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by **Cybertronus** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:45 am

With some slightly changes in the back. Orion Pax mold could do a decente Skids...

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:45 am

Rated X wrote:Now Im interested. I love the chrome.

No chrome here, just really shiny silver paint.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:46 am

Sexy, but not worth the money to me.

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:13 am

Lookin' good!

Also, I don't really mind the hollow legs. After all, those feet have to go somewhere.

News Credits: 10 · by **gavinfuzzy** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:20 am

Hmm... I wonder if the japanese versions come with japanese comics.

Dammit. I actually want to read the english comics... But... That shine...

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 11:17 am

Henry921 wrote:Megatron is a thing of beauty.

Gonna have to see how the Hasbro version stacks up now...

i will regreat this preorder takra version there more comic accuate in colors exdcept for megatron gun being red hasbro versions http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-deluxe-idw-spotlight-figures-official-images/27289/

by **guarayakha** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 11:31 am

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Very tempted to get Orion Pax, though the hollow legs look pretty bad. And since these are Takara pictures, it's unlikely they were mis-transformed.

On the other hand, hollow legs means possibly more options for 3rd party armor addons :lol:

by **Rated X** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:21 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Rated X wrote:Now Im interested. I love the chrome.

No chrome here, just really shiny silver paint.

Actually I meant metallic. I tend to refer to metallic as "chrome" sometimes. I know it's not correct technically, but theyre both mirror shiny just one has color and the other doesnt.

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:22 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Nemesis Destron wrote: That just made my day....thanks Sabrblade!
That was X, not me.

Thanks for checking me...good one X. ;)^

I think they are both keepers but I wish the engineers would have done something different with Orion's

placed behind his wind shield. :VEHI:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 4:33 pm

gavinfuzzy wrote:Hmm... I wonder if the japanese versions come with japanese comics.

Nope. No comics for Takara's versions.

by **Skullcrunchberries** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:11 pm

These are fantastic! Both figures are much more vibrant than their American counterparts, which is pretty snazzy when it's done with a black figure.

The price point is a little high, but expected. I'm just not sure if I want to shell out that much for deluxes I might not end up caring about.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:18 pm

The colours on Megatron really make him pop. The black nose, the purple highlights, the silver and the red on his weapon. He looks amazing. He looks imposing. Shame that he's not. :roll:

I think I actually prefer the clear window of the Hasbro version of Orion, but the better paint applications and the fact he's coming with that awesome Megatron mean I'll probably take this one over Hasbro's anyway.

Nice work Takara.

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Sun Oct 06, 2013 11:40 pm

We get more in-hand images of the Orion Pax half of the Takara TG-25 Orion Pax vs. Megatron set courtesy of Lost of HKTF. He is also shown compared to the Hasbro version of Orion Pax. The main differences here are the metallic paint that Takara is fond of as well as a blue tented windshield. This set is due out this month.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 12:29 am

Wish it were Ryan's shots. I can't seem to tell the difference, until you mentioned the blue windshield. It seems to have neutered the Autobot sigil on his chest.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 1:02 am

Interesting. They're showing how you can store the ax on the back. I think it's slotted between the two tires.

News Credits: 3 · by **Manterax Prime** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:01 am

Blue windshield takes away from the Autobot logo, which is never a good thing. Also, I'm not a fan of the brighter blue and orange plastics used. Makes him look too vibrant. Even Pax needs to balance his colors, and Hasbro's version does that quite nicely.

Also, in b4 Takara fanboys, aside from lighter shades and metallic red and the windshield, there are NO VISIBLE DIFFERENCES in paint apps.

Like magnusalpha on Facebook · by **magnusalpha** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:13 am

I really like the orange of the Takara axe, though I don't have a problem with my Hasbro version's color.

News Credits: 4 · by **KnightStrike** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:11 am

I know the axe is traditionally orange, but I actually prefer the red of Hasbro's version. Also, as others have said, the blue tinted windshield really takes away from the Autobot symbol and chest detailing. On the bright side at least the Takara one does have paint apps and doesn't just come with stickers and a lot of Arms Micron holes all over it :lol:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:24 am

KnightStrike wrote:On the bright side at least the Takara one does have paint apps and doesn't just come with stickers and a lot of Arms Micron holes all over it

This is the Generations line, not the Prime line. Takara's Generations line never had stickers (barring Metroplex) or Arms Microns.

Like MagnetarPrime on Facebook · by **MagnetarPrime** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 9:24 am

So glad I'm getting the takara 2 pack, the Hasbro version just does not make it for me... :grin:

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 12:43 pm

MagnetarPrime wrote:So glad I'm getting the takara 2 pack, the Hasbro version just does not make it for me...

Ditto...Orion Pax looks very epic compared to Hasbro's! :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 119 · by **megatronus** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 2:57 pm

I really enjoy Hasbro's version, but I absolutely LOVE this one.

Did someone say Takara 2-pack? Where!?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 2:59 pm

megatronus wrote:Did someone say Takara 2-pack? Where!?

The TakaraTomy versions of Orion Pax and Deluxe Megatron are sold together.

News Credits: 4 · by **KnightStrike** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:43 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
KnightStrike wrote:On the bright side at least the Takara one does have paint apps and doesn't just come with stickers and a lot of Arms Micron holes all over it
This is the Generations line, not the Prime line. Takara's Generations line never had stickers (barring Metroplex) or Arms Microns.

Aye, sorry, that was just an attempt at humor on my part. After just stickering up Generations Metroplex and a couple Joe vehicles in one day recently I can firmly say that if I don't see another decal sheet for a loooooong time it will be fine by me

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 5:47 pm

Well I've certainly changed my tune from the last time we got news on these guys. :-?

I liked this version's blue windscreen and the proper silver on his crotch, abdomen and arm flaps. But that shade of blue is kind of weak. Not like how it looked in the previous official images. (I know. I should've known better. :BANG_HEAD:

) And like others have said, that Autobot logo suffers because of it. I also can't get behind the all-over shiny paint. It's a little too blingy for a records clerk/enforcer of the law.

Then there's the biggest drawback to this figure, which is ironically that it comes with one of the tiniest Megatrons ever. It's a good design sure, but I couldn't be happy having such a small Decepticon tyrant in my collection, not unless he was to function as some kind of boomerang Targetmaster for one of the larger figures.

Pre-order cancelled. I'm sticking with Hasbro's Orion Pax for the time being.