Gentei Strafe In-Package Images

Real Devastator wrote:.... Henkei Strafe is an exclusive for members of the Transformers Basecamp web site in Japan, which is itself exclusive to those who own a Transformers-themed Visa credit card....

now thats an exclusive!

I'm actually interested in seeing what this Transformers-theme Visa card look like now.

shonenfan4 wrote:I'm actually interested in seeing what this Transformers-theme Visa card look like now.

Check this out: http://www.transformers-card.com/

It's kinda silly that some people are actually *complaining* that this is "just a recolor." How many TFs out there that are widely accepted as great figures, and are simple recolors? Lots.

magnusalpha wrote:It's kinda silly that some people are actually *complaining* that this is "just a recolor." How many TFs out there that are widely accepted as great figures, and are simple recolors? Lots.

personally i like this better than cyclonus.... the colors seem to fit this one real well

Hmmm, I'd actually forgotten about this guy. I love this mold and am interested in it as Strafe, but for the $, I'd rather pick up both HS Convoy and possibly Alternity Megatron in black. Perhaps somewhere down the road, if there are any left and someone puts it on sale, I'll grab it.

Bio translation from BraveMax at TFW:

Anyways, the full bio's rough translation is below. Minor artistic license taken, of course:

"Even now, the Cybertrons' new weapon, the Techbot Corps, is throwing itself into battle with the Destron Army. Suddenly, their sniper Strafe takes the full brunt of an attack and something extraordinary occurs.

The whole corps had maintained the coloration from their original forms, but their outer appearance was completely different. Every member of the Techbot Corps had long ago been reborn from the wreckage of Transformers who had fallen prey to the destroyer of space (uchuu no hakaisha), the Space Emperor (Seikanteiou) Unicron.

Now, according to the research of the Cybertrons' base computer, Teletraan 2, it seems Strafe has somehow returned to his original form. To a worried Supreme Commander Convoy and the rest of his fellow Techbot Corps members, Strafe says merely, "I feel younger than ever, and I'm aching to fight!".

Strafe has now regained the aerial speed of youth, clocking in at almost 1.8 times as fast as his old body! Let us follow the courageous Strafe's example and sortie!"

TFU Classics/Henkei Cyclonus is one of the best figures I have seen in my opinion and to see the mold used again is nice. Strafe looks awesome and I wouldn't mind having him myself, what's the price tag on that?

Full Metal wrote:TFU Classics/Henkei Cyclonus is one of the best figures I have seen in my opinion and to see the mold used again is nice. Strafe looks awesome and I wouldn't mind having him myself, what's the price tag on that?

robotkingdom.com has it for presale at about $90.00
bbts.com used to have it for about the same price, but they've raised it to $109.00 since I last looked.

That's a good bio. Fairly concurrent with G1 cartoon season 3 from what I understand.

Can't wait. This and Electro Ligier are going to be first crazy-expensive Japan-exclusive figures. And here's hoping Ghost Starscream preorders actually get filled.

boy, he has he title of "shattered glass cyclonus" in my book

Real Devastator wrote:

shonenfan4 wrote:I'm actually interested in seeing what this Transformers-theme Visa card look like now.

Check this out: http://www.transformers-card.com/

wow, those VISA cards looks pretty sweet, G1 ftw.

the preordered on BBTS is in-stock, just got the e-mail from them.

shonenfan4 wrote:

Real Devastator wrote:

shonenfan4 wrote:I'm actually interested in seeing what this Transformers-theme Visa card look like now.

Check this out: http://www.transformers-card.com/

wow, those VISA cards looks pretty sweet, G1 ftw.

the preordered on BBTS is in-stock, just got the e-mail from them.

Hm. I got the email from BBTS for my Electro Disruptor Ligier, but not for my Strafe. I wonder what's up?

magnusalpha wrote:Hm. I got the email from BBTS for my Electro Disruptor Ligier, but not for my Strafe. I wonder what's up?

They had different release dates.

Counterpunch wrote:

magnusalpha wrote:Hm. I got the email from BBTS for my Electro Disruptor Ligier, but not for my Strafe. I wonder what's up?

They had different release dates.

Uh, I realize that. The poster I quoted stated that he just got an email from BBTS telling him that Strafe was in-stock. As I also have a pre-order for that item, from that seller, I was curious why I didn't receive the same email.

magnusalpha wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:

magnusalpha wrote:Hm. I got the email from BBTS for my Electro Disruptor Ligier, but not for my Strafe. I wonder what's up?

They had different release dates.

Uh, I realize that. The poster I quoted stated that he just got an email from BBTS telling him that Strafe was in-stock. As I also have a pre-order for that item, from that seller, I was curious why I didn't receive the same email.

yea, I screwed up on that post, I meant to post that in the Ligier thread.

Ah, it all makes more sense now. I'm so glad Ligier finally came out, and I'm getting all amped up about Strafe too

So, I've currently got Strafe on pre-order at BBTS, for $109.99. How is Robot Kingdom's shipping? Strafe's shipping at BBTS should be negligible since he's just going into my Pile Of Loot. Will it cost me less than $20 to ship from Robot Kingdom? Is it worth losing out on the convenience of Pile of Loot?

Razorclaw0000 wrote:So, I've currently got Strafe on pre-order at BBTS, for $109.99. How is Robot Kingdom's shipping? Strafe's shipping at BBTS should be negligible since he's just going into my Pile Of Loot. Will it cost me less than $20 to ship from Robot Kingdom? Is it worth losing out on the convenience of Pile of Loot?

robotkingdom comes out to be 89.90 + 10.35 shipping = 100.25, so I guess its a little bit cheaper. While Tfsource is 99.95 + 9.72 shipping = 109.67, so its a 32 cents cheaper.

shonenfan4 wrote:

Razorclaw0000 wrote:So, I've currently got Strafe on pre-order at BBTS, for $109.99. How is Robot Kingdom's shipping? Strafe's shipping at BBTS should be negligible since he's just going into my Pile Of Loot. Will it cost me less than $20 to ship from Robot Kingdom? Is it worth losing out on the convenience of Pile of Loot?

robotkingdom comes out to be 89.90 + 10.35 shipping = 100.25, so I guess its a little bit cheaper. While Tfsource is 99.95 + 9.72 shipping = 109.67, so its a 32 cents cheaper.

How's RK's customer service? BBTS is fantastic.

Razorclaw0000 wrote:

shonenfan4 wrote:

Razorclaw0000 wrote:So, I've currently got Strafe on pre-order at BBTS, for $109.99. How is Robot Kingdom's shipping? Strafe's shipping at BBTS should be negligible since he's just going into my Pile Of Loot. Will it cost me less than $20 to ship from Robot Kingdom? Is it worth losing out on the convenience of Pile of Loot?

robotkingdom comes out to be 89.90 + 10.35 shipping = 100.25, so I guess its a little bit cheaper. While Tfsource is 99.95 + 9.72 shipping = 109.67, so its a 32 cents cheaper.

How's RK's customer service? BBTS is fantastic.

I have no idea, I've never ordered from them before, but TFSource's customer service is pretty good.

shonenfan4 wrote:

Razorclaw0000 wrote:

shonenfan4 wrote:

Razorclaw0000 wrote:So, I've currently got Strafe on pre-order at BBTS, for $109.99. How is Robot Kingdom's shipping? Strafe's shipping at BBTS should be negligible since he's just going into my Pile Of Loot. Will it cost me less than $20 to ship from Robot Kingdom? Is it worth losing out on the convenience of Pile of Loot?

robotkingdom comes out to be 89.90 + 10.35 shipping = 100.25, so I guess its a little bit cheaper. While Tfsource is 99.95 + 9.72 shipping = 109.67, so its a 32 cents cheaper.

How's RK's customer service? BBTS is fantastic.

I have no idea, I've never ordered from them before, but TFSource's customer service is pretty good.

I've ordered from RK and their CS is good, though I haven't had to address any issues yet(though I may cancel my MP-01B pre-order and go elsewhere as I want to get the e-Hobby manga so I'll see how good their CS is for sure). Their service is prompt, gave me shipping info via e-mail with tracking info too. Their product packaging isn't fancy but it works. My orders had newspaper and styrofoam boards as the padding and everything I ordered was in tip-top shape.

Convotron wrote:I've ordered from RK and their CS is good, though I haven't had to address any issues yet(though I may cancel my MP-01B pre-order and go elsewhere as I want to get the e-Hobby manga so I'll see how good their CS is for sure). Their service is prompt, gave me shipping info via e-mail with tracking info too. Their product packaging isn't fancy but it works. My orders had newspaper and styrofoam boards as the padding and everything I ordered was in tip-top shape.

How fast does RK's package usually arrive in the States after it ships? I'm tempted to order some stuff from them bc they have TFs that are already out of stock elsewhere.

I'm not sure how fast the shipping would be for a U.S. destination but my package arrived within a business week of its shipment notice. Since I live on the East Coast, I think that's pretty fast delivery from Asia.

Convotron wrote:I'm not sure how fast the shipping would be for a U.S. destination but my package arrived within a business week of its shipment notice. Since I live on the East Coast, I think that's pretty fast delivery from Asia.

Thanks for the reply, maybe it'll be quicker to the West Coast.

magnusalpha wrote:robotkingdom.com has it for presale at about $90.00
bbts.com used to have it for about the same price, but they've raised it to $109.00 since I last looked.

WTF! WOW well I don't see that figure in my near future...lol

Arthur Wen has again shared his haul on the Gentei Strafe at Actoys, with both robot and alternate modes. As we all know that Strafe is a repaint version of universe/henkei Cyclonus, an image of both toys together also available.







Check out our very own gallery on Cyclonus if you wish to do comparison by clicking here: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... onus/1680/

Razorclaw0000 wrote:

shonenfan4 wrote:

Razorclaw0000 wrote:So, I've currently got Strafe on pre-order at BBTS, for $109.99. How is Robot Kingdom's shipping? Strafe's shipping at BBTS should be negligible since he's just going into my Pile Of Loot. Will it cost me less than $20 to ship from Robot Kingdom? Is it worth losing out on the convenience of Pile of Loot?

robotkingdom comes out to be 89.90 + 10.35 shipping = 100.25, so I guess its a little bit cheaper. While Tfsource is 99.95 + 9.72 shipping = 109.67, so its a 32 cents cheaper.

How's RK's customer service? BBTS is fantastic.

I ordered DIA Commander from RK. Packing was pretty good but the shipping speed was great. Made it from HK to my house in GA in 4 business days.

Henkei Strafe is an awesome repaint of an awesome figure.

I cannot wait for mine; well worth the money I paid.

Blurrz wrote:Oh for goodness sake, that redeco is just too freaking beautiful and too freaking expensive.

I love the red chrome wings. I'm a little disappointed that the thighs and fists look more orange than the original promo pictures, but I'll live.

After seeing those new pics posted, I come to one conclusion. I want his monitor, that thing looks sweet.

Hmm, one thing I wish was retooled was the left fist. The Cyclonus mold deserves two fist holes!

Convotron wrote:Hmm, one thing I wish was retooled was the left fist. The Cyclonus mold deserves two fist holes!

That's what she said?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Blurrz wrote:Oh for goodness sake, that redeco is just too freaking beautiful and too freaking expensive.

Second. The more I see, the more I want. I beg you all, please don't post any more good galleries!

Razorclaw0000 wrote:

Convotron wrote:Hmm, one thing I wish was retooled was the left fist. The Cyclonus mold deserves two fist holes!

That's what she said?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Oh! Indeed. Haha, maybe this is why Hasbro hasn't made a big move to introduce more Fembots into the toyline...so many opportunities for innuendo.

Doesnt look anything like G1 Starfe. Anything to make a buck....

Rated X wrote:Doesnt look anything like G1 Starfe.

Correct in one way or another.

Rated X wrote:Doesnt look anything like G1 Starfe. Anything to make a buck....

He looks enough like Strafe for me to say "yeah, he's a good homage to Strafe."

They even used an orange color that's very close to the G1 version's gun color.

Rated X wrote:Doesnt look anything like G1 Starfe. Anything to make a buck....

It's a repaint, can't ask too much from it. As for the price, well they are trying to make a profit.

Well, got mine today, and he's as awesome as the pictures say!

However QC isn't 100%
There's a littke bit of a red paint splotch on the side of one of his legs, it look like someone tried to wipe it off, which only lead to some red streaks. However it is over pure white plastic, so I may try something to remove it.
His left shoulder doesn't fit in nicely, it pops out easily leaving a small gap
The Targetmaster's gun barrel is a gold plastic, and not a dull chrome like some might have thought. The only problem is, is the black mark on one side of the barrel where I suppose it was seperated from the dollop and not painted over. Not too noticable though.

Overall Quality-wise I give it a 90%. He's got stiff joints (aside fromt the aforementioned shoulder) and bold colours. The orange actually works with the figure. I very much enjoy him.

Mkall wrote:Well, got mine today, and he's as awesome as the pictures say!

However QC isn't 100%
There's a littke bit of a red paint splotch on the side of one of his legs, it look like someone tried to wipe it off, which only lead to some red streaks. However it is over pure white plastic, so I may try something to remove it.
His left shoulder doesn't fit in nicely, it pops out easily leaving a small gap
The Targetmaster's gun barrel is a gold plastic, and not a dull chrome like some might have thought. The only problem is, is the black mark on one side of the barrel where I suppose it was seperated from the dollop and not painted over. Not too noticable though.

Overall Quality-wise I give it a 90%. He's got stiff joints (aside fromt the aforementioned shoulder) and bold colours. The orange actually works with the figure. I very much enjoy him.

Wonder why there's red paints on him? Hopefully mine has stiff joints as well.

shonenfan4 wrote:

Mkall wrote:Wonder why there's red paints on him? Hopefully mine has stiff joints as well.

His knees are red, which leads me to think someone missed with the brush, or sneezed at the wrong point in time.

Mkall wrote:

shonenfan4 wrote:

Mkall wrote:Wonder why there's red paints on him? Hopefully mine has stiff joints as well.

His knees are red, which leads me to think someone missed with the brush, or sneezed at the wrong point in time.

I don't know anything about HasTak's manufacturing techniques, but for some reason I really doubt he's hand painted. I could be wrong, but that's my first instinct.

Mkall wrote:

shonenfan4 wrote:

Mkall wrote:Wonder why there's red paints on him? Hopefully mine has stiff joints as well.

His knees are red, which leads me to think someone missed with the brush, or sneezed at the wrong point in time.

Missed that. Are these srly painted by hand? I thought they would've been painted by machines now.

shonenfan4 wrote: Missed that. Are these srly painted by hand? I thought they would've been painted by machines now.

I dunno. I think that they still use labour for small detail stuff. However since I doubt any of the labourers post on this site, I'm just going on speculation.

Got mine today, finally...

I have to say, he's entirely bad-ass. I know a lot of people balked at the price and the easy recolor into something we didn't expect, but the figure is SO damn nice.

The red paint is muted, so it absolutely does not give off the candy cane look. The face is very silver with the red helmet, which somehow makes it look less Cyclonus-ish. The orange parts on him look like they're made of the same plastic as the original Strafe's parts. I know a handful of people who are going to be bummed once they see the toy in hand after deciding not to purchase him.

Counterpunch wrote:Got mine today, finally...

I have to say, he's entirely bad-ass. I know a lot of people balked at the price and the easy recolor into something we didn't expect, but the figure is SO damn nice.

The red paint is muted, so it absolutely does not give off the candy cane look. The face is very silver with the red helmet, which somehow makes it look less Cyclonus-ish. The orange parts on him look like they're made of the same plastic as the original Strafe's parts. I know a handful of people who are going to be bummed once they see the toy in hand after deciding not to purchase him.

My favorite parts are the metallic red wings. They look almost transparent at first glance, but then you realize they're just reflective. The orange bothers me a lot less than I thought I would.

Now bring on crystal Starscream!

Razorclaw0000 wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:Got mine today, finally...

I have to say, he's entirely bad-ass. I know a lot of people balked at the price and the easy recolor into something we didn't expect, but the figure is SO damn nice.

The red paint is muted, so it absolutely does not give off the candy cane look. The face is very silver with the red helmet, which somehow makes it look less Cyclonus-ish. The orange parts on him look like they're made of the same plastic as the original Strafe's parts. I know a handful of people who are going to be bummed once they see the toy in hand after deciding not to purchase him.

My favorite parts are the metallic red wings. They look almost transparent at first glance, but then you realize they're just reflective. The orange bothers me a lot less than I thought I would.

Now bring on crystal Starscream!

You get a set of Guardian Microns yet?

Because I did.

Just sayin'...