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News Credits: 8 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:01 pm

DecepticonFinishline wrote:Ah dip! That's TOTALLY gotta be Snaptrap! Running under the assumption that it is, I NEVER thought that would happen!

(Makes me a little more hopeful for Takara-ver. Computron and G2 Defensor (The Inferno with Random-limbs is not good enough.))

Takara already did their Computron. What else did you want from it?

Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:04 pm

That last silhouette certainly looks to be a bland of the Onslaught/Hot Spot CW Voyager figures, similar to how Hun-Gur was a massive retool of Silverbolt. If so, I might be all over that. I don’t really have any connection to either the Seacons or the Terrorcons, but they’re just so uniquely rad.

News Credits: 332 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:04 pm

I knew Takara couldn't keep following along with Hasbro, they have a different clientele who want certain things for their figures.

News Credits: 56 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:05 pm

Flashwave wrote:
DecepticonFinishline wrote:Ah dip! That's TOTALLY gotta be Snaptrap! Running under the assumption that it is, I NEVER thought that would happen!

(Makes me a little more hopeful for Takara-ver. Computron and G2 Defensor (The Inferno with Random-limbs is not good enough.))
Takara already did their Computron. What else did you want from it?

I think he meant a Hasbro Release of UW-08.... It's a nice thought, but doubtful (Glad I have mine...

). I think a G2 Defensor is more likely, but still doubtful as well.

Additionally I'm sure this is way premature...But if that first silhouette turns out to in fact me Super Megatron, is anyone a little disappointed :TAKARATOMY:

, didn't swing for the fences and just do a Super Megatron toy that upgrades to Ultra Megatron

News Credits: 174 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:05 pm

So, Big powered was the last of the 'legends' line and now all the crazy weird stuff will be pushed out under the 'selects' line? Does this mean they'll be shared too? This is the best timeline if so :DANCE:

News Credits: 462 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:07 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:So, Big powered was the last of the 'legends' line and now all the crazy weird stuff will be pushed out under the 'selects' line? Does this mean they'll be shared too? This is the best timeline if so

All we know for now is that, in the Japanese market, Star Convoy is a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive, while no word has been given for any other market.

News Credits: 174 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:13 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:So, Big powered was the last of the 'legends' line and now all the crazy weird stuff will be pushed out under the 'selects' line? Does this mean they'll be shared too? This is the best timeline if so
All we know for now is that, in the Japanese market, Star Convoy is a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive, while no word has been given for any other market.

Eh, figured it was too good to be true >:oP

News Credits: 4877 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:14 pm

Cobotron wrote:I said this in a different thread these pics were posted in, but I'll say it here too.
The silhouette of what might be Snap trap looks like a re-use of Hun Garr to me.

Yeah, that's what came to mind as well. Makes sense though, if this is a combining torso.

News Credits: 22 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:15 pm

I think that black silhouette might be another version of Razorclaw. He has the sword, the dual cannons and the visor eyes.

News Credits: 462 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:19 pm

Something else that gets me is that, if this is Snap Trap, then why are they showing a silhouette of just the torso figure instead of the whole combiner when that ought to be the main thing to promote? After all, this isn't a mass retail release being a TakaraTomy Mall thing, so it wouldn't make sense for them to do six individual combiner components instead of one full combiner set.

Unless it were to be just a one-off figure that doesn't combine (a la the Universe Ultra class toys of Silverbolt and Onslaught), but which would leave many a fan feeling very sad.

News Credits: 174 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:19 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:I think that black silhouette might be another version of Razorclaw. He has the sword, the dual cannons and the visor eyes.

I really doubt it, but I would so be behind a leader-class replacement torso that doesn't suck for my predaking :-?

News Credits: 174 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:20 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Something else that gets me is that, if this is Snap Trap, then why are they showing a silhouette of just the torso figure instead of the whole combiner when that ought to be the main thing to promote? After all, this isn't a mass retail release being a TakaraTomy Mall thing, so it wouldn't make sense for them to do six individual combiner components instead of one full combiner set.

Unless it were to be just a one-off figure that doesn't combine (a la the Universe Ultra class toys of Silverbolt and Onslaught), but which would leave many a fan feeling very sad.

Maybe they're early on in the design process of the team?

News Credits: 4877 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:23 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:So, Big powered was the last of the 'legends' line and now all the crazy weird stuff will be pushed out under the 'selects' line? Does this mean they'll be shared too? This is the best timeline if so
All we know for now is that, in the Japanese market, Star Convoy is a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive, while no word has been given for any other market.

Eh, figured it was too good to be true

It will be available at BBTS and every other online TF collectable retailer for around the Japanese MSRP, I dont see how this is so different to the case where hasbro would release him. The select line is exclusive regardless.

Sabrblade wrote:Something else that gets me is that, if this is Snap Trap, then why are they showing a silhouette of just the torso figure instead of the whole combiner when that ought to be the main thing to promote? After all, this isn't a mass retail release being a TakaraTomy Mall thing, so it wouldn't make sense for them to do six individual combiner components instead of one full combiner set.

Unless it were to be just a one-off figure that doesn't combine (a la the Universe Ultra class toys of Silverbolt and Onslaught), but which would leave many a fan feeling very sad.

We shouldnt jump to conclusions. Bendy Prime was shown at a toy show first instead of his combined form even though we know he can combine.

Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:33 pm

Oh man oh man Legends-EX Piranacon! And maybe Super Megatron? :shock:

News Credits: 56 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:49 pm

william-james88 wrote:We shouldn't jump to conclusions. Bendy Prime was shown at a toy show first instead of his combined form even though we know he can combine.

Oh wow...

I had the first Armada Prime, so when they later released just the cab individually, I thought it was kind of pointless. I didn't know it was in fact a more articulated toy, much less tat it was also compatible with the trailer, Jetfire etc... Was Nemesis also?

News Credits: 8 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:52 pm

o.supreme wrote:
william-james88 wrote:We shouldn't jump to conclusions. Bendy Prime was shown at a toy show first instead of his combined form even though we know he can combine.

Oh wow...

I had the first Armada Prime, so when they later released just the cab individually, I thought it was kind of pointless. I didn't know it was in fact a more articulated toy, much less tat it was also compatible with the trailer, Jetfire etc... Was Nemesis also?

Not that Bendy Prime. The new one. Takara dropped a protoype of the Cab only for the new mold version of the Armada Prime. But you can clearly see the molded fists for Super Mode inside his ankle

News Credits: 56 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:55 pm

Flashwave wrote:Not that Bendy Prime. The new one. Takara dropped a protoype of the Cab only for the new mold version of the Armada Prime. But you can clearly see the molded fists for Super Mode inside his ankle

Oh ok, It gets confusing when we use fan names for more than one thing. I just called it New Armada Prime.

News Credits: 462 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:55 pm

Skritz wrote:Oh man oh man Legends-EX Piranacon! And maybe Super Megatron?

Not Legends. Takara Generations Selects.

News Credits: 3645 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:56 pm

o.supreme wrote:
william-james88 wrote:We shouldn't jump to conclusions. Bendy Prime was shown at a toy show first instead of his combined form even though we know he can combine.

Oh wow...

I had the first Armada Prime, so when they later released just the cab individually, I thought it was kind of pointless. I didn't know it was in fact a more articulated toy, much less tat it was also compatible with the trailer, Jetfire etc... Was Nemesis also?

Armada Deluxe Class Optimus Optimus Prime / STD Convoy could pull the trailer, but that's it. It can't combine with the trailer or Jetfire or Ultra Magnus/Overload.

Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:57 pm

As much as I like Star Convoy, I have nemesis prime already, and need to save for that armada prime. Super Megs looks to be pretty awesome and will look great with God Ginrai.

Pretty sure Super Megs is a Galvatron retool considering he already becomes a "tank" and "super jet" but I wouldn't mind that mould again with some new parts.

News Credits: 3645 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:59 pm

Short Circuit wrote:As much as I like Star Convoy, I have nemesis prime already, and need to save for that armada prime. Super Megs looks to be pretty awesome and will look great with God Ginrai.

Pretty sure Super Megs is a Galvatron retool considering he already becomes a "tank" and "super jet" but I wouldn't mind that mould again with some new parts.

And a proper head!

News Credits: 51 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 2:12 pm

That absolutely looks like Snaptrap from Hun-Gurrr to me:

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...I don't know how well my crappy detective work is going to come across when I post this, it looks kinda small to me here, but to me, the arms, waist, and legs match up with Hun-Gurrr (complete with joint at the bottom of the waist for the combiner head reveal), albeit retooled slightly, while the obvious cannons, arm shield, and sword match the character. The sword and kibble shield don't match exactly, but if the spiky bits on the shield are flipped down on the new figure it would explain that, and the sword does still have a similar shape, the same end to the blade, three points (even if two are significantly less pronounced), and a somewhat similar upwards-facing hilt, just with less excess/support material than the original. As for the leg hanging off the G1 figure's back, it looks to me like it folds into the back of the bot mode leg now, which would make sense both as a way to better handle the kibble and for the transformation to work. If the legs transform similar to the G1 guy, then they tab into the sides of his torso like Hun-Gurrr's combined mode, so the beast mode legs folding out from underneath would put them in the right spot.

Other than that, the visor isn't necessarily proof against this being Snaptrap. They could have just decided he has a visor now to make him stand out a bit more, or it'll be different when we see it in color. I almost thought the inner Prime on Star Convoy had a visor when I first looked at it, and that WAS in color, so it could very easily be a trick with the render and our eyes. Also, even if the colored shot still has a visor or not, there's no guarantee the final figure will (See: Prime Wars Blast Off).

...that was a lot more words than I expected.

News Credits: 18 · Thu Apr 04, 2019 2:27 pm

The inner Prime reminds me of Action Master Optimus

Thu Apr 04, 2019 2:30 pm

Seibertron wrote:
Short Circuit wrote:
Pretty sure Super Megs is a Galvatron retool considering he already becomes a "tank" and "super jet" but I wouldn't mind that mould again with some new parts.

And a proper head!

I got the reprolabels and helmet for him right away so I keep thinking that it's an included accessory! :lol:

That horrible-from-most-angles facemask gimmick makes it required.

Thu Apr 04, 2019 2:44 pm

Short Circuit wrote:
Seibertron wrote:
Short Circuit wrote:
Pretty sure Super Megs is a Galvatron retool considering he already becomes a "tank" and "super jet" but I wouldn't mind that mould again with some new parts.

And a proper head!

I got the reprolabels and helmet for him right away so I keep thinking that it's an included accessory! That horrible-from-most-angles facemask gimmick makes it required.

Sad thing is, otherwise he's a fairly solid CHUG Galvatron. All they would have needed is a helmet on him, like the Leader-class figures from TR had.