Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Colored Technobot Images Revealed

oh man. they look great. im keeping this pre-order

There's got to be something else that can be done with Afterburner's windscreen. That wheel sticking up behind his head instead of behind his back is going to drive me crazy otherwise.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

mblase75 wrote:There's got to be something else that can be done with Afterburner's windscreen. That wheel sticking up behind his head instead of behind his back is going to drive me crazy otherwise.

There is. you can turn the kibble just like on Groove and the hasbro Computron shows off the turned kibble as well

Yeah, but then Afterburner's windscreen turns into an umbrella, which really isn't an improvement.

Tasty.

I want to like Nosecone, but I can't. None of his robot mode details other than the head are retooled from Rook, his drill kibble is distracting, his all-white chest is inexcusable, and his head sculpt is kind of derpy. The other bots are looking good though!

Wow, these guys look amazing! I'm getting this hands down. If anyone is willing to sell me Scrounge from the Hasbro Computron set, I will probably pay a higher-than-sensible amount for him.

Tsukaistarburst wrote:So, registering for the first time to ask this.

Is there a chance we're gonna be able to buy that Nosecone separately? I mean, I don't know if I wanna spend upwards of a hundred bucks on three toys I don't care about (Afterburner's cool I guess). Is this gonna be like the Hasbro release of Groove where eventually he's released on his own?

I highly doubt it - prior to this Takara only done one different mold per combiner team (barring Optimus Maximus) which was just to give the original members back as a special one-time offer thing. There's doubts we'll even get Blast Off.

Tsukaistarburst wrote:So, registering for the first time to ask this.

Is there a chance we're gonna be able to buy that Nosecone separately? I mean, I don't know if I wanna spend upwards of a hundred bucks on three toys I don't care about (Afterburner's cool I guess). Is this gonna be like the Hasbro release of Groove where eventually he's released on his own?

Highly, highly unlikely.

Bounti76 wrote:

Diem wrote:Why is Afterburner red?

THIS. I realize Takara loves cartoon accuracy, but it seems silly to paint him red- it's not like the G1 cartoon was a masterpiece of animation where coloring was flawless.

Exactly my point from the beginning, and now, many peoples point about the mp line

mblase75 wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

mblase75 wrote:There's got to be something else that can be done with Afterburner's windscreen. That wheel sticking up behind his head instead of behind his back is going to drive me crazy otherwise.

There is. you can turn the kibble just like on Groove and the hasbro Computron shows off the turned kibble as well

Yeah, but then Afterburner's windscreen turns into an umbrella, which really isn't an improvement.

No it doesnt. Look at the Hasbro version and the grey scale pics. There is a pin under the windscreen so that you can tilt it upwards (backwards in robotmode). He will end up looking like UW Goove but with the windscreen sticking out a bit further back. That backpack is fully customisable.

Microraptor wrote:I want to like Nosecone, but I can't. None of his robot mode details other than the head are retooled from Rook, his drill kibble is distracting, his all-white chest is inexcusable, and his head sculpt is kind of derpy. The other bots are looking good though!

I am far more distracted by how Starfe's arms are completely plain and unpainted. I dont mind if there is white in the middle area, like with Nosecone, since it is surrounded by colour. But not colouring the outer parts of a toy reduces the sense of space it takes up and makes his outline meld with white backgrounds.

Oddly enough eve though it is my least preferred mold, the one i think looks best with this deco presented is Lighspeed. Wow, that loosk awesome. I love the combination of different shared of red on display here and its great to see that wheeljack chest with a painted faux windshield.

Tsukaistarburst wrote:So, registering for the first time to ask this.

Is there a chance we're gonna be able to buy that Nosecone separately? I mean, I don't know if I wanna spend upwards of a hundred bucks on three toys I don't care about (Afterburner's cool I guess). Is this gonna be like the Hasbro release of Groove where eventually he's released on his own?

They wont release him individually, that is for sure.

However, I can easily imagine a 3rd party making a rook upgrade to give him a big nosecone attachement.

OH and I forgot, those guns on afterburner are my new favourite part of this set.