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News Credits: 191 · Sat Jul 29, 2017 11:14 am

Courtesy of TF.Bizonline's Facebook page, we've got some news for fans of the Live-Action movies with a lot of money -- Takara is set to release an all-gold version of the Leader-class Megatron from the recent The Last Knight toyline through Lucky Draw! Check out more translated info and images below and tell us what you think in the forums!

Super Limited Transformers Film 5 Gold Plating Invincible Micronesia, is about to be donated to 2107 Transformers of the 2107 Transformers at this week / day. Each person is limited to a box of 2 Boxes per day. .... Limited Opportunities, stay tuned !

News Credits: 19 · Sat Jul 29, 2017 11:30 am

I may prefer the Voyager but damn that's a pretty darn nice and shiny thing. :O

News Credits: 30 · Sat Jul 29, 2017 12:15 pm

Looks awesome. Electrum plated!

News Credits: 6188 · Sun Jul 30, 2017 7:48 am

In more Wonderfest 2017 images, we have a miscellaneous selection of movieverse toys from Takara Tomy - via Dengeki Hobby, Twitter user tagoal, and the official Transformers account - featuring figures from Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen, Dark of the Moon, Age of Extinction, and the new The Last Knight, opening on August 4th in Japan. Check out the neat diorama, and the TLK toyline with Hot Rod, Nitro, Scorn, Strafe and more on display!

News Credits: 191 · Sun Jul 30, 2017 7:53 am

I want one of those anime hand shine things.

News Credits: 19 · Sun Jul 30, 2017 7:53 am

Holy schnerk those dioramas are amazing! If I was rich I'd totally offer money for those.

Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:55 am

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Holy schnerk those dioramas are amazing! If I was rich I'd totally offer money for those.

I would probably go as far as to donate a organ or twenty for one of those diaramas.

News Credits: 19 · Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:59 am

Cybertronius Primus wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Holy schnerk those dioramas are amazing! If I was rich I'd totally offer money for those.

I would probably go as far as to donate a organ or twenty for one of those diaramas.

They are indeed awesome. Bah.. my figures look like crap on a regular shelf now I seen how they could look in actual battle scenes lifted from the films.

I like Bumblebee's stance in this photo. Like he's about to fight or break out some awesome dance moves. Really cool figure but damn I wanna paint those grey bits to look metally nooowww! His hands and feet should have some yellow in places too but I got paint for that also.

Sun Jul 30, 2017 4:41 pm

Cybertronius Primus wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Holy schnerk those dioramas are amazing! If I was rich I'd totally offer money for those.

I would probably go as far as to donate a organ or twenty for one of those diaramas.

I just want some of those effects pieces! They are gorgeous!

News Credits: 241 · Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:32 pm

Ok, so the lineup is:

TLK-20 Autobot Hot Rod (general Japanese retail? Yay I suppose)
TLK-21 Crosshairs
TLK-22 New Bumblebee
TLK-23 Strafe
TLK-24 Dinobot Scorn
TLK-25 Decepticon Nitro

TLK-27 Speed Change Autobot Drift
TLK-28 Speed Change Dinobot Scorn

TLK-26 seems to be missing, but I'd wager that's for the Speed Change Autobot Hot Rod toy.

News Credits: 6188 · Mon Jul 31, 2017 8:46 am

Thanks to site sponsor Hobby Link Japan, we have the coming line-up of toys in the Transformers: The Last Knight TLK line from Takara Tomy, hitting retail soon - almost concomitant with the release of the movie in Japan, this Friday! You can check out the stock images of the figures, which include both Premier Edition and simpler Speed Change versions of characters from the Hasbro releases, below.

TLK-20 Autobot Hot Rod

TLK-21 Crosshairs

TLK-22 New Bumblebee

TLK-23 Strafe

TLK-24 Dinobot Scorn

TLK-25 Decepticon Nitro

TLK-26 Speed Change Cogman

TLK-27 Speed Change Autobot Drift

TLK-28 Speed Change Dinobot Scorn

News Credits: 19 · Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:02 am

Speed Change Scorn seems to do the thing more convincingly than the cars do judging by these pics.

News Credits: 241 · Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:12 am

OK, wasn't too far off with my guess for TLK-26 :lol:

Scorn seems have a rather upside down view in dino mode, and on his belly to boot.

News Credits: 19 · Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:23 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:OK, wasn't too far off with my guess for TLK-26

Scorn seems have a rather upside down view in dino mode, and on his belly to boot.

Kinda like how I always transformed my G1 Jetfire
(can't find a pic of it and most other people turn the head around but I found one of the same Macross mold that shows it)

Works cos it's a visor and not a goofy face. And works for Scorn there too I guess cos he's very much the same sorta visor-face looking robot.

News Credits: 3 · Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:33 am

To me it looks like this time :HASBRO:

prohibits

to do better versions of their products. Only paintjobwise of course.

News Credits: 4889 · Mon Jul 31, 2017 11:57 am

Lunatic Prime wrote:To me it looks like this time prohibits to do better versions of their products. Only paintjobwise of course.

Not the case at all. They are independent companies. Takara could do whatever they want with these and for some reason Takara RARELY chooses to do something drastically different when it comes to most movie toys. Its usually just the Hasbro toys with a sticker on it, just like these toys.

Basically, this has been happening since day 1 for movie toys and yet it seems fans keep forgetting.

News Credits: 3 · Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:02 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Lunatic Prime wrote:To me it looks like this time prohibits to do better versions of their products. Only paintjobwise of course.

Not the case at all. They are independent companies. Takara could do whatever they want with these and for some reason Takara RARELY chooses to do something drastically different when it comes to most movie toys. Its usually just the Hasbro toys with a sticker on it, just like these toys.

Basically, this has been happening since day 1 for movie toys and yet it seems fans keep forgetting.

So Age of Extinction has been an exception?!
That's unfortunate.

News Credits: 241 · Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:09 pm

Lunatic Prime wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Lunatic Prime wrote:To me it looks like this time prohibits to do better versions of their products. Only paintjobwise of course.

Not the case at all. They are independent companies. Takara could do whatever they want with these and for some reason Takara RARELY chooses to do something drastically different when it comes to most movie toys. Its usually just the Hasbro toys with a sticker on it, just like these toys.

Basically, this has been happening since day 1 for movie toys and yet it seems fans keep forgetting.

So Age of Extinction has been an exception?!
That's unfortunate.

Yes it has been, but later waves had more noticeable changes and their own releases at times. Movie 1 Incinerator comes to mind.

News Credits: 4889 · Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:19 pm

Lunatic Prime wrote:So Age of Extinction has been an exception?!

Yup, and even then most werent overly drastic.

That's unfortunate.

Yup, now you know why no fan here (outside Japan) principally collects Takara movie toys

News Credits: 19 · Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:22 pm

I guess. Sometimes they have plastic difference colours like on Deluxe DotM Ironhide. But then they also like to make lil extra mold improvements like with RotF Buster Prime and ArmorKnight (and later Calibur) Prime.

I still miss my Black 2007 Arcee I got imported from Japan. I love that 'biker chick' mold and that colour scheme was great.

News Credits: 4889 · Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:33 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I guess. Sometimes they have plastic difference colours like on Deluxe DotM Ironhide. But then they also like to make lil extra mold improvements like with RotF Buster Prime and ArmorKnight (and later Calibur) Prime.

I totally agree, but I am not talking about those. Those are their own releases. I am speaking just of the Takara versions of Hasbro toys. AD 01 is the Takara counterpart of Hasbro's AOE leader Prime, not AD 31, which came out way later.Here is Takara's AOE Leader Prime (AD 01) compared to the Hasbro counterpart and you will see what I mean:

News Credits: 19 · Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:37 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:I guess. Sometimes they have plastic difference colours like on Deluxe DotM Ironhide. But then they also like to make lil extra mold improvements like with RotF Buster Prime and ArmorKnight (and later Calibur) Prime.

I totally agree, but I am not talking about those. Those are their own releases. I am speaking just of the Takara versions of Hasbro toys. AD 01 is the Takara counterpart of Hasbro's AOE leader Prime, not AD 31, which came out way later.Here is Takara's AOE Leader Prime (AD 01) compared to the Hasbro counterpart and you will see what I mean:

Yeah, Takara's looks better. Bigger better flames (particularly noticable in truck mode), better chest paint, the head is properly painted with the silver details.

News Credits: 191 · Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:52 pm

Thanks to Snakas' Blog, we've got images of a new Transformers: The Last Knight toy released as a free gift through the September issue of Japan's TV Magazine -- Burning Megatron! Molded entirely in red plastic with some gold detailing, this redeco of the previously-released Legion-class TLK Megatron comes bundled with a few cardboard cutouts of TLK Optimus Prime, Squeaks, Bumblebee, Drift and Grimlock to fight. Take a look at the images below and tell us if you plan on getting your hands on this in the forums!