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News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:13 am

Takara has updated their website with their latest campaign item. Fans who spend 3000 Yen on Transformers products at Toys"R"Us can receive a set of MechTech battle blades for Striker Optimus Prime, limited to 10,000 sets. Image mirrored below.

News Credits: 5 · by **RodimalToyota** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:05 am

Damn I must have! why does Japan get all the good isht.

News Credits: 36 · by **Pretender Skywarp** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:22 am

RodimalToyota wrote:Damn I must have! why does Japan get all the good isht.

Ive never understood why Hasbro doesn't run similar promotions :???:

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:29 am

WANT!!!

News Credits: 17 · by **cannonfodder4000** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:31 am

Eh, I'd want them if they were upright like in the movie. :-?

by **Rated X** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:44 am

Pretender Skywarp wrote:
RodimalToyota wrote:Damn I must have! why does Japan get all the good isht.

Ive never understood why Hasbro doesn't run similar promotions

Because Hasbro's main focus in kids who destroy figures. Takara's main focus is adults who collect them. So we get Kreo. :BANG_HEAD:

by **Faraid Ez-Zone** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:53 am

I think I'll wait striker OP to be repainted to buster treatment...

News Credits: 36 · by **Pretender Skywarp** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:40 pm

Rated X wrote:
Pretender Skywarp wrote:
RodimalToyota wrote:Damn I must have! why does Japan get all the good isht.

Ive never understood why Hasbro doesn't run similar promotions

Because Hasbro's main focus in kids who destroy figures. Takara's main focus is adults who collect them. So we get Kreo.

It wouldn't necessarily need to be complicated, repaint a mini-con to go with the PCC or a Mech Tech Weapon. It just seems a bit of a missed opportunity.

News Credits: 4 · by **Slashercon** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:51 pm

:sad:

Ahh come on Hasbro. Are you serious??!!! Why can't they release this in the US??!! Takara ALWAYS get the good shiznit!! :-(

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:36 pm

I never understand all this crying foul. There are online stores and fellow members on the site that are capable in helping others out. Plus it's specifically meant for a toy released in Takara territory.

There are Blades in ROTF Voyager Prime and ROTF Leader Prime. Also... Hasbro's DOTM Voyager Prime and Ultimate Prime are awful to begin with, not even add-ons could save them.

The sword is personally not my thing... if it was a mini-con i'd bite, but the swords are just add-ons that look like they don't even flush with transformation into vehicle mode... and like I said prior, the ROTF versions of Prime are much better.

by **frenzyXprime** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:48 pm

Anybody out there that could help me acquire a set? I'd be very grateful.

News Credits: 1 · by **scypris115** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:20 pm

how much do these cost in US money?

by **frenzyXprime** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:22 pm

3000 yen is roughly $40.

News Credits: 1 · by **scypris115** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:25 pm

frenzyXprime wrote:3000 yen is roughly $40.

hmm.. eh not worth it. >:oP

thanks for the help! :grin:

by **frenzyXprime** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:36 pm

scypris115 wrote:
frenzyXprime wrote:3000 yen is roughly $40.

hmm.. eh not worth it. thanks for the help!

You're welcome!

by **noctorro** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 5:51 am

I'm getting a bit tired of all the ROTF Leader Prime milking. We have that awesome new Stealth Force leader Prime version. The Wing thing Prime. All cost an arm and a leg.

You have Ultimate Prime in the US, which doesn't fit in any scale. Still no Leader Megatron / Shockwave. I hoped we would get voyager Crankcase and the other one that transforms into an animal.

Instead I see cyberverse, and a Kreo line???

Hasbro should release a ROTF Prime with the Stealth Force upgrade set + Wings + Buster cannon and these 2 blades all in one set for a normal price!
That's what they should do!

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:26 pm

LOL @ 50 on BBTS.

News Credits: 36 · by **Pretender Skywarp** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:16 pm

Blurrz wrote:LOL @ 50 on BBTS.

Somebody will pay it tho', people just love their Japanese exclusives...

News Credits: 17 · by **cannonfodder4000** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:27 am

noctorro wrote:I'm getting a bit tired of all the ROTF Leader Prime milking. We have that awesome new Stealth Force leader Prime version. The Wing thing Prime. All cost an arm and a leg.

noctorro wrote:Hasbro should release a ROTF Prime with the Stealth Force upgrade set + Wings + Buster cannon and these 2 blades all in one set for a normal price!
That's what they should do!

Yes cause, that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg. :-?

News Credits: 10 · by **gavinfuzzy** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:52 am

scypris115 wrote:
frenzyXprime wrote:3000 yen is roughly $40.

hmm.. eh not worth it. thanks for the help!

Take into consideration the promo entitles you to get the blade for FREE, when you purchase $40 bucks of DOTM toys. Which is quite worth it, getting a free blade with 2 voyagers ETC.

News Credits: 1 · by **Bonecrusher27** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 4:45 am

RodimalToyota wrote:Damn I must have! why does Japan get all the good isht.

Hahaha love that quote from the movie. Nice paraphrase!

by 009* » Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:42 am

Well, I just pre-ordered a set for my Jetwing Optimus.

by **mc1gamer** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:30 am

I'm trying to order either a Jetwing or a pre-order of the Striker so I can also get the battle blades but I can't seem to do so and I don't have a means to adjust japanese characters to english. I must be doing something wrong. Any suggestions? I'm ready to purchase one of these bad boys but hitting a wall on how to do so where I can read the site. I've tried translators but they don't adjust the graphics and those sites are nearly all graphic. I only get a few headings and I can't do a search and get any results I can understand

Any suggestions for this language confused transformers fan?? Thanks in advance!