Hmm, just bought a LG Scourge last week off ebay.

Oh well. C'est la vie....

 

I hope this means the chances of getting Legends Windblade are better. The deco on the mold I love a lot more then the Hasbro release.

 

Maybe I don't get it, but aren't all of these releases fairly recent? It would've been more interesting to me I guess if they were older stuff.

 

Yes, some of those releases were recent. But their availability when they were released varied.

I'm happy about the Windblade and Jetfire releases. I have all the rest barring Fort Max which was just way too expensive (and still looking for a $40 TR Fort Max at Ollie's lol)

 

I ended up paying out the nose to get a Blurr with a good deco, and passing on Scourge outright. Maybe now I'll pick up LG Scourge, snag a couple extra Hasbro Scourges, and have Sweeps on deck.

 

That's the one that stood out for me. Do they under produce everything in Japan? I feel like it'd be cheaper for them to import one of them when they were on sale for like $80 last Christmas.

 

The problem with LG Maximus is the shipping. Having it available again at retail really only helps the Japanese collectors who missed out on the first run. Blurr however, will finally be mine. His LG deco is amazing and I must have it.

 

This.

I don't know why, but I expected something insanely unique or rare. These feel like they came out last week. :/ Guess I'm just thirsty for something exclusive I actually want (like Minerva deluxe or Shuta).

I know everything is up for preorder in Japan. I mean, all collector figures go that route. So maybe they just stick to the orders and leave little extra - would make sense, when you consider how small the shops are AND how much new product is competing for space every week. I think turnover is king in retail, so why would they overstock anything at all? The most profit a product sees is right at launch, and while some items go up in value, I think the majority actually decrease.

For example, why re-release Generations Windblade? I think a lot of collectors agree that the RID version is far superior. And there's a new TR version around the corner... but maybe Kabuki characters are very popular in Japan?  

 

Yay ! Arcee <3 Can`t wait .

 

Yeah I'll probably finally cave on Arcee (and then a Headmaster one will be announced as soon as I pay for it   )

Scourge is still readily available on eBay for $30 shipped.

 

Yeah and like these things do go out to retail stores too, and the rest of Asia too right?

 

Not that we know of, no. Just TakaraTomy Mall.

 

Robotkingdom has pre-orders for these figures, so it looks like Hasbro Asia is releasing these too.

 

Yeah, Takara actually seems to care a little about Japanese fans. Hasbro's more like you'll-get-whatever-you-get-whenever-you-get-it in comparison.

 

I may have to jump on this release of Arcee. Back when it originally came out,
I was content with the Hasbro one. Now I'd really like to have the more cartoon styled one.

 

Although the Titans Return version of Headmaster Windblade looks cool (and I will pick it up; already have it preordered), I really like the deco on LG Windblade and want an extra one for alt mode display. Too bad LG Chromia didn't make the cut as I would've gotten her too.

 

Yeah, I was hoping for another shot at Chromia too seeing as how that trio was apparently underproduced. I'll have to figure out how to get around Takara Mall's Japan-only rule to get a Windblade...

 

LG Blurr and Scourge up for preorder at TFSource and BBTS:

Transformers Legends Series - LG25 Blurr

Transformers Legends Series - LG26 Scourge

Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr

Transformers Legends LG26 Scourge

Oh, and Wheelie & Fort Max too.

 

TakaraTomy ad for reissue LG Blurr. They're asking us to buy LG Doublecross to "complete Targetmaster Blurr".

トランスフォーマー情報局 on Twitter

 

That is so funny.