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The Japanese version is slightly different, replacing the "TARANTULAS" tampograph with "DESTRON" and the Predacon sigil, plus his robot mode eyes are painted as a single visor to match the show look better.
More information on Transmetal Tarantulas at TFU.info

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Tarantulas_(BW)#Beast_Wars

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:33 pm

Blackalekthor wrote:The Japanese version is slightly different, replacing the "TARANTULAS" tampograph with "DESTRON" and the Predacon sigil, plus his robot mode eyes are painted as a single visor to match the show look better.
More information on Transmetal Tarantulas at TFU.info

I know all that (especially since your post is just a word-for-word, case-for-case, copy-and-paste from TFWiki). That head seen in the pic above is the not the head that was on the Japanese toy. This is:

by **Blackalekthor** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:58 pm

That's true, you'r right! looking at It closely... then do you think is a repaint or something? Maybe... And sorry for my source-lacking.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 2:02 pm

Blackalekthor wrote:That's true, you'r right! looking at It closely... then do you think is a repaint or something? Maybe...

Whatever it is, it's a completely different sculpt, like a custom-made head or something.

by **Nemesis Maximo** » Sun Nov 24, 2019 10:43 pm

Just got a shipment notice from Amazon Japan! Soon baby, SOON!!!

by **Blackalekthor** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 12:09 am

My Spider Lady has been shipped by AmiAmi minutes ago!!!! :PREDACON:

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:06 pm

amazon Japan says arriving Wednesday!

by **Nemesis Maximo** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 9:35 pm

Mine says Friday. If I see it before Monday I’ll be pleasantly surprised. *shudder* DHL sucks in my area.

by **Blackalekthor** » Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:47 pm

There are many Blackarachnia's trapped at Cincinnati's DHL base, due to technical problems and weather conditions.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Nov 26, 2019 8:55 pm

Dammit, that is where my shipping info stopped too. Guess she ain't gonna make it before I leave tomorrow for Thanksgiving weekend

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:24 pm

Mine still hasnt shipped. WTF!!!!???!!!

Anyways while there are a few in hand pics on line, none are all that great and I would much rather news stuff from out community. So please, whoever reading this that gets it, what I am looking for are images with other Beast Wars MPs to get a sense of scale as well as shots of the beast mode transformed as the instructions state along with your suggestion on a better looking beast mode posture/transformation if you find one.

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:01 am

It seems YT reviewer and fellow Seibertronian Actar has a concise but comprehensive video on transforming her back into spider mode.

Having seen this (and how refreshingly simple the transformation looks all things considered) I think I'm convinced. She looks gorgeous.

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:57 am

Mine hasn't shipped yet either...

by **Nemesis Maximo** » Fri Nov 29, 2019 5:09 pm

Pleasantly surprised to report that both MP-46 and MPM-9 were delivered this afternoon! Can’t wait to crack open these bad muthas!

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 10:47 am

So Masterpiece Blackarachnia is out, what do you all think? I personally think she is exactly as expected from the images. The robot mode is excellent, the paint work is probably the best I have ever seen in my life on a Transformer, but the whole abdomen area for the spider is indeed as it looked on the best pictures. The frustrating part is that not everything tabs in securely in that area. Also, the gold coming out under the abdomen when viewed from the front is the underside of her chest piece. The underside could have been painted black for a neater effect.

This is also the kind of toy that is much easier to transform into robot mode than alt mode. Everything in robot mode tabs in securely and you have a real good idea of where parts are meant to be while in spider mode, it's much looser. So Actar made a video to help us get the best spider mode possible.

A good thing about this release is that after a week out, there haven't been breakage reports or major issues.

The chinese release of the figure comes with a pin, you can find an image of that below (you can only get it through Robotkingdom.com).

Below you will also find many in hand images of the toy in both modes. The one showing the scale compared to other Beast Wars MPs is impressive. The images come to us from D-Max as well as Sponge and Qabiri who posted them on the TFW2005 boards.

And for good measure, we also have another video review for you below from Primal Sabbath.

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 11:16 am

What's up with the scale? I don't remember Dinobot towering over Primal in the cartoon and I just recently re-watched the first two seasons.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:48 pm

aronjlove wrote:What's up with the scale? I don't remember Dinobot towering over Primal in the cartoon and I just recently re-watched the first two seasons.

He did, I am rewatching it now. The reason they seem the same height in some shots (like the first episode) is because Dinobot in alt mode is as tall as Primal (in either mode).

But in robot mode...