New Hobby Magazine Scans: Takara Tomy Generations, Go!, Masterpiece, and More

Posted by El Duque Aug 22, 2013 at 9:21am CDT 30,591 views

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The latest Japanese hobby magazine scans making the rounds give us a look at several upcoming Takara Tomy Transformers releases. These include:

TG-23 Metroplex
TG-24 Legends Optimus Prime with Roller and Bumblebee with Blazemaster
TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop and Starscream with Waspinator
TG-29 Sandstorm
Transformers Go! Swordbot Shinobi Team
Transformers Go! G21 Judora
Transformers Masterpiece MP-17 Prowl
Transformers Super GT 04 GTR Maximus
Kabaya Gum Plus Transformers Gaia Scramble Figures

New Hobby Magazine Scans: Takara Tomy Generations, Go!, Masterpiece, and More

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Comment by Gutts Aug 22, 2013

Arent the Prowl's wings weirdly low? :-/

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Comment by Sabrblade Aug 22, 2013

Discharge! :shock:

Also, can MP Prowl really fit into the city leg slots of Metroplex? :michaelbay:

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Aug 22, 2013

In case anybody is wondering, the Micromaster in the comic panel is Gingham of the Japanese Super Car Patrol. You may know the mold as Hyperdrive from the Sports Car Patrol.

EDIT: Or it could be Discharge... :oops:

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Comment by gothsaurus Aug 22, 2013

Masterpiece Prowl in the leg holes!!??? Forget that. I'm putting WST Prowl in the leg holes. Call me a scale nazi if you wanna.

That said, what is Prowl doing there with his legs folded up weird. Looks like he's on his knees or something.

Any ideas???

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Comment by kirbenvost Aug 22, 2013

gothsaurus wrote:

That said, what is Prowl doing there with his legs folded up weird. Looks like he's on his knees or something.

Any ideas???

I'm pretty sure they're just showing off the articulation. A lot of transformers can't actually kneel like that.

Gutts wrote:Arent the Prowl's wings weirdly low? :-/

Yep. Mistransformed for sure.

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Comment by gothsaurus Aug 22, 2013

Prowl... KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!

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Comment by Nemesis Destron Aug 22, 2013

I can't wait to have this Sandstorm in my fold, it's so much bolder than the Hasbro version IMO.

With all the flaws and QC issues I've heard from those that bought Hasbro Metroplex and SDCC version and that my Takara release is near perfect. :PRAY:

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Comment by Poyguimogul Aug 22, 2013

Roadhandler looks like he got a sex change in that scene..

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Aug 22, 2013

Poyguimogul wrote:Roadhandler looks like he got a sex change in that scene..

That's Discharge, not Roadhandler:

Or it's Gingham, maybe even Clipper

And yes, Discharge's been retconed into a female in fiction.

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Comment by gothsaurus Aug 22, 2013

Ah yes, a photo of Metroplex with Discharge on his shoulder. >:oP

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Comment by Sabrblade Aug 22, 2013

It's likely from the new "Metro War" manga story that's in the new Transformers Generations 2013 book, which is set after Operation Combination and United EX but before G-2.

IIRC, I think Discharge is among its (HUGE) cast of characters.

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Comment by megatronus Aug 22, 2013

gothsaurus wrote:Prowl... KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!

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Comment by El Duque Sep 1, 2013

Thanks to Toy-World we now have the full high res scans from the latest issue of Figure King magazine. The figures include:

TG-23 Metroplex
TG-24 Legends Optimus Prime with Roller and Bumblebee with Blazemaster
TG-28 Legends Megatron with Chop Shop and Starscream with Waspinator
TG-29 Sandstorm
Transformers Go! Swordbot Shinobi Team
Transformers Go! G21 Judora
Transformers Masterpiece MP-17 Prowl
Transformers Super GT 04 GTR Maximus
Kabaya Gum Plus Transformers Gaia Scramble Figures

This issue also contains a short follow up comic to the "Metro Wars" from the Transformers Generations 2013 book.

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Comment by Sabrblade Sep 1, 2013

Said follow up to "Metrowars" is "Metrowars 2", and if the second one is as good as the first, I can't wait for the English version! :KREMZEEK:

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Comment by Coptur Sep 1, 2013

Anyone else think that takara will be doing a Metrotitan from the new Metroplex

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Comment by Sabrblade Sep 1, 2013

Coptur wrote:Anyone else think that takara will be doing a Metrotitan from the new Metroplex

Well, if they are, this comic certainly isn't a clue since Metrotitan here is drawn in his old 1990 body (Metroplex got an in-story reason for his body change to his Generations body).

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Comment by TulioDude Sep 1, 2013

I'm digging that Cyberverse Megatron.

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Comment by Heckfire Sep 1, 2013

Man, I KNOW they're practically bricks and really cheesy, but knowing what I know NOw about the "Special Teams" and their full functionality, I kinda wish we'd get a new full set of new "Scramble City" combiner teams again. The FOC teams are a much-appreciated STEP in the right direction, but not quite there yet.

...sorry, the Battle Gaea pics made me nostalgic.

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Comment by Sabrblade Sep 1, 2013

It looks like Straxus has some dark energy powers, as though he's corrupting Metrotitan into something more insidious than before.

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Comment by fenrir72 Sep 1, 2013

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Poyguimogul wrote:Roadhandler looks like he got a sex change in that scene..

That's Discharge, not Roadhandler:

Or it's Gingham, maybe even Clipper

And yes, Discharge's been retconed into a female in fiction.

Discharge from the 6-turbo team? Yup, they retconed her along with the other bot in 6 train iirc into another fembot. Like "Erector",a name with double meanings lol!

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