Amazon Japan has put up a preorder for the Japanese region Blu Ray release of Transformers Age of Extinction. As has been the trend with the last couple of Transformers live action movies, the Amazon Japan blu Ray comes with its own exclusive toy – and in this case, the exclusive is none other than the “fat ballerina” himself, Autobot Hound, in his most accurate deco yet!
If this pictures are to be believed, this version of Hound will come with a screen accurate deco and will sport details like a camo pattern. Check out images of both modes of the toy after the break.
Amazon Japan lists that this figure will be available from December 10, 2014.
SydneyY
That Black Prime was available in both DVD and Blu-Ray packages and yeah he went on sale. Clear DMK Prime was for sale for a long time, too.
I guess amazon jp has leant their lesson and this Hound is only available with a 2D/3D Blu-Ray set and limited to 3,000 units.
I don't have a region free Blu-Ray player, let alone a 3D one. I suppose it was fortunate for me that it wasn't a black Prime this time
Novaburnhilde
Very nice deco on the figure.
Rartorata
I should probably specify that the Blu-Ray is at least partially in Japanese, which isn't much of a selling point over the version I can buy in a shop.
As to the player, we're working on that. As can be seen in the background of some of my pictures, our main TV is still a CRT, so we need to finally replace that first. We have plans, and they should come to fruition sometime within the next couple months.
influence82
The previous Amazon.co.jp exclusives were the ROTF Black Leader Class and the DMK 01 clear model kit. They could have chosen a Black leader class AOE Optimus but that would have raised the price even higher. The Takara version of Hound is already very detailed compared to Hasbro's and maybe on par to the Platinum version. I am hoping for some battle damage or dirt on this future release.
SPLIT LIP
I just realised, though it has some camo in robot mode and dirty wheels, this figure has less paint than the United version, especially on the legs and collar, and less defined details now that a lot of grey parts are black. Also, the black guns really don't do it for me. But the vehicle mode's super nice.
StrangePlanet
Wow.
Well I guess a great paintjob really can make a difference,
because that actually looks really nice to me.
And I have never looked at AoE Hound and thought it looked nice.
Never.
In fact I have never looked at a movie TF design and liked it*
And Hound's whole thing "I have a beard and I smoke a cigar" is about a dumb as it gets…
But that actually looks really really nice.
*one and only exception – DoTM Bludgeon, with 3rd party upgrades
Robogeek28
Pretty much how I feel about this as well.
Kaijumaster
Plus Takara gets to cater to. Smaller/Older market than Hasbro does.
[Wing_Saber-X]
^not even close..
the Autobot United one is only just mildly better too, IMO.
This version took on Takara's and made it infinitely superior.
SouthtownKid
You've got to be kidding. Just what they've done with the wheels and tires alone makes this one many times better than the Hasbro retail release. Then you add on everything else…
You don't speak English? Really? Forgive me if I find that hard to believe. But yeah, if you still don't have a blu ray player in the year 2014, you should go ahead and spend the $130 on that first.
Yobuster
Looks nice but i honestly think that the regular mass retail Hasbro version actually turned out the best this time around.
[Wing_Saber-X]
Takara does not want to loose out to Hasbro..
eltonlin98
Takara:-looks over newspaper, sees Hasbro's Autobots United 5 pack-
-proceeds to make a figure better looking than all the figures in the 5 pack put together-
Goddamn, Takara. Another job well done. I would have cracked indefinitely had you included the chick on the missile.
[Wing_Saber-X]
Seeing as I do not own any AOE hound figure yet, I eventually caved in and pre-ordered this fantastic repaint and the DVD is just the bonus item. This and the G1 decoed slog/sludge will arrive just in time for Christmas.
harrismonkey
This is mildly tempting. I don't have Hound yet.
Fallout
yeah, the AU one really should've been the retail one. this one is well placed as this kind of exclusive, but i would kill for a hasbro release for cheaper. this is gorgeous.
SPLIT LIP
You can.
You just have to ay the extra. Paint costs money. More paint, the harder it is to mass-produce, the more the figure costs and the more exclusive it becomes.
[Wing_Saber-X]
WANT. What a kickass redeco!
..and you know what?! I bought the Black and gold redeco of ROTF Leader Class Prime together with the Japan-DVD a couple of years ago, and I'm gonna do the same for this release.
^Uhh..I think you're quite mistaken…It's not a Hasbro exclusive, it comes from Amazon JAPAN. Why do some collectors still think that Transformers only exist in the West?! Hasbro this, Hasbro that…
srsly?! WTF..
EnerJohn
I should add. Being the customizer that I am, I no longer have the time to customize TF figures anymore. Some little bit here and there to make the figure pop, but not a full blown custom this figure would require. And the fact that most of the figures that come from Hasbro now, are just so dull and simple, that it takes away the joy and the desire to custom paint these figures. Not to mention they are so small. Look at thisHound, he should be a leader class. Hell, he's shorter that 07 voyager Ironhide and Ratchet.
Gone are the awesome figures of 07 – 09.