E-Hobby has updated their website with preorders for the upcoming Takara Tomy Generations Fall of Cybertron figures. TF01 Optimus Prime and TF02 Jazz are both available and now have pictures to show off the incoming goods from Takara. Unlike Takara’s current Arms Micron line, these figures will not have stickers or Microns that accompany them, but will have metallic paint decos.
Check out the new images of these figures by clicking the link above or the title bar. Then head over to the 2005 Boards to discuss!
Stepper
Unless the figure look great in the new paint job or else i will be having same sentiments as you as per will not be getting same toy again.
Autovolt 127
THat's my theory as well. Plus it's not his official i'm here to stay appearance.
Duomaxwell1017
Only 80 Optimus primes left on BBTS, glad I pre ordered mine!!
Stepper
Definitely loving this metallic deco Jazz.
HasTak
Thanks for the heads-up, Prowl! I was expecting him to appear in the United line, as that's usually where the Generations figs end up in Japan.
LegendAntihero
They do look slightly better but Takara has yet to convince me to buy the same toy again from them.
alphie
Aaron I hate you!!!! AAAARGH Now I must get that Jazz!
Cheebs
Ha ha ha ha ha! It's so much better it's killing me! Oh, man!
TakTom, you had me worried with that Arms Micron garbage. We're cool again. Good to see you back.
G1Prowl
It is Generations in the US. Takara is releasing it in the Prime line to coincide with his appearance on the show, I think.
HasTak
FoC Shockwave? Released in the TF Prime Arms Micron line?
I thought the video game toys belong to the Generations line.
Personally, I'd actually prefer the version of Shockwave that appeared in that flashback episode with Arcee and Cliff on Cybertron. But given the TF Prime toyline's questionable consistency in design quality (from awesome molds like Voyager Breakdown to embarrassments like deluxe Airachnid), I think I'll stick to the WFC/FOC Shockwave toy.
rxlthunder
Bravo Takara, you've once again turned shit into gold.
PoweredConvoy
If these two are anything to go by, I'd say game accurate. Because if it was G1 cartoon accurate Jazz would have black instead of grayish blue.
Randy
Feralstorm
I wonder if Takara's FOC Combaticons will be game-accurate or a G1 cartoon homage.
Autovolt 127
Optimus looks amazing….I never thought i'd see that figure ever look good.
Jazz….meh I'm good with the Hasbro version.
The 12th Prime
I feel so rewarded for holding out, I love it! I'll be skipping the Prime but Jazz is mine. If I'm buying TF's I'd prefer not to buy pieces of shit! Cost of importing is negated because I didn't waste money buying inferior versions.
PoweredConvoy
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PoweredConvoy
Yeah that's not going to be a sticker but paint. Also the figure is a subdued grayish blue, his color is accurate to the game. The metallic blue isn't as accurate.
http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/f/f9/WFC_Jazz.jpg
http://gigaplus.makeshop.jp/ehobbyshop/shopimages/1_002024000002.jpg
It's just a bit dark in the photos (and may be slightly darker than the game model).
Randy
PikaManiac
I am 99.9% sure that it is paint. There is reason why the Arm Microns figure cost less than the United figures; paint. This new toy line happen to cost as much as the United figures.
It matters not that there is no such detail on the mold; it is not like they molded in every Autobot/Decepticon logo on every Transformers figure.
Starscream Gaga
No, these are about $30 before import costs.
BB Shockwave
Hate to break it to you, but Jazz's windows? They are stickers.
There are no such details for the red "line" on the mold.
And I fail to see how making Jazz black and grey is more close to the FoC game version… if anything, the Hasbro version is closer to how he looks there.