New Images - Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG27 Blaster

I like hasbro's blurr better. Takara has too many different shades of blue going on. They have a gray gun where hasbro's is painted

Bumblebee21 wrote:I like hasbro's blurr better. Takara has too many different shades of blue going on. They have a gray gun where hasbro's is painted

Takara's has exactly two shades of blue and Hasbro's gun is gray as well. If you like the Hasbro version better, all the power to you... but this doesn't really make sense.

Kurona wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:I like hasbro's blurr better. Takara has too many different shades of blue going on. They have a gray gun where hasbro's is painted

Takara's has exactly two shades of blue and Hasbro's gun is gray as well. If you like the Hasbro version better, all the power to you... but this doesn't really make sense.

Actually Hasbros gun is silver, the gray on Takaras is my one and only gripe about this figure. Not enough to stop me from getting it though.

ok, so it looks like the Takara Twincast titanmaster is actually blue. nice touch

I really like both versions of Blurr because they finally do 1986 Blurr justice. The Blurr that came out a few years ago with the IDW head isn't a bad figure but it's a horrible G1 Blurr. The Cybertron Blurr at least got the head right.

This is a rare instance where I hope to end up with both the Hasbro and Takara versions of the same figure because one nails the original toy appearance and the other looks just like the Sunbow cartoon.

Considering I am making a modern cast collection of the 1986 movie, Japanese Blurr is a must. Kinda iffy on Blaster though.

I reckon Blur is the best of the bunch and this Takara paint job is making it near impossible to resist buying one.

Since I am having to wait on these new figures anyway, I might as well buy the Takara Blurr.

Usually don't care for takara's extra paint apps but this does make an excellent figure even better.

Takara's Blurr is the ultimate definitive non-masterpiece version of that character.. Looks gorgeous. Just wish those dark blue parts in the shield and such were the same blue so they could be flush.

Legends Blurr is gorgeous, easily the Blurr we deserve (which of course means hasbro isn't going to paint theirs worth a d@mn)

Hellscream9999 wrote:Legends Blurr is gorgeous, easily the Blurr we deserve (which of course means hasbro isn't going to paint theirs worth a d@mn)

He's the Blurr the fan base deserves, just not the one it's going to get right now.

Hellscream9999 wrote:Legends Blurr is gorgeous, easily the Blurr we deserve (which of course means hasbro isn't going to paint theirs worth a d@mn)

Come on man let it go. That horse has died, decomposed, been reincarnated, lived a full life and died again. You can stop beating it now.

steals_your_goats wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Legends Blurr is gorgeous, easily the Blurr we deserve (which of course means hasbro isn't going to paint theirs worth a d@mn)

Come on man let it go. That horse has died, decomposed, been reincarnated, lived a full life and died again. You can stop beating it now.

Get used to it. Hellscream isn't gonna let go what he doesn't like.

Just went back and looked again at the vehicle mode for LG Blurr. It looks really striking! I kinda forgot how good it looked.



I just wish the gun was silver like the Hasbro one.

SillySpringer wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Legends Blurr is gorgeous, easily the Blurr we deserve (which of course means hasbro isn't going to paint theirs worth a d@mn)

Come on man let it go. That horse has died, decomposed, been reincarnated, lived a full life and died again. You can stop beating it now.

Get used to it. Hellscream isn't gonna let go what he doesn't like.

Just went back and looked again at the vehicle mode for LG Blurr. It looks really striking! I kinda forgot how good it looked.



I just wish the gun was silver like the Hasbro one.

My grudges are eternal. But, I had to go back and look at the hasbro gun, they actually molded it in blue plastic, and painted it silver, maybe they thought a blue gun would be too much blue - the irony is painful

Bronzewolf wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Legends Blurr is gorgeous, easily the Blurr we deserve (which of course means hasbro isn't going to paint theirs worth a d@mn)

He's the Blurr the fan base deserves, just not the one it's going to get right now.

someone gets the joke

Since much of the line takes some cues from the base molds (i.e UM and PM Prime) engineering, is it possible to feminize Blurr into Elita-1? Her Headmaster could be called Ariel.



Her transform mode in the G1 show kinda reminds me of Blurr too.

fenrir72 wrote:Since much of the line takes some cues from the base molds (i.e UM and PM Prime) engineering, is it possible to feminize Blurr into Elita-1? Her Headmaster could be called Ariel.



Her transform mode in the G1 show kinda reminds me of Blurr too.

I don't really see why not, it looks the part in vehicle mode, and the bot mode has a slightly feminine feel to it, there's been rumblings about a nautica from blurr, so why not more fembots? I'm game

Hellscream9999 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Since much of the line takes some cues from the base molds (i.e UM and PM Prime) engineering, is it possible to feminize Blurr into Elita-1? Her Headmaster could be called Ariel.



Her transform mode in the G1 show kinda reminds me of Blurr too.

I don't really see why not, it looks the part in vehicle mode, and the bot mode has a slightly feminine feel to it, there's been rumblings about a nautica from blurr, so why not more fembots? I'm game

That's...actually a really good idea. This needs to happen. We need a petition.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Since much of the line takes some cues from the base molds (i.e UM and PM Prime) engineering, is it possible to feminize Blurr into Elita-1? Her Headmaster could be called Ariel.



Her transform mode in the G1 show kinda reminds me of Blurr too.

I don't really see why not, it looks the part in vehicle mode, and the bot mode has a slightly feminine feel to it, there's been rumblings about a nautica from blurr, so why not more fembots? I'm game

If they remold it like Victorion's individual bots as far as having thinner arms and all that jazz, I'd be all for it too. I just hope they retool the pelvis, hip, and feet sections a bit too. However, I am not sure how they'd make a fake head section on top for her since hers was kinda big, and it's supposed to fit in the legs. Also, I am not sure how they'd do the chest section for robot mode. Maybe they'll retool that section altogether, so that the windshield section is part of the sled piece, and the car roof section attached to the windscreen becomes the breast section? It'd be best if she doesn't have a windscreen for a chest.

Takara Tomy's version of TR/TL Blurr is almost complete perfection, like he walked right out of the Sunbow cartoon and into our Classics collection. Beautiful!

Since he's already been retooled into Brainstorm, and another retool of Blurr as Nautica from IDW is likely on the horizon, I'm hesitant to get behind yet ANOTHER retool for Elita-1, though it does look like a fantastic opportunity, given her onscreen alt mode from the original cartoon. Maybe, if Nautica turns out to be an extensive retool, to the point that very few parts are shared at all, like we've seen with some of the better CW/UW molds (for instance, Rook and Swindle), I'd get behind another use of the same base "skeleton" to get one more iconic female Transformers character in the mix.

grimdragon2001 wrote:ok, so it looks like the Takara Twincast titanmaster is actually blue. nice touch

Oh snap, your pointing that out just made me realize something brilliant (that is, if the brilliant thing turns out to actually be true).

Takara Broadcast's Headmaster being Twincast in blue makes a whole lot of sense for the Japanese G1 cartoon continuity since Broadcast had died and got rebuilt as Twincast in The Headmasters cartoon, but then later in the Japanese G-2 fiction, he's seen in one image as having reverted back to his original Blaster color scheme for reasons unknown. Not only that, but his head design got changed into more resembling his visor-eyed Marvel G1 head design.



An out-of-universe reason for this new look could be that, like the pre-G2 designs of Optimus and Megatron seen in this pic, this design was meant to represent the Action Master Blaster toy, and the Marvel-esque head design likely came from artist Hidetsugu Yoshioka having been a fan of the Marvel G1 comics (which he had access to via specialty import shops in Japan back then).

But, while that's all fine and dandy from a real world perspective, there was never any in-universe explanation given for how Twincast got turned back into Broadcast... until now! Or at least, there's now potential for an explanation! And knowing the kind of continuity nut Hayato Sakamoto is, I can fully see him using Legends Broadcast as the means to show how Twincast went back to being Broadcast.

I speculate that the explanation might be that Twincast got turned into a Headmaster (meaning he got smaller), then got a new Transtector body for him to bond with and become the head of, and said Transtector not only sported his original Broadcast colors but just happened to also have a visor-eyed helmet. Granted, it's not exactly the same as the one he had in the above G-2 image, but it's a step in the right direction that could lead him to having that visor.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Takara Tomy's version of TR/TL Blurr is almost complete perfection, like he walked right out of the Sunbow cartoon and into our Classics collection. Beautiful!

Since he's already been retooled into Brainstorm, and another retool of Blurr as Nautica from IDW is likely on the horizon, I'm hesitant to get behind yet ANOTHER retool for Elita-1, though it does look like a fantastic opportunity, given her onscreen alt mode from the original cartoon. Maybe, if Nautica turns out to be an extensive retool, to the point that very few parts are shared at all, like we've seen with some of the better CW/UW molds (for instance, Rook and Swindle), I'd get behind another use of the same base "skeleton" to get one more iconic female Transformers character in the mix.

I mean, if the mold fits, and it's a great mold... It fits the vehicle mode already, and the bot mode is already kind of feminine, so I'd take a few fembots from it... but that's not to say that new molds wouldn't be amazing too...

To be honest, I actually think Hasbro's Blaster looks better in some ways that Takara's. Most of it is the head, which I like better on Hasbro's with the silver instead of white paint, but I also think the toy-accurate colors on Hasbro's goes better with the toy-accurate molding of both of the versions. The g1 cartoony look on the g1 toy molding of the Takara one just doesn't sit right with me. If he had a more cartoon-accurate head, I'd probably like it more.

SillySpringer wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Since much of the line takes some cues from the base molds (i.e UM and PM Prime) engineering, is it possible to feminize Blurr into Elita-1? Her Headmaster could be called Ariel.



Her transform mode in the G1 show kinda reminds me of Blurr too.

I don't really see why not, it looks the part in vehicle mode, and the bot mode has a slightly feminine feel to it, there's been rumblings about a nautica from blurr, so why not more fembots? I'm game

If they remold it like Victorion's individual bots as far as having thinner arms and all that jazz, I'd be all for it too. I just hope they retool the pelvis, hip, and feet sections a bit too. However, I am not sure how they'd make a fake head section on top for her since hers was kinda big, and it's supposed to fit in the legs. Also, I am not sure how they'd do the chest section for robot mode. Maybe they'll retool that section altogether, so that the windshield section is part of the sled piece, and the car roof section attached to the windscreen becomes the breast section? It'd be best if she doesn't have a windscreen for a chest.

Give her some curves like Roadrage then put the windshield behind her not in front plus a "headmaster" figure so as to allow more space for the base body (her head is more triangular than Blurr)

If there are plans for Nautica, why not Elita? After the disappointment from the non release of Artstorm's non transforming Elita maybe TT or Hb should at least put this in the "molds to consider checklist"

Takara's Blurr for the win. Hasbro's Blaster for the win by a long shot. What's up with all of that white on Blaster? Ack!

Seibertron wrote:Takara's Blurr for the win. Hasbro's Blaster for the win by a long shot. What's up with all of that white on Blaster? Ack!

I think I'm in the same boat. I have some hesitations with the Blurr mold in general, and the deco Hasbro gave it doesn't help. Takara wins there. But I also like Hasbro Blaster's paint job quite a good bit more than Tak's. Especially his grey legs.

Seibertron wrote:What's up with all of that white on Blaster? Ack!

What else? Cartoon accuracy!

Takara's insistence on show accuracy at all times can be terrible.

Takara's Blurr is gorgeous. Can't wait for mine to arrive.

Takara's Blaster looks a lot better than the Hasbro one too (if not as a big a change as Blurr). I may actually be tempted. Just wish he was smaller. The base mode looks bad.

What white are you guys talking about that's bothersome on Broadcast/Blaster? All I see is his face (a lot of which is covered by his mask anyway) and the fake cassette tray thing that isn't even visible in robot or boombox mode.

Elita-1 from Blur? No, thanks. They may share a similar vehicle mode, but the robot mode (which is more important) is totally different. And not just in a "hyper feminized" way, she just doesn't look like Blur in bot mode. I'd like to see a higher standard than just another slight remould. That's one thing about Combiner Wars that bugged me - too many remoulds.

TBH, I'd like to see Elita's whole team as new moulds. Ones actually meant to be them and not hand-me-downs. Wheelie got his own mould. Hot Rod got his own mould. I can compromise and say that, since they're a unit, maybe they all share a mould, but I'd rather Hasbro put more effort into their toys and make them 100% unique.

Also ... more female Decepticons. But this isn't a total wish list thread.

Seibertron wrote:Takara's Blurr for the win. Hasbro's Blaster for the win by a long shot. What's up with all of that white on Blaster? Ack!

Same here. Hasbro's for the win. The G1 cartoon colors of the Takara one just doesn't fit the G1 toy homaging head-sculpt. Hasbro's Blaster wins by a long-shot I think. I also am a huge updated G1 toy fan, and don't particularly care that much for the cartoon versions a lot of times, even though that Takara Blurr is catching my eye pretty well. I love the G! toy look for both Hasbro's Blaster, and their Soundwave. They just look brilliant. Also, Ryan can have an updated Lost-and-Found Soundwave!

SillySpringer wrote:

Seibertron wrote:Takara's Blurr for the win. Hasbro's Blaster for the win by a long shot. What's up with all of that white on Blaster? Ack!

Same here. Hasbro's for the win. The G1 cartoon colors of the Takara one just doesn't fit the G1 toy homaging head-sculpt. Hasbro's Blaster wins by a long-shot I think. I also am a huge updated G1 toy fan, and don't particularly care that much for the cartoon versions a lot of times, even though that Takara Blurr is catching my eye pretty well. I love the G! toy look for both Hasbro's Blaster, and their Soundwave. They just look brilliant. Also, Ryan can have an updated Lost-and-Found Soundwave!

I will be getting Hasbro's Blaster as well. Not that Takara's isnt nice but both seem as interesting and special in their own way and Hasbro's is more affordable for me.

Hellscream9999 wrote:Legends Blurr is gorgeous, easily the Blurr we deserve (which of course means hasbro isn't going to paint theirs worth a d@mn)

Hasbro's version is a very nice homage to the original toy, but I think more people were longing for the cartoon accurate appearance. Both are good for what they are.

Delicon wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Legends Blurr is gorgeous, easily the Blurr we deserve (which of course means hasbro isn't going to paint theirs worth a d@mn)

Hasbro's version is a very nice homage to the original toy, but I think more people were longing for the cartoon accurate appearance. Both are good for what they are.

If Takara wanted to go for the cartoon look, they should've at LEAST retooled the helmet for Blaster to not have the mask.



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SillySpringer wrote:If Takara wanted to go for the cartoon look, they should've at LEAST retooled the helmet for Blaster to not have the mask.

Except, Takara isn't treating this as Blaster's cartoon body, but instead as a new body he got after the cartoon.

And I've already explained/speculated as to what Takara might use the visor helmet for.

Sabrblade wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:If Takara wanted to go for the cartoon look, they should've at LEAST retooled the helmet for Blaster to not have the mask.

Except, Takara isn't treating this as Blaster's cartoon body, but instead as a new body he got after the cartoon.

And I've already explained/speculated as to what Takara might use the visor helmet for.

Yeah but most people are going to just see it as the G1 toy with the G1 cartoon colors. Who not go with one version?

SillySpringer wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:If Takara wanted to go for the cartoon look, they should've at LEAST retooled the helmet for Blaster to not have the mask.

Except, Takara isn't treating this as Blaster's cartoon body, but instead as a new body he got after the cartoon.

And I've already explained/speculated as to what Takara might use the visor helmet for.

Yeah but most people are going to just see it as the G1 toy with the G1 cartoon colors. Who not go with one version?

Because retooling one "insignificant" part just for a minor look tweak isn't worth it? TakaraTomy is already retooling the Titan Masters representing the first series of Headmasters as a whole, no exception. Since they didn't feel the need to retool the helmets of Galvatron and Super Ginrai, why bother with Broadcast if it has a basis in fiction? Hybrids aren't that uncommon you know?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:If Takara wanted to go for the cartoon look, they should've at LEAST retooled the helmet for Blaster to not have the mask.

Except, Takara isn't treating this as Blaster's cartoon body, but instead as a new body he got after the cartoon.

And I've already explained/speculated as to what Takara might use the visor helmet for.

Yeah but most people are going to just see it as the G1 toy with the G1 cartoon colors. Who not go with one version?

Because retooling one "insignificant" part just for a minor look tweak isn't worth it? TakaraTomy is already retooling the Titan Masters representing the first series of Headmasters as a whole, no exception. Since they didn't feel the need to retool the helmets of Galvatron and Super Ginrai, why bother with Broadcast if it has a basis in fiction? Hybrids aren't that uncommon you know?

Super Ginrai might possibly have a new helmet, but if he does, he's a super important main hero character who gets that kind of treatment anyway, so he'd be an exception to the norm like with the main Headmasters.

Well, Ginrai's getting a new everything, so...

I want a Fire Guts Ginrai... or is that Sentinel Prime?

Kurona wrote:Well, Ginrai's getting a new everything, so...

I am really not certain of that. My assumption is that he is getting less remolded parts than Takara's Nosecone. They arent turning him into God Girai, just Super Ginrai, so he probably wont be as extensively remolded as we think.

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:Well, Ginrai's getting a new everything, so...

I am really not certain of that. My assumption is that he is getting less remolded parts than Takara's Nosecone. They arent turning him into God Girai, just Super Ginrai, so he probably wont be as extensively remolded as we think.

And even if Takara weren't to remold him at all, just doing him as a straight redeco instead, he'd still be Super Ginrai since that cab + trailer combined robot mode was his Double On configuration.

SillySpringer wrote:I want a Fire Guts Ginrai... or is that Sentinel Prime?

Would a powered up Sentinel Prime just be in Optimus Prime's colors?

My little brother actually said a while ago that Sentinal Prime looks like he turns into a traffic cone.

Railbomb wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:I want a Fire Guts Ginrai... or is that Sentinel Prime?

Would a powered up Sentinel Prime just be in Optimus Prime's colors?

The real questions

Fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath has alerted us to another image from TFYuki's Twitter account; this time of Transformers Legends Weirdwolf who comes with a different headsculpt from Hasbro's Wolfwire and a recoloured Titan Master vehicle. Check out the picture below:-

I actually like Hasbro's deco better.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:I actually like Hasbro's deco better.

Agreed