More Images - Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV25 Runabaout, TAV26 Override

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Usual suspect toy microblogger, designer and unofficial PR agent Hisashi Yuki has been having some groovy times, running about in the wild outdoors as toys override his studio. Take a look at the mirrored images below of Takara Transformers Adventure figures TAV25 Runabout and TAV26 Override, redecos of Hasbro Legends Blackjack and Groove!

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Comment by Nemesis Destron Aug 1, 2015

Hey Runabout I think you need a few more

symbols on your person, no one's gonna be able to tell what faction you serve. :-P

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Comment by Hellscream9999 Aug 1, 2015

So I pre-ordered mine (Runabout) through bbts, do we have any idea when they'll be getting them?

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Comment by william-james88 Aug 1, 2015

Hellscream9999 wrote:So I pre-ordered mine through bbts, do we have any idea when they'll be getting them?

The big optimus? I thought they should be shipping them now. unless they have to wait till its released in Japan for them to get it, which doesnt make much sense.

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Comment by Wolfman Jake Aug 1, 2015

Well, I just got my TAV-21 Optimus Prime this morning, and...he's all right. I'm surprised that much of the plastic is of the rather soft and thin variety. To those who say Hasbro has been the driving force behind these changes in Transformer plastic quality over the past several years, I submit to you this product completely of Takara's own design, not solicited by Hasbro. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy I got this figure. He's massive, Warrior class cars fit inside him like a glove, and his Transformation does some neat things, but at the same time, a lot of the steps are fiddly, some things don't want to tab in securely, and there are some odd engineering choices that leave some unfortunate gapping in parts of the figure (and I'm not even talking about the hollow legs). Overall, it's a nice, BIG figure, but for something that surpasses the size of recent Leader class toys, it doesn't quite surpass them in Leader class quality.

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Comment by Hellscream9999 Aug 1, 2015

william-james88 wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:So I pre-ordered mine through bbts, do we have any idea when they'll be getting them?

The big optimus? I thought they should be shipping them now. unless they have to wait till its released in Japan for them to get it, which doesnt make much sense.

Naw, runabout, says they were supposed to get him in july

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Aug 1, 2015

Wolfman Jake wrote:Well, I just got my TAV-21 Optimus Prime this morning, and...he's all right. I'm surprised that much of the plastic is of the rather soft and thin variety. To those who say Hasbro has been the driving force behind these changes in Transformer plastic quality over the past several years, I submit to you this product completely of Takara's own design, not solicited by Hasbro. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy I got this figure. He's massive, Warrior class cars fit inside him like a glove, and his Transformation does some neat things, but at the same time, a lot of the steps are fiddly, some things don't want to tab in securely, and there are some odd engineering choices that leave some unfortunate gapping in parts of the figure (and I'm not even talking about the hollow legs). Overall, it's a nice, BIG figure, but for something that surpasses the size of recent Leader class toys, it doesn't quite surpass them in Leader class quality.

100% agree with you.

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Comment by fenrir72 Aug 1, 2015

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:Well, I just got my TAV-21 Optimus Prime this morning, and...he's all right. I'm surprised that much of the plastic is of the rather soft and thin variety. To those who say Hasbro has been the driving force behind these changes in Transformer plastic quality over the past several years, I submit to you this product completely of Takara's own design, not solicited by Hasbro. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy I got this figure. He's massive, Warrior class cars fit inside him like a glove, and his Transformation does some neat things, but at the same time, a lot of the steps are fiddly, some things don't want to tab in securely, and there are some odd engineering choices that leave some unfortunate gapping in parts of the figure (and I'm not even talking about the hollow legs). Overall, it's a nice, BIG figure, but for something that surpasses the size of recent Leader class toys, it doesn't quite surpass them in Leader class quality.

100% agree with you.

Since I haven't received mine yet, I'll go by you feedback of the soft plastic (shades of DotM Ark and Optimus Maximus ?), the d@mn electronic gimmick is to blame! Instead of dumping cash on hard plastic, they split the funding for the voice gimmick and the body structure.

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Aug 3, 2015

OP, Jazz, Run and Over sure look great. I can dig em!

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Comment by Mr_Autobot411 Aug 3, 2015

i gotta say the con logos in these tav figures are too busy

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Comment by Autobot032 Aug 4, 2015

Fellow Seibertron poster KirbyForce1 has provided us the link to JTMitchell87's YouTube review of this highly anticipated Takara Tomy import.

We've shown you images of the TAV 21 Optimus Prime, now it's time to see the video review and all the bells and whistles the figure has to offer! Lights, sounds and an armory befitting a giant semi that turns into a giant fighting robot and he's only $60.00 at your favorite Seibertron.com sponsor!

Check out the review in the embed below and then come on back to the forum to share your thoughts with us.

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Comment by Thadicon Aug 4, 2015

Hellscream9999 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:So I pre-ordered mine through bbts, do we have any idea when they'll be getting them?

The big optimus? I thought they should be shipping them now. unless they have to wait till its released in Japan for them to get it, which doesnt make much sense.

Naw, runabout, says they were supposed to get him in july

Yeah they just changed a couple days ago to now August 2015 as the date. Im pretty excited for this little guy. Are they still re-releasing the tank Rumble and Frenzy or was that just a rumor?

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Comment by fenrir72 Aug 5, 2015

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1

TAV-21 still available guys!

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Comment by william-james88 Aug 5, 2015

Thadicon wrote: Are they still re-releasing the tank Rumble and Frenzy or was that just a rumor?

Not a rumour, it's happening:

http://tfsource.com/transformers-adventure/tav-32-rumble-frenzy/

Although I have read that these molds werent great. Of course, all the reviews take the really big price of back then into account so its hard to judge.

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Comment by jogunwarrior Aug 5, 2015

Runabout looks cool, but not the same without Runamuck by his side. As for Override, I really really want that figure. Looks awesome in those colors!

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Comment by ScottyP Aug 5, 2015

fenrir72 wrote:http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-011306&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_cate3%3D986%24s_maker%3DTakara+Tomy%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1

TAV-21 still available guys!

Aww dang it, I always assume Amiami is out of stock on everything ever, and with many of the regular stores like BBTS and TF Source already out of stock on this or not even carrying it at all I just dropped $74 shipped on it at Toy Arena.

I'm gonna go pretend the shipping from Japan would totally make that irrelevant even though I know better.

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Comment by william-james88 Aug 5, 2015

ScottyP wrote:
I'm gonna go pretend the shipping from Japan would totally make that irrelevant even though I know better.

I am sure the shipping from Japan would totally make the extra savings totally irrelevant

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Comment by ScottyP Aug 5, 2015

william-james88 wrote:Although I have read that these molds werent great. Of course, all the reviews take the really big price of back then into account so its hard to judge.

They're not bad, just a touch fiddly. Pretty ambitious design to have the tank treads try to double as piledrivers and, while they got close, the final outcome is not quite completely satisfying. I'd still recommend them as a pretty good Classics Rumble/Frenzy, but it might be worth waiting to see what Hasbro does next year (assuming Buzzsaw and the leaked Blaster image are bell-weathers for all the cassette characters)

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Comment by Madeus Prime Aug 5, 2015

Was going to submit this but somebody beat me to the punch.

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Comment by OptimalOptimus2 Aug 5, 2015

TAV-21 is an okay figure. But something tells me that Hasbro designed the toy and Takara was able to release the mold first before Hasbro. Just speculating. >:oP

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Comment by fenrir72 Aug 5, 2015

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:TAV-21 is an okay figure. But something tells me that Hasbro designed the toy and Takara was able to release the mold first before Hasbro. Just speculating.

Hasbro paid the TT engineers to design and TT to manufacture. Correct.

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