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by **Dagon** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:51 am

william-james88 wrote:
Autobot N wrote:Meh. I'll wait for Perfect Effect's Godbomber.

WHy pay more, both Takara and Hasbro are doing one.

God forbid someone spend their money on the toy they like, rather than the one someone else likes or thinks is sufficient.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:15 am

Dagon wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Autobot N wrote:Meh. I'll wait for Perfect Effect's Godbomber.

WHy pay more, both Takara and Hasbro are doing one.

God forbid someone spend their money on the toy they like, rather than the one someone else likes or thinks is sufficient.

He's just making the person aware of alternative options

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:18 am

Kurona wrote:
Dagon wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Autobot N wrote:Meh. I'll wait for Perfect Effect's Godbomber.

WHy pay more, both Takara and Hasbro are doing one.

God forbid someone spend their money on the toy they like, rather than the one someone else likes or thinks is sufficient.

He's just making the person aware of alternative options

Yeah. While I had already made my decision on what to get, I completely understand what Will is saying.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:26 am

Cyberpath wrote:
Tigertrack wrote:Looks awesome to me. Hard to not leave this one MIP.

They don't like it in the box. :/ He wants to sing..

Well, okay then, MISB thwarted. I think he should be posed in TM Blaster's club mode though...

News Credits: 2 · by **Ultra Mad** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:28 am

I'm kind of sold on Ginrai now. I'll be waiting to preorder him from Amiami as soon as he's available

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:55 am

Where is that mic from anyway?

by **Tharag** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:19 am

I'd been holding off getting Hasbro's new Optimus to see what Takara did with Ginrai. Seeing both side by side, however, I'm feeling torn as to which one to actually get, if either at all.

I do like the improvements Takara made to the arm panels to give the hands full clearance, but otherwise I think I prefer the feet and chest on the on the Hasbro version. While in vehicle mode I do like Takara's more traditional cab, I think I prefer the color layout on Hasbro's trailer. I don't know... if I had the money I'd consider getting both and seeing if I could just kitbash them together to get the best of both worlds, but as is I'm just not entirely sold on either.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:52 am

Thank you TFYuki and the rest of the gang for this uber awesome Super Ginrai! =P~

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:23 pm

william-james88 wrote:Guys, those feet are the right way. They are suppoed to mimick the original toy:

So... yay? I dont know, I feel going too G1 kinda ruins this for me. I mean, if I wanted the G1 toy, I would just buy that instead.

I. Effing. Love it. I guess I wasn't sold on my Titans Return PMOP for some reason, and this Super Ginrai is actually the reason.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:25 pm

fenrir72 wrote: Thank you TFYuki and the rest of the gang for this uber awesome Super Ginrai!

Yes. Thank you. So much. Now if you could only make the yen weaker..or the dollar stronger..whatever gets me this guy at like $60USD instead of $85+ :-(

by **DeadCaL** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:43 pm

The term "Wrongy McWronglegs" comes to mind :lol:

News Credits: 4862 · by **william-james88** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 1:17 pm

Autobot N wrote:
Kurona wrote:
Dagon wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Autobot N wrote:Meh. I'll wait for Perfect Effect's Godbomber.

WHy pay more, both Takara and Hasbro are doing one.

God forbid someone spend their money on the toy they like, rather than the one someone else likes or thinks is sufficient.

He's just making the person aware of alternative options
Yeah. While I had already made my decision on what to get, I completely understand what Will is saying.

Thanks for understanding guys! And plus, we dont know what either looks like yet. If you can get the desired effect for a lower cost I think thats a win

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 1:34 pm

The feet look pretty bizarre and I kiiiinda prefer Hasbro's cab, but if they make a separate God Bomber figure to combine it will be so worth it.

by **Optimum Supreme** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 1:41 pm

william-james88 wrote:
So... yay? I dont know, I feel going too G1 kinda ruins this for me. I mean, if I wanted the G1 toy, I would just buy that instead.

I want something that's an update of the G1 toy to better modern toy standards. This looks closer to that than Hasbro's offering. Still no small robot mode though... :BANG_HEAD:

Still, I like this a 1000x better than the Hasbro version.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 1:43 pm

Optimum Supreme wrote:
william-james88 wrote:So... yay? I dont know, I feel going too G1 kinda ruins this for me. I mean, if I wanted the G1 toy, I would just buy that instead.
I want something that's an update of the G1 toy to better modern toy standards. This looks closer to that than Hasbro's offering. Still no small robot mode though... Still, I like this a 1000x better than the Hasbro version.

That's what I'm going for too. And having the Hasbro version makes me want this version so much more.

News Credits: 3620 · by **Seibertron** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 1:45 pm

Optimum Supreme wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
So... yay? I dont know, I feel going too G1 kinda ruins this for me. I mean, if I wanted the G1 toy, I would just buy that instead.

I want something that's an update of the G1 toy to better modern toy standards. This looks closer to that than Hasbro's offering. Still no small robot mode though... Still, I like this a 1000x better than the Hasbro version.

I agree with Optimum Supreme. This is way better. Thank you Takara!

News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 5:58 pm

That Ginrai is perfection. Wow!

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:00 pm

Those feet look ridiculous to me.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:59 pm

Ginrai..Convoy..some characters really deserves the "treatment".......the Takara "treatment". Sure not MP but a mass produced not limited but amped up upgrade from a bas mold.........FTW!

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:05 pm

SillySpringer wrote:Those feet look ridiculous to me.

It might be for the future Godbomber upgrade kimosabe. Patience........else the darkside consume thee :lol:

by **frogbat** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 2:15 am

it does address my biggest grip with the hasbro version - the lack of ankle tilts but i think i prefer the hasbro version overall. Of course it depends on what takara have up their sleeve re god bomber etc.

As a kid I watched the ginrai series dubbed in italian. Power master prime was always the one character I wanted to see stories of as he was my defect leader in my toy collection (and the back of the box art featuring him looked amazing). However I remember being very let down by the cartoon as there was no continuity at all with the american series from what I could tell....

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 2:22 am

LG21 & LG22: shipped from HLJ!

News Credits: 553 · by **Professor Smooth** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 5:23 am

Kurona wrote:Fellow Seibertronians, user Professor Smooth has shared with us pictures of the upcoming Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Ginrai! This leader-sized figure is an extensive retool of the already-released Titans Return Powermaster Optimus Prime, with a look much more resembling that of the toy from 1988. This reveal shows us colour pictures of the Vehicle and Robot Mode from the front and back, a couple development pictures and a comparison with his Hasbro counterpart; but leaves out the Base Mode for now. Take a look at the pictures below!