Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV 50 Stop Motion Video
Monday, July 11th, 2016 6:42am CDT
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Posted by Noideaforaname on July 14th, 2016 @ 7:22am CDT
Kurona wrote:Takara's retools are really getting impressive. They've managed to turn the Starscream mold into a circle and an oval.
ARMADA HOMAGE!

Posted by Kurona on July 14th, 2016 @ 7:54am CDT
Noideaforaname wrote:Interesting timing.
Kurona wrote:Takara's retools are really getting impressive. They've managed to turn the Starscream mold into a circle and an oval.
ARMADA HOMAGE!
And here I was, thinking this mold couldn't get any more Starscream references if they tried.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 17th, 2016 @ 4:00pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 24th, 2016 @ 1:07am CDT
TAV 57 Hyper Surge Starscream
TAV 56 Windblade
TAV 58 Sideswipe Weaponiser in clear Plastic
TAV 56 Hyper Surge Nemesis Prime
The images also contain the upcoming figures Scorponok, Ratchet and Bisk.
Windblade and Nemesis Prime are the big reveals here since it was unknown how Takara would release the warrior Power Surge Optimus Prime mold. As it turns out, they will be releasing this warrior figure in Nemesis Prime colours, as they did with their release of the original Warrior Optimus mold. This means that, like the original mold, every main deco of this figure will be its own regional/retail exclusive: The Standard Optimus colours will be a Hasbro exclusive, the Nemesis Prime deco will be Takara Exclusive and the Clash of Transformers deco will be Toysrus exclusive. If anyone wants to know more about the Power Surge Warrior remold, feel free to check out this recent picture filled review.
Onto Windblade, the reason this toy's reveal was so anticipated was to compare it with the Hasbro release which seemed to be lacking paint applications to make it less red. The Takara one does indeed have black paint applications over the red plastic on the head (hair), hands, shoulder pads, sides and near the rotors in vehicle mode. Pictures of the Hasbro version have bee included for comparisons below. Let us know which of these you intend on picking up and if you will stick with the Hasbro version for any of these.












Hasbro version of Windblade:
Posted by primalxconvoy on July 24th, 2016 @ 7:01am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 24th, 2016 @ 7:32am CDT
primalxconvoy wrote:How does this compare to Takara's LEGENDS range Windblade? If the details are the same, then perhaps I'll pick this version up as my CHUG version. I ought the Decepticon repaint (Slipstream?) of her, and wasn't really impressed by the mold (hard to stand up, bits don't really clip together well in alt mode, etc) already.
They are totally different molds, forget the details.
You can compare the two molds at your liesure:
Legends Windblade mold: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers- ... de/3616/1/
RID Windblade mold: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... and/35828/
Posted by Evil Eye on July 24th, 2016 @ 7:52am CDT
Posted by Gunmetal on July 24th, 2016 @ 8:16am CDT
Delta Magnus wrote:The lack of wrists still sucks, but that is some pure-grade TAKARA WINS AGAIN on Windblade there. I might actually be tempted to buy that (though I'll still be looking for a way to articulate those wrists).
"Pure-grade"? It looks like the Hasbro figure with a purple sword to me.
Posted by Evil Eye on July 24th, 2016 @ 8:17am CDT
Gunmetal wrote:Delta Magnus wrote:The lack of wrists still sucks, but that is some pure-grade TAKARA WINS AGAIN on Windblade there. I might actually be tempted to buy that (though I'll still be looking for a way to articulate those wrists).
"Pure-grade"? It looks like the Hasbro figure with a purple sword to me.
Tsk tsk. Someone isn't looking very hard it would seem.
Posted by Kurona on July 24th, 2016 @ 8:24am CDT

Can anyone who already has the RiD Windblade mold tell me if it's better than the Generations one? Just the mold itself, ignoring the paint apps.
Posted by Gunmetal on July 24th, 2016 @ 8:28am CDT
Delta Magnus wrote:Gunmetal wrote:Delta Magnus wrote:The lack of wrists still sucks, but that is some pure-grade TAKARA WINS AGAIN on Windblade there. I might actually be tempted to buy that (though I'll still be looking for a way to articulate those wrists).
"Pure-grade"? It looks like the Hasbro figure with a purple sword to me.
Tsk tsk. Someone isn't looking very hard it would seem.
The pictures are right next to each other; are we not seeing the same ones?
Oh, black hands. That changes everything.

Edit: okay, now I see the dabs on the head, but that's something I could do myself and save the import costs and wait. Leader Prime it's not.
Posted by william-james88 on July 24th, 2016 @ 8:35am CDT
Kurona wrote:That paint is so much better; looks like I've got two choices for Windy now
Can anyone who already has the RiD Windblade mold tell me if it's better than the Generations one? Just the mold itself, ignoring the paint apps.
It hasn't been widely released yet.
Posted by Kurona on July 24th, 2016 @ 8:36am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:That paint is so much better; looks like I've got two choices for Windy now
Can anyone who already has the RiD Windblade mold tell me if it's better than the Generations one? Just the mold itself, ignoring the paint apps.
It hasn't been widely released yet.
Oh.
Lol.
Posted by SureShot18 on July 24th, 2016 @ 10:16am CDT