Takara Tomy Booth at Winter Wonderfest Feb 10th

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  1. mx-01 archon

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    While Overload is a bit of a toss-up, I'm certainly getting an inkling that Jetfire may be on the way. This Prime has the split-crotch for the combined mode transformation, but it's suspect that there's no trailer to go with him (although it could simply be that it wasn't ready for the show, or even damaged). So if he's got the combined mode, but no trailer, then superpants Jetfire has to be a thing.
     
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    I’m don’t think anyone discussed this much,but I think it’s also great that we can potentially switch out the inner G1 Prime inside Star Convoy and then swap him with PotP armor.
     
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    That... that’d be sexy. The purple, yum. Any color would look good on this guy. Red, black, white, blue, yellow. I want it all.
     
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    I'm just now finding out about MP Blackarachnia being a thing and...

    ....HOLY SHI- WHAT SORCERY IS THIS???
    I NEED ONE RIGHT THE HECK NOW!!!
     
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    Agreed, though does the designer have that much a role in deciding what way the line should go? Rather would it not be the place of their superiors to dictate the way the line should be going along? This constant changing of style every so many years leaves me feeling that by the time the 40th anniversary of Transformers G1 comes along there'll be another change in the style.
     
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    I mean, Takara hasn't stopped doing d-listers since the Masterpiece line started.
    They just did Bumblebee a second time.
     
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    Bumblebee is most certainly NOT a D-lister
     
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    Land Rover is also too big for a scale accurate Minibot so Brawn can't have a realistic alt mode too. Huffer and Pipes as well, because the types of trucks they transform into won't be that small.

    There are more Minibots who'd end in an Autobot carbot size if they were made realistic.

    So it's not a moot point.
     
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    Well in a lot of these fan site articles they always translate things from takara that mention the "designers vision". Because of the complexity of these designs im speculating that takara corporate is at the designers mercy. And they keep switching designers.
     
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    dont get me wrong, i think it gets all the flack it deserves, but there is some interesting engineering going on here. like the fact we can get this different of a robot from such a stout looking car is somewhat impressive. I would say it even looks good from some choice angles!

    Doesn\'t excuse the poor kibble management. I can look past the feet because at least they seem to mass together enough, but the backpack is just a pancake stack of parts jutting out at all angles. It looks like an actual car crashed into his back and then got stuck there. The face is accurate depending on what scene you look at in G1, but that doesn\'t mean its good. I would rather have a face that deviates more but looks better.
     
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    The more i see Star Convoy and the more research i do, the more im excited for this release! I wonder how they\'ll do the base mode, and if his vehical mode will have that massive tank rear half, heres to hoping. Also not sure what his smaller chest character will be? Seems like a weird inclusion on Star Convoy

    Also Command class Grandus when hastak pls
     
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    The more i see Star Convoy and the more research i do, the more im excited for this release! I wonder how they\'ll do the base mode, and if his vehical mode will have that massive tank rear half, heres to hoping. Also not sure what his smaller chest character will be? Seems like a weird inclusion on Star Convoy

    Also Command class Grandus when hastak pls
     
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    Maybe C lister then. At least in terms of G1.
     
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    if you examine the pic closely it looks like there wont be a base mode. vehicle mode will be g1 optimus prime, core bot will be g1 optimus prime and combined is star convoy. this emulates his old box art where the original toy turned into star convoy
     
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    I think he'd be a bigger than a Deluxe. I'm of the belief that future chapters within WfC will unveil Weaponizers at the Voyager (and possibly Leader) price point.

    Voyagers would be more robust Transformations, but still break down into components. Whether those components would be universally compatible with other figures, or if they'd be specific to any one or two figures (ex: Leo -> Star Saber) would remain to be seen.

    Something like the following:
    1. Leader Armada Prime.
    2. Voyager Jetfire & Overload.
    3. Leader Star Saber
    4. Voyager Victory Leo.
    5. Leader Armada Megatron
    6. Commander Tidal Wave.

    The idea would be that each of these figures would be independently compatible with the gimmicks from WfC, but as with PotP combiners you'd have a suggested cross sell with figure who fit the original play pattern.
     
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  18. Bob Schoonover

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    Saying Star Convoy had a base mode is perhaps stretching a bit. You can make the PotP trailer do the same pose - changes to the leg panels to make ramps would be all that is necessary (which is not to say Takara will do that - just that the mold is just as capable of having a craptastic base mode as OG Star Convoy)
     
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    no doubts, but all of the visible panels for the trailer look identical to the potp version of the mold
     
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    I mostly agree (although I'm not positive we won't see minor changes to the outside of the panels to make the stripe flat instead of rising at the back - plus, you know, this is the first teaser and they can always make minor changes).

    But this is like 90% of the way to matching SC's base mode
     

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