2005 Board member zeroeo has stopped by to share with us some comparison pictures of Takara‘s new Chronicle EZ Collection Transformers with their US counterparts.
Shown in the thread are comparisons for:
- G1 Megatron
- G1 Optimus Prime
- G1 Bumblebee
- G1 Jazz
- Revenge of the Fallen Megatron
- Dark of the Moon Optimus Prime
- Starscream and Thundercracker
Check out the pics after the jump!
wolfe
Hopefully I get an extra Thundercracker when i eventually open mine.
PoweredConvoy
2 boxes I got had doubles of Thundercracker, G1 Megatron, Movie Megatron, and G1 Optimus each.
Randy
SemiOmegaPrime
Order 1 box from HLJ and got all 8 figures, but got doubles of Trailbreaker, Megatron G1, Jazz and movie-verse Prime.
ShyGuy
The non-orange Megatron is nice, but I already have the orange one and it doesn't bother me enough to warrant getting this one. I definitely want to get that Thundercracker though.
PoweredConvoy
2 cases I got had 2 each of Thundercracker (along with G1 Optimus, G1 Megatron, and Movie Megatron).
No I don't have any for sale.
Randy
G1Prowl
Of course the one figure everyone wants out of it will be shortpacked.
caster troy
just bought megatron and optimus prime. they state they are the usa versions (i live in the uk) will megatron have the orange gun barrel ?
zeroeo
1 box 12,and sure have 1 set and 4 more,and the more 4 charter in box is different each box.and yes,it like luck draw..
wolfe
Thanks for the comparison shots. The takara versions seem to look better but i still like the rts. Can't wait to own both!
TheBigBad
What I Would Like
Is all the Seekers, that size in one large exclusive gift pack. How cool would it be to have them all lined up on your desk like that. Or at the very least a Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp gift pack, but throwing Thrust, Dirge, and Ramjet in there would be nice as well. Wouldn't be that difficult to do, they've got the molds, just a little extra plastic on a couple and repaints mostly.
superdaver
Hmm, I missed out on Jazz when he was released here. Wondering if it would be easier to pick one of these up, or find an older Hasbro release. And of course the Thundercracker looks awesome. I'm half tempted to try to pick up one of those silver-head Starscreams.. all the ones I have are black.
I repainted Hasbro Megs orange tip as soon as I got him out of the package. Tamiya's gloss aluminum, matched pretty well.
Besides Ross/Marshalls/TJMaxx, check Ollies Bargain Outlet if you have them in your area. I picked up multiples of the RTS Legends there, everyone except Prowl and Trailbreaker. Found a Trailbreaker at Marshalls, but still looking for a Prowl. If anybody needs Prime, Megs, Goldbug or Starscream and especially if you've got a Prowl, or older legends available let me know.
RedAlert Rescue
The only way you'd be guarantee'd to get the lot is to buy a Mastercase – not sure where you can get one at a sensible price mind.
I love Legends/Legion/EZ and don't have half as many as I'd like though a board member was kind enough to sell me some rare ones some time back.
It's the standard EZ stuff that has alluded me often.
There's some stuff there's i'd like – Thundercracker is the stand out item though – the next wave looks like it will be good with some Prowl remoulds etc..
Hopefully they will keep making them long enough to remould Starscream and co into Coneheads. as the mould is set up to easily allow this.
I'd love it if they did a Sunstorm and Detritus EZ series to too.
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I wonder if the Japanese Springer really is bright medium green and not olive drab green like the Hasbro one.
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is there a chase gold Megatron is that what the box is detailing as well as a standard silver one ?
Foster
I'm surprised to see two different ROTF Megatrons!
Bumblethumper
I'm kinda surprised they didn't spring for painted side windows on Jazz. I can understand that with the penny-pinching of Hasbro releases, but I would've thought Takara were better than that.
In my experience Trailbreaker was the only one you could reliably find everywhere. One place even had 8 of them and nothing else. Took me about 2 months to finally track down Megatron.
JediTray
Anyone have an idea where I can get the Takara G1 Megatron from this series? I sure as hell don't want the Hasbro orange barrel crap.
antapp
Really want that TC…rest I've already got.
Autovolt 127
I only need the Thundercracker. I'l wait for a Hasbro release.
Raiju
Hmm, is TC still a random lucky draw type of deal? Really don't feel like throwing the dice with my money on a blind lucky draw purchase just to try and find TC while I'm over there in Japan. XD
zeroeo
this is japan version,so maybe wait a few day and you can find it