Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype
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Once again via Twitter user TFYuki we have another prototype image to share with you, and this time we have the 3rd Technobot on the list: Lightspeed! Lightspeed is a redeco of Combiner Wars Wheeljack with a new head and weapon and is the 3rd technobot revealed to us via these prototypes following Scattershot and Afterburner. The images have been mirrored below for your enjoyment. Check out the images, and let us know what you think of Takara's take on Lightspeed in the comments section below. And as always stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers news and galleries!
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Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777119)
Posted by leokearon on April 2nd, 2016 @ 2:03am CDT
Looks like I had the right idea when I did my Lightspeed Digibash, looks really good, though I'm not a huge fan of the Breakdown mold
Posted by leokearon on April 2nd, 2016 @ 2:03am CDT
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Once again via Twitter user TFYuki we have another prototype image to share with you, and this time we have the 3rd Technobot on the list: Lightspeed! Lightspeed is a redeco of Combiner Wars Wheeljack with a new head and weapon and is the 3rd technobot revealed to us via these prototypes following Scattershot and Afterburner. The images have been mirrored below for your enjoyment. Check out the images, and let us know what you think of Takara's take on Lightspeed in the comments section below. And as always stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers news and galleries!
Looks like I had the right idea when I did my Lightspeed Digibash, looks really good, though I'm not a huge fan of the Breakdown mold
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777167)
Posted by Rainmaker on April 2nd, 2016 @ 4:30am CDT
Posted by Rainmaker on April 2nd, 2016 @ 4:30am CDT
Is it worth it to get Takara's (usually) better paint for more money?
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777197)
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 2nd, 2016 @ 5:14am CDT
In this case there is a significant amount of retooling as well. It all depends what you want from your computron. If you want lavish attention to g1 cartoon colour schemes then go takara if you don't care for all that just stick to hasbro
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 2nd, 2016 @ 5:14am CDT
[BW] Rainmaker wrote:Is it worth it to get Takara's (usually) better paint for more money?
In this case there is a significant amount of retooling as well. It all depends what you want from your computron. If you want lavish attention to g1 cartoon colour schemes then go takara if you don't care for all that just stick to hasbro
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777199)
Posted by Rainmaker on April 2nd, 2016 @ 5:17am CDT
Optimus Maximus definitely looks better than the Hasbro one to me.
Posted by Rainmaker on April 2nd, 2016 @ 5:17am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:[BW] Rainmaker wrote:Is it worth it to get Takara's (usually) better paint for more money?
In this case there is a significant amount of retooling as well. It all depends what you want from your computron. If you want lavish attention to g1 cartoon colour schemes then go takara if you don't care for all that just stick to hasbro
Optimus Maximus definitely looks better than the Hasbro one to me.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777215)
Posted by Evil Eye on April 2nd, 2016 @ 6:22am CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on April 2nd, 2016 @ 6:22am CDT
Damn, Lightspeed looks good. Not good enough to sway me from my "no official combiners" policy, but good nonetheless. Really nice headsculpt, and the Wheeljack mold suits him well.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777224)
Posted by kurthy on April 2nd, 2016 @ 7:11am CDT
Posted by kurthy on April 2nd, 2016 @ 7:11am CDT
Why is he mixing the HFGs to the wrong molds?
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777226)
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on April 2nd, 2016 @ 7:27am CDT
Shits and giggles. Takara does what Takara wants, bitches.
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on April 2nd, 2016 @ 7:27am CDT
kurthy wrote:Why is he mixing the HFGs to the wrong molds?
Shits and giggles. Takara does what Takara wants, bitches.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777231)
Posted by Mindmaster on April 2nd, 2016 @ 8:37am CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on April 2nd, 2016 @ 8:37am CDT
Liking Lightspeed (Likespeed?). This is exactly what I wanted; Lightspeed from the Wheeljack tooling. 
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777232)
Posted by william-james88 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 8:44am CDT
Thats a myth, Takara prices are the same and not related to the amount of paint.
When it comes to the CW toys, paint has had little to do with it. Hasbro and Takara seem to have different paint apps but one doesnt necessarily have more than the other. And prices are the same as well so you arent paying more money. Especially when BBTS was selling onslaught for 30$ and up. You just pay more shipping depending on where you live, but thats the same with hasbro.
Posted by william-james88 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 8:44am CDT
[BW] Rainmaker wrote:Is it worth it to get Takara's (usually) better paint for more money?
Thats a myth, Takara prices are the same and not related to the amount of paint.
When it comes to the CW toys, paint has had little to do with it. Hasbro and Takara seem to have different paint apps but one doesnt necessarily have more than the other. And prices are the same as well so you arent paying more money. Especially when BBTS was selling onslaught for 30$ and up. You just pay more shipping depending on where you live, but thats the same with hasbro.
Nemesis Maximo wrote:kurthy wrote:Why is he mixing the HFGs to the wrong molds?
Shits and giggles. Takara does what Takara wants, bitches.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777234)
Posted by Gallifreyan Autobot on April 2nd, 2016 @ 8:47am CDT
Posted by Gallifreyan Autobot on April 2nd, 2016 @ 8:47am CDT
with my distate for the breakdown mould..... *cringes* i might have to stick with the Hasbro Computron..... hoping that is a walmart exclusive in which Walmart hasn't had a exclusive in 5 years(DOTM).... the Dead End mould is less fidgity than the Breakdown(Lamborghini) mould.... in my personal opinion.....
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777236)
Posted by Gearslide on April 2nd, 2016 @ 9:18am CDT
Posted by Gearslide on April 2nd, 2016 @ 9:18am CDT
For me, this is another case where a retool wears a mold better than the original design.
Combiner Wars Wheeljack looks good to me, but it's missing some key things that make a Wheeljack a Wheeljack (Like the shoulder spike/wings or fender feet). It has a great looking vehicle mode, but the robot mode kinda just looks like someone made a tiny Wheeljack head and stuck it on a car body that looked reasonable enough.
Meanwhile, Unite Warriors Lightspeed totally works the mold work in both modes. It has all the details that a "modern" Lightspeed would have (Is this the first toy called "Lightspeed" since the 1991 Motorvator?). And he's not even painted yet! Also helps that he comes with an actual gun, and not some weird thing that looks like a badly attempted Squall Cosplay prop or a fist pretending to be a gun.
Combiner Wars Wheeljack looks good to me, but it's missing some key things that make a Wheeljack a Wheeljack (Like the shoulder spike/wings or fender feet). It has a great looking vehicle mode, but the robot mode kinda just looks like someone made a tiny Wheeljack head and stuck it on a car body that looked reasonable enough.
Meanwhile, Unite Warriors Lightspeed totally works the mold work in both modes. It has all the details that a "modern" Lightspeed would have (Is this the first toy called "Lightspeed" since the 1991 Motorvator?). And he's not even painted yet! Also helps that he comes with an actual gun, and not some weird thing that looks like a badly attempted Squall Cosplay prop or a fist pretending to be a gun.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777242)
Posted by kurthy on April 2nd, 2016 @ 9:52am CDT
I'm very tired of gun-swords and lead tailpipes and gun-axes. Most of them don't fit the character which is highly annoying. For exampe, I switched First Aid's axe with Chromia's gun, better for both parties. Most of the autobots don't feel right with those weapons, but I think Deadend would have been better with the triple barrel shotgun and Streetwise better with the pipe since it looks like a nightstick.
Posted by kurthy on April 2nd, 2016 @ 9:52am CDT
Gearslide wrote: Also helps that he comes with an actual gun, and not some weird thing that looks like a badly attempted Squall Cosplay prop or a fist pretending to be a gun.
I'm very tired of gun-swords and lead tailpipes and gun-axes. Most of them don't fit the character which is highly annoying. For exampe, I switched First Aid's axe with Chromia's gun, better for both parties. Most of the autobots don't feel right with those weapons, but I think Deadend would have been better with the triple barrel shotgun and Streetwise better with the pipe since it looks like a nightstick.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777244)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on April 2nd, 2016 @ 10:01am CDT
Posted by Dr. Caelus on April 2nd, 2016 @ 10:01am CDT
I like the tailpipes and such for the Stunticons, because I tend to think of them more like a biker gang than a military unit; clubs, chains, and such seem appropriate.
The Combaticons, of course, get full access to the armory drawer.
The Combaticons, of course, get full access to the armory drawer.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777246)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 2nd, 2016 @ 10:13am CDT
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 2nd, 2016 @ 10:13am CDT
If it weren't for the Lancia front bumper, the Wheeljack mode would have nailed Lightspeed's look completely. As it is, it's still amazing how well it works. Takara really went the extra mile with their Computron. I wonder why Hasbro's ended up so different this time?
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777255)
Posted by william-james88 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 10:56am CDT
its been confirmed to come to toysrus, so its not a walmart exclusive. But walmart will probably carry it too.
Edit: Also Walmart had exclusives for AOE, they had those awesome beast wars and energon redecos.
Posted by william-james88 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 10:56am CDT
Autobot tap out wrote:with my distate for the breakdown mould..... *cringes* i might have to stick with the Hasbro Computron..... hoping that is a walmart exclusive in which Walmart hasn't had a exclusive in 5 years(DOTM).... the Dead End mould is less fidgity than the Breakdown(Lamborghini) mould.... in my personal opinion.....
its been confirmed to come to toysrus, so its not a walmart exclusive. But walmart will probably carry it too.
Edit: Also Walmart had exclusives for AOE, they had those awesome beast wars and energon redecos.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777258)
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on April 2nd, 2016 @ 10:58am CDT
My theory is this: remember when Hasbro had no intention of releasing the Technobots? Then they went ahead and made Scattorshot, and Betatron. They wanted a standalone torso BECAUSE BUZZBOMB. But when they saw the positive (kinda) fan reaction and how much we all actually WANT the Technobots, they needed to throw something together quickly.
Which also means that Takara is not only engineering all of these, they're also designing more than just Devs and Arcee. They've also done Blast-Off from scratch, and also used extensive tooling on almost all of their own Technobots. Their not working in complete tandem with Hasbro.
Lastly, because Hasbro is not using any of these awesome new toppings for the Computron, it leads me to believe they have zero intention of releasing Shuttle!Blast-Off. A bit negative of me for sure, and I'll happily be proven wrong, but I will not be surprised if we never see him in the West.
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on April 2nd, 2016 @ 10:58am CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:If it weren't for the Lancia front bumper, the Wheeljack mode would have nailed Lightspeed's look completely. As it is, it's still amazing how well it works. Takara really went the extra mile with their Computron. I wonder why Hasbro's ended up so different this time?
My theory is this: remember when Hasbro had no intention of releasing the Technobots? Then they went ahead and made Scattorshot, and Betatron. They wanted a standalone torso BECAUSE BUZZBOMB. But when they saw the positive (kinda) fan reaction and how much we all actually WANT the Technobots, they needed to throw something together quickly.
Which also means that Takara is not only engineering all of these, they're also designing more than just Devs and Arcee. They've also done Blast-Off from scratch, and also used extensive tooling on almost all of their own Technobots. Their not working in complete tandem with Hasbro.
Lastly, because Hasbro is not using any of these awesome new toppings for the Computron, it leads me to believe they have zero intention of releasing Shuttle!Blast-Off. A bit negative of me for sure, and I'll happily be proven wrong, but I will not be surprised if we never see him in the West.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777260)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:08am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:08am CDT
To me, the new Lightspeed head looks too stylized and detailed and overall too good for that rather blocky and simplistic-looking Wheeljack mold body. It's like if one put a Movieverse toy head on an Animated toy body, only not to that extreme extent but still along those same lines. The head looks so much nicer and more complex in design than how the body looks.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777265)
Posted by william-james88 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:34am CDT
I totally agree. Still, I want that headsculpt and I believe in takara's vision. And I dont have the wheeljack mold. I really dont like those blicky legs though and how simple those arms are. Cant wait to see the alt mode in colour.
Posted by william-james88 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:34am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:To me, the new Lightspeed head looks too stylized and detailed and overall too good for that rather blocky and simplistic-looking Wheeljack mold body. It's like if one put a Movieverse toy head on an Animated toy body, only not to that extreme extent but still along those same lines. The head looks so much nicer and more complex in design than how the body looks.
I totally agree. Still, I want that headsculpt and I believe in takara's vision. And I dont have the wheeljack mold. I really dont like those blicky legs though and how simple those arms are. Cant wait to see the alt mode in colour.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777278)
Posted by shajaki on April 2nd, 2016 @ 12:30pm CDT
Posted by shajaki on April 2nd, 2016 @ 12:30pm CDT
Man I like this. But maybe I just have a soft spot for him, having the OG as a kid 
If they ever do the Terrorcons, I'll be able to make the Scramblers I had as a kid!
If they ever do the Terrorcons, I'll be able to make the Scramblers I had as a kid!
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777301)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 2nd, 2016 @ 2:45pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 2nd, 2016 @ 2:45pm CDT
Image I found comparing the different bots and alt modes for the mold:
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777372)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 2nd, 2016 @ 5:37pm CDT
Funny you should ask: the short, on-topic answer is "yes".
The long answer is "Yes, but only because Hasbro doesn't own the trademark anymore as his Kre-O figure is called Lightstorm". TakaraTomy still has access to those names as far as I know, but expect a few name changes from Hasbro's side, like Afterbreaker and Lightstorm.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 2nd, 2016 @ 5:37pm CDT
Gearslide wrote:(Is this the first toy called "Lightspeed" since the 1991 Motorvator?)
Funny you should ask: the short, on-topic answer is "yes".
The long answer is "Yes, but only because Hasbro doesn't own the trademark anymore as his Kre-O figure is called Lightstorm". TakaraTomy still has access to those names as far as I know, but expect a few name changes from Hasbro's side, like Afterbreaker and Lightstorm.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777400)
Posted by steals_your_goats on April 2nd, 2016 @ 7:58pm CDT
Are there more pictures like this of the other molds? I actually love looking at crap like this Lol
Posted by steals_your_goats on April 2nd, 2016 @ 7:58pm CDT
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Image I found comparing the different bots and alt modes for the mold:
Are there more pictures like this of the other molds? I actually love looking at crap like this Lol
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777410)
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on April 2nd, 2016 @ 9:19pm CDT
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on April 2nd, 2016 @ 9:19pm CDT
That's awesome, SYG.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777418)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 10:03pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 10:03pm CDT
Man, TT is really stepping up to the plate on this one, I feel like, even if we see hasbro's take on it at botcon, it'll be too late, we'll have already seen what it could - and SHOULD - have been (like last botcon when they were trying to hype up the hasbro devs and we had just seen TT;s glorious version, it all became a sad joke)
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777419)
Posted by grimdragon2001 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 10:23pm CDT
Posted by grimdragon2001 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 10:23pm CDT
looks like Yuki is going to show off Nosecone next, at least according to the last tweet i saw from him
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777433)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:06pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:06pm CDT
Fellow Seibertronians, to go along with our growing Technobot reveals, we now have a look at Takara's Nosecone! Nosecone is a retool of combiner wars Rook and the images were provided by our favorite twitter user TFYuki. The images have been mirrored below for your enjoyment. Check them out, and let us know what you think in the comments section. And as always stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest news and galleries!
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777434)
Posted by Rainmaker on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:07pm CDT
Posted by Rainmaker on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:07pm CDT
I never liked the Rook mold, but this one looks fun.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777435)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:07pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:07pm CDT
The Computron we need and deserve 
(way to snipe me D-Max)
(way to snipe me D-Max)
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777436)
Posted by Cobotron on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:12pm CDT
Drill hand.... 
Posted by Cobotron on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:12pm CDT
Drill hand....
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777438)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:14pm CDT
Oh Hell yes!
As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to beat the rest of you to this. The Technodudes are my thing now!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:14pm CDT
Cobotron wrote::shock: Drill hand....
Oh Hell yes!
Hellscream9999 wrote:The Computron we need and deserve
(way to snipe me D-Max)
As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to beat the rest of you to this. The Technodudes are my thing now!
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777443)
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:16pm CDT
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:16pm CDT
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777446)
Posted by Burn on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:18pm CDT
Posted by Burn on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:18pm CDT
"Hi my name's Nosecone, if my drill can't bust it, all my guns will!"
That is one damn fine retool. And pretty much convinces me to stick with UW
That is one damn fine retool. And pretty much convinces me to stick with UW
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777447)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:20pm CDT
I'm honestly really starting to agree with you
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:20pm CDT
Burn wrote:"Hi my name's Nosecone, if my drill can't bust it, all my guns will!"
That is one damn fine retool. And pretty much convinces me to stick with UW
I'm honestly really starting to agree with you
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777450)
Posted by Rainmaker on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:22pm CDT
Noe! Doent giv een to tha preds!
-
What's up with the giant hand?
Posted by Rainmaker on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:22pm CDT
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Burn wrote:"Hi my name's Nosecone, if my drill can't bust it, all my guns will!"
That is one damn fine retool. And pretty much convinces me to stick with UW
I'm honestly really starting to agree with you
Noe! Doent giv een to tha preds!
-
What's up with the giant hand?
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777452)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:25pm CDT
Whose drill will pierce the heavens?
Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:25pm CDT
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Burn wrote:"Hi my name's Nosecone, if my drill can't bust it, all my guns will!"
That is one damn fine retool. And pretty much convinces me to stick with UW
I'm honestly really starting to agree with you
Whose drill will pierce the heavens?
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777453)
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:25pm CDT
Have you seriously not seen the previous CW figs? Nose cone uses the Rook hands, which have legs facing forward instead of at a 90 degree angle to the forearm.
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:25pm CDT
[BW] Rainmaker wrote:D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Burn wrote:"Hi my name's Nosecone, if my drill can't bust it, all my guns will!"
That is one damn fine retool. And pretty much convinces me to stick with UW
I'm honestly really starting to agree with you
Noe! Doent giv een to tha preds!
-
What's up with the giant hand?
Have you seriously not seen the previous CW figs? Nose cone uses the Rook hands, which have legs facing forward instead of at a 90 degree angle to the forearm.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777454)
Posted by Rainmaker on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:26pm CDT
"Nosecone must be that popular bot at school who woos fembots with his drill."
I meant the giant one
Posted by Rainmaker on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:26pm CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Burn wrote:"Hi my name's Nosecone, if my drill can't bust it, all my guns will!"
That is one damn fine retool. And pretty much convinces me to stick with UW
I'm honestly really starting to agree with you
Whose drill will pierce the heavens?
"Nosecone must be that popular bot at school who woos fembots with his drill."
Have you seriously not seen the previous CW figs? Nose cone uses the Rook hands, which have legs facing forward instead of at a 90 degree angle to the forearm.
I meant the giant one
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777457)
Posted by kurthy on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:29pm CDT
Posted by kurthy on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:29pm CDT
Wow, it integrates Rook's fist pegs into the alt mode as well. And doing that mimics the weapons from the G1 toy. I'm impressed!
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777458)
Posted by Burn on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:29pm CDT
Seriously, someone needs to develop replaceable feet for the Rook mold (and remolds) so the combiner feet can be attached, plus the hands, and we shall call it, HULK MODE!
Posted by Burn on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:29pm CDT
Nemesis Maximo wrote:[BW] Rainmaker wrote:D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Burn wrote:"Hi my name's Nosecone, if my drill can't bust it, all my guns will!"
That is one damn fine retool. And pretty much convinces me to stick with UW
I'm honestly really starting to agree with you
Noe! Doent giv een to tha preds!
-
What's up with the giant hand?
Have you seriously not seen the previous CW figs? Nose cone uses the Rook hands, which have legs facing forward instead of at a 90 degree angle to the forearm.
Seriously, someone needs to develop replaceable feet for the Rook mold (and remolds) so the combiner feet can be attached, plus the hands, and we shall call it, HULK MODE!
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777459)
Posted by Rainmaker on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:31pm CDT
Posted by Rainmaker on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:31pm CDT
Okay, I'm stupid. I SERIOUSLY did not realize that the giant hand was the combiner hand.
fml
fml
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777463)
Posted by william-james88 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:47pm CDT
I feel the same way. Plus they integrate the drill to go with the playability of the toy by being able to remove it and attack it to the hands. It seems to be able to spin as well. This is a massive mic drop from takara.
Posted by william-james88 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:47pm CDT
kurthy wrote:Wow, it integrates Rook's fist pegs into the alt mode as well. And doing that mimics the weapons from the G1 toy. I'm impressed!
I feel the same way. Plus they integrate the drill to go with the playability of the toy by being able to remove it and attack it to the hands. It seems to be able to spin as well. This is a massive mic drop from takara.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777465)
Posted by Burn on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:50pm CDT
"Unite Warriors? Yeah, we're done" *drops mic, walks out*
Posted by Burn on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:50pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:kurthy wrote:Wow, it integrates Rook's fist pegs into the alt mode as well. And doing that mimics the weapons from the G1 toy. I'm impressed!
I feel the same way. Plus they integrate the drill to go with the playability of the toy by being able to remove it and attack it to the hands. It seems to be able to spin as well. This is a massive mic drop from takara.
"Unite Warriors? Yeah, we're done" *drops mic, walks out*
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777467)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:52pm CDT
And what a fitting ending it would be
Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 2nd, 2016 @ 11:52pm CDT
Burn wrote:william-james88 wrote:kurthy wrote:Wow, it integrates Rook's fist pegs into the alt mode as well. And doing that mimics the weapons from the G1 toy. I'm impressed!
I feel the same way. Plus they integrate the drill to go with the playability of the toy by being able to remove it and attack it to the hands. It seems to be able to spin as well. This is a massive mic drop from takara.
"Unite Warriors? Yeah, we're done" *drops mic, walks out*
And what a fitting ending it would be
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777496)
Posted by Deadput on April 3rd, 2016 @ 1:21am CDT
Posted by Deadput on April 3rd, 2016 @ 1:21am CDT
Why does this exist?
No I don't mean the figure I mean country exclusives.
It's stupid and makes most of the fandom to think that Hasbro (or Hasblow as they call it these days) is stupid, cheap and money hungry.
Why can't Hasbro and Takara just use the same molds instead of Takara making all of these expensive and exclusive molds and figures that North america will never get?
And why does Takara somehow have the budget to paint their toys in fancy shiny decos yet Hasbro can't do the same?
It's crap like this that has made me stop collecting and have made me only concentrate on the media.
No I don't mean the figure I mean country exclusives.
It's stupid and makes most of the fandom to think that Hasbro (or Hasblow as they call it these days) is stupid, cheap and money hungry.
Why can't Hasbro and Takara just use the same molds instead of Takara making all of these expensive and exclusive molds and figures that North america will never get?
And why does Takara somehow have the budget to paint their toys in fancy shiny decos yet Hasbro can't do the same?
It's crap like this that has made me stop collecting and have made me only concentrate on the media.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777497)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 3rd, 2016 @ 1:24am CDT
Because they are, it's why the molds got so over-used in cw, it's the mindset of American corporations, and it is not okay
Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 3rd, 2016 @ 1:24am CDT
Deadput wrote:It's stupid and makes most of the fandom to think that Hasbro is cheap and money hungry.
Because they are, it's why the molds got so over-used in cw, it's the mindset of American corporations, and it is not okay
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777504)
Posted by Deadput on April 3rd, 2016 @ 2:12am CDT
Yeah ok whatever maybe Hasbro should stop making Transformers since nobody likes anything they do these days
The movies suck they say
The Tv shows suck they say
The comics suck they say
The toys suck they say
It's a toy company making plastic toys for children so parents can buy it who gives a damn if Hasbro did not get the exact body shape, colors and accessories of some obscure character that only a few dozen people care about.
Everything is about money and making it so we can live in a house and eat food so I just roll my eyes when people are saying Hasbro is money hungry yet Takara is not since their the lords and saviors hallelujah.
I mean screw them for doing their job and restricting their budget so nothing goes wrong right?
Posted by Deadput on April 3rd, 2016 @ 2:12am CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Because they are, it's why the molds got so over-used in cw, it's the mindset of American corporations, and it is not okay
Yeah ok whatever maybe Hasbro should stop making Transformers since nobody likes anything they do these days
The movies suck they say
The Tv shows suck they say
The comics suck they say
The toys suck they say
It's a toy company making plastic toys for children so parents can buy it who gives a damn if Hasbro did not get the exact body shape, colors and accessories of some obscure character that only a few dozen people care about.
Everything is about money and making it so we can live in a house and eat food so I just roll my eyes when people are saying Hasbro is money hungry yet Takara is not since their the lords and saviors hallelujah.
I mean screw them for doing their job and restricting their budget so nothing goes wrong right?
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777507)
Posted by King Kuuga on April 3rd, 2016 @ 2:28am CDT
Posted by King Kuuga on April 3rd, 2016 @ 2:28am CDT
Different corporate and national ideologies. In America, the bottom line is all that matters. Profit at all costs. In Japan, they're okay with taking a smaller profit margin for putting out a quality product.
For most of CW and UW I'd honestly say it was a toss-up. Takara was committed to giving the classic rosters, going so far as to engineer two new molds, but the cartoon decos hurt them. Meanwhile Hasbro's combiners have no duplicate molds within each team (excluding Quickslinger and Brake-Neck) and we got the awesomeness of Rook, legends class integration, and IMO superior decos.
Devastator and Computron, however, cannot in good faith be cited as anything but letdowns from Hasbro compared to the Takara product.
Damn you, I was going to make that joke.
For most of CW and UW I'd honestly say it was a toss-up. Takara was committed to giving the classic rosters, going so far as to engineer two new molds, but the cartoon decos hurt them. Meanwhile Hasbro's combiners have no duplicate molds within each team (excluding Quickslinger and Brake-Neck) and we got the awesomeness of Rook, legends class integration, and IMO superior decos.
Devastator and Computron, however, cannot in good faith be cited as anything but letdowns from Hasbro compared to the Takara product.
Hellscream9999 wrote:Whose drill will pierce the heavens?
Damn you, I was going to make that joke.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777512)
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 3rd, 2016 @ 2:56am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 3rd, 2016 @ 2:56am CDT
Trust you deadput to turn this into hasbro v takara
What more knowledgeable people above me has said is true though. Different cultures exist within hasbro and takara thanks to their countries of origin. In hasbro's case their problems stem from the upper levels with everyone below trying to do the best they can with what they've been allocated. I bet there was some within hasbro who were annoyed as well over devy.
Takara will have a dark side to them but like most Japanese companies they will deal with it themselves without drawing attention.. unless you're Konami and you think you can deal with hideo kojima without anyone noticing.
Now, nosecone. Drill hand is awesome and I await pictures of him performing giga drill breaker on some hapless decepticon
What more knowledgeable people above me has said is true though. Different cultures exist within hasbro and takara thanks to their countries of origin. In hasbro's case their problems stem from the upper levels with everyone below trying to do the best they can with what they've been allocated. I bet there was some within hasbro who were annoyed as well over devy.
Takara will have a dark side to them but like most Japanese companies they will deal with it themselves without drawing attention.. unless you're Konami and you think you can deal with hideo kojima without anyone noticing.
Now, nosecone. Drill hand is awesome and I await pictures of him performing giga drill breaker on some hapless decepticon
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777513)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 3rd, 2016 @ 2:56am CDT
It was and still is standing on a box in my living room. I was able to tighten a few things and it's ok. I'm not that upset since I don't leave figures on permanent display.
Normally I'd be all over Hasbro for their version of Computron but I look at it as we're getting the same team done two different ways. Hasbro is using the retooled Groove and Air Raid molds so that's a plus. I like the Dead End mold better and hopefully they've corrected the Brawl mold. Probably not, but we still have options.
People need to remember Japan LOVES drill tanks, there was at least one in every Brave series. I'm not surprised they went all out for Nosecone.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 3rd, 2016 @ 2:56am CDT
Cobotron wrote:Hey Chuck, where do you have him? Up on a shelf, or just down and around? I have a spot reserved for him up on a high shelf. I haven't noticed any looseness yet, but he has also been broken down into indy bots for the last week or so.
Do you have him up high, and is the heat cranked?
It's always hotter up high, so I'm wondering if the temp could effect these joints.
It was and still is standing on a box in my living room. I was able to tighten a few things and it's ok. I'm not that upset since I don't leave figures on permanent display.
Normally I'd be all over Hasbro for their version of Computron but I look at it as we're getting the same team done two different ways. Hasbro is using the retooled Groove and Air Raid molds so that's a plus. I like the Dead End mold better and hopefully they've corrected the Brawl mold. Probably not, but we still have options.
People need to remember Japan LOVES drill tanks, there was at least one in every Brave series. I'm not surprised they went all out for Nosecone.
Re: Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Lightspeed Prototype (1777518)
Posted by King Kuuga on April 3rd, 2016 @ 3:31am CDT
This is a good point. I know most of the people that work on the TF brand have as much passion for it as we do, but they're constrained by the budget that the higher-ups allot them.
This is also worth remembering. Takara is not perfect. The MP line demonstrates that even they have limitations. Sometimes their deco is strange (shiny metallic on Animated toys?) and sometimes they skip molds for whatever reason.
Posted by King Kuuga on April 3rd, 2016 @ 3:31am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:In hasbro's case their problems stem from the upper levels with everyone below trying to do the best they can with what they've been allocated. I bet there was some within hasbro who were annoyed as well over devy.
This is a good point. I know most of the people that work on the TF brand have as much passion for it as we do, but they're constrained by the budget that the higher-ups allot them.
ZeroWolf wrote:Takara will have a dark side to them but like most Japanese companies they will deal with it themselves without drawing attention.. unless you're Konami and you think you can deal with hideo kojima without anyone noticing.
This is also worth remembering. Takara is not perfect. The MP line demonstrates that even they have limitations. Sometimes their deco is strange (shiny metallic on Animated toys?) and sometimes they skip molds for whatever reason.
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