In-Hand Images - Takara Tomy Transformers: Lost Age Movie Advanced AD-11 Dispensor

Wow I really want this.

Whoever posted this. Thank you. I love getting a shout out for my Dispensor.

I don't understand the appeal of this figure. What is it the fact that it is Mood Whiplash, which is cool from the comics, or is it the fact that the vending machine robot appeared in the first movie for all of 5 seconds, which was kinda funny and cool. But is that it? The truck mode is a bore and the robot mode is far from anything special, altho the head sculpt is cool. The rest of the bot mode is quite ugly and generic movieverse styled. I rather spend my money on a transformers liquor cabinet bar fridge that can fit the assorted cybertronian drinks and opens to allow them to be taken out and placed in 5 mm hands ala cogwheels drink tray. it doesn't need to transform and it sure doesn't need a vehicle mode.

MINDVVIPE wrote:I don't understand the appeal of this figure. What is it the fact that it is Mood Whiplash, which is cool from the comics, or is it the fact that the vending machine robot appeared in the first movie for all of 5 seconds, which was kinda funny and cool. But is that it? The truck mode is a bore and the robot mode is far from anything special, altho the head sculpt is cool. The rest of the bot mode is quite ugly and generic movieverse styled. I rather spend my money on a transformers liquor cabinet bar fridge that can fit the assorted cybertronian drinks and opens to allow them to be taken out and placed in 5 mm hands ala cogwheels drink tray. it doesn't need to transform and it sure doesn't need a vehicle mode.

Well, at least for me, he's a character I've wanted in a transformable toy mode since he appeared in 2007. Part of that want is because of how funny his brief appearance was. Yes he now sports Mood Whiplash which is cool. But we all know what it should have said. And with that, I must say, MOUNTAIN DEW IS THE BEST SODA EVER MADE.

I couldn't get to the gallery today of dispensor. I'll post it tomorrow.

ILL-Star wrote:

MINDVVIPE wrote:I don't understand the appeal of this figure. What is it the fact that it is Mood Whiplash, which is cool from the comics, or is it the fact that the vending machine robot appeared in the first movie for all of 5 seconds, which was kinda funny and cool. But is that it? The truck mode is a bore and the robot mode is far from anything special, altho the head sculpt is cool. The rest of the bot mode is quite ugly and generic movieverse styled. I rather spend my money on a transformers liquor cabinet bar fridge that can fit the assorted cybertronian drinks and opens to allow them to be taken out and placed in 5 mm hands ala cogwheels drink tray. it doesn't need to transform and it sure doesn't need a vehicle mode.

Well, at least for me, he's a character I've wanted in a transformable toy mode since he appeared in 2007. Part of that want is because of how funny his brief appearance was. Yes he now sports Mood Whiplash which is cool. But we all know what it should have said. And with that, I must say, MOUNTAIN DEW IS THE BEST SODA EVER MADE.

Yeah, that about sums it up for me too. Well, that and the fact that it so closely relates to one of the many hilarious moments in Maximum Overdrive. The scene where the soda machine takes out the little league coach with first a groin shot and then a fatal shot to the forehead with high powered soda can launches (Priceless moment! If you haven't seen the movie...WATCH IT!)

This is also one of the very few times that you will not hear me complain about a re-paint. I approve of this one whole heartedly.

T-Macksimus wrote:

ILL-Star wrote:

MINDVVIPE wrote:I don't understand the appeal of this figure. What is it the fact that it is Mood Whiplash, which is cool from the comics, or is it the fact that the vending machine robot appeared in the first movie for all of 5 seconds, which was kinda funny and cool. But is that it? The truck mode is a bore and the robot mode is far from anything special, altho the head sculpt is cool. The rest of the bot mode is quite ugly and generic movieverse styled. I rather spend my money on a transformers liquor cabinet bar fridge that can fit the assorted cybertronian drinks and opens to allow them to be taken out and placed in 5 mm hands ala cogwheels drink tray. it doesn't need to transform and it sure doesn't need a vehicle mode.

Well, at least for me, he's a character I've wanted in a transformable toy mode since he appeared in 2007. Part of that want is because of how funny his brief appearance was. Yes he now sports Mood Whiplash which is cool. But we all know what it should have said. And with that, I must say, MOUNTAIN DEW IS THE BEST SODA EVER MADE.

Yeah, that about sums it up for me too. Well, that and the fact that it so closely relates to one of the many hilarious moments in Maximum Overdrive. The scene where the soda machine takes out the little league coach with first a groin shot and then a fatal shot to the forehead with high powered soda can launches (Priceless moment! If you haven't seen the movie...WATCH IT!)

This is also one of the very few times that you will not hear me complain about a re-paint. I approve of this one whole heartedly.

Hah, I saw that movie, it was so bad but in the best way, especially if you enjoy watching humans being terrorized by machines. Definitely watch it. Damnit... that reference actually made me appreciate this figure more, haha! The first one this figure would kill is that whiney voiced wife chick. Urgh her voice was nails on a chalkboard.

MINDVVIPE wrote:Hah, I saw that movie, it was so bad but in the best way, especially if you enjoy watching humans being terrorized by machines. Definitely watch it. Damnit... that reference actually made me appreciate this figure more, haha! The first one this figure would kill is that whiney voiced wife chick. Urgh her voice was nails on a chalkboard.

I'll say, the reason I like the figure, is it's kitschy in that B-movie sorta way, because not only does the figure reminds me of that, it also remind me of the time where the Coke machine quite literally exploded on someone in Steven King's Tommyknockers, both in the TV miniseries and in the novel.

oh my god. i need this in the worst kind of way.

Waiting on mine from Robot Kingdom. Shipping hurt, but the price was better than TFSource.

As to why, well,i like obscure and different characters, and i actually like this mold. The fact that the vending machine is part of his deco is a nice gimmick.

This is pretty darn awesome, except how do you play with it? Is it a bot or a con? Kinda confusing, huh! Also my brother tried to convince me that their was a Dispensor toy back in 2007 and I went yeh right like that'll happen!

Glad a figure of this guy has finally come out; he has intrigued me since the first movie.
To the point that i nearly bought the Robot Heroes guy on more than one occasion.

Bluespindash97 wrote:This is pretty darn awesome, except how do you play with it? Is it a bot or a con? Kinda confusing, huh! Also my brother tried to convince me that their was a Dispensor toy back in 2007 and I went yeh right like that'll happen!

He was one year off:



Robot Hero, 2008

Bluespindash97 wrote:This is pretty darn awesome, except how do you play with it?

Like you play with any other figure?

Bluespindash97 wrote:Is it a bot or a con? Kinda confusing, huh!

Not really. It's fairly known that he's a Decepticon.

Bluespindash97 wrote:Also my brother tried to convince me that their was a Dispensor toy back in 2007 and I went yeh right like that'll happen!

Yeah, there was. Though, not a transforming one, but a toy is still a toy. And not in 2007, but 2008. It was a Robot Heroes figure:

I'd probably skip this one. If this is a redeco of TFTM Payload, it'd probably come with the stupid spring-loaded brick on its back. If that isn't the case, I'll definitely pick him up.

yoboy wrote:I'd probably skip this one. If this is a redeco of TFTM Payload, it'd probably come with the stupid spring-loaded brick on its back. If that isn't the case, I'll definitely pick him up.

Yeah, you're gunna hate it, then.

*looks at payload back pic*

damn thats sad.... i think that just killed it for me...

Arguably one of the best movieline Bumblebee Deluxe figures, Hunt for the Decepticons Battle Blade Bumblebee is seeing a second lease on plastic life in the Takara Transformers: Lost Age Movie Advance Line AD-08 figure, with added chrome of course - and thanks to ACToys.net user Uranus, we get a nice pictorial review (along with some good shots of Optimus Prime and Grimlock, too). Check out some of the images below, and head here for more.

All this time and they couldn't fix the ax on Bumblebee. Now if you want to turn it around you have to worry about scratching chrome. Yay.

It looks really good, but two Bumblebees are enough yellow I'd like to deal with on my shelf.

Flashwave wrote:Waiting on mine from Robot Kingdom. Shipping hurt, but the price was better than TFSource.

i know right! i was surprised when i saw the shipping cost... but yeah. same here. i got bee and proto prime on the way (and evasion prime from toyarena). i dont think ive been this excited about movie toys before

Hm, they put Bumblebee in the same packaging they put the Voyager figures in.

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Hm, they put Bumblebee in the same packaging they put the Voyager figures in.

Yeah, the figure was too big to fit into the Deluxe packaging.

Sabrblade wrote:

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Hm, they put Bumblebee in the same packaging they put the Voyager figures in.

Yeah, the figure was too big to fit into the Deluxe packaging.

Yeah, looking at my one, and he IS pretty beefy for a deluxe figure. they'll probably sell him at the Voyager price point too.

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Hm, they put Bumblebee in the same packaging they put the Voyager figures in.

Yeah, the figure was too big to fit into the Deluxe packaging.

Yeah, looking at my one, and he IS pretty beefy for a deluxe figure. they'll probably sell him at the Voyager price point too.

Just like they did for a few of the final non-EX United toys.

So this Bee is a Voyager version of the deluxe from ROTF? I have that one... if so I am inclined to order this one. It looks awesome in grander scale.

MenaceRX wrote:So this Bee is a Voyager version of the deluxe from ROTF? I have that one... if so I am inclined to order this one. It looks awesome in grander scale.

No, it is the exact same figure, except with chrome and slightly different paint. It's the same size it always was. What we're saying is that, because of the size difference between figures NOW and figures when THIS one was made, and the cost of producing them, THIS one will be sold as a voyager. The figure it's self hasn't changed size. Rather, they *might* price it as such, there's no info for pricing yet.

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:

MenaceRX wrote:So this Bee is a Voyager version of the deluxe from ROTF? I have that one... if so I am inclined to order this one. It looks awesome in grander scale.

No, it is the exact same figure, except with chrome and slightly different paint. It's the same size it always was. What we're saying is that, because of the size difference between figures NOW and figures when THIS one was made, and the cost of producing them, THIS one will be sold as a voyager. The figure it's self hasn't changed size. Rather, they *might* price it as such, there's no info for pricing yet.

Actually, we already know the MSRP in Yen for all figures via the official TakaraTomy site:

AoE Deluxes: 2,800 Yen
AoE Voyagers: 4,500 Yen
AoE Leaders: 7,500 Yen

The Legacy releases are priced on their own merit thanks to TakaraTomy's very flexible pricing system:

Legacy Deluxes: 3,200 Yen
Battle Blade Bumblebee: 4,000 Yen
Revenge Optimus Prime: 4,800 Yen
Devastator: 6,500 Yen

For the pricing in USD, remove the last two zeroes.

But yes, prices have risen, jumped compared to previous years. The latest toys shrink but keep the set prices, while the older, bigger releases become more expensive when re-released.

I wonder if breaking with the packaging aesthetic would've made Battle Blades Bee a little cheaper.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I wonder if breaking with the packaging aesthetic would've made Battle Blades Bee a little cheaper.

How do you figure?

GuyIncognito wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I wonder if breaking with the packaging aesthetic would've made Battle Blades Bee a little cheaper.

How do you figure?

Instead of being packaged in robot mode they package it in vehicle mode and sell it on one of the cards or a smaller box

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I wonder if breaking with the packaging aesthetic would've made Battle Blades Bee a little cheaper.

How do you figure?

Instead of being packaged in robot mode they package it in vehicle mode and sell it on one of the cards or a smaller box

Are you assuming it's going to be priced like a Voyager because it's in a Voyager-sized box? I'm not sure that's necessarily the case.

His head looks like a cross between movie Megatron,DOTM Soundwave, and TFP Soundwave.

swagitron wrote:His head looks like a cross between movie Megatron,DOTM Soundwave, and TFP Soundwave.

Whose head?

GuyIncognito wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I wonder if breaking with the packaging aesthetic would've made Battle Blades Bee a little cheaper.

How do you figure?

Instead of being packaged in robot mode they package it in vehicle mode and sell it on one of the cards or a smaller box

Are you assuming it's going to be priced like a Voyager because it's in a Voyager-sized box? I'm not sure that's necessarily the case.

Actually it's being priced between a deluxe and voyager. It's price is based on it's size in robot mode which is much larger than an average deluxe.

Hi guys. So I recently got back into Transformers, and my cousin was going to Japan, and asked me if I wanted anything. Of course, I asked for some transformers, because I do like a lot of the Takara toys better. She got me some age of extinction stuff,(she hasn't come back yet, very excited for when she does) as well as taking pictures of the shelf, so not sure if this is against the rules, or if it's already been revealed, but here goes. Also, if you guys want pics, I'll email her to see if she'll let me post 'em online.
Stuff I Saw: (I'm going off of class based off their box size, I can't read Japanese) (sorry for all the parentheses)

Another Bumblebee (leader class, I think) This bumblebee had a vehicle mode that looked more like his vehicle mode in the first michael bay movie. He's got a sweet looking sword, as well as a (flip down?) battle mask like the one he used in the other movies.

Deluxe Class Starscream

Deluxe Ratchet

Deluxe Dispensor

I don't know what class he is, but in the very corner of one of the pictures, there's a box for devastator. The art shows his giant-worm-thingy alt mode, and I can't see the full box, so I have no idea what his class is. He's probably leader or bigger.

The final figure I could see was a deluxe class Jolt.

Thx for stopping in! Please let me know if these have been revealed already. Also, if you want more info on how the toys look, tell me in the comments, but keep in mind that the paint jobs will probably be different in the US since these are the Japanese toys.

~Davis

These are well known here via our own sources in Japan in the form of Magazine scans and blogs, well before their release. The figures you're talking about are part of the so-called Movie Advance series, Japan's answer to our Generations. The first set has already been released somewhere in May, and the next wave will hit next month or so. That will include:

AD16 Autobot Dino (aka Mirage), a retool of Revenge of the Fallen Deluxe Sideways.
AD17 Darkside Soundwave, a repaint of Dark of the Moon Deluxe Soundwave. He's actually based on the canceled Movie Trilogy figure.

Two more will be released alongside other Movie toys, but they haven't been revealed yet. Keep an eye on the Official TakaraTomy site for the time being.

Next time you want to submit news like this, check out the News Archives first. Chances are it has been reported months, even up to a year in advance. We're very knowledgeable as a whole, and happy to help you catch up on news.

Alright guys, I recieved a package from robotkingdom, which contained the Takara version of Evasion Optimus Prime and AD-14 Jolt, and since I didn't see any pictures of him besides some that have been taken down, here you go !

The packaging, with some superb art of Jolt :



In car mode, with comparisons with his other versions. The blue plastic used on the figure is absolutely gorgeous.



And here is the robot mode, nothing different from the mold first release, just the two whips, which look really good on him.



Apart from loose hips, the figure is really good. it also have a slight paint issue on the right eye, but I will fix it myself. Pretty terrified to pop the balljoint of the leg out to reinforce the hip, though. In conclusion, I must say that the figure is a bit too fiddly for my tastes, but it looks pretty darn good, and I don't regret my purchase, even if it's overshadowed by the glorious Evasion Optimus.

Fellow Seibertron.com user _shaddow_ were lucky enough to receive a package containing Takara Tomy Transformers: Lost Age Movie Advance Line AD-14 Jolt, and kind enough to share some images of the repaint and their thoughts on the figure, including some comparison shots with previous versions of the character! Check it all out below.

The packaging, with some superb art of Jolt :

In car mode, with comparisons with his other versions. The blue plastic used on the figure is absolutely gorgeous.

And here is the robot mode, nothing different from the mold's first release, just the two whips, which look really good on him.

Apart from loose hips, the figure is really good. It also has a slight paint issue on the right eye, but I will fix it myself. Pretty terrified to pop the balljoint of the leg out to reinforce the hip, though. In conclusion, I must say that the figure is a bit too fiddly for my tastes, but it looks pretty darn good, and I don't regret my purchase, even if it's overshadowed by the glorious Evasion Optimus.

Gah! I have an urgent need for this Jolt so much! I was very happy with the ROTF deluxe, but annoyed when the DOTM line came up with a more screen-accurate mold with that strangely different colour scheme! XD

AM

Holy crap. This is a surprisingly tempting figure.

What a nice repaint for someone who doesn't have a personality.

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:What a nice repaint for someone who doesn't have a personality.

Just like every other robot in these movies.

In all seriousness, turn the package around and read the bio. That's where the personality is.

I prefer the original figure where the whips were at least hidden away inside the vehicle mode, not just stuck on top.

Sabrblade wrote:

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:What a nice repaint for someone who doesn't have a personality.

Just like every other robot in these movies.

In all seriousness, turn the package around and read the bio. That's where the personality is.

Actually most of the Autobots do have personality

They just have a lack of depth and character.

and for those who dont like both molds(rotf/dotm) and are not sure about purchasing this repaint, well, take a look at this albums and tell me the figure/s are not worth it
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PrymeStriker wrote:Holy crap. This is a surprisingly tempting figure.

I have the DOTM version, I thought it was a cool mold. I liked the transformation and the articulation.

im sold on the takara Optimus Prime leader class ^^ looks better then hasbro. and the grey is darker i see silver on the blue leggings. and theres a faceplate. yay

Does anyone have "Revenge" Optimus Prime in hand yet? I'm hoping the final product doesn't have the weird bronze-goldish plastic parts in the legs and other miscellaneous joints like the Hasbro release of that mold. Is there some rationalization for that? Here's hoping the promotional pictures are just photoshops of the original Hasbro product from 2010. Takara got it right the first time with their Battle Blades (Hooks) Optimus Prime version for the Autobot Alliance subline, replacing the bronze plastic with dark gray, so why would they undo that improvement now?

i recently received BB and proto prime in the mail. proto prime is awesome as always, but i had no i dea how amazing that BB mold was. with that beautiful paint job, ill never need another (current camaro) movie BB. i highly recommend him.

i definitely want soundwave from this line, but im still trying to decide on dispenser....