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News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:00 pm

Amazon Japan has a pre-order up for the Japanese Blu-Ray release of Transformers: Age of Extinction with an exclusive toy. This Hound is the voyager class figure with a movie accurate camo deco. According to the listing this figure is scheduled for release December 10 for 12,960 Yen.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:05 pm

That is insanely expensive.

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:11 pm

For 120+ dollars? Yea, no thanks.

News Credits: 2 · by **BERSEKAEL** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:16 pm

nice details on those color apps, now that hits previous movies level!

that price must be a mistake, cost 10 times more than an average toy on its class from the last 6 years :HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:25 pm

Jeezas Fawking Price!

News Credits: 3 · by **Lockdownhunter** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:11 am

Awesome

but insanely overpriced :-(

by **wilcosu35** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:04 am

he lookes awesome. but that price is insane

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:36 am

Yea he's great, but not $120 great.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:42 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Overquoting to say that at first, I found the idea of that armor set completely stupid. What's the point? Evasioptimus is perfect as he is.
Then, I got a closer look. IT'S A GOD GINRAI HOMMAGE! With this set, I can have a movieverse mini God Ginrai!!! Oh man, I'm so buying this!

Seriously, any G1 fan out there should have a God Ginrai set. It's incredible!

Just curious, but is that also why you like DOTM Ultimate Optimus so much? Because the fact that his trailer combines with him to make him a super robot kinda makes him a movie verse god ginrai homage, no?

by **Cobalt Prime** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 9:43 am

So the movie-accurate version is only being sold as an exclusive pack-in, and the general release has a lazy, uninspired paint job.

These things are no longer surprising to me.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:49 pm

LOST Cybertronian wrote:

Arent we getting a figure with similar deco in the platinum set called Autobots Unite? For the same price as this, we get all 5 autobots in better deco.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:48 pm

william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Overquoting to say that at first, I found the idea of that armor set completely stupid. What's the point? Evasioptimus is perfect as he is.
Then, I got a closer look. IT'S A GOD GINRAI HOMMAGE! With this set, I can have a movieverse mini God Ginrai!!! Oh man, I'm so buying this!

Seriously, any G1 fan out there should have a God Ginrai set. It's incredible!

Just curious, but is that also why you like DOTM Ultimate Optimus so much? Because the fact that his trailer combines with him to make him a super robot kinda makes him a movie verse god ginrai homage, no?

Ultimat OP is not a God Ginrai hommage at all. The distinctive triple-window chest and unique guns are not there. However, it is an Optimus that combine into a something to become a SUPER mode. And I just LOVE that TF trope. Masterforce, RiD, Armada, Energon, Cybertron, ROTF, and DOTM.... I just love it. Only the ROTF one is the weakest of the bunch. Jetfire is only a backpack here. Lame. Also, one regret. Ultra Magnust should have been OP's first ever super mode. However, due to some business reasons, the character of UM was created instead. Not a big loss, mind you, because UM is awesome. Especially in Animated and Prime.

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:48 pm

william-james88 wrote:
LOST Cybertronian wrote:

Arent we getting a figure with similar deco in the platinum set called Autobots Unite? For the same price as this, we get all 5 autobots in better deco.

Similar camo paint job but the Autobots United Hound has much more gray/silver bits inluding the weapons.

by **remmolacha** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:11 am

A very cool shellformer

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:08 am

New image of Lost Age Galvatron from the official japanese transformers twitter account.

by **hunter4life** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:17 pm

i hope someone makes a third party mod on hound to have his beer gut as seen in the movie. but that's too expensive for me unfortunately and im saving up for an laptop right as of just now.

galvatron..... he looks awesome, nut is still a shellformer.

by **Peridot** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:50 pm

hunter4life wrote:i hope someone makes a third party mod on hound to have his beer gut as seen in the movie. but that's too expensive for me unfortunately and im saving up for an laptop right as of just now.

galvatron..... he looks awesome, nut is still a shellformer.

Dr Wu already made an add on set for that.
Also, the Galvatron is a Power Battler. Think Fast Action Battlers, but with less articulation. It's not that bad a shellformer, especially for a gimmicky simplified toy. It's on par with the Voyager, at least, which isn't as bad as people seem to believe. And anything's better than the First Edition Optimus.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:57 pm

Metro Prime wrote:
hunter4life wrote:i hope someone makes a third party mod on hound to have his beer gut as seen in the movie. but that's too expensive for me unfortunately and im saving up for an laptop right as of just now.

galvatron..... he looks awesome, nut is still a shellformer.

Dr Wu already made an add on set for that.
Also, the Galvatron is a Power Battler. Think Fast Action Battlers, but with less articulation. It's not that bad a shellformer, especially for a gimmicky simplified toy. It's on par with the Voyager, at least, which isn't as bad as people seem to believe. And anything's better than the First Edition Optimus.

You mean this guy?

Oh man, I cannot help myself from posting this pic whenever appropriate.

by **Peridot** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 1:02 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Metro Prime wrote:
hunter4life wrote:i hope someone makes a third party mod on hound to have his beer gut as seen in the movie. but that's too expensive for me unfortunately and im saving up for an laptop right as of just now.

galvatron..... he looks awesome, nut is still a shellformer.

Dr Wu already made an add on set for that.
Also, the Galvatron is a Power Battler. Think Fast Action Battlers, but with less articulation. It's not that bad a shellformer, especially for a gimmicky simplified toy. It's on par with the Voyager, at least, which isn't as bad as people seem to believe. And anything's better than the First Edition Optimus.

You mean this guy?

Oh man, I cannot help myself from posting this pic whenever appropriate.

Yep. The First Edition is a pretty cool toy, but that shellforming just completely ruins it.

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 1:04 pm

Metro Prime wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Metro Prime wrote:
hunter4life wrote:i hope someone makes a third party mod on hound to have his beer gut as seen in the movie. but that's too expensive for me unfortunately and im saving up for an laptop right as of just now.

galvatron..... he looks awesome, nut is still a shellformer.

Dr Wu already made an add on set for that.
Also, the Galvatron is a Power Battler. Think Fast Action Battlers, but with less articulation. It's not that bad a shellformer, especially for a gimmicky simplified toy. It's on par with the Voyager, at least, which isn't as bad as people seem to believe. And anything's better than the First Edition Optimus.

You mean this guy?

Oh man, I cannot help myself from posting this pic whenever appropriate.

Yep. The First Edition is a pretty cool toy, but that shellforming just completely ruins it.

It took me a second to realize that the vehicle and robot were one toy, just separated. #-o

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 2:57 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-3rd-party-discussion/997169-dx9-d-04-power-master-upgrade-aoe-evasion-prime.html

Overquoting to say that at first, I found the idea of that armor set completely stupid. What's the point? Evasioptimus is perfect as he is.
Then, I got a closer look. IT'S A GOD GINRAI HOMMAGE! With this set, I can have a movieverse mini God Ginrai!!! Oh man, I'm so buying this!

You know, it looks more like a Galaxy Convoy homage to me, especially the way the wings are done.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 3:25 pm

william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-3rd-party-discussion/997169-dx9-d-04-power-master-upgrade-aoe-evasion-prime.html

Overquoting to say that at first, I found the idea of that armor set completely stupid. What's the point? Evasioptimus is perfect as he is.
Then, I got a closer look. IT'S A GOD GINRAI HOMMAGE! With this set, I can have a movieverse mini God Ginrai!!! Oh man, I'm so buying this!

You know, it looks more like a Galaxy Convoy homage to me, especially the way the wings are done.

God Ginrai had that look first:

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 8:23 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:

You know, it looks more like a Galaxy Convoy homage to me, especially the way the wings are done.

When we were talking about this set the other day, I saw those wings and thought the same thing.
Cybertron prime all the way, but those guns are totally God Ginrai's.
This might be the 1st 3rd party item I ever buy. It helps that it doesn't cost $763.00 too.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 9:36 pm

hunter4life wrote:i hope someone makes a third party mod on hound to have his beer gut as seen in the movie.

DW-M02 Mercenary @ BBTS for $32.99

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:29 pm

Takara Tomy has announced a new Toys'R'Us Japan Carniback Micron campaign. Carniback is a smoky translucent redeco of Classics Mini-Con Predator Attack Team Overbite. This new limited edition Micron will be available from Toys'R'Us Japan beginning in mid November. It is limted to the first 10,000 people who buy over 3000 yen in Transformers product.