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News Credits: 13 · by **steals_your_goats** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 3:56 pm

The windows aren't translucent the entire front of the cab is. Which means everything else is painted. Yay for inevitable paint chipping...

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 8:17 pm

steals_your_goats wrote:The windows aren't translucent the entire front of the cab is. Which means everything else is painted. Yay for inevitable paint chipping...

So yo want Takara to create a separate modl, one for the wind shields and one for the cab? Might as well turn it die-cast like the original (also will have paint chipping) :roll:

News Credits: 13 · by **steals_your_goats** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 8:35 pm

fenrir72 wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:The windows aren't translucent the entire front of the cab is. Which means everything else is painted. Yay for inevitable paint chipping...

So yo want Takara to create a separate modl, one for the wind shields and one for the cab? Might as well turn it die-cast like the original (also will have paint chipping)

Is that what I said? No it's not. You should really learn to mind your own business and stop putting words in people's mouths just because you don't agree with it.

by **Rated X** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 10:54 pm

steals_your_goats wrote:The windows aren't translucent the entire front of the cab is. Which means everything else is painted. Yay for inevitable paint chipping...

I thought about this....but even more about more room for factory paint errors and sloppy lines or blotches of paint by the windows. Im a frequent takara buyer and while many times I get a perfect paintjob, ive gotten duds more than once. Im glad I got the first release. I dont care about random chrome or headmasters without proper bodies to put them on.

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Mon Jul 03, 2017 6:35 am

steals_your_goats wrote:The windows aren't translucent the entire front of the cab is. Which means everything else is painted. Yay for inevitable paint chipping...

Depends on how durable the paint is. TF paint seems to fall into one of two categories: Stronger than steel and will not chip unless you're actually trying to wreck it (Galaxy Force Galvatron) or so weak that looking at it funny will make it peel (MP-36 Megatron, the black detailing on ROTF scout class Dead End, etc). There is no middle ground.

It would have made more sense, IMO, to mold the windows as a separate clear piece that fits behind the red plastic of the cab (HasTak has done this in the past- IIRC Energon Barricade does it with his cab) but that would have required extensive retooling. Hopefully it'll be fine, but in any event, be careful with him.

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 8:48 am

Oh those are nice. I would love to get this shiny God Ginrai as the centre piece of a masterforce shelf. Which would be almost all customs. Lol.

News Credits: 4862 · by **william-james88** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:03 am

Every month we get a snippet of what will come next from Takara and now that we have all the stock images for the most recent Legends reveals, such as Misfire, it is now time for more announcements. As previously hinted, Targetmaster Slugslinger is one of these anouncements, completing the trio. He is LG-55. Below you will see the upcoming Legends coded with numbers 54-57 along with a reissue of Masterpiece Black Convoy (MP 10B). This was found on the Planet Iacon Facebook page. Also as predicted, there is still no sign of redecos in the Legends line, so still no Lightfoot.

MP-10B Black Convoy (Reissue)

LG-54 Bumblebee and Axel suit Spike (Legends Sized Bumblebee figure with Titan Master)
LG-55 Targetmaster Slugslinger
LG-56 Perceptor
LG-57 Octane

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:16 am

Who was the genius that predicted Bee would come with Spike?

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 10:27 am

I guess that's the Takara release of the Rebirth Hasbro Cerebros head. Whoever said that, awesome call.

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 10:47 am

william-james88 wrote:Axel suit Spike

Very close. It's "Excel Suit", the Japanese name for the Exosuit.

News Credits: 3 · by **Randomhero** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 10:58 am

So Takara is choosing to use Octane instead of Octone. The Takara name for Octane....alright

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:01 am

Randomhero wrote:So Takara is choosing to use Octane instead of Octone. The Takara name for Octane....alright

No, it does say "Octone" in Japanese.

As well as "Bumble" instead of "Bumblebee". The news story just used the Hasbro names for the TFs.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 1:01 pm

Kurona wrote:Who was the genius that predicted Bee would come with Spike?

We all did. Stevie Wonder blindfolded naked in a dark basement did. It was that obvious

News Credits: 13 · by **grimdragon2001** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 2:32 pm

Kurona wrote:Who was the genius that predicted Bee would come with Spike?

I think that was me :-P

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 3:01 pm

grimdragon2001 wrote:
Kurona wrote:Who was the genius that predicted Bee would come with Spike?

I think that was me

No it was me!

News Credits: 4 · by **Relic0037** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 3:02 pm

I have been wanting to add an MP-10B to my collection for awhile. Now I will be able to do it without the ridiculous eBay prices. The Legends releases sound like worthy additions too.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 3:51 pm

To everyone calling Spike for Bumblebee, have some cookies :lol:

As for the mold used, I'm not gonna wager a guess.

And no "Battle Convoy" version for the Octane mold? Most called that too

btw It looks like TakaraTomy got the regular trademark for Octone back. Back in Henkei, the character's name was "Destron Octone".

News Credits: 13 · by **grimdragon2001** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 4:01 pm

ooooo cookies, yum. anyway, i think they just decided to skip Battle Convoy in favor of Black Convoy, which I'm ok with being an RID2000 fan

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 4:26 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:To everyone calling Spike for Bumblebee, have some cookies As for the mold used, I'm not gonna wager a guess.

I mean it has to be the Hasbro Cerebros mold right?

Either that or an original mold.

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 4:32 pm

Deadput wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:To everyone calling Spike for Bumblebee, have some cookies As for the mold used, I'm not gonna wager a guess.

I mean it has to be the Hasbro Cerebros mold right?

Either that or an original mold.

Or it's another case like Clouder where Takara found a clever way to convincingly redeco an existing Titan Master mold into having an entirely new look, one in this case that resembles Spike's TFTM exosuit.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 4:33 pm

LG-57 is one of the figures I've been waiting for.

Insurgent wrote:I guess that's the Takara release of the Rebirth Hasbro Cerebros head. Whoever said that, awesome call.

If that turns out to be true, that'll be... well yeah, awesome. Just got to learn to paint Fortress up in black.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 4:36 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Deadput wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:To everyone calling Spike for Bumblebee, have some cookies As for the mold used, I'm not gonna wager a guess.

I mean it has to be the Hasbro Cerebros mold right?

Either that or an original mold.
Or it's another case like Clouder where Takara found a clever way to convincingly redeco an existing Titan Master mold into having an entirely new look that resembles Spike's TFTM exosuit.

Or retool it with a Prowl/Bluestreak head. You'll know what I'm talking about

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 5:07 pm

If Takara is going ahead with Octane for release in the Legends line, I hope Blitzwing is announced soon too. I want that special Takara touch to fix up some of the Hasbro paint apps to make a great G1 cartoon accurate rendition of the character. Hasbro's version is good, but not perfect, with its thick purple paint job on the face and wrong colored tank cannon.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 5:32 pm

I wonder if they'll bundle a Targetmaster with Perceptor? That'd make sense, right? Like Doublecross he's a bit of an odd-one-out Deluxe in this line and they need to dump the Targetmaster on someone.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Tue Jul 04, 2017 5:34 pm

Kurona wrote:I wonder if they'll bundle a Targetmaster with Perceptor? That'd make sense, right? Like Doublecross he's a bit of an odd-one-out Deluxe in this line and they need to dump the Targetmaster on someone.

Do you think this is how we'll get Fracas?