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There really isn't too much of a difference is there?

I'm surprised that the red and the blue seem to be the exact same.

Deadput wrote:I'm surprised that the red and the blue seem to be the exact same.

Just means that Hasbro didn't endeavor to change them.

Sabrblade wrote:

Deadput wrote:I'm surprised that the red and the blue seem to be the exact same.

Just means that Hasbro didn't endeavor to change them.

Why change something that looks good and is already done for them?

Plus there are several little changes that some might like more or less but at the very least it will still probably fit with Godbomber color wise.

Both look more like a real PMP than Hasbro's previous abomination, so I'm okay with that.

But the headmaster for Takara (if I'm interpreting things right) looks spot on for HI-Q, whereas the other one not, so that's a (minor) issue.

MagicDeath wrote:A bit upset I missed this one, even if I was just going to sell the individuals and keep what I could. It most likely will be up again, right?

Not sure and probably not. Someone asked BBTS and they said they wouldnt have more and the reason they sold out quickly was because people were buying multiple sets. There werent any limits. they changed that for Black Convoy who had a limit of 1 per person. Keep an eye out for canceled preorders. You never know what can happen. people have bills to pay and usually keep the preorder as a placeholder and cancel right before it gets released in case they cant pay.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Sigh. So much for the silver painted gray plastic we saw on Magnus Prime at Toy Fair earlier this year. That looked gorgeous! This is great, but still a bit disappointing. I shouldn't have dared to hope.

We should only dare to be stupid

ExciKaiser wrote:

Albatross250 wrote:

Do you think that GPS will apply ?

I don't see any of the swirls that seem to be present in problematic plastic mixes in that carmel looking "gold"

I like the head scuplt, though, I didn't really care about this part of the set but he looks nice.

I like the Hasbro Magnus Prime there better than Ginrai's robot but Hi-Q looks much worse. I was hoping he'd be in his tradtional colours like Ginrai is.

Come to think of it I'm really starting to like this whole boxset - that thumbnail image with them all standing together as some bizarre ragtag team really helps me enjoy the whole thing and come up with so many headcanons.

Tidal Wave is far too small and looks nothing like the original... but those only end up being a boon to each other when I headcanon this as an alternate body for him. And that carrier mode is to DIE for.
Metalhawk looks amazing and uses an amazing mold. He only looks better with these images
Pounce is adorable. I love him.
I still have huge issues with how Ginrai looks (I really, REALLY cannot get over those feet), but I'm sure there's easily some cool poses you can get him into and the vehicle mode is incredible.
Thunderwing...
... okay, I don't care for Thunderwing; but when the only thing in the boxset I don't particularly want is the friggin' Titan Master, I think I'm okay.

I'm not worried about this "Magnus prime" cab because i will be replacing my Ginari cab with this add-on from perfect PC-16 YES!

Albatross250 wrote:Tidal Wave's Carrier mode is based from this, on Beast Wars : Uprising

I'm sorry, but that is not the Broadside mold, rather it's the Alpha Trion one. The tell-tale sign is the set of legs on the underside, where the wings would be on Broadside. At the time, it was all rumor, and we didn't know how much retooling there would be.

G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 wrote:I'm not worried about this "Magnus prime" cab because i will be replacing my Ginari cab with this add-on from perfect PC-16 YES!

Whoa where did these come from and are they expensive at all?

Deadput wrote:

G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 wrote:I'm not worried about this "Magnus prime" cab because i will be replacing my Ginari cab with this add-on from perfect PC-16 YES!

Whoa where did these come from and are they expensive at all?

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william-james88 wrote:

MagicDeath wrote:A bit upset I missed this one, even if I was just going to sell the individuals and keep what I could. It most likely will be up again, right?

Not sure and probably not. Someone asked BBTS and they said they wouldnt have more and the reason they sold out quickly was because people were buying multiple sets. There werent any limits. they changed that for Black Convoy who had a limit of 1 per person. Keep an eye out for canceled preorders. You never know what can happen. people have bills to pay and usually keep the preorder as a placeholder and cancel right before it gets released in case they cant pay.

Agreed. I have seen a few items, including this set, pop in and out of stock up until BBTS receives its shipment. Heck, I'm even thinking about canceling. I don't have much patience. If that Takara boxset with Ginrai and GB isn't too expensive, I may jump on that instead. I shall see.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Albatross250 wrote:Tidal Wave's Carrier mode is based from this, on Beast Wars : Uprising

I'm sorry, but that is not the Broadside mold, rather it's the Alpha Trion one. The tell-tale sign is the set of legs on the underside, where the wings would be on Broadside. At the time, it was all rumor, and we didn't know how much retooling there would be.

I agree that it looks more like A3's legs as the front there than it does Broadside's fins (though if I'm honest, it mostly looks like artistic-license missile pods more than anything), but the little bridge-component, wing-shaped parts on the sides with what appear to be Broadside's arms under them, take-off/landing strip down the middle in the exact same way as Broadside, and most notably lack of huge space-boat cockpit are much more Broadside than they are Trion. At best it's an amalgam of the two figures, or they just happened to somehow guess exactly what a lot of TR Broadside's defining features would be; most likely though, I'd posit that they were already working from the Broadside mold (whether we as consumers knew about the figure yet or not).

steals_your_goats wrote:

Qwan wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:A set with Ginrai, but no God Bomber.

Siiiiiigh............

I wonder if or will ever make a special two-pack containing Ginrai and God Bomber? This would be a great excuse to make a Platinum set or something.

I don't keep up with Takara news too well, but I seem to remember some rumor floating around that there'd be some kind of Ginrai/God Bomber 2-pack (coming with Minerva and Hosehead heads to boot, I think) - of course that's a rumor at most, last I heard.

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-for-takara-tomy-transformers-legends-lgex-god-ginrai-set-plus-cab-minerva/38316/ definitely not a rumour.

Of course, it just HAD to be a omega-expensive ultra-exclusive set.

Pass...
...
....for now....

-Kanrabat- wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Qwan wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:A set with Ginrai, but no God Bomber.

Siiiiiigh............

I wonder if or will ever make a special two-pack containing Ginrai and God Bomber? This would be a great excuse to make a Platinum set or something.

I don't keep up with Takara news too well, but I seem to remember some rumor floating around that there'd be some kind of Ginrai/God Bomber 2-pack (coming with Minerva and Hosehead heads to boot, I think) - of course that's a rumor at most, last I heard.

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-for-takara-tomy-transformers-legends-lgex-god-ginrai-set-plus-cab-minerva/38316/ definitely not a rumour.

Of course, it just HAD to be a omega-expensive ultra-exclusive set.

Pass...
...
....for now....

Any chance if the other Japanese stores (anime-export) will carry it?

I hadn't read the part about this set being available to japanese residents only...I already have both Ginrai and Godbomber but I was considering selling them to get this set, so I could finaly have a Minerva. I hope Hasbro does their own Minerva...One can only hope..

Ultra Mad wrote:I hadn't read the part about this set being available to japanese residents only...I already have both Ginrai and Godbomber but I was considering selling them to get this set, so I could finaly have a Minerva. I hope Hasbro does their own Minerva...One can only hope..

The only toy of Minerva that exist is the G1 Original. Japanese exclusive. Ultra rare. Insanely expensive. And ugly as a vile duckling.

She's my grail for my fembot collection.



She be really worth it to be made as a deluxe in the TR line.

I have the Aladdin KO version from a few years ago with the Reprolabels sticker set. She is OK but I would really love a modern version of the character to go standing beside my God Ginrai on my shelf

Kurona wrote:

Deadput wrote:

G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 wrote:I'm not worried about this "Magnus prime" cab because i will be replacing my Ginari cab with this add-on from perfect PC-16 YES!

Whoa where did these come from and are they expensive at all?

perfect-effect-cw-tr-upgrade-kits-catch-all-thread-t106315s150.php

Actually not that bad in price but it's a low priority since I don't own Magnus (I want to though) and I'm fine with how Powermaster Prime is and I don't like it if it removes the headmaster gimmick.

Can anyone tell from the Stock pics or If you have him if Topspin and Twin Twist are IDW accurate more specifically Last Stand Of The Wreckers accurate

Btw i originally thought that this was gonna be a Hasbro release of Ginrai, but now i realise that this one is part of a box set

nycPrime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

MagicDeath wrote:A bit upset I missed this one, even if I was just going to sell the individuals and keep what I could. It most likely will be up again, right?

Not sure and probably not. Someone asked BBTS and they said they wouldnt have more and the reason they sold out quickly was because people were buying multiple sets. There werent any limits. they changed that for Black Convoy who had a limit of 1 per person. Keep an eye out for canceled preorders. You never know what can happen. people have bills to pay and usually keep the preorder as a placeholder and cancel right before it gets released in case they cant pay.

Agreed. I have seen a few items, including this set, pop in and out of stock up until BBTS receives its shipment. Heck, I'm even thinking about canceling. I don't have much patience. If that Takara boxset with Ginrai and GB isn't too expensive, I may jump on that instead. I shall see.

Huh. Well, my plan to re-sell the Autobot twins together should still work. It also seems like a lot of people might just buy the entire set (from BBTS or third-party sellers).

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surely to hell there must be a video review of it coming soon

Sorry, because I'm sure this has been addressed at some point already, but I'm not in a position to read all the replies:

1) does Tidal Wave not have a jet mode? Could they have removed the jet nose?

2) why Magnus Prime? Different character or something?