Takara "Exclusive" DOTM Voyager Prime, Arcee, Air Raid, Sideswipe, Vortex at BigBadToyStore!

Sideswipe looks a million times better when he's actually painted, but it's too bad I can't afford to import him. I may just spray paint him myself.

Why does Japan always get the good stuff? Damn you Hasbro for being cheap!!!

Road-hole wrote:Sideswipe looks a million times better when he's actually painted, but it's too bad I can't afford to import him. I may just spray paint him myself.

Why does Japan always get the good stuff? Damn you Hasbro for being cheap!!!

You should damn retailers for refusing to sell more expensive/intricately painted figures, and damn parents for not being able to afford $40 deluxes, and collectors for not buying more. If Hasbro could get away with charging more to provide more paint apps, they would.

If this Sideswipe really is silver, it looks like I'll be importing him. I think I'm one of the few who are okay with the plain paint job, but I don't think anyone can deny that silver paint would make the toy a thousand times better.

Just looking at ROTF Sideswipe today, I can't imagine it looking any good without silver paint.

Does anyone know what that Prime trailer does besides simply opening up?

Does anyone know what that Prime trailer does besides simply opening up?

soter 2 deluxe figures maybe 1 voyager if small enough put crap load of crapy mech tech weapons on it inside & out thts it.

only preorder this version dont want leader class prime this one is better than us voyager prime

Razorclaw0000 wrote:

Road-hole wrote:Sideswipe looks a million times better when he's actually painted, but it's too bad I can't afford to import him. I may just spray paint him myself.

Why does Japan always get the good stuff? Damn you Hasbro for being cheap!!!

You should damn retailers for refusing to sell more expensive/intricately painted figures, and damn parents for not being able to afford $40 deluxes, and collectors for not buying more. If Hasbro could get away with charging more to provide more paint apps, they would.

They had no problem painting RoTF Sideswipe silver and selling him for 10-13 bucks at retailers.

I hope Vortex comes out here ,or i should just buy him from Japan .Yes the Sideswipe looks better ,Hasbro will regeret NOT PAINTING HIM ,he will not sell ,even to kids ,when they have so many better choices .

If this Sideswipe really is silver, it looks like I'll be importing him.

It's not. We've got all the new DOTM toys here at Toys 'R' Us in Okayama (including the Takara-exclusive Optimus Prime), and Sideswipe is as ugly and unpainted as the Hasbro release.

Don't believe the hype.

tekering wrote:

If this Sideswipe really is silver, it looks like I'll be importing him.

It's not. We've got all the new DOTM toys here at Toys 'R' Us in Okayama (including the Takara-exclusive Optimus Prime), and Sideswipe is as ugly and unpainted as the Hasbro release.

Don't believe the hype.

Can you post some pics?

I can get in touch with Joel at BBTS and forewarn him when everyone cancels their preorder.

I could take some pictures and upload them in about fourteen hours' time...

Please do. I'll definitely try to news it, and hopefully it will save a lot of people a lot of money.

Here it is, the incontrovertible proof you requested. Spread the word.



I've seen them in Kobe, and I've seen them in Okayama -- DA-08 Sideswipe is as dull grey as his Hasbro counterpart. Only the stickers on the front and bottom of the package separate the Japanese release from the US version.

Thanks to Seibertron.com member tekering, we now have first hand confirmation that Takara's Darkside Moon Sideswipe is the same flat gray as the domestic release.

tekering wrote:I've seen them in Kobe, and I've seen them in Okayama -- DA-08 Sideswipe is as dull grey as his Hasbro counterpart. Only the stickers on the front and bottom of the package separate the Japanese release from the US version.

Seibertron.com is your source for the latest Dark of the Moon news!

Road-hole wrote:They had no problem painting RoTF Sideswipe silver and selling him for 10-13 bucks at retailers.

Exactly! I was thinking WTH was going on when they would not even paint Sideswipe his characteristic colour. Which to be honest, is one reason I'm sure many of us fell in love with the character. Unless the movie Sideswipe if he's in there has somehow become white. Though why they'd take a step down for his iconic look is beyond me.

It can't be that difficult to paint, unless they decided they wanted to average out the total cost of production as low as they could.

Out of curiosity, did anyone not buy him because he wasn't silver? I know a few here have actually stated they don't mind.

Wait an effin minute! Is that the same unipedal Arcee that we saw in ROTF? I would have thought they'd make something nicer like the first movie Arcee. That picture shows it to be more symmetrical than the grotesque monstrosity that was the ROTF version though. Anyone know more about this figure?

Bonecrusher27 wrote:Wait an effin minute! Is that the same unipedal Arcee that we saw in ROTF? I would have thought they'd make something nicer like the first movie Arcee. That picture shows it to be more symmetrical than the grotesque monstrosity that was the ROTF version though. Anyone know more about this figure?

It's a barely altered RotF Chromia:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Bonecrusher27 wrote:Wait an effin minute! Is that the same unipedal Arcee that we saw in ROTF? I would have thought they'd make something nicer like the first movie Arcee. That picture shows it to be more symmetrical than the grotesque monstrosity that was the ROTF version though. Anyone know more about this figure?

It's a barely altered RotF Chromia:

Barely altered, to homage TF:Prime Arcee! I love homages!

I guess Hasbro spent their painting budget on Deluxe Roadbuster's vehicle mode.

Oh well. No huge importing prices for me!

Razorclaw0000 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Bonecrusher27 wrote:Wait an effin minute! Is that the same unipedal Arcee that we saw in ROTF? I would have thought they'd make something nicer like the first movie Arcee. That picture shows it to be more symmetrical than the grotesque monstrosity that was the ROTF version though. Anyone know more about this figure?

It's a barely altered RotF Chromia:

Barely altered, to homage TF:Prime Arcee! I love homages!

An homage to a figure that hasn't been released yet? The Prime definition of a Time Paradox.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Razorclaw0000 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Bonecrusher27 wrote:Wait an effin minute! Is that the same unipedal Arcee that we saw in ROTF? I would have thought they'd make something nicer like the first movie Arcee. That picture shows it to be more symmetrical than the grotesque monstrosity that was the ROTF version though. Anyone know more about this figure?

It's a barely altered RotF Chromia:

Barely altered, to homage TF:Prime Arcee! I love homages!

An homage to a figure that hasn't been released yet? The Prime definition of a Time Paradox.

Yes, it's badass. It's all there: the richer blue, the light pink, the white, the blade...

tekering wrote:

If this Sideswipe really is silver, it looks like I'll be importing him.

It's not. We've got all the new DOTM toys here at Toys 'R' Us in Okayama (including the Takara-exclusive Optimus Prime), and Sideswipe is as ugly and unpainted as the Hasbro release.

Don't believe the hype.

Unpainted Takara DOTM Sideswipe = yet another disappointment with DOTM Deluxes

What crappy looking figure ! I prefer 10x to spend US$50 importing Takara AA-06 Sidearm Sideswipe than US$ 5 on this new DOTM SS.

I reaffirm my original position: only the HA and the Leaders (excluding BB) seem to be worth adding to my collection. From the smaller figures only Voyager Shockwave & Skyhammer look good enough.

Is there any info on the MechTech blade colour? Pics show a translucent blue as opposed the flat dark grey of the U.S. release. Or is that a bait 'n' switch too?

NemesisMonkeySupreme wrote:Is there any info on the MechTech blade colour? Pics show a translucent blue as opposed the flat dark grey of the U.S. release. Or is that a bait 'n' switch too?

You can just barely make it out in the pic. It's the same flat bluish-gray as the domestic.

And my "to buy" list gets smaller and smaller…
I'll hold out for any possible repaints (preferably a red "Swerve", you know, Sideswipe's REAL colour).

For everybody worrying about Sideswipe not being painted silver, I think Hasbro and TakaraTomy made a wise decision in not doing so and instead molding him in silverish/grayish plastic.

You would not believe how many ROTF Sideswipes and Sideways I had to look through back at the time of the second movie to find decent specimens that did not have a lot of annoying black marks and scratchs all over their silver paint that I could live with. (OCD for the lose) That's part of the reason I skipped on Sidearms Sidewipe. Horrendous silver painting and the red highlights didn't do it for me.

Granted, I'm not intending to buy DOTM Sideswipe (maybe if I have some extra spare cash at a later date), and am instead holding out for the Walmart exclusive racecar-painted Sidearms Sideswipe as I think he'd make a nice addition next to the other two Wrecker Autobots released so far.

um that looks like hasbro's japan version not takaras it has a hasbro logo

jlogano20 wrote:um that looks like hasbro's japan version not takaras it has a hasbro logo

In Japan, Transformers are distributed by TakaraTomy, but for the movie toys, the Japanese releases have been almost complete copies of the domestic package, usually with some stickers, etc. Including Hasbro logos.

First off, thanks, you saved me $40!

Second I had just preordered this guy from BBTS this morning, and at the time there were only 9 left in stock.

Now, I just checked and they are back up to 20.

Guess word is spreading about the lack of decent paint.

rpetras wrote:First off, thanks, you saved me $40!

Second I had just preordered this guy from BBTS this morning, and at the time there were only 9 left in stock.

Now, I just checked and they are back up to 20.

Guess word is spreading about the lack of decent paint.

Well, I know 3 of those were mine…

rpetras wrote:First off, thanks, you saved me $40!

Second I had just preordered this guy from BBTS this morning, and at the time there were only 9 left in stock.

Now, I just checked and they are back up to 20.

Guess word is spreading about the lack of decent paint.

Not surprised. So far I see the Takara's and Hasbro's verison (xcept for DA-03 which is VOY OP w/ Trailer) are all the same. Only difference is Takara's manual and extra bio card.

Man, thats lame!!
I wouldnt consider Takara's version untill I saw a video review, but now that its confirmed the dull grey paint I wouldnt even consider inport.

Goggle Convoy wrote:For everybody worrying about Sideswipe not being painted silver, I think Hasbro and TakaraTomy made a wise decision in not doing so and instead molding him in silverish/grayish plastic.

You would not believe how many ROTF Sideswipes and Sideways I had to look through back at the time of the second movie to find decent specimens that did not have a lot of annoying black marks and scratchs all over their silver paint that I could live with. (OCD for the lose) That's part of the reason I skipped on Sidearms Sidewipe. Horrendous silver painting and the red highlights didn't do it for me.

Granted, I'm not intending to buy DOTM Sideswipe (maybe if I have some extra spare cash at a later date), and am instead holding out for the Walmart exclusive racecar-painted Sidearms Sideswipe as I think he'd make a nice addition next to the other two Wrecker Autobots released so far.

I believe ! I returned twice the deluxe Sideswipe I bought in a on-line store !

Anyway, I still think DOTM SS looks ugly. I dont' know how successful the DOTM line will be with the kids, but it seems it will be a failure for collectors (adults & teenagers).