MP Bluestreak & Prowl fully revealed

[doublespy]

I think you have that round the wrong way Griff,

Takara = cartoon
Hasbro = Toy.

Agreed. The color choice on Habsro Optimus' Roller, Hasbro Thundercracker deco, Hasbro Soundwave's yellow visor are some of the examples

[crankcase76]

OMG! Thankfully I have already pre-ordered all of them so won't be missing out on these guys at all.

[GoktimusPrime]

So... should I pre-order these suckers now or wait for Hasbro versions? Cos on one hand I don't want to get the TakTOM versions and then later find out Hasbro's releasing 'em at a much cheaper price like what happened to Soundwave... but then on the other hand, I've heard rumours that Hasbro don't have the licensing for these vehicles so they may not be able to release these MPs at all. Hmm... I'm erring on the side of TakTOM. Especially if I can get a good preorder discount (e.g. I ended up saving a LOT of money by pre-ordering MP Soundwave and the Cassettes -- I paid $45 more than the Hasbro RRP whereas I would have paid $200 more if I'd paid regular TakTOM RRP).

P.S.: Just checked Amazon Japan... no search results found...

[Tober]

No Japanese online retailers I know of have put up pre-orders yet.

I wouldn't count on a Hasbro release for there guys...

[Hursticon]

No Japanese online retailers I know of have put up pre-orders yet.

Yeah I'm waiting for them too ; Seeing these photos have really made me reconsider my previous stance , I'm not really a fan of Prowl & Co (That's not to say I dislike them though ) but these just look like excellent toys and who could turn down a Transforming Datto?

[1AZRAEL1]

I like. But i don't feel i want to pay the price bbts is charging. Might look elsewhere. But i definitely want these 3.

[Ultra Mackness]

Try Robot kingdom - $59.99 each but another $20 postage.

[Lord_Zed]

So... should I pre-order these suckers now or wait for Hasbro versions? Cos on one hand I don't want to get the TakTOM versions and then later find out Hasbro's releasing 'em at a much cheaper price like what happened to Soundwave... but then on the other hand, I've heard rumours that Hasbro don't have the licensing for these vehicles so they may not be able to release these MPs at all. Hmm... I'm erring on the side of TakTOM. Especially if I can get a good preorder discount (e.g. I ended up saving a LOT of money by pre-ordering MP Soundwave and the Cassettes -- I paid $45 more than the Hasbro RRP whereas I would have paid $200 more if I'd paid regular TakTOM RRP).

P.S.: Just checked Amazon Japan... no search results found...

Same old collectors conundrum, you can buy it now and risk kicking yourself when a cheaper one comes out, or it gets discounted. Or you can wait for the toy to meet your preferred price, but risk kicking yourself because you missed out.

Welcome to collecting.

I guess it all depends how much you want the toy, as always.

[Sinnertwin]

To qoute the late, great Macho Man, Oooohhh Yeeeaahh!