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News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 1:11 pm

The new facesculpt on Brainstorm looks so crisp and clear. A sharp-looking retool, if I do say so myself.

by **AutoArtBotX** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 2:53 pm

Sometimes when I see a repaint/retool of a figure from Takara Tomy, I have this "Oh my gosh that is a million times better!" reaction. This, not so much. Now the difference between the TItans return Blaster and Takara/Tomy Legends Blaster are much more drastic than this.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 4:34 pm

AutoArtBotX wrote:Sometimes when I see a repaint/retool of a figure from Takara Tomy, I have this "Oh my gosh that is a million times better!" reaction. This, not so much. Now the difference between the TItans return Blaster and Takara/Tomy Legends Blaster are much more drastic than this.

In general that's happening a lot with the Titans Return figures. A few exceptions to the rule like Blurr aside, Takara's takes are either barely different; or are only drastically different due to representing a different version of the character rather than just being better - ie Takara's Brainstorm is very different to SDCC Brainstorm, but you can't really say one's better than the other when one's a very good representation of Headmasters Brainstorm and the other is a very good representation of MTMTE Brainstorm.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 7:56 pm

Being a stoopid carbon based bag of flesh who just isn't satisfied ( I did managed to keep Twincast from popping out insistently by careful angling 45 degrees with his neck groove to the neck clamp)I would have preferred if Broadcast had the black feet of TR Blaster.

I'm 50%/50% on his face being unpainted as the TR Blaster silver paint apps aren't that nicely applied.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 7:59 pm

AutoArtBotX wrote:Sometimes when I see a repaint/retool of a figure from Takara Tomy, I have this "Oh my gosh that is a million times better!" reaction. This, not so much. Now the difference between the TItans return Blaster and Takara/Tomy Legends Blaster are much more drastic than this.

Blaster to Broadcast: Different paint apps and decal placements. Different feet

Brainstorm to Brainstorm: Different Headmaster and paint apps plus extra vehicle/weapon. (Not drastic?) :???:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 8:41 pm

Kurona wrote:
AutoArtBotX wrote:Sometimes when I see a repaint/retool of a figure from Takara Tomy, I have this "Oh my gosh that is a million times better!" reaction. This, not so much. Now the difference between the TItans return Blaster and Takara/Tomy Legends Blaster are much more drastic than this.

In general that's happening a lot with the Titans Return figures. A few exceptions to the rule like Blurr aside, Takara's takes are either barely different; or are only drastically different due to representing a different version of the character rather than just being better - ie Takara's Brainstorm is very different to SDCC Brainstorm, but you can't really say one's better than the other when one's a very good representation of Headmasters Brainstorm and the other is a very good representation of MTMTE Brainstorm.

fenrir72 wrote:
AutoArtBotX wrote:Sometimes when I see a repaint/retool of a figure from Takara Tomy, I have this "Oh my gosh that is a million times better!" reaction. This, not so much. Now the difference between the TItans return Blaster and Takara/Tomy Legends Blaster are much more drastic than this.

Blaster to Broadcast: Different paint apps and decal placements. Different feet

Brainstorm to Brainstorm: Different Headmaster and paint apps plus extra vehicle/weapon. (Not drastic?)

I thought AutoArtBotX was talking about the Soundwaves.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Mon Dec 26, 2016 6:55 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Kurona wrote:
AutoArtBotX wrote:Sometimes when I see a repaint/retool of a figure from Takara Tomy, I have this "Oh my gosh that is a million times better!" reaction. This, not so much. Now the difference between the TItans return Blaster and Takara/Tomy Legends Blaster are much more drastic than this.

In general that's happening a lot with the Titans Return figures. A few exceptions to the rule like Blurr aside, Takara's takes are either barely different; or are only drastically different due to representing a different version of the character rather than just being better - ie Takara's Brainstorm is very different to SDCC Brainstorm, but you can't really say one's better than the other when one's a very good representation of Headmasters Brainstorm and the other is a very good representation of MTMTE Brainstorm.
fenrir72 wrote:
AutoArtBotX wrote:Sometimes when I see a repaint/retool of a figure from Takara Tomy, I have this "Oh my gosh that is a million times better!" reaction. This, not so much. Now the difference between the TItans return Blaster and Takara/Tomy Legends Blaster are much more drastic than this.

Blaster to Broadcast: Different paint apps and decal placements. Different feet

Brainstorm to Brainstorm: Different Headmaster and paint apps plus extra vehicle/weapon. (Not drastic?)

I thought AutoArtBotX was talking about the Soundwaves.

Why not ask him? I'm not a telepath like Soundwave

Anyway I already have a notice from amiami

by **frogbat** » Mon Dec 26, 2016 8:08 am

still think the fact they didn't include his iconic handgun is a bit of a let down (besides other issues I might have). Takara seem to have tried to address the issue with the silver painted muzzle but it's still far away... at least there's the shoulder cannon.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Mon Dec 26, 2016 10:40 am

frogbat wrote:still think the fact they didn't include his iconic handgun is a bit of a let down (besides other issues I might have). Takara seem to have tried to address the issue with the silver painted muzzle but it's still far away... at least there's the shoulder cannon.

Another shoulder cannon would have had broken the bank for Takara...major bummer!

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Mon Dec 26, 2016 3:25 pm

fenrir72 wrote:Anyway I already have a notice from amiami

Me too from HLJ! And still waiting for the last three Headmasters & MP Inferno to arrive. The mail is probably clogged with eveyone's Black Friday / Cyber Monday stuff.

News Credits: 11 · by **xMXUx** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:13 am

Cyberpath wrote:Me too from HLJ! And still waiting for the last three Headmasters & MP Inferno to arrive. The mail is probably clogged with eveyone's Black Friday / Cyber Monday stuff.

Same, Ginrai shipped yesterday from AE and Inferno is still somewhere on the way. Was expecting him for Christmas, but oh well.

News Credits: 13 · by **grimdragon2001** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 3:02 pm

think im gonna be waiting on TF Source for a while yet, but after the whole Computron debacle, I dont feel good about ordering from Japan right now. Plus i have enough on preorder coming in at that time to get free shipping

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 3:28 pm

Alfes2010 has the first blog up for LG35 Super Ginrai, displaying the Vehicle and Zone (base) modes:

Transformers Legends LG35 Super Ginrai: Vehicle Mode & Zone Mode

Parts of the accompanying comic are included (with a rough Google Translation) and a certain enemy makes its debut (HINT: It's not Overlord). Don't try everything he's attempted, especially fitting Goshooter inside the trailer!

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 11:53 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Alfes2010 has the first blog up for LG35 Super Ginrai, displaying the Vehicle and Zone (base) modes:

Transformers Legends LG35 Super Ginrai: Vehicle Mode & Zone Mode

Parts of the accompanying comic are included (with a rough Google Translation) and a certain enemy makes its debut (HINT: It's not Overlord). Don't try everything he's attempted, especially fitting Goshooter inside the trailer!

So it IS Ginrai! The human Ginrai! Whatever happened to the sentient transtector post SGMF!

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 11:55 pm

fenrir72 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Alfes2010 has the first blog up for LG35 Super Ginrai, displaying the Vehicle and Zone (base) modes:

Transformers Legends LG35 Super Ginrai: Vehicle Mode & Zone Mode

Parts of the accompanying comic are included (with a rough Google Translation) and a certain enemy makes its debut (HINT: It's not Overlord). Don't try everything he's attempted, especially fitting Goshooter inside the trailer!

So it IS Ginrai! The human Ginrai! Whatever happened to the sentient transtector post SGMF!

Spoiler: in the Victory anime it followed the age old tradition of Optimus Prime. He was then reformatted into a plot device.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 11:56 pm

fenrir72 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Alfes2010 has the first blog up for LG35 Super Ginrai, displaying the Vehicle and Zone (base) modes:

Transformers Legends LG35 Super Ginrai: Vehicle Mode & Zone Mode

Parts of the accompanying comic are included (with a rough Google Translation) and a certain enemy makes its debut (HINT: It's not Overlord). Don't try everything he's attempted, especially fitting Goshooter inside the trailer!

So it IS Ginrai! The human Ginrai! Whatever happened to the sentient transtector post SGMF!

He's with his team in the G Nebula 89, as we saw in the Shockwave & Cancer Prologue comic.

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 1:26 am

More from Alfes2010--

The gang is all here.

Soundwave's docking station mode, by MKstsk --

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 1:51 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Alfes2010 has the first blog up for LG35 Super Ginrai, displaying the Vehicle and Zone (base) modes:

Transformers Legends LG35 Super Ginrai: Vehicle Mode & Zone Mode

Parts of the accompanying comic are included (with a rough Google Translation) and a certain enemy makes its debut (HINT: It's not Overlord). Don't try everything he's attempted, especially fitting Goshooter inside the trailer!

So it IS Ginrai! The human Ginrai! Whatever happened to the sentient transtector post SGMF!

Spoiler: in the Victory anime it followed the age old tradition of Optimus Prime. He was then reformatted into a plot device.

Now I want to know what happened to the sentient transtector Ginrai then? Did he get bombarded by the blackball bomb too? Why didn't this "Ginrai" show up in Victory? Need need need trivia update 8-}

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 2:36 am

fenrir72 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:What's up with the sword that comes with God Bomber and is used by God Ginrai?

In Victory, GG (Godginrai) also wielded a sword.

Did it have some epic name? I'm kinda surprised it wasn't included with the God Ginrai reissue or the candy toy

fenrir72 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Just got some confirmation about a couple neat things pertaining to the new Godbomber figure.

The Transformers Generations 2017 book says that Godbomber's Headmaster is not based on anything preexisting. It's a new design.

And according to Figure King #227, Godbomber is fully transformable from trailer mode to robot mode and back without any partsforming involved (minus the Headmaster, of course). Only when he becomes armor for Ginrai does he need some parts to be removed, but not between his vehicle and robot modes.

Meaning as compared to the original that required partsforming for both modes, it's only the power up that requires it. That's already a given based on the hinges seen in the hobbymag images. Seems to be following what the "original" Godbomber design intended but was eventually scraped.

Man that extra rifle looks cool. Sorta like the rifle from Ultra Magnus that PM Optimus Prime uses. Hopefully I'll have mine soon.

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 3:39 am

fenrir72 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:So it IS Ginrai! The human Ginrai! Whatever happened to the sentient transtector post SGMF!

Spoiler: in the Victory anime it followed the age old tradition of Optimus Prime. He was then reformatted into a plot device.

Now I want to know what happened to the sentient transtector Ginrai then? Did he get bombarded by the blackball bomb too? Why didn't this "Ginrai" show up in Victory? Need need need trivia update

Robot Ginrai died and was rebuilt into Victory Leo.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 4:29 am

King Kuuga wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:So it IS Ginrai! The human Ginrai! Whatever happened to the sentient transtector post SGMF!

Spoiler: in the Victory anime it followed the age old tradition of Optimus Prime. He was then reformatted into a plot device.

Now I want to know what happened to the sentient transtector Ginrai then? Did he get bombarded by the blackball bomb too? Why didn't this "Ginrai" show up in Victory? Need need need trivia update

Robot Ginrai died and was rebuilt into Victory Leo.

I know that. But what happened to him (Ginrai the transtector not the Godmaster) in this "Legends" universe. This happens in between SGMF and TFV.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:What's up with the sword that comes with God Bomber and is used by God Ginrai?

In Victory, GG (Godginrai) also wielded a sword.

Did it have some epic name? I'm kinda surprised it wasn't included with the God Ginrai reissue or the candy toy

fenrir72 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Just got some confirmation about a couple neat things pertaining to the new Godbomber figure.

The Transformers Generations 2017 book says that Godbomber's Headmaster is not based on anything preexisting. It's a new design.

And according to Figure King #227, Godbomber is fully transformable from trailer mode to robot mode and back without any partsforming involved (minus the Headmaster, of course). Only when he becomes armor for Ginrai does he need some parts to be removed, but not between his vehicle and robot modes.

Meaning as compared to the original that required partsforming for both modes, it's only the power up that requires it. That's already a given based on the hinges seen in the hobbymag images. Seems to be following what the "original" Godbomber design intended but was eventually scraped.

Man that extra rifle looks cool. Sorta like the rifle from Ultra Magnus that PM Optimus Prime uses. Hopefully I'll have mine soon.

No special name for his sword unlike Starsaber's Saber blade.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:58 am

fenrir72 wrote:
King Kuuga wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:So it IS Ginrai! The human Ginrai! Whatever happened to the sentient transtector post SGMF!

Spoiler: in the Victory anime it followed the age old tradition of Optimus Prime. He was then reformatted into a plot device.

Now I want to know what happened to the sentient transtector Ginrai then? Did he get bombarded by the blackball bomb too? Why didn't this "Ginrai" show up in Victory? Need need need trivia update

Robot Ginrai died and was rebuilt into Victory Leo.

I know that. But what happened to him (Ginrai the transtector not the Godmaster) in this "Legends" universe. This happens in between SGMF and TFV.

I just told you:

Sabrblade wrote:He's with his team in the G Nebula 89, as we saw in the Shockwave & Cancer Prologue comic.

He's not in the Legends Universe.

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 11:01 am

Finally... I was able to log into my PayPal account and pay for the shipping for Super Jinrai. For some reason Paypal was having issues with my password. Had to change it, and let a couple days go by before I could log in.

Can't wait to get him. He looks awesome.

Then wait a few months until God Bomber is released, that's going to be hard.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 12:23 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
King Kuuga wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:So it IS Ginrai! The human Ginrai! Whatever happened to the sentient transtector post SGMF!

Spoiler: in the Victory anime it followed the age old tradition of Optimus Prime. He was then reformatted into a plot device.

Now I want to know what happened to the sentient transtector Ginrai then? Did he get bombarded by the blackball bomb too? Why didn't this "Ginrai" show up in Victory? Need need need trivia update

Robot Ginrai died and was rebuilt into Victory Leo.

I know that. But what happened to him (Ginrai the transtector not the Godmaster) in this "Legends" universe. This happens in between SGMF and TFV.
I just told you:
Sabrblade wrote:He's with his team in the G Nebula 89, as we saw in the Shockwave & Cancer Prologue comic.
He's not in the Legends Universe.

Wipe is not in the Legends Universe too? What's he doing back bruising up Ginrai? He wasn't affected by the black ball bomb(Wipe I mean)? Someone please translate Vipe's comic too.

So where's the sentient transtector Ginrai then? But if Vipe did resurrect Devil Z, then could those sentient transectors suddenly become non sentient, opposite effect we saw at the end of SGMF? Devil Z said something to that effect that he was responsible for the godmasters coming to life etc etc.......Wish those figs arrive asap and a fan based translation comes out soon.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 12:45 pm

fenrir72 wrote:Wipe is not in the Legends Universe too? What's he doing back bruising up Ginrai? He wasn't affected by the black ball bomb(Wipe I mean)? Someone please translate Vipe's comic too.

You asked about Ginrai, not Wipe. Wipe got sent to the Legends Universe. Super robot lifeform God Ginrai didn't.

fenrir72 wrote:So where's the sentient transtector Ginrai then?

In. The. G. Nebula. 89! How is that so hard to understand?

Look at him right there, in the middle-right panel:

Human Ginrai = in the Legends World somehow with a brand-spanking new lifeless Super Ginrai Transtector that he's now bonded to.

Living super robot lifeform God Ginrai = in the G Nebula 89 of the main Japanese G1 cartoon universe, still sporting his original Masterforce cartoon body and which he will still have when he goes on to appear in the Victory cartoon.