 TakaraTomy Prime and Masterpiece Coronation Starscream, In (and OUT of) Box Images |
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 Mar 27 2012, 06:25 AM
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Starscream
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Mar 27 2012, 08:00 AM
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 Tinja Nurtles. Group: Citizen Posts: 10,085 Joined: 26-June 02 Member No.: 1,143 |
Hm. The packaging is nicer than I was led to believe... I was expecting a more generic box. On the other hand, the inner packaging is certainly budget-conscious. I wonder if all the Voyagers will be windowboxes, or just Optimus.
And of course... it doesn't look like the Arms Microns get any form of individual bio. But hey, why break tradition? HOLY SCHNIEKIES Ratchet has like NO red on his robot mode. Wow. M "THAT'LL Be Fun To Paint" Sipher -------------------- The ISLE OF RANGOON - Advantures in Learning and Sarcasm!
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Mar 27 2012, 08:40 AM
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 because i needed my posts to sound MORE sarcastic Group: Citizen Posts: 27,533 Joined: 12-January 02 From: Columbus, OH Member No.: 245 Faction: RIRFIB |
oh man
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Mar 27 2012, 08:54 AM
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 Mine is an evil grin! Group: News Manager Posts: 30,312 Joined: 12-January 02 From: Buffalo, NY Member No.: 268 Faction: RIBFIR |
No I wish the truck was similarly barren of red.
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Mar 27 2012, 09:42 AM
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 Space T. rex Group: Retired Staff Posts: 29,955 Joined: 20-December 01 Member No.: 34 Faction: Maximal |
The Micron names don't really make much sense: Obi is Prime's, Beats is Bumblebee's, Swell? Tsuwell? (tsu-e-ru), is Cliff's, Arue (huh?) is Ratchet's, Gora is Megatron's (that one makes sense- GO-ri-RA), Baro for Skywarp. They're not all random English words, but what sound like parts of Japanese words, maybe?
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Mar 27 2012, 09:44 AM
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Mine is an evil grin! Group: News Manager Posts: 30,312 Joined: 12-January 02 From: Buffalo, NY Member No.: 268 Faction: RIBFIR |
Blood for the Baro!!!!
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Mar 27 2012, 09:46 AM
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 blargh Group: Citizen Posts: 5,364 Joined: 1-August 03 From: Nilbog Member No.: 3,318 |
QUOTE(Dr Fang @ Mar 27 2012, 08:42 AM)  The Micron names don't really make much sense: Obi is Prime's, Beats is Bumblebee's, Swell? Tsuwell? (tsu-e-ru), is Cliff's, Arue (huh?) is Ratchet's, Gora is Megatron's (that one makes sense- GO-ri-RA), Baro for Skywarp. They're not all random English words, but what sound like parts of Japanese words, maybe? The Autobot Microns are mostly the first two letters of their partner's names. O.P., B.2, C.L., R.A., Golla, and Bulo (from "buffalo"). |
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Mar 27 2012, 11:36 AM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 3,807 Joined: 18-June 02 Member No.: 1,121 |
The microns come on sprues? Wow, between that and the stickers, these are very old-school. It's a dramatic shift from the extra paint and higher packaging values we often see in Takara toys. I wonder why the change. Are these prices lower at retail?
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Mar 27 2012, 12:20 PM
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President of the Deflowering Club Group: News and Content Posts: 41,393 Joined: 26-April 02 Member No.: 905 Faction: RIRFIB |
They're only 2,100 Yen as opposed to the 2,800 Yen of the First Edition molds or 2,940 of the last 2 waves of United Deluxes.
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Mar 27 2012, 12:48 PM
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Robotkingdom...0600&type=1
Whole bunch of pictures of Starscream. I wonder if people still think he has a face swap gimmick because insider TCracker said he does? The face looks a bit too dark, but that may be the lighting. I'm hoping it's a touch lighter in person. Definitely an improvement over the green one and the awful white one. Randy Edit: The face color looks perfect here, it's the bad lighting that made it look too dark.
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Mar 27 2012, 01:28 PM
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So, do his intakes tilt forward anymore? It looks like the pin in still there, but every pic I see has them where they should be for jet mode. I liked that little feature.
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Mar 27 2012, 01:40 PM
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QUOTE(RCX @ Mar 27 2012, 02:28 PM) So, do his intakes tilt forward anymore? It looks like the pin in still there, but every pic I see has them where they should be for jet mode. I liked that little feature. There have been pictures of him (or was it Sunstorm) where they are tilted forward as designed. I think they have to be back for the Coronation Gear though (that is just my presumption though because they are always back like that). Yeah I was right, look at some of the pictures of Sunstorm. http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9...3645&sr=8-1 Randy -------------------- |
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Mar 27 2012, 01:52 PM
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Group: Retired Staff Posts: 2,226 Joined: 25-November 02 Member No.: 1,755 |
Oh, good!
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Mar 27 2012, 03:57 PM
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We at least know the feet can rotate like the original (people were wondering due to the photos not showing them in anything but straight poses) as they transform the same way.
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Mar 27 2012, 04:33 PM
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because i needed my posts to sound MORE sarcastic Group: Citizen Posts: 27,533 Joined: 12-January 02 From: Columbus, OH Member No.: 245 Faction: RIRFIB |
That is a much less awesome jet mode.
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Mar 27 2012, 04:39 PM
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This sold me on it alone.
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Mar 27 2012, 05:34 PM
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 VICTORY IS LOGICAL Group: Citizen Posts: 8,022 Joined: 3-December 05 From: Middle GA Member No.: 7,611 Faction: Decepticon |
QUOTE(Code of Walky @ Mar 27 2012, 04:33 PM) That is a much less awesome jet mode. Considering the alt mode isn't the focus this time (and also considering how much consternation there was over how the jet mode was the focus on the first go-round), I'm not sure why anyone would expect otherwise. Also, just to make sure (haven't really followed the news on this one), this is a remold of the original, right? As-is, I'm not importing this, even though I'm a big SS fan. Even if it gets a domestic release, it'll have to have the coronation stuff and the grey deco to differentiate it from the 2008 version for me to consider biting. -------------------- |
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Mar 27 2012, 06:57 PM
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QUOTE(Octavius Prime @ Mar 27 2012, 06:34 PM) Also, just to make sure (haven't really followed the news on this one), this is a remold of the original, right? A remold of the original MP-3 yes, it's not a remold of the original original unused design if that's what you mean. Randy -------------------- |
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Mar 27 2012, 08:38 PM
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QUOTE(Code of Walky @ Mar 27 2012, 05:33 PM) That is a much less awesome jet mode. I could be more heartbroken about that, but I'm too busy being pleased that the 'hip scabbards' are gone -------------------- |
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Mar 27 2012, 08:55 PM
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 The world suffused with sound Group: Supporter Posts: 16,522 Joined: 24-August 03 Member No.: 3,458 |
QUOTE(Powered Convoy @ Mar 27 2012, 11:40 AM) There have been pictures of him (or was it Sunstorm) where they are tilted forward as designed. I think they have to be back for the Coronation Gear though (that is just my presumption though because they are always back like that). The instructions actually tell you to swing the intakes back for the coronation gear. They get in the way of the crown otherwise. |
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