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Figure King July Edition Scans

Posted on 06-25-2012 at 08:02 AM by Sol Fury under Japanese Transformers

Robot Kingdom has updated their Facebook Gallery with scans from this month's edition of Figure King Magazine. This month's edition has more images of Jet Vehicon and Darkness Megatron, due out in late July - Jet Vehicon here looks more muted and less flamboyant than the one that was on display at the Tokyo Toy Show. The Kabaya Fortress Maximus series is also shown - the gigantic Fortress Maximus is here confirmed to have all three of his modes present and correct, plus the Minibots that come with each base set - Cerebros, Windcharger and Powerglide - are shown in detail for the first time.

Saving the best for last, the third scan dedicates itself to MP-12 Sideswipe (Lambor) MP-13 Soundwave, and MP-14 Red Alert (Alert). There is also a small feature on Garigari-Kun robo, the transforming ice lolly; the first six Arms Micron single figures featuring the trio that merge into a giant sword and the recolors of Skywarp, Terrorcon Cliffjumper and vanilla Cliffjumper's partners, and the Toys R Us Exclusive Optimus Prime with Battle Shield / Cosmotechtor Arms Microns.

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miscreant

The effort spent on randomly chroming Darkness Megatron would've been better spent on a less heavy, but more even overall, deco.

Cheem The Rup

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Originally Posted by miscreant

The effort spent on randomly chroming Darkness Megatron would've been better spent on a less heavy, but more even overall, deco.

Yes agree, but I like him more than the west version and I'm glad I pre-ordered it from rk (it's out at late July) ^__^

seekerblackout

I really hope SDCC shows Hasbro Jet Vehicon.

I wanna see it without a bunch of Micron crap and stickers.

Wyvern

What is that Matrix of leadership pictured there?

OMEGAPRIME1983

Masterpiece figures still look awesome. I'm actually kind of glad that I've decided not to buy much of tfp. I don't get why the chromed parts of Megatron, O.o....

Stepper

Definitely loving the chrome on Megatron,sweet.

supervir2

I know I keep asking as I've been told the regular SW comes w/ 1 energon cube, but all the pictures continue to show him with no accessories apart from Laserbeak and the cubes as amazon.jp exclusives. Now, the fact we've seen other accessories they aren't showing is reassuring, but if anyone could read the text and reassure me a little more, I'd appreciate it

miscreant

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Originally Posted by OMEGAPRIME1983

I don't get why the chromed parts of Megatron, O.o....

So Takara can charge a premium over and above the premium they're already charging.

Chrome : it's SO G1 !!!!!!!!!

/ Takara marketing dept.

Stepper

Kabaya Fort Max looks damn good.

Counterpunch?

Darkness Megatron did NOT look that good in the pictures from the recent Japanese figure show.

[Wing_Saber-X]

Chromed chested Megatron. FTW.

I'll most likely pick it up late July as well, after buying my Knightmare Custom EX171 Messiah Valkyrie Alto.

Thundershot

So AM Jet Vehicon DOES have a different micron!

Stepper

The huge sword sure look awesome

Flexx Ark

What is the name of the Jet Vehicon Micron and the name of the Car Vehicon micron? Someone please help me sort through this......

Vampyr

mmmm that weapon on the jet vehicon, do looks a lot like the awfull mechtech shit that the voyagers prid figures owns

SydneyY

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Originally Posted by Flexx Ark

What is the name of the Jet Vehicon Micron and the name of the Car Vehicon micron? Someone please help me sort through this......

Car Vehicon's micron is Nozi (Boar) and Jet Vehicon's micron is Igu (Iguana)

Megatron Darkness' Hades micron is awesome!! I'm totally spending $$$ for him.

superkamiguru

Liking: the fact that thyre going back to armada with the relics.

Not liking: jet vehicon looks like the car with wings slapped on. Come on people you can do better than that.

The Diggs

Hmm.....looks like Jet Vehicon's Micron is Car Vehicon's Micron remolded and facing backwards. Well played, Takara. Hasbro should still bring Microns to the US....why not a Lego-style blind-bagged series?
In other news, I really wish that Hades bat would be sold separately....love it, but can't bring myself to pay import prices on a second Voyager Megs, even if he's slightly chrome-ier.

naldopr

they should make a magatron that fist well in scale with the FE op bh etc

Transformed

That Dark Matter Cleaver (AM-01 – 03) is pretty sweet.

MindChamber

so Jet vehicon is just car vehicon with wings? :/

Fast_Draw

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Originally Posted by Stepper

Kabaya Fort Max looks damn good.

Forgive me, but exactly what are these Kabaya pieces? I see some places list them as models. Are they? Do you have to put them together like a model with glue and such? Or do they come together or snap together?

Taziir

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Originally Posted by MindChamber

so Jet vehicon is just car vehicon with wings? :/

Not sure if this is a complaint? After all, it is pretty much show accurate and possibly the first proper flying car that wasn't a tacked on feature.

Also counting down until a Radicon mods Jet vehicon in to 007's underwater Lotus from Octopussy

Knightdramon

Only thing that worries me is that the chrome parts we're seeing on Megatron may just be huge stickers.

Or another instance of Cliffjumper ala FE...looks shiny and glossy in photos and prototypes, is flat on release.

PoweredConvoy

Yeah the Jet Vehicon has always been a car with wings on the show. Surprising how few people know this.

Randy

Soundwinder

Jet Vehicon looks better there. The purple looks less fuchsia (the one shown last week reminds of Classics Skywarp, way too pinkish a shade of purple). His minicon still looks awful, I'm going to see if it gets released domestically.

GOD I want that bird/butcher knife. He shall be named Butcherbird and made of awesome.

Ultrawave

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Originally Posted by Taziir

Also counting down until a Radicon mods Jet vehicon in to 007's underwater Lotus from Octopussy

I must see this now. Someone do it.

Give it Que's head and call it Q

Spoiler

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Originally Posted by PoweredConvoy

Yeah the Jet Vehicon has always been a car with wings on the show. Surprising how few people know this.

Randy

Actually, more suprised at how many times that dead horse has been beaten to death, and people still don't remember it IS a car with wings.

Cheem The Rup

other scans from Hobby Japan (thanks to cybergundamblog)

Brave Magnus

Loving the Darkness Megatron. Now, is that Minicon Sword thingie part of the TFP line as well? Because sure looks massive and really cool!

Aberration

Looking forward to the next wave of Kabayas, although the regular figures look a lot simpler than what's come before. (Then again, it's two Minibots and a Headmaster...)

Hope that interview gets translated, I remember the last Kabaya interview being a pretty good read.

[Wing_Saber-X]

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Originally Posted by Cheem The Rup

other scans from Hobby Japan (thanks to cybergundamblog)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...32147172_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...66111966_n.jpg

dat MP Soundwave still astounds me to no end. I must buy two!

Timesynch

Instead of select chrome parts (similar to Henkei Megatron) on Darkness Megatron, I would have preferred a more uniform and complete silver paint job on nearly all of his parts (similar to United Megatron). Ratbat looks neat though.

strangeguy32000

Well, Fortress Maximus, If thats a G1 Powerglide on that Fortmax he's smaller than Metroplex.

ToasterPrime

Is Takara RedAlert gonna have a black helmet?

Incepticon

That bundle of Masterpieces made my mouth water.

Timothy.R

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Originally Posted by ToasterPrime

Is Takara RedAlert gonna have a black helmet?

i think it's safe to assume that it will, considering the henkei version had one, and they're trying to be as show accurate as possible. so, my guess would be yes.. but i could be wrong.

Knightdramon

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Originally Posted by Timothy.R

i think it's safe to assume that it will, considering the henkei version had one, and they're trying to be as show accurate as possible. so, my guess would be yes.. but i could be wrong.

Perhaps you read red where you saw black?

If it's going to be show accurate, MP Red Alert will have a RED helmet, just like the henkei version. It's hasbro's generations alert that had a black helmet.

skywarp99

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Originally Posted by Timothy.R

i think it's safe to assume that it will, considering the henkei version had one, and they're trying to be as show accurate as possible. so, my guess would be yes.. but i could be wrong.

I think Takara Red Alert will have a red helmet, like the animation model. If they're going to all the effort of remolding RA to have the little horn "spikes" like the cartoon, then I figure they will paint him up red. If Takara was leaving the head black, like the G1 toy, then why spend more $$ remolding the head? why not leave it identical, like how G1 Sideswipe & RA had the same head.

plus, even though Takara didn't expend the effort to remold Henkei RA's head to differ from Sideswipe/Lambor they DID paint his head red, like the animation.

If they remold smaller details, like the shoulder w/ wheels, and a new head to match G1 animation model, why stop at a little paintjob?

harrismonkey

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Originally Posted by Counterpunch?

Darkness Megatron did NOT look that good in the pictures from the recent Japanese figure show.

I have yet to see a big enough, clear enough picture to figure out what's going on with Megatron or how good it looks (although it does seem to be an improvement over the US version- but that wouldn't take much).

I wouldn't have thought chrome from this picture- I would have thought it would look more shiny. But it's possible. Paint seems more likely, or maybe more of those stickers- although applying a large sticker to a curved surface is difficult.

I want to see clearer pictures.

Nightrain

Sideswipe = sexy bitch.

mrduce1018

what Animal is AMW-01 supposed to be? for the life of me I cannot figure it out no matter how many times I see that pic. Also, what is weapon mode supposed to be? It looks like a killer satalite... which I am sure is incorrect.

Soundwinder

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Originally Posted by mrduce1018

Supposedly a horseshoe crab and then into... a... blade... thing.

... yeah, it's not Takara's most inspired work.

LamboTwinLove

Man... Sideswipe is looking good. Can't wait for him. And then his brother!

stevej

Any additional information in these regarding the MPs? Japanese speakers?

Jerrymiru

Wouldn't mind the Jet Vehicon if we can get a better shot. But I'm not complaining.

SydneyY

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Originally Posted by stevej

Any additional information in these regarding the MPs? Japanese speakers?

Nothing really. The text isn't much different from vendor's product description.

SydneyY

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Originally Posted by Cheem The Rup

other scans from Hobby Japan (thanks to cybergundamblog)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...32147172_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...66111966_n.jpg

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Originally Posted by supervir2

The scan in Cheem The Rup's post confirms that regular release MP Soundwave comes with one Energon cube. Amazon jp release comes with additional 2 cubes (3 in total). Hope this helps.

PoweredConvoy

That's interesting. At least those who get the normal version can have one.