Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by Hellscream9999 Sat Jun 25, 2016 7:54 pm
Burn wrote:Kurona wrote:He's an amazing homage and an incredible robot mode, but the designers about 4/5 through development remembered "Oh SHIZZLESNIT, this guy's supposed to be a Transformer", and hastily folded him up into nothing and pretended it's a vehicle mode.
Gotta agree. His bot mode is bloody fantastic (though not a fan of face plate-less head) but that vehicle mode is a stretch...and I don't mean because of the length.
HA! Nice one
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by Hellscream9999 Sat Jun 25, 2016 7:55 pm
Sigma Magnus wrote:Wonder if it's gonna shelfwarm like hell...
Dunno, I'm not psychic, but they usually move pretty well when they're new, but then stores order a ton, and then they sit...
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by Hellscream9999 Sat Jun 25, 2016 8:00 pm
Kurona wrote:I always doubt the possibility of an Optimus toy not selling well.
Indeed, cue Thew's 'I got Prime on it'
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by Sabrblade Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:56 pm
He is? To what?Kurona wrote:He's an amazing homage
Yeah, that altmode is a letdown, but at the very least, I kinda feel like the more uniform Takara deco makes the altmode look slightly less offensive than it looks with the Hasbro deco's use of a rather unappealing shade of white/gray.Kurona wrote:and an incredible robot mode, but the designers about 4/5 through development remembered "Oh SHIZZLESNIT, this guy's supposed to be a Transformer", and hastily folded him up into nothing and pretended it's a vehicle mode.
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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.'
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by Sabrblade Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:07 am
The former. This figure comes with its own Prime Decepticon Hunter that's of a different mold than the one included with OP Supreme Mode. And the last pic has simply it holding the Supreme Mode one.chuckdawg1999 wrote:Am I seeing things or does the sword from this figure and Supreme Prime combine somehow?
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:12 am
Sabrblade wrote:The former. This figure comes with its own Prime Decepticon Hunter that's of a different mold than the one included with OP Supreme Mode. And the last pic has simply it holding the Supreme Mode one.chuckdawg1999 wrote:Am I seeing things or does the sword from this figure and Supreme Prime combine somehow?
Really? I'm asking because something seems off with the hilt
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by Sabrblade Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:18 am
How so?chuckdawg1999 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:The former. This figure comes with its own Prime Decepticon Hunter that's of a different mold than the one included with OP Supreme Mode. And the last pic has simply it holding the Supreme Mode one.chuckdawg1999 wrote:Am I seeing things or does the sword from this figure and Supreme Prime combine somehow?
Really? I'm asking because something seems off with the hilt
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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.'
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:21 am
Sabrblade wrote:How so?chuckdawg1999 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:The former. This figure comes with its own Prime Decepticon Hunter that's of a different mold than the one included with OP Supreme Mode. And the last pic has simply it holding the Supreme Mode one.chuckdawg1999 wrote:Am I seeing things or does the sword from this figure and Supreme Prime combine somehow?
Really? I'm asking because something seems off with the hilt
It's rotated differently from the other pics in relation to the blade. Also I thought the hilt was gray and chrome while this one looks black
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by Sabrblade Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:24 am
Oh snap, wait, now I see what you see. In the last pic, right? It does look like the Supreme Mode one is plugged into the hilt of the Hyper Surge one. That's awesome.chuckdawg1999 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:How so?chuckdawg1999 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:The former. This figure comes with its own Prime <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?toolid=11600&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=smart&icep_ff3=9&icep_uq=transformers%20decepticon&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg" class="epn-link" target="_blank" id="epn2">Decepticon</a> Hunter that's of a different mold than the one included with OP Supreme Mode. And the last pic has simply it holding the Supreme Mode one.chuckdawg1999 wrote:Am I seeing things or does the sword from this figure and Supreme Prime combine somehow?
Really? I'm asking because something seems off with the hilt
It's rotated differently from the other pics in relation to the blade. Also I thought the hilt was gray and chrome while this one looks black
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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.'
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:26 am
Sabrblade wrote:Oh snap, wait, now I see what you see. In the last pic, right? It does look like the Supreme Mode one is plugged into the hilt of the Hyper Surge one. That's awesome.chuckdawg1999 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:How so?chuckdawg1999 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:The former. This figure comes with its own Prime <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?toolid=11600&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=smart&icep_ff3=9&icep_uq=transformers%20decepticon&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg" class="epn-link" target="_blank" id="epn2">Decepticon</a> Hunter that's of a different mold than the one included with OP Supreme Mode. And the last pic has simply it holding the Supreme Mode one.chuckdawg1999 wrote:Am I seeing things or does the sword from this figure and Supreme Prime combine somehow?
Really? I'm asking because something seems off with the hilt
It's rotated differently from the other pics in relation to the blade. Also I thought the hilt was gray and chrome while this one looks black
Well I have the Supreme Mode Prime so we'll find out soon
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by Kurona Sun Jun 26, 2016 5:50 am
Sabrblade wrote:He's so TALL!!!
He is? To what?Kurona wrote:He's an amazing homage![]()
Maybe it's just me, but I kinda see Thunderclash in the American one.

Is it just me? Am I crazy? Is my as-of-yet-unadvertised Thunderclash love getting the better of me?
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by Agamemnon Sun Jun 26, 2016 7:38 am
Kurona wrote:Sabrblade wrote:He's so TALL!!!
He is? To what?Kurona wrote:He's an amazing homage![]()
Maybe it's just me, but I kinda see Thunderclash in the American one.
Is it just me? Am I crazy? Is my as-of-yet-unadvertised Thunderclash love getting the better of me?
You are not alone. He is going to be my Thunderclash stand-in.
Until he dies, or I find some-bot better....
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by Sabrblade Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:37 am
But... Thunderclash didn't have wings. Or shoulder guns. Or a big sword. Or huge swirling shoulders. Or faceplate armor. Or a red long nose cab. Or a gigantic physique. Or frankly any of Optimus's colors in any of the places they appear on Optimus.Kurona wrote:Sabrblade wrote:He's so TALL!!!
He is? To what?Kurona wrote:He's an amazing homage![]()
Maybe it's just me, but I kinda see Thunderclash in the American one.



The most similar things are the wing-like chest designs, but which are teal on Thunderclash and blue on Optimus.
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by Kurona Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:40 am
Sabrblade wrote:But... Thunderclash didn't have wings. Or shoulder guns. Or a big sword. Or huge swirling shoulders. Or faceplate armor. Or a red long nose cab. Or a gigantic physique. Or frankly any of Optimus's colors in any of the places they appear on Optimus.Kurona wrote:Sabrblade wrote:He's so TALL!!!
He is? To what?Kurona wrote:He's an amazing homage![]()
Maybe it's just me, but I kinda see Thunderclash in the American one.
It's the whole theming of it. No-one in else in Transformers - at least, as far as I know - is identified as a cab-trailer that transforms into a heroic-looking figure with a white chest and the theming of blue wings. It's of course nowhere near a remake, I'm not saying that; but you sort of feel a bit of Thunderclash from him.
Also the blue crest on his chest, the blue forearms, the two cannons which wherever they are are still a big definition of Thunderclash's profile in one mode, and the fact that he can armour up. It feels a bit like Thunderclash.
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by Sabrblade Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:46 am
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.'
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by Kurona Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:48 am
Sabrblade wrote:Armor up? Thunderclash can't armor up.
It was a pretty bad way of saying it, yeah. The idea I meant to convey is that a large section of the vehicle mode can separate and then be operated by the base robot - in Optimus' case it makes him a super sayain god, in Thunderclash's case it be comes this big sort of base.
In both cases they provide protection, extra firepower and specifically those two big cannons.
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by Sabrblade Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:58 am
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.'
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by Kurona Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:01 am
Sabrblade wrote:That reminds me, what exactly does happen to this Optimus toy's extra altmode pieces when he's not wearing them? Do they store somewhere or just lay off the side?
Same place G1 Optimus' trailer went
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Line (TAV, TED, Misc)
Posted by Sabrblade Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:09 am
Ah, lay off to the side, it is, then.Kurona wrote:Sabrblade wrote:That reminds me, what exactly does happen to this Optimus toy's extra altmode pieces when he's not wearing them? Do they store somewhere or just lay off the side?
Same place G1 Optimus' trailer went
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