March 2015 Dengeki Hobby, Hobby Japan Magazine Scans: Transformers United Warriors, Adventure, Legends, Masterpiece and More
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Posted by DMSL on January 29th, 2015 @ 2:29pm CST
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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 29th, 2015 @ 4:09pm CST
Nemesis Primal wrote:What are those blue and white skeleton things?
Something called "Jointform"
Posted by Zeedust on January 29th, 2015 @ 4:55pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Nemesis Primal wrote:What are those blue and white skeleton things?
Something called "Jointform"
Thanks.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 29th, 2015 @ 5:09pm CST
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on January 29th, 2015 @ 9:42pm CST
Posted by zatara1701 on January 29th, 2015 @ 10:02pm CST
welcometothedarksyde wrote:After sitting on the appearance of the Aerialbots, I think I've pinned their alt-modes. Skydive is a Mig-29, Fireflight/Slingshot and Air Raid are both decently close to the Harrier and F-14 Tomcat respectively. However Silverbolt's alt mode is made up. It's really a mishmash of different aircraft here. The Mig-29 in the Soviet analog to Skydive's original alt-mode the F-16. The Harrier is what Slingshot originally turned into, meanwhile Fireflight turned into the totally unrelated F-4. The F-14 on the other hand is the US Navy's contemporary to the F-15 of the US Air Force, which was Air Raid's original alt-mode. So for some reason they updated all of their alt-modes to aircraft that aren't really any newer, or that make any more sense (As in the case of Silverbolt, where his exotic shape makes him look goofy, and is sort of a B-line thematically). Interesting stuff to ponder, It's like they just searched "Airplane" on Google images and took the first five pictures whether real or fake.
I won't get into the individual bots, as unlike in the 80's, Hasbro has to watch it designs and make them half-way "generic" or else they would need to get permission from the plane makers no different than getting permission from GM, Dodge, Ford, VW, etc to use different car forms. Hasbro did the same thing with the earlier Generations/Classics stuff with the cars. That being said, in regard to Silverbolt's "exotic...goofy shape," I submit this for your consideration.... The XB-70, one of the USAF's first ventures into a supersonic bomber...Looks a tad familiar don't ya think You should read the wiki on the XB-70, it was one BAD MF. With what it could do, it would be a perfect form for a robot in disguise...
Although a more modern Aerialbots should really have a B-2 as Silverbolt, and throw in an F-22, F-35, MAYBE an F-117, and maybe an Osprey. Ultimately, whatever modern aircraft choosen need to be from the SAME country because a group of multinational fighters roaming together would be weird/suspect. Honestly (wish coming here) I think a team of vintage aircraft would be cool... like the ones you see at airshows, PERFECT cover!! I am thinking a B-29 or B-17 Silverbolt then throw in a Japanese Zero, a P-51, an Mig-18, an F-86, Messerschmitt Me 262...Combos are limitless really.
Posted by durroth on January 30th, 2015 @ 3:00am CST
Uncontrolable_myosin wrote:Dang that Full Armor kit with the Green Psychoframe for the PG unicorn...
If the MG set is any indication, it will be unbalanced as hell, and at PG scale, I have no idea where you're going to get the space to display it with those huge thrusters jutting out of the backpack. But you kinda need them to keep it from toppling over.
Also, I want that windblade.
Posted by william-james88 on January 31st, 2015 @ 5:51pm CST
But first, here are some other scans from the Dengeki March 2015 issue. These include the upcoming Genesis Megatron and Playstation Optimus coming from Takara Tomy T-Arts division. These give an idea of the scale of these figures.
Scans from Figure Oh #204
Posted by Sabrblade on January 31st, 2015 @ 6:49pm CST
Posted by Optimizzy on January 31st, 2015 @ 8:12pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:I wish Takara would go ahead and reveal their deco for Legends LG13 Megatron already, instead of still using Hasbro stock photos for it.
what if it looks exactly the same?
Posted by Sabrblade on January 31st, 2015 @ 8:20pm CST
Then that would be disappointing for those anticipating a different/cooler-looking deco for the figure from Takara.Optimizzy wrote:Sabrblade wrote:I wish Takara would go ahead and reveal their deco for Legends LG13 Megatron already, instead of still using Hasbro stock photos for it.
what if it looks exactly the same?
Takara's Roadbuster was too similar to Hasbro's deco that I just didn't bother with it and picked up the Hasbro version instead. But Takara's Gelshark/Sky-Byte, Arcee, and Windblade all look good enough for me to want those over Hasbro's.
Posted by Optimizzy on January 31st, 2015 @ 8:30pm CST
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 31st, 2015 @ 9:29pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 31st, 2015 @ 9:42pm CST
A remote-controlled robot that was used for robot fighting in Japan.Ultra Markus wrote:what is that optimus prime thing on the bottom picture?
Posted by BERSEKAEL on February 1st, 2015 @ 12:39am CST
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Posted by Kegor on February 1st, 2015 @ 4:37am CST
Posted by RhA on February 1st, 2015 @ 5:34am CST
DMSL wrote:That Leader class Megs looks fantastic. The only thing i don't like is that i would have preferred if he was Voyager class. I don't understand Hasbro's fixation to make Megatron bigger than Prime.
Welcome to the amazing world of first world problems!
Posted by Sabrblade on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:08am CST
In the first image?Kegor wrote:Can some one tell me what it says about those five little jet things down in the corner of the first image?
If you mean the second image, it's just the Aerialbots.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:23am CST
Sabrblade wrote:In the first image?Kegor wrote:Can some one tell me what it says about those five little jet things down in the corner of the first image?
If you mean the second image, it's just the Aerialbots.
I think he means the from this image:
They're from Shooting Game Historica REBOOT, a line of model ships from popular Arcade shooter games. This particular model is from the game Terra Cresta.