The Energon Pub

[El Duque]

Thanks to Amazon Japan we have some great official high quality images of Takara Tomy's upcoming Transformers Generations TG-23 Metroplex with Scamper, TG-28 Legends Megatron/Chop Shop & Starscream/Waspinator, and TG-29 Sandstorm. All feature differing decos to their Hasbro counterparts, check these guys out below.

[Cyclonus43]

DAMMIT they keep skipping Ultimate Dragotron/Predaking!

[Delicon]

I definitely like Takara's take on Megatron much more than Hasbro's. I hate crappy Megatron decos, something which Hasbro has had too many of.

[Sabrblade]

Metroplex: All that unpainted white plastic.

Megatron: G1 colors on a mold that's obviously sculpted to be Miner Megatron.

Starscream: Wrong color layout for that body.

Sandstorm: Different, but I'm fine with Hasbro's.

DAMMIT they keep skipping Ultimate Dragotron/Predaking!

He's coming in Wave 6 (October 26). We still haven't seen official pics of Wave 5 (September 28) yet. We gotta see Wave 5 before we can see Wave 6.

[Evil Eye]

These all look much better than the Hasbro versions, especially Sandstorm and Metroplex.

[Mkall]

That Metroplex is a sexy beast. I sure hope it doesn't yellow over time.

[Sabrblade]

Metroplex comparisons (NOTE: Not my pics):

Hasbro/SDCC/Takara
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Hasbro/Takara
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[Banjo-Tron]

Glad I went for Takara Metroplex, I like it the most overall. Looking forward to it arriving!

[xyl360]

Come to papa my wonderful children !

I've got all of these preordered and can't wait to get them !

[Nemesis Destron]

Okay question...this Metroplex has no chrome other than his head right?

[Nemesis Destron]

Come to papa my wonderful children !

I've got all of these preordered and can't wait to get them !

It would be great to see them once they are ready to display.

[Sabrblade]

Okay question...this Metroplex has no chrome other than his head right?

Correct.

Hasbro retail: stickers, paint, no chrome, one red gun
Hasbro SDCC: stickers, paint, chrome face and thighs, second red gun
TakaraTomy: stickers, more paint in robot mode, less paint in altmode, chrome face, second red gun

[kenshen]

Call of the Last Prime | Metroplex Stop Motion


Transformers Stop Motion featuring the largest transformer ever; Metroplex, guardian of Autobot City.

[Banjo-Tron]

Call of the Last Prime | Metroplex Stop Motion


Transformers Stop Motion featuring the largest transformer ever; Metroplex, guardian of Autobot City.

wow, is that your work? Very nicely (and patiently) done!

[TulioDude]

Man,that Megatron looks awesome!

[xyl360]

Did anyone else notice what looks like a painted over molded in Autobot symbol in Sandstorm's chest?:

[Sabrblade]

Did anyone else notice what looks like a painted over molded in Autobot symbol in Sandstorm's chest?:

Yep, Hasbro's version had the symbol in that spot, which Takara tried to hide to put their own in the center.

[fenrir72]

Megatron looks spiffy. What a simple paint change can do to a figure.