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News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:15 pm

The online store toy Workers has new pre-orders for upcoming TakaraTomy Transformers products. First off are the first two Henkei legends figures sets:
TRANSFORMERS C-18 ATTACK TEAM MINIBOTS
Beachcomber, Bumblebee and Brawn

TRANSFORMERS C-19 SPY TEAM MINIBOTS
Cosmos, Wheely and Warpath
And new Transformers G1 cassettes reissues!
These will be a big hit for those that still need some G1 cassettes.
TRANSFORMERS CASSETTE BIG MISSION
Ravage and Lazerbeak
Eject and Rewind

To see the pre-orders and images just click here.

Stay tuned to seibertron.com for all your Transformers related news!

News Credits: 7 · by **Roadbuster** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:22 pm

Dangit! You beat me to it!

Anyways. I already have 2 Ravages and a Laserbeak... But I really want Eject and Rewind. WHy TT! Why not Slugfest and Overkill instead of Ravage and Laserbeak? :sad:

by **dabattousai** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:26 pm

Well I got those cassettes sealed with the Commemorative Soundwave, so I will most like need to preorder them just to have them outside the box. I also wouldn't mind Blaster's cassettes either. Wish they reissued Ratbat, Frenzy and Rumble though.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:27 pm

Roadbuster wrote:Dangit! You beat me to it!

Anyways. I already have 2 Ravages and a Laserbeak... But I really want Eject and Rewind. WHy TT! Why not Slugfest and Overkill instead of Ravage and Laserbeak?

And to think I had a 5 min interruption.... Dead Metal highe speed news - when ever I feel like it!

And on your second one, yea I already have those I want them combiners.

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:27 pm

Cassettes are a must own.

News Credits: 3 · by **Samsonator** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:43 pm

Can't wait to see how the Henkei minibots are painted, since the Universe ones are made of win. As for the Cassettes, I'd be vastly more appreciative of it if they used Rumble and/or Frenzy instead of yet another Ravage and Laserbeak, or if I owned Blaster... I should get the ball rolling on that one...

News Credits: 4 · by **Neurie** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:46 pm

NO!

They should re-isue the cassetes Dail and Zaur who combine to form Legout

http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/ ... teMIB.html

http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/ ... teMIB.html

News Credits: 4 · by **Neurie** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:03 pm

AND Noisu and Gurafi

http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/ ... eMIB1.html

http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/ ... eMIB1.html

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:16 pm

Ah, we can only dream about those Dino Cassettes...

And I'm quite surprised with that move, using Legends figures for the Mini-Bots. Wait, that means Bumblebee has two entries in the Henkei line! What are the odds?

And now for those who want a small laugh, the Japanese names of some of the Mini-Bots:

Bumblebee = Bumble
Brawn = Gong
Cosmos = Adams

The rest is unchanged.

News Credits: 7 · by **Chaoslock** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:17 pm

Wow, I'll definitely buy the casettes!

Will they be henkeis or encores?

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:45 pm

Chaoslock wrote:Wow, I'll definitely buy the casettes!

Will they be henkeis or encores?

Encore, I assume, because it was said that these are reissues.

Pass, only because I was able to pick up the TRU reissue Soundwave released during Classics 1.0 (which had Laserbeak and Ravage).

As for the minibots... Might pick up Cosmos if I see it, but with my interest in Legends in general being what it is, it'd be better to pass on the Henkei set.

News Credits: 32 · by **UltraPrimal** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:06 pm

Arg! They got my hopes up. Why reissue those by themselves? People who'ld buy cassettes by themselves already own Soundwave and/or Blaster. In any case, they probably already have these. Why not reissue some rarer cassettes?

News Credits: 1 · by **Judge Deliberata** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:40 pm

This is great news, I've wanted a Rewind/Eject pairing for a while now. Must mean Blaster's on the horizon, we can hope.

While I understand some people may be hesitant about Ravage and Laserbeak...come on folks, the dino cassettes? Let's get Rumble, Frenzy, Buzzsaw and Ratbat back out there first.

by **shockwave13** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:59 pm

The only cassette that I want that is Rewind, but I also need Steeljaw. I lost these 2.

I have Eject and Ramhorn.

I got Ravage and Rumble. I could use a Frenzy, Ratbat, Slugfest, Overkill. I threw these 4 out at some point in time, dunno why.

Don't want Squawkbox or Slamdance, got those already.

Even the rare cassettes would be nice.

by **Mandamus** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:24 pm

Warpath is on the spy team? A tank? As a spy? Really? I guess he is a mini-tank.

I like the cassette reissues. Even more motivation to get that Encore Soundwave.

by **Dclone Soundwave** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:48 pm

Excellent. This is my chance to finally obtain Rewind & Eject. I already have an original Ravage & s re-issue Laserbeak, so I don't need them. Finally I'll get some Cassetticons for Blaster!

by **Windsweeper** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:37 pm

Don't supppose this means we'll get repaints of the Cobalt Sentry duo whose names escape me at the moment.

Eject and Rewind sound promising.

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:42 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ah, we can only dream about those Dino Cassettes...

And I'm quite surprised with that move, using Legends figures for the Mini-Bots. Wait, that means Bumblebee has two entries in the Henkei line! What are the odds?

And now for those who want a small laugh, the Japanese names of some of the Mini-Bots:

Bumblebee = Bumble
Brawn = Gong
Cosmos = Adams

The rest is unchanged.

I am curious where the name "Adams" came from. Was there a rocket called Adams?

News Credits: 1 · by **Brakethrough** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:45 pm

Wait...Beachcomber is on the attack team and Warpath is on the spy team? Are the Autobots TRYING to fail?

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:10 pm

Brakethrough wrote:Wait...Beachcomber is on the attack team and Warpath is on the spy team? Are the Autobots TRYING to fail?

Whoa...good point dude...no wonder they lost Cybertron in 2005...

err...in the future....

ummm...in the past future continuit....oh my I've gone crosseyed... :shock:

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:48 pm

Stormrider wrote:
I am curious where the name "Adams" came from. Was there a rocket called Adams?

Adams may come from Adamski, a name used by UFO fans for a certain type or shape of UFO. Lemme check Teletraan...

...yep, George Adamski.

These packs are fantastic. I can't wait.

Website · by **DMSL** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:49 pm

COOL!

Only one thing though, why Laserbeak in the set? They should include Ratbat. Laserbeak is already included with the re-issue of Soundwave.

:?:

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:06 pm

DMSL wrote:COOL!

Only one thing though, why Laserbeak in the set? They should include Ratbat. Laserbeak is already included with the re-issue of Soundwave.

Not with Encore Soundwave.

News Credits: 1 · by **Primacron's Little Helper** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:19 pm

It's pretty cool that they're reissuing cassettes but they're all molds that have been released relatively recently - Flipside shares a mold with Eject/Rewind, and was included with e-hobby Twincast.