures. The only one I was interested in was Junkion so now it'll come with Nemesis Prime.
Looks like you might have missed out on the first batch. I've got Roadblock in my PoL to ship as soon as they get around to it
Y U NO HLJ instead?
http://www.hlj.com/product/TKT82845/Sci?utm_source=seibertron.com&=&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=news%20post
I think he wanted Roadblock, not Junkion.
Posted by prjkt on March 31st, 2015 @ 10:25pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on March 31st, 2015 @ 10:34pm CDT
prjkt wrote:Chuck wanted Junkion, I wanted Roadblock (missed out at HLJ, got Swoop from there though)
And I missed out on swoop.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 31st, 2015 @ 10:47pm CDT
By the way, I spent part of the morning organizing and transforming some of my Transformers Prime figures, and I have to say, I think they hold up quite well a few years later now. They're solid figures and some have pretty clever transformations, especially Vehicon, Wheeljack, Ratchet, Bumblebee, and many of the Voyager molds. I'd say the line was very underrated by the fandom, and I think something very similar is happening with the warrior class figures from RID 2015.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 1st, 2015 @ 12:40am CDT
prjkt wrote:Chuck wanted Junkion, I wanted Roadblock (missed out at HLJ, got Swoop from there though)
Yeah I wanted Junkion because I like blue. When it comes in stock I might go for Gregetor just for some Japanese series reviews. I'm kinda expecting to wake up to an email from BBTS
Posted by prjkt on April 2nd, 2015 @ 8:18am CDT
william-james88 wrote:prjkt wrote:Chuck wanted Junkion, I wanted Roadblock (missed out at HLJ, got Swoop from there though)
And I missed out on swoop.
Bugger. I'll have to take some photos so you can live vicariously through that
Posted by william-james88 on April 2nd, 2015 @ 8:24am CDT
prjkt wrote:william-james88 wrote:prjkt wrote:Chuck wanted Junkion, I wanted Roadblock (missed out at HLJ, got Swoop from there though)
And I missed out on swoop.
Bugger. I'll have to take some photos so you can live vicariously through that
Dont poke a fly with a stick after you've already removed it's wings
Posted by william-james88 on April 2nd, 2015 @ 9:21am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 2nd, 2015 @ 10:27am CDT
Posted by Seibertron on April 2nd, 2015 @ 12:58pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Now, that is much better representation of Optimus's appearance in the show. Either Hasbro or Takara needs to make a translucent version of the Warrior to give us a proper Corporeal Ghost Optimus figure.
Hopefully we'll get a voyager wave at some point or a larger comparable version.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 2nd, 2015 @ 7:53pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 2nd, 2015 @ 8:04pm CDT
So the problem exists on Takara's version too, eh?Wolfman Jake wrote:I just got Takara's One-Step Underbite from TFSource this afternoon. He will not stay in beast mode at all. I've seen plenty of reports of this being a problem, but no solutions. Is mine just defective or is it fixable? Will I have to keep exchanging it until I get one that works correctly?
TFWiki has this to say of his transformation issue:
Caution should be used with his transformation, as many early samples would lose the ability to lock into robo-beast mode with rigorous/repeated squeezing of the haunches (vehicle is the "default" state, beast mode relies on a tensed spring to stay locked in).
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 3rd, 2015 @ 2:24am CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 3rd, 2015 @ 11:58pm CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:Yeah, I read that in the wiki too. Mine never, ever worked correctly from the get-go, though. I'll contact TFSource and see if I can get an exchange. For now, I've got a clear rubber band keeping him mostly locked in beast mode.
After reading these last few posts mine has decided to stop working. I got it a few weeks ago and it was working quite well but within the last 24hrs no go. It's a shame because it's a cool design and fun gimmick. This really should've been thought out more.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 4th, 2015 @ 4:30am CDT
Posted by Lockdownhunter on April 4th, 2015 @ 6:12am CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:Lockdownhunter wrote:You know,Takara always has to mess up and turn them into First Go! Hunter Ratchet,now Strongarm?Takara,why is this happening?
Uh, there's a perfectly Strongarm in the line. Are you confused with the repaint "Gregevor" as a new Decepticon character? Gregevor isn't replacing Strongarm.
Thanks!!!!!! Gregevor is a male?! That means Primus put a male in a female's body!Oh boy,is this weird!First BW Inferno and Waspinator,now this?!Someone please get rid of the dark energon in Primus.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 4th, 2015 @ 8:24am CDT
Yes, Greejeeber is male. The only thing really feminine about the toy is its lips, but the toy's box art removed that aspect from the character's design, and its bio didn't specify a gender for Greejeeber, so it stands to reason that Greejeeber is male since it's based on a preexisting male character and had nothing given to it to indicate it being female.Lockdownhunter wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Lockdownhunter wrote:You know,Takara always has to mess up and turn them into First Go! Hunter Ratchet,now Strongarm?Takara,why is this happening?
Uh, there's a perfectly Strongarm in the line. Are you confused with the repaint "Gregevor" as a new Decepticon character? Gregevor isn't replacing Strongarm.
Thanks!!!!!! Gregevor is a male?! That means Primus put a male in a female's body!Oh boy,is this weird!First BW Inferno and Waspinator,now this?!Someone please get rid of the dark energon in Primus.
Posted by william-james88 on April 6th, 2015 @ 7:12pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 6th, 2015 @ 7:16pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 6th, 2015 @ 7:22pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:I know the colors on Junkion are based on the colors of garbage trucks in Japan. But look what I saw today in Canada while waiting for the bus:
My Junkion (along BB and Wolfie) are on their way! :3
Posted by william-james88 on April 6th, 2015 @ 7:31pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:
My Junkion (along BB and Wolfie) are on their way! :3
Nice!! Which postage option did you pick and how expensive was it?
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 6th, 2015 @ 7:37pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:My Junkion (along BB and Wolfie) are on their way! :3
I believe you will like them both. I'm surprised by how fun the Warrior class figures are. The extra paint apps from the Takara versions are well worth it too.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 6th, 2015 @ 7:42pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:My Junkion (along BB and Wolfie) are on their way! :3
Nice!! Which postage option did you pick and how expensive was it?
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TED05 Junkion 1 : ¥1,440
TKT82962 TAVVS01 Bumblebee VS Steeljaw 1 : ¥3,600
Merchandise Total: ¥5,040
Shipping: ¥1,180
Total: ¥6,220
(corporate blah blah)
6,220.00 JPY = 64.9754 CAD
All in all, just around 3 bucks more than if I would had paid for full price, including taxes, at my local store. A great deal considering that's SHIPPING INCLUDED, there's a great chance of no custom fees amd I will have the superior Takara decos. Plus, forget to see Junkheap in stores, ever.
Wolfman Jake wrote:I believe you will like them both. I'm surprised by how fun the Warrior class figures are. The extra paint apps from the Takara versions are well worth it too.
I thought about buying the Hasbro version of BB, but 20$+tx and a 10$ Reprolabels upgrade to make the figure not look like shite is a bit too much for me. So, Takara all the way!
Posted by william-james88 on April 6th, 2015 @ 8:49pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Shipping: ¥1,180
That is Mega Cheap shipping, thanks for letting me know!
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 6th, 2015 @ 9:04pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Shipping: ¥1,180
That is Mega Cheap shipping, thanks for letting me know!
I know, right? Cheaper than shipping within Canada, for crying out loud!
Posted by william-james88 on April 6th, 2015 @ 9:12pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Shipping: ¥1,180
That is Mega Cheap shipping, thanks for letting me know!
I know, right? Cheaper than shipping within Canada, for crying out loud!
Holy SH!T, thats TRUE!