Takara Transformers Adventure TAV 38 Thunderhoof and TAV 39 Quillfire Revealed

Yup, definitely like those ones over Hasbro's.

Those look awesome!

william-james88 wrote:Autobase Aichi has the first stock pics for upcoming Transformers Adventure figures TAV 38 Thunderhoof and TAV 39 Quillfire.

These are the Takara Tomy versions of Hasbro's Warrior Thunderhoof and Quillfire, who recently got the gallery teatment.

As can be seen below, they do both sport some slight deco differences, let us know whch version you preffer!

These should be available in March.

Hooray for paint!


Now hurry up and open those preorders HLJ.

Wow, both of these blow the hasbro releases away, they're gorgeously painted

william-james88 wrote:Autobase Aichi has the first stock pics for upcoming Transformers Adventure figures TAV 38 Thunderhoof and TAV 39 Quillfire.

These are the Takara Tomy versions of Hasbro's Warrior Thunderhoof and Quillfire, who recently got the gallery teatment.

As can be seen below, they do both sport some slight deco differences, let us know whch version you preffer!

These should be available in March.

I'll definitely get the Hasbro version of Thunderhoof. The blue looks so much better.
With Quillfire I am a bit undecided. I like the Hasbro color scheme better but the gold on Takara's looks realy cool and they gave him his symbol. But I'm sure labels will fix that and I can give him some gold and other paint details on my own.
Yeah, I'll stick to Hasbro this time.

I do preffer the blue on Hasbro's thunderhoof (I dont get Takara's angle of making him overly colourful), but I like how Takara extends his head with blue paint vertically, it works much better. An my huge problems with the doors is fixed in vehicle mode. So its a toss up. Of course, I will probably stick with hasbo if only for it costing me less since i can find it at a decent discount.

If it wasn't for the stupid antler-head, I would get Thunderhoof in an instant.

Mkall wrote:If it wasn't for the stupid antler-head, I would get Thunderhoof in an instant.

But isnt that the whole point of the character?

william-james88 wrote:

Mkall wrote:If it wasn't for the stupid antler-head, I would get Thunderhoof in an instant.

But isnt that the whole point of the character?

I like the character even though I don't watch the show. The antlers look pretty nice to me.

william-james88 wrote:

Mkall wrote:If it wasn't for the stupid antler-head, I would get Thunderhoof in an instant.

But isnt that the whole point of the character?

Yeah, it is, and they rock

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Mkall wrote:If it wasn't for the stupid antler-head, I would get Thunderhoof in an instant.

But isnt that the whole point of the character?

Yeah, it is, and they rock

I agree. It's the whole reason I will pick him up. If I ever see him.

He would only have been better in green...

Agamemnon wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Mkall wrote:If it wasn't for the stupid antler-head, I would get Thunderhoof in an instant.

But isnt that the whole point of the character?

Yeah, it is, and they rock

I agree. It's the whole reason I will pick him up. If I ever see him.

He would only have been better in green...

So many deer puns missed!

william-james88 wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Mkall wrote:If it wasn't for the stupid antler-head, I would get Thunderhoof in an instant.

But isnt that the whole point of the character?

Yeah, it is, and they rock

I agree. It's the whole reason I will pick him up. If I ever see him.

He would only have been better in green...

So many deer puns missed!

No need, since pictures are worth 1000 puns words, here's Cobo's John Thundeerehoof

Thanks for reping my work Hell's Cream! and my jokes.
Your commission check is in the mail.

Cobotron wrote::lol: Thanks for reping my work Hell's Cream! and my jokes.
Your commission check is in the mail.

YES! Money I need some of that stuff

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Cobotron wrote::lol: Thanks for reping my work Hell's Cream! and my jokes.
Your commission check is in the mail.

YES! Money I need some of that stuff

You're contractually obligated to only spend it on toys.

Cobotron wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Cobotron wrote::lol: Thanks for reping my work Hell's Cream! and my jokes.
Your commission check is in the mail.

YES! Money I need some of that stuff

You're contractually obligated to spend it only on toys.

That's fine, screw the college tuition bills, I need to replace the wet fart of a figure that is my swindle

Should I email you my billing address

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Mkall wrote:If it wasn't for the stupid antler-head, I would get Thunderhoof in an instant.

But isnt that the whole point of the character?

Yeah, it is, and they rock

It's a frikkin deer with human characteristics! He is awesome! Thunderhoooooooooooof!

That sure is a lot of unpainted detail and/or show-inaccuracy on the Hasbro versions:

Sabrblade wrote:That sure is a lot of unpainted detail and/or show-inaccuracy on the Hasbro versions:

Well it's hasbro... what were you expecting

Just checked AmiAmi...
Up ... and GONE!!!

Like ships in the night.

Cobotron wrote:Just checked AmiAmi...
Up ... and GONE!!!

Like ships in the night.

Don't worry, there's always bbts

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Just checked AmiAmi...
Up ... and GONE!!!

Like ships in the night.

Don't worry, there's always bbts

Only for americans

Amiami is for the whole world and now there is no way I can get these for too cheap. There is HLJ though. Bah, I will just stick with Hasbro, I collect the cons more for their interesting designs than their deco (since that is all the auobots have, and boy was it lacking bad with some).

One thign I noticed, the discount is not the same. It's now only 25% and not 30%. And I checked, nippon yassan and big in japan dont carry these tav figures. So its only amiami and HLJ for japan retailers selling internationally.

Hey woah, speak of the devil, here is the HLJ Preorder

http://hlj.com/product/tkt84374?utm_source=seibertron.com&=&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=news%20post

Same price as Amiami

Preordered these two from HLJ this morning.


Now I need to see more deluxe Decepticons and a deluxe Windblade please TakTom.

Robogeek1973 wrote:Preordered these two from HLJ this morning.


Now I need to see more deluxe Decepticons and a deluxe Windblade please TakTom.

How much do they charge for shipping?

Lunatic Prime wrote:

Robogeek1973 wrote:Preordered these two from HLJ this morning.


Now I need to see more deluxe Decepticons and a deluxe Windblade please TakTom.

How much do they charge for shipping?

The cheapest shipping option is about $8 to the US. It goes up from there

steals_your_goats wrote:

Lunatic Prime wrote:

Robogeek1973 wrote:Preordered these two from HLJ this morning.


Now I need to see more deluxe Decepticons and a deluxe Windblade please TakTom.

How much do they charge for shipping?

The cheapest shipping option is about $8 to the US. It goes up from there

For both together right?

william-james88 wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Lunatic Prime wrote:

Robogeek1973 wrote:Preordered these two from HLJ this morning.


Now I need to see more deluxe Decepticons and a deluxe Windblade please TakTom.

How much do they charge for shipping?

The cheapest shipping option is about $8 to the US. It goes up from there

For both together right?

I've only ever bought single figures (I'm still new to importing) and it's $6.44 so I assume it'll only be a bit more for two.

Dat's a nice looking Thundahuff. If I get him I may as well get Quillfire too because he looks pretty cool.

munkimus prime wrote:Dat's a nice looking Thundahuff. If I get him I may as well get Quillfire too because he looks pretty cool.

And it will cost you less to ship them both. If you want to do it, I would not hesitate, if history holds true, these two shouuld be sold out at HLJ by next week.

I'm surprised to see so little enthusiasm over Thunderhoof's paint. I don't typically buy RID and Adv. figs, but I ordered him off HLJ just because that paint looks so damn good! He's going to look great with Roadblock.

Emerje

After seeing the comparison, Tak's THoof and QFire makes Hasbro's look unpainted. I find some of the extra paint on TH a little weird, but those blue antlers really look amazing. QF is just stunning.

carytheone wrote:After seeing the comparison, Tak's THoof and QFire makes Hasbro's look unpainted. I find some of the extra paint on TH a little weird, but those blue antlers really look amazing. QF is just stunning.

I am currently really struggling with these. Last year was all takara because of how blatant it all was (strongarm, Drift, Jazz), but so far this year wasnt all that bad on the Hasbro front with Megatronus and Fracture. I am even ok with Quillfire. But thunderhoof, I dont know. Yes, Takara's is great but I have big issues with how the figure turned out. He doesnt have the thunderhoof proportions with the wide upper chest. And what really ticks me off is that headsculpt. His face looks so small with that thick head guard around it. It's not supposed to be that thick. There isnt supposed to be any off the sides of his face before you get to the antlers.



He's available for preordering now at 16$ US +shipping and while that is not unreasonable, I dont know if just getting him for less than that at retail without the shipping would be better to just get this toy to play with. What I mean to say is that paint wont turn this imperfect toy perfect so I dont think its worth the extra importing cost this time

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote:After seeing the comparison, Tak's THoof and QFire makes Hasbro's look unpainted. I find some of the extra paint on TH a little weird, but those blue antlers really look amazing. QF is just stunning.

I am currently really struggling with these. Last year was all takara because of how blatant it all was (strongarm, Drift, Jazz), but so far this year wasnt all that bad on the Hasbro front with Megatronus and Fracture. I am even ok with Quillfire. But thunderhoof, I dont know. Yes, Takara's is great but I have big issues with how the figure turned out. He doesnt have the thunderhoof proportions with the wide upper chest. And what really ticks me off is that headsculpt. His face looks so small with that thick head guard around it. It's not supposed to be that thick. There isnt supposed to be any off the sides of his face before you get to the antlers.



He's available for preordering now at 16$ US +shipping and while that is not unreasonable, I dont know if just getting him for less than that at retail without the shipping would be better to just get this toy to play with. What I mean to say is that paint wont turn this imperfect toy perfect so I dont think its worth the extra importing cost this time

You are right, he doesn't look like in the show, but I think he looks cool.
And they gave him the wide upper chest, it's just not that obvious because the parts that widen it are black.

But Takara painted those parts to give him that look from the show.

I hope Reprolabels fixes that or I'll paint it by myself.

Takara's page listing all Transformers TAV Products has some new additions. In the exclusives section, pictured below, you will see a paper Bumblebee toy, a black redeco of Legion Bumblebee, but most importantly, there is a new Black Knight Bublebee. It is similar to the RiD 2015 Night Ops Bumblebee, but not exactly the same. This one has more black in robot mode and the red sword hints at this being more of a Scourge inspired deco. It is a Cybertron Satelite exclusive, just as the similarly deco'd Takara Nemesis Hunter Prime was and the release date and pricing is currently unknown.




Transformers: Robots In Disguise (2015) Night Ops Bumblebee Gallery

Both the Legion and Warrior redecos seem to be "Black Knight Bumblebee" toys.

And it kinda looks like the Warrior's deco is based on the mold layout of the Legion's deco.

Another Bumblebee. Who cares.

Oh.
Joy.

ANOTHER Bumblebee.

...

I have to say, I've been waiting for another evil bee redeco since 2011. I love this!

Please don't hurt me.....

DeathReviews wrote:Oh.
Joy.

ANOTHER Bumblebee.

...

Pretty much what I said above. I am on the same boat pal.

Meh, at least that one looks good

Why don't they just make a rainbow pack of Bumblebees ?

Red Lava BB
Orange fire BB
Yellow lightning BB (another repaint)
Green toxic BB
Blue aqua mission BB
Purple Shattered glass BB
Earth warrior brown BB
White polar attack BB
Gray stone warrior BB
Pink MLP crossover BB
Clear invisible BB

Hellscream9999 wrote:Meh, at least that one looks good

Still looks cheap as ever though with those yellow wheels. Maybe if Hasbro and Mattel do a merger the toys will become better quality? Hmmm.

What is the problem with you people? Hasbro can make a black Bumblebee but Takara cant? So anyone in japan who wants one is stuck having to import a Hasbro redeco? For shame!

SillySpringer wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Meh, at least that one looks good

Still looks cheap as ever though with those yellow wheels. Maybe if Hasbro and Mattel do a merger the toys will become better quality? Hmmm.

Dude, you're talking about the hasbro one

Hellscream9999 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Meh, at least that one looks good

Still looks cheap as ever though with those yellow wheels. Maybe if Hasbro and Mattel do a merger the toys will become better quality? Hmmm.

Dude, you're talking about the hasbro one

Haha I got mixed up. I'm stupid. They look the same to me other than the wheels.

Whatever it's a Japan import, let Japan have their fun with it, but I don't really care about that thing.

Rated X wrote:Why don't they just make a rainbow pack of Bumblebees ?

Red Lava BB
Orange fire BB
Yellow lightning BB (another repaint)
Green toxic BB
Blue aqua mission BB
Purple Shattered glass BB
Earth warrior brown BB
White polar attack BB
Gray stone warrior BB
Pink MLP crossover BB
Clear invisible BB

Heh, kinda reminds me of bionicle. And now that I say that, I want it. DAMN YOU X!

SillySpringer wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Meh, at least that one looks good

Still looks cheap as ever though with those yellow wheels. Maybe if Hasbro and Mattel do a merger the toys will become better quality? Hmmm.

Dude, you're talking about the hasbro one

Haha I got mixed up. I'm stupid. They look the same to me other than the wheels.

Whatever it's a Japan import, let Japan have their fun with it, but I don't really care about that thing.

So why are you even following and commenting in this thread?!?!?!?!

william-james88 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Meh, at least that one looks good

Still looks cheap as ever though with those yellow wheels. Maybe if Hasbro and Mattel do a merger the toys will become better quality? Hmmm.

Dude, you're talking about the hasbro one

Haha I got mixed up. I'm stupid. They look the same to me other than the wheels.

Whatever it's a Japan import, let Japan have their fun with it, but I don't really care about that thing.

So why are you even following and commenting in this thread?!?!?!?!

Because I wanted to share my distaste for this 30th repaint of the same Bumblebee figure.

SillySpringer wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Meh, at least that one looks good

Still looks cheap as ever though with those yellow wheels. Maybe if Hasbro and Mattel do a merger the toys will become better quality? Hmmm.

Dude, you're talking about the hasbro one

Haha I got mixed up. I'm stupid. They look the same to me other than the wheels.

Whatever it's a Japan import, let Japan have their fun with it, but I don't really care about that thing.

So why are you even following and commenting in this thread?!?!?!?!

Because I wanted to share my distaste for this 30th repaint of the same Bumblebee figure.

But it's not, it's a TT release for their public - separate from the profit-focused ones hasbro used to splurge out, which, by the way, they've gotten much better about within the rid line