Taiwan TRU Offering Free Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Groove with Minimum Purchase

I forsee a lot of Grooves on the secondary market for $60 and a lot of wave 5 and 6 stuff flooding the secondary market for piss cheap. This still seems like the easiest way to get Deluxe Groove outside of the UW set but damn, that's still hell for anybody outside of Taiwan, especially since most people already have everything they wanted at this point.

Am currently in TW, will check out the promo this Friday.

I don't own any version of defensor yet. I would not mind picking up the CW protectorbots + get a free groove. Only concern is if they include the feet/hand part with groove.

Hasbro is likely to release Groove online within the next few months, like with Slingshot and Wildrider. I'll wait until then.

Re: Taiwan TRU Offering Free Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Groove with Minimum Purchase (1774944)
Posted by gavinfuzzy on March 23rd, 2016 @ 7:15am CDT
Am currently in TW, will check out the promo this Friday.

I don't own any version of defensor yet. I would not mind picking up the CW protectorbots + get a free groove. Only concern is if they include the feet/hand part with groove.

Uhm, grab me one too please?

Whew! Knowing they already have Groove in single packaging makes it much more likely of a release in the US.

Roadbuster wrote:Hasbro is likely to release Groove online within the next few months, like with Slingshot and Wildrider. I'll wait until then.

Don't hold your breath.

New picture of UW Computron from TF Yuki:

イベントの準備も大変ですが、ユナイトウォリアーズシリーズも順調に作業中！
情報解禁はもう少々お待ちください。

Translation via Google:

Event preparation of is also very , but Unite Warriors series in also steadily work !
Information lifting of the ban , please wait a little longer .

Really not bad when you think it's like buy 4 limbs get a fifth free

I'm really liking all the detail on Computron's chest. Can't wait to see it fully revealed. Judging from the tweet it shouldn't be much longer.

Man, Hasbro should do proof of purchase mail aways like they used to for Groove.
The Omnibots were awesome, and they used to do it for G.I. Joes all the time.
Times have changed, I guess.

Cobotron wrote:Man, Hasbro should do proof of purchase mail aways like they used to for Groove.
The Omnibots were awesome, and they used to do it for G.I. Joes all the time.
Times have changed, I guess.

Ha! I just found my very old and beaten up William the Refrigerator Perry GI Joe mailaway figure a few months ago.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Man, Hasbro should do proof of purchase mail aways like they used to for Groove.
The Omnibots were awesome, and they used to do it for G.I. Joes all the time.
Times have changed, I guess.

Ha! I just found my very old and beaten up William the Refrigerator Perry GI Joe mailaway figure a few months ago.

See! Remember how awesome that was?

From Taiwan Facebook page Transformers Never Die https://www.facebook.com/TransformersNe ... 5736308300

Boy! That sure looks ready for North American release.

It's the TRU Taiwan exclusive - http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/taiwan-tru-offering-free-takara-transformers-unite-warriors-groove-with-minimum-purchase/34973/

Sabrblade wrote:It's the TRU Taiwan exclusive - http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/taiwan-tru-offering-free-takara-transformers-unite-warriors-groove-with-minimum-purchase/34973/

Thanks! I know what it is. My point is you don't put out the resources and time into all that packaging to produce 500-1000 units for give aways. I'm thinking it's a good bet Groove is headed our way.

Yeah, I'm with Cobs on this one.

Sabrblade wrote:

Roadbuster wrote:Hasbro is likely to release Groove online within the next few months, like with Slingshot and Wildrider. I'll wait until then.

Don't hold your breath.

Care to wager a Shiny New Combiner Wars Deluxe Groove on that?

Oh, and btw, you'd be paying for shipping too.

I think they'll be waiting and launching it alongside combaticon blast off

Cobotron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It's the TRU Taiwan exclusive - http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/taiwan-tru-offering-free-takara-transformers-unite-warriors-groove-with-minimum-purchase/34973/

Thanks! I know what it is. My point is you don't put out the resources and time into all that packaging to produce 500-1000 units for give aways.

It's happened before.

For instance:

Sabrblade wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It's the TRU Taiwan exclusive - http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/taiwan-tru-offering-free-takara-transformers-unite-warriors-groove-with-minimum-purchase/34973/

Thanks! I know what it is. My point is you don't put out the resources and time into all that packaging to produce 500-1000 units for give aways.

It's happened before.

For instance:

But once again, that is tied to 3H as a con exclusive, which is the same kind of stuff I pointed to above.

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It's the TRU Taiwan exclusive - http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/taiwan-tru-offering-free-takara-transformers-unite-warriors-groove-with-minimum-purchase/34973/

Thanks! I know what it is. My point is you don't put out the resources and time into all that packaging to produce 500-1000 units for give aways.

It's happened before.

For instance:

http://static.seibertron.com/images/toy ... or-001.jpg[/img]

But once again, that is tied to 3H as a con exclusive, which is the same kind of stuff I pointed to above.

Uh, when? I checked the last few pages and nada. I think you're thinking of the Legends thread where you compared Predacus to the Legends EX Beast Wars guys. Or something else entirely.


As for Groove, I hope he gets a North American release somehow. I want him so.
Now here's a question. Can anybody spot any differences from the Takara version? I know it's a low-quality packaged shot, but it's a start.

That's also not U.S. packaging. That's international packaging.

U.S. packaging for CW Deluxes is monolingual and includes a comic book.

It also recycles the old Transformers Legends mobile game artwork for Groove, and appears to be virtually unchanged from Takara's deco.

This is more than likely the Taiwan TRU exclusive, cobbled together by Hasbro Asia.

Sabrblade wrote:That's also not U.S. packaging. That's international packaging.

Which we've technically gotten in the states before, since CW wave 1 comics weren't ready when they had to ship. I know Hasbro prefers to give us the comic packaging, but I don't think they'd ruffle too many feathers if the multilingual packaging was released in the US and other NA territories.

It also recycles the old Transformers Legends mobile game artwork for Groove

Not surprising since a lot of figures in the line used Legends artwork, even if it's radically different from the toy design. Flipping through the cards I have, Skydive, Dragstrip, Silverbolt, Motormaster, Hot Spot, and Megatron all use Legends art that is clearly not of their CW toy.

and appears to be virtually unchanged from Takara's deco.

Good news!

This is more than likely the Taiwan TRU exclusive, cobbled together by Hasbro Asia.

I remain cautiously optimistic, but I'll nab one on the secondary market if I have to.

That Bot wrote:Uh, when? I checked the last few pages and nada. I think you're thinking of the Legends thread where you compared Predacus to the Legends EX Beast Wars guys. Or something else entirely.

As for Groove, I hope he gets a North American release somehow. I want him so.
Now here's a question. Can anybody spot any differences from the Takara version? I know it's a low-quality packaged shot, but it's a start.

Bah, Cobotron wrote the same line in the combiner wars thread where I answered this: transformers-generations-combiner-wars-discussion-thread-p1775190.php#p1775019
Which is similar to Sabr's response.

Anyways, there is a different between Hasbro and Takara. The motorcycle stand is black on one and white on the other. I am sure we will see more once people get this one in hand.

I got my Grand Convoy in last night. He's as grand as expected. Every figure except for Ironhide is a step up in terms of presentation with Sunstreaker and Mirage being the best of the bunch.

Prime is overall better, but I really wish they had added decos to his matrix chamber.

Prowl is mostly the same, but I prefer the color scheme from Takara. Plus, every CW Prowl I saw when I was buying had uneven paint on his head crest, so this worked out for me.

Ironhide is more cartoon-ish, but I actually like the Hasbro colors better over all. It doesn't help that there is a partial thumbprint in my Takara version's striping. QQ

That Bot wrote:

This is more than likely the Taiwan TRU exclusive, cobbled together by Hasbro Asia.

I remain cautiously optimistic, but I'll nab one on the secondary market if I have to.

Well now you can, here it is:

http://www.robotkingdom.com/gen16dlxgroove.html

Courtesy of some scans of a hobby magazine, via Facebook page Planet Iacon, we have some teaser look at confirmed upcoming products from Takara Tomy, in a number of lines! The first batch is in the Unite Warriors line, as the recently repeatedly teased Computron shows up - check out the silhouettes for each individual Technobot figure, too, below.

huh ... so no Cosmos repaint (rumoured Scrounge) from these guys.

Might go with Hasbro this time.

Really liking the Rook remold, bot mode looks about the same as expected but alt mode is pretty different. Definitely getting both sets since they're shaping up to be quite different.

Once again, dangit Takara! Now I HAVE to get both and mix-and-match...anyone have an estimate on how much these'll cost?

Sigma Magnus wrote:Once again, dangit Takara! Now I HAVE to get both and mix-and-match...anyone have an estimate on how much these'll cost?

It's going to be a standard release so it's 15000 yen which would be about $135 in freedom bucks. If you import there will be discounts depending on which site you choose. Anime export will most likely have a 30% discount so it'll be around $95 but they typically sell out quick.

*GASP* That Strafe silhouette actually looks like Strafe! Now if the other Technobots would just follow suit...

I thought we were supposed to see new hands and feet with Computron?

MGrotusque wrote:I thought we were supposed to see new hands and feet with Computron?

Nope they're only on the hasbro release

Sigma Magnus wrote:Once again, dangit Takara! Now I HAVE to get both and mix-and-match...anyone have an estimate on how much these'll cost?

Both would cost you about 250$ shipped.

I dont need to mix and match anything, just take takara as this looks awesome! I already have the cosmos mold anyway and no need for fancy feet when that means the scramble city combiners dont all stand as tall.

Now we know 2 additonal things:

1: this comes out in august

2: afterburner is supposed to have that canopy windshiwld folded down

I dont think we lose whichever version we get as they all have new stuff and while takara might be the way to go I just want to see both before making up my choice. But regardles I dont think we'll need to mix and match too much.

Scattershot = CW Scattershot mold
Afterburner = UW Groove mold
Strafe = UW Blast Off mold
Lightspeed = CW Wheeljack mold
Nosecone = CW Rook mold

Each figure has new guns based on their G1 guns. Even the Hasbro Scattershot and Afterburner don't include them.

Scattershot is also not the same as Hasbro's due to the retooling of Computron's chest and head (who knows if other changes exist).

Randy

Powered Convoy wrote:Scattershot is also not the same as Hasbro's due to the retooling of Computron's chest and head (who knows if other changes exist).

I meant that it uses that same mold as a base, much like how Nosecone uses the Rook mold but not without changes to the mold.

For anyone on the fence about whether to go Hasbro or Takara on this, I'm leaning Takara.

I'm thinking that since 1) Hasbro's G2 Bruticus still uses the Firefly/Slingshot mold, and 2) Takara has now retooled shuttle blast off, that we actually may not see a Hasbro shuttle blast off release. So, since I already have Hasbro Bruticus (I really don't mind Blast Off as a jet), Going Takara for Computron at least gets me a version of the blast off mold which I don't have.

Still can't tell if either will be using Swindle's hands or Rook's nubbs.

Welp, I guess I'm getting the UW version.

I normally don't mind the Hasbro releases, but as we are duelling Boxsets here, I love that hellacious drill on Nosecone, much moreso than on the Brawl mold, and the Blast Off Mold will forever elude me. ot so heartset on the Cosmos repaint either, I don't need a Scrounge unless its out of the FOC diskbots and the HFG are Fne By Me. I don't like the Wheeljack mold arms, but the combined mode has proven consistently more stable than the swinging socket on Dead End/Streetwise/et al.

I hope two things about Nosecone:

1: The drill is removable, so Comp can have a drill hand.
2: He has Rook's nubs, so he can have a hulk hand and a giant drill (if it's removable).

I'm not seeing things, am I? The lower legs of Lightspeed are definately from the Wheeljack mold, aren't they?

Easy Tiger wrote:I'm not seeing things, am I? The lower legs of Lightspeed are definetely from the Wheeljack mold, aren't they?

Yes, they are. That's the only thing I don't like about this set.

Autobot N wrote:I hope two things about Nosecone:

1: The drill is removable, so Comp can have a drill hand.
2: He has Rook's nubs, so he can have a hulk hand and a giant drill (if it's removable).

I've got to believe the drill is removable since I believe there is already a 5mm port on the front of Rook, so they would only need to create the new drill piece for the alt mode. Leg mode would likely need a minor retool or additional partsform to connect the drill in the toy accurate downward position. This would likely also work for bot mode as well

Autobot N wrote:

Easy Tiger wrote:I'm not seeing things, am I? The lower legs of Lightspeed are definetely from the Wheeljack mold, aren't they?

Yes, they are. That's the only thing I don't like about this set.

To be fair though, CW Wheeljack has by far the closest vehicle mode to G1 Lightspeed out of all the available car molds in Combiner Wars...

G1 Lightspeed:


CW Dead End/Brake-neck Mold:


CW Breakdown Mold/Sunstreaker:


CW Streetwise/Prowl/Smokescreen Mold:


CW Wheeljack Mold:

Gearslide wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

Easy Tiger wrote:I'm not seeing things, am I? The lower legs of Lightspeed are definetely from the Wheeljack mold, aren't they?

Yes, they are. That's the only thing I don't like about this set.

To be fair though, CW Wheeljack has by far the closest vehicle mode to G1 Lightspeed out of all the available car molds in Combiner Wars...

Don't care. The Breakdown mold is a piece of crap.

Autobot N wrote:

Gearslide wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

Easy Tiger wrote:I'm not seeing things, am I? The lower legs of Lightspeed are definetely from the Wheeljack mold, aren't they?

Yes, they are. That's the only thing I don't like about this set.

To be fair though, CW Wheeljack has by far the closest vehicle mode to G1 Lightspeed out of all the available car molds in Combiner Wars...

Don't care. The Breakdown mold is a piece of crap.

This guy gets it. The only thing it's good for is arm mode, and even then, Menasor's sHoUlDeR hUrTs.