Turbo Change Series TC-09 Battle Command Optimus Prime [and 4 other re-releases]

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  1. FigureGunplaFan

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    Via Amazon Japan, the Battle Command Optimus Prime toy is now re-released part of TakTom's Turbo Change series. The shield is an all new mold, and the sword is mostly reused from the Armor Knight Optimus Prime toy. UPDATE: additional deco changes like the blue pinstripes on the backpack/trailer kibble, and retools include the feet, the lower arms.

    TakTom also reissued 4 additional One-Step/Turbo Changers:
    Note: Not gonna post the photos of those Turbo Changers since they're the same toys from the previous lines. Also, I'm not sure that those One-steppers would have premium paint jobs or completely unchanged, and will the final product have restored pins for the sake of activating the gimmick is up to TakTom.
     
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  2. Purple Heart

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    The re-release of Battle Command Optimus was noted a few months ago. I remember my immense dissapoint that the budget for it didn’t got into making a Nemesis Prime from the voyager mold.
     
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    I passed on the AOE version and I like the retooling here so I might pick this up. What's crazy is that this has a far more accurate paint job than the voyager TLK Premiere edition Prime. The shield here may even be more accurate.

    I have a thing for over the top upgrades which the trailer for this pretty much is. Looks like a lot of fun.
     
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    In before the inevitable "polish a turd" comments!
     
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    TC-09 with "new voice"...(by Genda Tessho?)
     
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    Nice! What character exactly is he?
     
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    Supermode Optimus Prime!
     
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    Looks like a real fun toy.
     
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    Doesn\'t look too bad for a 1 step changer
     
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    This is in fact a 4-step chamger.
     
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    So Takara drops the G1-accurate repaint line aimed for collectors for cost reasons and decks this... unarticulated abomination in a premium paint job?

    Makes effing sense, Takara.

    (crying over the lack of Unite Warriors Dinobots)

    EDIT: I see that they even saw fit to give him a 100% newly tooled shield in addition to the paint job?! If they had used that budget to repaint and retool POTP Rodimus, maybe I would actually have bought that mold.
     
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    Hard pass, gonna go with Alien Attack or Unique Toys!
     
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    The words \"Takara\" and \"4 step\" shouldnt be in the same sentence, let alone in a production run. Next thing you know, they will issue rescue bots in premium metallic decos. F**k fools...
     
  18. netkid

    netkid Where's my Goddamn shoe!

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    The feet are NOT remolded, just unpainted.

    Here's the differences between the two figures:

    2018 version:
    -2 4-barrled guns
    -2 long black guns
    -new screen-accurate sword part (replaces inaccurate sword)
    -new screen-accurate shield part (replaces 2 sword-rifles)
    -new "post-knight" forearms (replaces "pre-knight" forearms)
    -no blue paint on feet
    -no red flames on shoulders
    -no red flames on ankles
    -has ?maybe? a silver paint app on the top of the truck's sleeper?
    -no red checkered paint pattern running along bottom sides of trailer.
    -no blue line of paint running along top sides of trailer.
    -has thick blue center paint line design running along sides of trailer.
    -has Autobot symbol on side of trailer outlined in blue via ^thick blue paint line^.

    2014 version:
    -2 4-barrled guns
    -2 long black guns
    -inaccurate concept design sword part
    -2 sword-rifles
    -"pre-knight" forearms
    -has blue paint on feet
    -has red flames on shoulders
    -has red flames on ankles
    -no silver paint app on the top of the truck's sleeper
    -has red checkered paint pattern running along bottom sides of trailer.
    -has blue line of paint running along top sides of trailer.
    -no thick blue center paint line design running sides of trailer.
    -has Autobot symbol on side of trailer outlined in dark grey.

    FINAL VERDICT:
    Other than the blue paint on the feet(which should be red), the 2014 figure and it's trailer is painted to be screen-accurate BUT it has concept weapons, whereas the 2018 figure and it's trailer is NOT painted accurately to the film BUT now it does have film accurate weapons. Both forearms are accurate to the Age of Extinction(and Last Knight) film.
    So basically if you want a screen-accurate Optimus, You'd have to buy both figures and trade weapons between them.

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    I'd be down for decently colored Rescue Bots.
     
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    I didnt know anybody actually collected those. Unless you mean chug renditions of the characters? That I would be down for.