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News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:55 am

tf08.net- Yishi521 has uploaded some new images of many soon to be released toys in their packaging.

You can view the images of Animated Atomic Lugnut, Animated Activators Dirge and Cliffjumper, Universe 25th Dinobot, and several individually packaged minicons that were previously a part of the K-Mart Exclusive 12 pack released earlier this fall, including Bodyblock, Brimstone, Blight, Makeshift, Suppressor, Brimstone, and Boltflash. All of these are repaints of previously released Classics minicons. Apparently the earlier news about these single pack minicons as a rumor has been confirmed. Details are still unknown at the time though.

You can view Yishi's thread here, and if the images do not load for you, refresh a couple of times, and they should show up!

by **Badass Grimlock** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:09 pm

Dinobot's a Pred! He's a Maximal, dammit!

News Credits: 12 · by **Overcracker** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:32 pm

Badass Grimlock wrote:Dinobot's a Pred! He's a Maximal, dammit!

He's actually both. The figure however has a allegiance change gimmick to parallel his allegiance change in the show.

so he can be both a Pred and a Maximal.

As far as the minicons go. I kind of like them. I'll likely get Boltflash, but he's definitely going to be called Micromaster Nightflight.

News Credits: 1 · by **YRQRM0** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:50 pm

Brig it on! The more Mini cons, the better.

by **Hard Hacker** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:13 pm

I've allready bought the pack. However, I'm buying abother Blight, so that he can donate an arm to Dirt Boss.

by **Swiftpaw** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 4:41 pm

Great! Now I can get the ones I would of liked without having to buy a whole set with the crappier molds I don't want another version of because I already have the classics version.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 4:53 pm

Let's just say that Atomic Lugnutz isn't exactly going to fair too well in Japan.

Website · by **DMSL** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 6:19 pm

Pass on the stupid Lugnut, i want a Leader class version of that character. Oh yes Hasbro and where is that Leader class movie Bonecrusher?

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:27 am

Other than Cliffjumper & Dirge that's a world of pass.

by **Point** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:37 pm

Man, I love Minicons and Microns and Micromasters. I've got the K-mart pack though. I hope the repaint and put out the Classic Dino and Savage Animal-whatever teams too. I'd buy 'em.

by **Nickolai** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:09 am

Blurrz wrote:Let's just say that Atomic Lugnutz isn't exactly going to fair too well in Japan.

Actually, Blurrz, put ANY Animated fig on the shelf and it's going to VANISH in Japan. Takara Tomy doesn't make them, so whatever retailers import is all there is. Not to mention Japanese collector are rabid completists and fans.

by **Valandar** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:16 am

Nickolai wrote:
Blurrz wrote:Let's just say that Atomic Lugnutz isn't exactly going to fair too well in Japan.

Actually, Blurrz, put ANY Animated fig on the shelf and it's going to VANISH in Japan. Takara Tomy doesn't make them, so whatever retailers import is all there is. Not to mention Japanese collector are rabid completists and fans.

Add in to that, that one of the seminal Anime series was called "Mighty Atom". We know it over here as Astro-Boy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy

IOW, while nuclear war, itself, is a touchy subject, they can deal with it in entertainment far easier than we can deal with our own touchy subjects.