TRU Japan Exclusive GIraffe Optimus and other exclusives Takara EZ toys revealed

So much TAV/RID toy news today.

With Phantomjaw (Takara Steeljaw redeco) just released in Japan, it is almost by tradition that Alfes has updated his blog with a new in hand gallery. This toy comes as part of the Takara Tomy’s TAV VS03 set : Phantomjaw vs Strongarm. These are supposed to be police themed rivals. This deco is exclusive to Takara and to this set (so far). There are comparison shots to the previous more show accurate deco, of which we have a gallery right here (Hasbro version). Anyone getting this set? Let us know!

Real curious about what Phantomjaw's bio says about him as a character.

The alt-mode to this looks so amazing...-sigh-...but that's all unfortunately.

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I wonder if Optimus will do some mass-shifting in the show or if he'll be GINORMOUS compared to the rest of the cast?

Haven't watched the show but I thought Optimus is dead already (okay, 1986 death notwitstanding)?

Optimus is bigger than the others in the show.

And yes, he's appeared in the show whilst being dead. Transformer afterlife and all that.

Without going nto spoilers he get even bigger

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:O/p's thighs are SO tiny

They're tiny and his lower legs are way, way too long for the rest of him too. Thought he was on stilts at first glance. How the heck does he even run?

These are the exact same proportions as on the show. Think of the animated line and how the toys mirrored the show's style. This is the same thing:

You missed the Clash of the Transformers images in the scans. Have we seen that Sideswipe before?

(Edit: Never mind, we've seen those scanned before.)

Emerje

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:These are the exact same proportions as on the show. Think of the animated line and how the toys mirrored the show's style. This is the same thing:

Doesn't make the toy any less silly, just means the show design looks equally bad.

That is just your opinion. Quite a few people had that opinion for the animated series toys as well. I, on the other hand, am always impressed when a designer can bring that style to a toy and still make it transform. Like Animated Ultra Magnus or Rodimus, those are masterpieces in their own right.

Those pictures...

fenrir72 wrote:Just clarifying......is that a typo? 60154 Yen?

I answered you prevously here http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/takara-tomy-transformers-legends-thread-t101179s2200.php#p1703676

Just wanted to let you know that your question was not ignored. Yes, it was a typo, the shipping SAL was 6,154, so I said why not just pay 5$ more and get it right away.

Where's his tramp stamp?