Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG09 Brainstorm, LG08 Swerve and Tailgate - Better Quality Images

So Takara's Tailgate is even whiter.

Tsss.

Bunch of racists.

fenrir72 wrote:His car mode (Tailgate) was all white in the G1 series so maybe a homage?

Yeah, but that version had its black windows to provide color contrast. The silver/gray windows on this figure blend too much into the white body.

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:His car mode (Tailgate) was all white in the G1 series so maybe a homage?

Yeah, but that version had its black windows to provide color contrast. The silver/gray windows on this figure blend too much into the white body.

Yep. I'll be taking some black glossy paint to the windows/windshields on mine to more closely replicate his G1 look and make him look less bland. I've got the Hasbro version in my POL, but I'll probably be giving him the G1 treatment, eliminating the flames and blacking out the glass. That, or I'll snag the Takara version and black it out.

Either way, my point is someone's getting blacked out whether they like it or not .

I thought about getting Brainstorm -- I never had a headmaster. Plus, he's one of my favourite characters from "Rebirth" -- he's got Wheeljack's innovation combined with Sideswipe's enthusiasm. (which makes Michael Bell the perfect voice actor for him.)

But the Nebulan mode doesn't look that great... size limitations perhaps? On the other hand the head and the Autobot look pretty good though.

Wonder if he can transform without removing the head.. probably not?

Sabrblade wrote:So that's why Hasbro spruced up Tailgate's altmode with blue flames. Takara's is practically naked!

I'd take this version...if the windows were black. It just looks unpainted without any contrast.

Brainstorm looks meh, Hasbro's is more IDW accurate. But we do get to see the headmaster unit in detail. Pretty cute, really worried about the headmaster's head becoming loose and popping the socket.

So, wait...aren't these still just mock-ups digitally altered (at least in Tailgate's case), of the Hasbro production units?

Cyberpath wrote:I thought about getting Brainstorm -- I never had a headmaster. Plus, he's one of my favourite characters from "Rebirth" -- he's got Wheeljack's innovation combined with Sideswipe's enthusiasm. (which makes Michael Bell the perfect voice actor for him.)

But the Nebulan mode doesn't look that great... size limitations perhaps? On the other hand the head and the Autobot look pretty good though.

Wonder if he can transform without removing the head.. probably not?

It would look awkward with the jet having a kibble on his butt. Arcana in the USA version was the pilot while Brainstorm was kind of like KITT when in vehicle mode. I Japan, the heads weren't merged personalities but one individual and the vehicle was inert until merged with a "master". It was the Powermasters had that feature that you need the figure in engine mode to unlock the 'bot mode or put pressure on the locking tabs. The headmasters of old had the built in tech spec meter as a gimmick.

this is springer all over again. those two were barely different. theyll have to be side by side to find the differences.

-Kanrabat- wrote:To buy the Takara version of Leader Jetfire or not... That is the question...

Guess it depends on how much you want the extra paint apps.

-Kanrabat- wrote:To buy the Takara version of Leader Jetfire or not... That is the question...

I'm going with the Takara one, because the red chrome on the Hasbro version doesn't look right to me.