New Figure Kings 229 Magazine Scans AU Phone Transformers and TLK Toys
Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 12:02PM CST
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You will see more images of those new cell phone Transformers called AU Transformers (since it is an AU phone). We can see Optimus, Megatron and Bumblebee.
The rest is filled with movie toys from their Transformers The Last Knight TLK line with a 2 page spread for the Age of Extinction Bumblebee repaint which still has fans scratching their heads as to how this can be coming from Takara. They sure seem proud of it though, showing off all it's angles.
One Step toys are also present as is the Toysrus Exclusive Voyager Optimus Prime.
If anyone is looking for a difference in the paint apps, there are a few more present on Beserker compared to the Hasbro counterpart but that seems to be it. Let us know if you spot any more differences between these and the Hasbro versions.
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Posted by Evil Eye on February 23rd, 2017 @ 12:57pm CST
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on February 23rd, 2017 @ 1:22pm CST
Show us more of the neeewwww mode Deluxe, ya damn teases...
Posted by william-james88 on February 23rd, 2017 @ 2:06pm CST
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Yeah I just don't get that lousy Bee redeco at all. CAN THEY NOT SEE IT'S CRAPTACULAR?
Show us more of the neeewwww mode Deluxe, ya damn teases...
I fail to understand how taht bee deserves a 2 page spread when its easily the least exciting toy from the entire line.
Epecially when they released this 3 years ago:
Posted by Wolfman Jake on February 23rd, 2017 @ 2:11pm CST
william-james88 wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:Yeah I just don't get that lousy Bee redeco at all. CAN THEY NOT SEE IT'S CRAPTACULAR?
Show us more of the neeewwww mode Deluxe, ya damn teases...
I fail to understand how taht bee deserves a 2 page spread when its easily the least exciting toy from the entire line.
Epecially when they released this 3 years ago:
More yellow plastic/paint equals more "kid appeal"?
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on February 23rd, 2017 @ 2:25pm CST
william-james88 wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:Yeah I just don't get that lousy Bee redeco at all. CAN THEY NOT SEE IT'S CRAPTACULAR?
Show us more of the neeewwww mode Deluxe, ya damn teases...
I fail to understand how taht bee deserves a 2 page spread when its easily the least exciting toy from the entire line.
Epecially when they released this 3 years ago:
Yeah, I mean it's a great figure. I have the Hasbro one (with some extra painting) and the oversized Voyager class KO.
I just don't get the fuss they seem to be making when really it's "hey, kids! Remember that nifty Bumblebee figure you got a few years ago? Well now you can buy a crappier version! Woo!"
Posted by william-james88 on February 23rd, 2017 @ 2:32pm CST
Carnivius_Prime wrote:I just don't get the fuss they seem to be making when really it's "hey, kids! Remember that nifty Bumblebee figure you got a few years ago? Well now you can buy a crappier version! Woo!"
It makes no sense, even hasbro hasnt done that with their stuff yet. I dont remember them buying a billboard advertising the RID redeco of stomp and chomp grimlock. This one really is a headscratcher. And the thing is (please correct me if I am wrong) but that figure king magazine is collector oriented right? So how do they think this is the big selling point?! unless they know this is the toy that needs the most advertising since its their weakest offering.
Posted by RAR on February 23rd, 2017 @ 2:56pm CST
It's amusing as heck that I could find half a dozen Plus KO's that are better in every respect than that toy - some of them even include metal - I could buy a 35 or 45cm KO Bumblebee on ebay right now for about the same price that would cost to buy from somewhere like BBTS.
I wonder how many people are looking at that Optimus and saying to themselves - oh that will be really cool when KBB or Wei Jiang etc..make a superior overscale KO version (#faceplam).
I would like to get a better look at the new hound toys though - and I am also kinda curious about Onslaught too.
I suppose the only interest to both those Bumblebees is that they are Yellow and not orange - some people may like that as an option.
Posted by Emerje on February 23rd, 2017 @ 2:59pm CST
The very new stuff like the Megatron figures aren't shown because they can't take a chance of it being leaked ahead of the Wonder Festival reveal.
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on February 23rd, 2017 @ 3:02pm CST
Emerje wrote:Real scary thing is Takara Tomy probably told them to do it.
I know, I think thats where all of ours fears have been coming from.
And smart thinking about the leaks, they had to provude that magazine pics ahead of time and didnt want to give aeway that megs.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 23rd, 2017 @ 3:06pm CST
And Berserker will be mine. that is a dread done right that I never got
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on February 23rd, 2017 @ 3:26pm CST
RAR wrote:It's amusing as heck that I could find half a dozen Plus KO's that are better in every respect than that toy - some of them even include metal
Like the one I just posted above. That has a bit of metal.
Posted by noctorro on February 24th, 2017 @ 2:35am CST
I don't remember those feet looking like that.
Bee isn't very good looking. How about giving Deluxe Leadfoot another go?
Posted by william-james88 on February 24th, 2017 @ 6:25am CST
beserker is a new moldnoctorro wrote:Yo people, my 3 Dreads are locked up. Is Berserker a new mold?
I don't remember those feet looking like that.
Bee isn't very good looking. How about giving Deluxe Leadfoot another go?
Posted by Evil Eye on February 24th, 2017 @ 6:33am CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 24th, 2017 @ 2:18pm CST
Black Hat wrote:Incidentally, is DotM Crankcase worth it? He looks pretty awesome and his giant gun (complete with springy claw gimmick) looks fun, but I hear he has a few issues.
He certainly does, but loose joints isn't his most major one:
1.) His hands are the most troubling. Initial releases have a long middle finger, so it comes as no real surprise that later ones have them snipped... badly. Even later releases, including the Japanese versions, have the hands retooled to remedy that.
2.) His dreads are rubbery and hard to move without breaking the clear plastic hinges, unfortunately you have to do just that for vehicle mode. It's a really tight squeeze to make everything fit.
Posted by Va'al on June 24th, 2017 @ 3:08am CDT
Most notably, we have some more TLK15 Calibur Optimus, TLK19 Leader Megatron, and a new Takara Tomy movie giveaway item (check the news shortly)! Take a look below, and head to the respective threads to join the conversation.
Hi-Res Scan Figure King No. 233 Transformers
This month Japanese Hobby Magazine Figure King covering news regarding the coming up Japanese exclusive TLK-15 Calibur Optimus Prime, Leader Class TLK-19 Megatron and other The Last Knight figures.
Also there is final product of MPM-3 Bumblebee and the LG series and more.
Posted by frogbat on June 24th, 2017 @ 5:00am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on June 24th, 2017 @ 1:27pm CDT
Posted by Microraptor on June 24th, 2017 @ 1:36pm CDT
Carnivius_Prime wrote:That little non-transforming movie accurate Sqweeks figure shown a couple times on those pages (like posed next to MPM Bee), are we getting that at all in the west?
No. It's from a Japanese toyline called Metalcore that sells tiny, mostly die-cast versions of licensed characters. They did an AOE Prime and Bumblebee a while back.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 24th, 2017 @ 4:18pm CDT
Microraptor wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:That little non-transforming movie accurate Sqweeks figure shown a couple times on those pages (like posed next to MPM Bee), are we getting that at all in the west?
No. It's from a Japanese toyline called Metalcore that sells tiny, mostly die-cast versions of licensed characters. They did an AOE Prime and Bumblebee a while back.
I'd like to note that's not supposed to be read as "Metal Core". Rather, it's short for "Metal Collection", or "MetaColle".
And no name for the Repugnus drone? I'm disappoint.
:EDIT: One thing I noticed when I recorded the ID numbers for the toys: in series, they follow the Hasbro product codes, so when put side by side, everything is in perfect order.
Posted by william-james88 on June 25th, 2017 @ 1:18pm CDT
Carnivius_Prime wrote:That little non-transforming movie accurate Sqweeks figure shown a couple times on those pages (like posed next to MPM Bee), are we getting that at all in the west?
No, we dont get those figures, they are japan exclusive.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on June 25th, 2017 @ 1:29pm CDT
Gimme.
Posted by william-james88 on June 25th, 2017 @ 1:35pm CDT
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Well that sucks peanuts. I want that little metal Sqweeks! I love the Deluxe figure, sure, but it's not in scale with anything else and not movie accurate (since it was designed to actually transform whereas movie Sqweeks is busted up beyond that).
Gimme.
Then just get the tiny turbo changer, it will be in scale and will transform
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on June 25th, 2017 @ 1:37pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Then just get the tiny turbo changer, it will be in scale and will transform
Yeah, I was going to but this figurine just looks so much betterererer in terms of accuracy and shininess...
Posted by william-james88 on May 25th, 2018 @ 2:14pm CDT
Most notably, we have some more Power of the Primes Inferno, Studio Series Wave 2 deluxes and voyagers, and these are the best quality images of the first time we see Beast Wars Megatron's beast mode. Fans who can read Japanese have stated that this Masterpiece Beast Wars Megatron figure includes a sound chip, which will undoubtedly be in Japanese.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on May 25th, 2018 @ 2:22pm CDT
Posted by Quantum Surge on May 25th, 2018 @ 2:32pm CDT
Posted by X3ROhour on May 25th, 2018 @ 4:38pm CDT
Posted by megamanfan on May 25th, 2018 @ 7:30pm CDT
Posted by Randomhero on May 26th, 2018 @ 6:25am CDT
megamanfan wrote:kinda wish they abandoned the voice ship to shave like $30 off the price. the jap beast wars dub was trash, and it really isn't BW megatron unless i hear david kaye.
It’s their version of megatron. Takara doesn’t make their master piece figures for western audiences. They will take your money because they know you’ll give it to them but you are not their target audience so they are not going to accommodate to you because they dont have to.
Just like the Legends line. Their focus was pretty much the Takara Trilogy with their decos and retooling while hasbro-got whatever reason- does G1 toy accuracy because they they believe that’s what everyone wants.
Posted by Blitzwing is bae on May 26th, 2018 @ 10:05am CDT
Posted by X3ROhour on May 27th, 2018 @ 12:05am CDT
Blitzwing is bae wrote:WOW! These bw mp figs keep getting bigger and bigger!
Yeah.
Y is that?
Posted by william-james88 on May 27th, 2018 @ 6:34am CDT
Z3ROhour wrote:Blitzwing is bae wrote:WOW! These bw mp figs keep getting bigger and bigger!
Yeah.
Y is that?
Because of scale
Posted by Emerje on May 27th, 2018 @ 6:34am CDT
Z3ROhour wrote:Blitzwing is bae wrote:WOW! These bw mp figs keep getting bigger and bigger!
Yeah.
Y is that?
Because they keep making figures of bigger characters than the last.
Emerje
Posted by TulioDude on May 27th, 2018 @ 2:33pm CDT
He needs an alternate head with a simle but with a closed mouth.
Posted by fenrir72 on May 27th, 2018 @ 5:50pm CDT
Randomhero wrote:megamanfan wrote:kinda wish they abandoned the voice ship to shave like $30 off the price. the jap beast wars dub was trash, and it really isn't BW megatron unless i hear david kaye.
It’s their version of megatron. Takara doesn’t make their master piece figures for western audiences. They will take your money because they know you’ll give it to them but you are not their target audience so they are not going to accommodate to you because they dont have to.
Just like the Legends line. Their focus was pretty much the Takara Trilogy with their decos and retooling while hasbro-got whatever reason- does G1 toy accuracy because they they believe that’s what everyone wants.
THIS x INFINITY!
Posted by BluePhirePB on May 28th, 2018 @ 7:33am CDT
Wonder who from BW they'll make next.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 29th, 2018 @ 5:51pm CDT
BluePhirePB wrote:So now we have Optimus Primal, Cheetor, Dinobot and Megatron.
Wonder who from BW they'll make next.
My personal guess would be on either Rattrap or Waspinator
Posted by william-james88 on June 23rd, 2018 @ 6:22pm CDT
Here are the corresponding figures' if you want to join the discussion:
MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron
MP Optimus Prime 3.0
Beast Machines Optimus Primal
Gold Lagoon Figures
MP 36+ Megatron G1 Toy Deco
Power of the Primes
This month Magazine Figure King cover the coming up Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron in full color! All the details being shown in full and all other Transformers line up as well. And finally, the first look of the Masterpiece Optimus Prime 3.0 version!
Posted by noctorro on June 24th, 2018 @ 2:04am CDT
Damn he's huge, And Dinobot as well.
Offtopic:
What's the deal with SDCC 2018 Transformers? I haven't heard anything about exclusives etc.
Is there going to be a new Big One like Metroplex etc.?
Lots of ??? here
Posted by durroth on June 24th, 2018 @ 4:57am CDT
Posted by Emerje on June 24th, 2018 @ 6:23am CDT
noctorro wrote:Offtopic:
What's the deal with SDCC 2018 Transformers? I haven't heard anything about exclusives etc.
Is there going to be a new Big One like Metroplex etc.?
Lots of ??? here
It was just over a week before SDCC 2017 when Hasbro officially announced their exclusives last year so don't be surprised if we don't hear anything this year until a week or so into July.
On topic: I'm not crazy about the gold lagoon set, but I do have to admire Takara Tomy's dedication in combining four different lines (Unite Warriors, Legends, Power of the Primes, and Masterpiece) to make this all work.
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on July 25th, 2018 @ 1:49pm CDT
We also have some shots of Masterpiece Beast Wars Megatron and of toys identical to their Hasbro counterpart like Wreck Gar and Nemesis Prime.This is indeed lighter than previous months, especially since there are fewer Transformers toys Takara is releasing differently from Hasbro. That doesn't mean Takara themselves as a company have less to offer. So, we also included more shots from this magazine, showcasing their other giant robot line, Diaclone.
These images were brought to us by the Loopaza Megastore.
Enjoy!
Posted by Bumblevivisector on July 25th, 2018 @ 2:07pm CDT
That means the Neo-Diaclone line really is touching back on Transformers: specifically, 'Space Transformers'! Diatron 5!!!
And while I'm not crazy about every liberty taken with the design, this has me wondering just how freaky an updated Warudaros might turn out! Masterpiece Paras B!
Posted by Rodimus Knight on July 25th, 2018 @ 2:24pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on August 23rd, 2018 @ 12:51pm CDT
We see an image comparing it to the voyager Evasion Mode Optimus Prime, showing it to be the size of a modern day leader class toy (or just about). Speaking of scale, we also see how big Micromasters are, which is the exact same size as the Prime Master decoy armour (so slightly bigger than their G1 counterparts). We also get a sense of how big the Power Charge Bumblebee toy is in vehicle mode.
We also see other Transformers Siege toys, but nothing that has yet to be revealed. What is curious is that the Optimus Pime we are seeing does not have weathering effects. It is unknown if that means there will be a difference between Takara and Hasbro (which would go against what we have been told) or if this is simply an early figure and the final result will be different. We have yet to see the finished product from Hasbro too, since everything we have seen of Siege was a painted model.
We also see Masterpiece Optimus Prime version 3 which highlights his articulation and backpack.
And there is more, much more, like Takara Tomy Studio Series Starcream, Movie Bumblebee and KSI Sentry, MPM-06 Ironhide, Encore Big Convoy, Studio Series DOTM Ratcher, Ironhide and Shadow Raider, PP Throne Of The Primes, Masterpiece Wheeljack, Legends Grotusque and Repugnus and the Unite Warriors reissues.
Posted by Octobotimus on August 23rd, 2018 @ 1:02pm CDT
Posted by Counterpunch on August 23rd, 2018 @ 2:06pm CDT
Uhg...
Fine.
Posted by Randomhero on August 23rd, 2018 @ 2:15pm CDT
Counterpunch wrote:Pay more to avoid weathering paint apps?
Uhg...
Fine.
Sideswipe has the weathering so it’s probaky just takara painted proto
Posted by SkyFire Prime on August 23rd, 2018 @ 2:18pm CDT
Also the wear aps are invisible depending on angle of light.