In-Hand Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Go! Bakudora
Thursday, August 1st, 2013 8:27AM CDT
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Posted by Mindmaster on August 1st, 2013 @ 8:36am CDT
I still get a Deathsaurus vibe from him.
Posted by Convotron on August 1st, 2013 @ 8:40am CDT
Posted by Joetx on August 1st, 2013 @ 8:41am CDT
Any guesses as to whether Hasbro will offer him here?
Posted by Mindmaster on August 1st, 2013 @ 8:42am CDT
Joetx wrote:Any guesses as to whether Hasbro will offer him here?
To be honest, I doubt the 'doras will see stateside retail.
Posted by Sabrblade on August 1st, 2013 @ 8:54am CDT
As for Bakudora, YOWZA! Gorgeous deco!
Posted by Convotron on August 1st, 2013 @ 12:14pm CDT
Joetx wrote:Any guesses as to whether Hasbro will offer him here?
I can't see it happening.
The Go! versions of Lazerback, Ripclaw, Skystalker, and Grimwing have head sculpts with a facial aesthetic design that matches the Samurai and Ninja combiner teams. By that, I mean they have noses. It would stand out like a sore thumb.
Also consider that we already have the following repaints of the Predacons in Hasbro's offerings in the way of:
Vertebreak(Lazerback repaint) in wave 4 of Beast Hunters line
Skylynx(Skystalker repaint) in the Predacons Rising subline
Darksteel(Grimwing repaint) in of the Predacons Rising subline
I think that Ser-Ket could be a potential repaint of Ripclaw from Hasbro
Posted by Joetx on August 1st, 2013 @ 2:24pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Someone said Vangelus interviewed the Hasbro guys at BotCon and told him the Go! toys would not be coming stateside.
That's a shame. The 'doras look so much better than the Hasbro versions.
Plus, the combiner teams look quite sweet as well.
Posted by Joetx on August 1st, 2013 @ 2:27pm CDT
Convotron wrote:Joetx wrote:Any guesses as to whether Hasbro will offer him here?
I can't see it happening.
The Go! versions of Lazerback, Ripclaw, Skystalker, and Grimwing have head sculpts with a facial aesthetic design that matches the Samurai and Ninja combiner teams. By that, I mean they have noses. It would stand out like a sore thumb.
Also consider that we already have the following repaints of the Predacons in Hasbro's offerings in the way of:
Vertebreak(Lazerback repaint) in wave 4 of Beast Hunters line
Skylynx(Skystalker repaint) in the Predacons Rising subline
Darksteel(Grimwing repaint) in of the Predacons Rising subline
I think that Ser-Ket could be a potential repaint of Ripclaw from Hasbro
That's too bad. The new head sculpts, along w/ the color scheme changes, make the 'doras much more attractive. The repaints, although in some instances are an improvement, don't quite do it for me.
Posted by Convotron on August 1st, 2013 @ 3:09pm CDT
Posted by xyl360 on August 1st, 2013 @ 6:29pm CDT
Posted by PrymeStriker on August 1st, 2013 @ 10:34pm CDT
Honestly. Budora is the only decent one thus far. We've yet to see Judora in-hand, but from the scans, he looks like vomit too. Dammit, Takara. What the hell are you doing? First, you make some new horsecrap molds, then you give us a bunch of unappealing repaints (save for Smokescreen), and then you screw up some Predacons, and finally you make a stupid TV miniseries. What are you guys smoking?
Posted by Bounti76 on August 1st, 2013 @ 11:05pm CDT
PrymeStriker wrote:Bakudora - Oh, lord. This thing looks awful. The colors looks so disgusting together, and it doesn't help that he [looks like] a dude in a female's body. EasyPass.
Yeah, I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees this. The hips are very curvy, the upper chest is prominent...it's only her head that prevents Ripclaw from immediately being identified as a female. Putting a new head on that body just doesn't cut it, in this case.
Posted by noctorro on August 2nd, 2013 @ 4:40am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 2nd, 2013 @ 7:53am CDT
noctorro wrote:I'm I the only one who thinks the japanese suck at naming their transformers?
To us English speakers the names may sound like nonsense, but there is some Japanese linguistics involved:
Bakudora: "Baku" means burst or explosion, while "dora" is short for "doragon" or dragon.
Gaidora: Given his function, "Gai" means supernatural.
Goradora: Not yet confirmed, but I read somewhere that "Gora" can mean "Terror" in Sanskrit ( घोर "Ghorá"). Japanese doesn't limit itself to English or Japanese for names.
Posted by Sabrblade on August 2nd, 2013 @ 7:03pm CDT
What would this be?PrymeStriker wrote:and finally you make a stupid TV miniseries.
Posted by PrymeStriker on August 2nd, 2013 @ 7:38pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:What would this be?PrymeStriker wrote:and finally you make a stupid TV miniseries.
TV miniseries.
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