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The more I see of PMOP the more I like him. But what I really want to address is this.



How can Blurr be so nekked looking and Brainstorm look so nice with all the different colors? I may just end up with two Brainstorms looking good on my shelves

It is a fair question. Blurr just doesn't look good compared to the others with the lack of paint. Others have done far better with that little paint, but he really looks bland.

I predict that Transformers Legends Blurr will be a fast sell-out and fetch high prices on the secondary market. The Takara paint job is just so much more appealing and satisfying than Hasbro's "effort," it isn't funny.

Wolfman Jake wrote:I predict that Transformers Legends Blurr will be a fast sell-out and fetch high prices on the secondary market. The Takara paint job is just so much more appealing and satisfying than Hasbro's "effort," it isn't funny.

Esepcially since it actually looks like Blurr.

I would suggest masking and spraying some light blue or white on to the Blurr toy or simply skipping him and buying the Takara one.

carytheone wrote:How can Blurr be so nekked looking and Brainstorm look so nice with all the different colors? I may just end up with two Brainstorms looking good on my shelves

Easy answer: because its not a retail release. Blurr is, but that Brainstorm in the picture above is from the SDCC exclusive set which usually has premium deco. So it better have better deco than a standard retail toy.

Wolfman Jake wrote:I predict that Transformers Legends Blurr will be a fast sell-out and fetch high prices on the secondary market. The Takara paint job is just so much more appealing and satisfying than Hasbro's "effort," it isn't funny.

Yeah, I saw that coming too, hence why I didnt hesitate in preordering him.

I found a video review of Titans Return Loudmouth that was made by the same guy who made the PMOP review. It's in German just like that one.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k_U663rAHTw

How come I like those darker colors on Blurr better than the original colors?

Is there any way to have it just Apex's head without the big Prime head hanging off?

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:Is there any way to have it just Apex's head without the big Prime head hanging off?

Not without breaking your toy, I don't think; but on the other hand, you could always put Apex on the upcoming Voyager Prime. That's why the helmets are there; the Titan Masters are the same size as the Deluxe and Voyager heads so they're too small on their own for Leaders.

Our German friend from the Titan Returns Optimus video review seems to have hit some motherload because he is now reviewing the wave one titan masters. Below you will find a review of Loudmouth and while the words can't be understood by non German speakers, this gives us a good look at the transformation of the little vehicle and the possible play-ability. Enjoy!

Can't wait! now all we need is the actual body to go with the head

Hmmm.

Was planning on picking the Titan Masters guys up anyway, but now I'm wondering if I could use their vehicles as substitute Targetmasters...

"Das Hovertrain", made my day. (i'm easily amused)

Kurona wrote:Hmmm.

Was planning on picking the Titan Masters guys up anyway, but now I'm wondering if I could use their vehicles as substitute Targetmasters...

I was too, but now I want the Titanmasters even more! Only because I love the massive amount of playability they give to the Titans Return toyline as a whole.

Seems like this line has been nicely planned out, I tip my hat to the design team. I'm also looking forward to seeing more pics of different titan masters on the big bodies, really getting some head switching going on.

Full review of Titans Return Fortress Maximus is up in english from Optibotimus:

DigitalBrave3 wrote:

Kurona wrote:Hmmm.

Was planning on picking the Titan Masters guys up anyway, but now I'm wondering if I could use their vehicles as substitute Targetmasters...

I was too, but now I want the Titanmasters even more! Only because I love the massive amount of playability they give to the Titans Return toyline as a whole.

I know right? You don't even need one of the bases; just get a Deluxe and a Titan Master and already you've expanded playability. I really like this.

Wow. I guess I'm the only one not excited about this line. Looks like my Titans collection will begin and end with Blaster and Soundwave. Good news is I'm going to be saving my money. Bad news is I'm hobby-less for a few years.

I guess it woulda been cool if the car transformed into a helmet that made the smaller head fit a larger class bot.

I still don't understand these size class figures. So is Loud Mouth the name of the head mode or the little robot mode? Like Hyperfire is the name of the figure who forms Blurr's headmode.

RiddlerJ wrote:I still don't understand these size class figures. So is Loud Mouth the name of the head mode or the little robot mode? Like Hyperfire is the name of the figure who forms Blurr's headmode.

I think it might be that either A) the Titan Master class figures don't have a distinction between the identity of the robot and head modes (like, both the robot and head are Loudmouth, unlike the partnered Titan Masters like Hyperfire turning into Blurr's head), or B) the body's identity overrules any of the head identities (like, if you were to put Loudmouth on Blurr's body, the result would still be Blurr with a new head, even if it looks different from the head formed by Hyperfire).

Sabrblade wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:I still don't understand these size class figures. So is Loud Mouth the name of the head mode or the little robot mode? Like Hyperfire is the name of the figure who forms Blurr's headmode.

I think it might be that either A) the Titan Master class figures don't have a distinction between the identity of the robot and head modes (like, both the robot and head are Loudmouth, unlike the partnered Titan Masters like Hyperfire turning into Blurr's head), or B) the body's identity overrules any of the head identities (like, if you were to put Loudmouth on Blurr's body, the result would still be Blurr with a new head, even if it looks different from the head formed by Hyperfire).

Wouldn't it be the other way around? Like it's only blurr if the head that looks like blurr is on the body? Otherwise if you put loudmouth's head on blurrs body, it would be loudmouth, right? God, this is why we need solid fiction, at least on the boxes

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:I still don't understand these size class figures. So is Loud Mouth the name of the head mode or the little robot mode? Like Hyperfire is the name of the figure who forms Blurr's headmode.

I think it might be that either A) the Titan Master class figures don't have a distinction between the identity of the robot and head modes (like, both the robot and head are Loudmouth, unlike the partnered Titan Masters like Hyperfire turning into Blurr's head), or B) the body's identity overrules any of the head identities (like, if you were to put Loudmouth on Blurr's body, the result would still be Blurr with a new head, even if it looks different from the head formed by Hyperfire).

Wouldn't it be the other way around? Like it's only blurr if the head that looks like blurr is on the body? Otherwise if you put loudmouth's head on blurrs body, it would be loudmouth, right? God, this is why we need solid fiction, at least on the boxes

If going by the Japanese portrayal of Headmasters, then yes (which is what Option A would be). Option B would be like how The Rebirth had the bodies as the main robot mode identities, but that story never got to show what would happen if the characters ever swapped their heads around.

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:I still don't understand these size class figures. So is Loud Mouth the name of the head mode or the little robot mode? Like Hyperfire is the name of the figure who forms Blurr's headmode.

I think it might be that either A) the Titan Master class figures don't have a distinction between the identity of the robot and head modes (like, both the robot and head are Loudmouth, unlike the partnered Titan Masters like Hyperfire turning into Blurr's head), or B) the body's identity overrules any of the head identities (like, if you were to put Loudmouth on Blurr's body, the result would still be Blurr with a new head, even if it looks different from the head formed by Hyperfire).

Wouldn't it be the other way around? Like it's only blurr if the head that looks like blurr is on the body? Otherwise if you put loudmouth's head on blurrs body, it would be loudmouth, right? God, this is why we need solid fiction, at least on the boxes

If going by the Japanese portrayal of Headmasters, then yes (which is what Option A would be). Option B would be like how The Rebirth had the bodies as the main robot mode identities, but that story never got to show what would happen if the characters ever swapped their heads around.

I don't know anything about the japanese stuff, I was just going by the logic that the brain would be in the head, so, swap the heads and swap personalities - or does the spark in the body contain the personality?

This is why I never liked the American interpretation of headmasters.