TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure In-Hand: TAV-15 Lockdown, TAV-16 Bombshell & TAV-17 Shrapnel

Ugh. Why do those stickers have to be so big?

Burn wrote:

megatronus wrote:Ugh. Why do those stickers have to be so big?

Really kills the figures doesn't it? Worse is the knowledge this comes from TakaraTomy. You'd expect this sort of thing from Hasbro.

Yeah I know, they don't even fit on the chests!

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:

Burn wrote:

megatronus wrote:Ugh. Why do those stickers have to be so big?

Really kills the figures doesn't it? Worse is the knowledge this comes from TakaraTomy. You'd expect this sort of thing from Hasbro.

Pardon my ignorance, but is the code scanner game thing even available in Japan? Because if they don't, the usage of those stickers is even more ridiculous.

They have their own game app just for them.

Remember, the oversized stickers are just dummy stickers for packaging and, per Takara's request, photographing, as they prevent the real codes from being scanned and used without the purchase of the toys in question. In person, once you have these out of the package, the scannable insignias will be of a smaller size, fitting the figures appropriately. Still, I'll be ripping the stickers of the Insecticons, Powerglide, and Cosmos, replacing them with appropriate licensed Decepticon and Autobot decals from Ocean once I get my paws on them.

shajaki wrote:

Well, glad I didn't buy these and try to remove the stickers. Not sure why Takara Tomy bothered to make them look so G1 if they were just going to remold them. They look bad with or without the stickers. Glad I went with the Hasbro versions after all.

Emerje

Optimizzy wrote:

Burn wrote:

megatronus wrote:Ugh. Why do those stickers have to be so big?

Really kills the figures doesn't it? Worse is the knowledge this comes from TakaraTomy. You'd expect this sort of thing from Hasbro.

why is this kinda stuff even said? I wish people would stop being TT fanboys and just like Transformers.

Yeah, me too. Both companies care about the brand and have their own agendas with products they want to put out and in what way. And it's not like Takara is the be all end all, after all they were the ones who came up with the Microns which is a concept very few like. Oh sure Takara, give Megatron a gorilla micron I have to piece together myself instead of a nice cannon.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Yeah, me too. Both companies care about the brand and have their own agendas with products they want to put out and in what way. And it's not like Takara is the be all end all, after all they were the ones who came up with the Microns which is a concept very few like. Oh sure Takara, give Megatron a gorilla micron I have to piece together myself instead of a nice cannon.

Said gorilla becomes a very nice cannon.

Haha! I am glad you like him. What I dont like is that since it isnt one piece, it tends to split a bit and not be even. Also that cannon is HUGE. My other beef was with Ironhide. Hasbro's Kup had these great movie Ironhide weapons that would have gone great with Takara's Ironhide. But no, instead we get:



Instead of this:


Transformers Prime: Robots In Disguise Sergeant Kup Gallery


Also, while I have you here Sabr, could you explain to me what these are in terms of toy/fiction?

Sabrblade wrote:
Left to right: Gob 2, Zad 1, Optimus Prime Blaster, Bumblebee Sword, Zad 2, Gob 1

So that is actually Optimus that turns into a gun for...who?

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:
Left to right: Gob 2, Zad 1, Optimus Prime Blaster, Bumblebee Sword, Zad 2, Gob 1

So that is actually Optimus that turns into a gun for...who?

To me, the point is these are rather unimaginative gimmicks. I don't mind the idea behind them but I thought they way they were released was cheap. My AM Ironhides gun broke when input him together. I wasn't too happy. I love little target master guys but I think the point is that this was a misstep. But the missteps from Takara are kinda ignored because they are "the good company" whereas Hasbro is "the bad company".

It just seems like many of us blame Hasbro for everything wrong and Takara for everything right and that just isn't so. It's hard to enjoy the fandom sometimes when so many people seem to feel the need to crap on it because of the company that released it.

I'll freely admit that most of the time Takara has a superior product But they seem geared towards collectors and fans, and Hasbro isn't.

The argument is like, "I like fruit and oranges. But look at that bannana! Why arent you an orange you bannana!"

prjkt wrote:Yeah the rage at Hasbro vs love for Takara is a little unbalanced, but check the "When was the Hasbro version better" thread here (can't link on mobile) for some role reversal there.

The whole arms micron thing seems silly to us westerners, but it was aimed at the Japanese teen market, with whom modelling is a big thing. Some of the weapons that are packed in with the figures are pretty sweet, but most of the Gacha ones ("gotcha?") are pretty stupid. I kind of regret buying all 12 in translucent colours, though I may follow Sabr's lead when TFCC Serpentor arrives and make his staff...

Here's the thread http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/when-was-the-hasbro-version-better-than-the-takara-version--p1692812.php

Arms micron is actually ignored but I guess its because the terrible weapons in the Hasbro versions didnt make them better versions either way (and NO ONE made a dark grey megatron, NO ONE!!!!!!!!).

Gotta admit though, that giant purple bat which turns into a sickle and gives megatron dark energon wings was pretty stellar.