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[steals_your_goats]

Got my Ginrai in the mail! Stoked for this figure.

I'm trying real hard to resist buying this bad boy now and wait for a good sale. I may be loosing this battle.

Well seeing as he's sold out everywhere I doubt you'll find a sale.

[steals_your_goats]

The hasbro mindwipe can open his bat jaw too. Not very much but enough. I'd be surprised if Takara took that out.

I dont think they did. Cyberpath, would you mind checking again if you can move the mouth, you really should be able to.

I have the legends version and he can open his mouth

[Ironhidensh]

Got my Ginrai in the mail! Stoked for this figure.

I'm trying real hard to resist buying this bad boy now and wait for a good sale. I may be loosing this battle.

Well seeing as he's sold out everywhere I doubt you'll find a sale.

I might have to wait a looooong time, but Takara legends always go on sale eventually. HLJ or ebay will come through at some point.

[fenrir72]

Wipe's mouth in bat mode can be opened and closed.

[fenrir72]

Got my Ginrai in the mail! Stoked for this figure.

I'm trying real hard to resist buying this bad boy now and wait for a good sale. I may be loosing this battle.

Well seeing as he's sold out everywhere I doubt you'll find a sale.

For such an ugly toy. Expect Godbomber to sell out quickly.

[DedicatedGhostArt]

[fenrir72]

Why the Highbrow mold is buggy.

Everyone by now must have noticed that Highbrow flops when in head mode. Yet in either cybedroid/titanmaster mode, their tiny necks are tight. So why does it flop? At first glance, we see the clamp that holds the head/neck is too loose.

Some have suggested heating the clamp with the hair dryer or adding some plastic strips to tighten the gap.Temporary fixes in general.

But after analyzing the transform mode, I noticed that it's a design flaw "again". The clamp that holds the head also holds the peg of the backpack/cockpit. So in order to catch the peg, the clamp was designed with it sticking out unlike the other Headmasters. Also, the peg behind the cockpit is much bigger that the heads/neck of the headmasters. Hence the clamp is loose due to the size difference.

Takara/Hasbro should have shrunk the peg behind the cockpit to be the same width as the headmaster's heads/neck and lengthened it so that the clamp would not stick out of the shoulders (or just followed the original G1 design)

[Cyberpath]

The hasbro mindwipe can open his bat jaw too. Not very much but enough. I'd be surprised if Takara took that out.

I dont think they did. Cyberpath, would you mind checking again if you can move the mouth, you really should be able to.

Yeah, it's working now.

[william-james88]

Fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath recieved the new Legends figures, LG 32, 33 and 34 which are Chromedome, Highbrow and Mindwipe and has scanned the comics that come with them. As always there are a ton of easter eggs, let us know what you find!

English recap: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Legends_Comic:_B ... on_Vol._32





English recap: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Legends_Comic:_B ... on_Vol._33






English recap: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Legends_Comic:_B ... on_Vol._34

[william-james88]

Fellow Seibertronians Cyberpath and Silly Springer have some goodies for us. Cyberpath has done a pictorial review of Mindwipe, pointing out some fun playability not discussed yet. We added images from our Seibertron gallery to show the difference between the Takara and Hasbro version. But first, we also have a video review of Legends Soundwave which compares both versions of the toy.

LG34 Mindwipe -- some first impressions.

Face-sculpt is really nice. Spot-on and looks kind of evil. I appreciate Takara not "settling" for Hasbro's sculpt (which was already pretty close) and taking this extra step.

First off he passes the "can hold his gun with two hands" test.

Legs are clunky but are kind of like Megatron's from the side, which is rather nice.

Transformation felt simplistic the first time, but I appreciated it more when I had transformed him back to bat, without the instructions. I like how the large red bat wings become purple legs in robot mode. And he still has proportional wings as a robot.

Except for Skullcruncher maybe, the Titans Return figures have such innovative, MP-like, transformation steps.

The lack of ankle tilt on these guys though makes it difficult to balance them on one leg, like a running pose. Because they're molded in an angle.

I don't understand or particularly care for the use of rubber. Does anyone know how to twist rubber into the proper shape/angle?


A little disappointed that you can't give him a half-beast half-man mode like Skullcruncher & Weirdwolf; but on the other hand HasTak made this very easy --

Bat mode in the cartoon was cooler looking. But I still like it. And how Vorath can tab to his back like in Rebirth.

I don't like the wrong colour limbs on Vorath though, bought some paint to fix it, I might.

Mindwipe has less articulation than Skull & Wolf in beast-mode.

The pilot hatch reminds me of the transtectors of the Destron Headmaster Juniors from the "Masterforce" cartoon.

But hands down, the coolest feature in LG34 is the mind-control abilities.. I don't know how Takara did it, but it's really neat!

[william-james88]

Am I the only one who MUCH preffers the Hasbro version of Soundwave. I love the shoulder detail and how the central tape section is emphasised.

[Carnivius_Prime]

Takara Mindwipe looks better in colour scheme thna Hasbro's but it makes those hinges in the wings much more noticable in bat mode. Those legs still look pretty bad and overall I've never been fond of G1 Mindwipe's design (blocky robot with halloween costume wings) but it looks a decent figure for those who like the G1 design.

[prjkt]

Am I the only one who MUCH preffers the Hasbro version of Soundwave. I love the shoulder detail and how the central tape section is emphasised.

I prefer Takara's tape door, yet Hasbro's shoulders have the painted detail... ultimate version would be a mix/match.

On the fence about the colour of his visor though... toy and comic accurate Hasbro or cartoon accurate Takara... oh well I guess when Hasbro MP Soundwave shows up I'll have my yellow visor fix there.


Edit: btw, if anyone wants toy accurate red eyes for PMOP/LG Ginrai, LG Soundwave's Titan Master's visor lines up perfectly

[Railbomb]

Am I the only one who MUCH preffers the Hasbro version of Soundwave. I love the shoulder detail and how the central tape section is emphasised.

I prefer Takara's tape door, yet Hasbro's shoulders have the painted detail... ultimate version would be a mix/match.

On the fence about the colour of his visor though... toy and comic accurate Hasbro or cartoon accurate Takara... oh well I guess when Hasbro MP Soundwave shows up I'll have my yellow visor fix there.


Edit: btw, if anyone wants toy accurate red eyes for PMOP/LG Ginrai, LG Soundwave's Titan Master's visor lines up perfectly

I've been using Clobber for red eyes on PMOP. The eye is small enough on him that you get that darkened helmet look that he sometimes had in the comics. Plus, Clobber is only $5.

[fenrir72]

Am I the only one who MUCH preffers the Hasbro version of Soundwave. I love the shoulder detail and how the central tape section is emphasised.

Why not insert a poll on SW?

[Cyberpath]

Seeing them together like this I like the Takara version ever more. The bat head in Hasbro's version doesn't correspond with its almost entirely purple body.

[Hero Alpha]

Am I the only one who MUCH preffers the Hasbro version of Soundwave. I love the shoulder detail and how the central tape section is emphasised.

I prefer Takara's tape door, yet Hasbro's shoulders have the painted detail... ultimate version would be a mix/match.

On the fence about the colour of his visor though... toy and comic accurate Hasbro or cartoon accurate Takara... oh well I guess when Hasbro MP Soundwave shows up I'll have my yellow visor fix there.


Edit: btw, if anyone wants toy accurate red eyes for PMOP/LG Ginrai, LG Soundwave's Titan Master's visor lines up perfectly

I've been using Clobber for red eyes on PMOP. The eye is small enough on him that you get that darkened helmet look that he sometimes had in the comics. Plus, Clobber is only $5.

Those eyes/face looks really sweet, like it with the comic shadows. I much prefer Takara Mindwipe, however I got Hasbro one because if price. If it is a character I really like then I go Takara. Mindwipe is very close but so far I have fought the temptation.

[Insurgent]

For Vorath holding onto Mindwipe's head, is that just his hands plugged into his head, or has something folded out for him to stand on as well?

[Cyberpath]

Some thoughts about LG32 Chromedome...

Cool robot-mode. I like that he can pull off the heroic cartoon pose with the knees slightly arched back.

Face-sculpt is great.. faithful to the Japanese series. I'm a fan of "Rebirth" though; and Hasbro's sculpt feels closer to that. It's fine since both versions have faceplates (and even in the American series there were several characters with two head designs.)

I went with Takara partly because of the arguably nicer colours of the body.

Wish he had twin guns instead of the seat-gun, or in addition to it. Like the original toy and cartoon. The gun doesn't look much like either.

But the tank mode is pretty nifty.

Because of his chest he can hold his gun with two hands only like this, but it doesn't look too bad --

Transformation is fun and cool, my favourite part is the leg panels. Nice one.

The car mode is great, better than I expected actually. Love the golden rims!

But the coolest part is the driver's cabin. Yes, all the TR figures have this, but somehow it's the best in the car because it's a very basic Transformer/Autobot mode. And also the hatch is so luxurious.

His little drone buddy thing, Moguru, also has some swanky paint. That gold application on the drill is nice.

I like the canopy and those sculpted wheel details on the sides.

I like LG32 more than I had expected. And the chocolate / white chocolate colour scheme is rather neat.

[Cyberpath]

For Vorath holding onto Mindwipe's head, is that just his hands plugged into his head, or has something folded out for him to stand on as well?

Arms plugged to the back of the bat's head.

[Insurgent]

For Vorath holding onto Mindwipe's head, is that just his hands plugged into his head, or has something folded out for him to stand on as well?

Arms plugged to the back of the bat's head.

cheers

[galvatron00]

Great photos as always Cyberpath!! Makes me wish I just went for the Takara versions all along..

[Cyberpath]

Thanks! Takara takes longer to release though..

[galvatron00]

Thanks! Takara takes longer to release though..

My ninja patience level is low. Ask Cobotron

[Cyberpath]

Vorath (Wipe) combined with Skullcruncher's Batora. And Grax (Skull) with Mindwipe's Servant.

Wonder why they didn't make Skullcruncher's drone in his colour scheme, like how it is with all the other releases.



And.. Tankette & Moguru as combiner legs..

Thanks! Takara takes longer to release though..

My ninja patience level is low. Ask Cobotron