Masterpiece Smokescreen and Bluestreak update

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Stormrider wrote:I don't buy the excuse that MP Prowl and BlueStreak are delayed due to soaring preorders. When has that stopped Takara, Hasbro, or any manufacturer in the past? It doesn't. They release what they have and then produce more and ship those at a later time.
I think something got a little mixed up in the translation.LOST Cybertronian wrote:The catchy Samurai motif of the Transformers Go! combiners used to emphasize the presence of Takara-Tomy in the global market.
Sabrblade wrote:I think something got a little mixed up in the translation.LOST Cybertronian wrote:The catchy Samurai motif of the Transformers Go! combiners used to emphasize the presence of Takara-Tomy in the global market.
The Samurai motif isn't to appeal to global markets, but to TakaraTomy's own consumers.
Also, a few more tidbits not listed in the OP:
- The headsculpts of the three new Go! toys were each based on a specific Japanese Samurai stereotype. Kenzan (the police car) is modeled after a typical Samurai warrior with a top-knot, Jinbu (the yellow jet) is based on an armored Samurai with a Kabuto helmet, and Gan'ō (the fire truck) is designed after a Sohei, or "warrior monk".
- The new headsculpt of Gaidōra (Lazerback remold) is based on an Oni, a breed of monster from Japanese folklore.
- Generations Grimlock and Ratbat (the Japanese ones, that is) will be released in June
- Something about Shining Optimus Blaster that I can't quite make out.
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