New Taiwan TF Catalog

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  1. prime roller

    prime roller 昔者莊周夢為胡蝶⋯

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    Found another catalogue (#2).
    Not sure if news worthy, but here are some things that may be of interest:
     

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  2. Noideaforaname

    Noideaforaname Pico, let's go up to Zuma

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    So the CG image of Ratchet gives him a black crest, while the toy has it unpainted white, yet Ratchet is supposed to have a red one... Better off getting a spare Prowl helmet, really.

    Kinda amusing how the show justifies Bumblebee having a mouth, though now I'm disappointed they didn't follow thru with a reversed color scheme (which would've given more interest to that set).


    I really hope they improved the Kreon quality for those custom sets. The existing Kreons don't survive a great many swaps.
     
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    Transformers Ninjago :/.
     
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    Monzo Weirdest Fan Experience

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    Are there any more Bot Shots shown?
     
  5. prime roller

    prime roller 昔者莊周夢為胡蝶⋯

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    Yeah, you're right about Ratchet's head-crest. Hadn't noticed that before.
    Reversed colors on BB would indeed have been better.
    I did some swapping around around to come up with a Microchangers combiner Landcross, and you're right, some of the paint apps got scratched off, and I broke Megs arm off.

    No Bot Shots shown in this catalogue. It's a Kre-O only one, and only has some Transformers stuff (posted pics of newer stuff only), and CityVille Invasion Kre-O (if there is anyone interested in CityVille Kre-O I can post pics as well).
     
  6. prime roller

    prime roller 昔者莊周夢為胡蝶⋯

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    #3 Found a third catalog at Toyworld. They didn't have any to give out to customers, but had a laminated one hanging beside the Transformers, so I snapped some pics with my phone.

    Here are some things of interest, some of which I think may be the first time seeing/hearing of.
    -4 Bot Shots launchers: Starscream, Hun-Gurrr, Bluestreak, and Buzzclaw.
    -Autobot Driller (does't say who it comes with).
    -Construct Bots: Megatron, Smokescreen, Dragstrip, Shockwave, Thundercracker, Bumblebee, Hound, Silverbolt, Deadend, and Breakdown.
    -the rolling Rescue bots & the Optimus Prime trailer/wings.

    For your viewing pleasure:
     

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    Well that's confirmation that Buzzclaw is a launcher and not a single packer. This is also the first time we've seen Bluestreak I think.
     
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    Smokescreen The Ultimate Gambler

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    That Bot Shots launcher "Bluestreak" must be a misprint. There's no way that's not meant to be Smokescreen based on his color scheme.
     
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    Am I wrong or was the Warpath launcher wave not seen in US release yet?
     
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    It was at least available online via HTS I know for sure.
     
  11. prime roller

    prime roller 昔者莊周夢為胡蝶⋯

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    Instead of a new thread, I thought I'd just add to my old one.
    Another catalog that came out earlier this year. Forgot to post it!
    These catalogs are at least a great references for me for the Chinese names (Taiwan usage) of the characters -- the meanings are often quite different than English, especially when transliterated.
    Nothing new revealed in this one, but there are some nice bio write-ups.
     

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    prime roller 昔者莊周夢為胡蝶⋯

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    rest of the pics:
     

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    prime roller 昔者莊周夢為胡蝶⋯

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    Again, instead of a new thread, I'm just adding to my old one.
    Another catalog! -- this one primarily features Titans Return figs, with some RID stuff too. Most notable with RID, to me at least, are the new Mini-con Weaponizers.

    like the others, I'll be using this catalog to add to my English-Chinese names list. As it goes with Chinese, the meaning of a name is generally more important than the sound, and although often are direct translations from English, the meaning will take precedence over a cool 'blast' or 'thunder' prefix/suffix. Each Chinese character is usually quite rich in meaning and can be translated back into English in numerous ways. This gives a richer meaning to a lot of names, compared to their English name counterpart -- making a lot of characters even cooler.

    Enjoy. (note how now there will be Weirdwolf clones! One with wolf alt mode, one with bat)
     

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    prime roller 昔者莊周夢為胡蝶⋯

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    Whats up with that Mindwipe and Scourge :lol 
     
  16. prime roller

    prime roller 昔者莊周夢為胡蝶⋯

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    Yeah they screwed up big on that Mindwipe picture, haha.
    I don't see any problem with Scourge's pic. Did you mean Highbrow's? They screwed that one up too.
     
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    Scourge is so purple!