Takara Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-16 Jet Vehicon: Video Review and Takara Exclusive?

Posted by El Duque Jul 31, 2012 at 12:16am CDT 50,422 views

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Seibertron.com members daimchoc and Sabrblade bring us a couple of updates on Takara's recently released Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-16 Jet Vehicon

First, daimchoc has found a video review by YouTube member doubble80. Check out the embeds below.

Second, Sabrblade brings us some potentially unfortunate news by way of fellow fansite the Allspark. It appears Jet Vehicon may be joining Breakdown and Gaia Unicron as Takara exclusives.

Sabrblade wrote:Remember when we found out that the Transformers: Prime Voyager Breakdown and Voyager Gaia Unicron would be TakaraTomy exclusive figures? Well it looks as though the Deluxe Jet Vehicon figure might be joining their ranks. The Jet Vehicon figure was recently released in Japan, and Allspark.com user Powered Convoy has both acquired one and taken a photo of the figure's copyright information. Much like the Breakdown figure, the Jet Vehicon figure only contains copyright info from Tomy, rather than from both Tomy and Hasbro like the other figures shared between the two.

For comparison, here's Prime Voyager Breakdown's copyright information (also taken by Powered Convoy), which also lacks info from Hasbro.

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Comment by RAcast Jul 31, 2012

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Re: Takara Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-16 Jet Vehicon: Video Review and Takara Exclusive? (view post)

Comment by Evil_the_Nub Jul 31, 2012

I was expecting this, but I'm still pissed off. Are we ever getting any new figures? I'm honestly asking, because it looks like everything we don't have already we're just not getting.

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Comment by Megatron Wolf Jul 31, 2012

hasbro likes shooting themselves in the foot it would seem

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Comment by RAcast Jul 31, 2012

Evil_the_Nub wrote:I was expecting this, but I'm still pissed off. Are we ever getting any new figures? I'm honestly asking, because it looks like everything we don't have already we're just not getting.

It's not any particular lack of things, we get a grand majority...but the things we don't get are thing things we've been clamoring for! Seriously Hasbro... =_=
What Voyager do we want most? Breakdown! Do we get him? Proooobably not. We *might* get the Silas retool/redeco, which would be wonderful, but he'll be as he appears...whenever he appears again in the show (inhabited by Silas), which will feature a different chest/grill, head, and primarily black color scheme.
And the second now is Jet Vehicon. There's every reason to think it will sell (it's a freaking troop-builder for pete's sake), but apparently Hasbro didn't want to bother.

There's also Unicron, but I didn't really expect us to get it. Of course, I'm going to be quite annoyed if Unicron not only turns up again, but combines with Megatron/Optimus like he was in the initial images we saw.

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Comment by CBratetron Jul 31, 2012

Seriously Hasbro? There's a stack of money to be made.
After getting AM04 Ratchet, I concluded that I don't like the stickers and my favorite Micron wasn't so great.
No reason for me to get this (and Breakdown for that matter) if it remains an Arms Micron exclusive.

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Comment by gavinfuzzy Jul 31, 2012

Probably due to cost issues. Jet vehicon has the mass of PRID Vehicon, with added plastic for wings and stuff. Also, Unicron would not fit into any of hasbro's scale.

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Comment by craggy Jul 31, 2012

gavinfuzzy wrote: Unicron would not fit into any of hasbro's scale.

Hmm...Just because it doesn't seem like there's ever any new ones out, I think Hasbro are still doing the Voyager scale.

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Comment by Mykltron Jul 31, 2012

Sad times.

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Comment by gavinfuzzy Jul 31, 2012

craggy wrote:
gavinfuzzy wrote: Unicron would not fit into any of hasbro's scale.

Hmm...Just because it doesn't seem like there's ever any new ones out, I think Hasbro are still doing the Voyager scale.

It's price point and size seems to be of the Ultra scale, but Hasbro's just too lazy to work it in. :lol:

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Comment by GuyIncognito Jul 31, 2012

Well, I'm tired of complaining about Hasbro. I already ordered Arms Micron Vehicon and Jet Vehicon, and I'm starting to realize I'm going to have to start importing more often as Hasbro seems to have no interest in bringing us the toys we want.

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Comment by RhA Jul 31, 2012

I do wonder what leads to these decisions. Why ignore show characters that have fully developed toys? All the designwork is done...

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Comment by Sodan-1 Jul 31, 2012

Yet another troop building opportunity Hasbro would rather we didn't have. Hell, the one they did release is impossible to find. As far as I'm concerned the most official thing about Hasbro is that they suck. For every step forward they take four steps back. They had better blow us away with the 30th anniversary.

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Comment by worldsgreatest Jul 31, 2012

I hate to be rude, but they've been telling us its a Japanese only release since it was first solicited! Personally I chose not to be Hasbr-optimistic and believed them.

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Comment by worldsgreatest Jul 31, 2012

gavinfuzzy wrote:
craggy wrote:
gavinfuzzy wrote: Unicron would not fit into any of hasbro's scale.

Hmm...Just because it doesn't seem like there's ever any new ones out, I think Hasbro are still doing the Voyager scale.

It's price point and size seems to be of the Ultra scale, but Hasbro's just too lazy to work it in.

It does look bigger than a Voyager, but online retailers have him priced the same as Darkness Megatron and other AM Voyagers. I'm stoked for that figure.

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Comment by freaky777 Jul 31, 2012

worldsgreatest wrote:
gavinfuzzy wrote:
craggy wrote:
gavinfuzzy wrote: Unicron would not fit into any of hasbro's scale.

Hmm...Just because it doesn't seem like there's ever any new ones out, I think Hasbro are still doing the Voyager scale.

It's price point and size seems to be of the Ultra scale, but Hasbro's just too lazy to work it in.

It does look bigger than a Voyager, but online retailers have him priced the same as Darkness Megatron and other AM Voyagers. I'm stoked for that figure.

Normal AM Voyagers (SS, Breakdown, Bulkhead, etc.) are cheaper than both Darkness Megatron and Unicorn.

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Comment by Gearslide Jul 31, 2012

worldsgreatest wrote:
gavinfuzzy wrote:
craggy wrote:
gavinfuzzy wrote: Unicron would not fit into any of hasbro's scale.

Hmm...Just because it doesn't seem like there's ever any new ones out, I think Hasbro are still doing the Voyager scale.

It's price point and size seems to be of the Ultra scale, but Hasbro's just too lazy to work it in.

It does look bigger than a Voyager, but online retailers have him priced the same as Darkness Megatron and other AM Voyagers. I'm stoked for that figure.

Actually, only a few voyagers in TT's line have had that higher price point. Darkness Megatron, War Breakdown, and Gaia Unicron all have higher prices than other voyagers in the line (including Swerve and Breakdown Silas, who share the same mold with Breakdown). I guess Breakdown's higher cost is to offset initial use of the mold, and Darkness Megatron comes with two freaking huge Arms Microns. Unicron's cost might be because it uses a lot of plastic, hence a larger size.

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Comment by Sabrblade Jul 31, 2012

Evil_the_Nub wrote:I was expecting this, but I'm still pissed off. Are we ever getting any new figures? I'm honestly asking, because it looks like everything we don't have already we're just not getting.

Well, let's have a look at what we are getting in 2012, and compare it to Japan.

In 2012, Hasbro is releasing/has released the following Prime toys.

RID Deluxe:

Bumblebee
Cliffjumper
Wheeljack
Soundwave
Arcee
Autobot Ratchet
Knock Out
Vehicon
Hot Shot
Dead End
Shadow Strike Bumblebee
Airachnid
Sergeant Kup
Decepticon Rumble

RID Voyager:

Optimus Prime
Megatron
Starscream
Bulkhead
Dreadwing
Thundertron
Ultra Magnus
Skyquake

RID Enetertainment Pack:

Bumblebee vs. Starscream

RID Weaponizers:

Optimus Prime
Bumblebee

Cyberverse Series 2 Legion class:

Bumblebee
Vehicon
Arcee
Autobot Ratchet
Cliffjumper
Breakdown
(DOTM) Soundwave
(DOTM) Mirage
(TF: The Ride) Evac
Flamewar
Hyperspeed Wheeljack
Quick Blade Bumblebee
Fallback
Tailgate
Knock Out

Cyberverse Series 2 Commander class:

Optimus Prime
Bulkhead
Starscream
Megatron
Dreadwing
Ironhide
Ultra Magnus
Nightwatch Optimus Prime
Skyquake
Battle Tactics Bulkhead

Cyberverse Series 2 Vehicles:

Energon Driller with Knock Out
Star Hammer with Wheeljack
Bumblebee with Battle Suit

Cyberverse Series 2 Playset:

Optimus Maximus

First Edition TRU exclusives:

Deluxe Arcee
Deluxe Starscream
Deluxe Terrorcon Cliffjumper
Deluxe Vehicon
Voyager Optimus Prime
Voyager Bulkhead
Entertainment Pack Optimus Prime vs. Megatron

Dark Energon BBTS exclusives:

Deluxe Bumblebee
Deluxe Wheeljack
Deluxe Knock Out
Deluxe Starscream
Voyager Megatron
Voyager Optimus Prime

SDCC exclusive:

"Rust in Reace" Terrorcon Cliffjumper

Conversely, TakaraTomy will be releasing/has released the following in 2012.

TF: Prime Arms Micron line:

AM-01 Optimus Prime (with M-01 O.P.)
AM-02 Bumblebee (with M-02 B.2)
AM-03 Cliffjumper (with M-03 C.L.)
AM-04 Ratchet (with M-04 R.A.)
AM-05 Megatron (with M-05 Gora)
AM-06 Skywarp (with M-06 Balo)
AM-07 Starscream (with M-07 Gul)
AM-08 Terrorcon Cliffjumper (with M-08 Jida)
AM-09 Soundwave (with Laserbeak and M-09 Zori)
AM-10 Bulkhead (with M-10 B.H.)
AM-11 Arcee (with M-11 Arc)
AM-12 War Breakdown (with M-12 Zamu)
AM-13 Medic Knock Out (with M-13 Gra)
AM-14 Decepticon Vehicon (with M-14 Noji)
AM-15 Megatron Darkness (with M-15 Gora II and M-16 Hades)
AM-16 Jet Vehicon (with M-17 Igu)
AM-17 Autobot Swerve (with M-21 S.W./Saw/Sou/whatever)
AM-18 Airachnid (with M-22 Ida)
AM-19 Gaia Unicron (with ?)
AM-20 Ironhide (with ?)
AM-21 Arms Master Optimus (with ?)
AM-22 Dreadwing (with ?)
AM-23 Wheeljack (with ?)
AM-24 Silas Breakdown (with ?)
AM-25 Nemesis Prime (with ?)
AM-26 Smokescreen (with ?)
AM-27 Ultra Magnus (with ?)
AM-28 Leo Prime (with ?)
AM-29 Shockwave (with ?)

AMW Series:

AMW-01 Gabu
AMW-02 Baru
AMW-03 Dai
AMW-04 C.L. GR
AMW-05 Balo G
AMW-06 Jida R
AMW-07 Pral
AMW-08 Sais
AMW-09 Jayz
AMW-10 ??? (redeco of Zori)
AMW-11 ???
AMW-12 ???

EZ Collection:

EZ-01 Optimus Prime
EZ-02 Megatron
EZ-03 Starscream
EZ-04 Bumblebee
EZ-05 Cliffjumper
EZ-06 Ratchet
EZ-07 Decepticon Vehicon
EZ-08 Bulkhead
EZ-09 Arcee
EZ-10 Spaceship Star Hammer & Wheeljack
EZ-11 Ironhide
EZ-12 Dreadwing
EZ-13 Autobot Evac
EZ-14 War Breakdown
EZ-15 Energon Driller & Medic Knock Out
EZ-16 Ultra Magnus
EZ-17 Optimus Maximus
EZ-18 Skyquake

Gacha Arms Microns:

Optimus Prime Blaster
Bumblebee Sword
Zad 1
Zad 2
Gob 1
Gob 2
Arcee Blade
Bulkhead Knuckle
Megatron Cannon
Dado 1
Dado 2

Exclusives:

Takara seems more into exclusive redecos and more Micron releases than new molds.

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Comment by worldsgreatest Jul 31, 2012

All of the AM Voyagers were $59.99 up until the Swerve repaint on, and the first wave of deluxe AMs were $37.99 (pricing on subsequent waves dropped to $29.99 @ BBTS).

My point was in this line pricing seems kind of arbitrary, which means Unicron is just a regular Voyager size. Theoretically.

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Comment by xyl360 Jul 31, 2012

Sabrblade wrote:
Evil_the_Nub wrote:I was expecting this, but I'm still pissed off. Are we ever getting any new figures? I'm honestly asking, because it looks like everything we don't have already we're just not getting.
Well, let's have a look at what we are getting in 2012, and compare it to Japan.

In 2012, Hasbro is releasing/has released the following Prime toys.

RID Deluxe:
Bumblebee
Cliffjumper
Wheeljack
Soundwave
Arcee
Autobot Ratchet
Knock Out
Vehicon
Hot Shot
Dead End
Shadow Strike Bumblebee
Airachnid
Sergeant Kup
Decepticon Rumble
RID Voyager:
Optimus Prime
Megatron
Starscream
Bulkhead
Dreadwing
Thundertron
Ultra Magnus
Skyquake
RID Enetertainment Pack:
Bumblebee vs. Starscream
RID Weaponizers:
Optimus Prime
Bumblebee
Cyberverse Series 2 Legion class:
Bumblebee
Vehicon
Arcee
Autobot Ratchet
Cliffjumper
Breakdown
(DOTM) Soundwave
(DOTM) Mirage
(TF: The Ride) Evac
Flamewar
Hyperspeed Wheeljack
Quick Blade Bumblebee
Fallback
Tailgate
Knock Out
Cyberverse Series 2 Commander class:
Optimus Prime
Bulkhead
Starscream
Megatron
Dreadwing
Ironhide
Ultra Magnus
Nightwatch Optimus Prime
Skyquake
Battle Tactics Bulkhead
Cyberverse Series 2 Vehicles:
Energon Driller with Knock Out
Star Hammer with Wheeljack
Bumblebee with Battle Suit
Cyberverse Series 2 Playset:
Optimus Maximus
First Edition TRU exclusives:
Deluxe Arcee
Deluxe Starscream
Deluxe Terrorcon Cliffjumper
Deluxe Vehicon
Voyager Optimus Prime
Voyager Bulkhead
Entertainment Pack Optimus Prime vs. Megatron
Dark Energon BBTS exclusives:
Deluxe Bumblebee
Deluxe Wheeljack
Deluxe Knock Out
Deluxe Starscream
Voyager Megatron
Voyager Optimus Prime

Conversely, TakaraTomy will be releasing/has released the following in 2012.

TF: Prime Arms Micron line:
AM-01 Optimus Prime (with M-01 O.P.)
AM-02 Bumblebee (with M-02 B.2)
AM-03 Cliffjumper (with M-03 C.L.)
AM-04 Ratchet (with M-04 R.A.)
AM-05 Megatron (with M-05 Gora)
AM-06 Skywarp (with M-06 Balo)
AM-07 Starscream (with M-07 Gul)
AM-08 Terrorcon Cliffjumper (with M-08 Jida)
AM-09 Soundwave (with Laserbeak and M-09 Zori)
AM-10 Bulkhead (with M-10 B.H.)
AM-11 Arcee (with M-11 Arc)
AM-12 War Breakdown (with M-12 Zamu)
AM-13 Medic Knock Out (with M-13 Gra)
AM-14 Decepticon Vehicon (with M-14 Noji)
AM-15 Megatron Darkness (with M-15 Gora II and M-16 Hades)
AM-16 Jet Vehicon (with M-17 Igu)
AM-17 Autobot Swerve (with M-21 S.W./Saw/Sou/whatever)
AM-18 Airachnid (with M-22 Ida)
AM-19 Gaia Unicron (with ?)
AM-20 Ironhide (with ?)
AM-21 Arms Master Optimus (with ?)
AM-22 Dreadwing (with ?)
AM-23 Wheeljack (with ?)
AM-24 Silas Breakdown (with ?)
AM-25 Nemesis Prime (with ?)
AM-26 Smokescreen (with ?)
AM-27 Ultra Magnus (with ?)
AM-28 Leo Prime (with ?)
AM-29 Shockwave (with ?)
AMW Series:
AMW-01 Gabu
AMW-02 Baru
AMW-03 Dai
AMW-04 C.L. GR
AMW-05 Balo G
AMW-06 Jida R
AMW-07 Pral
AMW-08 Sais
AMW-09 Jayz
AMW-10 ??? (redeco of Zori)
AMW-11 ???
AMW-12 ???
EZ Collection:
EZ-01 Optimus Prime
EZ-02 Megatron
EZ-03 Starscream
EZ-04 Bumblebee
EZ-05 Cliffjumper
EZ-06 Ratchet
EZ-07 Decepticon Vehicon
EZ-08 Bulkhead
EZ-09 Arcee
EZ-10 Spaceship Star Hammer & Wheeljack
EZ-11 Ironhide
EZ-12 Dreadwing
EZ-13 Autobot Evac
EZ-14 War Breakdown
EZ-15 Energon Driller & Medic Knock Out
EZ-16 Ultra Magnus
EZ-17 Optimus Maximus
EZ-18 Skyquake
Gacha Arms Microns:
Optimus Prime Blaster
Bumblebee Sword
Zad 1
Zad 2
Gob 1
Gob 2
Arcee Blade
Bulkhead Knuckle
Megatron Cannon
Dado 1
Dado 2
Exclusives:
Autobot Firebolt Clear Yellow Ver.
Vector Oracle
Autobot Firebolt
Pinpointer
Shadow C.L.
Shadow R.A.
Shadow Gora
Shadow Balo
First Edition Shining Optimus Prime
Shining B.2
Shining O.P.
Golden Optimus Prime (with Golden O.P.)
Golden Hades
Hellflame Gul
Hellflame Jida
Hellflame Noji
Hellflame Zamu
Terrorcon Bumblebee (with Terrorcon Zori)
Battle Shield Optimus (with O.P. A, Pral G, Sais G and Jayz G)

Takara seems more into exclusive redecos and more Micron releases than new molds.

I didn't think Hasbro released the FE Vehicon did they? Or are they only going to release it now that they're re-releasing the FE's and that's what you were referring to?

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Comment by Hypershock Jul 31, 2012

do the other toys that have had american releases actually say hasbro as well?

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