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News Credits: 409 · Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:41 pm

TFClub has posted new images of Henkei Cyclonus. These high resolution images reveal great detail. To note - Cyclonus’s Targetmaster partner, Nightstick, has a slightly different paint scheme than previously seen. This figure is due out this month. Some of the images mirrored here. Click here to see more.

News Credits: 5 · Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:57 pm

He just keeps looking better and better. This will be the first Henkei figure that I order (just what I need, another line to start on).

News Credits: 2 · Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:12 pm

Sorry, I prefer the Classics release over the Henkei release. I absolutely love the deep purple on the classics version. The lavender is too bright and the chrome is tacky.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:23 pm

The pics look good. I think I like Hasbro's better. (which is rare for me).

News Credits: 409 · Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:31 pm

I do like the chrome and black on Nightstick. The purple on Cyclonus in these shots look better than the previously seen pictures.

News Credits: 129 · Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:43 pm

The chrome looks really well done on this. Bravo!

News Credits: 21 · Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:50 pm

as much as i hate to say it again i didnt really plan on buying this henkei figure but these other images just made it look better comaperd tohasbro version hasbro version just looks weird with 2 types of plastic on his baige & white on his legs, wings is wahat got me sold, face is a bonus to much pruple but i can live with that.

News Credits: 11 · Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:00 pm

I don't mind the chrome but I wish the purple was darker. Oh well, this means I save a bunch by getting the Universe one instead. He looks so good in Seibs' G1 Cyclonus gallery!

Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:12 am

Why is it every time pictures of either version of the toy are show it's like people have never seen the original Cyclonus in the cartoon, comic book, or toy. Because the original toy matches the Hasbro version and the Marvel Transformers Comics. The TakTom version matches the cartoon model. They did this for a reason. To make the fans happy. I'll be buying both because Cyclonus is one of my all time favorites. Neither version is better then the other. They represent different versions of the same character. They're perfectly accurate to the versions they represent. And both figures are equally awesome.

News Credits: 5 · Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:40 am

I still prefer the Hasbro one, but Henkei Nightstick is now looking damn awesome.

I'm already getting Henkei Houn, Ratchet and maybe Hotshot, so I don't think I can justify Henkei Cyclonus just for Nightstick

Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:23 am

Loki God Of Mischief wrote:Why is it every time pictures of either version of the toy are show it's like people have never seen the original Cyclonus in the cartoon, comic book, or toy. Because the original toy matches the Hasbro version and the Marvel Transformers Comics. The TakTom version matches the cartoon model. They did this for a reason. To make the fans happy. I'll be buying both because Cyclonus is one of my all time favorites. Neither version is better then the other. They represent different versions of the same character. They're perfectly accurate to the versions they represent. And both figures are equally awesome.

There's representing different versions of a character and there's dropping the ball. Cyclonus, Astrotrain and Jetfire figures may fit the the former but some are just weird, i.e. Starscream and Megatron.

News Credits: 198 · Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:12 pm

omega666 wrote:The pics look good. I think I like Hasbro's better. (which is rare for me).

Me too, I was all over the Henkei version at first but now I'm definitely getting the Universe version. Henkei Hound was a no-brainer for me but the darker colors of the US Cyclonus is winning me over, especially after Ryan posted those pictures the other day.