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In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox

Posted by El Duque Feb 10, 2014 at 10:35am CST 16,682 views
Just in are some new in-hand images of Takara Tomy's upcoming Transformers Generations releases TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox courtesy of TF YUKI. Like most figures from the Takara Tomy Generations line these figures feature alternate decos compared to their Hasbro counterparts and the line's signature metallic paint. Just in case your wondering the little Optimus Prime looking guy is a souvenir pin from the 55th Asahikawa Snow Sculpture Festival.

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Transformers News: Re: Official TakaraTomy pics of TG-30 Waspinator, TG-31 Rhinox, MP-12G Lambor G2 Version, and MP-13B Sou

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Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by mooncake623 Feb 10, 2014
Looks awesome! Hope they fix all the QC issues with Rhinox! hm... now what to do with my Hasbro one...
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by GuyIncognito Feb 10, 2014
What "QC issues" does Rhinox have? No problems with mine.
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by mooncake623 Feb 10, 2014
GuyIncognito wrote:What "QC issues" does Rhinox have? No problems with mine.



I've heard a lot of really loose knees. Mine's pretty lose but not as bad as what I've heard. There might be others, but that's the one I know of.
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by GuyIncognito Feb 10, 2014
So when you say "ALL the QC issues", you mean "one" issue.

Is there any evidence that the loose knees affects more than a small % of the figures sold? Just because a few people report it in forums, doesn't mean it's a widespread issue. We collectors are a picky and vocal group.
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by mooncake623 Feb 10, 2014
GuyIncognito wrote:So when you say "ALL the QC issues", you mean "one" issue.

Is there any evidence that the loose knees affects more than a small % of the figures sold? Just because a few people report it in forums, doesn't mean it's a widespread issue. We collectors are a picky and vocal group.



I thought it was pretty widespread.... don't know what would be considered evidence besides people reporting it. Could have sworn I heard about other issues but whatever...
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by GuyIncognito Feb 10, 2014
What I'm asking is: What makes you think it's widespread? Are there thousands of reports of this issue? Are people returning them to stores in large numbers? Or is it a dozen or so collectors with high standards complaining on message boards? A few loose joints isn't a QC issue; it's par for the course. No toy is perfect. An example of a true QC issue is mis-assembled parts or unpainted parts or parts being broken: things that should be caught by quality-control methods. Some figures are going to come off the assembly line with looser joints than others; they can't play-test every single one.
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by megatronus Feb 10, 2014
GuyIncognito wrote:What I'm asking is: What makes you think it's widespread? Are there thousands of reports of this issue? Are people returning them to stores in large numbers? Or is it a dozen or so collectors with high standards complaining on message boards? A few loose joints isn't a QC issue; it's par for the course. No toy is perfect. An example of a true QC issue is mis-assembled parts or unpainted parts or parts being broken: things that should be caught by quality-control methods. Some figures are going to come off the assembly line with looser joints than others; they can't play-test every single one.

Loose joints is a QC issue - it has to do with the tolerances of a figure. Just because it's something that potentially could have been dealt with before mass production doesn't mean you should just dismiss it off-hand as a non-issue.

Whether it's widespread is another issue entirely. Unfortunately, I can't complain or comment on that since I haven't yet sighted even 1 blasted Rhinox (or Doubledealer, for that matter) in the wild...
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by Manterax Prime Feb 10, 2014
Well, at least Rhinox has properly colored ears and an accurate horn, but Hasbro's still come out on top strictly due to the reason it looks like an ORGANIC rhino.

Waspinator however is all kinds of wrong. Takara, you failed completely on him.
This is why Waspinator thinks the universe hates him.
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by GuyIncognito Feb 10, 2014
Yeah, I don't understand Takara's use of metallic paints. Are these supposed to be Transmetal versions of the characters?
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by Immortal Starscream Feb 10, 2014
Manterax Prime wrote:Well, at least Rhinox has properly colored ears and an accurate horn, but Hasbro's still come out on top strictly due to the reason it looks like an ORGANIC rhino.

Waspinator however is all kinds of wrong. Takara, you failed completely on him.
This is why Waspinator thinks the universe hates him.


while I agree with you on rhinox, have to completely disagree when it comes to waspinator. his colors and overall paint apps are much more show accurate then the hasbro one. The exception of course is the gold paint instead of yellow, and the circles on his shoulders need to be the color of the hasbro one. However the paint job on the head in particular is right on the money
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Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by synapse Feb 10, 2014
When I look at those painted guns I'm so glad I preordered Takara Rhinox instead of the Hasbro version :)
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by Manterax Prime Feb 10, 2014
Immortal Starscream wrote:
Manterax Prime wrote:Well, at least Rhinox has properly colored ears and an accurate horn, but Hasbro's still come out on top strictly due to the reason it looks like an ORGANIC rhino.

Waspinator however is all kinds of wrong. Takara, you failed completely on him.
This is why Waspinator thinks the universe hates him.


while I agree with you on rhinox, have to completely disagree when it comes to waspinator. his colors and overall paint apps are much more show accurate then the hasbro one. The exception of course is the gold paint instead of yellow, and the circles on his shoulders need to be the color of the hasbro one. However the paint job on the head in particular is right on the money
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Wrong you are. Mostly. Yes the yellow mouth is accurate but everything else was nailed be Hasbro. I've seen BW. It's what got me into Tfs to begin with. I KNOW what Waspinators colors are, and the colors on Takara's version, aside from the mouth, are 100% WRONG!
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by GuyIncognito Feb 10, 2014
Who makes decisions about TF purchases based on mouth color? 8-}
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by Manterax Prime Feb 10, 2014
I'll just say this. If you want a Waspinator that is show/comic accurate, get the Hasbro release.
If you want a Waspinator that is toy accurate (as in original BW/10 anniversary dark green), by all means get the Takara version.

Nothing wrong w/ that. Just don't say Takara's Waspinator is show accurate, because that is wrong.

Rhinox is almost there. Needs a matte finish instead of the gloss.
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Feb 10, 2014
Ugh, the stupid sticker is blocking the view of Waspy. :BANG_HEAD:

I don't care if his skin is shiny, that's the version of Rhinox I want!
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by El Duque Feb 19, 2014
We have a few new in-hand and in-package images of Takara Tomy's upcoming Transformers Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox via TF Yuki. Both feature the line's signature metallic paint applications. Check out the images mirrored below:

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Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Feb 19, 2014
Forget Hasbro's sand-colored toy, I WANT THAT RHINOX!

Though, I may need to get both Hasbro's and Takara's Waspinators and Frankenstein a show-accurate version from each.
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by GuyIncognito Feb 20, 2014
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I prefer my Beasts to look like the real animal.
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Feb 20, 2014
The gloss means nothing to me. I care about the color shade, and that shade is more show-accurate than Hasbro's.
Re: In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Generations TG-30 Waspinator and TG-31 Rhinox (view post)
Comment by Manterax Prime Feb 20, 2014
Sabrblade wrote:The gloss means nothing to me. I care about the color shade, and that shade is more show-accurate than Hasbro's.


True, but even so, organic is better than shiny in some cases. I have to agree w/ GuyIncognito.

If it didn't have the gloss, I'd get this one instead, but sadly that's not the case.


Waspinator: Still wrong.
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