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Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:25 pmby El Duque
Amazon.co.jp has updated their listing for United Wave 3 with official images of
UN-15 Perceptor,
UN-16 Blurr,
UN-17 Kupp, and
UN-18 Wreck-Gar.
You can get a better look at the pics by visiting actual links listed above. I just threw these together.
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:51 pmby Rated X
Kup is metallic. Cant tell the difference with the rest at quick glance.
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:13 pmby Pr1meSuspect
Kup looks the best but for all 4 of these figures I prefer their Hasbro counterparts.
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:18 pmby El Duque
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:37 pmby Lapse Of Reason
Nothing stands out enough for me to justify paying 3x as much.
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:38 pmby MINDVVIPE
Pr1meSuspect wrote:Kup looks the best but for all 4 of these figures I prefer their Hasbro counterparts.
Yeap.
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:03 pmby --B--
Wow. These pictures just saved me a lot of money. Perceptor is a darker maroon, but not enough to warrant the extra to import, IMHO.
The only United tempting me is Jazz and possibly Scourge, depending on the paint job.
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:20 pmby chrisc4
so hasbro has chrome but takara doesnt?
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:42 pmby Slip?Stream
Lapse Of Reason wrote:Nothing stands out enough for me to justify paying 3x as much.
Same here, the only united figures I'm getting this time are Jazz, Tracks and Scourge, still waiting on pictures of Laser Prime and Wheeljack.
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:44 pmby Galvatrondestroyer
chrisc4 wrote:so hasbro has chrome but takara doesnt?
That toke me by surprise too. Blurr's alt mode looks the same but his robot mode looks...oh idk...
SUPER BLUE than before?
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:49 pmby Razorclaw0000
All four are significantly different.
- Perceptor is missing the orange transparent plastic, is a different shade of red, and is missing the chrome on the knobs.
- Wreck-Gar is bright red/yellow instead of Hasbro's dark red/brown.
- Blurr is darker and more heavily saturated. The grill is different, the shoulders are different. The white is light blue. The guns look black, not brownish-gray.
- Kup is metallic.
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:50 pmby jamiko
Hasbro will do just fine
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:21 pmby Vicalliose
It looks like the Japanese version has painted eyes as opposed to actual translucent, or it looks that way. I'm completely on the fence about this. Has anyone ever removed the paint from Hasbro Perceptors eyes? I'd like to know if it's any good, or if they put it there for a reason.
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:24 pmby Optimutt
Could someone post some Hasbro/Takara comparison pictures so we could see the differences?
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:24 pmby El Duque
TT Wreck-Gar has a silver face, doesn't the Hasbro version use kind of a flesh tone?
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:26 pmby ShardFenix
the only difference i see that matters to me is the bumper colors on perceptor. I like the silver trim. But i can add that to a hasbro model for far cheaper than the takara one costs.
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:04 pmby IDILICO
No, no, No... Perceptor should be a Microscope/Telescope !!! not a Caterpillar snow remover Truck or whatever that is.
The Robot mode is Nice Though!
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:21 pmby IceWilly
It's amazing how far a few paint apps can go. Here is my RTS after a few minor additions. I think my fav is the light blue visor, so much easier to tell his eyes now.
-visor
-wheels
-tail lights
-back window
-front red lip
-chrome grill
Would have put martini water slide decals on the doors if i could figure out how to apply them well enough without them ripping
I plan to do this to all the toys, and I think in the case of perceptor it will go a long way
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:15 amby ShardFenix
IDILICO wrote:No, no, No... Perceptor should be a Microscope/Telescope !!! not a Caterpillar snow remover Truck or whatever that is.
The Robot mode is Nice Though!
yes because little kids will all see a microscope on the shelf and pick it other a motorcycle or a jet. If you want a microscope buy the G1 toy.
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:52 amby El Duque
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:53 amby Blurrz
And another added to Blurrz's Blurr collection. Werd up.
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:56 amby El Duque
Kind of regret putting them side by side now. I like the more expensive United figures better
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:31 amby Optimutt
I hear that, Duque. Now I'm regretting jumping hte gun and getting the Hasbro Blurr, as I like Blue-er more than light-er. One thing these comparison pics has shown me is that I really DO want the Takara versions of Perceptor and Wreck-Gar (so awesome looking!!!!) far more than I want the Hasbro versions. In Thailand, the import taxes are so massive that for the stores to make any money, they have to jack up the prices significantly ($28 US for a Deluxe!) so it'd actually be worth my while to get Takara.
As for Kup, I'm splurging on the Takara 3-packs. One version of Kup - battle damaged, though it is - is ok with me, though I really like shiny paint.
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:09 amby Nemesis Destron
I get it, I get it...a lot of people don't want to pay the price for some of the awesome looking United TF's. And being that I said "some" it's clear to me that I will add Kup and Perceptor to my United list. With Cybertron Megatron being my first United fig I can expect only greatness from Jazz, Perceptor, Drift, and Kup. If you want the ultimate you gotta be willing to pay the ultimate price...'nuff said!
Re: Official Images of Takara-Tomy United Wave 3
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Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:12 amby Sid Burn
painted rims versus unpainted is a big difference overall for all the united bots. unpainted rims just seems cheap. All of these are Takara for the win.
