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[ScottyP]

The price for Greatshot is DISGUSTING.

Looks on par with their other TR Leader figures to me.

[Albatross250]

We can see Neo Brave Maximus (on Base Mode) briefly on the LG-EX Black Convoy Prologue

[Seibertron]

The price for Greatshot is DISGUSTING.

Looks on par with their other TR Leader figures to me.

Yep, list price for Sixshot is 8,640 Yen on AmiAmi

[megatronus]

Gives me hope for LGEX Metrotitan, some day.

[primalxconvoy]

Indeed, but I can usually get them cheaper at Amazon Japan.

Anyway, the first 2,000 orders will guarantee Grand Max is made. If it reaches 3,000 orders, then they will include the clear blue pretender.

[Wolfman Jake]

Indeed, but I can usually get them cheaper at Amazon Japan.

Anyway, the first 2,000 orders will guarantee Grand Max is made. If it reaches 3,000 orders, then they will include the clear blue pretender.

We'd better hope the demand is there. Takara canceled several proposed rereleases earlier this year due to lack of preorders. Grand Maximus is high price tag item. How many Japanese fans are going to double dip on the Fortress Maximus mold just for a straight up recolor and maybe a bonus pretender shell?

Glad to see we're getting Greatshot potentially too. Would it be too much to hope for a Sixknight recolor of Titans Return Quickswitch at this point, if only to account for all four of the G1 six changers?

I've got Titans Return Seaspray already, but Takara knows how to lure me in using my greatest weakness...animation accurate colors and details! I'm in! I'm going to get Takara's Topspin and Twintwist too, mainly for the Targetmaster figures, but I also because I dig their richer blue plastics and other paint details as compared to their (already very good) Hasbro versions.

Finally, I also just got my Legends Targetmasters Hot Rod and Kup today. Love 'em! The colors are gorgeous! Kup almost looks like he stepped right out of the original cartoon! The new head sculpt by Takara is so much better than Hasbro's offering. I appreciate Hot Rod's darker magenta coloring for better animation accuracy too. I kind of like the translucent flame effect for his hood as well. I'm still considering cutting out some yellow paper to place behind/underneath the hood to help give the flames a little more "oomph." The slight remolding to hide the engine block in robot mode is icing on the cake. Lucky for me, my Hot Rod doesn't have herpes lips, though the paint work on the face isn't as perfect as it could have been. It's, nothing terrible, honestly. Just a little unpainted plastic peeking through at some of the harder to paint edges of detail, like around the eyes and where the cheeks of the face meet the helmet.

I got myself a trio of Legends Sharktiocns too. They'll boost my Titans Return Sharkticon ranks to make a true horde as serve as some of the more "elite" members of the Sharkitcons, being the more cartoon accurate ones. The Sweeps heads work well enough with the trio of Titans Return Scourge figures to serve as the Sweeps for my "proper" Scourge, Takara's Legends version.

[Ultra Markus]

Indeed, but I can usually get them cheaper at Amazon Japan.

Anyway, the first 2,000 orders will guarantee Grand Max is made. If it reaches 3,000 orders, then they will include the clear blue pretender.

We'd better hope the demand is there. Takara canceled several proposed rereleases earlier this year due to lack of preorders. Grand Maximus is high price tag item. How many Japanese fans are going to double dip on the Fortress Maximus mold just for a straight up recolor and maybe a bonus pretender shell?

Glad to see we're getting Greatshot potentially too. Would it be too much to hope for a Sixknight recolor of Titans Return Quickswitch at this point, if only to account for all four of the G1 six changers?

I've got Titans Return Seaspray already, but Takara knows how to lure me in using my greatest weakness...animation accurate colors and details! I'm in! I'm going to get Takara's Topspin and Twintwist too, mainly for the Targetmaster figures, but I also because I dig their richer blue plastics and other paint details as compared to their (already very good) Hasbro versions.

Finally, I also just got my Legends Targetmasters Hot Rod and Kup today. Love 'em! The colors are gorgeous! Kup almost looks like he stepped right out of the original cartoon! The new head sculpt by Takara is so much better than Hasbro's offering. I appreciate Hot Rod's darker magenta coloring for better animation accuracy too. I kind of like the translucent flame effect for his hood as well. I'm still considering cutting out some yellow paper to place behind/underneath the hood to help give the flames a little more "oomph." The slight remolding to hide the engine block in robot mode is icing on the cake. Lucky for me, my Hot Rod doesn't have herpes lips, though the paint work on the face isn't as perfect as it could have been. It's, nothing terrible, honestly. Just a little unpainted plastic peeking through at some of the harder to paint edges of detail, like around the eyes and where the cheeks of the face meet the helmet.

I got myself a trio of Legends Sharktiocns too. They'll boost my Titans Return Sharkticon ranks to make a true horde as serve as some of the more "elite" members of the Sharkitcons, being the more cartoon accurate ones. The Sweeps heads work well enough with the trio of Titans Return Scourge figures to serve as the Sweeps for my "proper" Scourge, Takara's Legends version.

and since the RID omega pprime is getting reissued maybe we will see brave maxi mus too

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Since I haven't seen this answered yet:

The Pretender Shell is indeed an early release of a PotP toy, but one we never saw announced or even leaked. The detailing points towards the shell belonging to Waverider aka Diver:


Transformers Super God Masterforce Waverider (Diver) Gallery

However the arms show the future Waverider toy will be a retool of Cloudburst:



With that out of the way, color me surprised with Great Shot.

[Albatross250]

Since I haven't seen this answered yet:

The Pretender Shell is indeed an early release of a PotP toy, but one we never saw announced or even leaked. The detailing points towards the shell belonging to Waverider aka Diver:


Transformers Super God Masterforce Waverider (Diver) Gallery

However the arms show the future Waverider toy will be a retool of Cloudburst:



With that out of the way, color me surprised with Great Shot.

This one?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Exactamundo!

[Deadput]

Money, bills,life? The hell are those eh?

[Nemesis Destron]

Takara, if you're listening, I have one word for you please: METROTITAN!!!!

Gives me hope for LGEX Metrotitan, some day.

Uh yeah what they said please and thank you!!!!

[Cyberpath]

Takara added the 360° turn-arounds --

http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products-lineup/tf_lg/lg64






http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products-lineup/tf_lg/lg65






http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products-lineup/tf_lg/lg66

[ExciKaiser]

edited - nervermind reading back the pages it was already posted. -

[Rodimus Knight]

This could seriously injure my wallet.

[RiddlerJ]

Re: Greatshot. Why are they still pushing the "submarine"? It's a gun. Let's stop the charade!

[ScottyP]

Gives me hope for LGEX Metrotitan, some day.

I feel like it's gonna be soon or truly never on that one. I'm sure it's not logistically trivial to do a run of these and while the tooling's available during the next Metroplex run would seem like the approptiate time for it to happen.

[Big Grim]

Lordy! That Grand Maximus is bloody gorgeous!

The Legends Jumpstarters are also beautiful!

[william-james88]

We'd better hope the demand is there. Takara canceled several proposed rereleases earlier this year due to lack of preorders. Grand Maximus is high price tag item. How many Japanese fans are going to double dip on the Fortress Maximus mold just for a straight up recolor and maybe a bonus pretender shell?

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I've got Titans Return Seaspray already, but Takara knows how to lure me in using my greatest weakness...animation accurate colors and details! I'm in! I'm going to get Takara's Topspin and Twintwist too, mainly for the Targetmaster figures, but I also because I dig their richer blue plastics and other paint details as compared to their (already very good) Hasbro versions.

You mention something that I am not sure everyone realizes:

1. Grand Maximus happening is not a sure thing
2. None of us here aside from Primal X Convoy can make it happen

Regardless of whether or not it will be carried by shops outside Japan, the only thing Takara is looking at is the amount of preorders on Takaratomymall, which can only be done with a Japanese adress. Are there 2000 Japanese fans ready to put down over $200 for this?

I also wanted to talk about Seaspray. I know the Legends verions gets the blue windows right and doesnt have the sticker detail on the chest, but what do you feel about that weird yellow on the side? That looks super off to me.

[Diem]

I wonder what sounds this Grand Maximus will have. I'd be lying if I said that a chunk of the Headmasters theme being in Fortress wasn't a deciding factor for me...but then I'd also be lying if I said I like the Masterforce theme.

[REX-203]

Very odd seeing Twin Twist and Topspin with the Car Targetmasters' partners. Gotta wonder what Takara and Hasbro have planned for Crosshairs, Sureshot, Pointblank, Fangry, Squeezeplay, Terri-Bull, Go Shooter, Minerva, Hosehead, Siren, Nightbeat, Snapdragon, Apeface, and Scorponok (though I have little hope for Grand Maximus and Black Zarak considering no proper recolors have been done of any of the Titan Class figures yet).

Hard to believe I posted this just 11 hours ago ... and now we know about a Grand Maximus coming down the pipes. Go figure.

Takara, if you're listening, I have one word for you please: METROTITAN!!!!

Yes! This! PLEEEEASE!!!

[o.supreme]

Figures...I just mentioned yesterday about how bad a Grand Max would be for my wallet... . And we get the Great Shot I always wanted Hasbro to do...Dang.....Well these wont be out for a while, time to start saving.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

*Last night, around 9:30 my time*

ME: sees pictures of figures that look bloody awesome, but don't know their names in email, but headed home where there is very little service and cannot access site, but can still send emails

ME (10:00): sends email: who are these guys?
Seibertron: Greatshot and Grand Maximus.
ME: sees information about potential pretender shell.
ME: so awesome!! a remolded 6-changer is the most badass colors possible and a titan with a pretender shell!! AKA decoy suit
ME: I feel like I will need to pre-order these if I can
Factual information: need so many pre-orders in Japan before they will happen
My wallet: don't you frikkin' dare
ME: don't let me down Japan.
wallet: let him down, we don't need to spend that kind of money
ME: chucks wallet to dog and tells him to bury wallet. I don't need that kind of negativity in my life

In summary: Japan, do not let me down. I at least want Greatshot, and maybe Maximus

[Insurgent]

Hot Rod, Kup and Black Convoy. Too much money I said. Don't do it I said. My Birthday is coming up I said. The TAV Strongarm is your birthday treat I said. They look so pretty I said. Bought I said.


Gonna give those targetmasters to my Hasbro Misfire and Triggerhappy, so when Slugslinger turns up, they will all have proper targetmasters.

[william-james88]

Takara Tomy has posted official images of these new exclusive Transformers on their website. Below you will see images of all the modes for LG EX Legends Greatshot and Grand Maximus and images of their Headmasters. We can see that Greatshot has a fair bit of retooling, like his shoulders and beast mode head.

Also, as it is now known, Grand Maximus is not guaranteed to come out. It is stated that 2000 pre-orders need to be through Takara Tomy Mall for this toy be produced. If 3000 are ordered, he will also come with a Pretender suit (which is a Power Master Decoy suit), which can be seen below as well.