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[budmaloney]

I think I'll pass on Triggerhappy, the peg hole in the chest ruins that awesome vehicle mode

[Bumblebee21]

the mouth looks more visible and more of a smirk

[Albatross250]

I'm gonna feel very ill if they did worse on Misfire and Slugslinger's paint scheme.....

[D-Maximal_Primal]

That Brawn and Kickback are beautiful and I love them! Those are both winners!

[DedicatedGhostArt]

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wow.

I, okay, that...

I love it.

All three. Especially Triggerhappy with Blowpipe. Just...

Wow.

And Kickback, just... Wow.

[Nemesis Destron]

I feel though Takara's Kickback has greatness in the over all look, Hasbro's does give slight homage to the G1 figure especially the head and the color of eyes. My hat and wallet to you Hasbro...'nuff said!

[Cyberpath]

Preorders @ HLJ --

Transformers: LG47 Kickback & Clouder ¥1,600 $14.40 USD

Transformers: LG48 Brawn (Gong) & Repugnus ¥1,600 $14.40 USD

Transformers: LG49 Targetmaster Triggerhappy ¥3,200 $28.80 USD

Yeah, sorry. I didn't mean to nit pick your comp 'Path. They are always great to see.
And rule #1: Never trust a Hasbro stock photo.
I swear Cyberpath is the only photographer on the planet who know how to transform a Transformer and shoot it. Job opportunity?

kickback has a different head

I don't think so. Just red paint on the visegoggles.

[Cyberpath]

Larger copies from Amazon Japan -- click to enlarge --

Brawn --










Kickback --












Triggerhappy --

[Kurona]

It's a shame there's no photos of Blowpipe or Triggerhappy's Titan Master alone yet. I really wanna see how they look.

[RAR]

If they insist on giving Triggerhappy red eyes I hope they are least use another shade from the face so they show up at least a bit - this does work reasonably well with Takara's Weirdwolf - but I do think the yellow looks much nicer over all.

I wonder if someone might make a bar extension for Trigger happy to shove his Targetmaster back on his jet body a bit as it looks odd being so far forwards.

Also if they are so obsessed with the cartoon accuracy thing at times then surely Triggerhappy should have teal windows - not dark blue ?

Though a matching medium-light blue on all 3 might make them complement each other better - not to dark or to light though as very light windows on Misfire might look odd.

I expect a breastforce / PCC style chestplate fan mode should be possible for Takara Triggerhappy too.

It is a little mean that they don't give you the additional guns though as they do have some sort of use - after all.

[Cyberpath]

Looks like Takara is downplaying Triggerhappy's headmaster gimmick.



 

[william-james88]

Fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath has found larger images on Amazon Japan of the upcoming Takara Legends toys due for October 2017, which include Kickback and Couder, Brawn and Repugnas and Targetmaster Triggerhappy.
Better yet, he also gave us a composite image which shows the cartoon model, the G1 toy and both the Hasbro and Takara version of each toy in both their modes to compare which version takes hints from what in the G1 era. Of course, stock images are used so keep in mind that there is some mistransformation (like Brawn's vehicle mode for the Hasbro version).

[Kurona]

https://www.shapeways.com/product/23TNG ... areProduct

So this is a cheap custom piece made for the Thrilling 30 Bumblebee mold; allowing you to put Titan Master Nightbeat into Thrilling 30 Nightbeat. Or, uh, any Titan Master on any use of that mold; I'm not the boss of you, do what you like - Swoop Goldbug away!
Why am I bringing it up here and now? Well, because it turns out that without modding, it also works for the Thrilling 30 Blitzwing mold - so you can put Clouder here on Thrilling 30 Doubledealer if you really want to!

[Randomhero]

Yeeeeeeah that doesn't look very good. I'm m fine with my generations dealer being the way he is. Plus you couldn't give me something from shapeways for free. It all looks like fuzzy styrofoam

[gothsaurus]

Thanks! Since I'm planning to get the new head, I'll jump to add it to the Blitzwing mold guy. Since it's pretty well hidden from view, the texture won't bother me a bit.

Cheers for the heads up!

[ExciKaiser]

So this is a cheap custom piece made for the Thrilling 30 Bumblebee mold; allowing you to put Titan Master Nightbeat into Thrilling 30 Nightbeat.

But what do you do with the titan master in vehicule mode ?

[Prime Target]

Does Anyone know if Brawn's Shield is removable?

[ExciKaiser]

removing it is necessary to the transformation.

[Prime Target]

Hmmmm these look interesting.

Kickback: He has a more show accurate deco as expected which I love and he will probably look good with Adventure Bombshell and Shrapnel but still a glaring problem NO WEAPONS! shout out to Clouder.

Brawn: I will say this he looks ALOT better than the Hasbro release i'll buy both but I feel while Takara have gone for a Toon accurate deco Hasbro is leaning more towards the G1 Toy.

Triggerhappy: I have the Hasbro Figure and I love it so this is a must buy for me although I must question some of the things it does like the face deco and the fact Blowpipe looks a little off.

[Wolfman Jake]

Hmmmm these look interesting.

Kickback: He has a more show accurate deco as expected which I love and he will probably look good with Adventure Bombshell and Shrapnel but still a glaring problem NO WEAPONS! shout out to Clouder.

Yeah, Legends Kickback will be my proper Classics Kickback, with a trio of the Hasbro version as his clone swarm. The same is true already for TAS Shrapnel and Bombshell and their Hasbro counterparts as well. The only thing that has me puzzled on Legends Kickback, though, is the addition of paint apps that don't match either the original toy or the animation models for the original cartoon. That's odd for Takara-Tomy.

Brawn: I will say this he looks ALOT better than the Hasbro release i'll buy both but I feel while Takara have gone for a Toon accurate deco Hasbro is leaning more towards the G1 Toy.

Yeah, I'm double dipping on Brawn too. This Legends version is just PERFECT, in my opinion. I had ordered the Hasbro version a while ago, before this one was even revealed, and it was finally delivered earlier today. At least the Hasbro one looks pretty good too, and I won't have to wait a whole 5 months or so before I can have that mold on my shelves. When I get the Legends version come October or so, I can hand down the Hasbro version of Brawn to my nephew.

Triggerhappy: I have the Hasbro Figure and I love it so this is a must buy for me although I must question some of the things it does like the face deco and the fact Blowpipe looks a little off.

The face deco is a perfect match for Triggerhappy's on-screen appearance. That's why it's the way it is. I too already have the Hasbro version, but now that Takara-Tomy is upping the ante with actual Targetmaster partners, I'm going to have to double dip on this one too. Again, I'm not upset that I have the Hasbro one now in my collection, even if it will be replaced in another 5 months. I've had my Hasbro Triggerhappy since December 2016, and got him on sale at Walmart for $9.96. Again, I know someone else who'll be perfectly happy with the Hasbro version eventually.

[Ultra Markus]

Fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath has found larger images on Amazon Japan of the upcoming Takara Legends toys due for October 2017, which include Kickback and Couder, Brawn and Repugnas and Targetmaster Triggerhappy.
Better yet, he also gave us a composite image which shows the cartoon model, the G1 toy and both the Hasbro and Takara version of each toy in both their modes to compare which version takes hints from what in the G1 era. Of course, stock images are used so keep in mind that there is some mistransformation (like Brawn's vehicle mode for the Hasbro version).

even though takara does a really great job at recreating the cartoon look, and the paint apps on the wheels and windows for some are really nice i find myself trying to justify paying twice the price for an almost identical figure the added extras or extra tooling do help me wanting them more

[Sabrblade]

Cheers for the heads up!

I see what you did there.

[Wolfman Jake]

I just noticed something odd about this latest batch of Takara Legends Headmasters. Take a look at the screws holding the robot head and Headmaster bodies together. They're not black. They've all been black up to this point. Takara usually makes a point of using black screws too. These are all bare metallic screws, such as the one Hasbro uses. Could these all simply be painted Hasbro figures at this stage? If so, I wonder why the Headmasters would lag behind in production like that. The larger figures mostly seem to be finished products, or at least ready to hit the mass production line.

[Emerje]

I just noticed something odd about this latest batch of Takara Legends Headmasters. Take a look at the screws holding the robot head and Headmaster bodies together. They're not black. They've all been black up to this point. Takara usually makes a point of using black screws too. These are all bare metallic screws, such as the one Hasbro uses. Could these all simply be painted Hasbro figures at this stage? If so, I wonder why the Headmasters would lag behind in production like that. The larger figures mostly seem to be finished products, or at least ready to hit the mass production line.

All of these look to be at different points in production. Triggerhappy seems to be final, though we haven't seen his head in bot mode to tell what screw it has. Kickback also seems to be final, the wings give that away since Hasbro's has yellow wings. Brawn is entirely hand painted and may be Hasbro's repainted, check out the open top being black inside for no practical reason just like Hasbro's which was black for the windows. Same goes for Repugnus and Clouder, both are entirely coated in paint, not molded plastic.

Anyway, these all look fantastic and I've put them all on order with AmiAmi. I'll be keeping my Hasbro versions as well, when the differences are this big I don't mind double dipping sometimes.

Emerje

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Out of all of those, I'd probably just get Kickback and Clouder, and only because of Clouder representing a Legends-only character. I'm gonna wait and see what Hasbro does with the new Targetmaster molds, so Rodimus, Kup and Triggerhappy are skipped.