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Takara Tomy can't do Brave series figures anymore right? If I'm not mistaken when Bandai bought Sunrise they got the rights to the Brave series and have been making figures from it for a while now. So that would mean no Shadowmaru.

Emerje

nycPrime wrote:Does anyone know of a fix for a loose Titan Master knee joint? When I plug in Highbrow's head and hold him horizontal looking up, the back of the head will fall down due to gravity. There's no friction at all.

Do you mean the "neck" joint? Try using a pipette and drops a wee bit of that floor polish

Emerje wrote:Takara Tomy can't do Brave series figures anymore right? If I'm not mistaken when Bandai bought Sunrise they got the rights to the Brave series and have been making figures from it for a while now. So that would mean no Shadowmaru.

Emerje

Around three years or so ago, Takara released their classic MightoGaine figure. Iirc it's was also a Sunrise production. Artstorm also released both Dorvack and Roadbuster versions too. So unlike the Gobot situations with Bandai and Takara/Hasbro there may be a little wiggle room for such a thing to happen again.

fenrir72 wrote:

Emerje wrote:Takara Tomy can't do Brave series figures anymore right? If I'm not mistaken when Bandai bought Sunrise they got the rights to the Brave series and have been making figures from it for a while now. So that would mean no Shadowmaru.

Emerje

Around three years or so ago, Takara released their classic MightoGaine figure. Iirc it's was also a Sunrise production. Artstorm also released both Dorvack and Roadbuster versions too. So unlike the Gobot situations with Bandai and Takara/Hasbro there may be a little wiggle room for such a thing to happen again.

It's an even split between TakaraTomy & Sunrise/Bandai, as the former owns the toy designs, while the latter owns the animation ones. As of right now, Bandai has released Chogokin (Soul and Super Robot) of Might Gaine and GaoGaiGar, and Kabaya, usually partnered with TakaraTomy, has released model kits based on the original toys. Earlier, there were reissues and even a Masterpiece release.
So yeah, it's possible, just not so likely. Maybe when they're feeling cheeky

fenrir72 wrote:Around three years or so ago, Takara released their classic MightoGaine figure. Iirc it's was also a Sunrise production.

Do you mean the one from 2005 from the Brave Revival Legends line? I wonder if they were simply capable of doing that because it was a reissue? That may not mean they can do a new figure.

Artstorm also released both Dorvack and Roadbuster versions too. So unlike the Gobot situations with Bandai and Takara/Hasbro there may be a little wiggle room for such a thing to happen again.

Dorvack was produced by Asashi Production and Fuji TV, Takatoku owned the toy line until Takara bought them so they own the rights to both Dorvack and Roadbuster which they licensed out to Art Storm.

I don't know, doesn't seem likely to me that they'd be able to make a new Brave figure, not when they've done spiritually similar lines in the past like Transformers Go and the Tomica HyperCity Rescue White Hope and add-ons.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Around three years or so ago, Takara released their classic MightoGaine figure. Iirc it's was also a Sunrise production.

Do you mean the one from 2005 from the Brave Revival Legends line? I wonder if they were simply capable of doing that because it was a reissue? That may not mean they can do a new figure.

Artstorm also released both Dorvack and Roadbuster versions too. So unlike the Gobot situations with Bandai and Takara/Hasbro there may be a little wiggle room for such a thing to happen again.

Dorvack was produced by Asashi Production and Fuji TV, Takatoku owned the toy line until Takara bought them so they own the rights to both Dorvack and Roadbuster which they licensed out to Art Storm.

I don't know, doesn't seem likely to me that they'd be able to make a new Brave figure, not when they've done spiritually similar lines in the past like Transformers Go and the Tomica HyperCity Rescue White Hope and add-ons.

Emerje

Though kinda confusing but iirc, the "Roadbuster" released as DX Autobots was made by Bandai and released as Roadbuster. Similar to Jetfire. They had the Bandai markings.

Oh those were the days indeed.

Also, CMs released their own official "Roadbuster". Too bad they went under. If they also released it in "Roadbuster" colors, I'd have taken him in a jiff!

Emerje wrote:Takara Tomy can't do Brave series figures anymore right? If I'm not mistaken when Bandai bought Sunrise they got the rights to the Brave series and have been making figures from it for a while now. So that would mean no Shadowmaru.

Emerje

Just to clear up some confusion I'm having, was this post meant to be a direct response to the one fenrir72 made right before this post of yours (the final post on the previous page with the image of the retooled Sixshot mold)? If yes, that wasn't Shadowmaru. That was Greatshot from Transformers: Victory.

Takatoku Toys was bought out by Bandai, not Takara, in 1984. Those molds (DX Insecticons, DX Autobots, Jetfire) did not see Japanese TF release, and probably never will, due to fact they're direct competitors, always have been. At the time, Bandai wasn't a big player in the US, plus Takara and Hasbro weren't as "close" as they are now, so Hasbro could reach out to Bandai (and other companies) for licensing molds to bulk out the second year of Transformers (like Tonka did for Gobots. Shame on you, Bandai!) Nowadays... you get the idea.

Back to Sixshot, so we got several possibilities for retools of the guy: Great Shot, the rumored Quickswitch (which could net us Sixknight), Brave's Shadowmaru. Any curve balls anyone can think of?

Greatshot will be a nobrainer! Hopefully not an Takaramall exclusive but a main release.

I'm sorry I missed this in my review, the tail fin pegs together quiet snugly so I missed the seam, but the tail fin on Voyager Prime can split open, allowing the tail section to sit flush on the back. It kinda, sorta, not quite, pegs into the wings.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

Kurona wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:I could be wrong but I think the titanmaster is emissary

On Cerebros? Yeah, it is. I think you might be posting in the wrong thread though since we're talking about Sixshot, whose titan master is Revolver Ocelot.

i dont know what you mean by wrong thread
im saying the titanmaster head on sixshot looks like cerebros titanmaster

Not even close

oh i thought that cerebros had that detailing that revolver has. oh well

Titan Master molds are generally tied to (parts of) their larger partner. Meaning not only retools will have the same one (just with a different face), but also molds that share parts, like Blurr and Chromedome sharing the Stylor mold.

Revolver is indeed based on the Headmaster anime character Jack as explained before. Quite ironic, don't you think?

Is the symbol on Sixshot's head supposed to mean something?

Powermaster Swag wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

Kurona wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:I could be wrong but I think the titanmaster is emissary

On Cerebros? Yeah, it is. I think you might be posting in the wrong thread though since we're talking about Sixshot, whose titan master is Revolver Ocelot.

i dont know what you mean by wrong thread
im saying the titanmaster head on sixshot looks like cerebros titanmaster

Not even close

oh i thought that cerebros had that detailing that revolver has. oh well

Titan Master molds are generally tied to (parts of) their larger partner. Meaning not only retools will have the same one (just with a different face), but also molds that share parts, like Blurr and Chromedome sharing the Stylor mold.

Revolver is indeed based on the Headmaster anime character Jack as explained before. Quite ironic, don't you think?

Is the symbol on Sixshot's head supposed to mean something?

It's kanji for 'six'. Pretty cute.

fenrir72 wrote:

nycPrime wrote:Does anyone know of a fix for a loose Titan Master knee joint? When I plug in Highbrow's head and hold him horizontal looking up, the back of the head will fall down due to gravity. There's no friction at all.

Do you mean the "neck" joint? Try using a pipette and drops a wee bit of that floor polish

No, it’s the hip joint for the titan master legs. Xort has very loose hip joints, which I believe is due to utilizing only a friction joint instead of a pin.

adamage1 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

nycPrime wrote:Does anyone know of a fix for a loose Titan Master knee joint? When I plug in Highbrow's head and hold him horizontal looking up, the back of the head will fall down due to gravity. There's no friction at all.

Do you mean the "neck" joint? Try using a pipette and drops a wee bit of that floor polish

No, it’s the hip joint for the titan master legs. Xort has very loose hip joints, which I believe is due to utilizing only a friction joint instead of a pin.

I meant the knee of the TM, which is a pin. But the hip is also very loose. I slathered the thing with nail polish and it's fine now. Oddly enough, the TM's head is super tight.

nycPrime wrote:

adamage1 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

nycPrime wrote:Does anyone know of a fix for a loose Titan Master knee joint? When I plug in Highbrow's head and hold him horizontal looking up, the back of the head will fall down due to gravity. There's no friction at all.

Do you mean the "neck" joint? Try using a pipette and drops a wee bit of that floor polish

No, it’s the hip joint for the titan master legs. Xort has very loose hip joints, which I believe is due to utilizing only a friction joint instead of a pin.

I meant the knee of the TM, which is a pin. But the hip is also very loose. I slathered the thing with nail polish and it's fine now. Oddly enough, the TM's head is super tight.

The hip joint is the primary issue as that is what would keep the rear of the head flush if it were not loose. Optibotimus points out the lack of pin that causes the issue in his video review: https://youtu.be/6TacWTgVV14?t=6m28s

Sabrblade wrote:

Emerje wrote:Takara Tomy can't do Brave series figures anymore right? If I'm not mistaken when Bandai bought Sunrise they got the rights to the Brave series and have been making figures from it for a while now. So that would mean no Shadowmaru.

Emerje

Just to clear up some confusion I'm having, was this post meant to be a direct response to the one fenrir72 made right before this post of yours (the final post on the previous page with the image of the retooled Sixshot mold)? If yes, that wasn't Shadowmaru. That was Greatshot from Transformers: Victory.

No no, I know who Greatshot is, I wouldn't make that mistake. It was in response to this:

Albatross250 wrote:There's a chance that Shadowmaru coming...(Brave Police J-Decker) possibly the redeco/retooling of sixshot

I actually didn't notice that a pic of Greatshot was slipped in before my post.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Takatoku Toys was bought out by Bandai, not Takara, in 1984. Those molds (DX Insecticons, DX Autobots, Jetfire) did not see Japanese TF release, and probably never will, due to fact they're direct competitors, always have been. At the time, Bandai wasn't a big player in the US, plus Takara and Hasbro weren't as "close" as they are now, so Hasbro could reach out to Bandai (and other companies) for licensing molds to bulk out the second year of Transformers (like Tonka did for Gobots. Shame on you, Bandai!) Nowadays... you get the idea.

I'd like to plead temporary insanity for suggesting Takara bought Takatoku.

Checking out Art Storm's website I see they actually licensed the Dorvack Mugan Calibur directly from the animation producer Production Reed. Makes sense since they're on good terms with Takara Tomy having produced both the Beast Wars II and Beast Wars Neo anime.

Emerje

If they change Quickswitch as Sixknight, i would take it and here's a blocky form of it

Now that I have Buzzsaw I'm really appreciating all the little details in his phone mode. Aside from just the decals, I find it to be very intelligent engineering that his feet become volume/power buttons on the side.

Still, I did find a slight inaccuracy - he has an earphone jack

My phone has an earphone jack. Most phones do these days.

Insurgent wrote:My phone has an earphone jack. Most phones do these days.

She's making a joke related to Apple's bright idea to no longer have a phone jack in it's upcoming Iphones.

My personal favourite phone detail on these toys is the power button on the rewind mold.

I made a better robot mode for galvatron that avoids that iffy halloween mask crown

Just got my Hot Rod and Triggerhappy from BBTS today. Hot Rod is pretty nice, although mine has a floppy right wrist and the neck clamp is designed similarly to Scourge's, which makes me think it'll loosen pretty quick. Outside of that though, he's a lot of fun. Great car mode, pretty impressive paint apps and miles better than the classics Hot Rod. Triggerhappy is one I don't even have complaints about. Fun transformation, great sculpt and posability, limited but well distributed paint and a great head sculpt. Plus cannon arms! I'd recommend both these guys for anyone on the fence, especially Triggerhappy. I can post pictures if you guys want later, I'll away from my computer for a while.

An anonymous source brings us an Australian sighting for the Transformers Titans Return Wave 3 sighting, courtesy of a Kmart in Albury, New South Wales. Pictured below you can see both Hot Rod and Triggerhappy, priced at 20$ AUSD - images mirrored via a number of Australian fans on Facebook. Have you spotted any new toys in your area? Make sure to flag them up in our Sightings database and board section to help out other collectors!

I may have missed this, but in these pics we see Triggerhappy and Hot Rod as new Titanmaster Deluxes:



What's behind these guys? There should be two more right?

Adding Hot Rod to my wanted list! Another bot to even out the team if I ever find Wolfwire.