TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand
Friday, April 24th, 2015 9:00PM CDT
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It seems that blogger Alfes2010 got his hands on some new TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure figures and put his camera to use. Included in his haul is TAV-13 Nemesis Prime, TAV-14 Ultra Magnus, and TED-06 Optimus Prime! Nemesis Prime a black redeco of the recently released Robots in Disguise Warrior Class Optimus Prime, while Ultra Magnus hails from the Transformers Prime Beast Hunters line. And TED Optimus Prime can also be found stateside in the Robots in Disguise Hyper Change Heroes line. Keep Scrolling to see the pics and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your Transformers News!
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Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679017)
Posted by gavinfuzzy on April 24th, 2015 @ 9:38pm CDT
Posted by gavinfuzzy on April 24th, 2015 @ 9:38pm CDT
That nemesis sure looks pretty, just irked they made the con sticker even bigger than the one on optimus (presumably hasbro). Looks really distracting and I hope it'll come off easy.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679033)
Posted by shajaki on April 24th, 2015 @ 10:12pm CDT
Posted by shajaki on April 24th, 2015 @ 10:12pm CDT
I was fooled once by RID Prime. I thought it looked neat, heard it was meh, even ignored the advice of a friend and still bought him only to be disappointed.
And... now it seems they'll be fooling me again. That Nemesis Prime looks amazing. And at least i won't be surprised by the mold this time
And... now it seems they'll be fooling me again. That Nemesis Prime looks amazing. And at least i won't be surprised by the mold this time
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679042)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 24th, 2015 @ 10:46pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 24th, 2015 @ 10:46pm CDT
Anyone else notice that the axe that comes with both Optimus and Nemesis is the WFC Optimus axe?
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679049)
Posted by Emerje on April 24th, 2015 @ 11:07pm CDT
It's almost like the sticker is made to come off, they're pealing off in the package. If you look at that shot of Nemesis Prime leaning forward with the axe in front of him you can see it pealed up on the edges.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on April 24th, 2015 @ 11:07pm CDT
gavinfuzzy wrote:That nemesis sure looks pretty, just irked they made the con sticker even bigger than the one on optimus (presumably hasbro). Looks really distracting and I hope it'll come off easy.
It's almost like the sticker is made to come off, they're pealing off in the package. If you look at that shot of Nemesis Prime leaning forward with the axe in front of him you can see it pealed up on the edges.
Emerje
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679050)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 24th, 2015 @ 11:07pm CDT
However, the 1st edition one was perfect. But you already know that. Abrilliant use of the Prime RID Optimus is the Ultra Magnus retool. If you don't already own Beast Hunters voyager ltra Magnus, you should consider the TAV version.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 24th, 2015 @ 11:07pm CDT
shajaki wrote:I was fooled once by RID Prime. I thought it looked neat, heard it was meh, even ignored the advice of a friend and still bought him only to be disappointed.
And... now it seems they'll be fooling me again. That Nemesis Prime looks amazing. And at least i won't be surprised by the mold this time
However, the 1st edition one was perfect. But you already know that. Abrilliant use of the Prime RID Optimus is the Ultra Magnus retool. If you don't already own Beast Hunters voyager ltra Magnus, you should consider the TAV version.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679075)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 25th, 2015 @ 12:41am CDT
He's talking about the 2015 RID Warrior Class mold, not the 2013 RID Voyager Class mold.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 25th, 2015 @ 12:41am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:shajaki wrote:I was fooled once by RID Prime. I thought it looked neat, heard it was meh, even ignored the advice of a friend and still bought him only to be disappointed.
And... now it seems they'll be fooling me again. That Nemesis Prime looks amazing. And at least i won't be surprised by the mold this time
However, the 1st edition one was perfect. But you already know that. Abrilliant use of the Prime RID Optimus is the Ultra Magnus retool. If you don't already own Beast Hunters voyager ltra Magnus, you should consider the TAV version.
He's talking about the 2015 RID Warrior Class mold, not the 2013 RID Voyager Class mold.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679127)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on April 25th, 2015 @ 4:35am CDT
IMO I think the these insignia's to this line are terrible. All that white surrounding both faction symbols is just an eye sore to me. The fact that most look like they want to come off should make removing them easier I hope.
Both UM and Nemesis look epic and I can't wait to order them when available...'nuff said!
Posted by Nemesis Destron on April 25th, 2015 @ 4:35am CDT
Emerje wrote:gavinfuzzy wrote:That nemesis sure looks pretty, just irked they made the con sticker even bigger than the one on optimus (presumably hasbro). Looks really distracting and I hope it'll come off easy.
It's almost like the sticker is made to come off, they're pealing off in the package. If you look at that shot of Nemesis Prime leaning forward with the axe in front of him you can see it pealed up on the edges.
Emerje
IMO I think the these insignia's to this line are terrible. All that white surrounding both faction symbols is just an eye sore to me. The fact that most look like they want to come off should make removing them easier I hope.
Both UM and Nemesis look epic and I can't wait to order them when available...'nuff said!
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679150)
Posted by MightyMagnus78 on April 25th, 2015 @ 6:50am CDT
Posted by MightyMagnus78 on April 25th, 2015 @ 6:50am CDT
Magnus and that golden forge are a win for me.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679156)
Posted by william-james88 on April 25th, 2015 @ 7:54am CDT
Judging from your signature pic, the colours on the Hasbro version are more accurate to the Prime show, no? While the Hammer is way better, I prefer my hasbro colors. And they are far less light than what the images has them as.
Posted by william-james88 on April 25th, 2015 @ 7:54am CDT
MightyMagnus78 wrote:Magnus and that golden forge are a win for me.
Judging from your signature pic, the colours on the Hasbro version are more accurate to the Prime show, no? While the Hammer is way better, I prefer my hasbro colors. And they are far less light than what the images has them as.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679202)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 25th, 2015 @ 10:57am CDT
Actually that's intentional: unlike Hasbro, TakaraTomy has put in security to prevent in-package in-store scanning, in the form of Dummy Shields. Peel them off to reveal the genuine Shield for scanning. Alfes2010 left them on to prevent scanning from the monitor, as the warning on every blog pertaining to Adventure says.
And this marks the third Nemesis Prime in the Prime series, after the MECH and Hunter ones. Is that a record?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 25th, 2015 @ 10:57am CDT
Emerje wrote:gavinfuzzy wrote:That nemesis sure looks pretty, just irked they made the con sticker even bigger than the one on optimus (presumably hasbro). Looks really distracting and I hope it'll come off easy.
It's almost like the sticker is made to come off, they're pealing off in the package. If you look at that shot of Nemesis Prime leaning forward with the axe in front of him you can see it pealed up on the edges.
Emerje
Actually that's intentional: unlike Hasbro, TakaraTomy has put in security to prevent in-package in-store scanning, in the form of Dummy Shields. Peel them off to reveal the genuine Shield for scanning. Alfes2010 left them on to prevent scanning from the monitor, as the warning on every blog pertaining to Adventure says.
And this marks the third Nemesis Prime in the Prime series, after the MECH and Hunter ones. Is that a record?
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679225)
Posted by Autobot032 on April 25th, 2015 @ 11:47am CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on April 25th, 2015 @ 11:47am CDT
There's nothing so drastic about the change in colors that would make me actively seek out Takara's version of Ultra Magnus. Don't get me wrong, it looks really nice and I do like the darker colors, but I find nothing wrong with the US version and there's not enough wow factor to get me to spend that kind of money on a figure such as that.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679232)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 25th, 2015 @ 11:57am CDT
It only depend if you already have the Hasbro original or not. For those who don't have the BH Ultrs Magnus, the price difference will not be that great so it may be worth it.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 25th, 2015 @ 11:57am CDT
Autobot032 wrote:There's nothing so drastic about the change in colors that would make me actively seek out Takara's version of Ultra Magnus. Don't get me wrong, it looks really nice and I do like the darker colors, but I find nothing wrong with the US version and there's not enough wow factor to get me to spend that kind of money on a figure such as that.
It only depend if you already have the Hasbro original or not. For those who don't have the BH Ultrs Magnus, the price difference will not be that great so it may be worth it.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679235)
Posted by Cobotron on April 25th, 2015 @ 12:01pm CDT
Very interesting. I wonder why Hasbro is loser about it?
Are the genuine shields stickers or tampos?
Posted by Cobotron on April 25th, 2015 @ 12:01pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Actually that's intentional: unlike Hasbro, TakaraTomy has put in security to prevent in-package in-store scanning, in the form of Dummy Shields. Peel them off to reveal the genuine Shield for scanning. Alfes2010 left them on to prevent scanning from the monitor, as the warning on every blog pertaining to Adventure says.
Very interesting. I wonder why Hasbro is loser about it?
Are the genuine shields stickers or tampos?
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679287)
Posted by Emerje on April 25th, 2015 @ 3:48pm CDT
I guess that goes for the figures based on RID molds only, I don't have any of them. The ones made from Generations and Animated molds don't have anything under the stickers and they're just as ready to fall off as any others I've seen. This I've checked myself.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on April 25th, 2015 @ 3:48pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Emerje wrote:gavinfuzzy wrote:That nemesis sure looks pretty, just irked they made the con sticker even bigger than the one on optimus (presumably hasbro). Looks really distracting and I hope it'll come off easy.
It's almost like the sticker is made to come off, they're pealing off in the package. If you look at that shot of Nemesis Prime leaning forward with the axe in front of him you can see it pealed up on the edges.
Emerje
Actually that's intentional: unlike Hasbro, TakaraTomy has put in security to prevent in-package in-store scanning, in the form of Dummy Shields. Peel them off to reveal the genuine Shield for scanning. Alfes2010 left them on to prevent scanning from the monitor, as the warning on every blog pertaining to Adventure says.
And this marks the third Nemesis Prime in the Prime series, after the MECH and Hunter ones. Is that a record?
I guess that goes for the figures based on RID molds only, I don't have any of them. The ones made from Generations and Animated molds don't have anything under the stickers and they're just as ready to fall off as any others I've seen. This I've checked myself.
Emerje
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679291)
Posted by william-james88 on April 25th, 2015 @ 3:56pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 25th, 2015 @ 3:56pm CDT
Kanrabat has some. Could you show us what the rid circle insignias look like on your TAV figures?
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679310)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 25th, 2015 @ 4:50pm CDT
I don't get it. Is it supposed to be something special? I have Hasbro Strongarm, and TAV Bee, Steeljaw, and Junkion. All of them have the exact same sticker. The only difference is for the TAV ones, the circle around the faction symbol is multi-colors instead of just red and white.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 25th, 2015 @ 4:50pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Kanrabat has some. Could you show us what the rid circle insignias look like on your TAV figures?
I don't get it. Is it supposed to be something special? I have Hasbro Strongarm, and TAV Bee, Steeljaw, and Junkion. All of them have the exact same sticker. The only difference is for the TAV ones, the circle around the faction symbol is multi-colors instead of just red and white.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679313)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 25th, 2015 @ 4:56pm CDT
The Japanese figures should have Dummy Stickers on top of the regular ones in order to prevent in-store scanning, if the sticker is readily accessible in package.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 25th, 2015 @ 4:56pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:Kanrabat has some. Could you show us what the rid circle insignias look like on your TAV figures?
I don't get it. Is it supposed to be something special? I have Hasbro Strongarm, and TAV Bee, Steeljaw, and Junkion. All of them have the exact same sticker. The only difference is for the TAV ones, the circle around the faction symbol is multi-colors instead of just red and white.
The Japanese figures should have Dummy Stickers on top of the regular ones in order to prevent in-store scanning, if the sticker is readily accessible in package.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679315)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 25th, 2015 @ 5:04pm CDT
Oh, that. I cant show you because the packagings are thrown out. You know, when you unpack some figures and usually, the chest or something have an extra bit of plastic cover held by clear rubber bands? The TAV figures all have those, except there is a bigger dummy sticker on that extra plastic shell, hiding the toy's sticker.
When unpacking, you do like you usually do with all of your other figures. You opent it, and cut off any extra plastic covers, and you trash them along the rest of the packaging.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 25th, 2015 @ 5:04pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:Kanrabat has some. Could you show us what the rid circle insignias look like on your TAV figures?
I don't get it. Is it supposed to be something special? I have Hasbro Strongarm, and TAV Bee, Steeljaw, and Junkion. All of them have the exact same sticker. The only difference is for the TAV ones, the circle around the faction symbol is multi-colors instead of just red and white.
The Japanese figures should have Dummy Stickers on top of the regular ones in order to prevent in-store scanning, if the sticker is readily accessible in package.
Oh, that. I cant show you because the packagings are thrown out. You know, when you unpack some figures and usually, the chest or something have an extra bit of plastic cover held by clear rubber bands? The TAV figures all have those, except there is a bigger dummy sticker on that extra plastic shell, hiding the toy's sticker.
When unpacking, you do like you usually do with all of your other figures. You opent it, and cut off any extra plastic covers, and you trash them along the rest of the packaging.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679316)
Posted by william-james88 on April 25th, 2015 @ 5:08pm CDT
Ok, so for those curious here, could you post a photo of bumblebee and steeljaw to show those wondering how it looks when the packaging is removed? All the in hand images we get show those peeling stickers so it wold be to give an idea of how things actually look like.
I found an image of your toys in package:
Posted by william-james88 on April 25th, 2015 @ 5:08pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote: You know, when you unpack some figures and usually, the chest or something have an extra bit of plastic cover held by clear rubber bands? The TAV figures all have those, except there is a bigger dummy sticker on that extra plastic shell, hiding the toy's sticker.
When unpacking, you do like you usually do with all of your other figures. You open it, and cut off any extra plastic covers, and you trash them along the rest of the packaging.
Ok, so for those curious here, could you post a photo of bumblebee and steeljaw to show those wondering how it looks when the packaging is removed? All the in hand images we get show those peeling stickers so it wold be to give an idea of how things actually look like.
I found an image of your toys in package:
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679328)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 25th, 2015 @ 5:31pm CDT
I'n not gonna show Bee and Jaw, but here's a reconstructed unpacking of TAV Junkion. It's the same thing with the other figures. You better thank me and that I'm the greatest Seibertronian ever because I had to dig inside the recycling bin to provide these pictures.
And now, the dramatic reveal:
Feel free to steal my code, you rascals.
So... No one ordered any TAV figures yet? It should have been (relatively) common knowledge at this point. Plus the price difference between Takara and Hasbro is almost nil nowadays. There is almost no reasons for collectors to buy Hasbro RID toys, unless the TAV version is unavailable, like Warrior Optimus.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 25th, 2015 @ 5:31pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote: You know, when you unpack some figures and usually, the chest or something have an extra bit of plastic cover held by clear rubber bands? The TAV figures all have those, except there is a bigger dummy sticker on that extra plastic shell, hiding the toy's sticker.
When unpacking, you do like you usually do with all of your other figures. You open it, and cut off any extra plastic covers, and you trash them along the rest of the packaging.
Ok, so for those curious here, could you post a photo of bumblebee and steeljaw to show those wondering how it looks when the packaging is removed? All the in hand images we get show those peeling stickers so it wold be to give an idea of how things actually look like.
I found an image of your toys in package:
I'n not gonna show Bee and Jaw, but here's a reconstructed unpacking of TAV Junkion. It's the same thing with the other figures. You better thank me and that I'm the greatest Seibertronian ever because I had to dig inside the recycling bin to provide these pictures.
And now, the dramatic reveal:
Feel free to steal my code, you rascals.
So... No one ordered any TAV figures yet? It should have been (relatively) common knowledge at this point. Plus the price difference between Takara and Hasbro is almost nil nowadays. There is almost no reasons for collectors to buy Hasbro RID toys, unless the TAV version is unavailable, like Warrior Optimus.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679335)
Posted by william-james88 on April 25th, 2015 @ 5:44pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 25th, 2015 @ 5:44pm CDT
Kanrabat, you didnt understand me. I wasnt asking you to dig the stuff out of the recycling. I asked that you just show us how Bee and Steeljaw look like right now, on your shelf. What they actually look like. Everyone sees "in hand" images of these with peeling off stickers, so I wanted to calm everyone down by showing them that once the package is removed (so in the trash never to be seen again), it doesnt look like they have stickers peeling off. Thats all I wanted. I already have your in package pictures anyway, hence why I showed those. I just didnt have any images of your toys once the packaging is removed. But I do thank you for your hard work. There are actually no in hand images of these toys without the fake stickers online.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679337)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 25th, 2015 @ 5:48pm CDT
Admit it. You just want to steal my codes...
I will never play the game anyway. As you see, the stickers are perfectly fine, like the Hasbro ones.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 25th, 2015 @ 5:48pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Kanrabat, you didnt understand me. I wasnt asking you to dig the stuff out of the recycling. I asked that you just show us how Bee and Steeljaw look like right now, on your shelf. What they actually look like. Everyone sees "in hand" images of these with peeling off stickers, so I wanted to calm everyone down by showing them that once the package is removed (so in the trash never to be seen again), it doesnt look like they have stickers peeling off. Thats all I wanted. I already have your in package pictures anyway, hence why I showed those. I just didnt have any images of your toys once the packaging is removed. But I do thank you for your hard work. There are actually no in hand images of these toys without the fake stickers online.
Admit it. You just want to steal my codes...
I will never play the game anyway. As you see, the stickers are perfectly fine, like the Hasbro ones.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679339)
Posted by william-james88 on April 25th, 2015 @ 6:04pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 25th, 2015 @ 6:04pm CDT
Thanks a bunch Kanrabat. And no, I wont play he game either. I came realy close to buying RID Drift today but I am just way too curious to see Takara's deco before I choose.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679341)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 25th, 2015 @ 6:07pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 25th, 2015 @ 6:07pm CDT
Ahhh, I see now: Alfes has peeled off the dummy stickers from the plastic covers and placed them on top of the regular ones for his photos.
From what I can tell, the Shields between Hasbro and TakaraTomy are the same size, as the figures have molded indents to accommodate them, akin to G1's square rubsign indents. The dummy stickers are slightly larger, combined with them not being supposed to be on the figure resulted in them initially looking "off" and peeling.
From what I can tell, the Shields between Hasbro and TakaraTomy are the same size, as the figures have molded indents to accommodate them, akin to G1's square rubsign indents. The dummy stickers are slightly larger, combined with them not being supposed to be on the figure resulted in them initially looking "off" and peeling.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679349)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 25th, 2015 @ 6:35pm CDT
Exactly. The dummy sticker is a great deal bigger, as seen here:
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 25th, 2015 @ 6:35pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ahhh, I see now: Alfes has peeled off the dummy stickers from the plastic covers and placed them on top of the regular ones for his photos.
From what I can tell, the Shields between Hasbro and TakaraTomy are the same size, as the figures have molded indents to accommodate them, akin to G1's square rubsign indents. The dummy stickers are slightly larger, combined with them not being supposed to be on the figure resulted in them initially looking "off" and peeling.
Exactly. The dummy sticker is a great deal bigger, as seen here:
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679382)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 25th, 2015 @ 8:37pm CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 25th, 2015 @ 8:37pm CDT
I'm planning on getting Gregevor, Junkion, and Nemesis Prime. Waiting for Prime to get in to order from BBTS. Plan on doing some reviews to give people a taste of Eastern RID. I'll probably get Lockdown too just because.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679403)
Posted by Cobotron on April 25th, 2015 @ 10:30pm CDT
Posted by Cobotron on April 25th, 2015 @ 10:30pm CDT
Thanks for dumpster diving K. Good work. 
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679446)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 26th, 2015 @ 3:42am CDT
Indeed, thanks a bunch. You rock!
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 26th, 2015 @ 3:42am CDT
Cobotron wrote:Thanks for dumpster diving K. Good work.
Indeed, thanks a bunch. You rock!
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679463)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 26th, 2015 @ 5:06am CDT
Yeah, I know I'm the best.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 26th, 2015 @ 5:06am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Cobotron wrote:Thanks for dumpster diving K. Good work.
Indeed, thanks a bunch. You rock!
Yeah, I know I'm the best.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679509)
Posted by shajaki on April 26th, 2015 @ 10:16am CDT
Posted by shajaki on April 26th, 2015 @ 10:16am CDT
Twitter user gikogakodo recently visited a ToysRus in Japan and took advantage of their EZ Collection Gift Campaign, where the first 3000 people to buy over 3000 yen (including taxes) worth of Transformers Adventure products will receive a Limited clear EZ Collection Optimus Prime figure. He has Optimus in hand, and with the other three figures Bumblebee, Strongarm, and Steeljaw also available in a similar campaign. Keep scrolling to see the pics, and keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for all your Transformers News, Galleries, and discussion!
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Posted by Sabrblade on April 26th, 2015 @ 10:19am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 26th, 2015 @ 10:19am CDT
Given the context of the show, Optimus is the only one of those who makes sense, fictionally, as a translucent figure. He'd be the only one I'd be interested in getting if I were collecting the Legion figures (Fixit's the only one I'm interested in, currently).
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679522)
Posted by Cobotron on April 26th, 2015 @ 11:24am CDT
Posted by Cobotron on April 26th, 2015 @ 11:24am CDT
Uhlgluhlguhgll. 
I wanna string those b'dazzly little plastic gemstones up and wear 'em around my neck like a robo-pimp, or Hoggle from Labyrinth.
I wanna string those b'dazzly little plastic gemstones up and wear 'em around my neck like a robo-pimp, or Hoggle from Labyrinth.
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Posted by RAcast on April 26th, 2015 @ 12:57pm CDT
Posted by RAcast on April 26th, 2015 @ 12:57pm CDT
Why can't we have nice (translucent) things stateside? D:
I mean, yeah, I love Prime Abominus in all his translucent goodness, but we never get stuff like this, do we?
I mean, yeah, I love Prime Abominus in all his translucent goodness, but we never get stuff like this, do we?
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679547)
Posted by Cobotron on April 26th, 2015 @ 1:02pm CDT
NO! 
Posted by Cobotron on April 26th, 2015 @ 1:02pm CDT
RAcast wrote:Why can't we have nice (translucent) things stateside? D:
I mean, yeah, I love Prime Abominus in all his translucent goodness, but we never get stuff like this, do we?
NO!
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679548)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 26th, 2015 @ 1:07pm CDT
What we get here is a bit laughable: right now Hasbro is holding a promotion, if you buy over €30 of TF merchandise, you get...
A GOODIE BAG!
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 26th, 2015 @ 1:07pm CDT
Cobotron wrote:RAcast wrote:Why can't we have nice (translucent) things stateside? D:
I mean, yeah, I love Prime Abominus in all his translucent goodness, but we never get stuff like this, do we?
NO!
What we get here is a bit laughable: right now Hasbro is holding a promotion, if you buy over €30 of TF merchandise, you get...
A GOODIE BAG!
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679610)
Posted by Cobotron on April 26th, 2015 @ 4:12pm CDT
Do tell. What's inside?
Posted by Cobotron on April 26th, 2015 @ 4:12pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Do tell. What's inside?
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679619)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 26th, 2015 @ 4:25pm CDT
Don't get your hopes up
The last one for Age of Extinction had:
- a swimming bag
- a folding frisbee
- a folding drinking bottle
- 2 key chains
All Transformers-themed of course.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 26th, 2015 @ 4:25pm CDT
Cobotron wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Do tell. What's inside?
Don't get your hopes up
The last one for Age of Extinction had:- a swimming bag
- a folding frisbee
- a folding drinking bottle
- 2 key chains
All Transformers-themed of course.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679649)
Posted by Cobotron on April 26th, 2015 @ 5:28pm CDT
Posted by Cobotron on April 26th, 2015 @ 5:28pm CDT
Shwag Bag!
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679667)
Posted by william-james88 on April 26th, 2015 @ 6:40pm CDT
I will answer why, because everytime we might, there is a huge backlash. Takara had gorgeous chrome on their figures for years. The takara classics seekers are superior to Hasbro's just because of it. We were clamoring for better deco and Generations Jetfire finally gave us a bunch of gorgeous chrome on bits that we could use to embellish our toy as we wanted (which means we could also display him without his weapons and thus without the chrome). But do the fans rejoice? NO. Instead there is a huge backlash. "Dumb Hasblow, thats not even close to being cartoon accurate, look at how smart takara was at not including chrome".
Another example? Ehobby does a bunch of expensive exclusives geared only at collectors with deep pockets and some are in really interesting and out there decos. Hasbro tries it out with their own exclusive G1 figures in decos that are totally left field homages (Platinum Astrotain and Blitzwing homaging the duacons and victory figures) and it sounds like they commit the biggest fault of the century. "Dumb Hasbo, no one wants these, what were you thinking, this is terrible".
So you could see why Hasbro is not keen on trying things that are too left field and trying to maintain a steady revenue stream y appealing to a younger audience and their parents instead of fans who are so hard to please (though I say they are totally rocking Combiner Wars on all acounts).
I can totally picture having these clear toys on the shelves:
"Dumb Hasbro, NO ONE asked for this"
"Clear plastic Hasbro? BREAKAGE ALERT!"
"Hey Hasbro, why are you making variants to toys which even the originals are worthless?"
"Lamest store exclusive ever! There isnt even any paint"
"No one wants these baby toys anyway"
"This size class should only be for figures who are actually small in scale, why is the Scout class dead?!"
And on and on. And fans are voting with their wallets too, its not just words (as I expect the Titan Devastator critiques to be). The last time Hasbro tried toys EXACTLY like these, it was the Dark Energon exclusives for the Prime line and as Cobotron can attest, the demand was so low that they are still available at deep deep discounts.Hasbro cant waste their time making toys like these.
Posted by william-james88 on April 26th, 2015 @ 6:40pm CDT
RAcast wrote:Why can't we have nice (translucent) things stateside? D:
I mean, yeah, I love Prime Abominus in all his translucent goodness, but we never get stuff like this, do we?
I will answer why, because everytime we might, there is a huge backlash. Takara had gorgeous chrome on their figures for years. The takara classics seekers are superior to Hasbro's just because of it. We were clamoring for better deco and Generations Jetfire finally gave us a bunch of gorgeous chrome on bits that we could use to embellish our toy as we wanted (which means we could also display him without his weapons and thus without the chrome). But do the fans rejoice? NO. Instead there is a huge backlash. "Dumb Hasblow, thats not even close to being cartoon accurate, look at how smart takara was at not including chrome".
Another example? Ehobby does a bunch of expensive exclusives geared only at collectors with deep pockets and some are in really interesting and out there decos. Hasbro tries it out with their own exclusive G1 figures in decos that are totally left field homages (Platinum Astrotain and Blitzwing homaging the duacons and victory figures) and it sounds like they commit the biggest fault of the century. "Dumb Hasbo, no one wants these, what were you thinking, this is terrible".
So you could see why Hasbro is not keen on trying things that are too left field and trying to maintain a steady revenue stream y appealing to a younger audience and their parents instead of fans who are so hard to please (though I say they are totally rocking Combiner Wars on all acounts).
I can totally picture having these clear toys on the shelves:
"Dumb Hasbro, NO ONE asked for this"
"Clear plastic Hasbro? BREAKAGE ALERT!"
"Hey Hasbro, why are you making variants to toys which even the originals are worthless?"
"Lamest store exclusive ever! There isnt even any paint"
"No one wants these baby toys anyway"
"This size class should only be for figures who are actually small in scale, why is the Scout class dead?!"
And on and on. And fans are voting with their wallets too, its not just words (as I expect the Titan Devastator critiques to be). The last time Hasbro tried toys EXACTLY like these, it was the Dark Energon exclusives for the Prime line and as Cobotron can attest, the demand was so low that they are still available at deep deep discounts.Hasbro cant waste their time making toys like these.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679671)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 26th, 2015 @ 6:51pm CDT
RATED X, BEGONE FROM william-james88'S BODY!
THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPEL YOU!
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 26th, 2015 @ 6:51pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:
"Dumb Hasbro, NO ONE asked for this"
"Clear plastic Hasbro? BREAKAGE ALERT!"
"Hey Hasbro, why are you making variants to toys which even the originals are worthless?"
"Lamest store exclusive ever! There isnt even any paint"
"No one wants these baby toys anyway"
"This size class should only be for figures who are actually small in scale, why is the Scout class dead?!"
RATED X, BEGONE FROM william-james88'S BODY!
THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPEL YOU!
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679673)
Posted by RAcast on April 26th, 2015 @ 6:59pm CDT
Yeah...yeah. You're absolutely correct, and it sucks. Though, for what it's worth, I usually like the oddball homage decos. I'd be pretty crazy for the Blitzwing/Astrotrain set if it weren't going to be prohibitively expensive.
Posted by RAcast on April 26th, 2015 @ 6:59pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:[snip!]
Yeah...yeah. You're absolutely correct, and it sucks. Though, for what it's worth, I usually like the oddball homage decos. I'd be pretty crazy for the Blitzwing/Astrotrain set if it weren't going to be prohibitively expensive.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679675)
Posted by william-james88 on April 26th, 2015 @ 7:02pm CDT
Well if you like shiny clear toys, why not get the Dark Energon exclusives for the Prime line.
Also, the EHobby exclusives are always prohibitively expensive. The astrotrain/blitzwing set is going for the same price as their latest exclusive, CW Scourge. But one is Hasbro and the other Takarak, so everyone is screaming blue murder.
Posted by william-james88 on April 26th, 2015 @ 7:02pm CDT
RAcast wrote:william-james88 wrote:[snip!]
Yeah...yeah. You're absolutely correct, and it sucks. Though, for what it's worth, I usually like the oddball homage decos. I'd be pretty crazy for the Blitzwing/Astrotrain set if it weren't going to be prohibitively expensive.
Well if you like shiny clear toys, why not get the Dark Energon exclusives for the Prime line.
Also, the EHobby exclusives are always prohibitively expensive. The astrotrain/blitzwing set is going for the same price as their latest exclusive, CW Scourge. But one is Hasbro and the other Takarak, so everyone is screaming blue murder.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679676)
Posted by RAcast on April 26th, 2015 @ 7:04pm CDT
I do, and I just might. That's a pretty good price right there.
Posted by RAcast on April 26th, 2015 @ 7:04pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:RAcast wrote:william-james88 wrote:[snip!]
Yeah...yeah. You're absolutely correct, and it sucks. Though, for what it's worth, I usually like the oddball homage decos. I'd be pretty crazy for the Blitzwing/Astrotrain set if it weren't going to be prohibitively expensive.
Well if you like shiny clear toys, why not get the Dark Energon exclusives for the Prime line.
Also, the EHobby exclusives are always prohibitively expensive. The the astrotrain/blitzwing set is going for the same price as their latest exclusive, CW Scourge.
I do, and I just might. That's a pretty good price right there.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679678)
Posted by Cobotron on April 26th, 2015 @ 7:04pm CDT
Posted by Cobotron on April 26th, 2015 @ 7:04pm CDT
Wow Will! 
& 
My answer was just gonna be, because it's not the late 90's anymore.
& My answer was just gonna be, because it's not the late 90's anymore.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679682)
Posted by Cobotron on April 26th, 2015 @ 7:07pm CDT
They are a fun cheap fix.
Posted by Cobotron on April 26th, 2015 @ 7:07pm CDT
I got them purely on translucency (and they where a few molds I didn't already have).RAcast wrote:I do, and I just might. That's a pretty good price right there.
They are a fun cheap fix.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679687)
Posted by william-james88 on April 26th, 2015 @ 7:11pm CDT
Haha, thanks. But you know, the last person to give me a clap was .... Rated X. So either I am a bringer of peace and everyone agrees with me or I am a total schizo.
Posted by william-james88 on April 26th, 2015 @ 7:11pm CDT
Cobotron wrote:Wow Will!
My answer was just gonna be, because it's not the late 90's anymore.
Haha, thanks. But you know, the last person to give me a clap was .... Rated X. So either I am a bringer of peace and everyone agrees with me or I am a total schizo.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679689)
Posted by RAcast on April 26th, 2015 @ 7:17pm CDT
Your avatar is BW Megatron... Yeess.
Sounds like you had an easy justification of it, I've got at least one of all of those already except Starscream.
Posted by RAcast on April 26th, 2015 @ 7:17pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Cobotron wrote:Wow Will!
My answer was just gonna be, because it's not the late 90's anymore.
Haha, thanks. But you know, the last person to give me a clap was .... Rated X. So either I am a bringer of peace and everyone agrees with me or I am a total schizo.
Your avatar is BW Megatron... Yeess.
Cobotron wrote:I got them purely on translucency (and they where a few molds I didn't already have).RAcast wrote:I do, and I just might. That's a pretty good price right there.
They are a fun cheap fix.
Sounds like you had an easy justification of it, I've got at least one of all of those already except Starscream.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679692)
Posted by Cobotron on April 26th, 2015 @ 7:26pm CDT
Everything you listed in your rant, that everyone hates, are some of my favorite things. Translucent plastic is at the top of the list.
So... I'm at peace now. Thanks.
Posted by Cobotron on April 26th, 2015 @ 7:26pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Cobotron wrote:Wow Will!
My answer was just gonna be, because it's not the late 90's anymore.
Haha, thanks. But you know, the last person to give me a clap was .... Rated X. So either I am a bringer of peace and everyone agrees with me or I am a total schizo.
Everything you listed in your rant, that everyone hates, are some of my favorite things. Translucent plastic is at the top of the list.
So... I'm at peace now. Thanks.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1679780)
Posted by primalxconvoy on April 27th, 2015 @ 2:16am CDT
Posted by primalxconvoy on April 27th, 2015 @ 2:16am CDT
I've played with the Japanese version of strongarm (deluxe) and can confirm tha the insignia sticker can indeed come off fairly easily. Underneath, was painted detail, showing the (faux?) black car detail, to mirror the other ide of the chest, albeid indented in the circular space where the sticker woud be.
I suspect that all of this line features similar stickers and "hidden" detail.
I suspect that all of this line features similar stickers and "hidden" detail.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure(TAV / TED): Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime - In Hand (1680058)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 27th, 2015 @ 8:25pm CDT
So, yeah, probably the latter.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 27th, 2015 @ 8:25pm CDT
Who went from loathing the "H-word" ("honor") in BW to being a promise-keeping bot of his word in BM.RAcast wrote:william-james88 wrote:Cobotron wrote:Wow Will!
My answer was just gonna be, because it's not the late 90's anymore.
Haha, thanks. But you know, the last person to give me a clap was .... Rated X. So either I am a bringer of peace and everyone agrees with me or I am a total schizo.
Your avatar is BW Megatron... Yeess.
So, yeah, probably the latter.
