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Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

Posted:
Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:37 pm
by Mach
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

Posted:
Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:49 pm
by Blurrz
So....
Nekoman
Counterpunch...
ARE YOU BORED NOW?
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

Posted:
Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:53 pm
by Mkall
Holy... crap... that is GORGEOUS!
I'm already putting my contacts to work getting me one.
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

Posted:
Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:59 pm
by rpetras
With the blue and white versions of this mold, it's almost like a set of seekers!
I'll be picking this one up!!
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

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Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:03 pm
by youngmiki13
That look so awesome! I am going to pre-order one...I just hope I can still make it on time.
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

Posted:
Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:10 pm
by nemesis-prime
Its cool , but being an exclusive its prolly too rich for my blood.

Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

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Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:12 pm
by Talous
Very nice, but I don't really need a third of the same figure.
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

Posted:
Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:16 pm
by Kibble
nemesis-prime wrote:Its cool , but being an exclusive its prolly too rich for my blood.

If you were able to buy it direct, looks like it's comes out to about $40. Now what the mark-up will be is another story...
Doesn't do much for me, thankfully. The Skywarp colors are cool, but it actually reminds me of an Animated fig for some reason... The "naked" jet looks pretty neat, but the neon purple jetpack is a bit much.
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

Posted:
Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:29 pm
by Samsonator
I don't... I don't get it, what's so special about it? It's nothing spectacular... certainly nothing worth looking forward to... Someone care to explain to me the draw of this particular repaint? 'Cause I got nothing...
- Sam
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

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Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:42 pm
by Blurrz
1) It's not ROTF
2) It's imaginative
3) Arguably best paint job on that mold;


4) Shattered Glass Jetfire?
5) It'll look nice side by side with Dreadwind
6) The mold is sexy to begin with
7) Repaint of the Year?
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

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Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:54 pm
by Counterpunch
Blurrz wrote:1) It's not ROTF
2) It's imaginative
3) Arguably best paint job on that mold;
4) Shattered Glass Jetfire?
5) It'll look nice side by side with Dreadwind
6) The mold is sexy to begin with
7) Repaint of the Year?
1. Yes.
2. Yes
3. but...it's a bad photoshop job...
4. No, no, noNonononono. Wait, that was off the beat...no no no no no no no.
5.

Wait...
6. Yes
7. probably not...there were some good repaints this year that really stood out from the crap. Besides, he's a 2010 release.
8.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batsugun dun dun DUN!
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

Posted:
Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:00 am
by NuclearConvoy
Estimated import price?
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:12 am
by Mach
Hello astrotrain! No?
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:14 am
by Mkall
NuclearConvoy wrote:Estimated import price?
If BBTS were to bring it in, I would suspect the price to be no lower (and probably higher) that 60USD, probably pushing 80
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:49 am
by UltraPrimal
Ahhh...Jetfire and Skywarp had little baby! And he's sooooo cute!
Blurrz wrote:4) Shattered Glass Jetfire?
Damn it! Why'd you have to say that? I was gonna pass on this, but now I have too. It was hard enough Jetfire is one of my favourite Transformers and the Classics mold being one of my favourite molds, but put on top of that it's Shattered Glass Jetfire! That's all kinds of badass! Think about it. G1 Jetfire is a scientist, he doesn't like to fight. SG Jetfire must be a crazy, super warrior.
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:29 am
by Blurrz
New Picture of the Face area added.
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:31 am
by goshjosh95
That is pretty slick.
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:42 am
by Shadowstream
I have to agree that this recolor is rather confusing. Yes, it's supposed to be an evil Jetfire, but is that it? Is there something special about that? Is there some kind of homage involved besides... Skywarp?
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:57 am
by Blurrz
Shadowstream wrote:I have to agree that this recolor is rather confusing. Yes, it's supposed to be an evil Jetfire, but is that it? Is there something special about that? Is there some kind of homage involved besides... Skywarp?
It's not Skywarp. Skywarp has silver, and a yellow coloured clear plastic. Just because it's purple doesnt mean its a Skywarp homage. It's more Astrotrain than anything else that I know of. Who knows, but like I said, It's imaginative. Doesn't necessarily have to be a homage.
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:26 am
by Deszaras1979
This is awesome, finally somebody decided to think outside the box and give us something I'm sure nobody would have seen coming. I have to agree with blurzz about that paint job. It looks sweet in black

. And I do see a lil Astrotrain in there

. Come to think of it it is undeniably an Astro homage as this is not the first time a Jetfire mold has been recolored into Astrotrain.
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:39 am
by Shadowstream
Blurrz wrote:Shadowstream wrote:I have to agree that this recolor is rather confusing. Yes, it's supposed to be an evil Jetfire, but is that it? Is there something special about that? Is there some kind of homage involved besides... Skywarp?
It's not Skywarp. Skywarp has silver, and a yellow coloured clear plastic. Just because it's purple doesnt mean its a Skywarp homage. It's more Astrotrain than anything else that I know of. Who knows, but like I said, It's imaginative. Doesn't necessarily have to be a homage.
Given the vast number of homage induced paint jobs, designs, and ect. one would be hard pressed no to find some element that harks back to another TF or hasbro/takara related item(s). As for 'imaginative'? Okay I'll give it that, but it's still not a very embracing kind of 'imaginative' IMO.
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:45 am
by Deszaras1979
Shadowstream wrote:Blurrz wrote:Shadowstream wrote:I have to agree that this recolor is rather confusing. Yes, it's supposed to be an evil Jetfire, but is that it? Is there something special about that? Is there some kind of homage involved besides... Skywarp?
It's not Skywarp. Skywarp has silver, and a yellow coloured clear plastic. Just because it's purple doesnt mean its a Skywarp homage. It's more Astrotrain than anything else that I know of. Who knows, but like I said, It's imaginative. Doesn't necessarily have to be a homage.
Given the vast number of homage induced paint jobs, designs, and ect. one would be hard pressed no to find some element that harks back to another TF or hasbro/takara related item(s). As for 'imaginative'? Okay I'll give it that, but it's still not a very embracing kind of 'imaginative' IMO.
At least the Armada mold made since in the Astrotrain colors(minus the train part anyway). Maybe it is SG Skyfire?
Either way It'll still look good on display.
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

Posted:
Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:32 am
by Oilspill
I don't see the Astrotrain homage with the green. It seems like they just picked some good ol' Decepticony colours.
Not a bad looking repaint, and a good mold, but Jetfire and Dreadwind have ticked all the right boxes for this mold already as far as I am concerned.
Still, nice job.
Re: Japan Toy Hobby Exclusive - Henkei Dark Skyfire

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:38 am
by Oilspill
Some good chaps at TFW2005 have translated some of the Japanese:
DARK SKYFIRE
Destron (Decepticon) Scientific Officer
Alt Mode: Super Jet, Battle-Up Mode
Weapon: Missile Launcher, Photon beam, Heat-Seeking Missile, Laser Cannon
He's millions year old, was in the same unit/group as Skyfire and went exploring in space.
In Superjet mode, he can travel around half the Earth in 30minutes.
Preorder deadline: December 11, 2009 (Fri) Noon
Release: Approx March 2010
Note: Final Product may differ from images.
Price: 3,675 Yen/ USD41 / 43CAD