Transformers Generations Selects God Neptune Teaser From Takara Tomy

I'm more curious whether Tentakil will be remolded in order to gain a more feminine appearance.

mentre83 wrote:I'm more curious whether Tentakil will be remolded in order to gain a more feminine appearance.

Tentakil is already pretty feminine already thanks to the choice of base mold, being moonracer.

Meh.

Honestly in hindsight I regret getting into King Poseidon, as God Neptune does look a lot nicer color-wise (and the color scheme did get used for the G1 seacons too in a story). But hey, I'm 4/6 into King Poseidon now so no turning back huh?

At this point I'm almost upset that they expect us to just double dip onthis mold mere weeks after completing king posiedon; it had better be either tremendously easier on the budget, or - if not - they had damn well better do something to justify keeping the price high

Hellscream9999 wrote:At this point I'm almost upset that they expect us to just double dip onthis mold mere weeks after completing king posiedon;

What do you mean "mere weeks after"? There is no way on God's green Earth that this thing is coming anytime before 2021 at the earliest.

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:At this point I'm almost upset that they expect us to just double dip onthis mold mere weeks after completing king posiedon;

What do you mean "mere weeks after"? There is no way on God's green Earth that this thing is coming anytime before 2021 at the earliest.

I meant pre-oreder/put money down for it

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:At this point I'm almost upset that they expect us to just double dip onthis mold mere weeks after completing king posiedon;

What do you mean "mere weeks after"? There is no way on God's green Earth that this thing is coming anytime before 2021 at the earliest.

I meant pre-oreder/put money down for it

Recall that it took a whole year between Super Megatron's initial teaser (at which point his retooled details were already noticeable in his silhouette) and his first full-color reveal, and that was before his first preorders. There is no telling when Takara will unveil the full colors of God Neptune even before they put up preorders.

Skritz wrote:Honestly in hindsight I regret getting into King Poseidon, as God Neptune does look a lot nicer color-wise (and the color scheme did get used for the G1 seacons too in a story). But hey, I'm 4/6 into King Poseidon now so no turning back huh?

Personally, I like the King Poseidon coloration better. If they had maybe adjusted the God Neptune colors to pop a little more than the original version, I might have been tempted to get that one instead. Doesn't look like that's going to happen; this teaser looks like it might be slavish to the original coloration, in which case I'll pass.

In all honesty, I haven't bought any of the Seacons yet, because I've been holding out hope that they'll be released in a giftset at some point. That's probably not going to happen, either, though.

Glarryg

Glarryg wrote:

Skritz wrote:Honestly in hindsight I regret getting into King Poseidon, as God Neptune does look a lot nicer color-wise (and the color scheme did get used for the G1 seacons too in a story). But hey, I'm 4/6 into King Poseidon now so no turning back huh?

Personally, I like the King Poseidon coloration better. If they had maybe adjusted the God Neptune colors to pop a little more than the original version, I might have been tempted to get that one instead. Doesn't look like that's going to happen; this teaser looks like it might be slavish to the original coloration, in which case I'll pass.

In all honesty, I haven't bought any of the Seacons yet, because I've been holding out hope that they'll be released in a giftset at some point. That's probably not going to happen, either, though.

Glarryg

Chances are God Neptune will be a giftset, especially if they knock out the Targetmaster guns and Nautilator. In BWII, the Space Pirate Seacons were only available that way, not individually.

If God Neptune is a boxset, I seriously hope it's not going to be made to order. Considering some of Takara's UW releases are like $250, there's no way I'd pre-order that since there's no way to know if I'll have the money when Pulse charges, especially because Pulse's delays and general life are unpredictable. I hope that they go the Seacons route of individual release, because even though God Neptune does look great, I really only want like two, maybe three of the figures, not a whole set.

Also, as a weird side note, what if they included little pirate accessories for the beast modes?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Chances are God Neptune will be a giftset, especially if they knock out the Targetmaster guns and Nautilator. In BWII, the Space Pirate Seacons were only available that way, not individually.

Sure, but I was hoping for the other version, in King Poseidon colors and featuring all six figures. First world problems, I know...

Glarryg

I'd be interested only if God Neptune would be a box set. A "fairly priced" one of course. Skin to the United Warriors box sets.

But we all know it will not be the case.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:At this point I'm almost upset that they expect us to just double dip onthis mold mere weeks after completing king posiedon;

What do you mean "mere weeks after"? There is no way on God's green Earth that this thing is coming anytime before 2021 at the earliest.

I meant pre-oreder/put money down for it

Those are 2 different things. You could preorder it but not have to put money down for it until it comes out, which could be months to a year from now.

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:At this point I'm almost upset that they expect us to just double dip onthis mold mere weeks after completing king posiedon;

What do you mean "mere weeks after"? There is no way on God's green Earth that this thing is coming anytime before 2021 at the earliest.

I meant pre-oreder/put money down for it

Those are 2 different things. You could preorder it but not have to put money down for it until it comes out, which could be months to a year from now.

It depends on the site, tfsource require paying up front for stuff you pre-order

Speaking of TFSource, I just got an email from them. Overbite is now in stock!

FINALLY got my in-stock notice for Overbite at TFSource. I'd imagine Tentakil will follow shortly this afternoon. My Piranacon should be complete next week!

Sabrblade wrote:Speaking of TFSource, I just got an email from them. Overbite is now in stock!

Beat me to it.

Just logged in and checked on my stack. They're showing Tentakil in as stock as well, just haven't gotten the email saying so.

Sabrblade wrote:Speaking of TFSource, I just got an email from them. Overbite is now in stock!

yes just got the same email (though i checked the site and my pre-order and says they are both in stock)... they also say they will start shipping orders in the order received, but I imagine if they have enough stock to accept new orders, then they got more than enough to fulfill all pre-orders...hopefully mine will be shipping soon, ''

...and there's the Tentakil email...finally

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:At this point I'm almost upset that they expect us to just double dip onthis mold mere weeks after completing king posiedon;

What do you mean "mere weeks after"? There is no way on God's green Earth that this thing is coming anytime before 2021 at the earliest.

I meant pre-oreder/put money down for it

Those are 2 different things. You could preorder it but not have to put money down for it until it comes out, which could be months to a year from now.

It depends on the site, tfsource require paying up front for stuff you pre-order

No they don't. If you add items to your "stack" when you preorder, you aren't charged until they're in stock and ready to ship. I preordered the Seacons months ago, and even though Tentakil and Overbite JUST came in stock this afternoon, I haven't been charged for them yet.

I too got the emails from TFSource and paid for my final two. I'll be glad to have this done and over.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:At this point I'm almost upset that they expect us to just double dip onthis mold mere weeks after completing king posiedon;

What do you mean "mere weeks after"? There is no way on God's green Earth that this thing is coming anytime before 2021 at the earliest.

I meant pre-oreder/put money down for it

Those are 2 different things. You could preorder it but not have to put money down for it until it comes out, which could be months to a year from now.

It depends on the site, tfsource require paying up front for stuff you pre-order

Tfsource requires no such thing, they don't charge until after the item is in stock.

also joining in to say I got my in-stock notifications too!

I think it depends on knowledge of the site and its policies. I was initially charged by TFSource for my pre-order back in March. I think their *default* setting is to automatically charge in advance for pre-orders. To search and find the stacking option so as to not have your pre-order charged until it comes in stock requires a bit of searching.

Just trying to find the common ground between different peoples experiences. To be honest, I've had better customer experience with other sites. I'm not saying TFSource is bad, I'm glad we are all hopefully getting the last parts we need for our KP's soon. But different people have different preferences.

With TFsource, I usually get an in-stock notice, and then the next day get the bill (I use paypal). Really works out nicely

I just paid for mine. This is my first time ordering new product from them, I wasn't expecting the shipping to be so high since I was also paying a premium over the Pulse price. Oh well, like others, I'm happy to have the set completed. I haven't opened any of them yet, so I'm ready to bust open Snaptrap tonight.

AcademyofDrX wrote:I just paid for mine. This is my first time ordering new product from them, I wasn't expecting the shipping to be so high since I was also paying a premium over the Pulse price. Oh well, like others, I'm happy to have the set completed. I haven't opened any of them yet, so I'm ready to bust open Snaptrap tonight.

If I were you, I would have ordered something else to get the free shipping. If you were paying the premium, you should've only needed about $50 of stuff to get it

So Overbite and Tentakill are now out of stock already. Maybe I shouldn't have cancelled my preorder but man, I just couldn't afford those (and still can't) due to the current economic situation.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:I just paid for mine. This is my first time ordering new product from them, I wasn't expecting the shipping to be so high since I was also paying a premium over the Pulse price. Oh well, like others, I'm happy to have the set completed. I haven't opened any of them yet, so I'm ready to bust open Snaptrap tonight.

If I were you, I would have ordered something else to get the free shipping. If you were paying the premium, you should've only needed about $50 of stuff to get it

I'll remember that for next time, but I'm pretty full up on TFs at the moment, so I'm probably better off paying ~$120 than ~$160, even if I would be getting a $50 toy for only $40 more.

AcademyofDrX wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:I just paid for mine. This is my first time ordering new product from them, I wasn't expecting the shipping to be so high since I was also paying a premium over the Pulse price. Oh well, like others, I'm happy to have the set completed. I haven't opened any of them yet, so I'm ready to bust open Snaptrap tonight.

If I were you, I would have ordered something else to get the free shipping. If you were paying the premium, you should've only needed about $50 of stuff to get it

I'll remember that for next time, but I'm pretty full up on TFs at the moment, so I'm probably better off paying ~$120 than ~$160, even if I would be getting a $50 toy for only $40 more.

it's why I like the stack option for them, save up some orders to get the shipping. In this case, I will soon be able to ship my seacons as a set of 6.

I'm going to hold off shipping for a little bit, got the notification Burning Convoy is in stock, and there are 2 more things that might come in stock too soon

I'm surprised we didn't get an announcement for G1 Deadlock using the voyager Springer mold in this line yet.

Well I guess not every mold these days get a retool. Then again we said that of TR Galvatron and, years later, it became Super Megatron.

I'm glad the last two Seacons are coming my way from TFSource. I was getting worried that they were going to be shortchanged and that I'd be out of luck.

That price, though ... ouch.

I kinda like the colors I have for them and aren't interested in the recolor at all. It's kind of not in the right continuity for me, being BW Neo. I'm gonna toss unasked for, mindless, speculation that Lobclaw will be included as a new character. They have a newish mold for him ready to go and isn't this about making money as easy as possible? They just have to invent some new explanation. Like Super Megatron's 3rd face as a surprise.

I too wouldn't mind if they made a new character for a BWII Lobclaw, that would be cool

If they sell them individually, I really hope the figures still come with the same combining weapon accessory. That way they can be mixed and matched with the first set for those who didn't get all six.

GOD NEPTUNE PICS!!!!

https://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810153207/

Sabrblade wrote:GOD NEPTUNE PICS!!!!

https://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810153207/

thats really nice
i guess i have an idea for christmas

I guess we now know it is a set. I like that gold, copper, and turquoise. I think I want it.

While the initial Seacons were a slow reveal, Takara is revealing everything about God Neptune all at once. This was a redeco of the G1 toys for their exclusive Beast Wars subline. And now years later, we have it as a Transformers Generations Selects release.

While the original was more or less a straight redeco, there is some retooling in this set. Scylla has new upper arms, new head, new chest, new knees, and new thighs to make her appear more feminin.

Nautilator isn't part of this group though, which was expected.

Everything included is listed below. It will be sold as a whole set for 20000 Yen (around $190 USD) at the end of October 2020. For residents in Japan, it will only be sold through Takara Tomy Mall. For people outside Japan, it will be made available through various online retailers, as the previous Seacons were. The price will probably be around $200 USD. You can see images below after the description and we also have links to some new chapters of the Transformers Manga, thanks to Sabrblade.

Set contents: Half shell body x 1, Rifle (half shell) x 1, Sword (half shell) x 1, Shield (half shell) x 1, Sea Phantom body x 1, Gun (Sea Phantom) x 1, Sword (Sea) Phantom) x 1, Sea Lagon body x 1, Canon (Sea Lagon) x 2, Sword (Sea Lagon) x 1, Terramander (Body) x 1, Laser Rifle (Terramander) x 2, Beam Gun (Terramander) x 1, Sword (Terramander) × 1, skewer body × 1, gun (Scylla) × 2, sword (Scylla) × 1, fist for combining × 4, feet for combining × 2, instruction manual × 1



















In addition, there are two more new manga chapters for God Neptune! Here are the links below as well as images we made of each page for your viewing pleasure. This comic features many Transformers characters from various Universes. Lots of eye candy in these comics. Thanks to Sabrblade for providing us with links to the comics.

https://takaratomymall.jp/img/goods/4904810153207/comics_first-vol01.pdf
https://takaratomymall.jp/img/goods/4904810153207/comics_first-vol02.pdf

Yep, that is just awesome.

This set will be mine! 2 beast combiners in a year! Yay!

And my BWII Galvatron and Gigastorm will finally have some large troops to command!

Much like Tentakil for King P, Scylla is my favorite of this set, she looks so good! I love that they did that remolding, they didn't need to, but they did.

Darn it. I already have the Seacons. I just want Scylla.

Here are the individual pages of the comics ...

Seibertron wrote:

Shattered Glass Optimus Prime eating ice cream.

TulioDude wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Shattered Glass Optimus Prime eating ice cream.

Which I think is GariGari-Kun just to take it one step further.



UPDATE: Ah hah! Here's the purple version!

Box Set, awesome! I really hope they use the Unite Warriors style with huge illustration and open window box. I am going to pre order this on pulse day one, and let the chips fall where they may, and just hope I have the funds when the time comes...

From the Selects manga thread:

Sabrblade wrote:

Skritz wrote:So wait is Primus calling some rainbow-hued Lantern Corps of Primes/Convoys redecos?

It looks like this manga is continuing what was started in the e-HOBBY Magna Convoy manga in which Bludgeon was watching monitors that showed "The warriors who have inherited the Seven Lights divided from "The One"," and with this we see those seven groups each led by a Convoy or a Prime (the text uses either name for certain ones) and each possessing the White Matrix, the Green Matrix, the Red Matrix, the Yellow Matrix, the Black Matrix/Black Legendisc, the Purple Matrix, and the Silver Matrix of the Blue Corps.


Another thing of note is that it looks like this manga has officially retconned TFTM by claiming that Unicron specifically used Angolmois Energy to upgrade Megatron and his fallen troops into Galvatron and Friends. This... actually isn't quite a new idea since, back in Beast Wars II, when Megastorm was upgraded into Gigastorm via Angolmois Energy, the same grid-based visual effect that accompanied Megatron's upgrade into Galvatron during the movie was also used for Megastorm's upgrade. This comic is just streamlining the similarities of those two events by making them both having used the same energy.

Skritz wrote:Btw judging at the thematic of each pic, I'd say 'Yellow Convoy' (the RiD2001 recolor) is female, as we have a precedent for that deco being a female Optimus Prime. As it happen, the two bots of her team in the back are also female. Seems like it all ties together.

Interesting the SG Optimus Prime has G1 Bugly and Octopunch behind him, while on the monitor next to Cyberverse (?) Shockwave are the Transformers Animated creature versions of Bomb-Burst and Submarauder.

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:At this point I'm almost upset that they expect us to just double dip onthis mold mere weeks after completing king posiedon;

What do you mean "mere weeks after"? There is no way on God's green Earth that this thing is coming anytime before 2021 at the earliest.

You were saying

Seibertron wrote:Interesting the SG Optimus Prime has G1 Bugly and Octopunch behind him, while on the monitor next to Cyberverse (?) Shockwave are the Transformers Animated creature versions of Bomb-Burst and Submarauder.

Yeah, the storyline of this Selects manga has been pretty crazy. All of these colored-coordinated characters appear to not actually the characters that they resemble, but are instead members of a group called the Primus Vanguard, divided into seven units based on color: White, Green, Red, Yellow, Black, Purple, and Blue, and with each of these seven armies led by a Convoy or a Prime (both names are used in the text) who each bear a Matrix based on their respective color.

What's more, this world that everyone's currently fighting in is a world that has never been seen before in any TF fiction. It can best be described as some kind of primordial universe, as it is one that existed (and was ultimately destroyed) before the main Japanese G1 cartoon universe came into being. G1 Optimus Prime and Galvatron from the year 2011 were both transported back in time by Primus to the time before time, so to speak, arriving in this universe at some point before its end, and were both upgraded into Star Convoy and Super Megatron, respectively.

Primus has tasked Optimus, now Star Convoy, to defeat an enemy that is threatening to end this world before when it is supposed to end so that this world may reach its proper end that gives birth to the main universe that Optimus had originally come from, while Super Megatron (having evolved further into Ultra Megatron and Ultra Megatron Omega) is currently trying to change his own destiny after having previously learned of his fate to die during the events of the Headmasters cartoon.

I am not digging the dull colours, so i will pass.