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News Credits: 2 · by **Ultra Mad** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 1:37 am

TFsource now has all three ladies up for preorders.

http://tfsource.com/legends-series/lg17-blackwidow/

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:25 pm

Site sponsor BBTS and TFsource has both put up preorders for the new Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Nightbird, Slipstream and Blackarachnia! These three new fembots are still in prototype stage and are remolds of Arcee, Windblade and Animated Blackarachnia! You can order yours today!

Here:
BBTS
TFsource

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by **cramoptimus maximus** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:28 pm

Got mine preordered 5min after posting on BBTS, 2 nightbirds, 1 blackarachnia and 1 slipstream!

Cant wait for the hasbro repaints!

News Credits: 3 · by **Optimizzy** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:58 pm

im waiting to see what they look like. I really only want slipstream.

by **Doubledealer93** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:02 pm

preodered in a heart beat

by **YoungPrime** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:21 pm

Pre-ordered Slipstream and Nightbird.

The other one isn't mandatory.

Edit: Yes she is.....

(Blackarachnia preordered)

by **Robogeek1973** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:36 pm

cramoptimus maximus wrote:Got mine preordered 5min after posting on BBTS, 2 nightbirds, 1 blackarachnia and 1 slipstream!

Cant wait for the hasbro repaints!

You may be waiting awhile, as Hasbro probably won't be getting these.

Maybe Slipstream though.....possibly.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:37 pm

william-james88 wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Robogeek1973 wrote:
shajaki wrote:Come on BBBTS!
*The extra B is for "backup". What I really mean is Come on AmiAmi!*
BBTS has them now.
Done!

Now.

Come oooonnn AmiAmi!

please god, it's cheaper to order from Ami Ami, also it doesn't help that i have other figures on preorder there >_>

From my limited experience, amiami is the last to offer preorders, so I dont think we will see them for at least 3 months before the figures are due.

And the first to sell out.

News Credits: 1 · by **Tranzilla** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:46 pm

Yesterday when these went up on TFSource, I checked BBTS and they were up there, too. Preordered 1 Nightbird and 2 of each of the others. I'm not holding out on a Hasbro release for these because I'm sure the colors for TakTomy will be better. Plus with the pedipalp/bra deal with Blackarachnia, Hasbro may not go for it. I hope Slipstream's colors happen like they did for Windblade. My Kabuki sisters are Windblade and Windshear. If made different enough, you'd have sisters. Slipstream and Jetstream.

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:30 pm

Ordered Sleep Stream from BBTS last night.
Figured it was worth preordering now so my order confirmation would have that name on it.

News Credits: 457 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 12:47 am

cramoptimus maximus wrote:Cant wait for the hasbro repaints!

Sarcasm?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 9:26 am

Sabrblade wrote:
cramoptimus maximus wrote:Cant wait for the hasbro repaints!
Sarcasm?

Not every mainline TakaraTomy figure is guaranteed a Hasbro release, and vice-versa (the Club does not count).

We may not see Black Widow in the US as a retool of an Animated mold (we may see her as a BotCon figure though, as a BotCon 2001 Arcee remake

) but if my theory of Nightbird and Slipstream being pretools is correct (meaning their new parts are already built into the mold from the start), Hasbro may sneak them in one way or another.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 10:54 am

Blackwidow/Arachnia......'con or Autobot sigil I wonder?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 10:56 am

fenrir72 wrote:Blackwidow/Arachnia......'con or Autobot sigil I wonder?

Most likely a 'con symbol, as that's how she's portrayed the most and remembered the best. Plus, Black Widow appears as a Megatron groupie in Legends manga.

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:09 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:Blackwidow/Arachnia......'con or Autobot sigil I wonder?

Most likely a 'con symbol, as that's how she's portrayed the most and remembered the best. Plus, Black Widow appears as a Megatron groupie in Legends manga.

It's been so long since I've had my hands on my full collection that I cant even remember if I have an Animated Black Arachnia but I pre ordered this too.

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:02 pm

These girls are available at HLJ go order them!

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:04 pm

mooncake623 wrote:These girls are available at HLJ go order them!

Better price than BBTS?

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:07 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:These girls are available at HLJ go order them!

Better price than BBTS?

Importing is always going to be cheaper. 2,480 yen which is about $20 USD

http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist?SeriesID=6038

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:37 pm

mooncake623 wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:These girls are available at HLJ go order them!

Better price than BBTS?

Importing is always going to be cheaper. 2,480 yen which is about $20 USD

http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist?SeriesID=6038

Even with shipping from Japan to Canada and import fees?

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:39 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:These girls are available at HLJ go order them!

Better price than BBTS?

Importing is always going to be cheaper. 2,480 yen which is about $20 USD

http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist?SeriesID=6038

Even with shipping from Japan to Canada and import fees?

With that you gotta ask a Canadian. I would imagine it'll still be cheaper.

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 4:00 pm

Edit: Never mind, did some fudging, and I found an estimate for shipping costs. I don't mind waiting 10-30 days because I'm cheap, lazy, and live on the west coast. That should cut the 30 down to like 25ish right?

Anyhow, when do you think we'll see painted prototypes? I'm thinking maybe like August, maybe July at the earliest.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 5:24 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:These girls are available at HLJ go order them!

Better price than BBTS?

Importing is always going to be cheaper. 2,480 yen which is about $20 USD

http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist?SeriesID=6038

Even with shipping from Japan to Canada and import fees?

I bought once from HLJ and so far, customs left that order alone and it only cost 10 stupid $ for shipping! Japanese shipping is really, really cheap compared to the Canadian one.

So, guess I'm gonna preorder from HLJ again. Blackbird and Slipstream, be mine!

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 5:45 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:Blackwidow/Arachnia......'con or Autobot sigil I wonder?

Most likely a 'con symbol, as that's how she's portrayed the most and remembered the best. Plus, Black Widow appears as a Megatron groupie in Legends manga.

I hope you two mean Predacon versus Maximal sigils.

News Credits: 4845 · by **william-james88** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 7:11 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:These girls are available at HLJ go order them!

Better price than BBTS?

Importing is always going to be cheaper. 2,480 yen which is about $20 USD

http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist?SeriesID=6038

Even with shipping from Japan to Canada and import fees?

The shipping and import fees from japan are about the same you would incur by buying from BBTS. So in the end, the only true cost that changes is the cost of the figure itself.

-Kanrabat- wrote:
I bought once from HLJ and so far, customs left that order alone and it only cost 10 stupid $ for shipping! Japanese shipping is really, really cheap compared to the Canadian one.

So, guess I'm gonna preorder from HLJ again. Blackbird and Slipstream, be mine!

So you bought from both Amiami and HLJ? Which do you preffer?

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 7:46 pm

william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
I bought once from HLJ and so far, customs left that order alone and it only cost 10 stupid $ for shipping! Japanese shipping is really, really cheap compared to the Canadian one.

So, guess I'm gonna preorder from HLJ again. Blackbird and Slipstream, be mine!

So you bought from both Amiami and HLJ? Which do you preffer?

I've yet to receive my first order from them, meaning TAV Lockdown, before passing judgement. Will it be spared by customs?