Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop & Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013 7:51AM CDT
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Thanks to e-Hobby we have some nice official images of Takara Tomy's upcoming Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop and Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm. As you can see in the images mirrored below they feature the line's signature metallic paint and differing decos.
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Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop & Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm (1509989)
Posted by fenrir72 on August 7th, 2013 @ 8:04am CDT
Posted by fenrir72 on August 7th, 2013 @ 8:04am CDT
Nice!
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop & Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm (1510004)
Posted by Crosscheck on August 7th, 2013 @ 8:51am CDT
Posted by Crosscheck on August 7th, 2013 @ 8:51am CDT
Wow, they made an already awesome looking toy, Sandstorm, look even cooler. The greater amount of orange really looks cool. Still, I like my Hasbro one.
Megs is a straight up improvement on the Hasbro version. Chop Shop has a much better color to him too.
Megs is a straight up improvement on the Hasbro version. Chop Shop has a much better color to him too.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop & Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm (1510005)
Posted by Sabrblade on August 7th, 2013 @ 8:52am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on August 7th, 2013 @ 8:52am CDT
Megatron and Starscream look all wrong with those decos on those bodies. That body of Megatron's is not supposed to be colored like his ordinary G1 body, and the Starscream is supposed to have a different color layout from the G1 toy in that body. The Hasbro toys got the decos of these molds right.
Chop Shop and Waspinator look okay, I guess.
Sandstorm looks fine, but not different enough for me to pass on the Hasbro version.
Chop Shop and Waspinator look okay, I guess.
Sandstorm looks fine, but not different enough for me to pass on the Hasbro version.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop & Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm (1510008)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 7th, 2013 @ 8:58am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 7th, 2013 @ 8:58am CDT
Speaking of Chop Shop, I find it surprising TakaraTomy went ahead with him. I mean, G1 Chop Shop was a Bandai design (like Jetfire was), I wonder why Bandai Japan isn't sinking its teeth into this.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop & Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm (1510031)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on August 7th, 2013 @ 10:43am CDT
Posted by Nemesis Destron on August 7th, 2013 @ 10:43am CDT
Oh hell yeah Takara you got my money! I'm so glad I chose to wait and once again it paid off! 
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop & Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm (1510038)
Posted by Manterax Prime on August 7th, 2013 @ 11:31am CDT
Posted by Manterax Prime on August 7th, 2013 @ 11:31am CDT
Megatron and Chop Shop are the only good looking ones. Starscream and waspinator have no visual differences and Sandstorm is just horrid with all that orange.....too much orange 
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop & Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm (1510041)
Posted by noctorro on August 7th, 2013 @ 11:35am CDT
Posted by noctorro on August 7th, 2013 @ 11:35am CDT
This is all fun and games.
But when do they voyager size up these commander Optimus and Megatron?
Takara colors look better by the way
But when do they voyager size up these commander Optimus and Megatron?
Takara colors look better by the way
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop & Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm (1510051)
Posted by megatronus on August 7th, 2013 @ 12:22pm CDT
Disregarding what is "supposed to be," I completely disagree. That Megatron in that deco looks more G1 than the Classics/Henkei/United Voyager.
If they upscaled this to Voyager, you know plenty of collectors, myself included, would automatically designate this guy as our Classics Megatron.
A man can dream, can't he?
Posted by megatronus on August 7th, 2013 @ 12:22pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Megatron and Starscream look all wrong with those decos on those bodies. That body of Megatron's is not supposed to be colored like his ordinary G1 body...
Disregarding what is "supposed to be," I completely disagree. That Megatron in that deco looks more G1 than the Classics/Henkei/United Voyager.
If they upscaled this to Voyager, you know plenty of collectors, myself included, would automatically designate this guy as our Classics Megatron.
A man can dream, can't he?
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop & Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm (1510059)
Posted by noctorro on August 7th, 2013 @ 1:02pm CDT
Posted by noctorro on August 7th, 2013 @ 1:02pm CDT
My thoughts exactly, the little primes and megatrons look better than voyager classics prime/megatron.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop & Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm (1510064)
Posted by RiddlerJ on August 7th, 2013 @ 1:27pm CDT
Posted by RiddlerJ on August 7th, 2013 @ 1:27pm CDT
I want a Starscream repaint as Skywarp with Venom.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop & Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm (1510067)
Posted by Mindmaster on August 7th, 2013 @ 1:39pm CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on August 7th, 2013 @ 1:39pm CDT
I know Megatron is in his IDW "Megatron Origin" body, but Jesus H. Christ, Takara nailed it with a Generation One redeco!
Starscream doesn't look much different from his American counterpart.
Sandstorm, like Starscream, also doesn't look too different from the American release.
Starscream doesn't look much different from his American counterpart.
Sandstorm, like Starscream, also doesn't look too different from the American release.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop & Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm (1510110)
Posted by Blurrz on August 7th, 2013 @ 5:22pm CDT
Posted by Blurrz on August 7th, 2013 @ 5:22pm CDT
Not sure if Sunstorm or Sandstorm.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop & Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm (1510184)
Posted by Poyguimogul on August 7th, 2013 @ 10:00pm CDT
Posted by Poyguimogul on August 7th, 2013 @ 10:00pm CDT
The Takara G1 colors repaint of Megatron is't surprising, nor is it surprising that it looks cool. It seems as if it would represent Megatrons transition from miner to gladiator all within Megatron Origins.
Edit: Odd that Chop Shop is in the muted Browns similar to his Beetra appearance.
Starscream doesn't look much different and Waspinator looks as if they tried to make him as toy or screen accurate as possible by making the wings grey.
Sandstorm looks good regardless of region in which it was released. This version seems a little brighter and flashier, but the U.S. release matches Springer better
Edit: Odd that Chop Shop is in the muted Browns similar to his Beetra appearance.
Starscream doesn't look much different and Waspinator looks as if they tried to make him as toy or screen accurate as possible by making the wings grey.
Sandstorm looks good regardless of region in which it was released. This version seems a little brighter and flashier, but the U.S. release matches Springer better
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop & Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm (1510229)
Posted by Sodan-1 on August 8th, 2013 @ 4:21am CDT
Posted by Sodan-1 on August 8th, 2013 @ 4:21am CDT
I'm struggling to form an opinion on these three. 
It's really not surprising Takara went for the colours they did with Megatron since (and I'm assuming here) the IDW comics aren't as prominent in Japan. He's looking very nice indeed.
Starscream...? Meh. It's different but not really exciting me like Takara usually does. I'll probably be a boring-Betty and stick with Hasbro's.
And all that extra orange on Sandstorm is making me want a packet of Opal Fruits for some reason. I actually feel like it's all a little too much. Like Blurrz said, are we sure they got the right character? The yellow plastic on Hasbro's isn't all that bad so once again I may simply stick with Hasbro.
Wow, am I becoming a cheap-skate.
It's really not surprising Takara went for the colours they did with Megatron since (and I'm assuming here) the IDW comics aren't as prominent in Japan. He's looking very nice indeed.
Starscream...? Meh. It's different but not really exciting me like Takara usually does. I'll probably be a boring-Betty and stick with Hasbro's.
And all that extra orange on Sandstorm is making me want a packet of Opal Fruits for some reason. I actually feel like it's all a little too much. Like Blurrz said, are we sure they got the right character? The yellow plastic on Hasbro's isn't all that bad so once again I may simply stick with Hasbro.
Wow, am I becoming a cheap-skate.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop & Starscream with Waspinator and TG-29 Sandstorm (1510278)
Posted by Manterax Prime on August 8th, 2013 @ 9:23am CDT
Going with the Hasbro version of a figure does not make one a cheapskate, so no, you're not. Many of Hasbro's figures nowadays are clearly superior to their Takara counterparts. You're just starting to see that, which is good.
Just because it's from Japan, it doesn't mean it any good.
Posted by Manterax Prime on August 8th, 2013 @ 9:23am CDT
Sodan-1 wrote:I'm struggling to form an opinion on these three.
It's really not surprising Takara went for the colours they did with Megatron since (and I'm assuming here) the IDW comics aren't as prominent in Japan. He's looking very nice indeed.
Starscream...? Meh. It's different but not really exciting me like Takara usually does. I'll probably be a boring-Betty and stick with Hasbro's.
And all that extra orange on Sandstorm is making me want a packet of Opal Fruits for some reason. I actually feel like it's all a little too much. Like Blurrz said, are we sure they got the right character? The yellow plastic on Hasbro's isn't all that bad so once again I may simply stick with Hasbro.
Wow, am I becoming a cheap-skate.
Going with the Hasbro version of a figure does not make one a cheapskate, so no, you're not. Many of Hasbro's figures nowadays are clearly superior to their Takara counterparts. You're just starting to see that, which is good.
Just because it's from Japan, it doesn't mean it any good.
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