New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow

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Via fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath, we have a new Takara Tomy image, from their official Transformers Twitter account, for the Legends toyline bringing Titans Return to the Japanese market: LG-33 Highbrow! Check out the Autobot Headmaster below, and compare the image to our gallery of the Hasbro figure here.

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Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1840500)
Posted by Agamemnon on November 11th, 2016 @ 7:52am CST

That head is almost identical to Hasbro's... Almost...

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1840509)
Posted by Cyberpath on November 11th, 2016 @ 8:25am CST

Highbrow head.jpg

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1840525)
Posted by Kurona on November 11th, 2016 @ 9:07am CST

Can't say I much care for any differences from Hasbro's version - especially the face, that just looks atrocious - I must say Loudmouth's vehicle looks beautiful in those colours.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1840541)
Posted by william-james88 on November 11th, 2016 @ 9:27am CST

I think Takara messed up with that visor. They made it far too big. The main difference between rebirth and headmasters is the shape of the head not how large the visor is.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1840549)
Posted by Cyberpath on November 11th, 2016 @ 9:39am CST

I'll reserve judgment but I rather like the Takara head. Somehow I feel that it captures Highbrow's Rebirth personality better. I guess the Hasbro one looks too much like a "tough guy."

Also, is it just me, or does his head kind of look brown in the recent photo? I hope so.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1840553)
Posted by Kurona on November 11th, 2016 @ 10:00am CST

Cyberpath wrote:I'll reserve judgment but I rather like the Takara head. Somehow I feel that it captures Highbrow's Rebirth personality better. I guess the Hasbro one looks too much like a "tough guy."

Also, is it just me, or does his head kind of look brown in the recent photo? I hope so.

It looks like that sorta brown that looks black under certain lighting, yeah.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1840555)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 11th, 2016 @ 10:03am CST

Kurona wrote:
Cyberpath wrote:I'll reserve judgment but I rather like the Takara head. Somehow I feel that it captures Highbrow's Rebirth personality better. I guess the Hasbro one looks too much like a "tough guy."

Also, is it just me, or does his head kind of look brown in the recent photo? I hope so.

It looks like that sorta brown that looks black under certain lighting, yeah.

Looks like dark gray with a hint of brown to me.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1841879)
Posted by Cyberpath on November 18th, 2016 @ 5:20am CST

That's good. I hope it looks that colour in-hand.

awesome-pictures-and-poses-thread-post-customs-in-customizations-forum--p1841877.php#p1841877

They're too fun. One week till three more are released!

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1842852)
Posted by Cyberpath on November 23rd, 2016 @ 1:01am CST

RobotKindom shared the box art for LG32 through 34...

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1842853)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 23rd, 2016 @ 1:08am CST

Aw, come on! Show us the back and the names of the Drones! :BANG_HEAD:

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1842855)
Posted by Cyberpath on November 23rd, 2016 @ 1:15am CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Aw, come on! Show us the back and the names of the Drones!

It's on their website: http://www.robotkingdom.com/

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1842856)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 23rd, 2016 @ 1:42am CST

Cyberpath wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Aw, come on! Show us the back and the names of the Drones!
It's on their website: http://www.robotkingdom.com/

Finally, I found them. And so, the names:

Driller: モグル moguru, Moguru, or "Mogul". Probably from mogura, or mole
Dino: サーバント sābanto or Sarbant?
Car: カルゴ karugo or Cargo.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1842859)
Posted by Cyberpath on November 23rd, 2016 @ 2:21am CST

Japan's Headmasters, from Takara:

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1842864)
Posted by Va'al on November 23rd, 2016 @ 4:04am CST

Fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath has been keeping an eye on Takara Tomy's releases under the Legends line, and has spotted on site sponsor RobotKingdom's pages some new in-package images of the upcoming Headmaster sets for LG32 Chromedome, LG33 Highbrow and LG34 Mindwipe! We also get to find out the names of the drones that accompany the Titan Masters along with the deluxe body figures: the driller is Moguru, or "Mogul",the dino is Servant, and the car is Cargo.

Also, added in via the official Twitter account, is a group shot of the Autobot Headmasters, including Brainstorm, Hardhead and Cerebros. Check it all out below!

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1842885)
Posted by fenrir72 on November 23rd, 2016 @ 7:39am CST

Dr Va'al wrote:Fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath has been keeping an eye on Takara Tomy's releases under the Legends line, and has spotted on site sponsor RobotKingdom's pages some new in-package images of the upcoming Headmaster sets for LG32 Chromedome, LG33 Highbrow and LG34 Mindwipe! We also get to find out the names of the drones that accompany the Titan Masters along with the deluxe body figures: the driller is Moguru, or "Mogul",the dino is Servant, and the car is Cargo.

Also, added in via the official Twitter account, is a group shot of the Autobot Headmasters, including Brainstorm, Hardhead and Cerebros. Check it all out below!

2nd to 3rd week of December

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1842927)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 23rd, 2016 @ 2:17pm CST

You know, I noticed a trend with the names of the Crashbash drone redecos:

バトラ batora: can be translated as "Butler"
サーバント sābanto: can translated as "Servant"

As in, they're based on words for service jobs. Anybody think those are the intended names, or if there's a pun behind it?

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1842971)
Posted by fenrir72 on November 23rd, 2016 @ 6:52pm CST

Those box art on the Legends packaging are really stunning! I wonder who is the Japanese artist responsible?

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1842972)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 23rd, 2016 @ 6:54pm CST

fenrir72 wrote:Those box art on the Legends packaging are really stunning! I wonder who is the Japanese artist responsible?

Maybe Sakamoto?

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1842996)
Posted by Ultra Markus on November 23rd, 2016 @ 9:32pm CST

i love how cerebros is much taller than the rest like how a leader of the group should be ;)^

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1842997)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 23rd, 2016 @ 9:34pm CST

Ultra Markus wrote:i love how cerebros is much taller than the rest like how a leader of the group should be

You mean Fortress. Cerebros is treated as a different kind of guy in Japan.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1842998)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 23rd, 2016 @ 9:41pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Driller: モグル moguru, Moguru, or "Mogul". Probably from mogura, or mole

I wonder, might "Moguru" possibly be a portmanteau of "Mogura" and "Bīkuru" ("Vehicle"), as in the drill tank being a "digging vehicle"?

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843000)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 23rd, 2016 @ 9:53pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Driller: モグル moguru, Moguru, or "Mogul". Probably from mogura, or mole
I wonder, might "Moguru" possibly be a portmanteau of "Mogura" and "Bīkuru" ("Vehicle"), as in the drill tank being a "digging vehicle"?

This is going to be the Arms Micron names all over again, isn't it? :lol:

Tankette and Cargo are relatively easy, being based on actual words. So we could assume the same for "Mogul" (though I have no clue what the word means). Rarigo, or Japanese "gorilla" spelled backwards, is clever, but "Batora" and "Sarbanto", ugh. You know, I'm gonna stick with Butler and Servant, unless there's a pun hidden somewhere.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843002)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 23rd, 2016 @ 10:00pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Driller: モグル moguru, Moguru, or "Mogul". Probably from mogura, or mole
I wonder, might "Moguru" possibly be a portmanteau of "Mogura" and "Bīkuru" ("Vehicle"), as in the drill tank being a "digging vehicle"?

This is going to be the Arms Micron names all over again, isn't it?

Tankette and Cargo are relatively easy, being based on actual words. So we could assume the same for "Mogul" (though I have no clue what the word means).

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/mogul?s=t

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843012)
Posted by fenrir72 on November 23rd, 2016 @ 10:51pm CST

Those guys are a READY!

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843021)
Posted by Ultra Markus on November 24th, 2016 @ 12:39am CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:i love how cerebros is much taller than the rest like how a leader of the group should be
You mean Fortress. Cerebros is treated as a different kind of guy in Japan.

oh yeah, Fortress, those Japanese with those different names :lol:

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843024)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 24th, 2016 @ 2:07am CST

Ultra Markus wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:i love how cerebros is much taller than the rest like how a leader of the group should be
You mean Fortress. Cerebros is treated as a different kind of guy in Japan.

oh yeah, Fortress, those Japanese with those different names

And different ways of interpreting concepts. Let's not go there tho, point is we all understood which mold you meant, despite the different names used.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843046)
Posted by grimdragon2001 on November 24th, 2016 @ 6:11am CST

hey, is Ginrai coming out this month or next? he's the one ive been looking forward to

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843050)
Posted by Cyberpath on November 24th, 2016 @ 6:12am CST

grimdragon2001 wrote:hey, is Ginrai coming out this month or next? he's the one ive been looking forward to

December 20.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843269)
Posted by Cyberpath on November 25th, 2016 @ 6:28am CST

Shipped!

And new pic from Takara:

Pity that they didn't fix "Vorath's" colours..

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843276)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 25th, 2016 @ 9:08am CST

Cyberpath wrote:Pity that they didn't fix "Vorath's" colours..

Ah well. They could handwave it as being a new look for him after the Blackballs incident.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843376)
Posted by fenrir72 on November 25th, 2016 @ 10:13pm CST

Cyberpath wrote:Shipped!

And new pic from Takara:

Pity that they didn't fix "Vorath's" colours..

Or could it be that the animation got the colors wrong? 8-}

Remember how different Stakeout and Doubleclouder was different from the toy and the show?

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843381)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 25th, 2016 @ 10:41pm CST

fenrir72 wrote:
Cyberpath wrote:Shipped!

And new pic from Takara:

Pity that they didn't fix "Vorath's" colours..

Or could it be that the animation got the colors wrong? Remember how different Stakeout and Doubleclouder was different from the toy and the show?

You jest, but...

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843392)
Posted by Cyberpath on November 25th, 2016 @ 11:47pm CST

Kind of out of character, Takara is generally very good with details and cartoon-accuracy. Maybe they thought that he'd look too much like "Stylor" with the all-red limbs. I might paint it myself after it gets here.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843393)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 25th, 2016 @ 11:50pm CST

Cyberpath wrote:Kind of out of character, Takara is generally very good with details and cartoon-accuracy. Maybe they thought that he'd look too much like "Stylor" with the all-red limbs. I might paint it myself after it gets here.

Or maybe the purple limbs were gangmolded with other parts on the Transtector that needed to be purple.

Either way, Sakamoto can justify the limb color change in the fiction if he feels a need to do so.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843409)
Posted by Va'al on November 26th, 2016 @ 4:10am CST

With a new image from their @TF_pr Twitter account, Takara Tomy show off the full beast Headmaster line-up from the Transformers Legends line, as LG34 Mindwipe joins Weirdwolf/Wolfwire and Skullsmasher/Skullcruncher, and the three Titan Masters just chill out. Check out the image below!

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843420)
Posted by fenrir72 on November 26th, 2016 @ 7:19am CST

Sabrblade wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
Cyberpath wrote:Shipped!

And new pic from Takara:

Pity that they didn't fix "Vorath's" colours..

Or could it be that the animation got the colors wrong? Remember how different Stakeout and Doubleclouder was different from the toy and the show?
You jest, but...

Just checked my vintage Mindwipe. The purple indeed has a bit more red than Ratbat's purple as comparison (since I still haven't received my TL Wipe I can't really make a definite conclusion yet but based of the Takara image, Wipe's HM seems more like Ratbat purple. Emphasis on "seems" because I don't trust PC images to actually render the real thing accurately..........just see how different G1 UM is from his images.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843422)
Posted by Emerje on November 26th, 2016 @ 7:42am CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:You know, I noticed a trend with the names of the Crashbash drone redecos:

バトラ batora: can be translated as "Butler"
サーバント sābanto: can translated as "Servant"

As in, they're based on words for service jobs. Anybody think those are the intended names, or if there's a pun behind it?

Could be as simple as them being paired with Headmasters.

Emerje

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843439)
Posted by Hero Alpha on November 26th, 2016 @ 10:06am CST

Takara Mindwipe looks great, I'm tempted to replace my TR one. The red they added really sells it along with the correct limb colours. Love the Headmaster show but the whole transector kinda falls apart with me on the animals. It makes sense that the autobot master guy would drive their vehicle alt modes, but some of the stuff with the decepticon animals alt modes doesnt work as one individual as opposed to the Rebirth symbiosis set up, to me.

On another Legends note, I'm very excited that my Takara Chromedome is about to ship.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843440)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 26th, 2016 @ 10:19am CST

Moonshot wrote:Love the Headmaster show but the whole transector kinda falls apart with me on the animals. It makes sense that the autobot master guy would drive their vehicle alt modes, but some of the stuff with the decepticon animals alt modes doesnt work as one individual as opposed to the Rebirth symbiosis set up, to me.

Think of it as the Decepticons piloting ferocious killing machines rather than armed transport vehicles.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843443)
Posted by Insurgent on November 26th, 2016 @ 10:43am CST

it's like theyre a zord. A remote control animal fighting machine instead of a vehicle.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1843491)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 26th, 2016 @ 4:02pm CST

Emerje wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:You know, I noticed a trend with the names of the Crashbash drone redecos:

バトラ batora: can be translated as "Butler"
サーバント sābanto: can translated as "Servant"

As in, they're based on words for service jobs. Anybody think those are the intended names, or if there's a pun behind it?

Could be as simple as them being paired with Headmasters.

Emerje

*long agonizing groan* :roll:

Speaking of which, concerning Rarigo, wouldn't Larigo be a better transliteration to make the pun more evident? Looking into homophones in other languages right now, but... they all involve wind pipes. :???:

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1844085)
Posted by Insurgent on November 29th, 2016 @ 2:33pm CST

My Chromedome just shipped today.

The hasbro one just doesn't look right being the leader. He's much more deserving hugging Rewind.

The Legends one is going to be suh-weet with the others. :KREMZEEK:

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1844443)
Posted by Cyberpath on December 1st, 2016 @ 9:42am CST

New pic from Takara...

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1844444)
Posted by Big Grim on December 1st, 2016 @ 9:47am CST

Looks great but that foot is still a little odd looking.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1844465)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 1st, 2016 @ 11:20am CST

Funky feet aside, Super Jinrai's lookin' super! 8-)

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1844468)
Posted by Va'al on December 1st, 2016 @ 11:25am CST

Seibertronian Cyberpath has shared the latest image from the official Twitter account for Takara Tomy's Transformers, featuring the Powermaster Optimus Prime release from Titans Return in their Legends line as LG-35 Super Ginrai! We also get a better look at the changes from the Hasbro release, including the odd feet choices, new forearms, chest piece, and faceplate (but Sabrblade doesn't believe so, so who are we to say otherwise). Check it out below.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1844478)
Posted by grimdragon2001 on December 1st, 2016 @ 11:55am CST

Dr Va'al wrote:Seibertronian Cyberpath has shared the latest image from the official Twitter account for Takara Tomy's Transformers, featuring the Powermaster Optimus Prime release from Titans Return in their Legends line as LG-35 Super Ginrai! We also get a better look at the changes from the Hasbro release, including the odd feet choices, new forearms, chest piece, and faceplate (but Sabrblade doesn't believe so, so who are we to say otherwise). Check it out below.

this is the one i must have. put aside money during Thanksgiving thinking it came out in November (TF Source lied), but that went to Fort Max instead. Luckily holiday season paychecks are usually good, so here is hoping for a Ginrai for Christmas, or New Years given how long TF Source takes to get their import toys

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1844484)
Posted by Rysquad on December 1st, 2016 @ 12:22pm CST

I like.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1844491)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on December 1st, 2016 @ 12:52pm CST

Every time I start to think, "Eh, the Hasbro version isn't so bad." I see another picture of this guy. He's beautiful.

Re: New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG33 Highbrow (1844506)
Posted by william-james88 on December 1st, 2016 @ 1:31pm CST