Dengeki Hobby Magazine Scan: Encore 09 Set and Encore 10 Omega Supreme's Face Pictures

I don't want to repeat myself about the translation, and I understand this doesn't guarantee anything to most people. Whatever magazine this scan is from, the above article promises more detail in the next month issue. So we'll see

edit; The scan is from Dengeki Hobby magazine according to Autobase Aichi. He seems to be equally confused with the article. Can't wait for the update!

If they are indeed smaller and less complicated, I'm in

They might be making them smaller to help them sell better, I'm curious to see if this is actually true or not and how they'd stack up against the new Unverse cars.

The toys pictured are same molds as before. New, smaller molds would cost money to create, and would completely undermine the point of releasing random repaints like these to generate income.

I couldn't disagree more. Outback is much better than Brawn with a gun and actual face, Windcharger's head looks like a Go-Bot's compared to Tailgate, and Pipes is an extensive remold of Huffer with much better colors.

Never got excited about Swerve though. He was basically Metroplex's janitor.

I couldn't disagree much more. Outback's on a par with Brawn in my book - he has a gun, but he can barely hold it in robot mode (except by jamming in it in his elbow), which makes it only 50% useful, and Brawn has a face. Don't go dissing him just because he hasn't got a mouth.
I'll half give you Windcharger, although I still like his toy face a ton better than the toon jobbie.
And I'm pretty sure Pipes is a completely new mould (relatively), considering (as far as I can tell) every single component is different to Huffer's, and even the transformation's altered.
Swerve would have been a ton better if they'd painted his face properly, as opposed to the shoddy red splodge mine had. And he's a scientist, not a janitor. You been watching the cartoon again?

To the pics: I'm curious about the face on Omega, but (while I'm not getting it through lack of funds) I'd prefer it if the face is an optional thing (a card insert, say, like those with Ratchet and Ironhide), rather than an actual change to the toy (which I doubt they've done anyway).
But then I don't really have any appreciation for the modded toon Bumblebee, either. I'm surprised they've put him in with the late Minibots since he's been released with all those other packs too - wasn't he used in both the TRU set and the earlier Japanese Minibot release? If they have to include a version of Bumblebee at all, I'd second a Goldbug - possibly like the G2 Bumblebee fig with the chrome gold they love so much.

Five Faces of Death 4 LIFE!

The season 3 minibots suck. Glad I picked up the original TFC Minibot set.
Omega's new face is interesting but I won't be bothering with him, the G1 toys just don't do it for me anymore.

QFT! The season 3 minibots rock!

Not better than their seasons 1 and 2 counterparts, but equally cool.

Only season 3 minibot that does suck is *DRUMROLL*: Wheelie.

-airfox

I remember reading that Takara wanted the line to be 1:32 scale but Hasbro wanted 1:24 and since Hasbro was fronting the most cash they got their way. No a 1:32 scale BT would be around deluxe TF sized.

A Takara Staff has been quoted recently that he wants to create a smaller, simpler BT like toys.

Apparently this is a "scoop" only Dengeki Hobby reports, so I have no idea how it's going to turn out. Certainly interesting

I'm hoping for new, smaller, simpler molds (and that they just used re-colored pics of the 1:24th scale BTs to get the idea across until they had something ready to show... maybe they were going to go that route and decided to go smaller?). Nothing on my end to support this; just that I REALLY want smaller (deluxe sized please!) BT/Alt figures. Ah, a man can dream, can't he?

I for one have the TFC original Minibot release and I'm so happy that they're releasing the Season 3 figures instead of Season 1 & 2 again.

I personally prefer all the Season 3 Minibots that are based on a Season 1 Minibot to the Season 1 Minibot (except for Hubcap and Cliffjumper who are even). I much prefer Swerve, Pipes, and Outback to Gears, Huffer, and Tailgate. I just like their colors and molding better.

Randy

Not interested in the minibots, the whole thing with bumblebee with accurate G1 colors is nothing new. I dont mean to sound pompus but I did that with the Takara reissue Minibots. All you need is an adjustable hole punch for circular stickers and you lace those on the headlights of little bumble. Its too easy. The only thing that looks hot is the bumber.

Omega Supreme with a face is no diffrent. Reprolables already did that but least this will be perfect or close to it. At any rate I am not intrested in requiring large boxes with bulk, I have downsized my collection. I like the Revoltechs, at least they can be posed.

Right, I became that annoying fan and actually called TakaraTomy;

I was told,
The article is incorrect and the new BTs are going to be the same size as before

The end

Sorry butz

Flark. And here I actually gave a damn about ALT/BT for a split-second. Stupid TakaraTomy... you'd better make those generic Seekers in the Henkei line, or else....something.

Huzzzah! Now to pre-order BT Arcee. Now Tak/To get on a decepticon police Mustang, ya hear me.