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Amazon Japan have added Chromedome, Highbrow and Wipe/Mindwipe to their site, with the usual HUGE clear official images.
Legends
- LG-32 - Chromedome (Titans Return Deluxe with Titanmaster Nightbeat's vehicle)
- LG-33 - Highbrow (Titans Return Deluxe with Titanmaster Loudmouth's vehicle)
- LG-34 - Wipe (Mindwipe) (Titans Return Deluxe with Titanmaster Crashbash's vehicle)
They all have November 26th noted as their release date, which means LG-35 to LG-38, a few posts above, will actually be December, and Brainstorm & Astrotrain will be January. (the dates on those particular silhouette images have always been a month or two out)
Interesting base modes from TF Yuki:
http://i.imgur.com/F1lOBbE.jpg
Can not wait for this guy. Looks so good!Quote:
Originally Posted by MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!
Posing a robot as a City mode is an idea I've had before ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!
More teaser shots from TF Yuki:
http://i.imgur.com/UEZtdYO.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/SJ60SZx.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/cReEH6E.jpg
Looking soooo good :)
So tempted by so many here!
Just need God Bomber now.
Now that actually looks like a decent large toy.
Looks like Taktom are putting the "leader" back in leader class.:)
the feet look....weird...???
Yes... they look like the type of feet that can combine with something :pQuote:
Originally Posted by philby
Wow I was planning just getting Ginrai but with such vast differences to the TR Optimus I will have to pick up both!
+1 forGodbomber
The feet look like they are meant to represent the boots the God Ginrai toy had as opposed to the rest of the toy which looks like Super Ginrai.
From Figure King No. 222 (via Loopaza):
http://i.imgur.com/Hu9Jdgz.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/uXbl0Zu.jpg
Looks like Hasui is getting in on the act (although the Highbrow looks to be the Hasbro version):
http://i.imgur.com/DxGeRnQ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3DA3mJX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/C5qQD1j.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/seKOFDm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/fD4xZ1D.jpg
I've really been on the fence between getting PM Optimus Prime or Super Ginrai... but after seeing these scans I've decided to go for Ginrai.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...pst0i4axi6.jpg
^ The Hasbro version has the shoulder cannons on the trailer with the wrong orientation.
Hope that didn't skew your decision Gok. :p
I can see that there are posts on either side, so that didn't bother me in the slightest. It's mainly the front grill of the truck cab that clinched it for me. It looks more aesthetically pleasing to me and also helps to make the toy look more distinctive from Powermaster Optimus Prime.
PC are already sold out so I'll have to wait until the preorders open up on HLJ or Amazon JP. :o
Sorry if this has already been posted, but I found some pics of Super Ginrai on the Dengeki website
http://hobby.dengeki.com/news/231637/
Live shot from Wonderfest (via Chohenken):
http://i.imgur.com/v3VGBfG.jpg
Apart from the feet, it looks better than a Masterpiece.
there's nothing wrong with the feet tho :confused:
http://i.imgur.com/3TuUelcm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/PZxD9Mi.jpg
Ginrai video from Dengeki Hobby (with terrible audio lag and annoying overly-enthusiastic chick).
Interesting that he also gets a little Prime head underneath the mask (via Snakas):
http://i.imgur.com/fu4EXZu.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/rIDZF5D.jpg
That last photo of the new head clinches it. I must buy the Takara mold. The Titanmaster robot side isn't even painted on the Hasbro, and I feel cheated having bought it
I wouldn't trust Takara anymore either i'm afraid -- their stock photos of Galvatron's titan master was completely painted:Quote:
Originally Posted by reillyd
http://i.imgur.com/SbvosjY.jpg
And yet their production version was not!:
http://i.imgur.com/ZT7kASG.jpg?1
Without seeing actual production versions, i'm definitely questioning whether I should continue buying Takara over Hasbro.
Agreed. The Orion Pax head makes no sense for Powermaster Optimus Prime anyway. :rolleyes: Having the smaller Ginrai head underneath the Super Ginrai head is a nice nod to G1 Ginrai's regular and Super robot modes.Quote:
Originally Posted by reillyd
Eh, unless the TakaraTOMY version is significantly different enough for me to warrant skipping the Hasbro version, I usually go with the Hasbro version.Quote:
Originally Posted by MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!
Not a fan of the Ginrai feet. But definitely getting it :D
Usually Taktom have more paint aps than Hasbro's which for me makes a big difference when they break up blocks of the same colour, or hubcaps on wheels.Quote:
Originally Posted by MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!
I do not have any Titan Returns figures, but from what I've seen they take limited paint aps to a new low, so I worry that the Taktom version may only be equivalent to what we used to get from Hasbro.
combine with what? i remember a powermaster optimus toy being around but i don't remember it joining with other toys. or do you mean the base mode thing? i know nothing about this era of cartoon so i dont know what the details are with these guysQuote:
Originally Posted by MayzaPrime
Super Ginrai (Powermaster Prime) formed with another character called God Bomber to create a bigger robot called God Ginrai. Check out the figure on this link. Fans are hopeful of the extra figure coming in the future to create God GinraiQuote:
Originally Posted by philby
http://tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/GodGinrai/godginrai.htm
thanks :)
Stock images of Brainstorm (via Anime Export):
http://i.imgur.com/It2mETz.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/bROpiyt.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/m8un3qh.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/LauWC1J.jpg
From the various listings on Anime Export:
http://i.imgur.com/D06PrvB.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/3wYIEOa.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/1Wxn1ij.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/gxTMRw0.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/c0tFV0E.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/fNTbJR4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/jrQI7XJ.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/AHEUIcK.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/AaPT3Ke.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/qtFOilU.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/epL6U9E.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/PakRlWb.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ew8dLFu.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/aZ8poLV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/eWPMp6W.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/FWLmRbd.jpg
Via TF Yuki:
http://i.imgur.com/OET3cwD.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Tp3TGOq.jpg
Soundwave, Laserbeak and Ravage all look fantastic, might try for them instead of Hasbro.
Seeing Brainstorm, I'm really glad I ordered the Hasbro version... It looks like a completely different character (Which I guess for owners of the voyager size one, isn't entirely a bad thing)
The TakaraTOMY version is going for Japanese show-accuracy, whereas the Hasbro version can afford to be more toy-accurate as Brainstorm was drawn more toy-accurately in the Anglophone cartoon and comics. Both versions make sense for their respective markets. :)
Although despite the IDW influence, I still find the Generations Voyager figure to have a more G1-accurate looking body, whereas the Titans Return mould is obviously reverse engineered from Blurr. The scale thing isn't an issue for me so I'm happy to skip this mould entirely.
Good points there, I never really followed the Japanese continuity, but after checking tfwiki I see your point. Interesting that they didn't do this for their version of the Voyager release.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Good thing we're spoilt for choice