New Images and Revealed Functionality for Takara Transformers Legends Blurr, Scourge and Shockwave

yay for sledriding headmasters with guns!!!

That's hilarious! I was planning on getting Brainstorm instead, so I hope he can do that too.

Blurr's extra feature is hilarious and beautiful and I love it and I just want him more now.

Scourge... eh, I can go either way; Takara's and Hasbro's seem equally fine in my eyes. Just depends on whether you prefer dark blue or light blue... or if you're really uptight about him having white upper legs. Personally I was only wanting these guys as Sweeps anyway (using the original Generations Scourge as the actual Scourge), so again, I go either way on this. Both look pretty great.

Takara WTF?? Why didn't you make Shockwave's scope purple and see thru? Yes I will still buy it Takara but there is no excuse!

Nemesis Destron wrote:Takara WTF?? Why didn't you make Shockwave's scope purple and see thru? Yes I will still buy it Takara but there is no excuse!

I just have a togh time with how they keep making him lavender.

TR Scourge already has a similar feature, does he not? I figured they would implement something similar for all the G1 Targetmaster characters as a nod.

Gotta say, I much prefer the darker purple and overall colour placement on Hasbro's Shockwave. I get what Takara's going for, but... eh, it just doesn't work for this mold imo.

Well, I guess I'm building a small force of Sweeps again. Takara's Scourge looks fantastic!

I'm really tempted to track down some Botcon Sweeps and buy two more Titaniums to have a whole Sweep display.

So hasbro goes toon-accurate and takara goes toy, everyone's like "I can go either way". The reverse happens and everyone's like "WTF Hasblo Blargh".

Microraptor wrote:So hasbro goes toon-accurate and takara goes toy, everyone's like "I can go either way". The reverse happens and everyone's like "WTF Hasblo Blargh".

Are you referring to Scourge? Because Hasbro's still going for toy accuracy and takara's still going for cartoon accuracy there, right down to the colour on the sides of the legs and wings, placement of the Decepticon symbol and other little painted details.

Dang. So that dark blue rectangle, the only area where I like the Hasbro Blurr more than the Takara (cos Hasbro has it same colour as the shield so it doesn't sick out so much) is for a lil landing gear-like strut thingy for a lame sled? Oh well, I still love the general look of Takara Blurr.

Scourge looks better in the Takara version too. It's just that extra mass on the head that puts me off it. The alt-mode is certainly the best Scourge has ever had.

Shockwave doesn't look particularly great in either version. Just a very mediocre-at-best design. Prefer the Hasbro colours cos I like a dark menacing Shockwave.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Dang. So that dark blue rectangle, the only area where I like the Hasbro Blurr more than the Takara (cos Hasbro has it same colour as the shield so it doesn't sick out so much) is for a lil landing gear-like strut thingy for a lame sled? Oh well, I still love the general look of Takara Blurr.

Scourge looks better in the Takara version too. It's just that extra mass on the head that puts me off it. The alt-mode is certainly the best Scourge has ever had.

Shockwave doesn't look particularly great in either version. Just a very mediocre-at-best design. Prefer the Hasbro colours cos I like a dark menacing Shockwave.

I'm in the same boat with Scoruge. The headmaster gimmick just looks so weird on him. The white does make it look better. I guess it just simply popping off Fracas's arms to make it look better or maybe swapping heads from the generations figure. Regardless the head is coming off to transform.

The silver lining is it would be cool to have man piloted sweeps.

Kurona wrote:

Microraptor wrote:So hasbro goes toon-accurate and takara goes toy, everyone's like "I can go either way". The reverse happens and everyone's like "WTF Hasblo Blargh".

Are you referring to Scourge? Because Hasbro's still going for toy accuracy and takara's still going for cartoon accuracy there, right down to the colour on the sides of the legs and wings, placement of the Decepticon symbol and other little painted details.

Well to be fair, a lot of the shades on the takara one match up with the toy rather than the cartoon model. I mean, the overall paint scheme is more accurate then hasbro's in theory, but the shading is much more toy-based.

ok I pre-ordered Scourge and Blurr from amiami. Bit early maybe but it's in case I forget.

They are listed at 2,390 which works out about £15 each. Then put on the shipping (went with EMS and combined shipping for both) and... eh I dunno. It'll be ok. They say it's late August release. Which is a little too close to September's MattyCollector ThunderCats figure release schedule that I've subscribed too but it won't be all at once so it's cool

Still loving how Blurr looks. Scourge looks much better with Takara's paint job, but I'm happy with my Generations version. Again, these aren't bad looking figures, but I just wish Hasbro would stop being lazy with paint jobs. Still, they'll do whatever they can to get more money.

I was already sold on Takara's Blurr, but this is just icing on the cake. As for Scourge, THAT is how you do him right. He looks fantastic! The Takara version gets it almost completely right, with two tones of blue in all the right spots, his "wings" darkened on the inside, all the paint details in the right places, AND by painting the Headmaster kibble behind his proper head white, it helps hide that extra bulk that is too obvious on the unpainted Hasbro version. The ONLY thing missing is some red claws on his finger tips. This shall be my definitive "Classics" Scourge, and I'll buy a trio of the Hasbro release for his Sweeps. I'm loving that Shockwave too. I just wish he could be deluxe or even voyager sized, though.

I broke down and Preordered Blurr. He's just so much better looking than the Hasbro version. I don't see how the Hasbro one is toy accurate. There's just way too much dark blue on him to be toy accurate. Oh well, not that there's anything wrong with the Hasbro version, I just like the Takara version better. Anything else I get from this line will be the Hasbro version.

Interesting note.. compared pricing on HLJ vs TFSource(that's where I found open preorders). TFSource is about $2.50 cheaper if you go with their cheapest shipping vs. EMS from HLJ. Wasn't expecting that.

william-james88 wrote:We finally saw some colour photos of Takara's Legends Blur(r) last week and with the Takaratomymall listing up now, we have some new images. One of these reveals a new functionality that has yet to be known. The front of the vehicle, which is used for a shield, can also be flipped over to become a smaller vehicle for the Titan Master to ride in.

That sled feature is kind of funny... when it's used Blurr is either a headless robot or a hoodless car, no?

Wolfman Jake wrote:I was already sold on Takara's Blurr, but this is just icing on the cake. As for Scourge, THAT is how you do him right. He looks fantastic! The Takara version gets it almost completely right, with two tones of blue in all the right spots, his "wings" darkened on the inside, all the paint details in the right places, AND by painting the Headmaster kibble behind his proper head white, it helps hide that extra bulk that is too obvious on the unpainted Hasbro version. The ONLY thing missing is some red claws on his finger tips. This shall be my definitive "Classics" Scourge, and I'll buy a trio of the Hasbro release for his Sweeps. I'm loving that Shockwave too. I just wish he could be deluxe or even voyager sized, though.

And dark "facial hair."

Another round goes to Takara. But skipping this mold altogether because of the headmaster gimmick. Will probably get the "real" Headmasters. Wonder if Takara will make new molds for the Horrorcons.

btw, they used the reddish insignia from Scourge's early model cel.

The light facial hair on Scourge is accurate to Scourge's "birth" scene in the movie:




The color of his Van Dyke of Destruction actually varies quite a bit in the original G1 media, including within the original cartoon, the animated movie, the Marvel comics, modern comics (Dreamwave, IDW, etc.), to say nothing of the original toys. It's a quibble I can deal with. That said, I do hope that his Decepticon insignia comes out more purple in the actual release. At least it's easily fixable with some decals. I've got a feeling, though, that's it's just a trick of the camera. Colors get weird when cameras try to make "corrections." I can see all of the vibrant blues interfering with how the purple comes out on camera, drawing out more of the red in the purple color than you'd really see in person. The red Autobot insignia on Blurr does look especially vibrant in these shots too.

Cyberpath wrote:

william-james88 wrote:We finally saw some colour photos of Takara's Legends Blur(r) last week and with the Takaratomymall listing up now, we have some new images. One of these reveals a new functionality that has yet to be known. The front of the vehicle, which is used for a shield, can also be flipped over to become a smaller vehicle for the Titan Master to ride in.

That sled feature is kind of funny... when it's used Blurr is either a headless robot or a hoodless car, no?

Lucky me I will probably have easy access to those titan master figures so I will make one of those ride it.

So... this is another option for Shattered Glass Scourge. I don't need to hunt down the Botcon Scourge anymore!

OOoooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh gigidy!

Blurr and Scourge!

Microraptor wrote:So hasbro goes toon-accurate and takara goes toy, everyone's like "I can go either way". The reverse happens and everyone's like "WTF Hasblo Blargh".

Because the walking bags of flesh just can't be satisfied one way or the other

Cyberpath wrote:

Awesome! Do you have a website of these fit every figure?? I'm dying to see Blurr.

Nik Hero wrote:
Awesome! Do you have a website of these fit every figure?? I'm dying to see Blurr.

Also, to everyone who says Hasbro is going for the toy deco, it doesnt look it. Its more like they went with minimal paint apps and that happens to fit some aspect of the toy. In any case, since we already have the G1 toy, I feel this is a great chance to actually have a Blurr that has the deco fo the show.

william-james88 wrote:

Nik Hero wrote:
Awesome! Do you have a website of these fit every figure?? I'm dying to see Blurr.

Also, to everyone who says Hasbro is going for the toy deco, it doesnt look it. Its more like they went with minimal paint apps and that happens to fit some aspect of the toy. In any case, since we already have the G1 toy, I feel this is a great chance to actually have a Blurr that has the deco fo the show.

Thank you! This is the first figure that ever made my son ask for the "Japanese Version" as he normally likes the Hasbro version of the toys.

I hope to see comparisons like this in all toys. These are just amazing!

apparently I can't post link images on my iPad. Never mind

Hey Cyberpath, do a chart for Cancer as well (G1 toy, cartoon model, Hasbro Crashbash toy, Takara toy, etc. etc.).

Boy these look great (except for lavenderwave) they really throw into sharp relief how lazy the hasbro ones look

Hope the same fate doesn't befall Wolfwire

Takara is so far nailing it with their decos for the Titans Return figures. I can't wait to see their takes on Blaster and Soundwave. Hasbro had me pretty "meh" on this whole venture, what with the Headmaster gimmick given to characters that classically never had it, the minimalist paint apps, and odd deco choices, but Takara has made these figures shine, and that goes a long way to make it easier for me to accept this new take on "Headmasters." I can always pretend, in the case of Bluur and Scourge, that Haywire and Fracas upgraded from Targetmasters to Headmasters.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Takara is so far nailing it with their decos for the Titans Return figures. I can't wait to see their takes on Blaster and Soundwave. Hasbro had me pretty "meh" on this whole venture, what with the Headmaster gimmick given to characters that classically never had it, the minimalist paint apps, and odd deco choices, but Takara has made these figures shine, and that goes a long way to make it easier for me to accept this new take on "Headmasters." I can always pretend, in the case of Bluur and Scourge, that Haywire and Fracas upgraded from Targetmasters to Headmasters.

Be interesting to see if they paint the cassette modes of the legends figures, or if they resort to using the crappy stickers on them

Hellscream9999 wrote:Boy these look great (except for lavenderwave) they really throw into sharp relief how lazy the hasbro ones look

Hope the same fate doesn't befall Wolfwire

We've got plenty of photos of Weirdwolf from BotCon. He looks great to me. Definitely one of the feathers in Hasbro's cap for the Titans Return line. It's difficult to see how Takara could improve upon what Hasbro already has, honestly. Actually, for that matter, Hasbro's Hardhead and Skullcruncher look pretty good too. The Takara versions have pretty minimal deco differences and really only change things up with head sculpts more akin to the animation models from Headmasters as opposed to the original toys or the "The Rebirth" suite of episodes from the original cartoon. Hasbro is getting the proper Headmasters mostly right and dropping the ball on the other characters.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Boy these look great (except for lavenderwave) they really throw into sharp relief how lazy the hasbro ones look

Hope the same fate doesn't befall Wolfwire

We've got plenty of photos of Weirdwolf from BotCon. He looks great to me. Definitely one of the feathers in Hasbro's cap for the Titans Return line. It's difficult to see how Takara could improve upon what Hasbro already has, honestly.

Well, I won't get my hopes up until I see him in hand - especially if those are hand-painted prototypes - but, I suspect that you're right

Here you go, Sabrblade --





(Didn't find his model cel though.)


Nik Hero, thanks! I like seeing the difference between Hasbro and Takara. Sometimes it's a little detail that makes all the difference, and sometimes the decos are completely different, like night and day.

Looks like the original toy was already cartoon accurate for cancer

So this is what I was trying to post last night.

Funny how the last release of Blurr had the opposite color schemes.

Takara:

Hasbro:


Also funny how I kept my United Blurr and sold Generations Blurr because I liked the colors better on United, but now I like the colors on Legends over TR.

There are no words to describe how much I hate the head design of that Drift-Blurr. I want to melt it down into a gooey puddle of plastic... Thankfully we are getting a proper Blurr this year.

Welp, I pre-ordered all three. Honestly I like all the deco's, they are really nicely done. Enough so that even though the toy's look a little off in some respects, like blurr's big head, shockwave's lavender, and Scourges head side things; i like them.

SW's SilverHammer wrote:like blurr's big head

I LOVE his head. I know its big, but it has so much personality. And I love that the takara version elongated it by adding his traditional antenna at the top. I wonder how that works with the titan master though.

william-james88 wrote:

SW's SilverHammer wrote:like blurr's big head

I LOVE his head. I know its big, but it has so much personality. And I love that the takara version elongated it by adding his traditional antenna at the top. I wondr how that works with the titan master though.

Oh, crap. You had to point that out, didn't you. I was perfectly content getting the Hasbro versions of all of these guys and then this...

I hate you, WJ88...
[Edit] And ack! It's sold out at BBTS.....

Agamemnon wrote:Oh, crap. You had to point that out, didn't you. I was perfectly content getting the Hasbro versions of all of these guys and then this...

I hate you, WJ88...
[Edit] And ack! It's sold out at BBTS.....

You can still get him at TFSource. I am getting him at Anime Export, he is still around there (and I will be getting Computron from them too).

I thought the extra molding was a given since I thought the idea of Takara's take on these was that they all had different headsculpts from Hasbro to match the show. I am not sure about Scourge though, the angle doesnt help, but I think his head lazer might be more elevated with the Takara version.

william-james88 wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:Oh, crap. You had to point that out, didn't you. I was perfectly content getting the Hasbro versions of all of these guys and then this...

I hate you, WJ88...
[Edit] And ack! It's sold out at BBTS.....

You can still get him at TFSource. I am getting him at Anime Export, he is still around there (and I will be getting Computron from them too).

I thought the extra molding was a given since I thought the idea of Takara's take on these was that they all had different headsculpts from Hasbro to match the show. I am not sure about Scourge though, the angle doesnt help, but I think his head lazer might be more elevated with the Takara version.

I've got all of them at the planet master, also known as HLJ

william-james88 wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:Oh, crap. You had to point that out, didn't you. I was perfectly content getting the Hasbro versions of all of these guys and then this...

I hate you, WJ88...
[Edit] And ack! It's sold out at BBTS.....

You can still get him at TFSource. I am getting him at Anime Export, he is still around there (and I will be getting Computron from them too).

I thought the extra molding was a given since I thought the idea of Takara's take on these was that they all had different headsculpts from Hasbro to match the show. I am not sure about Scourge though, the angle doesnt help, but I think his head lazer might be more elevated with the Takara version.

The head sculpting for Takara's Scourge is noticeably different (and better), but the better upgrade is the deco. Painting the Headmaster kibble white not only strengthens the silhouette, helping to hide all that extra bulk that is too obvious with the Hasbro version, it's also another animation accurate touch, as Scourge is supposed to have white detailing on the sides/back of his helmet.

Wolfman Jake wrote:The head sculpting for Takara's Scourge is noticeably different (and better), but the better upgrade is the deco. Painting the Headmaster kibble white not only strengthens the silhouette, helping to hide all that extra bulk that is too obvious with the Hasbro version, it's also another animation accurate touch, as Scourge is supposed to have white detailing on the sides/back of his helmet.

Hell yeah and NIIIIIIICE!

Thanks Wolfman Jake

Wow, that alternate head really brings this whole design together for blurr, wouldn't mind getting him if he weren't so expensive

Hellscream9999 wrote:Wow, that alternate head really brings this whole design together for blurr, wouldn't mind getting him if he weren't so expensive

Yeah, it blows that we have to pay import costs. But hey, at least we get the G2 sets for 100$ each. Japan has to import those and it costs them double the price! You win some you lose some.

Hasbro's Blurr has the head fin in the stock photography. Who's to say that the Blurr on display at BotCon wasn't a pre-finalized sample?

I just want this awesome Blurr