Tokyo Toy Show Coverage: Video and Masterpiece Images - Ultra Magnus, Star Saber, Bumblebee, Wheeljack

Too bad that toy show is all the way to Tokyo. Otherwise I would sneak in there like a ninja and rob them blind.

And then put the prototypes up for auction on E-bay hehe

Torneira wrote:Too bad that toy show is all the way to Tokyo. Otherwise I would sneak in there like a ninja and rob them blind.

And then put the prototypes up for auction on E-bay hehe

I know you're joking, but that type of behaviour is really not suitable for or accepted on Seibertron.com.

Another Twitter user, more pix of the same, different angles though: Magnus • 'jack • 'bee.

I might keep those in mind for another roundup post later.

Is that Bumblebee mis-transformed? It looks like the panel on his wrist is meant to close, covering the gaping hole that is left exposed (from where his fists are stored in vehicle mode)... ?

SO nobody is going to mention that it's clearly the MP Star Saber prototype under magnus down there?

Also on some other TF site that won't be named, there is a clear shot of Star Saber with a sign that CLEARLY shows 'no pictures'. LOL.

Sideshow Sideswipe wrote:SO nobody is going to mention that it's clearly the star saber prototype under magnus down there?

Also on some other TF site that won't be named, there is a clear shot of Star Saber with a sign that CLEARLY shows 'no pictures'. LOL.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... led/30519/

Sabrblade wrote:

leakin' lubricant wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:If it helps, the backpack tire on Bee has been shown to be removeable.

Then why include it in the first place? As I said unnecessary.

Because he had it on his back in the cartoon:



And it's not like the tire doesn't go anywhere in altmode:

Never really saw that as a spare wheel, isnt it supposed to mirror mold marks from the original toy?



Besides the animation model doesnt have half of his roof hanging of his back. I just think they could have handeld his tranformation a little better, a this juncture I would say ToyWorld Bii looks tons better than this. he certainly has a cleaner bot mode.

It actaully looks like a clean robot-mode to me. By itself, and certainly compared to older iterations.



TW03BII also has a back piece and it looks even more prominent.



Additionally TW03BII is missing nearly all the windshields around his torso, his hips aren't yellow, and head isn't cartoon-accurate (copied from Henkei it seems.) It does look like a cool toy, but I think MP-21 is "it."

i would love to have some of these but with import cost it makes it too expensive plus they would add nicely in my assortment

Cyberpath wrote:It actaully looks like a clean robot-mode to me. By itself, and certainly compared to older iterations.

TW03BII also has a back piece and it looks even more prominent.

Additionally TW03BII is missing nearly all the windshields around his torso, his hips aren't yellow, and head isn't cartoon-accurate (copied from Henkei it seems.) It does look like a cool toy, but I think MP-21 is "it."

I agree it is head and shoulders above the Classics mold, and I suppose this is a case of each to their own, but I still feel that Bii wins out in terms of the final product, BTW the side on view of Bii is slightly mistransformed, the back pack does tab in a little more than that resulting in a slighlty more streamlined look.

With the Takara Toy Fair craze still going on, we have some pricing details of the recently revealed Cloud TFC-A03 Hot Rodimus and TFC-D03 Shockwave! According to Takara Tomy representatives who were present at the showroom, both figures will be individually priced at 5,940 Yen, which is roughly $54 US dollars, a considerably cheaper price than previous entries to the Cloud series.

Also revealed is the package art for the pair, which has been mirrored below!



To recap, Hot Rodimus is a redeco of Generations Springer, and Shockwave is a redeco of Generations Whirl.

those...aren't bad prices.

had the others been around $60 I may have ben more tempted to get them.

That's almost half the price in US dollars! What was the original price in Yen? Is the price difference for the Japanese as severe, or are we just suffering from US retailer markup?

i really want rodimus but thats to much, by the time every thing is said & done itll wind up being $70 or $80

That has to be toe worst mold you could possibly pick for Shockwave. It's ridiculous actually.

megatronus wrote:That's almost half the price in US dollars! What was the original price in Yen? Is the price difference for the Japanese as severe, or are we just suffering from US retailer markup?

I had to look it up.

I think it must be. They went for the same price over there. I still don't know why they were marked up so high here. I'm not a big fan of the "$20 mold going for $60" trick though. I like paint aps, but I mean these were nothing really special.

Va'al wrote:

Torneira wrote:Too bad that toy show is all the way to Tokyo. Otherwise I would sneak in there like a ninja and rob them blind.

And then put the prototypes up for auction on E-bay hehe

I know you're joking, but that type of behaviour is really not suitable for or accepted on Seibertron.com.

I apologize , I didn't realize that. I was absolutely kidding ofcourse! It was ment as a harmless joke. Sorry my bad

This pic is my current computer wall paper, if only Dec. would come sooner:

leakin' lubricant wrote:
I agree it is head and shoulders above the Classics mold, and I suppose this is a case of each to their own, but I still feel that Bii wins out in terms of the final product, BTW the side on view of Bii is slightly mistransformed, the back pack does tab in a little more than that resulting in a slighlty more streamlined look.

How can you say that when the Masterpiece is not even out? Also let's not forget we're also getting Spike with him for around $50 while Toyworld bii is $70 bucks...