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Site sponsor Robotkingdom has posted scans from the latest issue of Dengeki Hobby Magazine. Here's what we got:

• AM-10 Bulkhead
• AM-11 Arcee
• EZ-10 Wheeljack with Starhammer
• EZ-11 Ironhide
• EZ-12 Dreadwing
• The Arms Micron Capsule Figures
• The Campaign Exclusive Shadow Arms Microns
• A concept sketch of MP Lambor
• CM's Corp Minelba and Ginrai
• GARIGARI-kun Robo popsicle figure

Arcee's blue is a bit darker, but only a little and not as dark as her FE figure's blue (which was the correct shade of blue). This shade of blue is more shiny than dark.

Are her pink details stickers?

OMG! sea salt ice cream!

Damn, the microns just keep getting cooler and cooler! I love the gecko and cobra, and Arcee's blade.

That Bulkhead - is that the FE mold or the RID mold?

Looks like Arcee may be a winner: perfect colour and not too many overt Micron ports. Annoying that I'd want to get two additional RiD Arcees for her blades. Bulkhead's not bad. It would be perfectly fine if we hadn't already got the First Edition figure. His Micron appears a bit bland: a big ball with studs that transforms into a fat guy.

GuyIncognito wrote:That Bulkhead - is that the FE mold or the RID mold?

RID Bulkhead mold.

I really need to squint my eyes for the names of the Arms Microns, but I have them:

Bulkhead: ベーハー Beihaa (*snort* insert joke about the Dutch name of a women's undergarments here )
Arcee: アルク Aruku

I'm assumming the proper names will be "Beiha" *giggle* and "Arc". I swear, the Japanese are amazing with their names.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I really need to squint my eyes for the names of the Arms Microns, but I have them:

Bulkhead: ベーハー Beihaa (*snort* insert joke about the Dutch name of a women's undergarments here )
Arcee: アルク Aruku

I'm assumming the proper names will be "Beiha" *giggle* and "Arc". I swear, the Japanese are amazing with their names.

We'll see.

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I really need to squint my eyes for the names of the Arms Microns, but I have them:

Bulkhead: ベーハー Beihaa (*snort* insert joke about the Dutch name of a women's undergarments here )
Arcee: アルク Aruku

I'm assumming the proper names will be "Beiha" *giggle* and "Arc". I swear, the Japanese are amazing with their names.

We'll see.

Just to note: "B.H." *tee hee* and "A.K.", as TFWiki claims, are incorrect. "Arc" for Arcee's Mini-Con seems to be the intended spelling, as it:

a) is based on her name like all Autobot Mini-Cons
b) seems to be based on Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc), who's French name is spelled as ジャンヌ・ダルク (jyan'nu daruku) unlike the English name being rendered as ジョーン・オブ・アーク (jyoun ob aaku). The result is that the name has a small French twist to it, that somewhat fits.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I really need to squint my eyes for the names of the Arms Microns, but I have them:

Bulkhead: ベーハー Beihaa (*snort* insert joke about the Dutch name of a women's undergarments here )
Arcee: アルク Aruku

I'm assumming the proper names will be "Beiha" *giggle* and "Arc". I swear, the Japanese are amazing with their names.

We'll see.

Just to note: "B.H." *tee hee* and "A.K.", as TFWiki claims, are incorrect. "Arc" for Arcee's Mini-Con seems to be the intended spelling, as it:

a) is based on her name like all Autobot Mini-Cons
b) seems to be based on Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc), who's French name is spelled as ジャンヌ・ダルク (jyan'nu daruku) unlike the English name being rendered as ジョーン・オブ・アーク (jyoun ob aaku). The result is that the name has a small French twist to it, that somewhat fits.

They have her Micron's name written as "R.K.", not "A.K."

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I really need to squint my eyes for the names of the Arms Microns, but I have them:

Bulkhead: ベーハー Beihaa (*snort* insert joke about the Dutch name of a women's undergarments here )
Arcee: アルク Aruku

I'm assumming the proper names will be "Beiha" *giggle* and "Arc". I swear, the Japanese are amazing with their names.

We'll see.

Just to note: "B.H." *tee hee* and "A.K.", as TFWiki claims, are incorrect. "Arc" for Arcee's Mini-Con seems to be the intended spelling, as it:

a) is based on her name like all Autobot Mini-Cons
b) seems to be based on Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc), who's French name is spelled as ジャンヌ・ダルク (jyan'nu daruku) unlike the English name being rendered as ジョーン・オブ・アーク (jyoun ob aaku). The result is that the name has a small French twist to it, that somewhat fits.

They have her Micron's name written as "R.K.", not "A.K."

Whatever, it's still wrong.