In-Package Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG54 Bumblebee, LG55 Slugslinger, LG56 Perceptor, LG57 Octane
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All of the images have been mirrored below for your viewing convenience, and offer us a look at these Japanese versions of the figures released in the Hasbro Titans Return line as Legend, Deluxe, and Voyager class. What do you think of the differences? Will you be double-dipping, or were you waiting for these ones specifically? Let us know in the discussion in the Energon Pub!
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Re: In-Package Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG54 Bumblebee, LG55 Slugslinger, LG56 Perceptor, LG57 Octane
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Comment by blackeyedprime
Dec 19, 2017
Octane is a must for starscreams head/possessed mode, tho I think I prefer hasbro Octanes colors and wing decals but the hasbro one will either turn up here at discount shops or not at all.
Bumblebee is a must for Spike and the clear windows even with me having the hasbro version.
Slugslinger is a must just from the hasbro version not being released here, so if I'm going for an import might as well give Takara the money.
Perceptor is a pass, I'm still happy with the classics figure that I haven't even picked up the hasbro titans return one yet, was waiting for reductions and I will have to find/import hasbro ramhorn for the titan master anyhoos.
Bumblebee is a must for Spike and the clear windows even with me having the hasbro version.
Slugslinger is a must just from the hasbro version not being released here, so if I'm going for an import might as well give Takara the money.
Perceptor is a pass, I'm still happy with the classics figure that I haven't even picked up the hasbro titans return one yet, was waiting for reductions and I will have to find/import hasbro ramhorn for the titan master anyhoos.
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Comment by Emerje
Dec 19, 2017
Getting all of these. I like how they actually put the Ghost Starscream mode of Octane on the front of the box as well.
Emerje
Emerje
Re: In-Package Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG54 Bumblebee, LG55 Slugslinger, LG56 Perceptor, LG57 Octane
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Comment by megatronus
Dec 19, 2017
"Triple Tron"


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Comment by Sabrblade
Dec 19, 2017
Huh, looks like Ramhorn isn't called a Partner Drone or any kind of descriptor (besides his name) on Perceptor's packaging.
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Comment by Cyberpath
Dec 19, 2017
Got all of them except for Octane already pre-ordered. Still waiting for last month's batch though.
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Comment by Rated X
Dec 19, 2017
That is not a cartoon accurate deco. Slugslinger should be way darker, almost dark greenish blue. This is almost the same toy accurate blue as the Hasbro version.
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Comment by Sabrblade
Dec 19, 2017
You're thinking of the wrong cartoon. Takara ignores The Rebirth in favor of The Headmasters for their cartoon-accuracy.Rated X wrote:That is not a cartoon accurate deco. Slugslinger should be way darker, almost dark greenish blue. This is almost the same toy accurate blue as the Hasbro version.


Re: In-Package Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG54 Bumblebee, LG55 Slugslinger, LG56 Perceptor, LG57 Octane
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I can't be the only one baffled by the idea of people actually caring enough about The Rebirth to want toys slavishly accurate to it, right?
Comment by Evil Eye
Dec 19, 2017
Sabrblade wrote:You're thinking of the wrong cartoon. Takara ignores The Rebirth in favor of The Headmasters for their cartoon-accuracy.Rated X wrote:That is not a cartoon accurate deco. Slugslinger should be way darker, almost dark greenish blue. This is almost the same toy accurate blue as the Hasbro version.
I can't be the only one baffled by the idea of people actually caring enough about The Rebirth to want toys slavishly accurate to it, right?
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-COUGH-
Comment by Randomhero
Dec 19, 2017
Black Hat wrote:Sabrblade wrote:You're thinking of the wrong cartoon. Takara ignores The Rebirth in favor of The Headmasters for their cartoon-accuracy.Rated X wrote:That is not a cartoon accurate deco. Slugslinger should be way darker, almost dark greenish blue. This is almost the same toy accurate blue as the Hasbro version.
I can't be the only one baffled by the idea of people actually caring enough about The Rebirth to want toys slavishly accurate to it, right?
-COUGH-

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Comment by Sabrblade
Dec 19, 2017
You do know that's a secondary redeco done as an atypical bonus and not the main version of that toy, right?Randomhero wrote:-COUGH-
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That’s the rebirth version coming out in all its AKOM incorrect color scheme glory
Comment by Randomhero
Dec 19, 2017
Sabrblade wrote:You do know that's a secondary redeco done as an atypical bonus and not the main version of that toy, right?Randomhero wrote:-COUGH-
That’s the rebirth version coming out in all its AKOM incorrect color scheme glory
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I guess it goes better with that Headmasters accurate Caliburst he comes with.
Comment by Rated X
Dec 19, 2017
Sabrblade wrote:You're thinking of the wrong cartoon. Takara ignores The Rebirth in favor of The Headmasters for their cartoon-accuracy.Rated X wrote:That is not a cartoon accurate deco. Slugslinger should be way darker, almost dark greenish blue. This is almost the same toy accurate blue as the Hasbro version.
I guess it goes better with that Headmasters accurate Caliburst he comes with.

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Comment by Sabrblade
Dec 19, 2017
Yes. Coming after the main non-Rebirth version had already been done as the normal version of Hot Rod.Randomhero wrote:That’s the rebirth version coming out in all its AKOM incorrect color scheme glory
...Caliburst was in The Headmasters.Rated X wrote:I guess it goes better with that Headmasters accurate Caliburst he comes with.



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Comment by chuckdawg1999
Dec 20, 2017
I gotta say, the TR version of Slugslinger does the Targetmaster better, it looks more like the original gun mode.
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Comment by fenrir72
Dec 20, 2017
10 days to go before the end of the year.
I expect Amiami to give me a holler by Thursday! The recent delivery dump I got:
Sixshot
Brawn
Kickback
Doublecross
Misfire
Triggerhappy
Broadside
almost overloaded my circuits! Especially Broadside, the HB version was so naked and loose. And the change in plastics really makes a difference! And Sixshot........soooooo sweet! With his knees retooled and the oodles of paint (the purple makes it look like die-cast)! Yum!
The rest of the gang this end is sure to please even more!
I expect Amiami to give me a holler by Thursday! The recent delivery dump I got:
Sixshot
Brawn
Kickback
Doublecross
Misfire
Triggerhappy
Broadside
almost overloaded my circuits! Especially Broadside, the HB version was so naked and loose. And the change in plastics really makes a difference! And Sixshot........soooooo sweet! With his knees retooled and the oodles of paint (the purple makes it look like die-cast)! Yum!
The rest of the gang this end is sure to please even more!
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Never seen this before. I was only going off of people on this site who have said numerous times that there were no targetmasters in the Japanese fiction.
Comment by Rated X
Dec 20, 2017
Sabrblade wrote:Yes. Coming after the main non-Rebirth version had already been done as the normal version of Hot Rod.Randomhero wrote:That’s the rebirth version coming out in all its AKOM incorrect color scheme glory...Caliburst was in The Headmasters.Rated X wrote:I guess it goes better with that Headmasters accurate Caliburst he comes with.
Never seen this before. I was only going off of people on this site who have said numerous times that there were no targetmasters in the Japanese fiction.
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The Rebirth is awesome and the Headmasters is massive pile of suck. It took Jon 3.0 like 4 years to make a couple of the Headmasters episodes watchable. Also the Headmasters deco is too similar to the hasbro toy deco. A nice blueish evergreen Slugslinger would have been great to differentiate the two versions beyond the targetmaster.
Comment by Rated X
Dec 20, 2017
Black Hat wrote:Sabrblade wrote:You're thinking of the wrong cartoon. Takara ignores The Rebirth in favor of The Headmasters for their cartoon-accuracy.Rated X wrote:That is not a cartoon accurate deco. Slugslinger should be way darker, almost dark greenish blue. This is almost the same toy accurate blue as the Hasbro version.
I can't be the only one baffled by the idea of people actually caring enough about The Rebirth to want toys slavishly accurate to it, right?
The Rebirth is awesome and the Headmasters is massive pile of suck. It took Jon 3.0 like 4 years to make a couple of the Headmasters episodes watchable. Also the Headmasters deco is too similar to the hasbro toy deco. A nice blueish evergreen Slugslinger would have been great to differentiate the two versions beyond the targetmaster.
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Yo X! Not every so called experts here know what they are talking about despite their claim to.
Rebirth's storyline was much better imho except ole Hb no longer wanted to bankroll the series. HM had a lot of plotlines forced and left hanging like the forced death of Convoy, Rodimus' leaving then Fortress suddenly taking over I'd grant you that.
Comment by fenrir72
Dec 20, 2017
Rated X wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Yes. Coming after the main non-Rebirth version had already been done as the normal version of Hot Rod.Randomhero wrote:That’s the rebirth version coming out in all its AKOM incorrect color scheme glory...Caliburst was in The Headmasters.Rated X wrote:I guess it goes better with that Headmasters accurate Caliburst he comes with.
Never seen this before. I was only going off of people on this site who have said numerous times that there were no targetmasters in the Japanese fiction.
Yo X! Not every so called experts here know what they are talking about despite their claim to.
Rebirth's storyline was much better imho except ole Hb no longer wanted to bankroll the series. HM had a lot of plotlines forced and left hanging like the forced death of Convoy, Rodimus' leaving then Fortress suddenly taking over I'd grant you that.
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I have honestly never heard anyone make that ridiculous claim. It's too absurd a claim to even fathom that someone could say so with a straight face. Anyone who says that there were no Targetmasters in The Headmasters cartoon is a big fat liar.
Comment by Sabrblade
Dec 20, 2017
Rated X wrote:Never seen this before. I was only going off of people on this site who have said numerous times that there were no targetmasters in the Japanese fiction.

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I think perhaps this is a misunderstanding of the fact that "The Headmasters" didn't turn Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, and Scourge into Targetmasters like Hasbro did with the 1987 toyline and "The Rebirth" miniseries. Japan only stuck with the brand new characters for the Headmasters and Targetmasters without "refreshing" the older characters with new gimmicks.
Comment by Wolfman Jake
Dec 20, 2017
Sabrblade wrote:Rated X wrote:Never seen this before. I was only going off of people on this site who have said numerous times that there were no targetmasters in the Japanese fiction.I have honestly never heard anyone make that ridiculous claim. It's too absurd a claim to even fathom that someone could say so with a straight face. Anyone who says that there were no Targetmasters in The Headmasters cartoon is a big fat liar.
I think perhaps this is a misunderstanding of the fact that "The Headmasters" didn't turn Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, and Scourge into Targetmasters like Hasbro did with the 1987 toyline and "The Rebirth" miniseries. Japan only stuck with the brand new characters for the Headmasters and Targetmasters without "refreshing" the older characters with new gimmicks.