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[Relic0037]

At first I was kind meh on how bright the purple on Blitzwing is but then I thought about how many dark purple decepticons I have and few if not none that are bright purple.

You must not own any Galvatron or shockwave then

(I actually prefer the darker purple for Galvatron and Shockwave)

I have never heard of anyone that doesn't

I prefer the lighter purple.

The truth lies between the 2 extremes, and when I have to choose, I prefer the light.

I would agree that the Hasbro purple is too dark & the Takara purple is too light. I went with the Takara version with better paint detail on the headmaster & eventually got the Reprolabels helmet add on because the crown gimmick was a much worse detriment to that figure than either company's choice of purples.

[Wolfman Jake]

At first I was kind meh on how bright the purple on Blitzwing is but then I thought about how many dark purple decepticons I have and few if not none that are bright purple.

You must not own any Galvatron or shockwave then

(I actually prefer the darker purple for Galvatron and Shockwave)

I have never heard of anyone that doesn't

I prefer the lighter purple.

The truth lies between the 2 extremes, and when I have to choose, I prefer the light.

I would agree that the Hasbro purple is too dark & the Takara purple is too light. I went with the Takara version with better paint detail on the headmaster & eventually got the Reprolabels helmet add on because the crown gimmick was a much worse detriment to that figure than either company's choice of purples.

I originally waited for the Takara Galvatron, hoping the purple would look darker in person, and therefore closer to animation accurate, than the stock photos were depicting. Alas, my hopes were dashed. So, I picked up Hasbro Galvatron, preferring Galvatron's purple to be darker than it should rather than way lighter. I did a little part swapping to enhance the paint apps on the Hasbro Galvatron, though, like giving him the Legends Megatron Headmaster for a silver painted face, the hip guards for the red highlights on top, and the arm cannon (the black details on the stock are more correct than the red in terms of cartoon accuracy). I wanted to do more, like swap around the tank treads and the shoulder "pauldrons," but the disassembly was a lot more work than I had anticipated, and I didn't want to risk breaking either figure. I'm hoping in a few years down the line, we'll get a reuse of this Galvatron mold with a premium cartoon accurate deco, retooled to either incorporate its own whole head (wouldn't be that hard, honestly, with the big, hollow chest cavity, or at least to rework the "mask" gimmick to sit flush against the Headmaster component.

[Agamemnon]

Wow. If there was ever a justification for buying both Takara and Hasbro Overlords...

Only if you're okay with the discoloration of the blues.

That's basically what's in those pictures, right? Looks alright to me...

[primalxconvoy]

I'm hoping in a few years down the line, we'll get a reuse of this Galvatron mold with a premium cartoon accurate deco, retooled to either incorporate its own whole head (wouldn't be that hard, honestly, with the big, hollow chest cavity, or at least to rework the "mask" gimmick to sit flush against the Headmaster component.

<Please keep 3P productions and discussions in the 3P forums>

In keeping with the Burn's request and edit above, here is a Seibertron discussion link to the "Big Canon" figure, a 3P/OSKO of TR Galvatron, with some of the features Wolfman Jake asked for:

- open-and-play-big-cannon-t110022.php

(EDITED to avoid confusion, see post below).

[DMSL]

At first I was kind meh on how bright the purple on Blitzwing is but then I thought about how many dark purple decepticons I have and few if not none that are bright purple.

You must not own any Galvatron or shockwave then

(I actually prefer the darker purple for Galvatron and Shockwave)

I have never heard of anyone that doesn't

There are plenty that do. I am one of those people.

The Clones look great, but i wish Takara sculpted some guns to go with them.

[primalxconvoy]

Some (extra?) pics of how to remove/mod TtmT's Overlord to allow Titanmasters:

- http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/l ... t-15439703

Also, I'm going to see if I can remove the faceplates on Giga and Mega and then attach the engine plates to their backs. Then, maybe attach one of the faceplates to the helmet?

[Wolfman Jake]

At first I was kind meh on how bright the purple on Blitzwing is but then I thought about how many dark purple decepticons I have and few if not none that are bright purple.

You must not own any Galvatron or shockwave then

(I actually prefer the darker purple for Galvatron and Shockwave)

I have never heard of anyone that doesn't

Im a huge fan of the Takara purple choices. I waited 30 years for toys tgat actually looked like the cartoon I grew up with. The hasbro decos usually suck. I just dont get why anuone would want a weird toy deco on a mold thats meant to jean on the cartoon accurate side. Hasbro should just let the takara guys handle the decos and stick to designing the molds.

Considering that Galvatron's toy was gray and not purple, saying that Hasbro did a toy-based deco for TR Galvatron ain't exactly a true statement.

That being said, the original G1 Galvatron toy did have some purple on him, though his primary plastic color was indeed gray. You can see in the picture below that G1 Galvatron has purple on his upper arms, thighs, and part of his waste:



Hasbro's choice of purple plastic for Titans Return Galvatron is, not surprisingly, a very good match for the G1 plastic color:



The color in the above computer render are a bit off, but trust me. In person, the purple is even deeper and a much closer match to the purple in the G1 toy. Hasbro really went all-in with the purple for TR Galvatron too. He's got not one but two different purple plastic colors in his molding, not to mention some purple paint as well. He's even got purple where it doesn't belong, like his tank treads. Oops!

steals_your_goats

Thank you, missed that one

And quit looking at my goat.

It's too late, your goat is mine already you just don't know it yet...

Are you El Chupacabra?

[Sabrblade]

Wow. If there was ever a justification for buying both Takara and Hasbro Overlords...

Only if you're okay with the discoloration of the blues.

That's basically what's in those pictures, right? Looks alright to me...

Only in the single picture that shows an Overlord Tera made by one Hasbro and one Takara Overlord. The first toy pics were of two Takara Overlords combined.

And, admittedly, the one pic of Overlord Tera made by a Hasbro and Takara Overlord is at an angle that doesn't really show a good look at the two different blues contrasting each other.

[kurthy]

I'm hoping in a few years down the line, we'll get a reuse of this Galvatron mold with a premium cartoon accurate deco, retooled to either incorporate its own whole head (wouldn't be that hard, honestly, with the big, hollow chest cavity, or at least to rework the "mask" gimmick to sit flush against the Headmaster component.

<Please keep 3P productions and discussions in the 3P forums>

How is asking for a reuse of the mold with new tooling to have an attached head talking about 3p products? He was asking for a Hasbro release that way.

[Deadput]

Damn it, now I have to get the Hasbro Overlord. (I ain't double dipping the Takara one, I'm already gonna deal with interest this month because I accidentally paid for him with my Debit instead of my credit card.)

Anyways, got a question for those who have them but is the Titanmaster Ghost Starscream and the Spike Cerebros head fragile at all? Little worried about their transparent plastic.

[kurthy]

Anyways, got a question for those who have them but is the Titanmaster Ghost Starscream and the Spike Cerebros head fragile at all? Little worried about their transparent plastic.

I have been plugging starscream in all over the place, no worries there. I've only plugged in spike once or twice but not really worried.

[Hellscream9999]

Anyways, got a question for those who have them but is the Titanmaster Ghost Starscream and the Spike Cerebros head fragile at all? Little worried about their transparent plastic.

I have been plugging starscream in all over the place, no worries there. I've only plugged in spike once or twice but not really worried.

It's clear plastic...

But to add my answer, mine is, nothing major, but some clear plastic is starting to sheer off from the tm's head, on the sharp corners, since most of the tm ports are too tight, I don't use him, can't even pull it off with octane, way to pull a hasblo

I'm not sure what it is with their boner for clear plastic, but it's entirely unnecessary and unwanted

[primalxconvoy]

I'm hoping in a few years down the line, we'll get a reuse of this Galvatron mold with a premium cartoon accurate deco, retooled to either incorporate its own whole head (wouldn't be that hard, honestly, with the big, hollow chest cavity, or at least to rework the "mask" gimmick to sit flush against the Headmaster component.

<Please keep 3P productions and discussions in the 3P forums>

How is asking for a reuse of the mold with new tooling to have an attached head talking about 3p products? He was asking for a Hasbro release that way.

I think some wires were crossed. I originally posted a link to the "Open and Play Big Canon", which is a remolded Hasbro TR Galvatron, with the the Headmaster and Jet kibble removed. This link was edited/removed by Burn, who felt that links to a 3P/KO product (sales page?) wasn't on-topic. He wasn't saying Wolfman's request was not appropriate. Here's a link to the discussion for it at Seibertron, which I've added for clarity, and to redirect further conversations about it too that thread, rather than here:

- open-and-play-big-cannon-t110022.php

[Ultra Markus]

Comparison pix (Takara on the left in the first pic, on the right in everything else) --


Fastlane --










Cloudraker --







Source: @portarmy

i dont know, the takara clones look a bit pink maybe its just the lighting in the pictures(i hope)

[Sabrblade]

i dont know, the takara clones look a bit pink maybe its just the lighting in the pictures(i hope)

It's their Japanese cartoon color schemes:

[Ultra Markus]

i dont know, the takara clones look a bit pink maybe its just the lighting in the pictures(i hope)

It's their Japanese cartoon color schemes:

oh, ok then

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Ok, which is which again? They look too much alike from any angle

[primalxconvoy]

I really hope the Fire Guts God Ginrai shown in the comic comes out. I'm really interested in a burning recolour. I hope that PE brings out a 3P kit to mod it. I have no problems adminstrating to my needs in this respect as most burning recolours (such as the clear, red Primal) are far from trivial or silly.

Anyone else think this, or is it only me with this "burning sensation"?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Once enough people shout for it, it'll happen.

[blackeyedprime]

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Silence, I kiiiiiilll you?

[ZeroWolf]

Imagine how much a fire guts version would cost though?

[primalxconvoy]

Imagine how much a fire guts version would cost though?

As long as such a burning ambition isn't banned, who cares? I won't moderate my desire just because some fool makes it difficult to get what I want!

[Emerje]

Imagine how much a fire guts version would cost though?

Probably around the same as the God Ginrai box set minus Minerva and Cab since Takara Tomy doesn't usually inflate prices astronomically on exclusives like Hasbro sometimes does.

Emerje

[william-james88]

Imagine how much a fire guts version would cost though?

Probably around the same as the God Ginrai box set minus Minerva and Cab since Takara Tomy doesn't usually inflate prices astronomically on exclusives like Hasbro sometimes does.

Emerje

Unless it is released as an E hobby exclusive

[Va'al]

Courtesy of Twitter user @portarmy, and fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath, we have some more in-hand images of the recently released Takara Tomy Transformers Legends sets - specifically, the LG58 Autobot Clones pack, featuring Cloudraker and Fastlane, after the ones we previously newsed here.

The two are compared side by side (note, the Takara version of Fastlane is on the left in the first image below, but on the right everywhere else), and you can check them out in our mirrored sequence here, along with Shuffler and Bigfight (which comes with LG59 Triplechanger Blitzwing). In addition, at the end of it all, we have some images of attempted combinations for Overlord Tera, the 'combined mode' of the Hasbro and Takara releases of the toys, as seen in the pack-in manga covered [urlhttps://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/scans-of-takara-legends-manga-lg60-overlord/40559/]here[/url], and step by step on how to create it are here.

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