In hand images of Takara Tomy Legends Whirl
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Sep 12, 2014 at 9:44am CDT
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Comment by shajaki
Sep 12, 2014
i like it. but the knee joints dont really make me want to gamble on this mold a second time.
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Comment by GuyIncognito
Sep 12, 2014
DMSL wrote:Scale has always been an issue with Transformers [since] G1. It's about time we moved passed that.
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Comment by MGrotusque
Sep 12, 2014
It looks goofy as hell. Kinda neat..... but in a goofy way. Pass. He's got a pony tail.
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I'd rather keep my figures as unaltered as possible, for collectability and potential resellability. That's why it's the Takara version of leader Jetfire for me!
Comment by Wolfman Jake
Sep 12, 2014
Sabrblade wrote:The chrome can be removed. There's red plastic underneath it.Wolfman Jake wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:To buy the Takara version of Leader Jetfire or not... That is the question...
I'm going with the Takara one, because the red chrome on the Hasbro version doesn't look right to me.
I'd rather keep my figures as unaltered as possible, for collectability and potential resellability. That's why it's the Takara version of leader Jetfire for me!
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Comment by mooncake623
Sep 22, 2014
Thanks to Taghobby we get some new Figure King magazine images of Legends Brainstorm, Swerve and Tailgate. In this scan you can see that Legends Brainstorm has replaced a lot of the grays in the Hasbro version with blacks and the red and blue on Legends Swerve and Tailgate is darker as well. Let us know what you think of these differences in the Seibertron.com forums here and remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Sep 22, 2014
And no attention for the two campaigns in the same images? 
The first with the clocks (yes, clock, 25cm or 10 inches in diameter) seems to be exclusive to the ever-popular (and often rigged) Crane Games, while the ones with the weapons is exclusive to Lost Age. They are:
Ptera Spear: repainted from Prime Knock Out's weapon
Spino Hammer: repainted from BH Deluxe Twinstrike's weapon
Tricera Mace: repainted from BH Deluxe Windrazor's weapon
Prime Axe: repainted from BH Dreadwing's melee weapon.
The first with the clocks (yes, clock, 25cm or 10 inches in diameter) seems to be exclusive to the ever-popular (and often rigged) Crane Games, while the ones with the weapons is exclusive to Lost Age. They are:
Ptera Spear: repainted from Prime Knock Out's weapon
Spino Hammer: repainted from BH Deluxe Twinstrike's weapon
Tricera Mace: repainted from BH Deluxe Windrazor's weapon
Prime Axe: repainted from BH Dreadwing's melee weapon.
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Comment by Brakethrough
Sep 22, 2014
It's 2014 and headmasters still don't have individually poseable legs.
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Comment by rpetras
Sep 22, 2014
What Optimus Primal is that?
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The 10th Anniversary retool of Ultra Optimus Primal.
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Sep 22, 2014
rpetras wrote:What Optimus Primal is that?
The 10th Anniversary retool of Ultra Optimus Primal.
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Comment by shajaki
Sep 22, 2014
the original ultra sized mold, and i believe its the reborn/10th remold (new robot head, monkey face, and chest plate).rpetras wrote:What Optimus Primal is that?
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Comment by Sabrblade
Sep 22, 2014
Swerve's Targetmaster has been changed into Phaser, and his gun mode is painted to resemble the My First Blaster.
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Good eye on the My First Blaster. And in case someone's wondering who this Phaser is, he's a G1 Micromaster Combiner. His partner is Blast Master, now known as Payload.
Left: Blast Master, Right: Phaser
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Sep 22, 2014
Sabrblade wrote:Swerve's Targetmaster has been changed into Phaser, and his gun mode is painted to resemble the My First Blaster.
Good eye on the My First Blaster. And in case someone's wondering who this Phaser is, he's a G1 Micromaster Combiner. His partner is Blast Master, now known as Payload.
Left: Blast Master, Right: Phaser
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Comment by Ultra Markus
Sep 22, 2014
legends brainstorm? how intriguing hopefully we will see other legends size head masters
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Actually, it's the Voyager figure. Takara is currently calling their Generations line "Legends"
Comment by wilcosu35
Sep 22, 2014
Ultra Markus wrote:legends brainstorm? how intriguing hopefully we will see other legends size head masters
Actually, it's the Voyager figure. Takara is currently calling their Generations line "Legends"
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1989: Legends - a Kmart-exclusive G1 subline containing the Classic Pretenders without their shells
2004: Transformers Legends - an anthology book containing prose stories based on G1, the Beast Era, and Armada
2005-2010: Legends class (originally "Legends of Cybertron") - a size class of 3-inch-tall mass retail figures; later became integrated into the "Cyberverse" subline as "Legion class"
2012-Present: Transformers Legends - a mobile game for Android and Apple platforms
2013-Present: Legends class - A new size class introduced in the Generations Thrilling 30 line that's bigger than the Cyberverse Commander class but smaller than Scout class
2014: Transformers: Legends - The third Japanese line to be a counterpart to Hasbro's Generations line (the first being United and the second being Takara's Generations line), beginning with the mid-2014 Thrilling 30 toys, and themed around Beast Wars in packaging and media (i.e. - the manga).
Comment by Sabrblade
Sep 23, 2014
Yeah, the term "Legends" has been applied to so many different things over the years:wilcosu35 wrote:Ultra Markus wrote:legends brainstorm? how intriguing hopefully we will see other legends size head masters
Actually, it's the Voyager figure. Takara is currently calling their Generations line "Legends"
1989: Legends - a Kmart-exclusive G1 subline containing the Classic Pretenders without their shells
2004: Transformers Legends - an anthology book containing prose stories based on G1, the Beast Era, and Armada
2005-2010: Legends class (originally "Legends of Cybertron") - a size class of 3-inch-tall mass retail figures; later became integrated into the "Cyberverse" subline as "Legion class"
2012-Present: Transformers Legends - a mobile game for Android and Apple platforms
2013-Present: Legends class - A new size class introduced in the Generations Thrilling 30 line that's bigger than the Cyberverse Commander class but smaller than Scout class
2014: Transformers: Legends - The third Japanese line to be a counterpart to Hasbro's Generations line (the first being United and the second being Takara's Generations line), beginning with the mid-2014 Thrilling 30 toys, and themed around Beast Wars in packaging and media (i.e. - the manga).
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When in doubt, ask Sabrblade.
Comment by Madeus Prime
Sep 23, 2014
Sabrblade wrote:Yeah, the term "Legends" has been applied to so many different things over the years:wilcosu35 wrote:Ultra Markus wrote:legends brainstorm? how intriguing hopefully we will see other legends size head masters
Actually, it's the Voyager figure. Takara is currently calling their Generations line "Legends"
1989: Legends - a European G1 subline containing the Classic Pretenders without their shells
2004: Transformers Legends - an anthology book containing prose stories based on G1, the Beast Era, and Armada
2005-2010: Legends class (originally "Legends of Cybertron") - a size class of 3 inch mass retail figures; later became integrated into the "Cyberverse" subline as "Legion class"
2012-Present: Transformers Legends - a mobile game for Android and Apple platforms
2013-Present: Legends class - A new size class introduced in the Generations line bigger than Cyberverse Commander class but smaller than Scout class
2014: Transformers: Legends - The third Japanese line to be a counterpart to Hasbro's Generations line (the first being United and the second being Takara's Generations line), beginning with the mid-2014 Thrilling 30 toys, and themed around Beast Wars in packaging and media (i.e. - the manga).
When in doubt, ask Sabrblade.
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Comment by Sabrblade
Sep 23, 2014
In this case, do doubt. I wrote a mistake in that list, but it's been fixed now.Madeus Prime wrote:When in doubt, ask Sabrblade.
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Comment by Madeus Prime
Sep 23, 2014
Sabrblade wrote:In this case, do doubt. I wrote a mistake in that list, but it's been fixed now.Madeus Prime wrote:When in doubt, ask Sabrblade.
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Comment by RotorstormNZ
Sep 24, 2014
I've preordered Brainstorm. I had no exposure to Headmasters before now, excepting TFWiki and TF: Animated, so I am very excited. The jet/alt-mode leaves a bit to be desired (what's up with those wavy wings?!) but the deco just blows the Hasbro version out of the water.
There's a photo posted somewhere of him in botmode with the head unattached, arms drooping by his sides. For some reason that photo sold me on the mold.
Can't wait for in-hand pics! And then to have mine in-hand!
There's a photo posted somewhere of him in botmode with the head unattached, arms drooping by his sides. For some reason that photo sold me on the mold.
Can't wait for in-hand pics! And then to have mine in-hand!
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Comment by LOST Cybertronian
Sep 25, 2014
Takara Tomy has teased on their twitter account, a silhouette of a trio of fembots. Looks like this tease is to indicate the eventual release of Arcee, Chromia and Windblade in their Transformers Legends line. Stay tuned to Seibertron.com and we will bring you updates to these figures as they happen. Until then, enjoy this little teaser from Takara.
