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News Credits: 5 · by **Overcracker** » Thu May 30, 2024 12:27 pm

A Dramatic Capture series set from Takara has surfaced, featuring SS-86 Jazz, the Mainframe component of the Titan Ark, and Earthrise Optimus Prime.

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News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Thu May 30, 2024 2:42 pm

Kinda neat that they're releasing Mainframe as Teletraan, but the other two are duds. We're getting a new commander OP after all. And even before then ER OP was all over the place and even that was only marginally better than Siege.

I mean, we all love G1 Prime, but maybe hold off on him a bit before releasing a big Commander Class version?

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Thu May 30, 2024 8:27 pm

Jazz AGAIN? I would have done Prime, ER Prowl and either that Mainframe or maybe Sideswipe, since Sunstreaker just got rereleased in the 5-pack.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Fri May 31, 2024 1:45 am

Rodimus Prime wrote:Jazz AGAIN? I would have done Prime, ER Prowl and either that Mainframe or maybe Sideswipe, since Sunstreaker just got rereleased in the 5-pack.

This is a Japanese set, they didn't get the 5 pack (yet) or the new rerelease of Prime (pretty sure Kingdom was their last release) so this is a big deal for them.

Emerje

News Credits: 18 · by **blackeyedprime** » Fri May 31, 2024 6:00 am

Interesting, I'll likely pick this up for mainframe and jazz. Not sure if mainframe will include the discs though but it's still better than buying the ark. Not too sure if prime will be a keeper or not.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Fri May 31, 2024 8:35 am

blackeyedprime wrote:Interesting, I'll likely pick this up for mainframe and jazz. Not sure if mainframe will include the discs though but it's still better than buying the ark. Not too sure if prime will be a keeper or not.

Well if you don't want him PM me and I'll take him.

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Fri May 31, 2024 11:36 pm

Man with those who were dissapointed with the

set I can totally hear the Price is Rignt "Losing Horn" in my head. #-o

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sat Jun 01, 2024 9:43 am

Nemesis Destron wrote:Man with those who were dissapointed with the set I can totally hear the Price is Rignt "Losing Horn" in my head.

For most of us in the west that's probably true, but for those in Japan this might be a good deal. The current aftermarket price for SS Jazz over there is 6,000JPY or $38USD and nobody has a Mainframe in correct colors (without customizing one). Plus prime is in cartoon colors, which we shockingly haven't gotten from that mold yet anywhere. Only other recent Generations OP figures we have in cartoon colors the Core figure with the trailer and Bumblebee and the 35th anniversary Siege figure. I intend to get this set mainly for Optimus and Mainframe. Though Jazz looks like he's basically the SS figure with the 5 pack's deco (minus the windows) so he might actually be a better figure than what we've gotten previously. We'll have a better look Tuesday.

Also strange that we've gotten the Jazz mold 4 times as Jazz, once as Jackpot and at least once as Knock-Out, but not as Stepper/Ricochet.

Emerje

News Credits: 441 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:04 am

We have official pics of the second set from the Dramatic Capture Series, and its name uses English Hasbro terminology instead of Japanese Takara terminology.

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News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:12 am

Looks good. Definitely gonna get that Prime, maybe Jazz. I have no attachment to Mainframe, so that might get sold.

News Credits: 441 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:28 am

Also looks like the Golden Disk accessories originally stored inside Teletraan have been omitted.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:39 am

Sabrblade wrote:Also looks like the Golden Disk accessories originally stored inside Teletraan have been omitted.

I can confirm that they're not listed in the Contents.

News Credits: 4645 · by **william-james88** » Tue Jun 04, 2024 12:13 pm

We have official pics of the second set from the Dramatic Capture Series, which has Mainframe, Jazz and Optimus Prime in his cartoon accurate white crotch deco. This is not an exclusive set, meaning that it can be purchased from any Japanese retailer. It can also be imported to Hasbro Pulse, though it is not on their site yet.

Click below to get to Amazon Japan's page where you can preorder it.
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News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Tue Jun 04, 2024 5:20 pm

This could go on sale and I’d still skip it, but that Optimus Prime looks incredibly good. All blue lower legs, white upper legs & waist, and it’s weird that an G1 OP would ever have anything other than blue hands…
This has me even more anxious to see the CC figure.

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Tue Jun 04, 2024 5:49 pm

I don’t need Prime or Jazz, but man do I want that Mainframe

News Credits: 383 · by **Bounti76** » Tue Jun 04, 2024 5:53 pm

Flashwave wrote:I don’t need Prime or Jazz, but man do I want that Mainframe

I bet a LOT of Jazz and OP from this set will be ending up on auction sites.

by **Dino-Snarl** » Wed Jun 05, 2024 4:33 pm

Mainframe would go great with the Ark.

News Credits: 441 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Jun 05, 2024 5:05 pm

Dino-Snarl wrote:Mainframe would go great with the Ark.

He already did. That's where his mold came from.

by **cloudballoon** » Wed Jun 05, 2024 9:06 pm

I already repainted my OP (I switched the white to silver though) & reprolabeled my Jazz to look as good (or even better) than this set's counterparts. So I'm just gonna repaint my Mainframe from the Ark to this version's colors, TYVM.

It's too bad that the alt mode is the wrong size for ANY class... too big for Legends/Core class, too small for Deluxe/Voyager/Leader/Commander. The only figures that sort of work are post-Siege Minibots like Bee/Brawn.

by **SpaceEagle** » Thu Jun 06, 2024 12:07 am

Y'know, somehow I just KNEW they'd end up rereleasing Mainframe in colours more accurate to his OG toy. Honestly that alone sells this for me, but it'd have to be sold at a bargain heh.