New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 11:07PM CST
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The TakaraTomy website has been updated with new official images of their upcoming United figues:
These along with UN-23 Rodimus Prime, UN-24 Warpath, UN-25 G2 Megatron, UN-26 Thunderwing, and the UN-27 Windcharger & Decepticon Wipeout Two-Pack are due out this month!
- UN-28 Axalon
- UN-29 Ark Unicron
- UN-30 Optimus Primal
- UN-31 Beast Megatron
These along with UN-23 Rodimus Prime, UN-24 Warpath, UN-25 G2 Megatron, UN-26 Thunderwing, and the UN-27 Windcharger & Decepticon Wipeout Two-Pack are due out this month!
Credit(s): TakaraTomy
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Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337204)
Posted by Mkall on January 22nd, 2012 @ 11:28pm CST
Posted by Mkall on January 22nd, 2012 @ 11:28pm CST
Axalon's pretty decent. Makes a half decent Pretender Waverider stand-in
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337205)
Posted by Megazarak on January 22nd, 2012 @ 11:30pm CST
Posted by Megazarak on January 22nd, 2012 @ 11:30pm CST
I quite like how Axalon looks. I'd probably get him if he wasn't too hard to come by. I never did get a chance to get Energon Sharkticon, and he does looks quite nice.
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337213)
Posted by Solrac333 on January 23rd, 2012 @ 12:05am CST
Posted by Solrac333 on January 23rd, 2012 @ 12:05am CST
Unicron is kind of cool. The rest are easy passes.
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337215)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on January 23rd, 2012 @ 12:24am CST
Posted by Nemesis Destron on January 23rd, 2012 @ 12:24am CST
I'm digging Axalon and I may pick up a couple of the Botcon Sharkticons. I remember picking up this Unicron mold when first released. Like many other TF's I soon lost interest and parted ways with it. I'm definitely passing on Unicron and the rest. 
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337219)
Posted by Blurrz on January 23rd, 2012 @ 12:53am CST
Posted by Blurrz on January 23rd, 2012 @ 12:53am CST
Axalon looks tight, the others are a bit iffy.
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337221)
Posted by UltraPrimal on January 23rd, 2012 @ 1:04am CST
Posted by UltraPrimal on January 23rd, 2012 @ 1:04am CST
If these all weren't $50 each, I'd buy every single one of them. But since they are all so atrociously expensive, I'm only getting Axalon. Mainly because he's the only one who's any different from any of the other previous releases of it's mold. That and back when I used to play HMW, back before all the resets, I had a character called Axalon, who was the Axalon brought to life. So I'm curious to see if that's what this figure is. If he's like the Animated Omega Supreme of Beast Wars.
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337225)
Posted by Dclone Soundwave on January 23rd, 2012 @ 1:28am CST
Posted by Dclone Soundwave on January 23rd, 2012 @ 1:28am CST
I love the colors scheme for Beast Megatron so much more than the Hasbro release. Not enough to pick him up though...
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337228)
Posted by Twitchythe3rd on January 23rd, 2012 @ 2:10am CST
Posted by Twitchythe3rd on January 23rd, 2012 @ 2:10am CST
I don't think I can properly express how much I want that particular mold of BW Megatron.
However, I can't justify spending $50 on him alone.
However, I can't justify spending $50 on him alone.
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337248)
Posted by Flux Convoy on January 23rd, 2012 @ 5:23am CST
I don't see it. Waverider was completely black with grey accent pieces. That and neither mode resembles him at all IMO. I'd like a decent Waverider homage but this isn't it. I'm passing on all of these but Axalon and I'll probably end up passing on him too. I got what I want so badly from this mold at Botcon 2010. This just looks like something we'd find in Big Lots. He just isn't nice enough to justify his cost. I'd pay US retail for it but at $50? That's a tough pill to swallow for a so-so mold. I'd say the same for each of these.
Posted by Flux Convoy on January 23rd, 2012 @ 5:23am CST
Mkall wrote:Axalon's pretty decent. Makes a half decent Pretender Waverider stand-in
I don't see it. Waverider was completely black with grey accent pieces. That and neither mode resembles him at all IMO. I'd like a decent Waverider homage but this isn't it. I'm passing on all of these but Axalon and I'll probably end up passing on him too. I got what I want so badly from this mold at Botcon 2010. This just looks like something we'd find in Big Lots. He just isn't nice enough to justify his cost. I'd pay US retail for it but at $50? That's a tough pill to swallow for a so-so mold. I'd say the same for each of these.
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337258)
Posted by dinogeist on January 23rd, 2012 @ 7:09am CST
Posted by dinogeist on January 23rd, 2012 @ 7:09am CST
1- Calling this Cybertron deluxe Unicron mold the ARK is a bit weird & equally WRONG. IMHO,With the united $50 price tage,might as well try to track down the year 2005 deluxe unicron mold on ebay for leaps & bound less money.
2-Axalon,calling a mold that was originally designed after the MTMTE Nemesis the Axalon is another weird/wrong. Personally in alt mode,this is the ugliest color scheme this mold has received. the bot mode is decently color.
3- United optimus Primal. I dis-like this mold. I bought it in 2005 & returned for a full refund. the colors on this united toy,don't look that different than the 10th anniversary beastwarts 2005 release. I think they should have colored this toy in either 1986 terrorcon blots colors or 1987 apeface's colors.
4-Megatron looks the most decent colored of the lot. however putting the 1996 mergatron colors on this mold just seems wrong. I always viewed this mold as a TM1 design
2-Axalon,calling a mold that was originally designed after the MTMTE Nemesis the Axalon is another weird/wrong. Personally in alt mode,this is the ugliest color scheme this mold has received. the bot mode is decently color.
3- United optimus Primal. I dis-like this mold. I bought it in 2005 & returned for a full refund. the colors on this united toy,don't look that different than the 10th anniversary beastwarts 2005 release. I think they should have colored this toy in either 1986 terrorcon blots colors or 1987 apeface's colors.
4-Megatron looks the most decent colored of the lot. however putting the 1996 mergatron colors on this mold just seems wrong. I always viewed this mold as a TM1 design
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337266)
Posted by Sodan-1 on January 23rd, 2012 @ 7:37am CST
x4
Posted by Sodan-1 on January 23rd, 2012 @ 7:37am CST
x4
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337273)
Posted by Mindmaster on January 23rd, 2012 @ 7:57am CST
Posted by Mindmaster on January 23rd, 2012 @ 7:57am CST
Hopefully they took the time to replace the Decepticon emblem of the Energon port of Axalon with an Autobot one.
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337280)
Posted by GuyIncognito on January 23rd, 2012 @ 8:20am CST
Posted by GuyIncognito on January 23rd, 2012 @ 8:20am CST
Do we know if Hasbro is planning to release these (in the US)?
I'll buy all four, even Barneytron. Gotta love the surfing ape.
I'll buy all four, even Barneytron. Gotta love the surfing ape.
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337281)
Posted by Rated X on January 23rd, 2012 @ 8:33am CST
Posted by Rated X on January 23rd, 2012 @ 8:33am CST
As good as the repaint looks, whats the purpose of Axalon ??? Why have Unicron as a regular size robot now when we have the big one ??? Why do we now have "Thrilla Gorilla" ???
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337304)
Posted by #Sideways# on January 23rd, 2012 @ 10:02am CST
Posted by #Sideways# on January 23rd, 2012 @ 10:02am CST
Primal: "Hello toy Ladies, is your toy me? No. Can he be me? Yes. If you spend a hunk of change for a mold that is rather okay, your toy can look like me. Look down. Look back up again, now I'm on a Surfboard."
Axalon and Unicron look good! I wish I could have gotten the Unicron Mold when it came out...
Axalon and Unicron look good! I wish I could have gotten the Unicron Mold when it came out...
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337360)
Posted by Squawk'n'talk on January 23rd, 2012 @ 12:24pm CST
Posted by Squawk'n'talk on January 23rd, 2012 @ 12:24pm CST
I would like to see a G1 Snaptrap repaint/remold of the Unicron mold.... that or an Eldar Megatron.
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337365)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 23rd, 2012 @ 12:32pm CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 23rd, 2012 @ 12:32pm CST
Of that series, I'll only take Megs, and possibly Primal since I don't have him. Combined with the previous wave's Rodimus and Thunder Megatron it's meager pickings.
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337368)
Posted by bvzxa on January 23rd, 2012 @ 12:40pm CST
Posted by bvzxa on January 23rd, 2012 @ 12:40pm CST
The Optimus Primal and Megatron is not new, in fact those are the exact same colors used for the Target 10th Anniversary versions of Cybertron Optimus Primal and Beast Megatron back in 2006/2007. I have both versions of Prime, passed on Megs.
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337379)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 23rd, 2012 @ 1:09pm CST
Actually, the Megatron has a darker shade of purple.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 23rd, 2012 @ 1:09pm CST
bvzxa wrote:The Optimus Primal and Megatron is not new, in fact those are the exact same colors used for the Target 10th Anniversary versions of Cybertron Optimus Primal and Beast Megatron back in 2006/2007. I have both versions of Prime, passed on Megs.
Actually, the Megatron has a darker shade of purple.
Re: New Official Images: Takara United Axalon, Ark Unicron, Optimus Primal, and Beast Megatron (1337449)
Posted by GuyIncognito on January 23rd, 2012 @ 3:08pm CST
Because he's radical... to the max!
Posted by GuyIncognito on January 23rd, 2012 @ 3:08pm CST
Rated X wrote: Why do we now have "Thrilla Gorilla" ???
Because he's radical... to the max!
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