Takara just announced TG19 Grimlock and TG20 Ratbat!

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Cheem The Rup, Jan 11, 2013.

  1. Murasame

    Murasame 村雨

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    I'm definitely getting Takara's Grimlock. Hope he's still available when I have the money.
     
  2. peaces

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    takara's is so much more g1 accurate. looks much better. i can't justify the price though. and i can't hold out till june anyways.
     
  3. Kaijumaster

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    man, Grimlock is sexy, but I'm not sure he's an extra $40 sexy.....
     
  4. WarConvoy

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    I just watched a review of Grimlock and I am very disappointed in the size in Dino form. He stands about the same height as Deluxe FoC Prime. :sly2: 

    He also has NO chest and belly at all in Dino form. The gap is bigger than on the animated version.

    I'm so disapointed. :redface2: 
    I'm not buying this figure now.
     
  5. NemiMonkey

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    Yeah keep rubbing that in ya smug bastard. :shakes fist :lol 

    Who knew a red crotch could make me want him so badly. $47+ though ugh
     
  6. PoweredConvoy

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    :lol  I wonder if the gold or silver will end up all shiny paint, I imagine one or the other (if not both will). Hopefully he retains his electronics too.

    Randy
     
  7. slugslinger2004

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    Ratbat looks awesome! The shiny-ness is fitting a Senator and I'm glad I pre-ordered it. The black thighs on Grimlock good good, but I can live without it. I'll just get the Hasbro version.
     
  8. Starscream NZ

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    Personally I don't find much wrong with the gap in Grimlock's chest, it's really not that bad in person, least I don't think so anyway.
     
  9. General Tekno

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    Looking at the picture, it looks to me like the gold is shiny and the silver/grey is the plastic.
     
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    I need that Ratbat! Oh sweet jesus I want that Ratbat!
     
  11. artiepants

    artiepants Transformers '84!!!

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    wow, i missed the boat on this thread.

    Senator Ratbat looks great, nice color choices and interesting head sculpt and i'n a big fan of that mold.

    that Grimlock.... I don't get the love, at all. to me it's almost as bad as the atrocious Energon and Animated versions. Not really bringing anything new or exciting to the table,and the headsculpt looks weird. The chest is just ridiculously large, the waist ridiculously tiny, the dino mode ridiculously derpy... (i'm a big fan of Classics Grim though, so...)
     
  12. PoweredConvoy

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    Slightly better versions of the photos without watermarks.

    Randy
     

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    you can really see all the paint used on grimlock in those better pics. looks really nice.
     
  14. cdbenefiel

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    Senator Ratbat must have and hopefully this is a sign of more IDW designs to come
     
  15. FoC Grimlock

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    So, are Takara figures just repaints or something? Sorry, I'm new to the variant lines.
     
  16. Optimus1116

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    Takara figures are just japanese releases of the figures we get by Hasbro with much better paint. Occasionally, there are figures that are japanese exclusive as well (which can be an even better paint scheme, or just a new toy in general that is only released in Japan).
     
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    Awesome Ratbat. I hope this gets released in the US in the future...
     
  18. CelticMutt

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    Not always. The Takara Prime line had less paint and used stickers instead. And with the MP line it's often very debatable who has the better paint.
     
  19. Murasame

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    I could've sworn those were actually photoshopped Hasbro photos. But yes, they seem really to be original Takara pics. I would have preferred if Grimlocks chest would be chromed. But I'm fine with that now. At least the rest of the colors look better.
     
  20. zebramatt

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    Sorry, I only just saw this!

    Yup, you nailed it.