First Look at Takara Packaging for their Release of Transformers Studio Series

beastwarsbrah wrote:Not a big deal, but wasn't stinger more pink than red in the movie? And the way bee spun around I always thought stinger was female.

Ig89ninja wrote:

beastwarsbrah wrote:Not a big deal, but wasn't stinger more pink than red in the movie? And the way bee spun around I always thought stinger was female.

Wait, STINGER'S A GIRL!?!

beastwarsbrah wrote:

Ig89ninja wrote:

beastwarsbrah wrote:Not a big deal, but wasn't stinger more pink than red in the movie? And the way bee spun around I always thought stinger was female.

Wait, STINGER'S A GIRL!?!

Apparently not. I just assumed because it's pink and bee does that back spin thing like hes trying to hit on it or something

william-james88 wrote:What numbers?

Bucky wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Since the SS series is quite young ad wont get a top 5 list for a while, I am thinking of doing an article showing their rank. Like Wave 1 from best to worst. But you know what, its kinda tricky. BB is at the end, Grimlock, Starscream and Barricade are in top 3 and the rest is all kind of muddied. Like not really sure who is better between Stinger, Ratchet, Crowbar and Optimus. They are all ok but not phenominal and all have really obvious flaws.

That’s a really accurate assessment, but I’d say OP is better than just “okay.” Out of all of them, its Blackout, Starscream, and Prime that I keep going back to. He’s a lot of fun to mess with. I’d put his balance and playability above Ratchet, Stinger, and Crowbar. Although Crowbar is definitely a lot of fun.

Seibertron wrote:

Bucky wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Since the SS series is quite young ad wont get a top 5 list for a while, I am thinking of doing an article showing their rank. Like Wave 1 from best to worst. But you know what, its kinda tricky. BB is at the end, Grimlock, Starscream and Barricade are in top 3 and the rest is all kind of muddied. Like not really sure who is better between Stinger, Ratchet, Crowbar and Optimus. They are all ok but not phenominal and all have really obvious flaws.

That’s a really accurate assessment, but I’d say OP is better than just “okay.” Out of all of them, its Blackout, Starscream, and Prime that I keep going back to. He’s a lot of fun to mess with. I’d put his balance and playability above Ratchet, Stinger, and Crowbar. Although Crowbar is definitely a lot of fun.

Surprised to read that about Optimus. His chest drives me bonkers!

Leaked from Cybertron: Here’s a sneak peek of how the designers went from board to bot with our Leader Class Movie 1 Decepticon Blackout.

beastwarsbrah wrote:7, 6, 26, 73, 74, 45? Not sure why you ask but I just watched aoe and stinger is pink

Wolfman Jake wrote:The chest is so sloppily done, and after 10 years of doing it pretty well to almost perfectly! The mind boggles. What really disappointed me when I saw the Studio Series version of Optimus Prime in person, though, is just how maroon the red plastic and paint look. That's just not at all the right hue.

beastwarsbrah wrote:It's not my TV or all things red would look pink. Hes not full blown pink but he is indeed a pinkish red.

This is from my TV, the car in the front is true red and stinger is not the same color.


Here's one from youtube:


Notice the slider at the bottom. That is true red. Stinger is not

Sabrblade wrote:Let's just say that Stinger's more strawberry red than tomato red.

william-james88 wrote:Hey evasion mode bumblebee, being a bumblebee fan, are you happy or dissapointed with SS bee?

william-james88 wrote:As usual, Wolfman, I completely agree! What is so odd about this toy si that a lot of effort wnet into it. Out of all of the SS series so far, it has the most premium looking deco and probably the most parts. But its used in all the wrong ways with priorities in the wrong areas. So in the end, you get an optimus with not a great alt mode (sides and back), a robot mode with odd looks in the back and front, and a deco that doesnt look like anything I have seen on screen.

In the end, as a transforming toy, its decent, but as an interpretation of ROTF Optmus, it suffers bad.

Overcracker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Let's just say that Stinger's more strawberry red than tomato red.

I'd say more raspberry red.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Let's just say that Stinger's more strawberry red than tomato red.

I'd say more raspberry red.

Little Raspberry Beret Red Corvette!

Sorry, it's Prince Day here in Minnesota.

Overcracker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Let's just say that Stinger's more strawberry red than tomato red.

I'd say more raspberry red.

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:(Also, I won't be able to test this for a few more weeks but I think he'll scale really well with DOTM deluxe Barricade)

The Thuggernaut wrote:

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:(Also, I won't be able to test this for a few more weeks but I think he'll scale really well with DOTM deluxe Barricade)

I think they scale pretty well.

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Black Hat wrote:

Rated X wrote:These are Transformers, not action figures.

Transformers ARE action figures, silly.

Rated X wrote:

Black Hat wrote:

Rated X wrote:These are Transformers, not action figures.

Transformers ARE action figures, silly.

I respectfully disagree. Action figures dont transform. All they do is pose. By your logic, Barbie dolls would be considered "action figures" too. I gravitated towards transformers as a kid because I didnt want to play with little men dressed in tights. Transformers are the alternative to action figures.

Rated X wrote:

Black Hat wrote:

Rated X wrote:These are Transformers, not action figures.

Transformers ARE action figures, silly.

I respectfully disagree. Action figures dont transform. All they do is pose. By your logic, Barbie dolls would be considered "action figures" too. I gravitated towards transformers as a kid because I didnt want to play with little men dressed in tights. Transformers are the alternative to action figures.

Rated X wrote:

Black Hat wrote:

Rated X wrote:These are Transformers, not action figures.

Transformers ARE action figures, silly.

I respectfully disagree. Action figures dont transform. All they do is pose. By your logic, Barbie dolls would be considered "action figures" too. I gravitated towards transformers as a kid because I didnt want to play with little men dressed in tights. Transformers are the alternative to action figures.

Rated X wrote:

Black Hat wrote:

Rated X wrote:These are Transformers, not action figures.

Transformers ARE action figures, silly.

I respectfully disagree. Action figures dont transform.

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Black Hat wrote:

Rated X wrote:These are Transformers, not action figures.

Transformers ARE action figures, silly.

I respectfully disagree. Action figures dont transform.

I have 5-inch Power Rangers action figures that are fully articulated and transform from morphed human men into organic-looking dragons. No robotic features involved in those.

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Black Hat wrote:

Rated X wrote:These are Transformers, not action figures.

Transformers ARE action figures, silly.

I respectfully disagree. Action figures dont transform.

I have 5-inch Power Rangers action figures that are fully articulated and transform from morphed human men into organic-looking dragons. No robotic features involved in those.

Those sound awesome, which ones are they?

Emerje wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Black Hat wrote:

Rated X wrote:These are Transformers, not action figures.

Transformers ARE action figures, silly.

I respectfully disagree. Action figures dont transform.

I have 5-inch Power Rangers action figures that are fully articulated and transform from morphed human men into organic-looking dragons. No robotic features involved in those.

Those sound awesome, which ones are they?

I'm guessing it's the Mystic Force ones. They've aged pretty well I think (visible hands aside).

Emerje

Sabrblade wrote:

Emerje wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Black Hat wrote:

Rated X wrote:These are Transformers, not action figures.

Transformers ARE action figures, silly.

I respectfully disagree. Action figures dont transform.

I have 5-inch Power Rangers action figures that are fully articulated and transform from morphed human men into organic-looking dragons. No robotic features involved in those.

Those sound awesome, which ones are they?

I'm guessing it's the Mystic Force ones. They've aged pretty well I think (visible hands aside).

Emerje

Nope. Not those. I've sent Will a PM explaining what they are (they're from the MMPR 2010 line).

Wolfman Jake wrote:Is anyone else hoping we'll get a few more Age of Extinction characters in the Studio Series before all is said and done? It would be nice to get, for instance, the retooled Crosshairs from The Last Knight with actual paint apps in robot mode, like on the Autobots United 5-pack version, and his "3D goggles" colored in with red and blue on the lenses. Maybe they could go the extra mile and fix the loose-fitting wheels? That would be a worthy $20 deluxe purchase, IMO.

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:These look really good! I LOVE that shot of Lockdown next to the Prime 1 Studio statue. Megatron's going to need some silver paint, but the mold looks good.

Also, I'm glad they're using the movie-styled Autobot logos on the right side of the displays now! It was bugging me that the wave 1 figures have a G1 styled Autobot logo.

Ironhidensh wrote:Megatron looks to be the same level of disappointment that Grimlock is on, but I'll buy it anyway. I'm going completionist on this line. First time I've done that since the Unicron Trilogy.


The other 3 look amazingballs though.

Ironhidensh wrote:Megatron looks to be the same level of disappointment that Grimlock is on, but I'll buy it anyway. I'm going completionist on this line. First time I've done that since the Unicron Trilogy.


The other 3 look amazingballs though.