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News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 12:44 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Rated X wrote:The mold actually works for override much better. He just needs some guns. I think I might get him.
And they found a clever, non-intrusive way to hide his sticker.

Very clever, indeed. Though, if I get duplicates so that one can be G1 Override, I'm still taking that sticker off, as I have with TAV Bombshell, Shrapnel, and Powerglide. Speaking of which, I still don't quite get why Takara went to the trouble of retooling those molds to have those circular chest indents for the stickers. Having the figures in hand, I can confirm they are unnecessary and that the stickers would have fit just fine on those figures if unaltered from the Hasbro releases of the mold. I know some of the proper Transformers RiD/Adventure figures have such indents. Was this an attempt to somehow "legitimize" these characters as belonging to the TAV line, instead of being "fillers" originally intend for Generations/Legends/Classics/whatever?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 12:52 pm

I wonder if the redeco of Sandsting is still Sandsting or if it might have a new identity (its name isn't given in the listing).

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 1:13 pm

Override is pretty cool. Even fracture looks ok. Runabout is cancelled immediately though.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 1:21 pm

Mkall wrote:Override is pretty cool. Even fracture looks ok. Runabout is cancelled immediately though.

What do you mean by cancelled?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 1:24 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Mkall wrote:Override is pretty cool. Even fracture looks ok. Runabout is cancelled immediately though.

What do you mean by cancelled?

Mkall's preorder of Runabout, I'm guessing.

News Credits: 11 · by **RAR** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 1:24 pm

I would guess they'd place a pre-order for him before they saw it and now they've seen it they are going to cancel the pre-order.

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 1:29 pm

My Runabout Pre-order is intact and I'm even feeling my awesome with this look, but that sticker on the windshield will be gone immediately.

by **Optimum Supreme** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 2:13 pm

That scannable logo on Runabout's chest/window ruins the look completely. The vehicle mode logos are pretty intrusive too, but that's what kills it entirely. Too bad, because otherwise he looks awesome with the new colors.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 2:21 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Mkall wrote:Override is pretty cool. Even fracture looks ok. Runabout is cancelled immediately though.

What do you mean by cancelled?
Mkall's preorder of Runabout, I'm guessing.

Bingo. He was interesting enough while shown in his promotional colours, but the final deco is redundant with the Club's Runabout and there's that audacious circular sticker.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 2:26 pm

Mkall wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Mkall wrote:Override is pretty cool. Even fracture looks ok. Runabout is cancelled immediately though.

What do you mean by cancelled?
Mkall's preorder of Runabout, I'm guessing.

Bingo. He was interesting enough while shown in his promotional colours, but the final deco is redundant with the Club's Runabout and there's that audacious circular sticker.

While I agree on the sticker, I think the mold and class size makes this a better gen Runabout than he Club's offering.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 4:49 pm

Runabout looked so cool, I put a pre-order in for it; the shipping might be high enough for me to turn on the p.o.l.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 4:52 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Mkall wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Mkall wrote:Override is pretty cool. Even fracture looks ok. Runabout is cancelled immediately though.

What do you mean by cancelled?
Mkall's preorder of Runabout, I'm guessing.

Bingo. He was interesting enough while shown in his promotional colours, but the final deco is redundant with the Club's Runabout and there's that audacious circular sticker.

While I agree on the sticker, I think the mold and class size makes this a better gen Runabout than he Club's offering.

The sticker actually blends with the other insignias due to the prominent white outline around all of them, very clever

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 5:33 pm

TAV25 Runabout will be perfect to complement my Takara Menasor!

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 5:38 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:TAV25 Runabout will be perfect to complement my Takara Menasor!

Hafta admit, he would look pretty nice glued onto menasors chest

by **Poyguimogul** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 5:39 pm

Love the Runamuck, doesn't beat the tfcc version, but I'll get him any way.

Override looks so good. I do wish he had some chromed out guns to plug on those tabs on his back end.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 7:22 pm

Runamuck or bust! You can't have one without the other: it's like having the Three Stooges with Moe and Larry, but no Curly!

I like Groove, but Override isn't a character I'm into, so it'll be a pass. What I want to see happen with this mold is Cybertron Ransack... I would buy the living crap out of that if it happened!

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 7:47 pm

Mindmaster wrote:Runamuck or bust! You can't have one without the other: it's like having the Three Stooges with Moe and Larry, but no Curly!

I like Groove, but Override isn't a character I'm into, so it'll be a pass. What I want to see happen with this mold is Cybertron Ransack... I would buy the living crap out of that if it happened!

It would have to have his head, his helmet and eye shadows were his most distinctive part. But it was an exceptional figure

News Credits: 11 · by **RAR** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:36 pm

I was a Little surprised (but pleased) it was based on the G1 Triggerbot Override in blue & red and not the Cybertron Override coloured (Red & Black).

You know what else I just realised - Runabout is an ideal Chestplate for Grand Scourge.

News Credits: 1 · by **Thadicon** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 9:31 pm

Optimum Supreme wrote:That scannable logo on Runabout's chest/window ruins the look completely. The vehicle mode logos are pretty intrusive too, but that's what kills it entirely. Too bad, because otherwise he looks awesome with the new colors.

I thought the same too about the 'con symbols everywhere. But I still like it and the colour is awesome too I just really really hope they release a runamuck to go with him since I didnt get to grab the club's versions.

I can wait to paint up a custom gun for Runabout.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 10:20 pm

Just announcing that Amiami send me the payment request so these babies will arrive soon:

Transformers Adventure TAV21 Optimus Prime
Unit price 5,120 JPY x 1 unit(s) = 5,120 JPY

Transformers Adventure TAV23 Autobot Jazz
Unit price 1,880 JPY x 1 unit(s) = 1,880 JPY

Subtotal: 7,000 JPY
Shipping: 4,000 JPY
Grand total: 11,000 JPY

Shipping is quite high, but it's still worth it for that Optimus and a perfect RID Jazz.
Let's hope customs will spare me.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 10:33 pm

eeeesh, that is very high shipping. I guess that optimus being so big really ups the price for that box.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:21 am

We bring an update to the Takara Tomy Transformers EZ Collection campaign, which features the giraffe-tastic Legion class redeco of Optimus Prime exclusive to Toys R Us Japan. Via toy blogger Alfes2010, we have mirrored below a number of in-hand images looking at the figure - check them out, and let us know what you think of this weird repaint in the Energon Pub!

News Credits: 11 · by **RAR** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:32 am

Why why why Toys R Us Japan didn't you think that Beast Wars Neo Long Rack was the toy for you to make an exclusive from I wonder still ?

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As to Optimus I like how the stars look like Giraffe spots from a distance and only when you look closely do you see they are stars.

An amusing novelty.

by **lonrac** » Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:41 am

This is what should have been done with the Cybertron Satellite promotion years ago.

it is an amusing figure to put on your campaign shelf with those expensive microns and mech tech weapons,