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News Credits: 3 · by **Kyleor** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:02 am

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:
Rated X wrote:
By then Bad Cube and that other company will have released their MP Insecticons.

Also, for the Hasbro versions, Shrapnel was released under Thrilling 30 and Bombshell was released under Combiner Wars. And you got two totally different shades of purple which really ruin the G1 team look in my opinion. Or if you go Takara, you get stuck with a grey Bombshell and those ugly RID faction circles. So even if they do a Kickback, having a perfect trio was already screwed from day one.

First of all not everyone is fortunate enough to buy third party figures hell I'm not even allowed to buy anything from the internet at all despite the fact that I'm 17 and am old enough to make those choices myself.

My Mother wont pay online either even if I give her money from my job to do so she distrusts buying things from the internet unless its furniture from Sears.

Second: Not everyone wants third party figures or Masterpiece figures (including myself)

Third: You can peel the damn stickers off you don't need to complain

Lastly: Do you complain for the sake of complaining cause that's all I see you do?

Get a re-loadable Visa or MasterCard card to use online and have the purchases shipped to a trusted friend's place. Problem solved.

News Credits: 439 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:46 am

william-james88 wrote:This is what I was talking about. Its actually Beast Wars II, not Beast Wars Neo. But it still stands that no one else has this thing (or wants it).

I want it. [-(

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:58 am

Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:This is what I was talking about. Its actually Beast Wars II, not Beast Wars Neo. But it still stands that no one else has this thing (or wants it).
I want it.

Me too.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 3:57 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Here's another picture of Lockdown along with the robot modes of Bombshell and Shrapnel.

According to their mini-bios in this scan, "Sharpnel" and Bombshell are each part of a swarm of Insecticons that is led by Lockdown:
SHARPNEL
The stag beetle type Insecticon of the Decepticons. Good at overwhelming with numbers.

LOCKDOWN
Leading many of the Insecticon corps, he can raze a town to the ground in an instant. Also known as an arms dealer.

BOMBSHELL
The Decepticon Japanese rhinoceros beetle type that attacks in a swarm. Swears allegiance to Lockdown.

Firstly, I quickly looked up G1 Shrapnel's Japanese name in katakana: シャープネル (Shāpuneru) or indeed Sharpnel. It is indeed G1 based, but the "shr-" part may have been too hard for the Japanese to spell or pronounce so the hard r-sound is left out.

Secondly, would that make them Aligned characters?

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 6:43 pm

Emerje wrote:Yeah, and HLJ sold out just as fast which is rare since they typically buy in larger volume. I know beetles are a popular thing in Japan, but I had no idea the Insecticons were this popular.

Emerje

Oh....just the opposite "E". amiami orders more.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:58 pm

It seems that blogger Alfes2010 got his hands on some new TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure figures and put his camera to use. Included in his haul is TAV-13 Nemesis Prime, TAV-14 Ultra Magnus, and TED-06 Optimus Prime! Nemesis Prime a black redeco of the recently released Robots in Disguise Warrior Class Optimus Prime, while Ultra Magnus hails from the Transformers Prime Beast Hunters line. And TED Optimus Prime can also be found stateside in the Robots in Disguise Hyper Change Heroes line. Keep Scrolling to see the pics and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your Transformers News!

News Credits: 10 · by **gavinfuzzy** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:38 pm

That nemesis sure looks pretty, just irked they made the con sticker even bigger than the one on optimus (presumably hasbro). Looks really distracting and I hope it'll come off easy.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:12 pm

I was fooled once by RID Prime. I thought it looked neat, heard it was meh, even ignored the advice of a friend and still bought him only to be disappointed.

And... now it seems they'll be fooling me again. That Nemesis Prime looks amazing. And at least i won't be surprised by the mold this time :lol:

News Credits: 439 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:46 pm

Anyone else notice that the axe that comes with both Optimus and Nemesis is the WFC Optimus axe?

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 10:07 pm

gavinfuzzy wrote:That nemesis sure looks pretty, just irked they made the con sticker even bigger than the one on optimus (presumably hasbro). Looks really distracting and I hope it'll come off easy.

It's almost like the sticker is made to come off, they're pealing off in the package. If you look at that shot of Nemesis Prime leaning forward with the axe in front of him you can see it pealed up on the edges.

Emerje

News Credits: 96 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 10:07 pm

shajaki wrote:I was fooled once by RID Prime. I thought it looked neat, heard it was meh, even ignored the advice of a friend and still bought him only to be disappointed.

And... now it seems they'll be fooling me again. That Nemesis Prime looks amazing. And at least i won't be surprised by the mold this time

However, the 1st edition one was perfect. But you already know that. Abrilliant use of the Prime RID Optimus is the Ultra Magnus retool. If you don't already own Beast Hunters voyager ltra Magnus, you should consider the TAV version.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 11:41 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
shajaki wrote:I was fooled once by RID Prime. I thought it looked neat, heard it was meh, even ignored the advice of a friend and still bought him only to be disappointed.

And... now it seems they'll be fooling me again. That Nemesis Prime looks amazing. And at least i won't be surprised by the mold this time

However, the 1st edition one was perfect. But you already know that. Abrilliant use of the Prime RID Optimus is the Ultra Magnus retool. If you don't already own Beast Hunters voyager ltra Magnus, you should consider the TAV version.

He's talking about the 2015 RID Warrior Class mold, not the 2013 RID Voyager Class mold.

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 3:35 am

Emerje wrote:
gavinfuzzy wrote:That nemesis sure looks pretty, just irked they made the con sticker even bigger than the one on optimus (presumably hasbro). Looks really distracting and I hope it'll come off easy.

It's almost like the sticker is made to come off, they're pealing off in the package. If you look at that shot of Nemesis Prime leaning forward with the axe in front of him you can see it pealed up on the edges.

Emerje

IMO I think the these insignia's to this line are terrible. All that white surrounding both faction symbols is just an eye sore to me. The fact that most look like they want to come off should make removing them easier I hope.

Both UM and Nemesis look epic and I can't wait to order them when available...'nuff said! :VEHI:

News Credits: 1 · by **MightyMagnus78** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 5:50 am

Magnus and that golden forge are a win for me.

News Credits: 4517 · by **william-james88** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 6:54 am

MightyMagnus78 wrote:Magnus and that golden forge are a win for me.

Judging from your signature pic, the colours on the Hasbro version are more accurate to the Prime show, no? While the Hammer is way better, I prefer my hasbro colors. And they are far less light than what the images has them as.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 9:57 am

Emerje wrote:
gavinfuzzy wrote:That nemesis sure looks pretty, just irked they made the con sticker even bigger than the one on optimus (presumably hasbro). Looks really distracting and I hope it'll come off easy.

It's almost like the sticker is made to come off, they're pealing off in the package. If you look at that shot of Nemesis Prime leaning forward with the axe in front of him you can see it pealed up on the edges.

Emerje

Actually that's intentional: unlike Hasbro, TakaraTomy has put in security to prevent in-package in-store scanning, in the form of Dummy Shields. Peel them off to reveal the genuine Shield for scanning. Alfes2010 left them on to prevent scanning from the monitor, as the warning on every blog pertaining to Adventure says.

And this marks the third Nemesis Prime in the Prime series, after the MECH and Hunter ones. Is that a record?

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 10:47 am

There's nothing so drastic about the change in colors that would make me actively seek out Takara's version of Ultra Magnus. Don't get me wrong, it looks really nice and I do like the darker colors, but I find nothing wrong with the US version and there's not enough wow factor to get me to spend that kind of money on a figure such as that.

News Credits: 96 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 10:57 am

Autobot032 wrote:There's nothing so drastic about the change in colors that would make me actively seek out Takara's version of Ultra Magnus. Don't get me wrong, it looks really nice and I do like the darker colors, but I find nothing wrong with the US version and there's not enough wow factor to get me to spend that kind of money on a figure such as that.

It only depend if you already have the Hasbro original or not. For those who don't have the BH Ultrs Magnus, the price difference will not be that great so it may be worth it.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 11:01 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Actually that's intentional: unlike Hasbro, TakaraTomy has put in security to prevent in-package in-store scanning, in the form of Dummy Shields. Peel them off to reveal the genuine Shield for scanning. Alfes2010 left them on to prevent scanning from the monitor, as the warning on every blog pertaining to Adventure says.

Very interesting. I wonder why Hasbro is loser about it?
Are the genuine shields stickers or tampos?

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 2:48 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Emerje wrote:
gavinfuzzy wrote:That nemesis sure looks pretty, just irked they made the con sticker even bigger than the one on optimus (presumably hasbro). Looks really distracting and I hope it'll come off easy.

It's almost like the sticker is made to come off, they're pealing off in the package. If you look at that shot of Nemesis Prime leaning forward with the axe in front of him you can see it pealed up on the edges.

Emerje

Actually that's intentional: unlike Hasbro, TakaraTomy has put in security to prevent in-package in-store scanning, in the form of Dummy Shields. Peel them off to reveal the genuine Shield for scanning. Alfes2010 left them on to prevent scanning from the monitor, as the warning on every blog pertaining to Adventure says.

And this marks the third Nemesis Prime in the Prime series, after the MECH and Hunter ones. Is that a record?

I guess that goes for the figures based on RID molds only, I don't have any of them. The ones made from Generations and Animated molds don't have anything under the stickers and they're just as ready to fall off as any others I've seen. This I've checked myself.

Emerje

News Credits: 4517 · by **william-james88** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 2:56 pm

Kanrabat has some. Could you show us what the rid circle insignias look like on your TAV figures?

News Credits: 96 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 3:50 pm

william-james88 wrote:Kanrabat has some. Could you show us what the rid circle insignias look like on your TAV figures?

I don't get it. Is it supposed to be something special? I have Hasbro Strongarm, and TAV Bee, Steeljaw, and Junkion. All of them have the exact same sticker. The only difference is for the TAV ones, the circle around the faction symbol is multi-colors instead of just red and white.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 3:56 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Kanrabat has some. Could you show us what the rid circle insignias look like on your TAV figures?

I don't get it. Is it supposed to be something special? I have Hasbro Strongarm, and TAV Bee, Steeljaw, and Junkion. All of them have the exact same sticker. The only difference is for the TAV ones, the circle around the faction symbol is multi-colors instead of just red and white.

The Japanese figures should have Dummy Stickers on top of the regular ones in order to prevent in-store scanning, if the sticker is readily accessible in package.

News Credits: 96 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:04 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Kanrabat has some. Could you show us what the rid circle insignias look like on your TAV figures?

I don't get it. Is it supposed to be something special? I have Hasbro Strongarm, and TAV Bee, Steeljaw, and Junkion. All of them have the exact same sticker. The only difference is for the TAV ones, the circle around the faction symbol is multi-colors instead of just red and white.

The Japanese figures should have Dummy Stickers on top of the regular ones in order to prevent in-store scanning, if the sticker is readily accessible in package.

Oh, that. I cant show you because the packagings are thrown out. You know, when you unpack some figures and usually, the chest or something have an extra bit of plastic cover held by clear rubber bands? The TAV figures all have those, except there is a bigger dummy sticker on that extra plastic shell, hiding the toy's sticker.

When unpacking, you do like you usually do with all of your other figures. You opent it, and cut off any extra plastic covers, and you trash them along the rest of the packaging.

News Credits: 4517 · by **william-james88** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:08 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote: You know, when you unpack some figures and usually, the chest or something have an extra bit of plastic cover held by clear rubber bands? The TAV figures all have those, except there is a bigger dummy sticker on that extra plastic shell, hiding the toy's sticker.

When unpacking, you do like you usually do with all of your other figures. You open it, and cut off any extra plastic covers, and you trash them along the rest of the packaging.

Ok, so for those curious here, could you post a photo of bumblebee and steeljaw to show those wondering how it looks when the packaging is removed? All the in hand images we get show those peeling stickers so it wold be to give an idea of how things actually look like.

I found an image of your toys in package: