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News Credits: 5 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:09 am

Don't know if anyone else found it yet but here's the link:
http://tformers.com/transformers-henkei-d-03/8975/news.html

I don't think its much cooler than Hasbros but much more true to Gen 1.

News Credits: 2 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:18 am

Look for my white Astrotrain on eBay when this comes out.

News Credits: 665 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:40 am

It appears a new show-accurate version of the Classics Astrotrain will be released by TakaraTomy as part of the 'Transformation! Henkei!' line. The figure is currently slated for an April 2008 release.

See the listing at BigBadToyStore.com by clicking here.

News Credits: 3 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:42 am

Not really surprising; I mean, Tomy painted Classics Megatron in "G1 accurate" colors.

News Credits: 1014 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:45 am

Takara just knows how to do stuff right.

I find myself always willing to pay more for Takara brand.

I don't have much of the classics line, may start with these badboys.

News Credits: 5 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:52 am

Ummm... I posted this a half hour ago.

News Credits: 4 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:53 am

Excelent, it looks really awesome. Thank goodness we have Takara Tomy! Maybe they could move to Portugal

he he. Hopefully they'll release a show accurate G1 Astrotrain reissue on the Encore series :grin:

. If they do, I'm on first line for it!

News Credits: 5 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:55 am

hmm, as cp would say:
SHO' NUFF
you did post this first. ole skowl backslided you #-o

News Credits: 5 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:57 am

decepticonjon wrote:hmm, as cp would say:
SHO' NUFF
you did post this first. ole skowl backslided you

Yeah, I beat him by a half hour.

I scooped the News Crew! :DANCE:

News Credits: 1 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:02 pm

I like. Makes my Classics one seem like a crappy repaint. lol

News Credits: 11 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:08 pm

I find it odd that Takara is the one coming up with the Show Accurate colors after giving us the original MP Starscream in such Thundercraker-like coloring. Kudos to them, though. The colors look good.

Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:09 pm

My rear end. How can it be show accurate if he never appeared in the cartoon with that body?

Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:10 pm

zodconvoy wrote:Ummm... I posted this a half hour ago.

Ehh. Title is better on this one. saw it way before i saw yours.

Also the colors are nice but the figure is still the Worst classic out.

News Credits: 1082 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:14 pm

In all fairness, zodconvoy, your title is not leading one to believe that this is anything more than a debate on what colors it is, or could be.

I am sure that the story will get edited with your name as credit.

I ordered another one of these cause I like the colors so much!

Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:15 pm

zodconvoy wrote:
decepticonjon wrote:hmm, as cp would say:
SHO' NUFF
you did post this first. ole skowl backslided you

Yeah, I beat him by a half hour.

I scooped the News Crew!

I'd give you a cookie but i left all my Cookies in my other pants.

THis astrotrain mold is garbage no matter what pint they put on it

News Credits: 5 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:21 pm

Aeros wrote:
zodconvoy wrote:
decepticonjon wrote:hmm, as cp would say:
SHO' NUFF
you did post this first. ole skowl backslided you

Yeah, I beat him by a half hour.

I scooped the News Crew!

I'd give you a cookie but i left all my Cookies in my other pants.

THis astrotrain mold is garbage no matter what pint they put on it

i never realized how many people disliked this toy. he's my favorite in the classics line to date. I always loved the character and the original toy too. This repaint looks great, really makes me regret not getting that e-hobby repaint.

News Credits: 5 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:22 pm

Aeros wrote:
zodconvoy wrote:
decepticonjon wrote:hmm, as cp would say:
SHO' NUFF
you did post this first. ole skowl backslided you

Yeah, I beat him by a half hour.

I scooped the News Crew!

I'd give you a cookie but i left all my Cookies in my other pants.

THis astrotrain mold is garbage no matter what pint they put on it

All right, I earned a cookie! I agree that the toy is umm crappy but now it's G1 Accurate crap. And that's what really counts.

Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:25 pm

Once again, I envy Japan for having brains in the matter of knowing what things should look like.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:44 pm

Umm, how can it be show accurate? Especially when thats a bullet train and not a steam engine lol

But, all criticism aside, I'm loving hese colors! I may pick this one up instead of the Hasbro version.

Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:46 pm

It's nice that TakaraTomy has made there Classics more G1 toon accurate colors but they missed a spot on two of the figures. Starscream should've had a blue nosecone tip and the front half of the train on Astrotrain should've at least been alternating purple and grey stripes not purple and white.

However, I love their take on Classics Megatron over Hasbro's colors but with a third kid on the way I can't shell out that extra cost when I already have Hasbro's Classics Megatron. #-o

News Credits: 3 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:47 pm

Even though I already have Classics Arstrotrain, I might pick this up if it really is repainted like in the pic.(though I'd rather pick up the Grimlock or Mirage repaint, even though I have them also)

News Credits: 2 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:48 pm

Ultra Prime wrote:It's nice that TakaraTomy has made there Classics more G1 toon accurate colors but they missed a spot on two of the figures. Starscream should've had a blue nosecone tip and the front half of the train on Astrotrain should've at least been alternating purple and grey stripes not purple and white.

However, I love their take on Classics Megatron over Hasbro's colors but with a third kid on the way I can't shell out that extra cost when I already have Hasbro's Classics Megatron.

Cartoon Starscream didn't have the blue nosecone though, that was just the toy.

Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:19 pm

Meh, I'm going to wait until we get some better close up shots before I make a final judgment on getting this guy over the Hasbro version. All the pictures are either too small or too blurry to really make out any signifigant details.

News Credits: 5 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:25 pm

Cartoon accurate? :???:

When did cartoon Astrotrain have all that blue on him?

News Credits: 3 · Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:34 pm

Classics Astrotrain and Megatron were the last two from the Classics line. I had been trying to find good prices on ebay but these Takara paint schemes are far superior so I just placed my order for these two over at BBTS