Upcoming Binaltech Figures Shown at Shizouka Hobby Show

Nice to see Binaltech returning, but meh, four uninteresting release for me. Jazz and Bluestreak are lame repaint of the same character, Convoy is one of the weakest mold in BT/Alts wich make it lame too. Only Arcee is a new character and could've be interesting, but I don't find the mold to evoke "Arcee" that much. White and pink doesn't really make an automatic good Arcee.

the hood is all wrong to the silhouette

I'm sort of drinking out loud here, but doesn't Arcee's alt mode just make you go "hey, that could be the Barbiemobile"?


What if Hasbro expanded their "Crossovers" idea to other things? "Barbie transforms into her own Barbiemobile." "Transformers Barbie: now with unexplained kid sister/Targetmaster weapon." "Sunshine Care Bear transforms into Abrams tank." "Water-retaining Barbie transforms into Barbie caravan." "Cabbage Patch Transformers: Your World. Their War."

Of course, Ken would have to be missing the gun barrel, like Windcharger. There'd just be a smooth nub where the barrel should be.

That was mean. And I'm intoximicated.

I may not have the car angled like the silhouette, but it sure looks like the civic to me...

Has anyone been able to ask Takara why they are re-igniting the Binaltech line??

I'll ask my friend, he might beable to find out the info behind it.

You might be correct "IF" the windshield and the deck shield were reversed on the Civic. however I think were looking at a new mould here

Well see the photo's doing it's job it's driving us nuts trying to figure it out but I don't think it's anything else but a Civic, The car in the silhouette looks like it's profile shot is from the front to back on an angle, it's the outline of the bumper that makes me think Civic and the rear end as well...

Other then that we can tell it's not the Cadilac XLR, poor Megs...

OK....OK.....MY EYS HAVE GONE CROSSED!! Theres no telling. We will just have to wait and see.

http://transformers.hp.infoseek.co.j...0517215320.jpg

Good question. And although Hasbro have said they have no plans for relaunching Alternators, the implication is obvious: if this does turn out to be a new mold, how dumb would they have be to sit on their hands and not use it domestically somehow, even for an exclusive of some variety? The retailable Masterpiece molds and the very final Titaniums demonstrated that. Of course, if it's not a new mold, we're back where we started...

Problem is it shows the Civic "peaks" around the rear window, while the silhouette peaks at the windscreen and slopes backwards from there. Basically, the gradients seem wrong.


(yellow enhancements are mine)

That's what it looks like to me, from this angle anyway. As Lita said, we'll just have to wait and see.

that "next transformer" looks like an ACURA RSX.

nah, it's the civic type R definitely.

they are merely testing the waters right now, they've said so.

I guess I'll have no choice but to pick up that Arcee now... if someone is locked in with their pre-order, I might be able to help them out in a week or so.

Eh, it's probably just a generic car silhouette that doesn't match anything, and just used to say "hey, we got more coming!".

Could someone please PS a photo of the Honda Integra over the silhouette? After seeing more of an analysis (and not having more time to look at it), I'm inclined to believe it's the Honda Integra mold more and more.

Thanks

This isn't very good, but whatever.

Well that does look like the closest fit so far. Only character I can see coming from that mould though is Red Alert - which would = win!

Arcee looks like a bot in drag.

Just a minor note for Takara's designers for next time.. Hooker Heals + Metal Knockers = Arcee.

Thanks

It's good enough! Thanks If the silhouette is accurate, it looks as if we may get an Acura next.

Well, the mold was designed for Red Alert to begin with. [See my custom BT Red Alert for details]

It seems to be leaning that way. So far only the no-name character (Decepticharge) has been turned into a different character. Meister, Streak and Convoy are all just different decos for the same character, albeit with a diecast upgrade for Convoy. I wonder if the Acura (or Honda, since it's the Japanese version) might simply be Prowl in a new deco. They haven't been remolding anything and his head, intact and unmodified, is pretty unique. Just ask Camshaft.

Found some extra pics of Arcee:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/20094526@N06/2501617304/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/20094526@N06/2500788087/


[How about an actual Chinese police deco BT Prowl?]

On closer inspection i think its the Integra/RSX however i dont think it will be Red Alert. Firstly there is no light bar on the roof of that silhouette and secondly He's already been done in BTA

I also dont think it will be Prowl as we've had two Prowls already. If its not a new character it may be BT Camshaft though i'd rather a new character. Personally i'd like a BT Nightbeat (Wishful thinking)

I think Keldroc might be right. It does match up with the GTR quite well.

It would be quite anticlimactic if they revealed the next figure to be an Integra (aka RSX in the US) since they've already released it in a street and police deco for Prowl in Japan. Why bother shrouding the image? If it isn't a new mold then it'll most likely be the US Civic Si. At least that one hasn't had a Japanese release yet so it makes some sense to show a shadowed pic.

Most likely it's gonna be a Decepticon character... if it's the RSX Maybe another Stunticon... Brakedown anyone?

I'm just gonna keep in mind too that TakaraTomy isn't conformed to having to make a toy that even fits that image.

dunno about BD, but he sure makes a gorgeous Wildrider.

definately gonna get those!

wow.. so many of you agreed with me with the acura RSX(honda integra). I hope i'm right. BT series only used the RSX mold once, so that mold could be our very next BT car. Could also be a Camshaft Diecast? clampdown? deepcover?

Agree... I'm sure some marketing guy said "just get me a car silhouette" and they picked one at random. Heck, it might not even be the silhouette of a real car!

Anyway... regarding Arcee, wasn't the S2000 mold originally supposed to be Blackarachnia? Then it sorta makes sense that the Decepticharge head is not remolded for Arcee. The helmet head does look like it was supposed to be "long hair". I think most of us have just gotten it into our psyche that the S2000 mold is "male" because of Overdrive/Windcharger.

The Decepticharge head was originally designed and sculpted for Binal Tech Windcharger, which was to be a second Mustang. Instead, the mold was used for Wheeljack. The head was then used for Decepticharge. Takara was planning on making a "Black Widow" with the Decepticharge version of the S2000, but it never got made.

No blackarachnia was just another repaint. The original plan for that head was windcharger. The head was originally planned for the mustang mold. It's in the BTA design book along with designs for VW Cliffjumper and BB figures I wish we would have gotten. The windcharger/overdrive mold was always meant to be male.

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/B...y_.28unused.29

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/B...%29#Unreleased

Yes I know the blackarachnia repaint figure was planned (decepticarge had already been released in the states) but the mold was never specifically designed to be female. Overdrive/Windcharger cameout long before the BA figure was planned. That mold was the most androginous which is why they chose it. It didn't look like a girl then either. Most kitbashers were planning on repainting it into another stunticon or Blitzwing. The head of the figure was originally designed to be windcharger a male character.

I kind of hope not I like my coverted Alt Deadend as Wildrider and Plowking's former Deadend.... well as Deadend

Well, Takara never originally intended for the BT line to make it past the first six. Once they did, they started trying different things.

Yeah, you're right the mold was designed with Overdrive in mind. However, they had played around with the Decepticharge variation of the mold with "Black Widow" in mind. For whatever reason, Takara and TakaraTomy always used the Decepticharge for the "femine" ideas, when (like you said) it was never designed with that intent in mind.

well, I would agree, as I have pk's Revlimiter special Wildrider from the RSX mold hehehe

My dream is to have a Mitsu EVO X binaltech with the reborn of the series, everything can happen

The series has to be "reborn" first.