Figure King Issue 144: Ironhide and Bumblebee Two-Page Spread

Monday, January 25th, 2010 8:15PM CST

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Thanks to Japanese online store Hobby Search, we get a preview of the Hobby magazine, Figure King - Issue 144. Inside the magazine is a two-page spread of Animated Ironhide (aka Bulkhead) and Bumblebee. The pages show off the glossy Animated figures and their transformations, of which we are very familiar with. Ironhide is designated as an Autobot Guardsman, while Bumblebee is an Autobot Speedster. Check out the page below.

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You can find Issue 144's product page here. The figures are set for release in April, and you can pre-order Ironhide and Bumblebee off site sponsor BigBadToyStore in the links provided.

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Re: Figure King Issue 144: Ironhide and Bumblebee Two-Page Spread (1040424)
Posted by 1337W422102 on January 25th, 2010 @ 8:48pm CST

In before "Takara loev krome." Man, that shininess looks awful.

Re: Figure King Issue 144: Ironhide and Bumblebee Two-Page Spread (1040431)
Posted by tarZen on January 25th, 2010 @ 9:13pm CST

Shiny paint is cool, but that green is rubbish.

Re: Figure King Issue 144: Ironhide and Bumblebee Two-Page Spread (1040506)
Posted by Forgotten on January 26th, 2010 @ 12:35am CST

Bumblebutt = 5x Better with SHINY. Ironhide/Bulkhead/Gang-green = 5xFAIL.

Re: Figure King Issue 144: Ironhide and Bumblebee Two-Page Spread (1040530)
Posted by Blurrz on January 26th, 2010 @ 2:49am CST

I really digg the figures... but the $ is not worth it. I gotta swing with Hasbro this time around.

Re: Figure King Issue 144: Ironhide and Bumblebee Two-Page Spread (1040668)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 26th, 2010 @ 1:52pm CST

1337W422102 wrote:In before "Takara loev krome." Man, that shininess looks awful.

It's shiny metallic paint, not chrome.

Re: Figure King Issue 144: Ironhide and Bumblebee Two-Page Spread (1040686)
Posted by 1337W422102 on January 26th, 2010 @ 3:02pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
1337W422102 wrote:In before "Takara loev krome." Man, that shininess looks awful.

It's shiny metallic paint, not chrome.

I know that, I just meant that I hoped there wouldn't be the "chrome" debates that get raised from time to time due to certain Takara decisions.

Re: Figure King Issue 144: Ironhide and Bumblebee Two-Page Spread (1040959)
Posted by Diem on January 27th, 2010 @ 6:30am CST

I totally understand the sparkley approach. Serious Transfans here in Japan have been buying the Hasbro import figures at massive expense since they came out in America. If Takara released the exact same figures years later for cheaper, their sales would probably be hit too hard.

Mercenary though it sounds, Takara need an incentive for this to get people to buy the same figure twice.

If they produce a better version of Swindle though, I'll buy it so fast my credit card will have friction burns on it.