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[Blurrz]

Toy Hobby Market has updated Gentei Dark Skyfire's product page with a handful of new images. While these pictures are of the small variety, it shows off Dark Skyfire in different lighting. It looks like the figure is more black than initially supposed. There also might be some chrome work on the figure. Check it out below.





Dark Skyfire will be released sometime in March. You can pre-order it off of valued site sponsor RobotKingdom at a discounted price, or off any sponsor you see in the banners above and to the right.

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[Mkall]

I'm in love.

This will be my 4th version of this mold. And I love every one of them.

[JRFitzpatrick7]

Can you guys tell me what "henkei" means and what "gentei" means?and the difference between the two. I'm hoping it isn't henkei : classics as gentei : universe, but I don't have a clue either way:/

[Blurrz]

Gentei means Japanese exclusive Henkei..... I think.

[Barrelass]

Just a reminder to those who are still considering purchasing this, Robot Kingdom probably has the best price @ about $35. Their shipping is quite a bit more, but I ordered two and it came out to $90 shipped, which is about what one would have cost from most of the other retailers.

http://robotkingdom.com/services/eshop/ ... CatID=1_64

[JRFitzpatrick7]

Gentei means Japanese exclusive Henkei..... I think.

but aren't henkei figures exclusive to japan with all that chromy goodness?

How's the adve... top 25 countdown coming? I hope youre not planning to name Countdown #1, I watched a piece of my soul die during an E! countdown of guilty pleasures that ended with countdowns as the #1 guilty pleasures. It was a top 100, 5 installments of 20 in 5 days! Shame on me for tuning in.

On topic, how much is this lovely figure going to cost?I'm not sure how I feel about the blackness of the figure, I was liking the earlier dark dark gray

[Blurrz]

Damn, that price is drop dead good. Changed the post, thanks!

How's the adve... top 25 countdown coming? I hope youre not planning to name Countdown #1, I watched a piece of my soul die during an E! countdown of guilty pleasures that ended with countdowns as the #1 guilty pleasures. It was a top 100, 5 installments of 20 in 5 days! Shame on me for tuning in.

I'm working on it... XD

[Barrelass]

Damn, that price is drop dead good. Changed the post, thanks!

Glad I could help, that price took me off the fence in a hurry. It is almost like they are giving them away. Forgot to check if they were a site sponsor before posting, glad they are.

[Sabrblade]

Can you guys tell me what "henkei" means and what "gentei" means?and the difference between the two. I'm hoping it isn't henkei : classics as gentei : universe, but I don't have a clue either way:/

"Henkei" means "Transform" and "Gentei" means "Exclusive".

"Henkei! Henkei! Transformers" quite literally translates as "Transform! Transform! Transformers" and refers to the Japanese releases of the Classics and Universe 2008 figures. "Gentei! Gentei! Transformers" means "Exclusive! Exclusive! Transformers" and refers to those toys that are limited in release while also being a name pun on "Henkei! Henkei!".

The only "Gentei! Gentei!" figures there are are:

• Stuntron Wildrider (redeco of Classics Rodimus)
• Dirge (retool of Classics Ramjet)
• Thrust (retool of Classics Ramjet)
• Strafe w/ Rocketbot (redeco of Universe Cyclonus)
• Dark Skyfire (redeco of Classics Jetfire)

[Exic]

Damn, this looks good

[Jetstorm92210]

That's not Skyfire, that's Stormcloud.

[Mykltron]

Thanks to just reading the Mean Robot post I thought this title said 'genital'.

[cannonfodder4000]

anyone notice that in the first picture he's standing on one toe ?! O.o

[Diem]

Can you guys tell me what "henkei" means and what "gentei" means?and the difference between the two. I'm hoping it isn't henkei : classics as gentei : universe, but I don't have a clue either way:/

"Henkei" means "Transform" and "Gentei" means "Exclusive".

"Henkei! Henkei! Transformers" quite literally translates as "Transform! Transform! Transformers" and refers to the Japanese releases of the Classics and Universe 2008 figures. "Gentei! Gentei! Transformers" means "Exclusive! Exclusive! Transformers" and refers to those toys that are limited in release while also being a name pun on "Henkei! Henkei!".

The only "Gentei! Gentei!" figures there are are:

• Stuntron Wildrider (redeco of Classics Rodimus)
• Dirge (retool of Classics Ramjet)
• Thrust (retool of Classics Ramjet)
• Strafe w/ Rocketbot (redeco of Universe Cyclonus)
• Dark Skyfire (redeco of Classics Jetfire)

And Electrodistruptor Ligier, Ghost Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker
and Clear Convoy.

[Blackstreak]

This mold is among my favorites. I'd love to pick one of these up and get my hands on the Dreadwind variant. Alrady got Jetfire and Treadbolt.

[Sabrblade]

And Electrodistruptor Ligier, Ghost Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker
and Clear Convoy.

No, those ones are exclusives, but they aren't part of "Gentei! Gentei!" The five I listed are the only "Gentei! Gentei!" exclusives.

[Covenant]

I don't get it. Is it suppose to be a Shattered Glass figure? If not, seems to me they're just slapping a Classics mold with Skywarp's paintjob, a little chrome, all just to sell as "an exclusive". But hey, more power to them. Make that money. Gawd knows whatever the figure, whatever the paintjob, there's folks somewhere in the fanbase that will buy it.

[Diem]

And Electrodistruptor Ligier, Ghost Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker
and Clear Convoy.

No, those ones are exclusives, but they aren't part of "Gentei! Gentei!" The five I listed are the only "Gentei! Gentei!" exclusives.

ED Ligier is DEFINITELY a Gentei figure. The others I'm not 100% about. I can't find clear enough pictures online.

EDIT: Okay, I'll go halfsies with you. Skywarp and Thumdercracker are Henkei, ED Ligier and G. Starscream are Gentai, and I'm still not sure about clear Convoy.

[Sabrblade]

And Electrodistruptor Ligier, Ghost Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker
and Clear Convoy.

No, those ones are exclusives, but they aren't part of "Gentei! Gentei!" The five I listed are the only "Gentei! Gentei!" exclusives.

ED Ligier is DEFINITELY a Gentei figure. The others I'm not 100% about. I can't find clear enough pictures online.

EDIT: Okay, I'll go halfsies with you. Skywarp and Thumdercracker are Henkei, ED Ligier and G. Starscream are Gentai, and I'm still not sure about clear Convoy.

Okay, then someone better go edit TFWiki.net's Henkei! toyline page.

[Trikeboy]

I don't get it. Is it suppose to be a Shattered Glass figure?

Thats why I'm buying it. £32.23 shipped to the UK off of Robot Kingdom. Nice .

[Philthy]

It's like, how much more black could this repaint be? and the answer is none. None more black.

[Julie85]

Looks really awesome! I wish the pictures were bigger. I'm considering getting this one, but sadly I'm running out of shelf space and money.

I don't get it. Is it suppose to be a Shattered Glass figure?

I don't think so, because he has the Decepticon symbol.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

And Electrodistruptor Ligier, Ghost Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker
and Clear Convoy.

No, those ones are exclusives, but they aren't part of "Gentei! Gentei!" The five I listed are the only "Gentei! Gentei!" exclusives.

ED Ligier is DEFINITELY a Gentei figure. The others I'm not 100% about. I can't find clear enough pictures online.

EDIT: Okay, I'll go halfsies with you. Skywarp and Thumdercracker are Henkei, ED Ligier and G. Starscream are Gentai, and I'm still not sure about clear Convoy.

Okay, then someone better go edit TFWiki.net's Henkei! toyline page.

The Gentei line has a similar logo to Henkei but "Henkei"'s (変型！ヘンケイ！) replaced with "Gentei" (限定！ゲンテイ！). As I can read Japanese, let me help you guys out:

Henkei (but still exclusive)
Thundercracker
Skywarp
Convoy Clear Version

Gentei
Ligier, Electro Disruptor Version.
Strafe with Rocketbot
Starscream Ghost Version
Dirge
Thrust
Stuntron Wildrider

By the way, technically speaking the correct translation should be "Transform! Henkei! Transformers". That's because the second "Henkei" is written in katakana, the script used for foreign words like English. As such, in Japanese it's a meaningless proper noun akin to a mere name.

[Sabrblade]

The Gentei line has a similar logo to Henkei but "Henkei"'s (変型！ヘンケイ！) replaced with "Gentei" (限定！ゲンテイ！). As I can read Japanese, let me help you guys out:

Henkei (but still exclusive)
Thundercracker
Skywarp
Convoy Clear Version

Gentei
Ligier, Electro Disruptor Version.
Strafe with Rocketbot
Starscream Ghost Version
Dirge
Thrust
Stuntron Wildrider

By the way, technically speaking the correct translation should be "Transform! Henkei! Transformers". That's because the second "Henkei" is written in katakana, the script used for foreign words like English. As such, in Japanese it's a meaningless proper noun akin to a mere name.

As I said before, someone better go edit the TFWiki.net Henkei! pages and put the correct info in them, as I was just restating what it said about Henkei! and Gentei!

[Trikeboy]

Looks really awesome! I wish the pictures were bigger. I'm considering getting this one, but sadly I'm running out of shelf space and money.

I don't get it. Is it suppose to be a Shattered Glass figure?

I don't think so, because he has the Decepticon symbol.

That can be amended with a couple of stickers. I have quite a few reprolabels did for me.