More Henkei coming

[autobreadticon]

Skyfire love it, if its anything like Jin's one, they need to redefine the lines. But i am hoping its more of a paint scheme and not so much chrome.

They should make the unknown deluxe ,Skywarp. So He can stand out like starscream

[Gutsman Heavy]

Delux Prime as Magnus maybe? Hoping its a Universe Classic!

[Robzy]

I'd love to see a Skywarp/Thundercracker 2-pack too!

[griffin]

Why wouldn't Rodimus/Hotrod be one of the upcoming C toys? I doubt Takara would release the 2-pack prime because it is such a terribly engineered toy.
So far we have (Hasbro figures, with Takara release numbers) :
Optimus - C01
Bumblebee - C02
Grimlock - C03
Mirage - C04
Jetfire - (C05)
Rodimus - (remaining unique mould, so should be next)
Cliffjumper - recolour
Ultra Magnus - recolour
2-pack Optimus - cr*ppy mould...
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Megatron - D01
Starscream - D02
Astrotrain - D03? (has that been confirmed anywhere?)
Ramjet - (D04)
Skywarp - recolour
2-pack Megatron - another cr*ppy mould...

Then there is Thundercracker, which Takara could easily do under the Henkei banner as a JP toy without conflicting with the BotCon release, which was a US toy (and Takara colours would be different anyway).
If Takara do Skywarp, then Thundercracker is bound to be done as well. Dirge and Thrust would be a surprising pair if done by Takara though, as they probably wouldn't go for a straight recolour of Ramjet, and would probably do some retooling for those two, which would also differenciate them from the BotCon pair.
If Takara did do Thundercracker, Dirge, Thrust, I can imagine there would be some fanboy whingers who spent heaps on their BotCon toys, but if they aren't exactly the same, there shouldn't be a problem. I certainly wouldn't be upset, and I'd be guessing that they would be some of Takara's biggest sellers, to all those Western collectors who would like to finally complete their 'Classics' seeker set at a reasonable price.

[kup]

I would be one of those whingers

Even if the figure is different, it is still Thundercracker and the character is the reason why people wanted the Botcon figures so much. However although I would personally feel pissed of beyond believe, I would be happy to see other fans able to get their hands on them.

[griffin]

I'm a bit different there. I see one set as Hasbro Seekers, the other set as Takara seekers, with different colours and details (based on the Henkei already released). Even if fans mix and match between Hasbro and Takara, as most do in any series, the Hasbro Seekers would still be distinguishable, and worth more than the Takara Seekers. One series shouldn't 'own' a character over another series, or distributor.

[iceburn]

griffin

C-05 is Rodimus/HotShot
C-06 is Skyfire/Jetfire

[jaydisc]

ooooooh... the plot thickens.

If their Deluxe prices are accurate, that would include Cliffjumper.... but it wouldn't include Magnus. Who could the mystery autobot be?!

I'm thinking they only know that two new deluxes are coming, but they don't know if they're Autobots or Decepticons. If that's the case, we'd be looking at Cliffjumper and Skywarp.

[griffin]

griffin

C-05 is Rodimus/HotShot
C-06 is Skyfire/Jetfire

Okay, okay. I was just going by STL's numbers in the first posting.

To update my comparisson listing then:
So far we have (Hasbro figures, with Takara release numbers) :
Optimus - C01
Bumblebee - C02
Grimlock - C03
Mirage - C04
Rodimus - C05
Jetfire - C06
Cliffjumper - C07 or c08
??? - C07 or C08
Ultra Magnus - ultra recolour
2-pack Optimus - cr*ppy mould...
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Megatron - D01
Starscream - D02
Astrotrain - D03
Ramjet - D04
Skywarp - recolour
2-pack Megatron - another cr*ppy mould...

So either they are giving up a new recolour not part of Hasbro's series, or they are indeed releasing that terrible 2-pack Optimus toy. Or BBTS made a mistake, and it is meant to be a Decepticon (Skywarp). Or, as some have hoped, series 2 figures are being released.
Exciting stuff...