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Sun Jun 07, 2015 8:18 am

I think that the Hasbro one looks better. The extra red adds contrast and breaks up all of the silver.

News Credits: 122 · Sun Jun 07, 2015 10:41 am

I'm all about the Takara deco. I have the Hasbro version, but Takara's just reeks of G1-esque goodness.

All I want at this point is a cannon cover, whichever version one prefers...

News Credits: 462 · Sun Jun 07, 2015 5:36 pm

An added bonus is that Takara's Legends LG13 Megatron actually is the (Japanese) G1 cartoon Megatron in yet another new (post-G2) body.

Mon Jun 08, 2015 11:08 am

The difference is so minimal, nothing wrong with the Takara one but I like my Hasbro one just fine.

News Credits: 3644 · Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:21 am

The silver paint on the Hasbro version is a darker shade than the Takara version. The Hasbro version photographs better because of this (at least with my lighting setup). The only thing I really like better on the Takara version is that the shoulders and neck don't use the red plastic, which really irks me on the Hasbro version. I really wish Hasbro and Takara had figured out something with his knees so that he could do some better action poses than, well, just standing there basically.

Tue Jul 07, 2015 9:15 pm

Just got mine, and aside from the minor paint differences, the articulation works better on Takara's, the fists and the head are not terribly hard to rotate, which scared me about the Combiner Wars version, The CW version is very stiff and it feels like you're about to break it, particularly the fists, on the down side the chest doesn't peg in as firmly as the CW one, less prone to brake, but I like the pegs on the chest better on the CW one, maybe that's just my Takara Megs, I owned the CW and then sold it in favor of Takara's and so far that's the one other difference I found between the 2.

News Credits: 6188 · Wed Jul 08, 2015 2:42 pm

As San Diego Comic Con 2015 is just round the corner, Seibertron.com is proud the present the second exclusive Hasbro Transformers set debuting at and exclusive to the event: the Combiner Hunters three-pack of Chromia, Arcee and Windblade - of which we first saw official images here!

The set includes the three previously released figures, under the Generations line, of the same characters (which you can find here, here and here) but with new paintjobs each and accessories borrowed from other figures in the lines so far, to reflect their appearance in the IDW Publishing Combiner Hunters one shot. Check out the warrior-esque new incarnations of the assassin, bodyguard and Cityspeaker below, and click on any image for the full show!

Comic-Con Exclusives Combiner Hunters Arcee

Comic-Con Exclusives Combiner Hunters Windblade

Comic-Con Exclusives Combiner Hunters Chromia

News Credits: 462 · Wed Jul 08, 2015 2:55 pm

The is the only SDCC 2015 set I want! =P~

News Credits: 42 · Wed Jul 08, 2015 3:06 pm

FYI - on the individual figure galleries, I think Acree's is not correct. There is mainly box art for all 3 figures. The Chromia and Windblade galleries look correct.

News Credits: 3644 · Wed Jul 08, 2015 4:41 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:FYI - on the individual figure galleries, I think Acree's is not correct. There is mainly box art for all 3 figures. The Chromia and Windblade galleries look correct.

Hi TF-fan kev777! If you click "next" in the navigation for their galleries, you can go to the next page which shows you more pictures of Arcee.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/comic-con-exclusives/combiner-hunters-arcee/3750/2/

News Credits: 3644 · Wed Jul 08, 2015 4:43 pm

There's one comparison shot that I forgot to take last night before my flight ... Arcee's hands have been changed again. She now has Chromia's hands (ironically TFP Arcee's hands) to accommodate the new accessory she has instead of the previous hands that were kind of abysmal on this figure. I think this makes the first figure to ever get 3 different sets of hands on a mold.

News Credits: 7 · Wed Jul 08, 2015 6:59 pm

Seibertron wrote:There's one comparison shot that I forgot to take last night before my flight ... Arcee's hands have been changed again. She now has Chromia's hands (ironically TFP Arcee's hands) to accommodate the new accessory she has instead of the previous hands that were kind of abysmal on this figure. I think this makes the first figure to ever get 3 different sets of hands on a mold.

She also doesn't seem to have her guns any more. Think the two might be connected?

Wed Jul 08, 2015 7:54 pm

I'm not complaining here, I love the Combiner Hunters retools, but their weapons are bigger than they are.

News Credits: 462 · Wed Jul 08, 2015 11:09 pm

AutobotJazzFan84 wrote:I'm not complaining here, I love the Combiner Hunters retools, but their weapons are bigger than they are.

Because their weapons came with other, bigger toys originally. All three giant weapons in the Combiner Hunters set are recolored and rereleased from previous releases of bigger toys.

News Credits: 6188 · Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:01 am

Taking a break from the San Diego Comic Con 2015 news just for a second, Seibertron.com is happy to present a mixed bunch of galleries from the past to accompany a more recent Transformers release: take a look below at the Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Gelshark (repaint of SkyByte), and its assorted Car Robots minions/accomplices Guido, Gaskunk and Gushar!

What the galleries, which you can view by clicking on any of the images below, also include are comparisons between the newly photographed Takara toys and the previous Hasbro ones, pointing out the differences in paintjobs most of all. So take some time to browse through the past of the Transformers franchise, if you will. We'll be back to SDCC soon enough.

Transformers Legends Sky-Byte

Car Robots Gelshark

Car Robots Guildo

Car Robots Gushar

Car Robots Gaskunk

News Credits: 668 · Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:09 pm

A G1 color scheme on a newer mold figure is nothing new, it's been used for quite some time in the Transformers toy collecting world, but sometimes those color choices take solidly designed molds and really make 'em pop.

Our next two figures in question are no slouches and stand out quite a bit. Seibertron.com is proud to present our newest galleries:

Generations GDO Leader Class Starscream and Ironhide!

These Asian region exclusives take two of the best movieverse Leader Class molds and redresses them to look like their G1 counterparts and both wear it well. Especially Ironhide, who is an excellent figure and is not one to be passed over, in any color scheme. Starscream is second only to ROTF Optimus Prime, he's that solid of a Leader Class figure and he looks like he stepped right out of the screen. What better way to make him look all pretty than to slap on his G1 counterpart's coat of many colors?

You can see the original molds in our galleries here and here, and check out their cooler than cool repaints below:

Generations Starscream

Generations Ironhide

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

News Credits: 16 · Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:28 pm

Oh yeah, these guys! It's probably for the best these were never released in the U.S. They're definitely fun repaints, but I suspect they would have clogged shelves.

Thu Sep 24, 2015 11:03 pm

It Is Him wrote:Oh yeah, these guys! It's probably for the best these were never released in the U.S. They're definitely fun repaints, but I suspect they would have clogged shelves.

Yeah, these things were made to appeal to the more traditional Transformers enthusiasts. Let me put this delicately, repainted excrement should still be flushed.

News Credits: 3644 · Thu Sep 24, 2015 11:31 pm

As I was trying to make room for more Seibertron.com Store Christmas inventory this week, came across a tub of figures I had forgotten about from a few years ago, so I decided to finish up the galleries for these 2 figures that I had started work on about 2.5 years ago. Feels good to have two more old galleries off my back.

I also started and finished the galleries for Year of the Snake Optimus Prime and Omega Supreme earlier this week. Hopefully I can get those posted soon.

Q Transformers Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, and Hasbro Masterpiece Starscream are next up in the galleries. If things go as plannedthey will be posted tomorrow night or Saturday.

News Credits: 1646 · Fri Sep 25, 2015 12:02 am

They are looking very nice. My sister has the Ironhide and it is a fun figure, and both of those paint jobs just make them pop!

News Credits: 19 · Fri Sep 25, 2015 1:53 am

They're both among the absolute best Transformers figures ever made but I prefer their movie-accurate colouring.

News Credits: 388 · Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:03 am

Perhaps Chromia was bored one day and decided to paint Ironhide's toenails....?

News Credits: 3 · Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:35 am

The GDO Starscream looks good as a jet with that color scheme, but that robot mode... what an eyesore. Then again, I've never been a fan of the Bayverse toys.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Sep 25, 2015 10:24 pm

Shockwave7 wrote:The GDO Starscream looks good as a jet with that color scheme, but that robot mode... what an eyesore. Then again, I've never been a fan of the Bayverse toys.

I like the robot mode. Look at his crotch. It clearly identifies him as working for the Umbrella Corporation.

Speaking of which, maybe they should unify the Resident Evil and Transformers movie franchises. Mindless action flicks with minimal character development. Sounds like a match made in heaven. :lol:

News Credits: 6188 · Tue Sep 29, 2015 12:10 pm

We've had a fellow Seibertronian offer a quick review of the Japanese release of Leader class Ultra Magnus, but we are now also ready to share the full Seibertron.com gallery for the big boy - feast your optics below on Takara Tomy Legends LG-14 Ultra Magnus with Alpha Trion!

The latter replaces the IDW-inspired Minimus Ambus mini figure, with a new purple and red deco, and the main Magnus figure has also received some different paint applications though the scheme remains the same of course. The gallery, accessible by clicking any of the images below, offers comparisons, both modes, features and accessories, so scroll down and deal with it. Now.

Transformers Legends Ultra Magnus

Transformers Legends Alpha Trion