Unite Warriors Lynxmaster (Sky Reign)

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Hisashi Yuki has posted (https://twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/729621315011760128) a silhouette of what appears to be Sky Reign:

http://s32.postimg.org/bzu6xf0hx/Ci_Aiu_Cl_Uo_AAXvl_U_jpg_large.jpg

[ampoldj]

And i believed Computron would be the last of the UW series...

Recalculating Box Space... :p

[DELTAprime]

Great!

Now if they would let us know if they are doing a Victorion or the G2 combiners I'd know if I should get the Hasbro versions or wait for TT versions.

[Ploughmans Lunch]

Popular theory at the moment is that his right leg is Ratchet, because it looks like the First Aid mold, though I guess it could always be Hoist or something.

Would be nice to get the rest of the 84-85 bots in CW/UW toys (maybe make grapple/inferno remolds of Hot Spot/Bruticus?).

Anyway, hope there's some surprises in store!

[Zommael]

They need to go with my idea (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpost.php?p=522380&postcount=290) for a big old Energon/Superlink homage. NEED.

Bonus: the combined form's name would be Power Lynx!

[FruitBuyer]

I'm more interested in what they'll name him, can't imagine it'll just be Sky Reign.

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I wonder what their re-tooling budget is like? Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I hope they tweak Sky Lynx so he can separate into his two modes.

[Deonasis]

Very happy to see anything new and UW related. I think Takara are so far knocking it out of the park.

[Akky82]

I wonder what their re-tooling budget is like? Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I hope they tweak Sky Lynx so he can separate into his two modes.

Yeah very wishful, but I'm with you there. Ive seen skylynx a lot in local kmarts, every now and then I'll decide to hunt him down and make sky reign, but then i see him in the flesh again and get a reminder of his looks (not that big a fan), and that maybe if he could seperate i'd be keen but always walk away without the purchase. That and wheeljack didnt really do anything for me but he's grown on me.

Had some gift vouchers from work bonus and found all 5 members saturday morning and was " < this close to buying them, but got a desk for my garage instead, so glad i didnt becauselike ampoldj said i thought computron would be the last UW. Maybe they can have some real shiny gold at least (and whiter white?).

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Via TF Yuki (https://twitter.com/takaratomytoys/status/737242177827262465) -- UW-EX:

http://i.imgur.com/Q11MDQx.jpg

[Bladestorm]

I am guessing if he is an EX he's going to be hard to get (and have a higher price tag to him). So that means I'll need to decide quickly to make sure I get a pre-order in.
Does the EX mean he is for an upcoming event in Japan?

Decisions, decisions... we already have the Hasbro Sky Reign set... unless there is something spectacular not sure I can justify 2 of this group of combiners... but Takara really is doing a much nicer job with these combiners.

Ah - first world problems! ;)

[prjkt]

Hmmm if the decos are decent maybe? Or a different lineup of limbs... As it stands from Hasbro's Sky Reign lineup I only have Sky Lynx

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Bugger. I'd quite like a standalone Sky Lynx, but have no interest in the limbs, much less at Exclusive box-set prices.

[ampoldj]

I am guessing if he is an EX he's going to be hard to get (and have a higher price tag to him). So that means I'll need to decide quickly to make sure I get a pre-order in.
Does the EX mean he is for an upcoming event in Japan?



so far all EX suffix means Japan Event exclusives but im wondering if Hasbro Asia also release these items as well.

if PC will get this might have a go :rolleyes:

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Bugger. I'd quite like a standalone Sky Lynx, but have no interest in the limbs, much less at Exclusive box-set prices.

Dittoly McDitto

Skylynx yes. Box set prices, no thanks. This Scramble city limb shenanigens hasn't been handled so well by TT.

[Ploughmans Lunch]

Hoping for Slicer, Detrius, Hoist and Ratchet for limbs :)

[prjkt]

Hoping for Slicer, Detrius, Hoist and Ratchet for limbs :)

oooh that'd be a nice coup, though I thought there'd be issues with the club recently doing Ratchet out of the same mould? Or was it only ever the other way around?

[griffin]

oooh that'd be a nice coup, though I thought there'd be issues with the club recently doing Ratchet out of the same mould? Or was it only ever the other way around?

Ratchet wasn't a Club head. It was an unused Hasbro head and there was no mention of the Club getting exclusive use of it, so Hasbro and TakaraTomy can use it if they want.
Same with the Subscription Counterpunch and Toxitron heads... which might yet come into play in Japan at some time as well.

[UltraMarginal]

I too don't really have any interest in this as a combiner, I'd like to see what they're doing with Sky Lynx individually but I think in this rare case I'll be looking to pick up Sky Lynx locally.

[prjkt]

Ratchet wasn't a Club head. It was an unused Hasbro head and there was no mention of the Club getting exclusive use of it, so Hasbro and TakaraTomy can use it if they want.
Same with the Subscription Counterpunch and Toxitron heads... which might yet come into play in Japan at some time as well.

Oh I know it was unused, but I thought there were some names that the club took that Hasbro/Takara wouldn't be able to use for a set time frame, or did that only work the other way around?

[DELTAprime]

Oh I know it was unused, but I thought there were some names that the club took that Hasbro/Takara wouldn't be able to use for a set time frame, or did that only work the other way around?

I believe Hasbro/Takara retains full ownership and control of the IP when it comes to it's licencees.

[griffin]

Yep, no matter what a license holder is allowed to do with a Transformers name, concept or design, Hasbro can do whatever they want with it, because Hasbro are the ones who have to approve its use, and own any trademarks for those names to be used on those products (even Club toys, which is why some still don't have Gen1 names on them despite being Gen1 homage toys that aren't for retail release).
And Hasbro have even produced some retail toys based on characters created by FunPub (TFPrime Flamewar, Hero Mashers Heatwave).

[griffin]

As I was expecting, Ratchet is in the Japanese team... replacing Smokescreen.
http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/08/unite-warriors-sky-reign-revealed-316702

I guess Smokescreen was sacrificed for an all 1984 limb set.

[CHILENO20]

Good thing I'm making my own Ratchet then.

[G1Optimal]

There is pictures of the individual robots if you scroll down
http://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810862536/

[ampoldj]

listing available now at Takara Tomy Mall

http://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810862536/

edit: Wheeljack's head looks like a prototype

[Paulbot]

Ratchet looks great, but I don't want any of the other four limbs...

(Still probably cheaper than buying a BotCon Custom Class Ratchet.)

[G1Optimal]

Its not sky reign its Lynxmaster
http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/08/official-images-takara-tomy-mall-exclusive-unite-warriors-sky-reign-316733

[griffin]

Its not sky reign its Lynxmaster
http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/08/official-images-takara-tomy-mall-exclusive-unite-warriors-sky-reign-316733

That sounds terrible as a name (to me).
Sounds like a tagline for a lynx deodorant commercial... the Lynxmaster seduces all the ladies. :p

[G1Optimal]

:D

[Ploughmans Lunch]

Are PC still doing TTMall stuff?

[FruitBuyer]

Are PC still doing TTMall stuff?

Last I checked, they haven't said otherwise so expect pre-orders to go up.

[philby]

Is the Sky Lynx torso figure any different?

[Ploughmans Lunch]

Non-combined form has a red mouth, red weapon-thingies, an autobot symbol on his bird head. Combined mode head has a silver mouth/teeth and autobot symbols on his chest.

Rest looks largely the same. Maybe pigment/tone of the red/blue/gold/silver is different but will need to see more direct comparisons.

[reillyd]

Well I'm glad I have a Botcon ratchet and sticker set coming my way. I don't think I'll order it, and am happy with US Smokescreen

[Lord_Zed]

The colours are much better, but the repaints still feel forced to me.

[Sinnertwin]

Please make it stop. Please.

[Ploughmans Lunch]

Please make it stop. Please.

Never, never stop. I lick your tears of anguish and disappointment from your face and it rejuvenates me.

[Sinnertwin]

My tears, they fall like rain :(

[Ploughmans Lunch]

My tears, they fall like rain :(

https://media4.giphy.com/media/5pfyDZRvycJQk/200_s.gif

[Sinnertwin]

That's what it is to be a slave to CW

[Ploughmans Lunch]

That's what it is to be a slave to UW

Fixed.

[millhouse]

The alt mode Wheeljack looks great however I haven't caved on UW yet (I keep returning to the thought of "It's more G1, but it's still quite different from G1" across the whole line).

As it is, I've bought all the CW combiners, as well as voyagers and legends where either a) I've really dug it (and often regretted it after, in the interest of streamlining my collection) or the legends class is either a keeper (ie: the insecticons) or an accessory to the combined mode (Powerglide, Groove).

Limited release deluxes are in robot mode next to the combined mode (ie: DLX Groove). Living in hope that there will be a Blast Off but, given the Hasbro version was the same class (unlike Groove), I don't see a shuttle coming from Hasbro.

[Krayt]

...Living in hope that there will be a Blast Off but, given the Hasbro version was the same class (unlike Groove), I don't see a shuttle coming from Hasbro.

This makes no sense, seeming Slingshot and Wildrider got released properly (althogh as i type this... their names weren't used by the accessory.... maybe thats what your meaning..)

[millhouse]

This makes no sense, seeming Slingshot and Wildrider got released properly (althogh as i type this... their names weren't used by the accessory.... maybe thats what your meaning..)

That's it. We got two Grooves but they are different classes of figure. Think we'll get a second DLX Blast Off?

[Ploughmans Lunch]

Make him an online only release for next may and/or call him "Spacefriend" and it'd be fine.

[Paulbot]

I think a general release of UW/CW Ratchet by Hasbro is still unlikely though. Thanks BotCon.

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Box shot from TF Yuki (https://twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/748093102393458688):

http://i.imgur.com/dCoAfOv.jpg

[Deonasis]

Another sweet looking box :cool:

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Display at the Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention (https://www.facebook.com/Planetiacon.stfu/posts/1147367021995903):

http://i.imgur.com/wsX0y4z.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/5uCkv5K.jpg

[griffin]

TFYuki has tweeted two images of what is said to be the final product colours for Lynxmaster (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/10/02/unite-warriors-lynxmaster-final-production-images-325700), who gets released at the end of this month... which will giving fans their first chance at a fully painted, factory-produced Combiner Ratchet toy.

[UltimateGalvatron]

They need to go with my idea (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpost.php?p=522380&postcount=290) for a big old Energon/Superlink homage. NEED.

Bonus: the combined form's name would be Power Lynx!

Old comment but I'd totally buy this!

[BigTransformerTrev]

Tempting - I still don't have a CHUG version of Ratchey but I don't want a second version of the other toys so it's a pass for me

[DELTAprime]

Has anyone posted any comparisons of CW vs UW Sky Lynx? I'm thinking I might still pick up a CW Sky Lynx and have one in Bird/Lynx mode and the other in combined mode.

[griffin]

The UW Lynxmaster should still be a couple days away from official release, so by the end of this week we might see some people get some comparison photos posted up somewhere.
I should be getting it the following week, so if I don't see anyone else post up photos, I will.

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Shots of the coin (https://www.facebook.com/Robotkingdom/photos/ms.c.eJw9yMkJADAMA7CNih3n3H~_xQqHRUxTa08osEFU6~;BG tIXKDwzJ3bMQL5QXLhg2J.bps.a.1192743280744385.10737 43593.168147899870600/1308462759172436/?type=3&theater):

http://i.imgur.com/ZB9ra0M.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/i2bbbsk.jpg

[Krayt]

Just noticed in a Lynx Master review that TakTom went with yellow stars on Hound...


Oh how my heart skipped a beat (in a good way)

also had me thinking I should get my 2 cents in before people bagged them for the decision.

My old man restores military vehicles, and put a big yellow star on an Armoured scout car 20 odd years ago. So i've grown up with this. the reason...


Yellow Variants
In January, 1942 HQ Armored Force issued orders that all armored vehicle markings were to be
painted in Air Corps Yellow, No. 4 lusterless. A yellow star was adopted for armored vehicles.
On most tanks the star was applied to the turret sides, of at least 22” in diameter, with a 4” stripe
running around the turret. The adoption of the yellow star and markings for the Armored Force
is odd as the rest of the Army was in the process of adopting the white star. In August 1942,
AR-850-5 formalized the use of a white star as a form of national insignia.

So it was only 8 months, but it's out there.... and seeming Hound had an upgrade from the G1 Jeep, why not yellow as well!

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In-hand review from Alfes2010 -- part 1 (http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-2709.html) and part 2 (http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-2710.html).