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We've seen this one already, but the Takara Tomy website has just been updated with more details about the Movie Advanced Black Knight Strafe - confirming it is part of the Satellite campaign, and therefore available only in certain stores, with a release date of December. Check out the official promo image below!

Looking forward to this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By the way,which is more show accurate?
the platinum edition strafe or this?

I say this is the more movie accurate version. He should technically be more gunmetal grey but at least he isn't transparent.

william-james88 wrote:I say this is the more movie accurate version. He should technically be more gunmetal grey but at least he isn't transparent.

Yea, as much as I like the Platinum versions, the Dinobots were definitely not transparent in the movie...

HE'S BATMAN.

megatronus wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I say this is the more movie accurate version. He should technically be more gunmetal grey but at least he isn't transparent.

Yea, as much as I like the Platinum versions, the Dinobots were definitely not transparent in the movie...

Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally a Strafe that I like the deco of, but hard to find and probably out of my price range. Hopefully I can get one of these.

My mouth is drooling with fever!

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I was hoping these would come in more collector-friendly packaging...

Got 'em both on preorder at BBTS. These Black Knight toys are the only movie-accurate Dinobots there are.

megatronus wrote:I was hoping these would come in more collector-friendly packaging...

Nah they are all pretty much like Hasbro packaging with Japanese. I got the Black Knight Leader Grimlock and it's basically the same as US leader Grimlock packaging.

Slug and Scorn are AWESOME

Dumb question, but takara toys are always only sold in Japan right? No other country in Asia would have it distributed to them?

william-james88 wrote:Dumb question, but takara toys are always only sold in Japan right? No other country in Asia would have it distributed to them?

Some stores in Singapore and Hong Kong carry TakaraTomy stuff I think, but don't count on those Black Knights:

- Strafe is a Cybertron Satellite exclusive
- Scorn is exclusive to Ideon, Kojima, Bic Camera, Best Denki and Yamada Denki
- Slug is exclusive to Joshin Kids' Land and Yodobashi Camera

All of them Japanese stores, while Cybertron Satellite is a stand that makes the rounds there. The only mass-retail Black Knight is Grimlock.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Dumb question, but takara toys are always only sold in Japan right? No other country in Asia would have it distributed to them?

Some stores in Singapore and Hong Kong carry TakaraTomy stuff I think, but don't count on those Black Knights:

- Strafe is a Cybertron Satellite exclusive
- Scorn is exclusive to Ideon, Kojima, Bic Camera, Best Denki and Yamada Denki
- Slug is exclusive to Joshin Kids' Land and Yodobashi Camera

All of them Japanese stores, while Cybertron Satellite is a stand that makes the rounds there. The only mass-retail Black Knight is Grimlock.

Wow, how do you know all this? That's impressive. And Cybertron Satellite is interesting all on its own (I am trying to wrap my head around it's business model, but then again I still dont get the Takara/Hasbro relationship on a business perspective).

So I am guessing Vietnam wouldnt have any of that stuff then, that's where I am going soon. Too bad there arent any Hasbro asian exclusives out right now (except for MP-10 rerelease, but I already got that covered)

If there's one thing Takara is known for is ACCURACY.

I would really like the Black Night Strafe. Anyone have an idea about price?

william-james88 wrote:Wow, how do you know all this?

Takara's website says what stores they're exclusive to.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Wow, how do you know all this?

Takara's website says what stores they're exclusive to.

Having that bookmarked and being able to read Japanese (katakana at the very least) goes a long way

william-james88 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Dumb question, but takara toys are always only sold in Japan right? No other country in Asia would have it distributed to them?

Some stores in Singapore and Hong Kong carry TakaraTomy stuff I think, but don't count on those Black Knights:

- Strafe is a Cybertron Satellite exclusive
- Scorn is exclusive to Ideon, Kojima, Bic Camera, Best Denki and Yamada Denki
- Slug is exclusive to Joshin Kids' Land and Yodobashi Camera

All of them Japanese stores, while Cybertron Satellite is a stand that makes the rounds there. The only mass-retail Black Knight is Grimlock.

Wow, how do you know all this? That's impressive. And Cybertron Satellite is interesting all on its own (I am trying to wrap my head around it's business model, but then again I still dont get the Takara/Hasbro relationship on a business perspective).

So I am guessing Vietnam wouldnt have any of that stuff then, that's where I am going soon. Too bad there arent any Hasbro asian exclusives out right now (except for MP-10 rerelease, but I already got that covered)

the business model looks like this: back in 1984 Takara, had the seeds of an idea about a series of transforming alien robots. Hasbro said "That's cool; let's help you nurture it." they took the rights, or borrowed them at least, spread them out to their larger markets (Hasbro UK, Asia, etc) and helped those seeds grow into what it is today. As far as territories themselves; Takara, and a lot of Japanese companies tend to remain within their own borders. Part of an old culture of isolation, maybe, but that's a guess. Hasbro however, being a separate company and a larger company andone destined for WORLD DOMINATION!!! is able/willing to distribute into its different little feelers. I would imagine there is some kind of non complete clause in place around the East-Asian border and it may extend to other areas should Takara want to go global, but Tak-Tom seems pretty happy with the size of their market (and there are a LOT of people in that small slice of the world) and where Hasbro has done the footwork for them.

no, Vietnam will not have the Takara stuff unless you get into a private importer. your best bet is to order it either from BBTS robot Kingdom. I think TFsource usually has the best prices but I don't know if they are carrying. I ordered Scorn from BBTS, 39.99+shipping but I have other things coming too.

Scorn to me looks like he's got just enough grey on him that he'd fit into the SDCC set better than the retail red version. (I don't trust my hand enough to paint those chromes) That was my only complaint, the SDCC set had Snarl, the BBTS shared exclusive had Scorn, I wanted both, preferably in G1-esque. It's not ideal, Scorn's too copper-gold, and a matte Grey looking, but he's closer than cherry red.

Flashwave wrote:

william-james88 wrote:
So I am guessing Vietnam wouldnt have any of that stuff then, that's where I am going soon. Too bad there arent any Hasbro asian exclusives out right now (except for MP-10 rerelease, but I already got that covered)

the business model looks like this back in 1984 Takara had the seeds of an idea about a series of transforming alien robots Hasbro said that's cool let's help you nurture it they took the rights or borrow them at least spread them out to their larger markets and help those seeds grow into what it is todayas far as territories themselves take car and and most Japanese companies tend to remain within their own borders just like there are a lot of restaurants and stores that you only find in certain parts of the country In and Out burger comes to mind you don't see those in IndianaHasbro however being a separate company and a larger companyis able to distribute into its different little feelers I would imagine there is some kind of non complete clausebut they are basically just a tenant farmer for a little idea that akara had

no Vietnam will not have the Takara stuff your best bet is to order it either from BBTS robot Kingdom I think TFsource usually has the best prices but I don't knoif they are carrying I ordered mine from b b t s does corn looks like used just a got enough gray to fit in with the st cc that that's my only really real complainis that I don't have a good score in to go with everybody else. and please pardon the bad grammar I'm using the voice type to write this

Good to know there is a reason behind the bad grammer and lack of ponctuation, but man, that is really hard to read. If you can, when you get home or close to a laptop, could you edit the post and add some periods. Because what you wrote really interests me but is also quite hard to understand.