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News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Wed Apr 03, 2019 8:17 pm

I dropped my BBTS pre-order because I heard Toy Dojo had them in stock and I had no clue when Big Bad would get them in. Can't wait to get the set.

by **bruticus24484** » Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:17 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
bruticus24484 wrote:Some parts like the head and hands come directly from Voyager optimus, and the sculpting is identical. It's a heavy retool but shares too many designs for me personally to consider it new.
Nuh uh. Siege Ultra Magnus's inner robot head is unique to Siege Voyager Optimus's head. The two molds share zero parts.

bruticus24484 wrote:As far as star convoy having OG convoy inside, it's really silly to me because he will be the fourth minor variation of this design in this line alone. G1 optimus is my favorite character and I am honestly getting sick of him.
Star Convoy is not coming in the Siege line. It's either coming in the Legends line or in some all new line. It's a TakaraTomy-initiated figure made without Hasbro's input, completely unrelated to Siege.

The head is exactly the same but whatever, I don't really care.

And so I guess you mean takara won't be doing galaxy mode then okay, glad we are clear on that because i heard with the unification deal takara couldn't offer alternate decks without doing an entirely new figure which would would mean both galaxy modes would have to look exactly the same but no galaxy mode means no sweat.

Seriously I came here to talk toys but apparently policing language and arguing semantics are more important here. My bad, I though this was a fansite. Thank you for the clarification,

by **EVS090374** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:25 am

bruticus24484 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
bruticus24484 wrote:Some parts like the head and hands come directly from Voyager optimus, and the sculpting is identical. It's a heavy retool but shares too many designs for me personally to consider it new.
Nuh uh. Siege Ultra Magnus's inner robot head is unique to Siege Voyager Optimus's head. The two molds share zero parts.

bruticus24484 wrote:As far as star convoy having OG convoy inside, it's really silly to me because he will be the fourth minor variation of this design in this line alone. G1 optimus is my favorite character and I am honestly getting sick of him.
Star Convoy is not coming in the Siege line. It's either coming in the Legends line or in some all new line. It's a TakaraTomy-initiated figure made without Hasbro's input, completely unrelated to Siege.

The head is exactly the same but whatever, I don't really care.

And so I guess you mean takara won't be doing galaxy mode then okay, glad we are clear on that because i heard with the unification deal takara couldn't offer alternate decks without doing an entirely new figure which would would mean both galaxy modes would have to look exactly the same but no galaxy mode means no sweat.

Seriously I came here to talk toys but apparently policing language and arguing semantics are more important here. My bad, I though this was a fansite. Thank you for the clarification,

Just be charming and eloquent.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 5:02 am

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Ugh, the struggle is real! Big Powered arrived for me at BBTS, but I have it in my pile of loot waiting for Selects Ricochet to finally show up. I know I should be smart and save the extra $4 by shipping them together, but, I WANT MY PLASTIC CRACK NOW!!!!

I'm going to be patient.

For now.

Wont be long (or shouldnt be) as he is here in the U.K, got mine this morning. Now to scrape some cash together and get big powered.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 9:12 am

bruticus24484 wrote:The head is exactly the same but whatever, I don't really care.

The heads are not the same. As JelZe Goldrabbit already pointed out, the heads are constructed differently with each having a different method for which the halves of each head are connected together. Were they each the same head then their construction would be identical, not different.

bruticus24484 wrote:And so I guess you mean takara won't be doing galaxy mode then okay, glad we are clear on that because i heard with the unification deal takara couldn't offer alternate decks without doing an entirely new figure which would would mean both galaxy modes would have to look exactly the same but no galaxy mode means no sweat.

No, Takara releases the Siege line too, but they also have the Legends line, which is a separate line that they release on their own without Hasbro's input.

bruticus24484 wrote:Seriously I came here to talk toys but apparently policing language and arguing semantics are more important here. My bad, I though this was a fansite. Thank you for the clarification,

I'm sorry if you we made feel overwhelmed by our attempts to help you to better understand which products Takara is putting out and such. That wasn't our intention. We simply wish to help you to know which lines have which products and that certain similar-looking items aren't the same mold, as things like that can be very misleading and we wouldn't want to see such confusion befall our fellow fan.

Takara is releasing the same products as Hasbro in the Siege line, but are also doing their own thing with the Legends line. Siege has the Voyager Optimus and the Galaxy Upgrade Optimus, while the new Star Convoy is either coming in Legends or in some new line altogether. And Japan is getting all of them (as far as we can tell), but not in the same line.

But to get back on topic, Legends is what this particular thread is for, while Siege has its own thread, so any discussion of Voyager and Galaxy Upgrade Optimus would go in there, rather than here.

News Credits: 27 · by **Albatross250** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 10:43 am

https://www.facebook.com/TransformersNe ... 7459369116

from TFND, and Dengeki Hobby: Star Convoy + Silhouette figures ( Sky Garry?, ???)

They will be available for Generation SELECTS. (Legends?)

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 10:44 am

Is...Is that Snaptrap?

News Credits: 27 · by **Albatross250** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 10:48 am

Black Hat wrote:Is...Is that Snaptrap?

!!!
COULD IT BE?! King Poseidon confirmed?!

And of course Repaint:

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 10:55 am

If that's not snap trap I'll be suprised, also can't wait to see super Megatron!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:02 am

Albatross250 wrote:Silhouette figures ( Sky Garry?, ???)

Black Hat wrote:Is...Is that Snaptrap?

No, guys. That's...

That's SUPER MEGATRON!!!! :KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:04 am

really not a fan of that star convoy (especially inner Optimus) and I need more of that mold like I need a hole in the head. But looking forward to the other two.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:06 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Albatross250 wrote:Silhouette figures ( Sky Garry?, ???)
Black Hat wrote:Is...Is that Snaptrap?
No, guys. That's...

That's SUPER MEGATRON!!!!

And Snap trap

News Credits: 27 · by **Albatross250** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:08 am

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Albatross250 wrote:Silhouette figures ( Sky Garry?, ???)
Black Hat wrote:Is...Is that Snaptrap?
No, guys. That's...

That's SUPER MEGATRON!!!!

And Snap trap

Can't wait for the Seacons to form Pirahnacon/King Poseidon (Masterforce) or even its repaint, God Neptune from BWII! :MAXIMAL:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:08 am

william-james88 wrote:And Snap trap

But Snap Trap doesn't have visor eyes, he has normal eyes.

And the sword looks wrong to be Piranacon's.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:11 am

Star convoys truck mode is a let down for me

think i'm good with the encore and passing on the legends.

The others have potential.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:14 am

Looks like Super Megatron is a retool of TR Galvatron.

News Credits: 27 · by **Albatross250** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:14 am

Excited for Super Megatron too, shame we don't have Marauder Megatron on Animated (which is probably Animated Super Megatron) :KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:16 am

Also, thanks to the text, we now know that these are not Legends toys after all but are instead part of a TakaraTomy Generations Selects line (as opposed to Hasbro's Generations Selects line).

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:38 am

Sabrblade wrote:Looks like Super Megatron is a retool of TR Galvatron.

Definitely! And it looks like the other (Snap Trap, maybe?) is possibly a retool of Hun Garr? The silhouette of the legs look like they could be. And the pieces hanging off his wrists? :-?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:41 am

Seems the conversation has shifted to the Generations Selects thread.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:19 pm

blackeyedprime wrote:Star convoys truck mode is a let down for me

Knowing the mold it's coming from, it was always gonna be letdown

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:21 pm

So, with Star Convoy and friends being TakaraTomy Generations Selects figures, I guess the word about the Big Powered set being the high note finale to the Legends toyline might be true after all.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:50 pm

william-james88 wrote:
blackeyedprime wrote:Star convoys truck mode is a let down for me

Knowing the mold it's coming from, it was always gonna be letdown

true

it would have needed more than just minor retooling (and even then it still wouldnt be motorised or be compatible with the siege micromasters, maybe a MP star convoy some day...hell, if third party wants to scale one to MP hotrod my wallet might say no, but my heart would say yes)

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Sun Apr 07, 2019 11:13 am

Here's something for all of you to enjoy

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Apr 08, 2019 4:29 pm

Thanks to the dedication of fellow Seibertron user and YouTube transformers reviewer, Chuckdawg1999 has done a review of the recently released Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Big Powered set! The set contains the three Powered Masters that were the heroes of Transformers Zone, which was a Japanese only installment of the franchise, which had its story told through a short Original Video Animation and through story pages in TV magazines.

The three toys are extensive retools of toys released during Titans Returns (Dai Atlas was Sky Shadow, Sonic Bomber was Misfire, Road fire was Twin Twist). Part of the retooling was done to allow them to combine like the original toys.

Check out Chuckdawg1999's review below (embedded for your convenience) and see what he has to say about this release.

Chuckdawg1999 wrote:The Big Powered gift set from the Takara Legends line features three HEAVILY retooled Titans Return figures reimagined into Dai Atlas, Roadfire, and Sonicbomber. All three figures feature a "Base" mode and can combine together like the legendary G1 toy. If you don't have an interest in the Japanese history of G1 this might be a pass, but for the rest of us, this set is a must-have.

What do you think of this update to Japanese G1 history? Do you agree with the review? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!