New In Hand Images of Takara Transformers Legends LG-57 Octane, LG-54 Bumblebee, and LG-56 Perceptor

Weapons aren’t about why; they’re about why not!

MagicDeath wrote:
Weapons aren’t about why; they’re about why not!

Thats good stuff, lol. Happy to see in-hand shots of Octane and Perceptor. Should mean they ship soon.

Check it out, Spike's Cerebros head (which is a new face mold different from Hasbro Emissary's Cerebros head) has been color-matched to Takara Fortress's body.

Sabrblade wrote:Check it out, Spike's Cerebros head (which is a new face mold different from Hasbro Emissary's Cerebros head) has been color-matched to Takara Fortress's body.

I would honestly expect nothing less from Takara.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Check it out, Spike's Cerebros head (which is a new face mold different from Hasbro Emissary's Cerebros head) has been color-matched to Takara Fortress's body.

I would honestly expect nothing less from Takara.

Consequently, it also reduces any chances of Takara ever doing any kind of release of a Rebirth-accurate redeco of Fortress as Cerebros.

Tyrannacon wrote:Also, anybody notice the two Predacon Beast Wars stickers there too? They are for the Titan Master or rather Headmaster here.

Pretty sure they're too big to go on the Headmaster. Since the Headmaster is Beast Megatron that would make this his Transtector, effectively making this Beast Megatron as a tank rather than G2 Megatron if you so choose, hence the stickers. The sticker sheet also says right on it to basically stick them wherever you want.

Emerje

And finally -- Sixshot. Probably the one I was least excited about when I had pre-ordered the last batch. Maybe because he was the most expensive of the lot and appeared in only one scene, and he's basically just a gimmick -- i.e. his alt modes aren't "real" proper things, most of it is just his limbs arranged in different configurations.. wheels forward, wheels backwards, forearms to the side, to the back etc. But somehow, he turned out to be the most exciting in-hand!

I've had the original for years, it feels so refreshing and a little weird to finally have basically the same thing with proper articulation (the original was a BRICKKKK) and two guns (my G1 was missing a gun.) Although they look somewhat puny, the ones in the boxart look so much better. (Does anyone know where I can download free printable files for Transformers? Can even be generic guns/blades that fit the standard holes.)

As a Leader Class he towers all the Deluxes which suits me, because he was a Skyfire-type of giant in his one scene in Rebirth. And he fits pretty well with Ultra Magnus if I want Headmasters continuity.

I love that the Headmaster gimmick is optional here, wish that was the case with the Targetmasters. Although his Titan Master being a mini version of himself is kinda cute. (Didn't mention it before, but Misfire's TM also has nice paint.) Too bad he doesn't come with a miniature version of his gun-mode. And speaking of his gun-mode... I know they try to pass it off as a "submarine" but if you collapse the legs there's actually a trigger! (see one of the images.)

My favourite part of his transformation is how the chest-wing things are stored in his torso. Love the silver paint on his wings, hope the paint doesn't come off. So nice! (btw, do you think unpainted white plastic is still prone to yellowing?)

That Megatron rules sticker.... Oh man, I am even more stoked for him now!!!

Cyberpath wrote:
-- with a speed that beggar description!

Your submarine is upside-down.

Va'al wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:
-- with a speed that beggar description!

Your submarine is upside-down.

Its because he was inverted.

Cyberpath wrote:And finally -- Sixshot. Probably the one I was least excited about when I had pre-ordered the last batch. Maybe because he was the most expensive of the lot and appeared in only one scene, and he's basically just a gimmick -- i.e. his alt modes aren't "real" proper things, most of it is just his limbs arranged in different configurations.. wheels forward, wheels backwards, forearms to the side, to the back etc. But somehow, he turned out to be the most exciting in-hand!

I've had the original for years, it feels so refreshing and a little weird to finally have basically the same thing with proper articulation (the original was a BRICKKKK) and two guns (my G1 was missing a gun.) Although they look somewhat puny, the ones in the boxart look so much better. (Does anyone know where I can download free printable files for Transformers? Can even be generic guns/blades that fit the standard holes.)

As a Leader Class he towers all the Deluxes which suits me, because he was a Skyfire-type of giant in his one scene in Rebirth. And he fits pretty well with Ultra Magnus if I want Headmasters continuity.

I love that the Headmaster gimmick is optional here, wish that was the case with the Targetmasters. Although his Titan Master being a mini version of himself is kinda cute. (Didn't mention it before, but Misfire's TM also has nice paint.) Too bad he doesn't come with a miniature version of his gun-mode. And speaking of his gun-mode... I know they try to pass it off as a "submarine" but if you collapse the legs there's actually a trigger! (see one of the images.)

My favourite part of his transformation is how the chest-wing things are stored in his torso. Love the silver paint on his wings, hope the paint doesn't come off. So nice! (btw, do you think unpainted white plastic is still prone to yellowing?)

Surrender, Sixshot! The magnetic device I've placed on your chest will atomize you if you try to remove it without the proper pass-code -- which only I know.




You'll need a computer on par with Teletraan II working for days to crack the code! You may possess the superior firepower, but I possess the superior intellect. You're done.




Oh, this device you mean?




How?!?




Foolish Brainstorm, a true wise bot never underestimates his adversary. My mind is literally a super computer --




-- how else do you think I can keep up with six different forms --




-- without tripping on my own feet?




Also, my sophisticated brain allows me to calculate the probabilities of your attacks and evade them --




-- and at the same time, strike you down --




-- with a speed that beggar description!




Poor little Brainstorm.. you won't be "brainstorming" ever again!

The yellowing is always a hit and miss. It's great you are now enjoying his royal awesomeness that is the Takara Sixshot. And the added knee stubs. The headmaster is unpainted this time compared the Hb which is all the good to avoid paint chipping. For me, the face and the added paint apps enhanced all those details on his robot back really did the base mold justice.

Also, the entire package of Takara's last Legends release for 2017 will be costing me at US$120 damage(Spike in his Excel Suit and his interactivity as Cerebros.......how Sakamoto is going to shoe horn this given that the Headmasters from Nebulos also made an appearance in the Legends Universe will sure be a stretch)

Just realised something -- you can transform LG52 Misfire without detaching his head! And the Titan Master legs can even function as landing gear! Since he has none.



Can't be done with Triggerhappy because he has a more "sophisticated" transformation than Misifre.

Cyberpath wrote:

Worst. Gerwalk. EVER!

Emerje

For those concerned over the morals of the Tf buying customers ( i.e. Sakamato's use of a lot of battle damage scenes for the female protagonists in the Legends universe manga), either Takara has more faith in the maturity of the 15 years up target demographic than the gaijins give them credit for. (see attached image)

So kiddies, don't gift them kids below 15 this product or there'll be heck to pay.....Primus is watching!

Cyberpath wrote:And he fits pretty well with Ultra Magnus if I want Headmasters continuity.

(Current desk exhibit.)

Nice. Too bad you need to get the whole FortMax set for that "Cerebros" transtector...

fenrir72 wrote:For those concerned over the morals of the Tf buying customers ( i.e. Sakamato's use of a lot of battle damage scenes for the female protagonists in the Legends universe manga), either Takara has more faith in the maturity of the 15 years up target demographic than the gaijins give them credit for. (see attached image)

So kiddies, don't gift them kids below 15 this product or there'll be heck to pay.....Primus is watching!

I don't think the hubbub over the "fan service" in the Legends manga is only out of concern for any children who might be reading (though, that's still a good reason itself). It's exploitative of women in general, and tolerance for this kind of stuff is at an all time low in American culture right now. Yes, I know that the Legends managa are written for a Japanese audience, and their tastes and tolerances may be different, but western fans are being exposed to this too, regardless of authorial intention. There is going to be backlash, even when adjusting for cultural considerations and context. Just understand that this is simply not the kind of stuff a lot of people appreciate right now, even if they're only "accidentally" being exposed to it.

Seinbertron's very own Japan corespondant, Matt, has sent us the very first video review of Takara Transformers Legends LG-55 Slugslinger. He does a great job at comparing it to the original toy and showing where some deco choices come from. It is interesting to note that while the Hasbro version (which we also included a review of or those interested in comparing) is usually meant to be more toy accurate, this Takara version does have very important features that the G1 toy had which the Hasbro version does not include such as the silver paint on the chest and the inclusion of a Target Master.
This review covers everything regarding this toy like the comic and the box, which states that the toy is for and audience of 15 and over (something your fellow news editor had not realized until now).

Enjoy!





And here is a comparison with the Hasbro version.

Here's Legends Slugslinger side by side with the TR figure:

william-james88 wrote:It is interesting to note that while the Hasbro version (which we also included a review of or those interested in comparing) is usually meant to be more toy accurate, this Takara version does have very important features that the G1 toy had which the Hasbro version does not include such as the silver paint on the chest and the inclusion of a Target Master.

To be a little fair, the Japanese cartoon deco of Slugslinger from The Headmaster did feature more toy-accurate details than Slugslinger's American cartoon model from The Rebirth had, so Takara's going by Headmasters cartoon-accuracy in turn resulted in some toy-accuracy at the same time, which was also the case for a lot of these Headmaster-accurate Legends figures since the Japanese cartoon models in general were largely more toy-accurate than the Rebirth models were.

Got my Octane today.Triplechanger Bromance I'll display him in an Autobot shelf My favorite Decepticon.

Just got Takara Legends Octane in the mail today & took a few pics of my own, including his robot mode with the Starscream's Ghost head.

Also from fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath, and directly sourced from the Takara Tomy Transformers official Twitter account, we have in-hand promotional images of the upcoming Legends LG63 G2 Megatron release - using the Titans Return triple-changing Megatron figure, with a new 90s neon deco - due in February.

As the account explains, the G2 factor can be enhanced with the special sticker sheet included with the figure sporting a Megatron Rules, G2 Decepticon and Predacon symbols, and also features a tiny Noble / Savage homage from the Beast Machines animated series, redecoed from the Fangry Titan Master drone. Check out the images below!

Gotta love that G2 Decepticon and that Megatron Rules logo
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OTHER THAN THAT, THAT DESTRONGER LOGO THOU

In my opinion that mold works better for g2 Megatron, than g1 Megatron.

Ill stick with the G2 logo. That Megatron Rules looks dumb. I like to think that G2 was a real continiity with some kind of meaning (whatever it was) rather than as a nerf style corporate concoction to attract little kids.

mold works great for G2 megs shouldve been that from the start, Including noble is odd but still pretty cool

Not purple enough for my liking (and never did care for that Megatron Rules sticker but hey it's there for those who did) but then I prefer this mold as G1 Megatron and I like it a lot for being a tank AND voyager sized (the jet mode is just a bonus I barely use but it's still a good one)

(yeah i modified my figure a bit... yeah i suck but i like the new head much more)

Not sure how the cannon is attaching to the shoulder though. Tried to do that with mine and I couldn't find a place where it would stay on. Not a big deal. Was just curious.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Not purple enough for my liking (and never did care for that Megatron Rules sticker but hey it's there for those who did) but then I prefer this mold as G1 Megatron and I like it a lot for being a tank AND voyager sized (the jet mode is just a bonus I barely use but it's still a good one)

(yeah i modified my figure a bit... yeah i suck but i like the new head much more)

Not sure how the cannon is attaching to the shoulder though. Tried to do that with mine and I couldn't find a place where it would stay on. Not a big deal. Was just curious.

There should be two 5mm holes on either side of Megatron's head for the cannon

steals_your_goats wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Not sure how the cannon is attaching to the shoulder though. Tried to do that with mine and I couldn't find a place where it would stay on. Not a big deal. Was just curious.

There should be two 5mm holes on either side of Megatron's head for the cannon

Are you sure it's not a gravity connection?

steals_your_goats wrote:There should be two 5mm holes on either side of Megatron's head for the cannon

Ah never mind. I misunderstood the perspective. It's the 5mm post of the extra bit of the cannon (that is grey on the G1 Megs figure though I painted mine black) that's insrted into the hole by his head. I was too focused on the center of the cannon thinking it was attached to his shoulder. Thanks.

Megatron Wolf wrote:mold works great for G2 megs shouldve been that from the start, Including noble is odd but still pretty cool

The Headmaster is decoed like BW Megatron, that's why. The T-Rex and gator forms (especially the purple one) double as G1 Megatron

i wonder if they would ever do the green version

Ultra Markus wrote:i wonder if they would ever do the green version

Probably not since that version never saw release in Japan as Megatron. Only as Megastorm.

I'm thinking I'll be using the Predacon stickers and use this as a new Beast Megatron since it doesn't quite work for me as G2 purple Megs and it is his Transtector after all. Just too bad he already has a big Decepticon logo on his chest by default.

Emerje

Cyberpath wrote:

Click to enlarge.

"This ancient relic amplifies my psychic powers tenfold allowing me to enthrall the minds of every robot in the vicinity -- my old comrades as well as my sworn enemies.
Soon I will test my might against my former master, Galvatron -- and the indomitable Optimus Prime!"

Duuuuuuuuuude! AWESOME!
Awesome shot! Diabolical villainy!

Cobotron wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:

Click to enlarge.

"This ancient relic amplifies my psychic powers tenfold allowing me to enthrall the minds of every robot in the vicinity -- my old comrades as well as my sworn enemies.
Soon I will test my might against my former master, Galvatron -- and the indomitable Optimus Prime!"

Duuuuuuuuuude! AWESOME!
Awesome shot! Diabolical villainy!

Thanks, much appreciated!!

Yessssssssssssssssssss I will be using that vulgar ego striking sticker!!!!

Noble is going to my Chaos on Velocitron Rodimus Prime titan master for use as his vehicle, so more extra Predacon symbols. But dang, this looks so awesome!!! And he'll go great with Laser Prime!!

NICE!!!

looks ok, but i doubt ill be using the included Sticker sheet. i think i still have some G2 con sigil Reprolables i can use for him if i need to

Just got the last batch of Legends figures from 2017. Perceptor has a weird Headmaster port, I'm trying to connect Brainstrom's head (it's a main reason why I bought Perceptor) but it's not going in. Why did they suddenly change the mechanism? Help?

Cyberpath wrote:Just got the last batch of Legends figures from 2017. Perceptor has a weird Headmaster port, I'm trying to connect Brainstrom's head (it's a main reason why I bought Perceptor) but it's not going in. Why did they suddenly change the mechanism? Help?

Try turning the Headmaster's little head backwards, sideways, or at an angle and see if that helps.

Sabrblade wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:Just got the last batch of Legends figures from 2017. Perceptor has a weird Headmaster port, I'm trying to connect Brainstrom's head (it's a main reason why I bought Perceptor) but it's not going in. Why did they suddenly change the mechanism? Help?

Try turning the Headmaster's little head backwards, sideways, or at an angle and see if that helps.

Thanks, I tried every orientation, nothing works. Disappointing.. Anyone else have this issue?

Edit: solved with a utility knife in ten seconds. Removed the bits that got in the way.

As a "universal emulator" you'd think that Perceptor would have had the most accommodating Headmaster port of them all.

First from my latest Legends batch is LG55 Slugslinger.



After Triggerhappy and Misfire there are no surprises here. But HasTak made each figure look different enough. The colour-scheme and paint look great, love the face-sculpt especially the eyes. Though there's a strange rectangle around his mouth that I can't explain.



The jet-mode is also different enough from the other two. I really like the twin nosecone gimmick, even if neither can actually accommodate a pilot.



Once again, no landing gear, it seems to be sculpted into the hinge.



The pilot compartment isn't as swanky as Misfire's.



The Decepticon Targetmaster jets seem to lost transformation steps with each new release. Not a critique, just an observation.



Caliburst is also pretty much the same toy as the last two Targetmaster guns, but again, look different enough.



Kind of weird that Takara didn't design the guns in such a way where they could also connect to the Decepticon's arm like in the Japanese cartoon. It seems like an easy task for them.



I like Slugslinger and happy to have all three jets, even if they are stuck with the Headmaster gimmick.

You know, these Headmaster Targetmasters got me thinking about something.

The Legends manga made Super Ginrai into a new kind of "-master" called a Triplemaster, in which he utilizes the powers of a Headmaster (his own head), a Godmaster (the "Iacon" engine sculpted onto his torso), and a Getmaster (any other little guy who can be placed inside his chest's cockpit compartment) all at once.

If Super Ginrai can be considered a "Triplemaster" by having all three of those other "-master" abilities at once, I wonder if all of these Headmaster Targetmasters would, by the same token, be considered something like "Doublemasters".

Sabrblade wrote:You know, these Headmaster Targetmasters got me thinking about something.

The Legends manga made Super Ginrai into a new kind of "-master" called a Triplemaster, in which he utilizes the powers of a Headmaster (his own head), a Godmaster (the "Iacon" engine sculpted onto his torso), and a Getmaster (any other little guy who can be placed inside his chest's cockpit compartment) all at once.

If Super Ginrai can be considered a "Triplemaster" by having all three of those other "-master" abilities at once, I wonder if all of these Headmaster Targetmasters would, by the same token, be considered something like "Doublemasters".

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Next is LG54 Bumblebee. I still love the fact that these tiny "Legends" class figures have room for a driver. Also, Takara upgraded the car-mode from the Hasbro edition -- clear windshields so you can actually see the driver and silver rims. (But don't get used to it.)



It can even accommodate MP-10 Spike.



The transformations in this line continue to impress me, this one folds like an origami. Articulation is what you'd expect from this size class.



And I like that they've included Spike/Cerebros. (A body/transtector would be nice. The head goes pretty well with Doublecross though.)

Interestingly enough, not only is the Headmaster body for Spike's Exosuit an all new mold, but his Cerebros face is likewise a fully new mold that's completely different from the Cerebros face of Hasbro's Emissary Titan Master.