Takara Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-15 & AM-16 Revealed Voyager Megatron and Jet Vehicon, AM-17 Swerve Confirmed as Breakdown Repaint

Troopbuilding will double because of this...

I'm gonna preorder this so fast It'll make your HEAD SPIN!

I didn't miss it. I have placed an order for 3 of the jet vehicons.
So happy I had the cash to jump on this pre-order immediately. Now I don't have to worry about paying mark-up prices with BBTS or TFSource.

Awesome~ I was looking forward to the Jet version.

Of all repaints that Hasbro can make.....I really want them to make a Cloudraker and Fastlane repaint of these Vehicons.

Either way I goin to call both molds Pounce and Wingspan for now

Gonna need at least five of each type of Vehicon (five cars, five jets). That should be enough.

sweet, flying Vehicons!
so much to look forward to

why does jet type viehicon look like it transforms into a car

Dr. Heavy B wrote:why does jet type viehicon look like it transforms into a car

Never heard of placeholder images, have you?

Maybe I'm late to the party, but who is AM-14 Beacon?

http://www.robotkingdom.com/services/eshop/main.php?action=details&CatType=Category&II=TFAM14&lang=us&CatID=91_1

YEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!1 that jet vehicon is miiiiiine!!

z-span wrote:Maybe I'm late to the party, but who is AM-14 Beacon?

http://www.robotkingdom.com/services/eshop/main.php?action=details&CatType=Category&II=TFAM14&lang=us&CatID=91_1

"Beacon" = "Biikon" = "Vehicon" (the car one). Robotkingdom mistransliterated the name.

Sabrblade wrote:"Beacon" = "Biikon" = "Vehicon" (the car one). Robotkingdom mistransliterated the name.

Ahhh, that makes much more sense now. Mistranliterated. Not a real word, but certainly a mouth full.



......That's what she said!

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Dr. Heavy B wrote:why does jet type viehicon look like it transforms into a car

Never heard of placeholder images, have you?

it doesnt, look

AHHHHH! Five preordered!

Does anyone know if the Vehicon Jet will be released in the US without the micron?

Aerial Vehicons?! YES! YES! YES!

Lousy_Autobot_Lover wrote:Does anyone know if the Vehicon Jet will be released in the US without the micron?

Theres no confirmation, but its pretty likely. its different enough to require a new mold, so its not like itll be a repaint or retool

Based on the silhouette in the image, the Vehicon Jet appears to be... a Bumblebee repaint!



(If they don't have an image, they shouldn't put up any image at all. It looks like the store doesn't know what it's doing when they put up an image of a different product as a placeholder.)

GuyIncognito wrote:Based on the silhouette in the image, the Vehicon Jet appears to be... a Bumblebee repaint!

And Megatron looks to be a redeco of Optimus Prime. Your point?

Sabrblade wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:Based on the silhouette in the image, the Vehicon Jet appears to be... a Bumblebee repaint!

And Megatron looks to be a redeco of Optimus Prime. Your point?

He really doesn't have one. Everyone knows what a placeholder is. He's doing this "just because".

I'd be more upset with Robotkingdom's inability to get their orders right. Who cares about a placeholder? When you don't get your stuff, that's the big thing. An image is the least of everyone's worries.

I just hope the Arms Micron Megs paint scheme is better than the powerizers, which really was bland.

MightyMagnus78 wrote:I just hope the Arms Micron Megs paint scheme is better than the powerizers, which really was bland.

Sorry, Arms Micron universally have worse paint apps than the Hasbro versions, they get stickers instead.

Autobot032 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:Based on the silhouette in the image, the Vehicon Jet appears to be... a Bumblebee repaint!

And Megatron looks to be a redeco of Optimus Prime. Your point?

He really doesn't have one. Everyone knows what a placeholder is. He's doing this "just because".

I'd be more upset with Robotkingdom's inability to get their orders right. Who cares about a placeholder? When you don't get your stuff, that's the big thing. An image is the least of everyone's worries.

I prefer BBTS.

Also, at least BBTS just puts the Prime logo if they don't have the actual image instead of confusing people!

Volrathicus Baenimus wrote:

MightyMagnus78 wrote:I just hope the Arms Micron Megs paint scheme is better than the powerizers, which really was bland.

Sorry, Arms Micron universally have worse paint apps than the Hasbro versions, they get stickers instead.

And incomplete ones, at that. Ratchet's one of the worst examples. His inner leg is supposed to have red, which the US version does. The Japanese one does not. (It's odd. TakaraTomy is notorious for being sticklers on those details. You'd think they'd bend over backward to make sure a figure such as Ratchet blew our's out of the water, ya know?)

phase wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:Based on the silhouette in the image, the Vehicon Jet appears to be... a Bumblebee repaint!

And Megatron looks to be a redeco of Optimus Prime. Your point?

He really doesn't have one. Everyone knows what a placeholder is. He's doing this "just because".

I'd be more upset with Robotkingdom's inability to get their orders right. Who cares about a placeholder? When you don't get your stuff, that's the big thing. An image is the least of everyone's worries.

I prefer BBTS.

Also, at least BBTS just puts the Prime logo if they don't have the actual image instead of confusing people!

That's true, however, to be fair...BBTS has put up placeholder images of the incorrect silhouettes before. Especially with DOTM. I had a horrible time figuring out which number went with which Deluxe. Because of that, it was almost last minute before I got my preorders for Soundwave and Que in.

People must've complained. RK won't cave to the pressure. Believe me, they're rather difficult to deal with.

well since megatron doesnt really have that much detail on him to begin with, im curious as to what theyre going to do. also, i wonder if theyre gonna leave that brushed metal texture on him or not

WOOO!!! JET VEHICONS!! Gotta get these guys NOW!!! Well, soon anyway. Can't wait to get a look at these guys.

I've been mostly adamant about not buying non-show characters so far. After IDW's take on G1 Swerve, this may change.

phase wrote:I've been mostly adamant about not buying non-show characters so far. After IDW's take on G1 Swerve, this may change.

I know of an IDW comic for Prime. Does Swerve make an appearance in it? Hot Shot?

Autobot032 wrote:

phase wrote:I've been mostly adamant about not buying non-show characters so far. After IDW's take on G1 Swerve, this may change.

I know of an IDW comic for Prime. Does Swerve make an appearance in it? Hot Shot?

Nope.



Can't wait for the Jet Vehicon to come out, gonna try to get two or three of it, along with two or three of its car brethren. Hoping for Decepticon Miners to come out, as well!

Downbeat wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

phase wrote:I've been mostly adamant about not buying non-show characters so far. After IDW's take on G1 Swerve, this may change.

I know of an IDW comic for Prime. Does Swerve make an appearance in it? Hot Shot?

Nope.

Nor do Ironhide, Kup, Rumble, or Dead End. If Hot Shot, Ironhide, and Rumble make it into the show, I'll buy them, but for now I'm passing.

I should be very excited that Takara will be releasing the voyager Megatron, but given the "key features" of the Arms Micron line I'm really not. I wonder what Micron he'll come with. Seeing as the deluxe version came with Megatron's signature weapon I don't imagine Takara will repeat its presence with the larger figure.

I'd like to think it'd be a Micron who transforms into a spiked-mace, but given Takara's recent lunacy I'd say it'll likely be a pair of sandals.

I was right to trust that Takara would bring Voyager Megatron, good thing I hold out on buying Hasbro's. But I'm quite surprised that they have a repaint(Swerve) so fast and it's back to back, just 3 figures apart. I have more faith in Takara anyways, especially after the DOTM incident, Hasbro really failed.

freaky777 wrote:I was right to trust that Takara would bring Voyager Megatron, good thing I hold out on buying Hasbro's. But I'm quite surprised that they have a repaint(Swerve) so fast and it's back to back, just 3 figures apart. I have more faith in Takara anyways, especially after the DOTM incident, Hasbro really failed.

Except that ,this time, Hasbro's toys will have the better paint apps (by simply HAVING paint apps).

Sabrblade wrote:

freaky777 wrote:I was right to trust that Takara would bring Voyager Megatron, good thing I hold out on buying Hasbro's. But I'm quite surprised that they have a repaint(Swerve) so fast and it's back to back, just 3 figures apart. I have more faith in Takara anyways, especially after the DOTM incident, Hasbro really failed.

Except that ,this time, Hasbro's toys will have the better paint apps (by simply HAVING paint apps).

Yea you're right about that, but for me I really wanted the Arms Microns. And the stickers are not that bad after trying them (of course I prefer paint apps!).

Blurrz wrote:I find it comical that Prime's parent toyline, Animated, featured a vast cast and there weren't enough toys to cover the cast. With Prime it's the complete opposite, despite having two molds for the main cast of characters.

Show's not over yet, nor is the killing spree. I don't know if we'll see a toy for every character. Or, if we do, we'll have to pay exorbitant prices and jump through hoops to get what we need.

I was willing to buy the Deluxes of Prime and Megatron for the human trio. I'm not willing to do the same for Silas and his henchman, no matter how much I want them in my collection. I won't be stuck with two Starscreams and two Bumblebees, no matter how awesome the molds are.

It's costly and it's a storage pain.