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Lunatic Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Though I dd just realize that The shoulders should be grey. Umm.... I might go with takara afterall...time will tell...

Do you want the Takara version because you like the grey shoulders better or because it's show accurate?

Because its show accurate in robot mode but better looking in tractor mode.

However looking at the tractor mode, I am not fond of the look of the painted bits on the tractor roof for the Takara version. It looks a lot like robot mode detail and doent fit well with the rest. Dont know

Maybe tractors have lights on the top so they don't get crop dusted?

And to answer your question as to why Legion was even brought up, all I said was I like the Legion deco better than both warriors.

Cobotron wrote:Maybe tractors have lights on the top so they don't get crop dusted?

And to answer your question as to why Legion was even brought up, all I said was I like the Legion deco better than both warriors.

Well guess what? I disagree

The deco detail that strikes me the most when I think fo thunderhoof is his fake window chest (which is also fake in the show so its all good). The Legion just has that giant sticker there so its a it of a let down or me. Quick question though,can you lower the tractor rake in robot mode so that his robot antlers are more prominant and not overshadowed by the tractor rake?

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Maybe tractors have lights on the top so they don't get crop dusted?

And to answer your question as to why Legion was even brought up, all I said was I like the Legion deco better than both warriors.

Well guess what? I disagree

The deco detail that strikes me the most when I think fo thunderhoof is his fake window chest (which is also fake in the show so its all good). The Legion just has that giant sticker there so its a it of a let down or me. Quick question though,can you lower the tractor rake in robot mode so that his robot antlers are more prominant and not overshadowed by the tractor rake?

No. Not really, but in real life (not photos) the eye separates the two in real space better.

...and how dare you disagree with my omnipotent opinion!

FWIW, here's a shot of Thunderhoof's altmode's cartoon model to compare to the toys:

Straight from the never ending press of Takara Tomy's unofficial PR system which is TFYuki, we have some comparison images of Transformers Adventure TAV39 Quillfire, next to the Hasbro version of the toy, showing off the differences in decos - also included, the same deal for TAV38 Thunderhoof (you can see the Hasbro version in full here), from a couple of days ago!

Takara Quillfire looks so much nicer.

The Thunderhoof is SO had to choose. Obviously, Takara has a nicer deco. But I dont know if its worth me importing instead of waiting for a discount at TRU or Walmart. For the simple reason that the molding on the chest is all wrong. I dont know I if I am making sense, but what is the use of getting screen accuate deco is the mold isnt screen accurate in the first place?

Sabrblade wrote:Takara Quillfire looks so much nicer.

I dont know, I like the Hasbro version. I preffer the silver highlights instead of the gold.

Man, I've gotta say, the use of three plastics on hasbro's quillfire really save's him, and, I'd go so far as to say that it makes up for the lack of paint apps. That third color to break up his color layout really makes the character pop, without the need for a ton of paint apps; too bad they're no doing that on the rest of their warrior figures, as they could really use it (thunderhoof)

Hellscream9999 wrote:Man, I've gotta say, the use of three plastics on hasbro's quillfire really save's him, and, I'd go so far as to say that it makes up for the lack of paint apps. That third color to break up his color layout really makes the character pop, without the need for a ton of paint apps; too bad they're no doing that on the rest of their warrior figures, as they could really use it (thunderhoof)

That's an astute observation there! 100% agree!

Although, Hasbro actually uses 4 plastic colours, one more than Takara.

Once again Takara shows that their design is much more superior than Hasbro's. I like it!

As for the Quillfires, they both look nice although Hasbro's has Quillfire's insignia missing.

Only two more weeks until Thunderhoof and Quillfire are released.

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Man, I've gotta say, the use of three plastics on hasbro's quillfire really save's him, and, I'd go so far as to say that it makes up for the lack of paint apps. That third color to break up his color layout really makes the character pop, without the need for a ton of paint apps; too bad they're no doing that on the rest of their warrior figures, as they could really use it (thunderhoof)

That's an astute observation there! 100% agree!

Although, Hasbro actually uses 4 plastic colours, one more than Takara.

You're right, I hadn't noticed, maybe that's why I like hasbro's enough; but hasbro's thunderhoof is really hurting for some paint apps, shame, he was so cool too, oh well

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Man, I've gotta say, the use of three plastics on hasbro's quillfire really save's him, and, I'd go so far as to say that it makes up for the lack of paint apps. That third color to break up his color layout really makes the character pop, without the need for a ton of paint apps; too bad they're no doing that on the rest of their warrior figures, as they could really use it (thunderhoof)

That's an astute observation there! 100% agree!

Although, Hasbro actually uses 4 plastic colours, one more than Takara.

You're right, I hadn't noticed, maybe that's why I like hasbro's enough; but hasbro's thunderhoof is really hurting for some paint apps, shame, he was so cool too, oh well

I think each has their own strong points. I prefer more plastic colors than paint and overall I like the Hasbro version better because of the grey used ont he legs, arms and hands. So basically its a win win no matter which you get.

I think Hasbro managed to get some decent paint apps on the warriors compared to Takara. And those takara minicons look gorgeous, and Grimlock with red armor is cool

http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/event/2014/05/post-41.html

I got billed for Quillfire and Thunderhoof last night, now I just wait for HLJ to ship them out.

Courtesy of fellow Transformers fan and Twitter user tagoal, we have a look at the Cybertron Satellite Black Knight Bumblebee from the Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure line, which reuses the same Bumblebee mold as the regular version of the toy, but with the inevitable black additions. Check it out below, in the company of several members of the latest Swarm!

Now THAT is how you do a black repaint Bee. If I didn't already have my bee in the form of Bee Supreme this would be an awesome pickup

WWWWWOOOOOOWWWWWW

Man, does he loook niiiice

So... wait, is any vendor going to import him? Like bbts, or something? But I'd imagine that going through a middle man will make it really expensive

Hellscream9999 wrote:So... wait, is any vendor going to import him? Like bbts, or something? But I'd imagine that going through a middle man will make it really expensive

I recommend Hobbylink Japan

They're going to take over the world! And the store pegs!

I love this mold, and the original Black Bee. But even I'm shocked how good this looks

Dang, this looks amazing. Might have to cave in to this one.