The Energon Pub

[Relic0037]

BBTS has it up for preorder already at $259.99. Better than the scalper eBay prices...

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/V ... m_content=

[william-james88]

As usual, Takara paints them better. The hasbro version is fairly plain by comparison.

I dont find hasbro's Overlord plain at all. I actually was thrown off by it at first because it was too vibrant by going full G1 toy on it.

I'm still patiently waiting for a Metro Titan.

[Kurona]

I'm assuming Takara's next wave'll throw in everyone left. Seaspray, Decepticon Clone Set, Jumpstarter Set and Windblade. Seaspray'll probably come with a Titan Master and Windblade with a Titan Master Vehicle.

[o.supreme]

BBTS has it up for preorder already at $259.99. Better than the scalper eBay prices...

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/V ... m_content=

Nice, finally got my wish granted...sort of. I was really hoping Hasbro would do a rerelease, but $270 is way better than 300-400 for a 2013 version at all different levels of completeness/used condition

[Randomhero]

As usual, Takara paints them better. The hasbro version is fairly plain by comparison.

I dont find hasbro's Overlord plain at all. I actually was thrown off by it at first because it was too vibrant by going full G1 toy on it.

I'm still patiently waiting for a Metro Titan.

Yeah the stickers good quality or bad they do make him pop and the blue outlining on the heat helps.

Hasbros thing is whether you like it or not toy color schemes. Why? Who knows.

I was wondering last night why don't they let Takara partake a little more in the design side. Hasbro is getting the Ginrai retool of PM Optimus and we've gotten wildrider, groove and slingshot and while sometimes it's a cost thing like Prime Breakdown I dont understand why they don't work together on some of the designs. Legends six shot and overlord really don't add anything to the production cost except Overlords second Titan master which if he fine with not getting two from Hasbro is he had one of those faces and that helmet so I don't understand why Takara doesn't pipe in during the early production and say "how about this instead?"

[Kurona]

I agree. It becomes especially more notable when Takara's paint schemes are very incompatible with the mold and its sculpted details; making the pairing of deco and figure seem a bit... off. I think that's what's put me off a lot of Takara's figures more than anything else. ... aside from, y'know, not having the money

[william-james88]

I agree. It becomes especially more notable when Takara's paint schemes are very incompatible with the mold and its sculpted details; making the pairing of deco and figure seem a bit... off. I think that's what's put me off a lot of Takara's figures more than anything else. ... aside from, y'know, not having the money

I agree, that was especially apparent with Soundwave and his forearms which just looked so off.

Anyways, what I find super odd is that when John Warden came onboard, he collaborated with takara like never before in the brand's history with many T30 design being co designs with takara.

List of John Warden collborations with takara:

T30

Brainstorm (with Yūya Ōnishi)
Roadbuster (with Takashi Kunihiro)
Sky-Byte (with Miyake Tomoya, the design was actually 100% Takara)
Jetfire (with Takashi Kunihiro)

Combiner Wars

Ultra Magnus (with Takashi Kunihiro)
Devastator (with Shogo Hasui doing most of it)
Protectobot Hot Spot (with Takashi Kunihiro)
Protectobot Rook (with Shogo Hasui)

And aside from Devastator (which hasbro asked takara to lower the parts count for), none of these have different tooling. So I dont know what gives with the sudden shift.

[william-james88]

Japanese Twitter users @Gadepon, @JUS_in_FSS and @ripetakobozu have posted our first look at the LG-43 Legends Trypticon box with the finished Trypticon toy perched on top of it. While lighting is always a factor, it really seems like there are no discernible deco difference between this Trypticon and the Hasbro release. Cool box though!

[o.supreme]

*stares at Getter Robo and Great Mazinger toys...* looks right...oh hey Trypticon, neat!

[Kurona]

The Mighty Trypticon, in all his glory... sellotaped to a cardboard box.

"Danger! Please don't touch!" yeah, or else Trypty'll fall on you and smash your head in.

[Sabrblade]

I wonder if the Japanese fandom had yet heard about the QC issues with the Hasbro version of Trypticon. If the Takara version is the same, Japan might be in for a few unpleasant surprises.

[Randomhero]

He looks so naked without the stickers.

I only did a third of my stickers. I quit 3 times trying to apply them.

[DecepticonFinishline]

DUDE! Hasbro Reissue, please!!!!

I kid you not, Metroplex did not come to my area AT ALL. ANYWHERE.

If this ends up getting a PotP reissue, I will feel significantly more confident in my theory about the future of the Generations line.

[o.supreme]

DUDE! Hasbro Reissue, please!!!!

I kid you not, Metroplex did not come to my area AT ALL. ANYWHERE.

I believe you 100%, because I'm in the same situation (well I was told it was at a Costco near me during the 2013 holidays, but I never found any proof of that...)

So yeah a Hasbro reissue would be nice, but I figure this is the next best thing. Its not being released until March of 2018. So I can pre-order now, and if Hasbro does make an announcement in the interim I can cancel.

Usually I prefer TT over Hasbro, especially when it comes to Combiners, but the price point of Titans just makes the Hasbro ones much more desirable. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have the Japanese Fort max, but the price is just too steep. As many have stated however, there does not seem to be that much of a discernible difference between Hasbros TR Trypticon and TT Legends Dinosaurer.

[Randomhero]

I wouldn't put too much money on a hasbro metroplex reissue. That would mean we wouldn't be getting scorponok or that rumored predaking for 2018

[Aimless Misfire]

I wonder if the Japanese fandom had yet heard about the QC issues with the Hasbro version of Trypticon. If the Takara version is the same, Japan might be in for a few unpleasant surprises.

Notice they removed the chest piece that holds Full Tilt? Because that panel won't stay closed from the weight. Soft bendy plastic. Mine is warped. So it looks like it will probably have the same issues as the Hasbro version.

[Sabrblade]

It's been brought to my attention that, with this Metroplex reissue being released in the Legends line, he might come with a new pack-in comic of his own.

[DecepticonFinishline]

I wouldn't put too much money on a hasbro metroplex reissue. That would mean we wouldn't be getting scorponok or that rumored predaking for 2018

I assumed the one-titan-per-year was mostly about cutting production costs rather than the financial burden on the fans.

Maybe I'm a little too cynical, but I can see Hasbro releasing/rereleasing two Titans in the same year.

[RiddlerJ]

I'm a little surprised Legend's Trippy doesn't come with anything extra. not even a little Brunt to go along.

[william-james88]

I'm a little surprised Legend's Trippy doesn't come with anything extra. not even a little Brunt to go along.

so much for that extra catapult people were excited about

[Desslok2201]

I wonder if the Japanese fandom had yet heard about the QC issues with the Hasbro version of Trypticon. If the Takara version is the same, Japan might be in for a few unpleasant surprises.

Notice they removed the chest piece that holds Full Tilt? Because that panel won't stay closed from the weight. Soft bendy plastic. Mine is warped. So it looks like it will probably have the same issues as the Hasbro version.

I put a thin bead of silicon adhesive on the back of the chest piece (where the purple tabs go in on the back) and it worked wonders and is invisible

[o.supreme]

It's been brought to my attention that, with this Metroplex reissue being released in the Legends line, he might come with a new pack-in comic of his own.

the description on BBTS does mention a comic. I never had the first one form TT, so I wasn't aware this was a new thing.

[Sabrblade]

It's been brought to my attention that, with this Metroplex reissue being released in the Legends line, he might come with a new pack-in comic of his own.

the description on BBTS does mention a comic. I never had the first one form TT, so I wasn't aware this was a new thing.

The Japanese Generations line didn't have pack-in comics.

[Cyberpath]

The clones, just the bot-mode this time --

[Randomhero]

I wouldn't put too much money on a hasbro metroplex reissue. That would mean we wouldn't be getting scorponok or that rumored predaking for 2018

I assumed the one-titan-per-year was mostly about cutting production costs rather than the financial burden on the fans.

Maybe I'm a little too cynical, but I can see Hasbro releasing/rereleasing two Titans in the same year.

It's more of an annual thing than anything else. Yeah cost is a thing but a titan is also meant to be the crown gem of the line. Plus he doesn't have a gimmick to go with titan masters or prime masters. Could they add a feature? Sure but the you got production costs on retooling and then it's not just simply a repaint or release It's gonna have to go through the safety's tests again which is more costs. It's more plausible to have one release than two.