Nemesis Maximo wrote:Wis Jetfire propsing to Starscream? I mean, I knew they'd been friends for a long time, I just never knew they were so close.
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Nemesis Maximo wrote:Wis Jetfire propsing to Starscream? I mean, I knew they'd been friends for a long time, I just never knew they were so close.
fenrir72 wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:Wis Jetfire propsing to Starscream? I mean, I knew they'd been friends for a long time, I just never knew they were so close.
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Autobot032 wrote:TF Yuki has posted new images of Legends Leader Class Jetfire, both in and out of packaging, and even some with his old frenemy Starscream! A news submission from Seibertron.com board member Cyberpath has pointed us in the direction of Yuki's Twitter, where these new pictures originate, and we've mirrored them here.
Takara Tomy's version of Jetfire has all of the chrome removed and has painted weapon barrels, which is great for those fans who didn't want the chrome on the US release. To compare the two figures, take a look at Yuki's images below and then check out the US Jetfire by clicking here to see our gallery of Hasbro's Leader Jetfire. (Might as well check out our gallery of Classics Starscream, while you're there.)
Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
Skyfire was a big dude in the cartoon.Autobot tap out wrote:the scale is so out of whack on this guy it makes Starscream either short or a "infant" granted Starscream is his Classics body
Or, Starscream is the dummy of Jetfire's ventriloquist act.Nemesis Maximo wrote:Wis Jetfire propsing to Starscream? I mean, I knew they'd been friends for a long time, I just never knew they were so close.
Everyone who complained about the chrome on the Hasbro version and wanted it removed?Shockwave7 wrote:Who in their right mind WOULDN'T want chrome on their figure?
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.'
Midnight_Fox wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:Wis Jetfire propsing to Starscream? I mean, I knew they'd been friends for a long time, I just never knew they were so close.
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Someone's never read the Insecticomics.
Shockwave7 wrote:Who in their right mind WOULDN'T want chrome on their figure?
leakin' lubricant wrote:Shockwave7 wrote:Who in their right mind WOULDN'T want chrome on their figure?
Me for one, I have never been a fan of it, I didint like it as a kid in G1, wasn't a fan of its scattershot approach in Henkei and think it looks awful on Generations Jetfire, Takara's is tonnes better in my opinion.
CrankyOldTruck wrote:leakin' lubricant wrote:Shockwave7 wrote:Who in their right mind WOULDN'T want chrome on their figure?
Me for one, I have never been a fan of it, I didint like it as a kid in G1, wasn't a fan of its scattershot approach in Henkei and think it looks awful on Generations Jetfire, Takara's is tonnes better in my opinion.
Agreed. The only Hasbro set that I've come across recently where they actually used chrome and had it look decent was the Optimus two pack with the Classics Optimus and the AoE Evasion Mode Optimus packaged together. The Classics Optimus actually looked good with it and Hasbro didn't go overboard. Of course, they drastically overused it on every other version of Optimus and most of the Grimlocks from the AoE line so I imagine they were running out of the stuff by the time they produced that two-pack.
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
Shockwave7 wrote:Who in their right mind WOULDN'T want chrome on their figure?
Midnight_Fox wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:Wis Jetfire propsing to Starscream? I mean, I knew they'd been friends for a long time, I just never knew they were so close.
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Someone's never read the Insecticomics.
Delta Magnus wrote:Agreed. Takara version just looks nicer. Also I have heard Takara uses better plastic so there's that.
Autobot032 wrote:Delta Magnus wrote:Agreed. Takara version just looks nicer. Also I have heard Takara uses better plastic so there's that.
I can honestly say the better plastic rumor has no basis in fact. I have Arms Micron Breakdown, Smokescreen and Unicron, as well as AD-31 Armor Knight Optimus from AoE and the plastic is the same as the US version, just different shades and paint decos.
The only time Takara has superior plastic is when they don't use GPS color plastic. A good example of this is Metals Megatron, who still holds up to this day, while Transmetals Megatron just falls apart.
Takara's used crappy GPS plastic as well, so they're no better than Hasbro on that part of it.
mooncake623 wrote:Autobot032 wrote:Delta Magnus wrote:Agreed. Takara version just looks nicer. Also I have heard Takara uses better plastic so there's that.
I can honestly say the better plastic rumor has no basis in fact. I have Arms Micron Breakdown, Smokescreen and Unicron, as well as AD-31 Armor Knight Optimus from AoE and the plastic is the same as the US version, just different shades and paint decos.
The only time Takara has superior plastic is when they don't use GPS color plastic. A good example of this is Metals Megatron, who still holds up to this day, while Transmetals Megatron just falls apart.
Takara's used crappy GPS plastic as well, so they're no better than Hasbro on that part of it.
Ok i don't want to jinx it but I have Transmetals Megatron and still Transform at times and... it hasn't fallen to pieces yet... what is this GPS everyone is always talking about when they say Transmetal Megatron? Does location play a factor? or maybe just ham fisted hands?
Autobot032 wrote:mooncake623 wrote:Autobot032 wrote:Delta Magnus wrote:Agreed. Takara version just looks nicer. Also I have heard Takara uses better plastic so there's that.
I can honestly say the better plastic rumor has no basis in fact. I have Arms Micron Breakdown, Smokescreen and Unicron, as well as AD-31 Armor Knight Optimus from AoE and the plastic is the same as the US version, just different shades and paint decos.
The only time Takara has superior plastic is when they don't use GPS color plastic. A good example of this is Metals Megatron, who still holds up to this day, while Transmetals Megatron just falls apart.
Takara's used crappy GPS plastic as well, so they're no better than Hasbro on that part of it.
Ok i don't want to jinx it but I have Transmetals Megatron and still Transform at times and... it hasn't fallen to pieces yet... what is this GPS everyone is always talking about when they say Transmetal Megatron? Does location play a factor? or maybe just ham fisted hands?
G.old P.lastic S.yndrome. It seems to be fixed now, but in the '80s and '90s, the plastics weren't mixed and made quite the same way they are today. The metallic flecks would prevent a solid cohesion and over time, the plastic bonds would degrade and lead to crumbling.
For Megatron, it's his waist and sometimes the tail connector. It doesn't have to be exactly gold, either. Any plastic that had swirls and/or metallic flecks in it was susceptible.
Here's a good example of what GPS can do:
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mooncake623 wrote:Ok i don't want to jinx it but I have Transmetals Megatron and still Transform at times and... it hasn't fallen to pieces yet... what is this GPS everyone is always talking about when they say Transmetal Megatron? Does location play a factor? or maybe just ham fisted hands?
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:mooncake623 wrote:Ok i don't want to jinx it but I have Transmetals Megatron and still Transform at times and... it hasn't fallen to pieces yet... what is this GPS everyone is always talking about when they say Transmetal Megatron? Does location play a factor? or maybe just ham fisted hands?
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
And that's only one minor break. A lot of parts are made of that brown plastic. The torso sides, shoulders, upper arms, thigh/pelvis connectors, etc. can all break too.megatronus wrote:The horror!!!
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.'
Nemesis Destron wrote:Yeah I can see those whose POV enjoy the cartoon accuracy much more. I for one dig the homage to the G1 toy this really represents then that of Hasbro's. The G1 toy didn't have any shiny paint or chrome especially for the boosters. I really wish Takara would do the same as they did with Henkei Jetfire and give him a red visor for that almost perfect G1 representation. If you all know Hasbro did blue as they are now with the leader class and I think Takara should do it red...but I got a feeling that won't happen this time.
Anyway this is looking so sweet and I'm glad I held off the temptation of buying the Hasbro release!
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