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News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:00 pm

SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Glad there's no fictional precedence to compel me to want that thing. Not to mention its head is still silver instead of black.

Though, do we still not know if it's supposed to be "Grand" or "Ground"?

Grand I believe.

"Ground" would make more sense, though, given that this the land-based counterpart to the "Jet" Vehicon General.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:01 pm

That is a beautiful vehicon right there!

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:03 pm

SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Glad there's no fictional precedence to compel me to want that thing. Not to mention its head is still silver instead of black.

Though, do we still not know if it's supposed to be "Grand" or "Ground"?

Grand I believe.

What's the source for the pic. First person who posts the source gets a news cred!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:06 pm

william-james88 wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Glad there's no fictional precedence to compel me to want that thing. Not to mention its head is still silver instead of black.

Though, do we still not know if it's supposed to be "Grand" or "Ground"?

Grand I believe.

What's the source for the pic. First person who posts the source gets a news cred!

Before ya post it, lemme look real quick to see if its name is supposed to be "Ground" or "Grand".

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:13 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Glad there's no fictional precedence to compel me to want that thing. Not to mention its head is still silver instead of black.

Though, do we still not know if it's supposed to be "Grand" or "Ground"?

Grand I believe.

What's the source for the pic. First person who posts the source gets a news cred!
Before ya post it, lemme look real quick to see if its name is supposed to be "Ground" or "Grand".

Sure thing, but as I said (which I think the community knows by now, simple rules of journalism), I can't post till I have a source anyway.

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:28 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Glad there's no fictional precedence to compel me to want that thing. Not to mention its head is still silver instead of black.

Though, do we still not know if it's supposed to be "Grand" or "Ground"?

Grand I believe.

What's the source for the pic. First person who posts the source gets a news cred!
Before ya post it, lemme look real quick to see if its name is supposed to be "Ground" or "Grand".

Sure thing, but as I said (which I think the community knows by now, simple rules of journalism), I can't post till I have a source anyway.

https://twitter.com/3dprintron/status/6 ... 6499770368

グランド | gland, grand, ground

ビーコン | "Vehicon"

ジェネラル | General

Hey may very well be the grand ground vehicon generalissimo.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:36 pm

Original source is Amazon Japan - http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B014BFYUFK/

There's also pics for TAV27 Micron Shooter Drift Set - http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B014BFYXAM/

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:40 pm

Thanks! Starting the news post now. But I will wait for Sabr to get back to me.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:51 pm

Here is something quite a few fans have been waiting for since it was first announced: an official picture for TAV28 Grand Vehicon General.

Now we have it, thanks to fellow Seibertronian SW's SilverHammer and Starsabr who found these pictures on twitter and Amazon.

It appears the deco will consist of silver covering almost every inch of this figure, which does not reference anything in the fiction so far. This was a very anticipated deco reveal from the fan community as the Prime RID Vehicon moldis a fan favourite. Since this is a TAV figure, it does have a sticker for the Japanese mobile app. This figure is currently slated for a September release.

Amazon Japan also had official Images of TAV27 Micron Shooter Drift which reveals that he will come with both his Microns:

You can see for yourselves here the extent of the deco improvements on that figure compared to Hasbro's.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:11 pm

So glad to see Adventures Drift will come with both, and they actually look like the minicons! finally!

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:17 pm

Nice to know that TAV Drift (and presumably TAV Fracture) will be coming with both of their respective minicon buddies. Any idea yet if Takara is bothering with the rest of the minicons that have come out in Hasbro markets in the past few weeks? I've been waiting to push the button on these in case of a Takara announcement, but I'm getting the feeling that Takara is just gonna pass on them altogether. Doesn't look like the Takara versions of Drift's minicons come with their clear plastic extra armor pieces and weapons either.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:22 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:Nice to know that TAV Drift (and presumably TAV Fracture) will be coming with both of their respective minicon buddies.

Micron Shooter Fracture comes with Airazor but not Divebomb. Sandsting is included instead.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:45 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:Nice to know that TAV Drift (and presumably TAV Fracture) will be coming with both of their respective minicon buddies.
Micron Shooter Fracture comes with Airazor but not Divebomb. Sandsting is included instead.

Okay, that's bizarre. WTF, Takara Tomy?

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:17 am

Vehicon General looks really nice. Glad I've got a few of him preordered already. I wish the Jet Vehicons were slated for this line as well...

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:25 am

Yaaaaaaaa, that's a pretty sweet silver Cadillac CTS. Bot looks good too.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:41 am

Hey guys, is the gun different than the original one? Because it looks different to me.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:42 am

So Runabout is still on 'pre-order' at bbts; did I miss the boat on this one? Has anyone here gotten one from them yet?

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:55 am

Hellscream9999 wrote:So Runabout is still on 'pre-order' at bbts; did I miss the boat on this one? Has anyone here gotten one from them yet?

ETA end of August. Same Over ride. That's why I had to delay my UW Menasor, I combined them shipping.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:59 am

fenrir72 wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:So Runabout is still on 'pre-order' at bbts; did I miss the boat on this one? Has anyone here gotten one from them yet?

ETA end of August. Same Over ride. That's why I had to delay my UW Menasor, I combined them shipping.

Well they were july and now they're august (and I suspect its a feature of the site to automatically push up the date by every month); they still haven't gotten the next shipment of protectobots in, they've been on 'pre-order' since may

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 1:01 am

william-james88 wrote:Hey guys, is the gun different than the original one? Because it looks different to me.

I think same.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 1:33 am

Cobotron wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Hey guys, is the gun different than the original one? Because it looks different to me.
I think same.

You know, because everything is silver I confused where the gun begins and ends. Yes, it is the same.

News Credits: 3 · by **prjkt** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:51 am

Vehicon looks great, will fit in well with the rest of my Vehiconic crew.

News Credits: 3 · by **Optimizzy** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:10 am

There are many copies. And they have a plan.

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 1:49 pm

I don't care if this Vehicon General doesn't make much sense, I've been wanting that mold for a long time, and this seems like a great way to get it. :KREMZEEK: