Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Rhinox, Rattle, Waspinator Reissue
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Rhinox, Rattle, Waspinator Reissue
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Comment by King Kuuga
Mar 23, 2016
TAKE NOTES, HASBRO.
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Comment by frogbat
Mar 23, 2016
yay maybe finally i can get me a waspinatorrrrrrr
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Rattrap and rhinox can still be found in stores. They ended up being shelfwarmers
Comment by Randomhero
Mar 23, 2016
That Bot wrote:TAKE NOTES, HASBRO.
Rattrap and rhinox can still be found in stores. They ended up being shelfwarmers
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Rhinox, Rattle, Waspinator Reissue
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I think it's more about what takara are doing to celebrate the anniversary of beast wars then anything else.
Comment by ZeroWolf
Mar 23, 2016
Randomhero wrote:That Bot wrote:TAKE NOTES, HASBRO.
Rattrap and rhinox can still be found in stores. They ended up being shelfwarmers
I think it's more about what takara are doing to celebrate the anniversary of beast wars then anything else.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Rhinox, Rattle, Waspinator Reissue
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But not with this superior deco. Thats like saying we dont need G2 Menasor since some stores still carry wave 2 of combiner wars. Its different decos. And in the case of Rhinox, very sought after.
If these were never rereleased, you'd be stuck paying 200$ on the aftermarket for Rhinox, just check this: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Transformers-TF-?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1 ... SwpIdW754a
Comment by william-james88
Mar 23, 2016
Randomhero wrote:That Bot wrote:TAKE NOTES, HASBRO.
Rattrap and rhinox can still be found in stores. They ended up being shelfwarmers
But not with this superior deco. Thats like saying we dont need G2 Menasor since some stores still carry wave 2 of combiner wars. Its different decos. And in the case of Rhinox, very sought after.
If these were never rereleased, you'd be stuck paying 200$ on the aftermarket for Rhinox, just check this: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Transformers-TF-?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1 ... SwpIdW754a
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Rhinox, Rattle, Waspinator Reissue
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Comment by Randomhero
Mar 23, 2016
But on a business sense if the mold didn't sell than they wouldn't look at releasing the same character a second time unless it's a platinum edition and then you'll just be on here ranting about 3 recent figures that was originally $60 combined is now $120.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Rhinox, Rattle, Waspinator Reissue
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Rhinox stuck around a bit but not abnormally long in my area. I haven't seen a Waspinator in years. So no, not shelfwarmers, not around here.
Comment by King Kuuga
Mar 23, 2016
Randomhero wrote:That Bot wrote:TAKE NOTES, HASBRO.
Rattrap and rhinox can still be found in stores. They ended up being shelfwarmers
Rhinox stuck around a bit but not abnormally long in my area. I haven't seen a Waspinator in years. So no, not shelfwarmers, not around here.
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It would definitely be a platinum edition and it actually turns out that the RID Platinum set as well as the coneheads are well priced. So if they released these in premium decos at a decent price, I am sure it would sell among fans.
Comment by william-james88
Mar 23, 2016
Randomhero wrote:But on a business sense if the mold didn't sell than they wouldn't look at releasing the same character a second time unless it's a platinum edition and then you'll just be on here ranting about 3 recent figures that was originally $60 combined is now $120.
It would definitely be a platinum edition and it actually turns out that the RID Platinum set as well as the coneheads are well priced. So if they released these in premium decos at a decent price, I am sure it would sell among fans.
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Comment by Sabrblade
Mar 23, 2016
It still amazes me that Google Translate will approximate "Waspeeter" as "Waspinator" instead of leaving it alone.
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Comment by Targetmaster Kup
Mar 23, 2016
The Hasbro versions are still very much available. I still find Rattraps at Walmart stores from time to time, and it was superior to the Takara version.\
All 3 are still readily available on Amazon too:
$29 Rhinox http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Generations-Anniversary-Voyager-Rhinox/dp/B00CP0TMMK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?tag=seibertron07-20&ie=UTF8&keywords=rhinox transformers&qid=1458744429&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&linkId=8c5283391d7d05ae696c9349b706752f
$20 Rattrap http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Generations-Deluxe-Rattrap-Maximal/dp/B00E4FNWAW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?tag=seibertron07-20&ie=UTF8&keywords=rattrap transformers&qid=1458744416&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&linkId=adc7ace54a39e628d9dea66c3840b144
$18 Waspinator http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Generations-Deluxe-Waspinator-Figure/dp/B00CX5XEX0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?tag=seibertron07-20&ie=UTF8&keywords=waspinator transformers&qid=1458744397&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&linkId=9ed12d2081ea0f42ddae357b16d1efe2
All 3 are still readily available on Amazon too:
$29 Rhinox http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Generations-Anniversary-Voyager-Rhinox/dp/B00CP0TMMK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?tag=seibertron07-20&ie=UTF8&keywords=rhinox transformers&qid=1458744429&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&linkId=8c5283391d7d05ae696c9349b706752f $20 Rattrap http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Generations-Deluxe-Rattrap-Maximal/dp/B00E4FNWAW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?tag=seibertron07-20&ie=UTF8&keywords=rattrap transformers&qid=1458744416&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&linkId=adc7ace54a39e628d9dea66c3840b144 $18 Waspinator http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Generations-Deluxe-Waspinator-Figure/dp/B00CX5XEX0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?tag=seibertron07-20&ie=UTF8&keywords=waspinator transformers&qid=1458744397&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&linkId=9ed12d2081ea0f42ddae357b16d1efe2
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Mar 23, 2016
The shelfwarmer thing is true. There are still Rhinox's and Rattraps in my local walmarts, TRU and Targets. They won't leave
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Comment by Sabrblade
Mar 23, 2016
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Comment by Insurgent
Mar 23, 2016
That Waspinator is completely different to the last Takara one. The abdomen is yellow instead of gold and I'm sure his green is lighter.
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Comment by Wolfman Jake
Mar 23, 2016
So, it looks like with Rhinox and Waspinator, Takara scaled back significantly on the metallic paint applications. Rhinox still looks great with a more matte brown paint job on his hide. Waspinator too looks more on model, and the greens are still fairly metallic and shiny. It looks like the only real differences for Rattrap are black beast mode eyes and a change in shade for the bronze highlights on his robot mold shoulders? If I'm remembering correctly, the black eyes are correct for his beast form in the cartoon, but they changed to red in robot mode. So, Takara thought we needed a more accurate beast mode, essentially?
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Comment by william-james88
Mar 23, 2016
Fellow Seibertronian Sabrblade gave us word of new twitter posts from TF Yuki which showcase the three upcoming reissues of Generations/Legends Beast Wars toys coming out for the 20th anniversary of the show and toyline. Below you will find the new photos which have these familiar toys in the most accurate show deco yet. Rattrap has black eyes, Rhinox' brown is matte and Waspinator has these gorgeous black stripes along his yellow antennas. Below the new pictures, you can see the older toys for a quick comparison.
UPDATE: Looking at the numbers LG-EX, these will be show exclusives like last year's Armada Megatron and Black Convoy. They will still be available to purchase at import retailers but at a higher price than normal.
UPDATE: Looking at the numbers LG-EX, these will be show exclusives like last year's Armada Megatron and Black Convoy. They will still be available to purchase at import retailers but at a higher price than normal.
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Comment by no-one
Mar 23, 2016
Waspinator looks nizzzze!
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Mar 23, 2016
All 3 of these look sooooooooo cooooooool! That is a Waspinator!!
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Comment by SW's SilverHammer
Mar 23, 2016
it's like a Legends Telemocha Waspitas, beautiful
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I agree, I will probably buy this and sell my hasbro one. No need for a masterpiece when he looks like this.
The only thing I am wondering now is if this will be a 3 pack.
Comment by william-james88
Mar 23, 2016
SW's SilverHammer wrote:it's like a Legends Telemocha Waspitas, beautiful
I agree, I will probably buy this and sell my hasbro one. No need for a masterpiece when he looks like this.
The only thing I am wondering now is if this will be a 3 pack.
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I looked into this and this is no better than Hasbro in the end since these are con exclusives and not in any way accessible to any of us until the aftermarket which will be pricey. Hasbro is also doing the 20th anniversary of beas wars as con exclusives, but instead of rereleasing figures, they are giving us new figures (retooled with very different deco) which make an updated version of Tripedicus.
So Hasbro has beaten Takara in terms of show exclusive exclusives honouring Beast Wars, from my perspective.
Comment by william-james88
Mar 23, 2016
That Bot wrote:TAKE NOTES, HASBRO.
I looked into this and this is no better than Hasbro in the end since these are con exclusives and not in any way accessible to any of us until the aftermarket which will be pricey. Hasbro is also doing the 20th anniversary of beas wars as con exclusives, but instead of rereleasing figures, they are giving us new figures (retooled with very different deco) which make an updated version of Tripedicus.
So Hasbro has beaten Takara in terms of show exclusive exclusives honouring Beast Wars, from my perspective.
