TakaraTomy Legends Chromedome, Highbrow and Mindwipe

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Type-R, Jul 5, 2016.

  1. ThrustJan

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    Sixshot acted as a Japanese ninja and in Headmaster anime was a very well developed character,for Takara would be absurd ignoring even him.
    And at this point,if they also releae Scourge,it will probably happen in June..so also if I still hope for a Voyager Scourge it's suspicious that hasn't still been announced yet.
     
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    Well Sixshot will eventually happen, we’re not discussing the if, only the when.

    And I don’t know if Black Convoy / Scourge will even be a retail release. It would be sweet, don’t get me wrong, but Optimus Prime seems like the safer option for stores. The black repaint might be a toy-show exclusive.

    But who knows, maybe they throw Car Robots / RiD fans a bone, that would be great, and much more interesting than another Optimus Prime.
     
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  3. SouthtownKid

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    I think a lot of us are hoping for a Black Convoy to go with the upcoming Baldigus, although the Black Convoy that appeared in Baldigus' comic was the previous Tokyo Toy Show exclusive release.

    But honestly, the new TR Optimus is a flawed figure anyway. The jet mode severely compromises the other two modes. I don't mind an all-in-one transformation because it's nice to get a trailer with a Black Convoy in the first time since forever, but it's misproportioned compared to the cab. The cab is too big and tall compared to the tanker. Don't get me wrong, though...I'd still buy it...
     
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    I don't particularly care for the figure at all, either as an Optimus or as a Black Convoy. It's so clearly meant to be Octane more than anything else, just like that Megatron figure is clearly meant to be Blitzwing.
     
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    Unfortunately, I don't see it making a very good Octane, either. That airplane mode with the stumpy wings is the worst, and the complaints I have about the tanker truck for Optimus will all carry over to Octane. Unless they nail the robot mode and face sculpt beyond belief, I may skip Octane, even though I've been waiting for a new figure of him for years. I guess the one bit of good news with him is that you won't need to fold the wings in robot mode, which will make his backpack less awkward.
     
  6. Olivus Prime

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    I wonder if Takara's strategy for revealing the next Legends figures revolves around Hasbro's actions. There's currently only one wave that Takara need to catch up on (which is also only just coming out), so I wonder if we'll suddenly see Takara's plans once the rest of the Perceptor wave is revealed.
     
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    They number these so that's not going to happen. They won't release LG43 and on before LG42.
     
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    Holy crap, I didn't even think about that. You're right, of course. Okay, famine until May it is.
     
  9. Purple Heart

    Purple Heart Some other time..

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    WTF Takara. Don't you realize people will go through plastic withdraws?
     
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  10. motorthing

    motorthing Too old for this $hit

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    That's quite a long time to leave this Line dangling.
     
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    It surely is, and I got to wonder why. For the longest time several items would come out every month and now suddenly we got one a month ??
     
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    Well...if there's going to be a Takara Legends hiatus then Hasbro's potentially going to have a good Q1 with;

    Kup
    Perceptor
    Krok
    Quake
    Broadside
    Brawn
    Shuffler
    Repugnus
    Sky Shadow
     
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    It's weird for sure.
     
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    If you look, it's happened a few times before with this line: Transformers Legends (franchise) - Transformers Wiki

    From 2/14/2015 to 5/30/2015 there was a 3 and a half month gap.
    Then a nearly 4 month gap between 5/30/2015 and 9/19/2015.
    Another 3 month gap between 2/29/2016 to 5/28/2016.

    There is also a couple 2 month gaps sprinkled throughout.

    Randy
     
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    The good news is that there's still a chance that at least one or more LGEX exclusives could possibly be added between February and May. Looking at past LGEX exclusives (Rhinox, Rattrap, Waspinator, Scourge and Armada Megatron), there doesn't seem to be any special attributes for a toy to be "LGEX" other than where it's being sold. So for all we know, Sixshot and Black Shadow might come out before Godbomber does.
     
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    Wouldn’t that mean that Sixshot and Black Shadow are exclusives of some kind? I highly doubt that.
     
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    I was just using those names as an example, but yeah, I think we'd probably see something more like TR Rewind, Laserbeak and Ravage redecoed as the Kiss Players tapes or something like that.
     
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    Wait, how do we know TT Legends line is going to take a break, I must have missed this?

    I dont' mind so much, but I want to see their deco of Hot Rodimus released before that happens....
     
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    The next pre-order is for Godbomber, which comes out in May. The releases are numbered and come out in order, so we know there's nothing else between now and then. No Hot Rodimus, no Triggerhappy, etc. until end of May at the earliest. :( 

    I also am dying to see their version of Hot Rod.
     
  20. ma70er

    ma70er HasTak/3P TF Collector, Gamer

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    Not terribly bothered by the drawn out releases. There's still so much I want to get in the meantime from now till May... Megatronia, Baldigus, Super Ginrai, Brainstorm, not to mention past and upcoming 3P figures I've been wanting to pick up.

    Having just gotten the six main Headmasters Legends releases thus far, I can stand to wait another six months for a Takara Sixshot or Triggerhappy. Besides, it's Takara Liokaiser that I'm impatiently waiting for anyway.