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News Credits: 905 · by **Mach** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:34 am

Malaysian toy blog famitoy has posted a new image of Disney Label Donald Duck Monochrome Version.
This is a black and white repaint version of Disney Label Donald Duck.
Information from famitoy that the release date will be on the late January 2010.

News Credits: 4 · by **freaky777** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:30 am

As usual for takara they have 3 repaints per mold, we can see this in alternity and also mickey mouse. Donald will have a 3rd color too.. maybe christmas edition?

News Credits: 15 · by **Ravage XK** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:41 am

I dont think Donald Duck appeals as much as Mickey Mouse in the monochrome colours. I dont remember seeing any black and white Donald Duck cartoons. Was he introduced after colour started?

by **guarayakha** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:08 am

^^ He was introduced right after Minnie, IIRC. It's just probably because he doesn't looked like he is now when he first appeared.

News Credits: 15 · by **Ravage XK** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:11 am

^^ Thanks. Donald has changed.

I think that Mickey should have transformed into the steam boat from Steam Boat Willie ( or whatever his first cartoon was called ).

News Credits: 9 · by **Zeds** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:05 am

Wow. Still fugly.

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:18 pm

Less color, more ugly.

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:15 pm

I don't know why anyone would want a B&W version of that figure. If the figure itself was an homage to the old B&W cartoons, that would be different.

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:45 pm

The monochrome Mickey looked good and well thought out. The same can not be said about Donald.

Thankfully I pre-ordered the color one, so I'm not bother with how bad this application is.

by **Rated X** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:38 pm

The ugly duckling...If they wanna really make money, why not bring Japanese molds to the USA (for retail) instead of trying to bring Americana to Japan in the form of these ridiculous Disney toys ???

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:49 pm

Rated X wrote:The ugly duckling...If they wanna really make money, why not bring Japanese molds to the USA (for retail) instead of trying to bring Americana to Japan in the form of these ridiculous Disney toys ???

1) These are far from ridiculous. And better than the other crossover lines. (IMO)

2) As with many Takara projects like this Money is not the top concern. The Japanese market has always had a strong backing of smaller runs to cover the Japanese collector market runs, rather than overloading the market as is done in North America.

3) Japan has been on a Disney kick for decades. They are hardly bringing Americana in for these. The early works of Walt Disney are some of the backbones of modern Anime and Manga.

by **Rated X** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:17 pm

Editor wrote:
Rated X wrote:The ugly duckling...If they wanna really make money, why not bring Japanese molds to the USA (for retail) instead of trying to bring Americana to Japan in the form of these ridiculous Disney toys ???

1) These are far from ridiculous. And better than the other crossover lines. (IMO)

2) As with many Takara projects like this Money is not the top concern. The Japanese market has always had a strong backing of smaller runs to cover the Japanese collector market runs, rather than overloading the market as is done in North America.

3) Japan has been on a Disney kick for decades. They are hardly bringing Americana in for these. The early works of Walt Disney are some of the backbones of modern Anime and Manga.

I see your point homie. Im just an old G1 fan so I like my Transformers ruthless and strong looking. I dont like any gimmicks, such as Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, etc. Some things are better left untouched and should be not combined. (Perfect example: McGriddles pancake sandwiches...UGHHHH)

As fas as the collector market, I can only say that I have collected everything from coins, baseball cards, stamps, bottles from the civil war era, etc. I think there should be a fine line between a real collectible and something that is brand new out of a mold. What some might consider a "collectible" I consider a monopoly. Japan might have invented Transformers, but the USA made them what they are today. They need to pay homage and give us the support we gave them back in 1984-1988.