Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway

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TakaraTomyMall are holding a giveaway in time for the holidays on their Transformers Adventure line, by adding a free Ratbat minicon/micron to purchases over 3000 Yen. If you're in the minicon addiction club, this probably really interests you - or is bad news. Check out the little critter below!

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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1747268)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 11th, 2015 @ 12:17pm CST

So Ratbat is a special store exclusive in Japan, eh? Guess that's one way to get it over there.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1748936)
Posted by william-james88 on December 18th, 2015 @ 10:58pm CST

It has been a while since we were shown something new from Takara's TAV and TED lines, but this should make up for it. Firstly, the Snakas Blog has some new images of the previously reported Legion class figures:

TAV34 EZ collection team Bumblebee VS Megatronus

TAV35 EZ collection Autobots VS Decepticons set

We also got brand new images from TF Yuki for TED16 Big Thunderhoof (based on 3-step thunderhoof):

Lastly, Yuki also gave us a nice look at their version of Warrior Fracture, TAV36:

Are any of these worth going importing? Let us know in the discussion!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1748939)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 18th, 2015 @ 11:08pm CST

Fracture looks downright gorgeous!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1748941)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 18th, 2015 @ 11:14pm CST

Just as I figured, hasbro's is so show accurate, TT could only make him look gorgeous

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1748947)
Posted by william-james88 on December 18th, 2015 @ 11:34pm CST

Dammit! I spent enough oney this year on the superior takara decos that I told myself I would stick with hasbro this year. It will be hard.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1748949)
Posted by Cobotron on December 18th, 2015 @ 11:37pm CST

william-james88 wrote:Dammit! I spent enough oney this year on the superior takara decos that I told myself I would stick with hasbro this year. It will be hard.

Will, I'm telling you, the differences are minimal. You can go for the Hasbro release on this one, and not regret it.

Edit: Ok :roll:

upon 2nd inspection, maybe not "minimal", but I think you could save a buck (or beaver) here.
Wow, they did some justice to the minicon shoulder pads. And the stear skull on the fearing of the bike looks tuff. Reminds me of Oil Slick.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1748951)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 18th, 2015 @ 11:45pm CST

Cobotron wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Dammit! I spent enough oney this year on the superior takara decos that I told myself I would stick with hasbro this year. It will be hard.
Will, I'm telling you, the differences are minimal. You can go for the Hasbro release on this one, and not regret it.

Edit: Ok upon 2nd inspection, maybe not "minimal", but I think you could save a buck (or beaver) here.
Wow, they did some justice to the minicon shoulder pads. And the stear skull on the fearing of the bike looks tuff. Reminds me of Oil Slick.

Precisely here's the hasbro one:

and here's the TT's version:

Apart from the color on the shoulders and painted detail on the mini-cons and front struts of the bike, you're not actually missing anything...

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1748953)
Posted by william-james88 on December 18th, 2015 @ 11:48pm CST

Cobotron wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Dammit! I spent enough oney this year on the superior takara decos that I told myself I would stick with hasbro this year. It will be hard.
Will, I'm telling you, the differences are minimal. You can go for the Hasbro release on this one, and not regret it.

Edit: Ok upon 2nd inspection, maybe not "minimal", but I think you could save a buck (or beaver) here.
Wow, they did some justice to the minicon shoulder pads. And the stear skull on the fearing of the bike looks tuff. Reminds me of Oil Slick.

Does Hasbro's gun have red paint on it too? Its things like that which make me go nuts.

Also, while I like your beaver joke, we actually have loonies which is just as funny but true. Our dollar has a canadian goose on it (I know I know, BIG SHOCK!), and the name of that bird is also a loon, so we call it a loonie. But then we are made fun of for being Looney

This should sum it up, stay till the end: http://social.popsugar.com/Incredible-A ... KIT-763180

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1748955)
Posted by Cobotron on December 18th, 2015 @ 11:52pm CST

Well you also have the Queen of England on your money, but well leave that old "bird" out of this. :-P

... and yes the Hasbro gun is nicely painted.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1748956)
Posted by william-james88 on December 18th, 2015 @ 11:55pm CST

Cobotron wrote:Well you also have the Queen of England on your money, but well leave that old "bird" out of this.

... and yes the Hasbro gun is nicely painted.

WOOT WOOT! thats what I wanted the most for some silly reason. Did you watch the video in the link I sent above?

Also, our coins are so darn canadian it hurts:

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1748957)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 18th, 2015 @ 11:55pm CST

Yeah, his gun is as equally painted as TT's

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1748958)
Posted by Cobotron on December 19th, 2015 @ 12:02am CST

Hey! Looks like you've got yerself enough wildlife der ta getcha a couple a Timmy Ho's. Eh?
Video wouldn't load.

I'm really waiting to see TT's Megatronus. He's been announced, and we just haven't seen anything yet, right?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749015)
Posted by no-one on December 19th, 2015 @ 7:34am CST

william-james88 wrote:Dammit! I spent enough oney this year on the superior takara decos that I told myself I would stick with hasbro this year. It will be hard.

#thestruggleisreal

I don't know how I feel about how deep that purple looks, maybe just the way the camera is catching it. I like some of the paint on Hasbro's (red on his tummy and silver on shoulders) and some on Takara's (mo' paint on fakicons and in alt mode) better.

Hasbro's is very nice and I'm very happy with it. Does this help ya Will?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749018)
Posted by william-james88 on December 19th, 2015 @ 7:47am CST

Beautiful pic!
Robot mode looks good but I am more envious of the alt mode.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749022)
Posted by no-one on December 19th, 2015 @ 7:54am CST

william-james88 wrote:Beautiful pic!
Robot mode looks good but I am more envious of the alt mode.

Thanks, I try :oops:

I can feel ya on alt mode. I may have to take a paint marker to him. My robrobuddies stay in bot mode except for photo ops and play time, so it's not a big deal for me.

Either way (has or tak), Fracture is an amazing figure for the line. Easily one of the best so far.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749315)
Posted by Va'al on December 21st, 2015 @ 8:45am CST

Adding to this round-up post from a couple of days ago from the Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure lines, usual PR-tweetmaster Hisashi Yuki has shared a couple more images of the Warrior class TAV-36 Fracture in his Japanese paint-scheme, plus some additional TED-17 Bumblebee shots. Check them out below!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749317)
Posted by Cobotron on December 21st, 2015 @ 8:47am CST

That Fracture is in the GROOVE!

on the Groove?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749319)
Posted by william-james88 on December 21st, 2015 @ 8:50am CST

Dammit Japan, you really dont want us to forget for one second that you have a deluxe groove?!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749346)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 21st, 2015 @ 10:09am CST

1) Fracture is beautiful, but equal to hasbro in my opinion, so no matter which option you go with you will win here!

2) Poor Groove. can't get anyone off his back for too long

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749361)
Posted by Shuttershock on December 21st, 2015 @ 10:39am CST

william-james88 wrote:Dammit Japan, you really dont want us to forget for one second that you have a deluxe groove?!

"Oh, you want Deluxe Groove as a mass market release? Well why didn't you say so? I'll just make him a Japanese mall exclusive that you can only get in a bundle and NEVER use his mold again.

That way, everyone wins! Right?"

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749384)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 21st, 2015 @ 11:57am CST

Shuttershock wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Dammit Japan, you really dont want us to forget for one second that you have a deluxe groove?!

"Oh, you want Deluxe Groove as a mass market release? Well why didn't you say so? I'll just make him a Japanese mall exclusive that you can only get in a bundle and NEVER use his mold again.

That way, everyone wins! Right?"

That's something I'd have expected from hasbro, not TT [-(

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749390)
Posted by Shuttershock on December 21st, 2015 @ 12:03pm CST

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Shuttershock wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Dammit Japan, you really dont want us to forget for one second that you have a deluxe groove?!

"Oh, you want Deluxe Groove as a mass market release? Well why didn't you say so? I'll just make him a Japanese mall exclusive that you can only get in a bundle and NEVER use his mold again.

That way, everyone wins! Right?"

That's something I'd have expected from hasbro, not TT

My question is does Takara make the kind of money to afford building one-use molds just to appease collector's. I know there's a mark up on it but come on!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749401)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 21st, 2015 @ 12:14pm CST

Shuttershock wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Shuttershock wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Dammit Japan, you really dont want us to forget for one second that you have a deluxe groove?!

"Oh, you want Deluxe Groove as a mass market release? Well why didn't you say so? I'll just make him a Japanese mall exclusive that you can only get in a bundle and NEVER use his mold again.

That way, everyone wins! Right?"

That's something I'd have expected from hasbro, not TT

My question is does Takara make the kind of money to afford building one-use molds just to appease collector's. I know there's a mark up on it but come on!

Probably enough to break even, they don't seem as bent on profiteering from their consumers as hasbro does.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749428)
Posted by william-james88 on December 21st, 2015 @ 12:38pm CST

Shuttershock wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Shuttershock wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Dammit Japan, you really dont want us to forget for one second that you have a deluxe groove?!

"Oh, you want Deluxe Groove as a mass market release? Well why didn't you say so? I'll just make him a Japanese mall exclusive that you can only get in a bundle and NEVER use his mold again.

That way, everyone wins! Right?"

That's something I'd have expected from hasbro, not TT

My question is does Takara make the kind of money to afford building one-use molds just to appease collector's. I know there's a mark up on it but come on!

I dont see how they can. Their other in house designs for TAV are mass market.

So it could be that Hellscream9999 is right and that this isn't just TT but a Hasbro decision... Hasbro Asia. Hasbro Asia makes a nice little markup on Takara Tomy exclusives which it distributes across asia and retailers worldwide. By having TT make it an exclusive in Japan, people outside Japan cannot get this item (at least as easily) and are stuck getting the Hasbro Asia version. It is not hard to wonder if for the higher tcket items (sice it is becoming quite the trend, especially with the Masterpeice toys), the distribution contracts they already have (since TT toys are sold in Hong Kong TRUs through Hasbro Asia) have some new/extra clauses where certain items must be exclusive in Japan.

So in the end, it may be due to agreements with Hasbro Asia that these TT toys are exclusive.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749482)
Posted by Evil Eye on December 21st, 2015 @ 2:09pm CST

Wow, Fracture looks beautiful. I'm seriously contemplating getting him.

You know what I'd love to see though? A retool of him as Animated Oil Slick. I mean yes, the original toy is perfect as is, but more Animated homages are always welcome.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749490)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 21st, 2015 @ 2:21pm CST

Delta Magnus wrote:Wow, Fracture looks beautiful. I'm seriously contemplating getting him.

You know what I'd love to see though? A retool of him as Animated Oil Slick. I mean yes, the original toy is perfect as is, but more Animated homages are always welcome.

The originals' shoulders are too restricted, and I would get a retool of rid fracture as oilslick; he's great, you should get a version of him (for once hasbro's is show accurate >:oP

)

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749521)
Posted by Shuttershock on December 21st, 2015 @ 3:38pm CST

I still plan on doing this at some point:

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749596)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 21st, 2015 @ 9:27pm CST

Shuttershock wrote:I still plan on doing this at some point:

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1749816)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 22nd, 2015 @ 6:34pm CST

Delta Magnus wrote:Wow, Fracture looks beautiful. I'm seriously contemplating getting him.

You know what I'd love to see though? A retool of him as Animated Oil Slick. I mean yes, the original toy is perfect as is, but more Animated homages are always welcome.

Animated oil slick is really not that bad an idea. And if it is cheaper, I would strongly recommend hasbro Fracture if it is cheaper. That one is just as good as the takara one

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1750229)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 24th, 2015 @ 7:16pm CST

TAV Megatronus pics, he looks pretty nice...

Link cuz pics aren't working :HEADHURTS:

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1750230)
Posted by no-one on December 24th, 2015 @ 7:20pm CST

TAV Megatronus looks like they pulled the best bits from the two Hasbrah releases.

Maybe I will finally get a Tak figure from the RID line.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1750251)
Posted by fenrir72 on December 24th, 2015 @ 10:40pm CST

Megatronus

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1750253)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 24th, 2015 @ 10:53pm CST

fenrir72 wrote:Megatronus

He does look quite nice 8-)

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1750258)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 24th, 2015 @ 11:19pm CST

Fellow Seibertronians, hot on the heels of TAV Fracture being revealed, below you will find, courtesy of Amazon Japan, the first full color stock images for:

Takara Transformers Adventure TAV37 Megatoronus
Takara Transformers Adventure TED18 Big Drift
Takara Transformers Adventure TED19 Spring Load

They are all to be released February 27.

So what do think of these newest additions to the TAV/TED line? Is Srpingload worth getting to you? Do you like TAV Megatronus more than either of Hasbro's offerings? Let us know what you think of these on the boards.

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Posted by fenrir72 on December 25th, 2015 @ 12:28am CST

Hellscream9999 wrote:Fellow Seibertronians, hot on the heels of TAV Fracture being revealed, below you will find, courtesy of Amazon Japan, the first full color stock images for:

Takara Transformers Adventure TAV37 Megatoronus
Takara Transformers Adventure TED18 Big Drift
Takara Transformers Adventure TED19 Spring Load

They are all to be released February 27.

So what do think of these newest additions to the TAV/TED line? Is Srpingload worth getting to you? Do you like TAV Megatronus more than either of Hasbro's offerings? Let us know what you think of these on the boards.

That frog dude is one UgghLEEE mother marie! :lol:

Btw, how tall is this guy? Megatronus? As tall as the TT Optimus?

Amiami is up too.

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1750273)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 25th, 2015 @ 12:34am CST

fenrir72 wrote:That frog dude is one UgghLEEE mother marie!

Btw, how tall is this guy? Megatronus? As tall as the TT Optimus?

Amiami is up too.

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1

How tall is who?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1750276)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 25th, 2015 @ 12:57am CST

fenrir72 wrote:Btw, how tall is this guy? Megatronus? As tall as the TT Optimus?

Warrior class molds are Deluxe class-sized.

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Posted by fenrir72 on December 25th, 2015 @ 1:11am CST

Sabrblade wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:Btw, how tall is this guy? Megatronus? As tall as the TT Optimus?
Warrior class molds are Deluxe class-sized.

So if I try to re-enact his battle with the TT longpants Optimus, he'd be just reaching his (Optimus') waiste then?

Thanks.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1750905)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 29th, 2015 @ 10:10am CST

Holy cows. They did an awesome job with Megs deco. Drift looks awesome. And yo that Springload!!!! I loved the hasbro version but that is just over the top!!!

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Posted by william-james88 on December 29th, 2015 @ 10:22am CST

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Holy cows. They did an awesome job with Megs deco. Drift looks awesome. And yo that Springload!!!! I loved the hasbro version but that is just over the top!!!

Yeah that springload is just something else!

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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 29th, 2015 @ 10:45am CST

william-james88 wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Holy cows. They did an awesome job with Megs deco. Drift looks awesome. And yo that Springload!!!! I loved the hasbro version but that is just over the top!!!

Yeah that springload is just something else!

I love my hasbro one. It is my favorite 1-step to date!! And these colors just bring it out soooooooooo well!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1751217)
Posted by william-james88 on December 31st, 2015 @ 8:42am CST

Seibertron's Japan correspondent Matt from Japan has just picked up the recently released Transformers Adventures TAV 35 Autobots VS Decepticons set, which should be shipping out now from online retailers. He found this set of four legion class figures at Toysrus for ¥3,499 (which is 29$ US for all four and 7.25$ US each which is the SAME price the Hasbro counterparts sell for in the west). This set includes the Takara versions of Robots in Disguise legion class Optimus, Underbite, Grimlock and Steeljaw.

What is most bizarre though is that at first it seemed like you had to stick those app stickers yourself. There are molded indents on the figures and the faction symbols are found on a separate sheet.

This is what Matt has to say:

While each figure clearly has a space for a faction symbol sticker, they are not stickers at all. The faction symbols are printed on the paper and meant to be scanned individually. The instructions also say nothing about stickers. Guess you gotta get your own?

Matt from Japan

Curiouser and curiouser. In any case, enjoy the photos Matt sent us!

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Posted by Optimum Supreme on December 31st, 2015 @ 9:05pm CST

william-james88 wrote:Seibertron's Japan correspondent Matt from Japan has just picked up the recently released Transformers Adventures TAV 35 Autobots VS Decepticons set, which should be shipping out now from online retailers. He found this set of four legion class figures at Toysrus for ¥3,499 (which is 29$ US for all four and 7.25$ US each which is the SAME price the Hasbro counterparts sell for in the west). This set includes the Takara versions of Robots in Disguise legion class Optimus, Underbite, Grimlock and Steeljaw.

What is most bizarre though is that at first it seemed like you had to stick those app stickers yourself. There are molded indents on the figures and the faction symbols are found on a separate sheet.

This is what Matt has to say:

While each figure clearly has a space for a faction symbol sticker, they are not stickers at all. The faction symbols are printed on the paper and meant to be scanned individually. The instructions also say nothing about stickers. Guess you gotta get your own?

Matt from Japan

Curiouser and curiouser. In any case, enjoy the photos Matt sent us!

Trying to appeal to the people that hate the "poker chips" as they call them, who pull them off of the figures they buy? Still seems weird that they wouldn't be a sticker for others that don't mind to apply.

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Posted by Optimum Supreme on December 31st, 2015 @ 9:19pm CST

william-james88 wrote:Also, while I like your beaver joke, we actually have loonies which is just as funny but true. Our dollar has a canadian goose on it (I know I know, BIG SHOCK!), and the name of that bird is also a loon, so we call it a loonie. But then we are made fun of for being Looney

The loon is a completely different bird from a Canadian goose.

loon

Canadian goose

So um... ever been a loon or Canadian goose transformer? uH,,, oh crap still not really on topic.. uh.. in the TAV line, any cons with goose or loon like characteristics? Yeah, that's the ticket...

Sorry, just we've got tons of Canadian geese in the pond across the street, and also sometimes loons, and they're very different in many ways, that the photos just won't show, so I wanted to make sure it was pointed out they're different.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1751310)
Posted by primalxconvoy on December 31st, 2015 @ 11:17pm CST

Considering that most of these figures have painted details underneath the stickers, and that they were printed on thin, easily removed paper, then I think Takara expected some of their customers to just remove them. That's what I've done for every figure from that line (which are just some of the Generations ones used in the line).

Heck, even the "Ultimate Mode Optimus Prime" has a mechanism to replace the unsightly label with a "correct" Autobot symbol.

Those stickers were not popular. Let's hope that they never use them in subsequent lines.

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Posted by Emerje on January 1st, 2016 @ 1:21am CST

primalxconvoy wrote:Those stickers were not popular. Let's hope that they never use them in subsequent lines.

Yeah, they should go back to the TF Cybertron way of just punching in a code. Sure, the codes are easier to just copy and paste into aps, but it's not like people weren't scanning the RID codes in stores and from photos online anyway. Hasbro, you don't need to ruin decent figures just because you want to show off your latest technology.

Emerje

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Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 1st, 2016 @ 1:30am CST

Emerje wrote:
primalxconvoy wrote:Those stickers were not popular. Let's hope that they never use them in subsequent lines.

Yeah, they should go back to the TF Cybertron way of just punching in a code. Sure, the codes are easier to just copy and paste into aps, but it's not like people weren't scanning the RID codes in stores and from photos online anyway. Hasbro, you don't need to ruin decent figures just because you want to show off your latest technology.

Emerje

Heck, they already do that, the codes simply serve a separate purpose #-o

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1751334)
Posted by primalxconvoy on January 1st, 2016 @ 2:21am CST

Although in Japan, the stickers on the toys are hidden behind a fake version, to stop kids from scanning the toys in the shops. Thing is, in Japan, customers are usually given more of the benefit of the doubt, and trust then enough to NOT do this.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1751810)
Posted by Cobotron on January 3rd, 2016 @ 4:52pm CST

Ol' Sandy Klaus stuffed these fine gents in my stocking this Crimus. They are quite a pair!

Jazz is certainly an upgrade from my Hasbro version, and the shades look sweet, but Drift is the real stand out in this duo. One really nice touch with Drift (sorry Chuck, I watched the vid, but can't remember if you covered this) is that everything on the figure we perceive as black, is actually navy blue. It's hard to discern from photos, even mine, but it really adds a richness to his deco. You can almost make it out on his feet in the pic above.
And that Tigertron head sculpt is d, d, d, d, DOPE!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Ratbat Micron Giveaway (1751829)
Posted by shajaki on January 3rd, 2016 @ 5:34pm CST

What a crafty move, packaging these must have repaints/retools with figures already released. I have two TAV Sideswipes and Jazz's now. Can't be passed on in my opinion though!

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