In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Generations TG-21 Springer and TG-22 Blitzwing
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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 1st, 2013 @ 12:16pm CDT
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Posted by Sabrblade on September 1st, 2013 @ 3:20pm CDT
Methinks Hydra might have helped with that.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And the three faces of Blitzwing get call-outs on the packaging: "Hothead", "Icy" and "Random". Nice one, TT
Posted by Overcracker on September 1st, 2013 @ 3:46pm CDT
1. Did Takara fix Blitzwing's Shoulder issue?
2. did they make his nosecone hard plastic?
Other than that, damn that shiny paint on the helmet makes all the difference. Sprung on the other hand is just not different enough. Lighter gray on the gray plastic is about t.
Posted by Sodan-1 on September 1st, 2013 @ 5:33pm CDT
Good work, Hasbro.
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Posted by megatronus on September 2nd, 2013 @ 8:37pm CDT
I'm still a fan of the yellow helmet though... it makes him seem more G1 to me.
Thank goodness we have that SXS upgrade coming out!
Posted by Sabrblade on September 2nd, 2013 @ 9:08pm CDT
I don't understand.megatronus wrote:Love that Blitzwing - especially the torso detail.
I'm still a fan of the yellow helmet though... it makes him seem more G1 to me.
Posted by fenrir72 on September 2nd, 2013 @ 9:09pm CDT
Posted by megatronus on September 2nd, 2013 @ 9:14pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:I don't understand.megatronus wrote:Love that Blitzwing - especially the torso detail.
I'm still a fan of the yellow helmet though... it makes him seem more G1 to me.
When I think of G1 Blitzwing, I think "Yellow Helmet" - right or wrong, that's my mental image. Takara Blitzwing has a gold helmet.
For whatever reason, the fact that Takara Blitzwing's purples are metallic don't bother me. The helmet, though...
Posted by Sabrblade on September 2nd, 2013 @ 9:24pm CDT
Ah, okay. The way you worded it made it sound like there was a "not" missing between "I'm still" and "a fan of", sounding like you didn't like the helmet being yellow because it looked too G1. I get ya, now.megatronus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:I don't understand.megatronus wrote:Love that Blitzwing - especially the torso detail.
I'm still a fan of the yellow helmet though... it makes him seem more G1 to me.
When I think of G1 Blitzwing, I think "Yellow Helmet" - right or wrong, that's my mental image. Takara Blitzwing has a gold helmet.
For whatever reason, the fact that Takara Blitzwing's purples are metallic don't bother me. The helmet, though...
Though, it is undoubtly true that G1 Blitzwing had a yellow helmet, yes. But, suppose that, on his day off, he decided to give his armor a nice wash and polish, making his parts look all nice, shiny, and clean like new. The yellow of his helmet might very well resemble shiny gold then, right?
Posted by megatronus on September 2nd, 2013 @ 9:42pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Ah, okay. The way you worded it made it sound like there was a "not" missing between "I'm still" and "a fan of", sounding like you didn't like the helmet being yellow because it looked too G1. I get ya, now.megatronus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:I don't understand.megatronus wrote:Love that Blitzwing - especially the torso detail.
I'm still a fan of the yellow helmet though... it makes him seem more G1 to me.
When I think of G1 Blitzwing, I think "Yellow Helmet" - right or wrong, that's my mental image. Takara Blitzwing has a gold helmet.
For whatever reason, the fact that Takara Blitzwing's purples are metallic don't bother me. The helmet, though...
Though, it is undoubtly true that G1 Blitzwing had a yellow helmet, yes. But, suppose that, on his day off, he decided to give his armor a nice wash and polish, making his parts look all nice, shiny, and clean like new. The yellow of his helmet might very well resemble shiny gold then, right?
Indeed, good sir! There's nothing wrong with the gold helmet - it's just a metallic interpretation of the colors. Some art and/or depictions of Blitzwing have him with more of a tannish helmet anyway, which help makes the interpretation palatable. But alas, I prefer my Blitzing with a yellow helmet.
Which is why I'm happy SXS has a new head, with a yellow helmet, on the way! I can have my cake and eat it, too.
Posted by Sabrblade on September 4th, 2013 @ 8:02am CDT
Posted by Mkall on September 4th, 2013 @ 2:42pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:According to user Powered Convoy, Takara Blitzwing's jet mode fits together quite well, the tank mode is slightly better than the Hasbro version, but Takara did not fix the robot mode's shoulder problems.
I don't know about others, but I didn't really expect them to do so. To my knowledge, Takara has never fixed a flaw discovered in Hasbro's releases before. Why start now?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 4th, 2013 @ 3:01pm CDT
Mkall wrote:Sabrblade wrote:According to user Powered Convoy, Takara Blitzwing's jet mode fits together quite well, the tank mode is slightly better than the Hasbro version, but Takara did not fix the robot mode's shoulder problems.
I don't know about others, but I didn't really expect them to do so. To my knowledge, Takara has never fixed a flaw discovered in Hasbro's releases before. Why start now?
The most recent tweak between Hasbro and TakaraTomy belongs to RtS Laser Optimus Prime. On the TakaraTomy and later versions, the tabs for the front of the cab were adjusted so they'd no longer hinder shoulder articulation.
Mold tweaks like that have been done before, but not with concurrent releases I believe (i.e. both Hasbro and TakaraTomy releases aren't that far apart).