TakaraTomy Transformers Legends EX: Rhinox, Rattrap, & Waspinator On Display And In Box

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Twitter user ????@chromless has become quite famous as of late, next bringing us more Transfest2016 shots this time of display pics of TakaraTomy's Transformers Legends EX line featuring Beast Wars reissues! So far this line features more show accurate deco's of Rhinox, Rattrap, and Waspinator previously featured in lines like Generations and Legends. See the in and out of box pics below, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com: home for the best Galleries and Conversation around!

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Comment by Wolfman Jake May 7, 2016

Can't wait until we finally have a release date and price on these guys.

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Comment by Kurona May 7, 2016

I think this might be one of if not the only time I go for a Takara version over the Hasbro version in a case where the Hasbro version doesn't look bad (like TR Blurr)
Probably because I care a lot more about the Beast Wars guys. I imagine it'd be pretty expensive importing all three tho...

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Comment by shajaki May 7, 2016

Even more Transfest2016 images coming at you from Twitter'er くろさび@chromless and 輸送兵@BW復活祭参加@portarmy, this time of TakaraTomy Transformers Legends LG-21 Hardhead, LG-22 Skullcruncher, and LG-23 Galvatron! These pics largely feature close ups of Galvatron and his Titanmaster head, giving us a much better idea of his inner workings. See the in depth images below, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com: home for the best Galleries and Conversation around!

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Comment by Sigma Magnus May 7, 2016

Huh. They look much better in natural lighting. Hell, even Galvatron doesn't look so bad.

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Comment by Wolfman Jake May 7, 2016

The Periwinkle color of Galvatron is really starting to grow on me.

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Comment by william-james88 May 7, 2016

Kurona wrote:I think this might be one of if not the only time I go for a Takara version over the Hasbro version in a case where the Hasbro version doesn't look bad (like TR Blurr)
Probably because I care a lot more about the Beast Wars guys. I imagine it'd be pretty expensive importing all three tho...

With the beast wars guys, its not really about importing, these are convention exclusives. So its the equivalent of someone in japan wanting to buy Botcon/SDCC exclusives. The only way an american will be able to get him is through BBTS, like the link I put below.

And Wolfman Jake, it should be same price as the LGEX toys of last year for deluxes:

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

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Comment by Kurona May 7, 2016

william-james88 wrote:
Kurona wrote:I think this might be one of if not the only time I go for a Takara version over the Hasbro version in a case where the Hasbro version doesn't look bad (like TR Blurr)
Probably because I care a lot more about the Beast Wars guys. I imagine it'd be pretty expensive importing all three tho...

With the beast wars guys, its not really about importing, these are convention exclusives. So its the equivalent of someone in japan wanting to buy Botcon/SDCC exclusives. The only way an american will be able to get him is through BBTS, like the link I put below.

And Wolfman Jake, it should be same price as the LGEX toys of last year for deluxes:

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

WELP NEVER MIND THEN LMAO

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Comment by Wolfman Jake May 7, 2016

So, maybe $40 Rattrap and Waspinator and $60-65 for Rhinox? Not bad, all told. Better than you would do buying directly from the TFCC for BotCon exclusives of equivalent size, that's for sure.

By the way, can anyone tell if there's really ANY appreciable difference in the decos between Legends Rattrap and LG-EX Rattrap? They look identical for me except for the Beast Mode eyes being black on the EX version, which is more accurate for the Beast Mode, but the red eyes for the standard Legends release are much more accurate to the Robot Mode, which is the mode I would have him displayed in more often than not. I'm trying to figure out if there is really any reason otherwise to get the EX version of Rattrap. LG-EX Rhinox is a must for his less shiny metallic "skin." Same goes for Waspinator versus his previous Takara Generations version. The lack of the shiny paint looks a lot more on model in terms of coloring, though the deep green and gold did look nice too.

The space between Galvatron's "Headmaster" unit and the "Transtector" mask is still problematic. It looks like it should fit a lot more snuggly together. For instance, the chin on the Headmaster looks like it should plug into the back of the chin strap on the helmet façade. In the pics above, Galvatron's got a weird "double chin" deal going on.

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Comment by Nemesis Destron May 7, 2016

Can someone please explain to me what is the gimmick with Galvatron and his mask over the face bit?

It's just so damn weird that I really really hope a 3rd Party comes forward with a much better looking head piece! :PRAY:

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Comment by ZeroWolf May 7, 2016

I think it it was a way to have the traditional galvatron crown as well as the headmaster gimmick.

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Comment by william-james88 May 7, 2016

Nemesis Destron wrote:Can someone please explain to me what is the gimmick with Galvatron and his mask over the face bit?

It's just so damn weird that I really really hope a 3rd Party comes forward with a much better looking head piece!

Its not that complex. You just insert the titanmaster as his small head and then a mask flips from his chest and goes over it. And you can then rotate it all.

It works pretty much like the old beetlejuice toys but this time the bigger face stays attached to the body and stored there.

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Comment by fenrir72 May 7, 2016

NERDGASM! el Pollo locco Galvatron looks BOSS!

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat May 7, 2016

william-james88 wrote:
Nemesis Destron wrote:Can someone please explain to me what is the gimmick with Galvatron and his mask over the face bit?

Its not that complex. You just insert the titanmaster as his small head and then a mask flips from his chest and goes over it. And you can then rotate it all.

Soundwave and Blaster have those helmets as well. It's a bit of a necessary evil as all the Titan Masters have to remain the same size for overall compatibility, and the larger the body (like the Leaders and some Voyagers) the smaller the head would look proportionally. Like the Beetlejuice above. :lol:

It's either find a way to bulk them out, or design bigger Titan Masters.
The helmet trick has been done before, mind you, mostly with combiners. Two that come to mind are Energon Optimus Prime and PCC Skyhammer, and G1 Scorponok uses the very same cheat.

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Comment by King Kuuga May 8, 2016

Nemesis Destron wrote:Can someone please explain to me what is the gimmick with Galvatron and his mask over the face bit?

It's just so damn weird that I really really hope a 3rd Party comes forward with a much better looking head piece!

It's a way to keep the titan masters uniformly sized and compatible with all size classes while still looking proportional on larger figures.

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Comment by fenrir72 May 8, 2016

That Bot wrote:
Nemesis Destron wrote:Can someone please explain to me what is the gimmick with Galvatron and his mask over the face bit?

It's just so damn weird that I really really hope a 3rd Party comes forward with a much better looking head piece!

It's a way to keep the titan masters uniformly sized and compatible with all size classes while still looking proportional on larger figures.

It also hearkens to the days of the Headmaster Jr. Half head half cockpit.

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal May 8, 2016

Ole Galvatron did not look impressed with his new headmaster upgrade. did you see that face? Silent disapproval :MAXIMAL:

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Comment by Va'al May 10, 2016

Via site sponsor TFSource, we have some confirmation on the upcoming figures to be released by Takara Tomy in their Transformers Legends line! Ranging from LG27 to LG31, the figures are, in order: Leader class Blaster, Legends class Rewind, Legends class Wheelie, Deluxe class Weirdwolf/Wolfwire, and the big bot himself, Fortress Maximus - check out the grey images below, and speculate away on redecos in the Energon Pub.