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Transformers Prime Arms Micron Arcee and Bulkhead Magazine Scans

Posted on 04-24-2012 at 07:40 PM by Sol Fury under Transformers Prime

Cybergundam Blog has posted a scan from the latest edition of Hobby Japan, showing the Arms Micron releases of Transformers Prime Arcee and Bulkhead. Both feature additional Arms Micron mounting pegs, and trade in the accessories from their US releases for Arms Microns - Arcee gets a pink robot who turns into one of her forearm blades, while Bulkhead gets one that turns into his wrecking ball.

Both figures also feature altered decos and will feature stickers to round out the effect - the exact nature of what is stickered will be unknown until these are released.

Also shown are future EZ Collection releases Wheeljack, Dreadwing and Ironhide, but all three are largely unaltered from their US releases.

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TrueNomadSkies

Hahahahah, minicon pet...

Arashistorm

the pink on Arcee is probably sticker set =/. But her Minicon is cool none-the-less

TrueNomadSkies

Yeah, I think the pink suits it better than whatever it looked like on Ratchet, assuming that's even the same one.

Arashistorm

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Originally Posted by TrueNomadSkies

Yeah, I think the pink suits it better than whatever it looked like on Ratchet, assuming that's even the same one.

its a different micron all together

the pink IS nice though

seekerblackout

Arcee has the worst port placement ever. And why is her micron pink?

kaijuguy19

Arcee looks to have her more show accurate color scheme this time which is cool!

That and her Micron looks sweet to boot! I may get the Takara Arcee just for her more screen accurate color scheme.

Bulkhead's still a little meh but his colcor scheme looks a little more closer to his CGI model. His Mechtech looks SO much better.

lildevilchick

God, I HATE those ports. They look terrible. I just can't enjoy any of Takara's Prime figures thanks to them.

General Tekno

Hmmmm. Arcee's detailing looks good. Might have to get these two after all and skip Hasbro's Bulkhead (who I'm waffling on getting as-is, given how nice the FE is)

Mewtwo

Damn! Now I have to figure out if I want to pay to get the import of her... is it stickers? Can I use the stickers on the Hasbro version? Will Reprolabels make their own versions? Arrghh...

Bountyan

Not worth the extra money.

sixpointsinspace

Arcee's ports are at least concealed in Vehicle mode. Dare I say she looks really good and I like her Micron. Bulkhead looks ok too, but she is definitely the winner for me.

Robogeek28

Can anyone mirror the pics?

General Tekno

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Originally Posted by sixpointsinspace

Arcee's ports are at least concealed in Vehicle mode. Dare I say she looks really good and I like her Micron. Bulkhead looks ok too, but she is definitely the winner for me.

Yeah; I'm really impressed with how they hid her ports so as to not take away from vehicle mode.

Bountyan

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Originally Posted by Robogeek28

Can anyone mirror the pics?

Sprocket

Bulkhead's Micron can't seem to decide whether it wants to be his wrecking ball or his gun, so it decided to be both. Even though Bulkhead's gun only has one barrel. What the hell, still looks cool.

Also, Bountytan, if you click on the image itself you'll get it in high res.

Robogeek28

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Originally Posted by Sprocket

Fantastic, thanks a lot!

ORIO

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Originally Posted by seekerblackout

Arcee has the worst port placement ever. And why is her micron pink?

Because G1 Arcee was pink?

Because the character is a girl?

Because Japan is weird sometimes?

Bountyan

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Originally Posted by Sprocket

Also, Bountytan, if you click on the image itself you'll get it in high res.

Tried doing that before I posted it, didn't work. Might be because I'm using Chrome.

Sprocket

Yeah, I clicked on it and then 'view image' in Firefox, which worked for me. No idea bout Chrome.

Mewtwo

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Originally Posted by kaijuguy19

Arcee looks to have her more show accurate color scheme this time which is cool!

That and her Micron looks sweet to boot! I may get the Takara Arcee just for her more screen accurate color scheme.

Bulkhead's still a little meh but his colcor scheme looks a little more closer to his CGI model. His Mechtech looks SO much better.

Yeah I am tempted to order her right now... But the sites still just show the generic pic. I want to make sure I am getting the right one...

I am wondering if they are stickers if I can just apply them to Hasbro version. I am not fond of the ports at all... but then am I paying over $30 for a sticker sheet?

Then again maybe her Blue is different too... arrrghh... I don't know what to do... So tempted to just pre-order it...

Lbsammills51

Not bad, I like Arcee and Bulkhead looks okay.

Maverick Hunter Christian

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Originally Posted by Arashistorm

the pink on Arcee is probably sticker set =/. But her Minicon is cool none-the-less

That was my thought exactly. It looks great, but after a moment to take it in, I thought, "...all that pink is probably stickers."

Could be the colors, Arcee's Micron ports look like gigantic nipples.

MechaV

I like the pink highlights on Arcee but, as has been pointed out already, those are probably all stickers.

But man those micron ports...it looks like she has nipples on her wings.

Sideways77

Lemon murang Bulkhead?

Burnout

man why cant we get the cool sh$t like this over here? f%$kin' cheap ass hasblow.

Maverick Hunter Christian

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Originally Posted by Burnout

man why cant we get the cool sh$t like this over here? f%$kin' cheap ass hasblow.

...not sure if serious?

Ribieconvoy

Arcee looks to have a metallic paint job... however I have a feeling it's just the magazine pic quality.

Kantus Prime

I like the colors on Bulkhead, but I refuse to buy the RID version until I know what Hasbro will do about the First Edition issue they said they will fix.

And Bulkhead's Micron needs to lose some weight, seriously...

SPLIT LIP

Bulkhead is so awful, though points for at leats being close to his proper shade of green. Points deducted for the micron points being a completely different forest green.

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Originally Posted by ORIO

Because Japan is weird sometimes?

Sometimes?

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Originally Posted by Burnout

man why cant we get the cool sh$t like this over here? f%$kin' cheap ass hasblow.

Can't tell if sarcastic. Unless you like ugly little blocks and lack of paint apps on your toys.

power3921

I dont like that green on Bulkhead, but Arcee looks nice with a bit of pink.

SouthtownKid

Excerpt from Takara staff meeting:
"Hey, I know how we can make the Arcee giant wings even uglier!"

Kylehudson14

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Originally Posted by kaijuguy19

Arcee looks to have her more show accurate color scheme this time which is cool!

That and her Micron looks sweet to boot! I may get the Takara Arcee just for her more screen accurate color scheme.

Bulkhead's still a little meh but his colcor scheme looks a little more closer to his CGI model. His Mechtech looks SO much better.

If u do, ya gotta share some pics!

She looks even better than her US counterpart! I dont care if they're stickers, or the fact that her micron is pink, she still looks good. Too bad I cant afford her

[Wing_Saber-X]

oooh Bulkhead's chain-gun type A.Micron reminds me of Rhinox's :d
and Ttomy bothered to paint Arcee's pink bits. her AM is cute too.

bought. and bought!

Mewtwo

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaijuguy19

Arcee looks to have her more show accurate color scheme this time which is cool!

That and her Micron looks sweet to boot! I may get the Takara Arcee just for her more screen accurate color scheme.

Bulkhead's still a little meh but his colcor scheme looks a little more closer to his CGI model. His Mechtech looks SO much better.

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Originally Posted by Kylehudson14

If u do, ya gotta share some pics!

She looks even better than her US counterpart! I dont care if they're stickers, or the fact that her micron is pink, she still looks good. Too bad I cant afford her

I am so tempted to click "Purchase" lol... You aren't helping...

Yeah they are most likely stickers. What I'm wondering is if the Blue is a different color blue or not. Also notice her head pink is still silver... I guess they didn't make stickers for her crest or sides...

Mewtwo

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Originally Posted by [Wing_Saber-X]

oooh Bulkhead's chain-gun type A.Micron reminds me of Rhinox's :d
and Ttomy bothered to paint Arcee's pink bits. her AM is cute too.

bought. and bought!

Not painted. Stickers. And her face stuff is still not able to be done. At this point I really wish Reprolabels would make stickers for her...

Kantus Prime

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Originally Posted by Mewtwo

Not painted. Stickers. And her face stuff is still not able to be done. At this point I really wish Reprolabels would make stickers for her...

They might be paint details. Emphasis on "might".

kaijuguy19

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Originally Posted by Kylehudson14

If u do, ya gotta share some pics!

She looks even better than her US counterpart! I dont care if they're stickers, or the fact that her micron is pink, she still looks good. Too bad I cant afford her

I'll be sure to do that mate!

I think she looks better too! Lke you don't care if I have to put stickers on. I know this sounds like an unpopular opinon but I think the Micron and the way you do it makes it seem more like a collectors line.

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Originally Posted by Mewtwo

I am so tempted to click "Purchase" lol... You aren't helping...

Sorry mate.

You gotta admit she looks awesome though

She may indeed have some pink on her crest and we didn't have a more closrer look at her. We'll know for sure once we get more pictures of her. I don't care if it costs more you can never have too many Arcees!

anikenvader

Ohh, Bulkheads paint and micron look neat. Too bad I'm not really attracted to the mold. So I shall be using this with my Takara FE:

[Wing_Saber-X]

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Originally Posted by Mewtwo

Not painted. Stickers. And her face stuff is still not able to be done. At this point I really wish Reprolabels would make stickers for her...

^stickers work too.

I just pre-ordered AM-11 Arcee and AM-16 Jet-Vehicon!

SouthtownKid

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Originally Posted by Kylehudson14

She looks even better than her US counterpart! I dont care if they're stickers,

You'll care they are stickers when you see them lumpy over curved surfaces.

Sumner Sturgeon

Bulkhead looks positively...yellow. o_o; I don't have a problem with that mould, but these colours seem rather questionable. Doesn't help that the Micron AND the ports are a completely different, clashing shade of green. The Micron's actual design looks pretty sound, though-- I may order it separately once it becomes available and use it with my Hasbro one. When it actually reaches the East Coast...and then NYC from there... *grumble*

Arcee is about as stickerrific as I'd expected. The pink Micron looks moronic, and I'm pretty sure the blade will look grossly oversized on her arm. And...those ports on her wings really do look like giant, pink nipples. It's freaking me out, man...

Dinodigger97

Looks good.

But Bulky looks yellow green.....and it's odd.

Mewtwo

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Originally Posted by Kantus Prime

They might be paint details. Emphasis on "might".

No they are. In the High Res pic you can see on the fender of her bike that it's a sticker. Just by how it's lifting a bit.

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Originally Posted by kaijuguy19

Sorry mate.

You gotta admit she looks awesome though

Yes she does look good. But so does the Hasbro version. I am just wondering if the Blue is different. I guess you didn't see the High-Res pic then. You can tell her side things and the crest are still silver. No pink stickers. So either there are none or they didn't put them on for the photo...

RedAlert Rescue

I like both Microns,

I also like that Bulk's wheels are painted.

Bulkhead might even be better than the Hasbro one.

Sumner Sturgeon

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Originally Posted by RedAlert Rescue

I also like that Bulk's wheels are painted.

You know, I did briefly think that, but then I remembered-- it's entirely possible that that might be a sticker.

Arashistorm

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Originally Posted by Maverick Hunter Christian

Yeah, I mean, I don't want them to be stickers, but since everyone else got stickers, it only stands to reason that the pink on Arcee are stickers--because what else on her figures can allow for sticker placement =[

also, lol nipples.

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Originally Posted by MechaV

I like the pink highlights on Arcee but, as has been pointed out already, those are probably all stickers.

But man those micron ports...it looks like she has nipples on her wings.

xD nipples again.

[Wing_Saber-X]

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Originally Posted by Sumner Sturgeon

You know, I did briefly think that, but then I remembered-- it's entirely possible that that might be a sticker.

Nah, not on the wheels, as stickers would chafe and scratch when transforming..

Sumner Sturgeon

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Originally Posted by [Wing_Saber-X]

Nah, not on the wheels, as stickers would chafe and scratch when transforming..

I really hope you're right about that. I recall thinking it would be stupid for AM Ratchet to have a sticker going over the moulded detail on his grille, yet they went through with that anyway...