New official images from Amazon Japan
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And that is the reason why I skipped Ultra Magnus.
One sexy piece o plastic!!
Am I crazy if I think it needs a gerwalk mode.
Teaser images from Hisashi Yuki's Twitter
source: https://twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/55...560832/photo/1
http://twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/557...872643/photo/1
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you forgot to put in spoiler tags but damn that toy is looking really good.
Are you being facetious or am I actually going to have to try to take that spoiler topic seriously? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by kaiden
Huh? Spoiler Tags.... What for?Quote:
Originally Posted by kaiden
yes, definitely facetious. haha i should probably 'let it go' but okay one last jestQuote:
Originally Posted by Tober
there's some transformation spoilers there! :eek: i can see that the wings are folded back. and, and... those tabs in the legs definitely tab in together AND the thighs slide down.
sorry, couldn't help myself. :p
more picture of Star Saber with box
Wow he is taller than MP Magnus. Cant wait :)
I'm going with 'por que no los dos' ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy
Absolutely beautifulQuote:
Originally Posted by lancalot
Well it has to be plastic otherwise you be paying 30,000 yen and above for such a piece, no surprises there. In fact the surprise was that it was priced below 15,000 yen at pre-order. If you aren't happy, you won't be happy with other big mp toys down the road. I accepted this fact since the cars were out with no rubber tyres.
Generally, this could be my last big mp toy, I have a space beside magnus just for him. I found Magnus and Starsaber real value for money as opposed to a Skywarp exclusive.
That's so awesome... having the new MP toy in the foam insert of the old one.
That pose !! :eek: Can't wait for this guy
Oh, is that was it was? Trying to figure out why the foam looked so old for a brand new MP.:oQuote:
Originally Posted by griffin
Yup that pose says it all for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetfire in the sky
You kinda wonder how this guy is so much cheaper than mp11 sw
Not "limited edition" :pQuote:
Originally Posted by drifand
I think from reading on here there are collectors who don't give two $h!ts about this guy but the demand will be high in Japan no doubt so a large production run will see prices being maintained at a sane level. Also the production numbers would take into account (to an extent) the collectors who don't live in Japan who they would figure love the JP G1 releases as well as the completist G1 collector as well as the completist MP collector and then you get the casual collector who will think, wow this is cool. The fact that TRU will be importing this is such a positive to the fandom here in Oz. We only got four (maybe five) Ultra Magnuses (Magnii? :confused:) at our TRU and they went pretty quick, I would imagine Star Saber will do the same once word gets out.
He's such a cool item, and I think once the naysayers see him more either in the flesh or in pictures like this they will change their mind.
Heh, I initially thought the same thing. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Omega Metro
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...ps2b0zjkaq.jpg
I have never followed the cartoon for this. I have wanted a g1 version before but skipped in the end. Glad I waited for this. Is a nice transformer by itself.
This has probably been mentioned before, but I'll mention it again.
That's a mighty big sword. :D
I got the Victory DVD set and glad I did. the fight between Star Sabre and Deszarus is awesomeQuote:
Originally Posted by drifand
lol. Well, it would be embarrassing for him to have a sword name as his name, but just be armed with a butter knife or something.Quote:
Originally Posted by Megatran
I can't wait, it looks so damn good. I'm gonna need some alone time after I get mine!:D
In the TakaraTOMY version, the sword is called the "Sabre Blade" (as per the G1 toy/character). In the Hasbro version, it is referred to as a Great Sword. Both the small and large blades are called "Sabre Blade," as it's representative of how the Sabre Blade can change length (it only differentiates between the two blade accessories by referring to them as "Sabre Blade (Big)" and "Sabre Blade (Small)"). This doesn't happen in the IDW continuity, so instead Hasbro's MP Star Sabre refers to him possessing two blades; the large one is the Great Sword, and the shorter one is a secondary weapon known as the Gladius Stellae <---Latin for "Star Sabre." ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy
Hlj still has orders open
Is he going to be seen in oz stores? Tru? Or more likely only online?
It is coming to our stores in TRU, but its going to be much more than HLJ or even some Australian online stores.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pep_87
Here's the latest from Hasashi Yuki's Twitter! :D
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/...f.jpg~original
The posability is so awesome. Also, he's so close to release now I can practically smell him! :D
Hes going to be epic. I dont see what alot of the fuss is about with him. Personally i like it that takara and looking at expanding the masterpiece series to cover jap g1. Its not as though theyre going to stop bringing out normal g1.
Hopefully theres not going to be too many qc issues.
From a Takara and Japanese POV Japanese G1 is "normal" G1. Star Sabre would be as nostalgic to a Japanese G1 fan as say Thunderwing or Bludgeon would be for us. I've seen a Japanese fan utterly ignore toys like Lio Kaiser but drool over the Triggercons (which were never sold in Japan). What we might find exotic is ordinary to a Japanese fan and vice versa. ;)
Very true, the price of the Western packaging release of G1 items in Japan is significantly higher then what we generally pay in their stores, saying that I could count on my hands how many I saw.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Ignore Lio Kaiser :eek::eek:
Is it just me or do the chevrons on his chest look more silver than gold in a few of these recent pics?
Probably camera flash and not a big deal, but i hope they're a little more gold in person.
Is gold, is the angle that makes it looked silver.Quote:
Originally Posted by kurdt_the_goat
Haha, Hasashi Yuki is getting all "Meta" on us now! :p:D
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/...j.jpg~original
The bonus coin for Star Saber, if bought from a Hasbro Asia dealer.
I just got a payment request for Star Saber from HLJ. It's now in stock there.
Let's say go!
here is where HLJ customers loose out, for AE and NY people paid way less than it is now as they paid upfront.
One is not really loosing out when one knows what they're getting into in their choice of business to preorder with; For many, I dare say most, the importance is predominately focused upon simply having an order in the 1st place. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by drifand
For me, as I've said many times before, I will reward great customer service with continued patronage and Hobby Link Japan has well and truly earnt that, even in the face of marginally higher prices resulting from the non-requirement of a payment upfront & fluctuating exchange rates. ;)
In short - We all win by ordering from Japanese Online Retailers wherever & whenever a TakaraTomy Masterpiece Transformer is concerned. :D
Indeed but it cuts both ways.Quote:
Originally Posted by drifand
Let's say go!