JP-only DotM Toys

[griffin]

(Please post photos, comments or even a fully comprehensive review - these are just brief details)


Toy Review - JP DotM Air Raid

Series - JP Dark of the Moon
Sub-line - Mechtech
Size/class - Deluxe
Wave - 1
New/remould/redeco - (Breakaway) redeco w/ remoulded arms & new weapon
Released here - no (in Japan May 2011)
Approximate Retail Price - ?
Approximate Size - 14cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Fighter Jet
Main Features/Gimmicks - Convertible Mechtech weapon
Main Colours - grey, red, black
Main Accessories - Mechtech weapon (plus exclusive JP Biocard)






Toy Review - JP DotM Arcee

Series - JP Dark of the Moon
Sub-line - Mechtech
Size/class - Deluxe
Wave - 1
New/remould/redeco - (Chromia) redeco? w/ new weapon (possibly remoulded arms to hold weapon)
Released here - no (in Japan May 2011)
Approximate Retail Price - ?
Approximate Size - 15cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Motorcycle
Main Features/Gimmicks - Convertible Mechtech weapon
Main Colours - blue, black, grey
Main Accessories - Mechtech weapon (plus exclusive JP Biocard)

(colours look the same as the Chromia toy, so unless someone has the two to compare, this may just be a renaming of a pre-existing figure)






Toy Review - JP DotM Decepticon Vortex

Series - JP Dark of the Moon
Sub-line - Mechtech
Size/class - Deluxe
Wave - 2
New/remould/redeco - (Tomahawk) redeco & new weapon (possible remoulded parts to hold weapon)
Released here - no (in Japan June 2011)
Approximate Retail Price - ?
Approximate Size - 14cm
Allegiance - Decepticon
Alt-mode - Combat helicopter
Main Features/Gimmicks - Convertible Mechtech weapon
Main Colours - purple-grey, purple, blue, black
Main Accessories - Mechtech weapon (plus exclusive JP Biocard)






Toy Review - JP DotM Skywarp

Series - JP Dark of the Moon
Sub-line - Mechtech
Size/class - Deluxe
Wave - 3
New/remould/redeco - (Starscream) redeco w/ remoulded arms & new weapon
Released here - no (in Japan July 2011)
Approximate Retail Price - ?
Approximate Size - 14cm
Allegiance - Decepticon
Alt-mode - F-22 Raptor fighter jet
Main Features/Gimmicks - Convertible Mechtech weapon
Main Colours - black, purple, grey
Main Accessories - Mechtech weapon (plus exclusive JP Biocard)








Toy Review - JP DotM VOyager Optimus Prime

Series - JP Dark of the Moon
Sub-line - Mechtech
Size/class - Voyager plus trailer
Wave - 1
New/remould/redeco - new
Released here - no (in Japan July 2011)
Approximate Retail Price - ?
Approximate Size - 19cm (robot) 30cm (trailer)
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Truck & trailer/armoury
Main Features/Gimmicks - Convertible Mechtech weapon, trailer becomes armoury for other Mechtech weapons
Main Colours - red, blue, grey
Main Accessories - Mechtech weapon, trailer (plus exclusive JP Biocard)

Note - a special promotion had some released with an additional silver mechtech weapon inside the box.

[Decepticon]

The only ones that float my boat are Air Raid (which I have) and Vortex (which I want).

[Paulbot]

I don't like the Tomahawk toy that much, but the new non-movie style head and the choice of colours make him a suitable addition to the Classics shelf. Picking him up cheap in HK helped too but I would have got it at retail if Hasbro had released it.

[Firestorm]

Got Vortex while i was in Japan last month, He looks really cool, Air Raid didnt really look that nice and i already had 2 of the chromia mold so i didnt really want to get a 3rd

Also all of there bios on their cardbacks contain Engrish in some way or another

one such instance was referring to Air Raid as Air Laid (when everywhere else on the box it said Air Raid)

If i had the money when he came out i probably would have grabbed Skywarp too

[Arcee]

I'm happy with my Optimus; all I want is the trailer for him

[kaiden]

now for the review, all 3 deluxes are just slight remolds to accommodate new mechtech weapons (except vortex who has a new ugly head)
Voyager prime is the same as the 1st wave voyager prime that we got here except those side canisters are smaller.

I mostly just got these 4 for their mechtech weapons and Prime's trailer.
Skywarp has a beautiful paint app which actually somehow makes him not suck like Starscream when they share the same ugly mold.
Vortex uses a winning mold but unfortunately gets a weird head however, Renderform is working on a sexy head for him
Prime not so bad in robot mode but absolutely terrible in alt mode with all the gaps everywhere.
Arcee and Air raid are both meh.

I might take a picture later, but voyager Megatron's alt truck mode actually fits inside Prime's trailer lol.