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Return of Diaclone - Dia-Battles V2 (TFSource Article)

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Return of Diaclone - Dia-Battles V2 (TFSource Article)

Postby Maz » Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:20 pm

Diaclone was launched in Japan by Takara in 1980, the same year I was born. And that’s where my childhood association with Diaclone ends, as growing up in the UK it was primarily Transformers that had my attention. Trickles of Diaclone-based figures did reach the UK but in London I saw neither sight nor sound of them. In addition to Japan and Asia, countries like France, Italy, Holland, Germany and some Scandinavian territories had Diaclone toys on shelves. Like many current Diaclone fans outside of Asia, my access to it came via Transformers and the exploration of their origins (and ancestral variants) within Diaclone and other such pre-Transformers toy lines. With the 30th anniversary of the line passing seemingly without a sound, it was a wonderful and unexpected surprise to see TakaraTomy announce a reboot of Diaclone in 2015, and the first figure from that line has just seen release. This is the magnificent DA-01 Dia-Battles V2 and its co-release, the more limited DA-01EX Dia-Battles V2 Prototype.

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Re: Return of Diaclone - Dia-Battles V2 (TFSource Article)

Postby shajaki » Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:00 pm

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Great article. This thing needs as much praise as our frail lungs can withstand, as I want to see this line continue. And if I may quote one thing:

Maz wrote:Mecha freakin heaven. Have you ever seen a super robot with a more attractive and flattering silhouette, topped off with possibly the greatest face sculpt TakaraTomy have ever kicked out of their factories? Man alive, what a creation! It’s the kind of robot you buy to pose and load with weapons and slap on a display stand, you know the type that doesn’t transform? Well this does, it has modes coming out of its ears and then it pulls off a super-posable, uncompromised and stunning robot mode.
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Re: Return of Diaclone - Dia-Battles V2 (TFSource Article)

Postby ZeldaTheSwordsman » Tue Jun 07, 2016 8:39 pm

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Re: Return of Diaclone - Dia-Battles V2 (TFSource Article)

Postby Cobotron » Tue Jun 07, 2016 9:58 pm

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Maz wrote:You simply have to see this thing in the flesh. It’s ridiculous, insane and ultimately it is your imagination and the soul of your inner child made manifest via the beauty of robot toys.
I should have known you'd see it my way Maz. :lol:
Great article, and damn you for leaving me itching for a second. I so hope this line continues.

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Re: Return of Diaclone - Dia-Battles V2 (TFSource Article)

Postby hinomars19 » Wed Jun 08, 2016 11:11 am

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Re: Return of Diaclone - Dia-Battles V2 (TFSource Article)

Postby Cobotron » Wed Jun 08, 2016 11:19 am

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Re: Return of Diaclone - Dia-Battles V2 (TFSource Article)

Postby hinomars19 » Wed Jun 08, 2016 11:41 am

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Cobotron wrote:You won't be sorry, and ... YOU'RE WELCOME! ;)^


This puppy looks like it will scratch so many itches!
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Re: Return of Diaclone - Dia-Battles V2 (TFSource Article)

Postby Cobotron » Wed Jun 08, 2016 2:19 pm

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Cobotron wrote:You won't be sorry, and ... YOU'RE WELCOME! ;)^


This puppy looks like it will scratch so many itches!


Cleared my rash right up! :-P
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Re: Return of Diaclone - Dia-Battles V2 (TFSource Article)

Postby triKlops » Wed Jun 08, 2016 3:48 pm

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great in depth article; good read.
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