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AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:I said he has it in his teal plastic, which is purple on Transquito. You should be safe getting him.

I know. But, I like to collect variant sets. The fact that Bigmos suffers from GPS means I wouldn't bother with either.

Huh. I was unaware of the fragility of Bigmos and yet I luckily completed most of his gallery without any problems. I'll have to be careful going forward. Hopefully he's not broken!

I just need to finish the Beast Wars II group shots in order for those galleries to be finished at long last. Hopefully soon!

Man, I need these guys in some form. the year 1 beasts are the weakest point in my Beast shelf right now.

I'd like the BWII versions though, that's the show right now that is severely lacking compared to the other 2

Seibertron wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Oh man, those eyes on Takara Silverbolt look so good!

Hey Ryan, do you also have the little-known running change variant of Hasbro's Rampage that changed the orange paint apps on his head and torso to a subdued pinkish silver?

Here's a pic of it (not mine, though) that compares it to the first-run Hasbro version (on the right) and the Takara version (on the left):

And this right here is what I love about collecting Transformers 30 years in. I had no idea there was a running change with the Hasbro version of Rampage. THAT is the show accurate version. I was really bummed by the translucent plastic on Takara's Rampage. It looks awesome, don't get me wrong, but I was hoping for a more show accurate Rampage. Takara's paint apps on Hasbro's Rampage looks fantastic. Is the backside different or just the head and chest?

I'm also surprised I haven't come across the variant yet with all of the collections I've been buying for the Seibertron.com store. I have a pile of Rampages in varying degrees of completeness and condition, but all of them are the orange paint variant.

Has anyone else come across this silver paint variant? I find it really odd that there seems to only be one photo and only one sample of this known to date. I just opened the brand new sealed packaging variant that I purchased off eBay last week, and it had the orange painted version in it just like all of the examples that are known to exist. The one I opened was one from 1999 with product code "554455.0300". I believe the "0300" means this is the 3rd packaging variant (preceded by 0000 and 0200 if I recall correctly). If there was a 0305 or a 0400 I would believe that might contain the silver painted variant but it's tough to want to keep chasing down a Rampage variant if there's only 1 example out there.

It's also possible that instead of a running change that it was just a fluke, right? Does anyone know if the Japanese Beast wars Transformers were produced at the same factory as the Hasbro produced ones? If so, it could have just been a one-off that made it through with part of Takara's paint on a Hasbro version, right?

Seven years later (22 years after its original release) and a second copy of this super obscure pinkish silver variant of Rampage has been found - https://www.allspark.com/forums/threads/post-pictures-of-your-transformers.59/post-6104



At first I asked if it was just the Japanese version, but it isn't - https://www.allspark.com/forums/threads/post-pictures-of-your-transformers.59/post-6132

Nope, it's a variant with a silver face and chest, everything else is the same expected domestic release.

Here's a blast from the past! Check out these new galleries from the Beast Wars Return toy line. This line was Takara's 2005 run of Beast Machines, which was sold exclusively at Toys R Us stores in Japan. Beast Wars Return featured many extensive "show-accurate" decos (though debatable) of the primary characters from the Beast Machines cartoon. The new galleries below feature Megahead Megatron, Noble Savage and Vehicon Jetstorm who are redecos of RID Megatron Megabolt, Beast Machines Beast Changer (aka Savage Noble) and Beast Machines Ultra Class Jetstorm.

These galleries, oddly, came out of working on the gallery for the recently released Legacy Laser Optimus Prime. That figure led to Titans Return Laser Prime, which led to doing the galleries for all of the Titans Return Optimus Prime and Megatron molds, including the Transformers Legends Black Convoy and G2 Megatron (who came with a mini version of Noble Savage, which is how I ended up at these galleries).

More galleries are just around the corner. Stay tuned!


Beast Wars Returns Megahead Megatron (105 images) - Deluxe Vehicles


















Beast Wars Returns Noble Savage (115 images) - Deluxe Beasts














Beast Wars Returns Jetstorm (146 images) - Ultra Vehicles

Dang, no shot of Megahead on Fort Max? Thought that was an (unintentional) staple of the design!

Gearslide wrote:Dang, no shot of Megahead on Fort Max? Thought that was an (unintentional) staple of the design!

The shot of Megatron Megabolt on Brave Maximus's body is in the Car Robots Brave Maximus gallery. I did not do it with the Megahead Megatron toy because I really didn't want to pop off the legs on Megahead in order to pull off this shot. I think when I did the Brave Maximus gallery I had a few spare Megatron Megabolts so I wasn't concerned about causing damage to the toy.


Transformers Car Robots Fortress Maximus (Brave Maximus) Gallery


Transformers Car Robots Fortress Maximus (Brave Maximus) Gallery

Seibertron wrote:

Gearslide wrote:Dang, no shot of Megahead on Fort Max? Thought that was an (unintentional) staple of the design!

The shot of Megatron Megabolt on Brave Maximus's body is in the Car Robots Brave Maximus gallery. I did not do it with the Megahead Megatron toy because I really didn't want to pop off the legs on Megahead in order to pull off this shot. I think when I did the Brave Maximus gallery I had a few spare Megatron Megabolts so I wasn't concerned about causing damage to the toy.


Transformers Car Robots Fortress Maximus (Brave Maximus) Gallery


Transformers Car Robots Fortress Maximus (Brave Maximus) Gallery

Oh cool, Thanks!

The decos on those Megahead Megatron and Noble Savage figures are so gorgeous, I get so jealous just looking at them!

How's the chrome on the Takara Jetstorm? The Hasbro one is known as a notorious flaker. How does Takara's hold up?

As for the Megahead on Fort Max body, I've lately taken to sticking my Hasbro Megatron Megabolt on another big body: HasLab Unicron! The legs don't even need to come off. In fact, the legs actually help keep it in place. By rotating the middle and rear legs upside-down it point upward, while lying the front legs flat to point outward left and right, the legs rub snugly against Unicron's collar to make Megatron fit quite nicely. Granted, it does just sit there, with no actual attachment, but the big size of the head does make for a proportionate-imposing and mean-looking figure.

If you have Unicron on display nearby, give it a try and see what you think. I liken it to the idea of the ever-ambitious Beast Era Megatron going so far as to take over and control Unicron's body.

Sabrblade wrote:How's the chrome on the Takara Jetstorm? The Hasbro one is known as a notorious flaker. How does Takara's hold up?

The Takara version of Ultra Class Jetstorm doesn't have the chrome problem. I stopped the chrome paint from chipping on my Beast Machines Ultra Class Jetstorm by adding a layer of clear coat paint over it.


Transformers Beast Wars Returns Jetstorm Gallery

Here's the Hasbro version with the chipping paint (which I stopped by adding a layer of clear coat paint over the cracked paint):


Transformers Beast Wars Returns Jetstorm Gallery

I bought like 3 or 4 MISB Jetstorms on ebay back around 2014, trying to find one suitable enough to try the clear coat on. The first few were flaking right in the package, and then finally I got one where the paint was cracked, but not chipping. I carefully added a layer of clear coat to it. It worked great except I didn't lift up on his chest panels so when I transformed him for comparison pics in BWR Jetstorm's gallery, there's a small flaw on his chest where the clear coat stuck to the chest panel. Ugh. I'm OCD about this stuff so I might try to find another Jetstorm to try this again with ... or I might just call it a day and be happy with the BWR version.

Wow! These are stuff I’ll never find or can never afford now even if I can find them.

New galleries! Nice! That Jetstorm looks pretty cool, shame the Hasbro version has such flaky chrome (I remember I went to a convention once and saw a few of 'em, all of which were suffering from chrome psoriasis).

Takara's 1998 redeco brings a more show-like look to the original Beast Wars warrior

A new Beast Wars gallery has arrived with a full look at Takara's 1998 C-4 redeco of Dinobot. This follow-up to Takara's 1997 release updated the colors to better match his animated appearance, including a tan beast mode, metallic blue robot details, white dinosaur eyes, and a gold helmet. His spinning cyber-slash tail weapon and sword return as well, storing cleanly on his back in robot mode.

Dinobot stands as one of the most memorable characters from Beast Wars, defined by his strict code of honor, his rivalry with Rattrap, and the impact he had on the Maximal and Predacon conflict. This Takara edition highlights the evolution of the mold during the height of the line's popularity in Japan.

Fans can explore other Dinobot figures, including his original Hasbro release, various BotCon exclusives, Transmetal 2, Universe 2.0, and more.

Join the conversation in our Energon Pub forums: Share your thoughts about this new gallery

Beast Wars Dinobot (149 images) - Deluxe Beasts

Takara's 1998 redeco brings this early Beast Wars villain closer to his animated appearance

A new gallery has taken flight with the 1998 Takara release of Terrorsaur, known as Terrorsaurer in Japan. This version followed the original 1997 Takara figure and shifted the colors to better match his look on the Beast Wars cartoon. The redeco introduced a darker red base plastic, swapped black for dark gray, added yellow to the beak, removed the green spots, and changed the purple accents to a medium gray, making this one of the most show-accurate versions of the toy.

Terrorsaur converts from Pteranodon to robot mode with a spring-loaded transformation triggered by pulling back the beast-mode head, with only the hands and feet needing manual folding. His pistol folds up to store behind the robot head and tucks cleanly into beast mode. As one of the first Beast Wars villains, Terrorsaur was always looking for a chance to undermine Megatron and seize power, often stirring up trouble for the Maximals along the way.

You can check out more versions of the character in our Terrorsaur toy index, including the original 1996 Hasbro release and other redecos.

You can also explore the rest of Takara's 1998 show-style Beast Wars recolors, including Blackarachnia, Dinobot, Rattrap, Rhinox, and Tarantulas.

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Beast Wars Terrorsaur (141 images) - Basic Beasts