Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by Gearslide
Jul 23, 2012
Thank Goodness Swerve is terrible and his Micron is poorly designed.
Wait, what's that? Swerve is awesome and so is his Micron? Darn. There goes my money.
And can I just buy those gold stickers on Airachnid's knees? Like, I don't want any of that except the stickers.
Wait, what's that? Swerve is awesome and so is his Micron? Darn. There goes my money.
And can I just buy those gold stickers on Airachnid's knees? Like, I don't want any of that except the stickers.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by TulioDude
Jul 23, 2012
Airachind looks good and Swerve is very intimidating looking.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by SKYWARPED_128
Jul 23, 2012
Not feeling the love for Swerve. His head keeps reminding me of DOTM Leadfoot. Not crazy about his arms micron either; always preferred the 'Con ones with their animal forms than the humanoid Autobot microns. IMO, animal microns can still look decent even with the limited articulation of these basic model kits, but the humanoid ones look too stiff.
As for Airachnid, not even an arms micron and stickers can save this mold. That said, I do like her arms micron. Not putting down any cash on the main figure just to get the micron, though. These Takara versions aren't exactly cheap.
Someone wake me up when Breakdown's Silas version pops up.
As for Airachnid, not even an arms micron and stickers can save this mold. That said, I do like her arms micron. Not putting down any cash on the main figure just to get the micron, though. These Takara versions aren't exactly cheap.
Someone wake me up when Breakdown's Silas version pops up.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by xyl360
Jul 23, 2012
I may be giving Swerve's Arms Micron to Knockout 
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Airachnid definitely looks better through the power of stickers. I'm still hoping for a new mold though.
.Airachnid definitely looks better through the power of stickers. I'm still hoping for a new mold though.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by Autobot032
Jul 23, 2012
Swerve! Y U SO SUCK?!
He's an unfortunate redeco/remold. That mold will ALWAYS belong to Breakdown. You can tell it's Breakdown with a new head, whereas some redos have pwned the mold. Not so with this poor guy.
It's a shame, really, because the mold itself is awesome, just not in those colors and his Micron KICKS ASS.
All of it. Not just a little bit of it, but every danged inch of it.
Airachnid...eh...Hasbro did a better job, and her Micron is just unwieldy...
He's an unfortunate redeco/remold. That mold will ALWAYS belong to Breakdown. You can tell it's Breakdown with a new head, whereas some redos have pwned the mold. Not so with this poor guy.
It's a shame, really, because the mold itself is awesome, just not in those colors and his Micron KICKS ASS.
All of it. Not just a little bit of it, but every danged inch of it.
Airachnid...eh...Hasbro did a better job, and her Micron is just unwieldy...
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by Genocide G2.0
Jul 23, 2012
Still not a fan of the Airachnid mold but just those four little stickers help a lot especially on her face and i like the spider micron .
Swerve again another repaint that i just don't get but his micron is cool looking also more like the g1 target masters.
Swerve again another repaint that i just don't get but his micron is cool looking also more like the g1 target masters.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by Doubledealer93
Jul 23, 2012
am i the only one who thinks his micron looks like the auto axe from fallout 3 the Pitt?
i think both look terrible.
i think both look terrible.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by Sabrblade
Jul 23, 2012
Swerve looks just as I expected him to, so no really issues there.
Not even TakaraTomy can save the Airachnid mold.
Not even TakaraTomy can save the Airachnid mold.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by RhA
Jul 23, 2012
Swerve.
He's like the granny-undies of the TF universe.
He's like the granny-undies of the TF universe.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by Gearslide
Jul 23, 2012
Hold the phone...does the Airachnid mold have 2 new 5mm ports on either side just under the rotor fixture? If you got the Arms Micron version and a Hasbro version, you could actually make a passable spider mode using both sets of rotors placed in those ports...
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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They tried though. It already LOOKS better than the Hasbro version, and the micron is nice...but I feel like they should have spent their budget re-engineering her hands. =_=;
Comment by RAcast
Jul 23, 2012
Sabrblade wrote:Swerve looks just as I expected him to, so no really issues there.
Not even TakaraTomy can save the Airachnid mold.
They tried though. It already LOOKS better than the Hasbro version, and the micron is nice...but I feel like they should have spent their budget re-engineering her hands. =_=;
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by Sodan-1
Jul 23, 2012
Swerve's head is kind of interesting in a cool way, but there's just no ignoring the fact that it's on Breakdown's body. Both Microns I like, but Takara's Airachnid is no improvement over the RiD version. Will probably skip both.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by Rated X
Jul 23, 2012
It would be nice if they would take a break from the Prime stuff and show us how Takara plans to repaint the FOC Generations molds. Right now bruticus is hot, and people deserve to know what Takara has coming before wasting money on one of the other 3 versions that are available. It would also be nice to find out if the Shockwave I pre-ordered is going to be different from the newly released Hasbro version.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by Sabrblade
Jul 23, 2012
That's IF Takara does decide to release the FOC generations figures, as they didn't get the WFC video game in Japan and likely aren't getting FOC either. Shockwave is the only 2012 Generations figure they've announced a release of and it's gonna be a Prime toy for them. Their United toyline is only just now getting the PCC molds, so they're pretty behind in their releasing Generations Hasbro molds. Prime must be doing well in Japan if that seems to be their biggest focus right now.Rated X wrote:It would be nice if they would take a break from the Prime stuff and show us how Takara plans to repaint the FOC Generations molds. Right now bruticus is hot, and people deserve to know what Takara has coming before wasting money on one of the other 3 versions that are available. It would also be nice to find out if the Shockwave I pre-ordered is going to be different from the newly released Hasbro version.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by Va'al
Jul 23, 2012
Hm.
No, and no. More for you guys!
No, and no. More for you guys!
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by PrymeStriker
Jul 23, 2012
Ugh, the stickers make the Takara Airachnid look better. Here's hoping Reprolabels puts out a similar sticker sheet so I don't have to fold for the Takara version -.-
Swerve looks decent, but I won't be buying him. I don't want everyone in my TFP collection to have a repaint of one-another in some form. -.-
Swerve looks decent, but I won't be buying him. I don't want everyone in my TFP collection to have a repaint of one-another in some form. -.-
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by Blurrz
Jul 23, 2012
That Micron scarab..
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Yep, they didn't get the WfC game, but they still did the figures (and plenty of repaints of them as well) so I expect FoC to be no different.
Comment by xyl360
Jul 23, 2012
Sabrblade wrote:That's IF Takara does decide to release the FOC generations figures, as they didn't get the WFC video game in Japan and likely aren't getting FOC either. Shockwave is the only 2012 Generations figure they've announced a release of and it's gonna be a Prime toy for them. Their United toyline is only just now getting the PCC molds, so they're pretty behind in their releasing Generations Hasbro molds. Prime must be doing well in Japan if that seems to be their biggest focus right now.Rated X wrote:It would be nice if they would take a break from the Prime stuff and show us how Takara plans to repaint the FOC Generations molds. Right now bruticus is hot, and people deserve to know what Takara has coming before wasting money on one of the other 3 versions that are available. It would also be nice to find out if the Shockwave I pre-ordered is going to be different from the newly released Hasbro version.
Yep, they didn't get the WfC game, but they still did the figures (and plenty of repaints of them as well) so I expect FoC to be no different.
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Jul 24, 2012
Taking a closer look at the Microns, we now have another completed Super Combo Weapon, and a new Crystal color to deal with. But I can't find their names...
Re: Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17 Swerve & AM-18 Airachnid
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They got all the WFC figures in the united line. I believe FOC Prime and Jazz were also getting a Takara release when I pre-ordered Shockwave. Im banking on them releasing the molds, because for the Japanese it's all about collecting figures, not playing video games.
Comment by Rated X
Jul 24, 2012
Sabrblade wrote:That's IF Takara does decide to release the FOC generations figures, as they didn't get the WFC video game in Japan and likely aren't getting FOC either. Shockwave is the only 2012 Generations figure they've announced a release of and it's gonna be a Prime toy for them. Their United toyline is only just now getting the PCC molds, so they're pretty behind in their releasing Generations Hasbro molds. Prime must be doing well in Japan if that seems to be their biggest focus right now.Rated X wrote:It would be nice if they would take a break from the Prime stuff and show us how Takara plans to repaint the FOC Generations molds. Right now bruticus is hot, and people deserve to know what Takara has coming before wasting money on one of the other 3 versions that are available. It would also be nice to find out if the Shockwave I pre-ordered is going to be different from the newly released Hasbro version.
They got all the WFC figures in the united line. I believe FOC Prime and Jazz were also getting a Takara release when I pre-ordered Shockwave. Im banking on them releasing the molds, because for the Japanese it's all about collecting figures, not playing video games.
