TakaraTomy Website Update: Autobot Alliance

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 2:25AM CDT

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Takara Tomy's official website has updated with four new movie-line figures: Battle Blade Optimus Prime, Battle Blade Bumblebee, Ironhide (Deluxe Class) and Insecticon. These figures will be released under the group name Autobot Alliance and are due to be released on the 28th of September.

The official page can be seen here.

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Re: TakaraTomy Website Update: Autobot Alliance (1117397)
Posted by Sid Burn on August 25th, 2010 @ 6:13am CDT

does it look like there is any difference in the BB? looks about the same to me as the hasbro version

Re: TakaraTomy Website Update: Autobot Alliance (1117398)
Posted by Diem on August 25th, 2010 @ 6:17am CDT

Sid Burn wrote:does it look like there is any difference in the BB? looks about the same to me as the hasbro version

I'm no Bumblebee-ologist but I'm pretty sure there's no changes. Aside from J-exclusive figures and, IIRC Breakaway, the Takara movie line has been unaltered.

Re: TakaraTomy Website Update: Autobot Alliance (1117431)
Posted by kirbenvost on August 25th, 2010 @ 8:38am CDT

Isn't the silver plastic on Ironhide different?

Re: TakaraTomy Website Update: Autobot Alliance (1117464)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 25th, 2010 @ 9:51am CDT

Diem wrote:
Sid Burn wrote:does it look like there is any difference in the BB? looks about the same to me as the hasbro version

I'm no Bumblebee-ologist but I'm pretty sure there's no changes. Aside from J-exclusive figures and, IIRC Breakaway, the Takara movie line has been unaltered.

There is one significant difference: BB Optimus Prime has the face-ripping hooks instead of the blades of the US version. Before anyone retorts that's the Leader Class version, look closer, it's the Voyager.

Re: TakaraTomy Website Update: Autobot Alliance (1117467)
Posted by Diem on August 25th, 2010 @ 10:02am CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Diem wrote:
Sid Burn wrote:does it look like there is any difference in the BB? looks about the same to me as the hasbro version

I'm no Bumblebee-ologist but I'm pretty sure there's no changes. Aside from J-exclusive figures and, IIRC Breakaway, the Takara movie line has been unaltered.

There is one significant difference: BB Optimus Prime has the face-ripping hooks instead of the blades of the US version. Before anyone retorts that's the Leader Class version, look closer, it's the Voyager.

At this point all the Optimi have blurred into one big blob for me.

Re: TakaraTomy Website Update: Autobot Alliance (1117470)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 25th, 2010 @ 10:06am CDT

Diem wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Diem wrote:
Sid Burn wrote:does it look like there is any difference in the BB? looks about the same to me as the hasbro version

I'm no Bumblebee-ologist but I'm pretty sure there's no changes. Aside from J-exclusive figures and, IIRC Breakaway, the Takara movie line has been unaltered.

There is one significant difference: BB Optimus Prime has the face-ripping hooks instead of the blades of the US version. Before anyone retorts that's the Leader Class version, look closer, it's the Voyager.

At this point all the Optimi have blurred into one big blob for me.

That's why I don't really like BB Prime, it's too similar to the Leader Class version, hooks aside.

Re: TakaraTomy Website Update: Autobot Alliance (1117472)
Posted by Razorclaw0000 on August 25th, 2010 @ 10:14am CDT

Insecticon and Ironhide are remarkably different. I might pick up both.

Re: TakaraTomy Website Update: Autobot Alliance (1117501)
Posted by Sid Burn on August 25th, 2010 @ 11:59am CDT

which one was IIRC Breakaway?

Re: TakaraTomy Website Update: Autobot Alliance (1117512)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 25th, 2010 @ 12:46pm CDT

Sid Burn wrote:which one was IIRC Breakaway?

The brownish Autobot jet. Had a light and a dark variant.

Re: TakaraTomy Website Update: Autobot Alliance (1117603)
Posted by Sid Burn on August 25th, 2010 @ 6:01pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sid Burn wrote:which one was IIRC Breakaway?

The brownish Autobot jet. Had a light and a dark variant.

right right right, always forget about that guy. Thought there might be a homage to getaway I missed.

Re: TakaraTomy Website Update: Autobot Alliance (1117612)
Posted by Mkall on August 25th, 2010 @ 6:18pm CDT

Insecticon's colours look pretty cool. I think I'll pick him up.

Re: TakaraTomy Website Update: Autobot Alliance (1119556)
Posted by Blurrz on August 31st, 2010 @ 4:18am CDT

I'm not even going to tackle these Takara versions, mainly because the differences from their Hasbro counterparts don't seem to be too vibrant, and even if they are, I'm too used to their glaring Animated metallics.