SillySpringer wrote:I'm really curious to see what the Takara Legends Astrotrain will look like. From the way the outline looks, it seems like his train mode is going to have a more earth-like look.
I wonder if the back of the train will look different from the front also. That would be an interesting thing indeed. It would make sense because the only spots they'd show up in the robot mode would be on the backs of the legs as a bit of kibble. Kibble doesn't have to be symmetrical.
fenrir72 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:I'm really curious to see what the Takara Legends Astrotrain will look like. From the way the outline looks, it seems like his train mode is going to have a more earth-like look.
I wonder if the back of the train will look different from the front also. That would be an interesting thing indeed. It would make sense because the only spots they'd show up in the robot mode would be on the backs of the legs as a bit of kibble. Kibble doesn't have to be symmetrical.
He gonna be gray purple. Like henkei.
Cyberpath wrote:I Futured Skruncher's floppy legs yesterday, now they are tight! (Maybe a little too tight, didn't realise it took that amount of time to take effect.) So proud!
btw, anyone notice that the three Decepticon Headmasters have open hands while the four Autobot ones have closed hands?
SillySpringer wrote:fenrir72 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:I'm really curious to see what the Takara Legends Astrotrain will look like. From the way the outline looks, it seems like his train mode is going to have a more earth-like look.
I wonder if the back of the train will look different from the front also. That would be an interesting thing indeed. It would make sense because the only spots they'd show up in the robot mode would be on the backs of the legs as a bit of kibble. Kibble doesn't have to be symmetrical.
He gonna be gray purple. Like henkei.
Did I mention color one time in my post? No. I was talking about the sculpt, and what differences this one will have. I was saying how the outline of train mode looks more like a real-life locomotive rather that a "space train".
fenrir72 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:fenrir72 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:I'm really curious to see what the Takara Legends Astrotrain will look like. From the way the outline looks, it seems like his train mode is going to have a more earth-like look.
I wonder if the back of the train will look different from the front also. That would be an interesting thing indeed. It would make sense because the only spots they'd show up in the robot mode would be on the backs of the legs as a bit of kibble. Kibble doesn't have to be symmetrical.
He gonna be gray purple. Like henkei.
Did I mention color one time in my post? No. I was talking about the sculpt, and what differences this one will have. I was saying how the outline of train mode looks more like a real-life locomotive rather that a "space train".
I read that. The silhouette still looks like the Hb mold. As you already mentioned it, your speculation is waaaaaaaaaaaay off base for Takara to drastically remold an already existing mold for a second...........or third tier character (unless they do a rush job like Blast-off which hopefully won't be the case for the technobots). Not in a thousand years unless it's Ginrai/Optimus Prime etc. It does not make any business sense.
Hence I choose to respond in more practical realistic terms. Any changes will most likely be the color apps.
SillySpringer wrote:Did I mention color one time in my post? No. I was talking about the sculpt, and what differences this one will have. I was saying how the outline of train mode looks more like a real-life locomotive rather that a "space train".
william-james88 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Did I mention color one time in my post? No. I was talking about the sculpt, and what differences this one will have. I was saying how the outline of train mode looks more like a real-life locomotive rather that a "space train".
Its the same mold, it seems. The black silouette cuts off the back, but clearly it has to extend out there. Otherwise, its just that particular angle.
primalxconvoy wrote:I tell you what; both Skull cruncher and hardhead are IMPOSSIBLE to buy in Japan right now. Galvatron too. The week they came out, they were all gone from toys r us, Yamada denki, bic camera, Amazon Japan, etc. Even more, fortress maximus, which is meant to be available for pre order at Amazon Japan, is sold out, yet the scumbags that scalped them from Amazon are selling them as pre orders back at Amazon Japan for 300 dollars.
This isn't always the case with tfs, just specific Japanese only characters...
primalxconvoy wrote:I tell you what; both Skull cruncher and hardhead are IMPOSSIBLE to buy in Japan right now. Galvatron too. The week they came out, they were all gone from toys r us, Yamada denki, bic camera, Amazon Japan, etc. Even more, fortress maximus, which is meant to be available for pre order at Amazon Japan, is sold out, yet the scumbags that scalped them from Amazon are selling them as pre orders back at Amazon Japan for 300 dollars.
This isn't always the case with tfs, just specific Japanese only characters...
primalxconvoy wrote:I tell you what; both Skull cruncher and hardhead are IMPOSSIBLE to buy in Japan right now. Galvatron too. The week they came out, they were all gone from toys r us, Yamada denki, bic camera, Amazon Japan, etc. Even more, fortress maximus, which is meant to be available for pre order at Amazon Japan, is sold out, yet the scumbags that scalped them from Amazon are selling them as pre orders back at Amazon Japan for 300 dollars.
This isn't always the case with tfs, just specific Japanese only characters...
That Bot wrote:One could argue that they got better focus in Japan than America, if you weren't a comic reader.
Cyberpath wrote:primalxconvoy wrote:I tell you what; both Skull cruncher and hardhead are IMPOSSIBLE to buy in Japan right now. Galvatron too. The week they came out, they were all gone from toys r us, Yamada denki, bic camera, Amazon Japan, etc. Even more, fortress maximus, which is meant to be available for pre order at Amazon Japan, is sold out, yet the scumbags that scalped them from Amazon are selling them as pre orders back at Amazon Japan for 300 dollars.
This isn't always the case with tfs, just specific Japanese only characters...
If it helps, Skullcruncher and Galvatron are still in stock at pre-order prices, and Fortress Maximus is still avaliable to pre-order at HLJ --
http://hlj.com/search/go?af=selectserie ... erslegends
primalxconvoy wrote:Meanwhile, toys r us is littered with Black Arachnias, Night Birds, Skids, and even the Ikebukero branch has Unite Menasors, masterpiece Tracks and Shockwaves warming the regular shelves
EmirateXaaron wrote:Speaking of Skullcruncher, are the hip joints on the Legends figure just as bad as the Titans Return one? I'm planning on ordering Skullcruncher and Scourge, but I'm wondering if I'll need to break out the nail polish when they arrive.
william-james88 wrote:EmirateXaaron wrote:Speaking of Skullcruncher, are the hip joints on the Legends figure just as bad as the Titans Return one? I'm planning on ordering Skullcruncher and Scourge, but I'm wondering if I'll need to break out the nail polish when they arrive.
Turns out they arent. We wrote about that here if you are interested: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... mic/35940/
primalxconvoy wrote:Cyberpath wrote:If it helps, Skullcruncher and Galvatron are still in stock at pre-order prices, and Fortress Maximus is still avaliable to pre-order at HLJ --
http://hlj.com/search/go?af=selectserie ... erslegends
Cheers. When i checked last time, both were unavoidable, although Fort Max was available for 2-man.
primalxconvoy wrote:As for "Japanese only", I meant that they are Japan-centric. These are Japan only remolds of the heads, which are of possibly the most popular and Japan-centric lines, "Headmasters". It was the same with Masterpiece Star Sabre, too.
Meanwhile, toys r us is littered with Black Arachnias, Night Birds, Skids, and even the Ikebukero branch has Unite Menasors, masterpiece Tracks and Shockwaves warming the regular shelves, in a corner, behind Adventure toys (usually, MP and Unite boxed sets are kept in a glass cabinet, usually in a different aisle, sold alongside collector edition SW figures, Gundam figs, Square Enix play arts figures etc), so it can be clearly seen just how much these have been scalped and/or how little stock TT have our off these figures.
william-james88 wrote:EmirateXaaron wrote:Speaking of Skullcruncher, are the hip joints on the Legends figure just as bad as the Titans Return one? I'm planning on ordering Skullcruncher and Scourge, but I'm wondering if I'll need to break out the nail polish when they arrive.
Turns out they arent. We wrote about that here if you are interested: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... mic/35940/
Cyberpath wrote:My Skruncher had tight arms and floppy leg joints.
takara-tomy-transformers-legends-thread-t101179s5075.php#p1813218
EmirateXaaron wrote:Cyberpath wrote:My Skruncher had tight arms and floppy leg joints.
takara-tomy-transformers-legends-thread-t101179s5075.php#p1813218
Oh? That's worrisome. Maybe the loose hips were less pronounced in the TT release?
I know you clarified this, but Hardhead and Skullcruncher do in fact come with some "Japanese only" characters: their respective Partner Drones, Tankette and Batora.primalxconvoy wrote:As for "Japanese only", I meant that they are Japan-centric. These are Japan only remolds of the heads, which are of possibly the most popular and Japan-centric lines, "Headmasters". It was the same with Masterpiece Star Sabre, too.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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