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Bounti76 wrote:Forgive me if I just haven't seen it somewhere, but is it confirmed, announced, etc. that this set will be Generations Selects only for Japan?

The name plates say "TakaraTomy Mall" in Katakana and "Generation Select" in Latin script. But, since Star Convoy will be on Hasbro Pulse as a direct import instead of a proper Hasbro release, King Poseidon may as well.

Bounti76 wrote:Forgive me if I just haven't seen it somewhere, but is it confirmed, announced, etc. that this set will be Generations Selects only for Japan?

I don't know about confirmed, but this set will likely be available through Hasbro Pulse, like with Star Convoy

I'd pay 150-200$ for this set, considering it has new accessories and combiner parts (don't think I missed those new feet!)

Sabrblade wrote:

Bounti76 wrote:Forgive me if I just haven't seen it somewhere, but is it confirmed, announced, etc. that this set will be Generations Selects only for Japan?

The name plates say "TakaraTomy Mall" in Katakana and "Generation Select" in Latin script. But, since Star Convoy will be on Hasbro Pulse as a direct import instead of a proper Hasbro release, King Poseidon may as well.

Excellent, thanks! I don't know why Hasbro wouldn't just release it directly in Selects, but as long as I can get it either way, I'm good.

Those arm silhouettes absolutely appear to be Lobclaw and Kraken, so Overbite is probably the missing one. The same Twitter that provided the other pictures also provided a close-up of the combiner hands and feet:
Also it looks like from the separate tags that they are in fact selling them one component at a time, and I think Gulf's tail just kinda plugs into his back in bot mode? You can see it hanging down between his legs.

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Also of note, would the 6,500 be the price for Turtler? It sort of fits how Takara priced their voyagers in the legends line. Cause if so, then we're looking at $60 for Turtler alone... I mean I'm still gonna get them all, but it's gonna hurt

Sentinel_Primal wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Also of note, would the 6,500 be the price for Turtler? It sort of fits how Takara priced their voyagers in the legends line. Cause if so, then we're looking at $60 for Turtler alone... I mean I'm still gonna get them all, but it's gonna hurt

Well that is the tag in front of Turtler, so I guess it is? Yikes...I still want them, but yikes.

If that price is for Turtler...Oooh man this one is going to hurt. If he comes with those new, actually good looking hands and feet then it might be a bit more justified but man it's going to be a hard hit to take. I'm glad they are being sold as individuals, since that will make it easier than buying all of them at once (and easier on the wallet, since it will be several smaller purchases)

Just so people know straight up front, these are the prices in USD (and yes, Hasbro Pulse is charging the Japanese MSRP on imports):

Each Limb will be $35
The Torso will be $60

So at minimum (if he only has 4 limb bots) that will make this combiner $200 USD + tax.

william-james88 wrote:Just so people know straight up front, these are the prices in USD (and yes, Hasbro Pulse is charging the Japanese MSRP on imports):

Each Limb will be $35
The Torso will be $60

So at minimum (if he only has 4 limb bots) that will make this combiner $200 USD + tax.

Well... It's better than my initial calculation of prices... I thought the limbs would be $40. Still not ideal, but for Piranacon/King Poseidon I'm willing to pay that considering the only alternative is a 3rd party figure that costs almost double that per part.

Also, I was wondering: What other combiners would you guys hope Takara might make for the Selects line? Personally, I hope we get a Road Caesar and maybe a new Leokaiser with Leozack and Jallguar wot go with him.

are we going to get all 6 members because in g1 all limbs can be a gun or a limb and theres always a fifth member as a gun or will they just leave one out

I'm not saying it's definitive one way or the other. But to me, this picture looks to be holding a sixth member rather than a standard weapon, but I can't be sure.



Also, the same account has a picture of an MP-19+ that I was previously unaware of.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Upon closer inspection, the hands have individual fingers!

There's also a hole in the back which makes me wonder if they could double as stand bases.



Not sure what the wrist joint is like, it's just an empty space where it should be.

Where does Gulf/Skalor's sword come from? And why does he have a sword in the first place? I do see he has a hole under his alt mode jaw like the original so that confirms a gun mode.

Emerje

Ultra Markus wrote:are we going to get all 6 members because in g1 all limbs can be a gun or a limb and theres always a fifth member as a gun or will they just leave one out

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We will get all 6 members in some shape or form, I guarantee it. I do spot one caveat: the weapon modes seem to have been omitted. I don't see a 5mm post anywhere on Skalor/Gulf...

:EDIT:... unless Overbite is the one only with one.

Thank you for posting a different view of the silhouette, Finishline. I can clearly see the molds used for the right side:

Skalor/Gulf: Blot
Nautilator/Lobclaw: Shuttle Blast Off, or any jet with fold-away wings. My money's on Dreadwind.
Overbite: Rippersnapper (back to front compared to the G1 toy)

And as a bonus:

Seawing/Kraken: Cutthroat (judging by the shape of his legs)

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I do spot one caveat: the weapon modes seem to have been omitted. I don't see a 5mm post anywhere on Skalor/Gulf.

Not sure if you saw my last post since we posted about the same time. Gulf has the proper hole in his bottom jaw and peg in his combined gun for a gun mode. It's entirely possible that they'll simply be held by their combiner peg, the hand looks big enough. Maybe they'll use the Prime Armor hole in the middle for stability.

Emerje

I'm so in for the seacons *looks at the price*... I'm so in at looking at the free pictures of the seacons T_T I don't think I can stretch my budget that much...oh well.

Definitely looking good and am definitely curious to see the final product - might skip as never been a huge fan of the seacons. Have the G1 reissue... and find them a bit meh. Then again I thought the same thing of the terror cons and ended up getting them too.

ZeroWolf wrote:I'm so in for the seacons *looks at the price*... I'm so in at looking at the free pictures of the seacons T_T I don't think I can stretch my budget that much...oh well.

Hasbro: "We're gonna make a super expensive Studio Series Devastator that people will have to buy its individual components over time in order to complete!"

TakaraTomy: "Hold my beer."

Snaptrap looks like he has a lot of added mass, so next to LC siege Shockwave, $60 is more than I'd like to spend, but not *horribly* over-priced. $35 for deluxe class limbs, though, ouch. Still, I want Piranacon so much I may have to sacrifice getting Omega Supreme (though I never planned on paying full price for him).

Emerje wrote:Where does Gulf/Skalor's sword come from? And why does he have a sword in the first place? Emerje

Maybe the sword doubles as the stem of a stand? Or, maybe it combines with other weapons as the tine of a giant trident?!!! Just spit balling.

Oh! And this is all pretty awesome news. I felt pretty confident when we saw Turtler, that the rest of the team would follow suit.
Exciting stuff, for sure!

Awesome, the last combiner I've been waiting for is probably going to cost me a f@#%ing mortgage payment.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:A few things to note here:

- Gulf/Skalor is a direct retool of PotP Blot, meaning only a few parts are changed; the Monster Mode head, Robot Mode head and the lower arms. I can't quite tell how they did the tail tho.
- It looks like King Poseidon/Piranacon will follow the PotP formula for the hands and feet, as evident in the lower right corner:



Upon closer inspection, the hands have individual fingers!

What a lot of people may not realize, is that Blot himself is a retool of rippersnapper. or is it the other way around. with that in mind I think the tail is done with retooled rippersnapper legs. at least thats how it looks to me in the pics. regardless, this is a must have for me.

how exciting!

Brokebot wrote:Awesome, the last combiner I've been waiting for is probably going to cost me a f@#%ing mortgage payment.

$250 is a pretty cheap mortgage payment

william-james88 wrote:

Brokebot wrote:Awesome, the last combiner I've been waiting for is probably going to cost me a f@#%ing mortgage payment.

$250 is a pretty cheap mortgage payment

To be fair, he might be including delivery charges. Hmm I wonder if kapow have their prices up.

Immortal Starscream wrote:What a lot of people may not realize, is that Blot himself is a retool of rippersnapper. or is it the other way around. with that in mind I think the tail is done with retooled rippersnapper legs. at least thats how it looks to me in the pics. regardless, this is a must have for me.

Blot and Rippersnapper are a pretool pair; designed and sculpted in the same time frame. A lot of Blot's parts have been kept (so much so it feels like TT is taking the UW Technobots approach for them), including the hinges in the back: that's probably where the fins attach.