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Well that confirms that TT will be making both Repugnuts and Grotusque. Guess that should ease some minds about getting Grotusque.

mordhelm wrote:Well that confirms that TT will be making both Repugnuts and Grotusque. Guess that should ease some minds about getting Grotusque.

It will still be pricey as hell though since its a ttmall exclusive and thus your main option will be Robot Kingdom with their shipping priced from hell.

Encore Big Convoy!

Emerje

william-james88 wrote:

mordhelm wrote:Well that confirms that TT will be making both Repugnuts and Grotusque. Guess that should ease some minds about getting Grotusque.

It will still be pricey as hell though since its a ttmall exclusive and thus your main option will be Robot Kingdom with their shipping priced from hell.

Count me lucky then that I got Grotusque already and have Repugnus on order.

william-james88 wrote:

mordhelm wrote:Well that confirms that TT will be making both Repugnuts and Grotusque. Guess that should ease some minds about getting Grotusque.

It will still be pricey as hell though since its a ttmall exclusive and thus your main option will be Robot Kingdom with their shipping priced from hell.

is throne of primes a TTMall exclusive also? I only sent pics i found, i didnt read

TrypticonCarne wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

mordhelm wrote:Well that confirms that TT will be making both Repugnuts and Grotusque. Guess that should ease some minds about getting Grotusque.

It will still be pricey as hell though since its a ttmall exclusive and thus your main option will be Robot Kingdom with their shipping priced from hell.

is throne of primes a TTMall exclusive also? I only sent pics i found, i didnt read

If it is, this is first news of it. but ots tagged PP43, so it sure looks like TakTom has a plan

TrypticonCarne wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

mordhelm wrote:Well that confirms that TT will be making both Repugnuts and Grotusque. Guess that should ease some minds about getting Grotusque.

It will still be pricey as hell though since its a ttmall exclusive and thus your main option will be Robot Kingdom with their shipping priced from hell.

is throne of primes a TTMall exclusive also? I only sent pics i found, i didnt read

its not, great news for the world. It will be available on amazon japan or an other japanese sellers or even BBTS and anyone who wants it can have it.

william-james88 wrote:

TrypticonCarne wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

mordhelm wrote:Well that confirms that TT will be making both Repugnuts and Grotusque. Guess that should ease some minds about getting Grotusque.

It will still be pricey as hell though since its a ttmall exclusive and thus your main option will be Robot Kingdom with their shipping priced from hell.

is throne of primes a TTMall exclusive also? I only sent pics i found, i didnt read

its not, great news for the world. It will be available on amazon japan or an other japanese sellers or even BBTS and anyone who wants it can have it.

Awesome! Throne of the primes looks cool and everyone should have one

LG-EX Repug & Grotess? Very surprising that Legends is being pulled out again.

william-james88 wrote:

TrypticonCarne wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

mordhelm wrote:Well that confirms that TT will be making both Repugnuts and Grotusque. Guess that should ease some minds about getting Grotusque.

It will still be pricey as hell though since its a ttmall exclusive and thus your main option will be Robot Kingdom with their shipping priced from hell.

is throne of primes a TTMall exclusive also? I only sent pics i found, i didnt read

its not, great news for the world. It will be available on amazon japan or an other japanese sellers or even BBTS and anyone who wants it can have it.

GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME!

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:LG-EX Repug & Grotess? Very surprising that Legends is being pulled out again.

They did say Legends would live on as TTM exclusives, they never said Greatshot and Grand Max would be the last of that.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:LG-EX Repug & Grotess? Very surprising that Legends is being pulled out again.

They did say Legends would live on as TTM exclusives, they never said Greatshot and Grand Max would be the last of that.

Emerje

They do fit the bill. Shame the die-cast Scorponok isn't included: maybe they're saving that for a Black Zarak redeco?

It's happening again, folks! As was done not long ago with Wreck-Gar and Nemesis Prime, it appears that Takara Tomy will indeed be releasing more Hasbro-exclusive Power of the Primes figures (and one from Titans Return) in their domain as well. Old Toys R Us exclusive Grotusque will see release, as will Amazon exclusive Repugnus and the SDCC exclusive Throne of the Primes figure set.

The news isn't all roses however, as while Throne of the Primes is being released as a regular part of Takara's Power of the Primes line (as PP-43), Grotusque and Repugnus will be instead released as part of the LG-EX line - meaning they will be harder to obtain than regular Takara Transformers, and likely cost a significant amount more to boot.

Despite this, it's good to know that fans will have more opportunities to obtain these otherwise-exclusive toys, especially the much-desired but hard-to-obtain Throne of the Primes! Check out images below from Dengeki Hobby and Twitter user @Chohenken, and share any thoughts you may have in the Energon Pub Forums. And of course, stay tuned for the last few snippets of WonFes news right here on Seibertron.com!

I'm just glad Repugnus and Grotusque are the same as Hasbro's, otherwise might be convinced to buy them all over again.

Emerje

Well, I guess the last shoe to drop now for Takara's Power of the Primes line is Punch/Counterpunch. Will it be added to the main line along with Wreck-Gar, Nemesis Prime, and The Throne of the Primes? Or will it be a "EX" exclusive along the lines of Grotusque and Repugnus?

Probably good news for me since by the time I have enough money to collect again the Hasbro version will probably be all gone outside places like Ebay so the Takara one makes me a bit happy.

(If their a two pack, I can always give/sell my Grotesque to someone else who doesn't have one)

Oaky Takara. You got me. I'll be preordering Grotusque and Repugnus for sure. They will be expensive, but I think will be less so than the exclusive as balls Hasbro versions.

I think a large number of Prime collectors, like me, just breathed a huge sigh of relief. If we miss the HTS SDCC Throne of the Primes, we have another bit more expensive route we can take that still guarentees us the final Primes.

This is good to hear. I was worried I would never own a Throne of the Primes Optimus, and even if Takara's version does cost a little extra I don't mind all that much, I think it'll be worth it. Has anything been said about when PP-43 will be available? Or when pre-orders begin?

I have an open message to D-Max that I would like to share with all of you.

He said a little while back that Inferno was the best (or one of the best, I forget) voyagers from POTP. I didn't say anything but I clearly couldnt believe it. He is by far the laziest toy of the bunch since the only retooled element is his head. WEAK!

I wasnt gonna get him but when I saw him in the store, he looked fine. The head looked good, the colours too and thanks to coupons, I got him for -2$ (pretty much he cost $22 and my total order before buying him was $30 and I had a "save 25$ on an order over 50$" coupon so I bought him to save 2$ on what I was already buying).

And you know what? D-Max could be right. Maybe not the best (that probably goes to Hun Gurrr), but up there and better than Grimlock and the jets. He looks good as Inferno. And its not like Hotspot wears the mold better, the alt mode looks nothing like G1 for either of them so its fair game. the colours look great, that red is perfect. Very vibrant (better than the red used on the Classics Inferno). And it makes a cool red and white combiner torso. The plastic also feels better on Inferno than Hotspot and I like how they painted the light bar. It just works and it makes me enjoy the hot spot mold more than when Hot Spot was wearing it.

So yeah D-Max, I have no problems with Inferno. No even with the stickers. He looks good and feels good, and I dont think I need more than that.

Dang I was hoping to not need to get Inferno. I like the mold and need a version of Inferno. Might have to pick him up now....

Inferno is not a character I need to have filled in my roster, and absent the fantastic looking Generations figures I don’t have, I have been quite happy with their Energon counterparts for the time being. But I have been on the fence with the otP Inferno simply because I want an Inferno for my large Protectobot roster. I’mnot Sold on the torso colors though, so it may come down to whether he makes it to store shelves or not.

william-james88 wrote:I have an open message to D-Max that I would like to share with all of you.

He said a little while back that Inferno was the best (or one of the best, I forget) voyagers from POTP. I didn't say anything but I clearly couldnt believe it. He is by far the laziest toy of the bunch since the only retooled element is his head. WEAK!

I wasnt gonna get him but when I saw him in the store, he looked fine. The head looked good, the colours too and thanks to coupons, I got him for -2$ (pretty much he cost $22 and my total order before buying him was $30 and I had a "save 25$ on an order over 50$" coupon so I bought him to save 2$ on what I was already buying).

And you know what? D-Max could be right. Maybe not the best (that probably goes to Hun Gurrr), but up there and better than Grimlock and the jets. He looks good as Inferno. And its not like Hotspot wears the mold better, the alt mode looks nothing like G1 for either of them so its fair game. the colours look great, that red is perfect. Very vibrant (better than the red used on the Classics Inferno). And it makes a cool red and white combiner torso. The plastic also feels better on Inferno than Hotspot and I like how they painted the light bar. It just works and it makes me enjoy the hot spot mold more than when Hot Spot was wearing it.

So yeah D-Max, I have no problems with Inferno. No even with the stickers. He looks good and feels good, and I dont think I need more than that.

Yeah, I did say he was the best.

And I totally feel this. You all probably remember how frustrated I was with the whole idea of the figure.

But he's one of those figures where in hand, he kills. Will nails every point: while he's not "G1" Inferno with too much, he is a great Inferno, a Cybertronian version even, that feels better than any other version of the mold, makes 3 great molds, and fixes all the issues of the old takes.

Well said Will. I'm sort of glad it's not just me that find Inferno much better and worth it in hand.

Qwan wrote:Dang, that's too bad! I thought you guys could (theoretically) ship from Amazon US to New Zealand? I might be wrong but I seem to remember some Kiwis being able to import Punch/Counter and Blast Off.

They have...I think from the US site. Makes perfect sense!