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News Credits: 409 · Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:20 am

TakaraTomy has updated their Transformers website with Henkei (Classics).

The Henkei series will be released in Japan later this month. The first wave will include:

Optimus Prime

Bumblebee

Grimlock

Mirage

Megatron

Starscream

As a bonus, Toys R US Japan is offering a free limited Legend Transformers, Skyglide, for the first 10 people that purchase a Henkei from one of their stores. This event begins March 13th.

News Credits: 2 · Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:45 am

Oh man, I see Counterpunch and a few others collectively drawing in some breath at the sight of that Sky Glide...

News Credits: 129 · Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:50 am

TFBuyer wrote:Oh man, I see Counterpunch and a few others collectively drawing in some breath at the sight of that Sky Glide...

I actually kind of dispise these store chase mini-cons...

News Credits: 2 · Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:01 am

Counterpunch wrote:
TFBuyer wrote:Oh man, I see Counterpunch and a few others collectively drawing in some breath at the sight of that Sky Glide...

I actually kind of dispise these store chase mini-cons...

Because of its rarity and the fact that it won't see release anywhere else? I thought it looked cool enough...I just don't have the desire or ability to chase one of those things down.

News Credits: 1082 · Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:26 am

Sky Glide looks like a fairly easy repaint to make. Red spray paint, and then some glopy silver for the head, and a little black/brown/maroon, for the detailing...

Not that I will do it, but it isn't one of their best.

News Credits: 38 · Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:09 am

Starscream is sweet. Skyglide is fragging hidious.

Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:48 am

I really like these figures for the most part, especially that Grimlock. The chrome placement seems a bit odd on some of the figures, but its nothing major. I'll definately get Grimlock, and maybe Starscream (I missed getting him Stateside, and the Henkei version does look a bit better).

News Credits: 129 · Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:00 am

TFBuyer wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:
TFBuyer wrote:Oh man, I see Counterpunch and a few others collectively drawing in some breath at the sight of that Sky Glide...

I actually kind of dispise these store chase mini-cons...

Because of its rarity and the fact that it won't see release anywhere else? I thought it looked cool enough...I just don't have the desire or ability to chase one of those things down.

I am all for exclusives and whatnot, so even saying this is kind of tough for me.

These store chase minicons just bring out an aspect of collecting (at least in myself) that I hate: having, for the sake of having. The fleeting moment of joy compared with the price and the actual amount of toy you get is really small.

I'd like to have those minicons, given the chance, I'd likely get them. But in a very real way where I tell people 'let it go' about the 07 seekers, I take my own advice where these minicons are concerned. The last thing I want to do is spoil the hobby for myself with resentment over what likely isn't obtainable.

(Though, these minicons aren't usually unobtainable, just retarded expensive by proportion.)

News Credits: 9 · Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:27 pm

Thanks to Tak/Tomy these items are made in all their chrome glory and Megs is being done with the actual G1 colours! Thank God for Tak/Tomy!

News Credits: 4 · Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:43 pm

Why did they get rid of the rub signs? They look pretty nice but I think I will keep my non-chrome hasbro releases.

I like the transformation videos they made!

News Credits: 3 · Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:44 pm

Firebird wrote:Why did they get rid of the rub signs? They look pretty nice but I think I will keep my non-chrome hasbro releases.

I don't know why they got rid of the rub signs. Hasbro's Megatron was one of the few that didn't have it in the first place, though, and that's the only Henkei version I plan on getting right now.