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Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Posted by william-james88 Oct 10, 2018 at 12:18pm CDT 20,713 views

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Both site sponsors BBTS and TF Source now have this set available for preorder for $159.99 USD.

Here are the listings:

BBTS: https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/ ... ails/81630
TF Source: https://tfsource.com/legends-series/lg-ex-big-powered/

Since thes are LG-Ex figures, they will not be available from Japanese retailers like HLJ or Amazon Japan.

This set comprises of Dai Atlas, Sonic Bomber and Roadfire, which are all very heavy retools of the Skyshadow, Misfire and Twin Twist figures released last year. How heavy? Well, we laid out some images below for you tom compare between the original mold and the new toys we are getting. You will also see what the original G1 toys looked like, to see how faithful (or not) these new designs are to them. You can compare between robot modes, alt modes and even base modes. Most G1 images come from this blog post by fellow Seibertronian Scotty P.

Sonic Bomber

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Roadfire

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Dai Atlas

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

Transformers News: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures

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Re: Domestic Listings for Takara Transformers LG-EX Big Powered and Comparison to G1 Figures (view post)

Comment by Relic0037 Oct 10, 2018

Decepticon Stryker wrote:Part of me is hoping for a Violen Jiger toy... Wonder what figure could be remolded into him?

Not sure how they would pull that one off. Plus making an Autobot leader doesn't guarantee we will get his Decepticon counterpart. My Masterpiece Star Saber is still waiting for a proper Dezarus (I'm not counting that awful Sky Lynx repaint) to do battle with & Fort Max & Grand Max really need Scorponok & Black Zarak to go on shelves next to them.

As long as it took to get A new Trypticon, I think we can expect to wait much longer for a Violen Jiger. But I would be glad to be wrong on that one.

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Comment by TF-fan kev777 Oct 10, 2018

o.supreme wrote:Do Dai Atlas, Sonic Bomber, and Roadfire not have removable heads? I assumed they would have to from an engineering perspective? It really doesn't matter either way, but I just figured they would have to be, based on their source.

Earlier in the thread it was confirmed that they were headmasters.

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Comment by o.supreme Oct 10, 2018

^The closest thing, without making a completely new toy would be that awful Alpha Q toy from Transformers Energon, and we definitely don't need to see that again. Some 3P company might come up with something interesting. Besides, since the Zone Manga isn't available in English, I don't know if Violenjiger was ever fully shown beyond his nebulous 3 faced form.

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Comment by o.supreme Oct 10, 2018

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Earlier in the thread it was confirmed that they were headmasters.

Thanks, that's what I thought, it was just form KVO prime's post, it sounded like they may not be

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Comment by Rodimus Knight Oct 10, 2018

I want to know how well put together the combined mode is.
The decepticon power master brothers, their combine vehicle mode was a horrible joke in the last line.

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 Oct 10, 2018

Got my pre-order in. If it's anything like Greatshot I'll find a US seller on eBay with the set in hand before BBTS gets it in.

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Comment by william-james88 Oct 10, 2018

o.supreme wrote:Do Dai Atlas, Sonic Bomber, and Roadfire not have removable heads? I assumed they would have to from an engineering perspective? It really doesn't matter either way, but I just figured they would have to be, based on their source.

There have been pictures of the heads. You can see them here

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... der/42210/

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Oct 10, 2018

Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Pics are up of the whole package, robot mode and vehicle mode. And what do I do?! Look at the Headmasters, and they're not based on their Micromaster partners it looks like
You do know why that is, yes?

I do not
The little guys are the characters' real selves in Japan, not separate-character partners. In this case, Dai Atlas and co. are the small guys while the larger ones are just lifeless bodies they control.

It wouldn't make sense for the little guys to look like Speeder, Sonic, and Drillbuster when they're supposed to be Dai Atlas, Sonic Bomber, and Roadfire themselves.

Didn't stop the Decepticon Targetmasters from looking like Blowpipe

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Comment by Skritz Oct 10, 2018

"Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. MINE! MINE! MINE!!" /Dragon Ball Z Abridged Vegeta

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Comment by Burn Oct 10, 2018

For anyone from Australia that may be after this set ...

Toybot Importz will be stocking it.
https://www.toybotimportz.com.au/collec ... ig-powered

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Comment by Wolfman Jake Oct 10, 2018

Burn wrote:For anyone from Australia that may be after this set ...

Toybot Importz will be stocking it.
https://www.toybotimportz.com.au/collec ... ig-powered

Does this mean you will, in fact, be picking up this set, Burn?

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Comment by Hellscream9999 Oct 10, 2018

Pre-ordered so hard! I cannot wait to get this set, it is full on amazing, I can't believ how far they went to make thi set, they're all basically new figures now :shock:

:shock:

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Comment by Skritz Oct 10, 2018

I have but one criticism on this set which, otherwise, will be a goddamn LANDMARK in terms of CHUG releases: I really, really wish they had found a way to integrate even the crudest of waist joint on Dai Atlas as the lack of a waist joint is the only crippling weakness on the Sky Shadow/Overlord mold.

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Comment by Burn Oct 10, 2018

Wolfman Jake wrote:
Burn wrote:For anyone from Australia that may be after this set ...

Toybot Importz will be stocking it.
https://www.toybotimportz.com.au/collec ... ig-powered

Does this mean you will, in fact, be picking up this set, Burn?

I'm holding out for a different supplier.

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Comment by Sabrblade Oct 10, 2018

o.supreme wrote:^The closest thing, without making a completely new toy would be that awful Alpha Q toy from Transformers Energon, and we definitely don't need to see that again. Some 3P company might come up with something interesting. Besides, since the Zone Manga isn't available in English, I don't know if Violenjiger was ever fully shown beyond his nebulous 3 faced form.

Both the Zone manga and story pages have been available in English for about a decade, translated by Hydra and originally hosted at TF Pulp, but now hosted on Allspark.com:

Foreword by Kaneda Masumi
Zone Story Pages #1
Zone Story Pages #2
Zone Story Pages #3
Zone manga chapter
Zone Story Pages #4
Zone Story Pages #5
Zone Story Pages #6
Zone Story Pages #7
Zone Story Pages #8
Zone Story Pages #9
Zone Story Pages #10
Zone Story Pages #11
Zone Story Pages #12

Also available on TFArchive are the two Zone catalog stories, with English-translated descriptions for each, translated by DrSpengler. Though, while the first one takes place at the very beginning of Zone before all of the above content, the second one is kinda overridden by both the Zone episode and manga chapter, as it presents an abridged alternate take on the events of the episode/manga chapter:

Zone catalog story 1
Zone catalog story 2

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Comment by william-james88 Oct 10, 2018

Sabrblade wrote: translated by Hydra

Dont know where they found the time for that amongst all their world dominating plans.

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Comment by Burn Oct 10, 2018

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote: translated by Hydra

Dont know where they found the time for that amongst all their world dominating plans.

They're mostly in a rebuilding phase at this stage.

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Comment by Skritz Oct 10, 2018

Fun fact: Aside from Scorponok/Black Zarak and Piranacon/King Poseidon, all the other 'Nine Demon Generals' now exist in Generations form. Meaning that while Valium Chugger Violen Jiger is still absent in toy form the other antagonists of Zone can be displayed versus Dai Atlas!

Now all they need are some capes...

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Oct 10, 2018

Pre-order secured! Super stoked to see how this guy turns out in hand

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Comment by Skritz Oct 10, 2018

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Pre-order secured! Super stoked to see how this guy turns out in hand

You and me both: this trio is made from some of my favorite molds. But seriously, now that friggin' ZONE of all things get some love from Takara, what's next? Will we see Sky Garry and Grandus? Big Bang? Star Convoy? :lol:

:lol:

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