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News Credits: 905 · Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:01 pm

Actoys has provided the scanned images of the Japanese Toy Magazine - Figure King Issue 140 on Takara Tomy Transformers related products.

Roundup of the contents on Transformers:
- Buster Optimus Prime
- Japanese ROTF DVD/Blue-ray
- Human Alliance Skids
- Alternity Bumble Bee/Cliffjumper and its gimmicks
- Images of in package Alternity Black Megatron, Device Label products
- Disney Label Donald Duck
- Finally, an interesting silhouette featuring EZ Collection Constructicon with information shows that this will be the "Transformers Revenge Wave 3". It is also revealed that this wave is in the "planning" stage. Stay tuned to next issue for further information".

Stay tuned to Seibertron for all your latest Transformers news.

News Credits: 462 · Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:11 pm

Love the Kamen Rider cover, the Buster Optimus Prime pics, and the Alternity Bumble yellow and red pics.

Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:12 pm

At first I thought the bumblebee was gonna suck, but it's starting to grow on me...

I'm still not moved by Donald. With the prototype they've shown so far, I'm not feeling it at all.

News Credits: 11 · Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:22 pm

Man, I'm on the fence again about Alternity Bumblebee. His legs and arms are okay, he's just so...fat. :shock:

News Credits: 2 · Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:27 pm

Buster Optimus Prime is looking great as usual. I find the poses for Alternity BB and CJ funny...I wonder if the choice of pose was due to observations of the chunkiness of the bot modes? I still love the designs and they're going to be in my collection.

News Credits: 129 · Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:01 am

They are really messing with us regarding the Bumblebee and Cliffjumper Alternity pics.

Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:25 am

Alternity B looks a lot nicer than I expected.

News Credits: 1452 · Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:48 am

Surprised the images of Buster Prime and the Alternity Beetles have yet to be viewed in some sort of mass gallery. I guess TakTom is keeping security tight in their factories.

News Credits: 2 · Sat Sep 26, 2009 4:23 am

I guess this means that Japan will be getting a G1-style repaint of the EZ Constructicons, then? Or maybe just Rampage in movie-accurate red colours?

News Credits: 198 · Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:14 am

Blurrz wrote:Surprised the images of Buster Prime and the Alternity Beetles have yet to be viewed in some sort of mass gallery. I guess TakTom is keeping security tight in their factories.

Well, we don't see a lot of unofficial images of MP figures leaking out so I wonder if there are some "more trusted" vendors they use for higher priority projects like MP, Alternity, and special pieces like Buster, ones with higher levels of security.

News Credits: 905 · Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:52 am

DevastaTTor wrote:Well, we don't see a lot of unofficial images of MP figures leaking out so I wonder if there are some "more trusted" vendors they use for higher priority projects like MP, Alternity, and special pieces like Buster, ones with higher levels of security.

In fact if you notice, majority of the toys leaked out, if not all, are Hasbro version of toys.
I can't recall any Takara version or exclusive toys leak out before the release dates, maybe i am wrong. U see images of the toys when Takara decided to show it to you, not against their will.

For example, now is end of September. Takara will release the Alternity Black Megatron early October. U dont see even a screw, other than official images or images from toy fairs....

News Credits: 4 · Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:43 am

Bumblebee and Cliffjumper are looking good

I think that Bumblebees shoulders can be pushed forwards a little more though. It looks like Cliffjumper's are in a different position.

Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:12 am

Finally some newer pix giving bumbles and jumper more justice! everytime i see new pix (mainly of cliffjumper) i want them more. cliffjumper is definite win! will go great next to alternity convoy

News Credits: 2 · Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:58 am

Keep in mind that Alternity BB and CJ are photographed at a sharp angle. If you were to see the figures straight on or in side profile, they'd look like their chunkier selves. I happen to like the chunky Autobot munkees so I don't mind it.

News Credits: 9 · Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:30 am

OMG. I fear that Disney label crap will have a long a life as the Star Wars Crossovers. Lord help us who hate both.

News Credits: 2 · Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:30 am

I think the Disney Label line is superior to the Star Wars crossover line simply because the SW toys are are generally good in alt mode but terrible in bot mode. The construction is also very cheap from my experience with them.

The DL toys so far at least hit the marks of visual cues in homaging Disney in both alt and bot modes. They have definite drawbacks as toys(lack of articulation, kibble up the wazoo, etc.) but they are marketed as collector toys(high price, currently produced for the Japanese market). The SW toys are found in your local retailers but wouldn't stand up to play by most kids and don't stand up as Transformers collector figures unless you're a diehard SW fan. I mean, if one likes the alt modes so much, they might as well get Star Wars vehicle toys instead as they seem to have better quality and detail in the molds.

I'm not a fan of the DL toys but I do like them for what they are. I would like them more if they were maybe Voyager class in size and were designed with more articulation.