Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:I could see Takara bookending the Trainbots with the two torso components, so Kaen might be saved for last.
Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:I could see Takara bookending the Trainbots with the two torso components, so Kaen might be saved for last.
Agreed, make it impossible to combine until the end similar to how SS Devastator was done.
Emerje
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:*Sixliner, Sixtrain, and Universe/Cybertron Rail Racer weep in the corner*AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Fingers crossed that if Raiden is successful enough. HasTak might turn their eye back on the only other train combiner team.
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Looks like the price dropped a tiny bit more on Amazon.jp. I also think I might have an idea on the price weirdness and the differences Will, Emerje and I were seeing on the price.
I wonder if 1 or 2 things (or both) might be adding some tax for US customers.
First, I recall Trump installed some type of import tax for goods coming from Asia. I know it is affecting things made in China, but I'm not sure if something produced in Vietnam for a Japanese company might also get caught up in whatever tax requirements. That would potentially explain why Will is seeing no taxes and Emerje and I are.
I also wonder if for US sales tax purposes Amazon.jp is treated as an extension of Amazon and considered a company with a presence in the US that has to charge state sales taxes. That could explain why Emerje and I are getting different tax rates applied, about 4% for Emerje (Maine) and 9% for me (Illinois)
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Saw a rumor that the combined mode will only be about a foot tall, in scale with CW regular sized combiners. If that really would be the case, I don't think I could justify the cost
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
william-james88 wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:Looks like the price dropped a tiny bit more on Amazon.jp. I also think I might have an idea on the price weirdness and the differences Will, Emerje and I were seeing on the price.
I wonder if 1 or 2 things (or both) might be adding some tax for US customers.
First, I recall Trump installed some type of import tax for goods coming from Asia. I know it is affecting things made in China, but I'm not sure if something produced in Vietnam for a Japanese company might also get caught up in whatever tax requirements. That would potentially explain why Will is seeing no taxes and Emerje and I are.
I also wonder if for US sales tax purposes Amazon.jp is treated as an extension of Amazon and considered a company with a presence in the US that has to charge state sales taxes. That could explain why Emerje and I are getting different tax rates applied, about 4% for Emerje (Maine) and 9% for me (Illinois)
It's wierd that this tax is part of your toy's initial orice and notban added cost like shipping or duties is.
Emerje wrote:william-james88 wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:Looks like the price dropped a tiny bit more on Amazon.jp. I also think I might have an idea on the price weirdness and the differences Will, Emerje and I were seeing on the price.
I wonder if 1 or 2 things (or both) might be adding some tax for US customers.
First, I recall Trump installed some type of import tax for goods coming from Asia. I know it is affecting things made in China, but I'm not sure if something produced in Vietnam for a Japanese company might also get caught up in whatever tax requirements. That would potentially explain why Will is seeing no taxes and Emerje and I are.
I also wonder if for US sales tax purposes Amazon.jp is treated as an extension of Amazon and considered a company with a presence in the US that has to charge state sales taxes. That could explain why Emerje and I are getting different tax rates applied, about 4% for Emerje (Maine) and 9% for me (Illinois)
It's wierd that this tax is part of your toy's initial orice and notban added cost like shipping or duties is.
Yeah it would be strange for them to charge my local sales tax (which is 5.5%, not 4%) as a hidden cost rather than an extra on the invoice.
About Raiden's size, we've seen rumors both ways about its size so I'll just wait until we hear something official. Shouki may fold in half to form the bulk of the torso, but he doesn't do it alone and the other bot also forms half the legs. I think there's still a good chance that Raiden will be closer to 18" than 12".
Also, when looking at the preview images I realized the silhouette image is just shadowed, not a true black silhouette which means invisible details should still be there. So I adjusted the colors and lighting and...
(click to enlarge)
Say hello to Raiden in (almost) all his glory. Shouki sitting on his chest was out of scale and I can't do anything about it, but we get a pretty clear look at his limbs this way. The arms are roughly half the bot thanks to the way they form and the upper legs are quite a bit shorter than on the original figure so maybe they are playing with the proportions to make a smaller bot?
Is it just me or do the hands look like they're actually integrated into the bot?
Emerje
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Okay, so more Amazon.jp price weirdness. I just checked this morning and I'm now only being charged 15888 JPY, so only 88 JPY in taxes, fees or whatever it is.
I guess it just takes them a bit more time to figure out things for US customers?
o.supreme wrote:Greetings, so I finally took the plunge and ordered from Amazon Japan. I noticed HLJ Pre-order price was about the same however, but I assume they add on shipping later? I had the item in my cart at HLJ, and it was till not adding shipping. If anyone has ordered from HLJ before and understands their system, any clarification would be appreciated. Thank you.
william-james88 wrote:Someone did something similar but in the pic without the writing
And yes, while the feet look like a mess they are accurate.
Emerje wrote:Neat, hadn't seen that before. Is there another picture out there without the text and an oversized Shouki sitting on it? The "wings" on the feet look to be made up of the underside of the trains, you can see the tiny wheels on them. I wonder if they can be repositioned or removed all together?
william-james88 wrote:Question regarding the character's name. The Katakana (at least through google translate from Amazon Japan) translates to Showki. So how come we call him Shouki instead?
Though it is a little tricky to tell the true meaning of Shouki's name since it is "spelled" in phonetic katakana rather than kanji (鍾馗), it most likely comes from a mythological figure or a type of Japanese WWII fighter plane. Ask Vector Prime would make reference to the latter in detailing the Trainbots' origin.
william-james88 wrote:Question regarding the character's name. The Katakana (at least through google translate from Amazon Japan) translates to Showki. So how come we call him Shouki instead?
In 1987, on the original toy's character card (botton-left corner of the image):o.supreme wrote:I think the best quesiton to ask is, has TT ever translated any of the trainbot names in English Themselves in any print or online Media?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
o.supreme wrote:All points are appreciated. Just to be clear, I was never against ordering from Amazon Japan (I order from Amazon.com all the time) It's just I wanted to do as much research as possible. New things are scary . The order process was reassuringly easy, I cant wait to get the actual product next June.william-james88 wrote:Question regarding the character's name. The Katakana (at least through google translate from Amazon Japan) translates to Showki. So how come we call him Shouki instead?
Mine actually translates it at "Shoki" . Transliteration from Japanese is difficult sometimes.
TFWikistates:Though it is a little tricky to tell the true meaning of Shouki's name since it is "spelled" in phonetic katakana rather than kanji (鍾馗), it most likely comes from a mythological figure or a type of Japanese WWII fighter plane. Ask Vector Prime would make reference to the latter in detailing the Trainbots' origin.
I think the best quesiton to ask is, has TT ever translated any of the trainbot names in English Themselves in any print or online Media? Thy may come p with an official spelling different than any we've seen.
It's kind of like Toho with their Kaiju. Many of the official English Spellings and/or pronunciations Toho recognizes may not match the original Japanese, but they are formal, and consistently used:
Godzilla instead of Gojira
Mothra instead of Mosura
Rodan instead of Radon etc....
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