New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva

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Thanks to an alert from Seibertronians Blackhat and Sabrblade, we have some new images to share with you today of the upcoming Cab and Minerva Headmasters from the Takara Legends God Ginrai set! These new images, courtesy of Takara Tomy Mall, show off Cab and Minerva in robot and head mode, along with some images of the Godbomber and Ginrai figures in the set. The set is intended to arrive in late November, so get your pre-orders in now!

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Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893388)
Posted by Kurona on June 30th, 2017 @ 10:34am CDT

I'm completely a broken record at this point, but Ginrai's feet are just bad. They look so unnatural and almost ruins how amazing the rest of the figure is. It really comes to fore in these images though; sheesh, even Godbomber doesn't save it.

The new heads look alright, but did anyone else think Cab was Swerve? :lol:

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893398)
Posted by Hero Alpha on June 30th, 2017 @ 11:32am CDT

Kurona wrote:I'm completely a broken record at this point, but Ginrai's feet are just bad. They look so unnatural and almost ruins how amazing the rest of the figure is. It really comes to fore in these images though; sheesh, even Godbomber doesn't save it.

The new heads look alright, but did anyone else think Cab was Swerve?

I understand where you're coming from with the feet. But I say a giant, anthropomorphic, robot truck from space can have his feet be slightly, unrealistically human proportioned if he wants :lol:

I am just rewatching Masterforce, last time only watched some of it and it was 10 yrs ago or so, and loving Ginrai. Lightfoot is cool as well. Although I have a hard time accepting the whole earth, heaven, human power stuff for Transformers. But Im coming around becauase of how great the show is. Almost decided to buy this new set. I already have Go-shuta from Wheelie.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893399)
Posted by Cyberpath on June 30th, 2017 @ 11:42am CDT

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Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893402)
Posted by Kurona on June 30th, 2017 @ 11:45am CDT

Sweet! Got one for Minerva?

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893403)
Posted by Cyberpath on June 30th, 2017 @ 11:46am CDT

Kurona wrote:Sweet! Got one for Minerva?

Thanks! Tried to. But her head design is missing from the sheet.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893406)
Posted by Evil Eye on June 30th, 2017 @ 12:11pm CDT

I have to say, looking at Minerva...I'm kinda not sure. The "robot" mode looks fine, but the head mode, even with the allowances made for the prototype paint, looks...off somehow. I will say if I get any version of Ginrai it'll probably be this boxset, but I'm actually tempted to just get a Nightbeat and customize it into Minerva, either by using the base faceplate and removing the face portion (and sculpting a replacement) or replacing the faceplate altogether with one off Shapeways.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893411)
Posted by G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 on June 30th, 2017 @ 12:26pm CDT

Once you get him in-hand, the feet arent that bad. I made my own heel spurts for more stability and a little bit of clear fingernail polish and he is solid

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893444)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on June 30th, 2017 @ 1:49pm CDT

Kurona wrote:I'm completely a broken record at this point, but Ginrai's feet are just bad. They look so unnatural and almost ruins how amazing the rest of the figure is. It really comes to fore in these images though; sheesh, even Godbomber doesn't save it.

I think the feet are fine and it's Godbomber that looks like total crud. Especially when combined with Ginrai or in...whatever that thing is in one of the last pics.. a base?

Those Titans look pretty bad too, ugly colour schemes. Really Ginrai is fine on his own. Don't need all this other stuff.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893446)
Posted by G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 on June 30th, 2017 @ 1:51pm CDT

That was a horrible opinion

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893448)
Posted by Kurona on June 30th, 2017 @ 2:04pm CDT

G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 wrote:That was a horrible opinion

That was an unnecessarily rude post. Let's try and have a civil, respectful conversation no matter what you think of another's opinion, yeah? This is just toys.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893451)
Posted by G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 on June 30th, 2017 @ 2:09pm CDT

Like i said..."that was a horrible opinion" and thats my opinion... stop looking to start s**t.So Now opinions about opinions are rude? Please, come up with something more creditable. It's disrespect blown all over the place in these threads, dont lecture me

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893454)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on June 30th, 2017 @ 2:16pm CDT

G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 wrote:Like i said..."that was a horrible opinion" and thats my opinion... stop looking to start s**t.So Now opinions about opinions are rude? Please, come up with something more creditable. It's disrespect blown all over the place in these threads, dont lecture me

"That was a horrible opinion" comes across as rude.

You could have easily said, "I completely disagree." and sounded much nicer. You could also explain why you disagree. That always helps too.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893455)
Posted by G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 on June 30th, 2017 @ 2:21pm CDT

Are you f**king serious right now?... Are you illustrating to me how i should talk now?,Even after I stated a few ago "dont lecture me"... So I'll tell you what, let me illustrate for you "rude"... STFU! Now moderate that.
Good day

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893470)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 30th, 2017 @ 2:57pm CDT

G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 wrote:Are you f**king serious right now?... Are you illustrating to me how i should talk now?,Even after I stated a few ago "dont lecture me"... So I'll tell you what, let me illustrate for you "rude"... STFU! Now moderate that.

This is absolutely unacceptable and will not be tolerated. This is your warning to be civil and cordial from now on.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893484)
Posted by mesh on June 30th, 2017 @ 3:40pm CDT

.................ok so haven't posted on any of the threads in a very long, long, long time so haven't read any of the trash from above but i have to make a comment.

Those ankles......they look horrible! The figure from the waist up is absolutely stunning, but it seems to me that the legs became an after-thought due to the trailer transformation.

I would buy it but the legs throw me off completely. :HEADHURTS:

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893500)
Posted by Cyberpath on June 30th, 2017 @ 4:54pm CDT

Cyberpath wrote:

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Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893501)
Posted by Sigma Magnus on June 30th, 2017 @ 4:56pm CDT

Yeah, looks like a lot of the detail on Minerva's face is covered up by the paint. I expect it to look much better on the actual production samples.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893502)
Posted by Kurona on June 30th, 2017 @ 4:59pm CDT

The barely-visible mouth, the thin nature of the face largely due to the receded cheekbones... I can't help but think of this.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893503)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on June 30th, 2017 @ 5:01pm CDT

Kurona wrote:The barely-visible mouth, the thin nature of the face largely due to the receded cheekbones... I can't help but think of this.

Think of what?

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893504)
Posted by Cyberpath on June 30th, 2017 @ 5:03pm CDT

The grey prototype was rather nice, looks like a marble statue.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893505)
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on June 30th, 2017 @ 5:04pm CDT

Darn it Takatomy,Why do you tempt me so, I just bought Megatronia

before you ask i said Takatomy on purpose, I think it's a nice counterpart for hasblow, I mean taka means garbage

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893506)
Posted by gothsaurus on June 30th, 2017 @ 5:09pm CDT

Wow. I think they did a nice job homaging both the toy and cartoon design in a nice hybrid sculpt. Bravo.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893507)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on June 30th, 2017 @ 5:20pm CDT

This seems a good time to bring this observation of mine up again: Legends Ginrai's feet (which, considering they were purposefully retooled for: A. hitching up and combining with Godbomber, B. A different look, and C. more articulation, are hardly an afterthought) actually [/i]are[/i] based on the original toy's, doing photo comparisons. They have the same basic shape, and a bit more molded detail. What's making them look off is that the trailer wheels and sides are at a different angle and placement compared to the original toy. Because, well, the toy is in fact a heavy retool of Combiner Wars Leader-class Ultra Magnus and thus has most of his transformation engineering. Ginrai is decidedly less afterthought than Powermaster Optimus as far as function goes, and I think the new feet look better for him too. The more G1-looking cab front pieces are nice too (PMOP's enormous grille and dinky windows just look silly, especially in comparison). Although he could still do with a few more 5mm ports.

As for Godbomber.. the poor guy's a victim of both aversion to partsforming and the mandate that Leader-class figures from TR/the corresponding Legends period Must Have A Base Mode. And possibly too much focus during design on him standing as an independent figure, but the other two factors are the main things to blame.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893523)
Posted by Relic0037 on June 30th, 2017 @ 6:57pm CDT

Kurona wrote:I'm completely a broken record at this point, but Ginrai's feet are just bad. They look so unnatural and almost ruins how amazing the rest of the figure is. It really comes to fore in these images though; sheesh, even Godbomber doesn't save it.

I think the design pays homage to both the original G1 figure and the character on Masterforce. The legs are much more stable than they look. But if you still don't like it, the :HASBRO:

version should still be available.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893524)
Posted by grimdragon2001 on June 30th, 2017 @ 7:24pm CDT

Black Hat wrote:I have to say, looking at Minerva...I'm kinda not sure. The "robot" mode looks fine, but the head mode, even with the allowances made for the prototype paint, looks...off somehow. I will say if I get any version of Ginrai it'll probably be this boxset, but I'm actually tempted to just get a Nightbeat and customize it into Minerva, either by using the base faceplate and removing the face portion (and sculpting a replacement) or replacing the faceplate altogether with one off Shapeways.

If you are going to customize an existing face, id go with Ptero. it works very well for Minerva, though i did trim the chin a little on mine

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Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893543)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 30th, 2017 @ 11:33pm CDT

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Looking at Minerva.. Thank goodness they retooled away the stupid growly face from Nightbeat,

No they didn't. It's a brand new Titan Master/Headmaster mold.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:but ye gods does she need some red paint! Her armor is completely the wrong color! I was hoping those earlier photos showing her were a test scheme that would be fixed for the final product, but it looks like they're being dumb and sticking with it! Bad Takara!

Minerva... is the red one. Cab is the white one, with the brown-skinned chin.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893554)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 1st, 2017 @ 12:23am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Looking at Minerva.. Thank goodness they retooled away the stupid growly face from Nightbeat,
No they didn't. It's a brand new Titan Master/Headmaster mold.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:but ye gods does she need some red paint! Her armor is completely the wrong color! I was hoping those earlier photos showing her were a test scheme that would be fixed for the final product, but it looks like they're being dumb and sticking with it! Bad Takara!
Minerva... is the red one. Cab is the white one, with the brown-skinned chin.

You're right, my bad :HEADHURTS:

I think I was thrown off by the pic heads being swapped in position compared to the upright forms. That and misremembering Cab/Lug as also being red.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893561)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 1st, 2017 @ 1:04am CDT

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Looking at Minerva.. Thank goodness they retooled away the stupid growly face from Nightbeat,
No they didn't. It's a brand new Titan Master/Headmaster mold.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:but ye gods does she need some red paint! Her armor is completely the wrong color! I was hoping those earlier photos showing her were a test scheme that would be fixed for the final product, but it looks like they're being dumb and sticking with it! Bad Takara!
Minerva... is the red one. Cab is the white one, with the brown-skinned chin.

You're right, my bad I think I was thrown off by the pic heads being swapped in position compared to the upright forms. That and misremembering Cab/Lug as also being red.

Maybe it's because when they're bonded with their transtectors they switch colors? In other words:

Minerva (human): red
Minerva (robot): white

Cab (human): white
Cab (robot): red

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893569)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 1st, 2017 @ 2:44am CDT

Could be part of it.

As for my other mistake, I was assuming Minerva would be a (hopefully) retooled and recolored Nightbeat because Shuta Go/GoShooter was a straight-up recolor of "Loudmouth",

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893617)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 1st, 2017 @ 12:42pm CDT

Overcracker wrote:PMOP can already do that:

I'm pretty sure Ginrai can do the same.

I came back to double-check this pic... and it looks like Photobucket is even more useless now.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893639)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 1st, 2017 @ 2:43pm CDT

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Could be part of it.

As for my other mistake, I was assuming Minerva would be a (hopefully) retooled and recolored Nightbeat because Shuta Go/GoShooter was a straight-up recolor of "Loudmouth",

In a sense she is, well the Legends Universe native version called Nightbeat is. Funnily enough, this plays both into Minerva being a Nightbeat redeco (or vice-versa), and Minerva getting a Nightbeat-colored release as a mail-away.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893681)
Posted by Quint on July 1st, 2017 @ 7:24pm CDT

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:
Kurona wrote:The barely-visible mouth, the thin nature of the face largely due to the receded cheekbones... I can't help but think of this.

Think of what?

Alien Arse Face, obviously.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893703)
Posted by Sigma Magnus on July 1st, 2017 @ 9:46pm CDT

Thanks to TakaraTomy Mall, we have a couple more new images of the LG-EX God Ginrai set! This time, the images show off the vehicle modes of both Super Ginrai and Godbomber, as well as their combined vehicle convoy mode, and how their Titan Masters sit in their cabs. Check out the images below, as well as the previous set of images we covered a few days ago, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub!

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893716)
Posted by william-james88 on July 1st, 2017 @ 10:21pm CDT

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:
Kurona wrote:The barely-visible mouth, the thin nature of the face largely due to the receded cheekbones... I can't help but think of this.

Think of what?

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893812)
Posted by Ultra Markus on July 2nd, 2017 @ 2:32pm CDT

oh so they also gave ginrai translucent cab windows #-o

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893819)
Posted by Kurona on July 2nd, 2017 @ 3:28pm CDT

Ultra Markus wrote:oh so they also gave ginrai translucent cab windows

Yup, which aside from the chrome on Godbomber's sword, cannon tip and combined mode chest; seems to be the only changes made to the original releases.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893832)
Posted by steals_your_goats on July 2nd, 2017 @ 3:56pm CDT

The windows aren't translucent the entire front of the cab is. Which means everything else is painted. Yay for inevitable paint chipping...

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893867)
Posted by fenrir72 on July 2nd, 2017 @ 8:17pm CDT

steals_your_goats wrote:The windows aren't translucent the entire front of the cab is. Which means everything else is painted. Yay for inevitable paint chipping...

So yo want Takara to create a separate modl, one for the wind shields and one for the cab? Might as well turn it die-cast like the original (also will have paint chipping) :roll:

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893873)
Posted by steals_your_goats on July 2nd, 2017 @ 8:35pm CDT

fenrir72 wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:The windows aren't translucent the entire front of the cab is. Which means everything else is painted. Yay for inevitable paint chipping...

So yo want Takara to create a separate modl, one for the wind shields and one for the cab? Might as well turn it die-cast like the original (also will have paint chipping)

Is that what I said? No it's not. You should really learn to mind your own business and stop putting words in people's mouths just because you don't agree with it.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893908)
Posted by Rated X on July 2nd, 2017 @ 10:54pm CDT

steals_your_goats wrote:The windows aren't translucent the entire front of the cab is. Which means everything else is painted. Yay for inevitable paint chipping...

I thought about this....but even more about more room for factory paint errors and sloppy lines or blotches of paint by the windows. Im a frequent takara buyer and while many times I get a perfect paintjob, ive gotten duds more than once. Im glad I got the first release. I dont care about random chrome or headmasters without proper bodies to put them on.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1893966)
Posted by Evil Eye on July 3rd, 2017 @ 6:35am CDT

steals_your_goats wrote:The windows aren't translucent the entire front of the cab is. Which means everything else is painted. Yay for inevitable paint chipping...

Depends on how durable the paint is. TF paint seems to fall into one of two categories: Stronger than steel and will not chip unless you're actually trying to wreck it (Galaxy Force Galvatron) or so weak that looking at it funny will make it peel (MP-36 Megatron, the black detailing on ROTF scout class Dead End, etc). There is no middle ground.

It would have made more sense, IMO, to mold the windows as a separate clear piece that fits behind the red plastic of the cab (HasTak has done this in the past- IIRC Energon Barricade does it with his cab) but that would have required extensive retooling. Hopefully it'll be fine, but in any event, be careful with him.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1894242)
Posted by Insurgent on July 4th, 2017 @ 8:48am CDT

Oh those are nice. I would love to get this shiny God Ginrai as the centre piece of a masterforce shelf. Which would be almost all customs. Lol.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1894246)
Posted by william-james88 on July 4th, 2017 @ 9:03am CDT

Every month we get a snippet of what will come next from Takara and now that we have all the stock images for the most recent Legends reveals, such as Misfire, it is now time for more announcements. As previously hinted, Targetmaster Slugslinger is one of these anouncements, completing the trio. He is LG-55. Below you will see the upcoming Legends coded with numbers 54-57 along with a reissue of Masterpiece Black Convoy (MP 10B). This was found on the Planet Iacon Facebook page. Also as predicted, there is still no sign of redecos in the Legends line, so still no Lightfoot.

MP-10B Black Convoy (Reissue)

LG-54 Bumblebee and Axel suit Spike (Legends Sized Bumblebee figure with Titan Master)
LG-55 Targetmaster Slugslinger
LG-56 Perceptor
LG-57 Octane

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1894248)
Posted by Kurona on July 4th, 2017 @ 9:16am CDT

Who was the genius that predicted Bee would come with Spike?

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1894254)
Posted by Insurgent on July 4th, 2017 @ 10:27am CDT

I guess that's the Takara release of the Rebirth Hasbro Cerebros head. Whoever said that, awesome call.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1894256)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 4th, 2017 @ 10:47am CDT

william-james88 wrote:Axel suit Spike

Very close. It's "Excel Suit", the Japanese name for the Exosuit.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1894259)
Posted by Randomhero on July 4th, 2017 @ 10:58am CDT

So Takara is choosing to use Octane instead of Octone. The Takara name for Octane....alright

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1894262)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 4th, 2017 @ 11:01am CDT

Randomhero wrote:So Takara is choosing to use Octane instead of Octone. The Takara name for Octane....alright

No, it does say "Octone" in Japanese.

As well as "Bumble" instead of "Bumblebee". The news story just used the Hasbro names for the TFs.

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1894278)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 4th, 2017 @ 1:01pm CDT

Kurona wrote:Who was the genius that predicted Bee would come with Spike?

We all did. Stevie Wonder blindfolded naked in a dark basement did. It was that obvious

Re: New Images: Legends God Ginrai Set with Cab and Minerva (1894288)
Posted by grimdragon2001 on July 4th, 2017 @ 2:32pm CDT

Kurona wrote:Who was the genius that predicted Bee would come with Spike?

I think that was me :-P

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