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Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images

Transformers News: Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images

Monday, January 2nd, 2012 10:35AM CST

Category: Toy News
Posted by: El Duque   Views: 48,463

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Autobase Aichi has posted some in-hand images of the Asia exclusive Alternity A-03 Goldbug, which include comparison shots to the original Alternity A-03 Bumblebee. While this figure does feature a shiny new metalic gold paint job, it does not feature a resculpted head. Deal breaker? Take a look at the images mirrored below.


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Credit(s): Autobase Aichi

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Re: Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images (1329720)
Posted by Lapse Of Reason on January 2nd, 2012 @ 10:50am CST
It is too bad they did not remold the head. As it is, this is an easy pass for me.
Re: Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images (1329721)
Posted by freaky777 on January 2nd, 2012 @ 10:51am CST
Shiny, the gold paint app reminds me of Takara Animated BB. Looks really nice.. but come on some new molds of alternity would be cool!
Re: Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images (1329723)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 2nd, 2012 @ 10:54am CST
Lapse Of Reason wrote:It is too bad they did not remold the head. As it is, this is an easy pass for me.


... until a 3rd Party company comes with a new head for him, right? ;)
Re: Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images (1329727)
Posted by BeastProwl on January 2nd, 2012 @ 11:03am CST
LOL so it's Like Veiwing A Hasbro Product next to a Takara Product, accept their both Takara.
Tak-Ception?
Re: Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images (1329736)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 2nd, 2012 @ 11:33am CST
What gets me is that he's going to be called "Goldbug" instead of "Goldback". I mean, among the likes of Convoy, Bumble, and Cliff, he's going to feel out of place with that Western name of his.
Re: Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images (1329748)
Posted by Rated X on January 2nd, 2012 @ 12:21pm CST
This line reminds me why I stopped collecting Dub-City diecast cars. They just dont put out what I want.
Re: Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images (1329751)
Posted by --B-- on January 2nd, 2012 @ 12:37pm CST
I guess you have to have it to like it, but just from pictures that looks like a terrible, terrible junky mold.
Re: Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images (1329809)
Posted by jets on January 2nd, 2012 @ 4:12pm CST
He looks like he is wearing a big jock strap.
Re: Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images (1329829)
Posted by Blurrz on January 2nd, 2012 @ 5:53pm CST
This mold has always had the aesthetics of a cow. Shiny paint was never going to help it.

With the first two final Alternity toys being mediocre at best, not sure we're even going to end up with Galvatron and Banzaitron in the end.
Re: Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images (1330270)
Posted by Stormrider on January 3rd, 2012 @ 11:23pm CST
Blurrz wrote:This mold has always had the aesthetics of a cow. Shiny paint was never going to help it.

With the first two final Alternity toys being mediocre at best, not sure we're even going to end up with Galvatron and Banzaitron in the end.


yep
Re: Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images (1330363)
Posted by cannonfodder4000 on January 4th, 2012 @ 11:58am CST
Stormrider wrote:
Blurrz wrote:This mold has always had the aesthetics of a cow. Shiny paint was never going to help it.

With the first two final Alternity toys being mediocre at best, not sure we're even going to end up with Galvatron and Banzaitron in the end.


yep


Darn, tootin'
Re: Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images (1330513)
Posted by alternator77 on January 4th, 2012 @ 7:55pm CST
while i love this line and the amazing paint jobs on them you will not see me paying $75 for it. they will ofcourse go on sale just like magnus and then ill probably bite.its one of the few lines i look forward to completing this year.

as far as what others have said its true that head is pure laziness. at least put cliffjumpers head on it >:oP
Re: Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images (1330514)
Posted by dinogeist on January 4th, 2012 @ 7:59pm CST
i'm still baffled why hasbro never sold these in america.

these aletrinity figures would have made great Human alliance deluxes. even if they couldn't jam a human inside the interior of the car. they could have included a human alliance basic robot with the 2 inch human & sold the set for around $15.99 to $19.99. SEEMS like a great idea for the 2012 trilogy movie verse toy line. they could even recolor the alternity figures & give them different persona names.
Re: Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images (1330519)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 4th, 2012 @ 8:23pm CST
Tidalwavex wrote:i'm still baffled why hasbro never sold these in america.

these aletrinity figures would have made great Human alliance deluxes. even if they couldn't jam a human inside the interior of the car. they could have included a human alliance basic robot with the 2 inch human & sold the set for around $15.99 to $19.99. SEEMS like a great idea for the 2012 trilogy movie verse toy line. they could even recolor the alternity figures & give them different persona names.
There's not as great a market in the West for these as there is in Japan. The U.S. TF market consists primarily of children, whereas the Japanese TF market consists mainly of collectors.
Re: Alternity Goldbug In-Hand Images (1330532)
Posted by necr0blivion on January 4th, 2012 @ 9:01pm CST
Tidalwavex wrote:i'm still baffled why hasbro never sold these in america.


Probably because it's a different line than what is currently selling. And not in scale with the Human Alliance figures.

I'd like to see an Alternators Renaissance in the near future with new molds/car models being licensed.

I'm very disappointed in the Alternity line. Only 4 unique molds, yet Takara managed to milk this line dry. Was originally excited when I heard of plans for new characters such as Goldbug, but simple repaints just aren't tempting me when I've already got at least 2 different repaints of each (except Megatron of which I own none).

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