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[Sigma Magnus]

This mode was shown in the pack-in comic as presenting the body as a droid before Black Convoy's little Headmaster bonded with it.

The base mode is also from the pack-in comic. It's most likely an attempt to recreate Black Convoy's original Battle Base.

Thanks! Once we get scans of the comic, I'll be sure to mention that.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Who comes up with those extra modes?

Using the tail as a mono-eye like the 2007 Movie Game Decepticon drones is pretty good, just needs a little dab of red paint. Kinda remind me of Movie Overcast. And wouldn't it be a slight reference to the Eldedroids as well?

[Overcracker]

the gun also keeps falling apart, the tip just falls off. It s very hollow (didn't know Takara was saving on plastic now).

Do you mean the shoulder cannon? If so, it's hollow because it has a storage compartment for a Headmaster/Titan Master:

I was referring more to the underside of the front of the shoulder cannon It's just hollow for no reason and the silver tip on mine is not very tight, so it keeps sliding off.

The storage compartment by the way can have the titan master sitting up.

You can also sit 2 titan masters in God Ginrai's chest cavity:

And Yes, the helmet pegs onto the back of the cannon and looks like part of the gun, so doesn't look like a helmet stuck to it.

[Sabrblade]

Who comes up with those extra modes?

Using the tail as a mono-eye like the 2007 Movie Game Decepticon drones is pretty good, just needs a little dab of red paint.

You know, with the wings deployed, it makes the droid look like the Movie Dreadwing mold.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Who comes up with those extra modes?

Using the tail as a mono-eye like the 2007 Movie Game Decepticon drones is pretty good, just needs a little dab of red paint.

You know, with the wings deployed, it makes the droid look like the Movie Dreadwing mold.

... which Overcast is a redeco of

[Omegatron.]

In case anyone was wondering, here's what Optimus looks like in Scourge's base mode.

Also, hi! I've been lurking here for a long time and finally decided to register.

[Stuartmaximus]

Has BBTS not got the Takara Legends TR Trypticon up on preorder yet? coz the one i've seen on there seems to be the Hasbro one + BBTS would prob work out cheaper for that than Kapow Toys...who have the Takara Legends TR Trypticon up on preorder for a whopping £200!(ok...a penny cheaper!)

[Optimum Supreme]

Yet another black Optimus I'll never be able to have Why Scourge gotta look so cool but be so hard to get?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

The more I look at him, the better he looks. That's worrisome. I wonder what they'll do with Megatron. Redeco him as Megastorm?

[Agamemnon]

Has BBTS not got the Takara Legends TR Trypticon up on preorder yet? coz the one i've seen on there seems to be the Hasbro one + BBTS would prob work out cheaper for that than Kapow Toys...who have the Takara Legends TR Trypticon up on preorder for a whopping £200!(ok...a penny cheaper!)

Here ya go! $230 USD, plus shipping.

[Albatross250]

The more I look at him, the better he looks. That's worrisome. I wonder what they'll do with Megatron. Redeco him as Megastorm?

i can see that a possible Megastorm is really happening.....
It's kinda weird if make a redeco of TR Megatron + with his own base mode, that's just......

[Albatross250]

That's a very cool Prime Base mode, i wonder if the G2 Laser Prime works with that mode as well including Octone

[Overcracker]

That's a very cool Prime Base mode, i wonder if the G2 Laser Prime works with that mode as well including Octone

Since they are both the same mold as this like Prime here, and Black Convoy, they should work the same and should be able to transform into the base mode.

[Stuartmaximus]

Has BBTS not got the Takara Legends TR Trypticon up on preorder yet? coz the one i've seen on there seems to be the Hasbro one + BBTS would prob work out cheaper for that than Kapow Toys...who have the Takara Legends TR Trypticon up on preorder for a whopping £200!(ok...a penny cheaper!)

Here ya go! $230 USD, plus shipping.

Aye ok.....the price of the fig actually works out cheaper than Kapow, but when you add the shipping cost, it goes waay over

+ i don't get why LG43's waay dearer than the Hasbro one anyway coz there doesn't seem to be any noticable differences other than maybe the paint apps
(& yeah yeah yeah....just coz one's Takara & the other is Hasbro doesn't mean to say that's the soul reason for a price jump)

[Jelze Bunnycat]

That's a very cool Prime Base mode, i wonder if the G2 Laser Prime works with that mode as well including Octone

Since they are both the same mold as this like Prime here, and Black Convoy, they should work the same and should be able to transform into the base mode.

Not quite: Octone's wings are a solid piece and don't fold up. You'd end up with a base mode without proper ramps.

[Burn]

And Yes, the helmet pegs onto the back of the cannon and looks like part of the gun, so doesn't look like a helmet stuck to it.

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hmmm....but you've really gotta move the wings out of the way.

[ExciKaiser]

Could this be the explanation of foldable wings on Optimus ? Takara wanting a base mode from the begining?

[Kurona]

The more I look at him, the better he looks. That's worrisome. I wonder what they'll do with Megatron. Redeco him as Megastorm?

Probably... nothing

[Sabrblade]

Could this be the explanation of foldable wings on Optimus ? Takara wanting a base mode from the begining?

Or it was to, well, get rid of any visibility of the wings in robot mode since Laser Optimus Prime isn't supposed to have any wings.

[Albatross250]

Did anyone miss this guy? hoping for a new mold for him

[Albatross250]

That's a very cool Prime Base mode, i wonder if the G2 Laser Prime works with that mode as well including Octone

Since they are both the same mold as this like Prime here, and Black Convoy, they should work the same and should be able to transform into the base mode.

Not quite: Octone's wings are a solid piece and don't fold up. You'd end up with a base mode without proper ramps.

That's still fine, not unless you break it by force

[Cyberpath]

LG50 Sixshot


Robot-mode.



Winged wolf.



Upside-down gun.



Jet



Armed car.



Tank.



Head.



Mini-me.




LG51 Doublecross














LG52 Misfire














LG53 Broadside

[Kurona]

Takaratomy Mall dropped a huge bombshell of images on us today! While it's all product we already knew about from the recent Tokyo Toy Show 2017, it's certainly very nice to get some good, clean, clear photography of LG50 Sixshot, LG51 Targetmaster Doublecross, LG52 Targetmaster Misfire and LG53 Broadside. Through this we finally get a good look at the new Targetmaster molds for Misfire and Doublecross; the many modes of Sixshot and Broadside - who still has a very unconvincing Jet mode - and the Repugnus figure that comes with the latter. However, we also get a few neat surprises - Doublecross' headmaster is indeed painted to better resemble the Beastformer White Leo he was molded after... and it turns out Sixshot's headmaster figure is completely new! It now resembles him in Robot mode and has slightly different shapes for the head mode, unfortunately removing the rather sick reference to Jack from The Headmasters in the process. Nevertheless, have a look at the huge slew of images below and tell us what you think in the Energon Pub!

[Sigma Magnus]

I wonder if they changed Sixshot's Headmaster solely so that they wouldn't have to explain why it looked like Jack.

[Kurona]

I wonder if they changed Sixshot's Headmaster solely so that they wouldn't have to explain why it looked like Jack.

Wouldn't surprise me. Also,



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