RUMOUR: TakaraTomy Transformers Unite Warriors - Bruticus With New Blast-Off Mold

right on schedule has/tak.

I'm not surprised Takara is doing a proper Blast-Off. I'm only surprised Hasbro cheaped out and went with a straight repaint of one of the Aerialbots rather remolding Alpha Bravo like everyone has been saying all along. Not to mention all the various repaints they could do of Bruticus that would more than compensate for the cost of a simple retool. G1, G2, Battle Gaia, Energon, and Ruination in all his various colorations. Heck, they could make entirely new, exclusive molds for all 5 members and still have tons of money left over.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Wouldn't be surprising if takara did make a oldschool blast-off, though I'm not bothered about it as space shuttles (while awesome) don't belong with a group of combat vehicles.

Aren't they all but retired anyway?

Yes, the entire NASA Space Shuttle fleet has been retired. They are now museum pieces, and one spectacular commercial for Toyota.

But, these are still flying. Note the USAF (United States Air Force) badge.

Agamemnon wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Wouldn't be surprising if takara did make a oldschool blast-off, though I'm not bothered about it as space shuttles (while awesome) don't belong with a group of combat vehicles.

Aren't they all but retired anyway?

Yes, the entire NASA Space Shuttle fleet has been retired. They are now museum pieces, and one spectacular commercial for Toyota.

But, these are still flying. Note the USAF (United States Air Force) badge.

What is that?

Maybe taker a could do a modern take on blastoff by doing the mold based on one of the designs for the shuttle replacement. ..before funding was cut.

Cyberpath wrote:New image from Yuki, I wonder what it means.

Working on their own new "Blast Off" mold, perhaps? Like with Groove.

気を紛らわせるためにサンプル箱から旧スクランブル合体を取り出していじってみますが、ギシギシ音を立てて合体させていると、ユナイトウォリアーズ版の進化を実感します。

(Hasbro's Blast Off: robot - jet.)

Nailed it! Too bad we won't get a Hin-D for Vortex. Might be breaking the bank too much. Hopefully TT won't make this another Online Tomy/Takara Mall exclusive again.........

Isvthis really a rumor. We already know hes getting a new mold from takara

Starsaber468 wrote:Isvthis really a rumor. We already know hes getting a new mold from takara

No, we're expecting TakaraTomy to make a new Blast Off mold. like they did with Groove. However, what we lack is direct confirmation, hence this only being a rumor. For all we know, TakaraTomy will release Hasbro's Blast Off just to spite us.

It's called "being careful".

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Starsaber468 wrote:Isvthis really a rumor. We already know hes getting a new mold from takara

No, we're expecting TakaraTomy to make a new Blast Off mold. like they did with Groove. However, what we lack is direct confirmation, hence this only being a rumor. For all we know, TakaraTomy will release Hasbro's Blast Off just to spite us.

It's called "being careful".

And TT(especially TFYuki ) is such a closet sadomasochistTease and punish tease and punish......just look what he did withTAV Powerglide and UW-01.

And please, if this ever comes to fruition, make Vortex a Hin-D or some other military copter like the Apache.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

jay5 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Wouldn't be surprising if takara did make a oldschool blast-off, though I'm not bothered about it as space shuttles (while awesome) don't belong with a group of combat vehicles.

Aren't they all but retired anyway?

Yes, but what does that have to do with the matter of G1 accuracy that Takara seems to be striving for with their Combiners?

It's the bold part.

Which implies that you think a G1 accurate Blast Off is a bad thing...

Well that's no surprise, really. I don't mind whatever his name is repainted into Blast Off, but I'm now excited to see an original mold Blast Off. I hope Blast Off and Groove get the Wildrider/Slingshot treatment and get released individually, despite the notion some people have that they won't.