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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Wed Nov 01, 2017 12:53 pm
by Ig89ninja
Are those leader weapons, or just voyager?
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Wed Nov 01, 2017 4:26 pm
by shajaki
Ig89ninja wrote:Are those leader weapons, or just voyager?
According to stuff I've read, all 3 are Leader weapons.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Wed Nov 01, 2017 9:29 pm
by Emerje
I saw the ax on TTMall this morning (I check every morning looking to see if Brave Max has made its goals), but I can't read Japanese and couldn't find any translatable text on the site so I didn't bother passing it along.
Emerje
In-Hand Images of Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Clear Edition Optimus Prime
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Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:43 am
by Va'al
As we have seemingly be writing about forever, today was the release date for the home releases of Transformers: The Last Knight - the fifth live-action movie from Paramount and Michael Bay - in Japan, where it's know as the The Last Knight King (or King of Knights, though nothing to do with Saber). We covered a while ago the 7 Eleven exclusive accompanying figure with the Blu-Ray edition of the movie, too, a clear plastic Optimus Prime, which uses the
Voyager Premier edition of the character.
Thanks to regular suspects on social media, aka Japanese toy bloggers tagoal, Alfes 2010, singgg4 and yokozana, we have some in-hand, in-package, and posed images of the toy, too! Take a look below at some pretty cool looking full body light piping, and let us know what you think of the toy in the Energon Pub Discussion Board!
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Wed Dec 13, 2017 1:27 pm
by Lucky Logician
Clear versions of Starscream are meant to represent him as a ghost. So does that mean this guy is a Ghost Optimus?
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Wed Dec 13, 2017 2:25 pm
by primalxconvoy
He's meant to be the "Ghost of Michael's Past", forever haunting Mr Bay's dreams until he fixes his ways and starts making decent films.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Wed Dec 13, 2017 5:48 pm
by -Kanrabat-
Ghostimus Prime look nie. But not nice enough for me to spend the big bucks and import him from a 3p seller.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Wed Dec 13, 2017 7:19 pm
by Emerje
Just further supports my hate for clear plastic figures, especially when it's paired with opaque plastic.
Emerje
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Wed Dec 13, 2017 9:20 pm
by TulioDude
Those kind of figures look better when you shine a light through them!This one looks nice!I need to have a regular one first though.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Wed Dec 13, 2017 11:04 pm
by Sabrblade
Lucky Logician wrote:Clear versions of Starscream are meant to represent him as a ghost. So does that mean this guy is a Ghost Optimus?
In some previous cases, clear versions of Optimus represented powered up "Crystal" forms of him.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Wed Dec 13, 2017 11:13 pm
by Jelze Bunnycat
Emerje wrote:Just further supports my hate for clear plastic figures, especially when it's paired with opaque plastic.
Emerje
I'll take opaque with clear if means less chance of breakage.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Thu Dec 14, 2017 1:24 am
by Carnivius_Prime
I usually dislike clear figures but I actually really like this. Not enough to pay the likely high cost to get one but I do really like it.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Thu Dec 14, 2017 2:53 am
by primalxconvoy
My Japanese friend told me that her TF-loving sons wanted to get the toy, but not the "Amerika eiga (movie)". I think she was basically saying they didn't want to fork out more of their pocket-money on a crummy Bay film just to get a clear version of a toy they already have.
That, and I have already brought the world of wei Jiang to their attention...
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Sun Dec 17, 2017 6:23 am
by Evil Eye
That clear Prime does look kinda nifty, but I'm not shelling out for an ultimately pointless redeco of a merely OK mold.
Now a proper Nemesis coloured Nemesis Prime version? THAT I would buy.
Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Cybertron Satellite Promotion
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Fri Dec 22, 2017 4:48 am
by Va'al
We have some news from the Japanese side of Transformers: The Last Knight, which saw its home release only just over a week ago in the country, and Takara Tomy's TLK toyline - with a new Cybertron Satellite promotion, according to their official
website. It comes down the following: every purchase of over 2000 Yen (approx 17 USD) from the line will give you the option of receiving a metallic file featuring Transformers The Last Knight art, namely Optimus Prime in his knightly pose and a selection of both Autobots and Decepticons featuring in the Paramount live-action movie.
We've mirrored the images of the promotion below, give them a look and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub discussion boards!
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Fri Dec 22, 2017 7:24 am
by primalxconvoy
By "file", it's otherwise known as a "clear folder", I think.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Fri Dec 22, 2017 11:29 am
by Va'al
primalxconvoy wrote:By "file", it's otherwise known as a "clear folder", I think.
File in US English.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:02 pm
by primalxconvoy
I just checked, and I think it's British English too. For years, I've been using the computing term of "file in a folder", but, rather strangely, almost all definitions state "a file is a container, like a folder".
Oh well, I learnt something new today.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Fri Dec 22, 2017 8:57 pm
by Sabrblade
Nice to see that the Cybertron Satellite is still a thing.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:55 pm
by Emerje
primalxconvoy wrote:By "file", it's otherwise known as a "clear folder", I think.
Just an FYI side note: They're actually called "clear files" in Japanese (クリアファイル -- kuriafuairu). Though this one technically isn't a clear file since it isn't clear it's metallic (メタリックファイル -- metarikkufuairu).
Emerje
(I admit I had to cheat on the "fuairu" part because ァ doesn't convert into romaji right so I replaced it with an 'a'.)
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Fri Dec 22, 2017 11:24 pm
by primalxconvoy
I know what they're called in Japanese, but anyways thought that the Japanese term was based upon incorrect English.
Transformers: The Last Knight Takara Turbo Changers Coming in February 2018
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Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:02 pm
by Tyrannacon
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Tue Dec 26, 2017 6:51 pm
by DeathReviews
It's a little too late for more TLK movie toys now, isn't it? My minions have just gotten back from trawling the Walmarts now that Christmas is over. Almost all the Transformers were sold out - except the TLK ones. Plenty of those warming the shelves.
What should THAT tell Hasbro....?
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Tue Dec 26, 2017 7:00 pm
by -Kanrabat-
DeathReviews wrote:It's a little too late for more TLK movie toys now, isn't it? My minions have just gotten back from trawling the Walmarts now that Christmas is over. Almost all the Transformers were sold out - except the TLK ones. Plenty of those warming the shelves.
What should THAT tell Hasbro....?
Japan dosent care about your shopping woes.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Toyline Discussion
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Tue Dec 26, 2017 11:55 pm
by Emerje
DeathReviews wrote:It's a little too late for more TLK movie toys now, isn't it? My minions have just gotten back from trawling the Walmarts now that Christmas is over. Almost all the Transformers were sold out - except the TLK ones. Plenty of those warming the shelves.
What should THAT tell Hasbro....?
I had the opposite experience, the only transformers that sold a significant amount by Tuesday morning was TLK Deluxe.
Emerje