More Images - Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Groove

Those wheel halves, look so silly on his wrists, they ALWAYS make me think that he turns into a trike or a chariot... this is subconscious stuff, I can't help it. Bet it would look cool with the wheels conjoined like regular though.

Big groove seems to have a simple yet brillant way of transforming the rear wheel. And by the looks of it, he has a kickstand. I've missed that detail until now. I'd still like to see legends Groove taking a quick test spin of his deluxe counterpart.

I really wish Hasbro had kept the idea of offering 5 limbs per team so the leftovers could be mixed and matched if you didn't like one of the other offerings.

Does Groove look silly and out of place? Yes.

Would I buy it and use it on a combiner? Yes, I would probably kick blades to the curb, as I can't stand the problem in his shoulder port.

Here's hoping we see Biggroove stateside eventually.

william-james88 wrote:I personally prefer him white. It makes more sense with him being a police car (I am also not getting Prowl since I have the more than decent universe version) and totally works with the sterile white overall theme of hotspot's limbs. As a modern version of this combiner, I feel the grey would clash a bit with the overall colour theme.

Actually, Streetwise doesn't follow the "sterile white" motif of the rest of his teammates either in the Hasbro version. Takara's may be a screen accurate gray, but Hasbro's is an off-white, closer to Silverbolt and Breakdown. As always, don't be fooled by Hasbro's highly photoshopped promotional images. Either way you go, Streetwise is the odd limb out in terms of color scheme.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I personally prefer him white. It makes more sense with him being a police car (I am also not getting Prowl since I have the more than decent universe version) and totally works with the sterile white overall theme of hotspot's limbs. As a modern version of this combiner, I feel the grey would clash a bit with the overall colour theme.

Actually, Streetwise doesn't follow the "sterile white" motif of the rest of his teammates either in the Hasbro version. Takara's may be a screen accurate gray, but Hasbro's is an off-white, closer to Silverbolt and Breakdown. As always, don't be fooled by Hasbro's highly photoshopped promotional images. Either way you go, Streetwise is the odd limb out in terms of color scheme.

He is a lovely shade of creme fraiche. If I remember correctly the original toy was pretty close to the same shade.

carytheone wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I personally prefer him white. It makes more sense with him being a police car (I am also not getting Prowl since I have the more than decent universe version) and totally works with the sterile white overall theme of hotspot's limbs. As a modern version of this combiner, I feel the grey would clash a bit with the overall colour theme.

Actually, Streetwise doesn't follow the "sterile white" motif of the rest of his teammates either in the Hasbro version. Takara's may be a screen accurate gray, but Hasbro's is an off-white, closer to Silverbolt and Breakdown. As always, don't be fooled by Hasbro's highly photoshopped promotional images. Either way you go, Streetwise is the odd limb out in terms of color scheme.

He is a lovely shade of creme fraiche. If I remember correctly the original toy was pretty close to the same shade.

Indeed it is, but I was helping clarify for Billy J. that he should not expect the off white of Streetwise to match the true white of First Aid, Blades, or Rook. It seemed to me that he thought they all had a unified "sterile white" color scheme. I wanted to him to know that's not the case, so that if he is still contemplating the Takara version, he can make a better informed decision, without incorrect facts of the Hasbro option.

Wolfman Jake wrote:
Indeed it is, but I was helping clarify for Billy J. that he should not expect the off white of Streetwise to match the true white of First Aid, Blades, or Rook. It seemed to me that he thought they all had a unified "sterile white" color scheme. I wanted to him to know that's not the case, so that if he is still contemplating the Takara version, he can make a better informed decision, without incorrect facts of the Hasbro option.

And I am very thankful for that clarification. Saddened too, since I did want a nice uniformity and it was a cool compromise for the G1 accurate takara version. But at least now I know what to expet and I wont be letdown if I choose the Hasbro option. Which I probably will simply because I am really not fond of the increased price of Defensor in light of his exclusivity.

For the uniform white you may want to wait for CW Prowl.

jay5 wrote:For the uniform white you may want to wait for CW Prowl.

I ordered the hasbro pretectobots 2 days ago

Smart thinking though, if anyone is thinking of a uniform theme and hasnt made a purchase yet.

william-james88 wrote:

jay5 wrote:For the uniform white you may want to wait for CW Prowl.

I ordered the hasbro pretectobots 2 days ago

Smart thinking though, if anyone is thinking of a uniform theme and hasnt made a purchase yet.

While this doesn't help the fact that you have SW already bought and on the way, Jay is totally right about Prowl. As a limb, he could totally just be a "generic police car" and fit in perfectly.

shajaki wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

jay5 wrote:For the uniform white you may want to wait for CW Prowl.

I ordered the hasbro pretectobots 2 days ago

Smart thinking though, if anyone is thinking of a uniform theme and hasnt made a purchase yet.

While this doesn't help the fact that you have SW already bought and on the way, Jay is totally right about Prowl. As a limb, he could totally just be a "generic police car" and fit in perfectly.

Prowls deco would probably fit very well with Defensor.

Hellscream9999 wrote:I really wish Hasbro had kept the idea of offering 5 limbs per team so the leftovers could be mixed and matched if you didn't like one of the other offerings.

Does Groove look silly and out of place? Yes.

Would I buy it and use it on a combiner? Yes, I would probably kick blades to the curb, as I can't stand the problem in his shoulder port.

Here's hoping we see Biggroove stateside eventually.

What problem with his Shoulder port?

Flashwave wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:I really wish Hasbro had kept the idea of offering 5 limbs per team so the leftovers could be mixed and matched if you didn't like one of the other offerings.

Does Groove look silly and out of place? Yes.

Would I buy it and use it on a combiner? Yes, I would probably kick blades to the curb, as I can't stand the problem in his shoulder port.

Here's hoping we see Biggroove stateside eventually.

What problem with his Shoulder port?

None that I know of. I'm guessing it's a one-off QA issue for Hellscream9999 and not a systemic problem with the mold or this release. My Blades' shoulder peg works perfectly fine. In fact, I must give kudos to Takara and Hasbro for finally coming up with a very secure, reliable, and stable combination port. They go in smoothly and stay in until you want to remove them on purpose. Well done!

Flashwave wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:I really wish Hasbro had kept the idea of offering 5 limbs per team so the leftovers could be mixed and matched if you didn't like one of the other offerings.

Does Groove look silly and out of place? Yes.

Would I buy it and use it on a combiner? Yes, I would probably kick blades to the curb, as I can't stand the problem in his shoulder port.

Here's hoping we see Biggroove stateside eventually.

What problem with his Shoulder port?

I posted it in the CW thread, but nobody responded.

The detent ring on the interior of the left shoulder of the robot mode for the a/b model is off by a fraction of a degree. If you sit a/b of a flat surface on his shoulders with his head back (like for arm config.) the port actually doesn't make a 90 degree angle like every other cw limb. It sits at like 89.5 or 89 degree angle.

It's most noticeable when, as a limb, the leg isn't parallel with any other leg, or as an arm it points inwards towards the thigh when all the other arms point slightly away from the body. I noticed it when superion kept falling over when a/b was used as a leg, since the detent ring is off, the difference becomes more exaggerated the further back the knee is bent. I've noticed it in optibotimus' review of a/b and blades, and others.

Try it out for yourself, I can't fix it b/c of the pins holding the body together, but by extension both defensor and bruticus will have this problem

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Flashwave wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:I really wish Hasbro had kept the idea of offering 5 limbs per team so the leftovers could be mixed and matched if you didn't like one of the other offerings.

Does Groove look silly and out of place? Yes.

Would I buy it and use it on a combiner? Yes, I would probably kick blades to the curb, as I can't stand the problem in his shoulder port.

Here's hoping we see Biggroove stateside eventually.

What problem with his Shoulder port?

None that I know of. I'm guessing it's a one-off QA issue for Hellscream9999 and not a systemic problem with the mold or this release. My Blades' shoulder peg works perfectly fine. In fact, I must give kudos to Takara and Hasbro for finally coming up with a very secure, reliable, and stable combination port. They go in smoothly and stay in until you want to remove them on purpose. Well done!

Just answered, but (excluding a/b and clones) the port is very well designed, it's clever and straightforward, and I feel like this is the natural conclusion to have come too.

carytheone wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I personally prefer him white. It makes more sense with him being a police car (I am also not getting Prowl since I have the more than decent universe version) and totally works with the sterile white overall theme of hotspot's limbs. As a modern version of this combiner, I feel the grey would clash a bit with the overall colour theme.

Actually, Streetwise doesn't follow the "sterile white" motif of the rest of his teammates either in the Hasbro version. Takara's may be a screen accurate gray, but Hasbro's is an off-white, closer to Silverbolt and Breakdown. As always, don't be fooled by Hasbro's highly photoshopped promotional images. Either way you go, Streetwise is the odd limb out in terms of color scheme.

He is a lovely shade of creme fraiche. If I remember correctly the original toy was pretty close to the same shade.

lala lalalalaaaa lalalla fraiche fraiche

creme fraiche ...cafeteria fraiche



I'd link a video clip but I'm guessing it's not safe for younger audiences.

Another addition to the Takara Tomy line-up for Unite Warriors Superion, toy blogger Alfes2010 has posted two new pictorial reviews featuring the Aerialbot limbs: Firefly, Slingshot, Air Raid and Skydive. Mirrored below are some of the images from the posts, which you can find here and here - make sure to check them out, and compare them to the Hasbro counterparts in our galleries here!

I still dont get why fireflight has a faceplate when he is supposed to have a mouth. But then hasbro has a chance to get Blast off right and use the fireflight head but instead the elect to give Blast off a mouth by using the slingshot head. Morons. Its not rocket science hasbro...

Rated X wrote:I still dont get why fireflight has a faceplate when he is supposed to have a mouth. But then hasbro has a chance to get Blast off right and use the fireflight head but instead the elect to give Blast off a mouth by using the slingshot head. Morons. Its not rocket science hasbro...

Well, THESE are images for the Unite Warriors gang, so apparently almighty and faithful Takara can't get it right either.

Rated X wrote:I still dont get why fireflight has a faceplate when he is supposed to have a mouth. But then hasbro has a chance to get Blast off right and use the fireflight head but instead the elect to give Blast off a mouth by using the slingshot head. Morons. Its not rocket science hasbro...

Transformers G1 1986 Fireflight (Firebolt) Gallery
It's based of the original toy mold. Which is a completely legitimate way to go.

cool man cool

cool man cool

The picked out detail is so gorgeous. It makes you really appreciate all the molded details.

Superginraix wrote:

Rated X wrote:I still dont get why fireflight has a faceplate when he is supposed to have a mouth. But then hasbro has a chance to get Blast off right and use the fireflight head but instead the elect to give Blast off a mouth by using the slingshot head. Morons. Its not rocket science hasbro...

Transformers G1 1986 Fireflight (Firebolt) Gallery
It's based of the original toy mold. Which is a completely legitimate way to go.

Yuuuuuuup! A mix of the original toy and the original anime colors. Winning!

Scratching my head on why the sudden attention to detail. Intention of getting this or not? If the latter, then no biggie issue.

As for the Combaticons, still toooooooooooooooo early to tell what their final product will look like and given how TT always does their own "Sinatra", maybe let's jus relax, sit down and throw away your shoes and just enjoy the show. Who knows? Maybe TT will do another Slingshot and Groove surprise?

Hellscream9999 wrote:I posted it in the CW thread, but nobody responded.

The detent ring on the interior of the left shoulder of the robot mode for the a/b model is off by a fraction of a degree. If you sit a/b of a flat surface on his shoulders with his head back (like for arm config.) the port actually doesn't make a 90 degree angle like every other cw limb. It sits at like 89.5 or 89 degree angle.

It's most noticeable when, as a limb, the leg isn't parallel with any other leg, or as an arm it points inwards towards the thigh when all the other arms point slightly away from the body. I noticed it when superion kept falling over when a/b was used as a leg, since the detent ring is off, the difference becomes more exaggerated the further back the knee is bent. I've noticed it in optibotimus' review of a/b and blades, and others.

Try it out for yourself, I can't fix it b/c of the pins holding the body together, but by extension both defensor and bruticus will have this problem

I feel like this is a one-off. My AB is perfectly square with the rest of the team. I actually like the backwards configuration too, with the white planes as legs and the black as arms. it looks better.

As for these guys: Individually I do not like their paint job as much as Hasbros. Seems to be a theme with these guys: i just like the hasbro paint better

Rated X wrote:I still dont get why fireflight has a faceplate when he is supposed to have a mouth. But then hasbro has a chance to get Blast off right and use the fireflight head but instead the elect to give Blast off a mouth by using the slingshot head. Morons. Its not rocket science hasbro...

Looking over Fireflight's cartoon head vs. his toy head... I am SO glad the Generations toy went with the design of the toy head because Fireflight's cartoon head has got to be the most BORING head design ever!

I mean look at that thing! It's just a box with a face! And a very bland-looking face at that! One of the dullest head designs ever seen.

The toy had such a cool design with a mouthplate, horns, a forehead crest, and everything, yet the animators didn't even try to capture any of that in cartoon form. They just ignored it entirely and went with... this!







Even Silverbolt's head in the last picture looks so much cooler with its closer adherence to Silverbolt's toy head.

Save the lousy box head for a MP, gimme the awesome toy-based face for this figure any day.

Sabrblade wrote:

Even Silverbolt's head in the last picture looks so much cooler with its closer adherence to Silverbolt's toy head.

Save the lousy box head for a MP, gimme the awesome toy-based face for this figure any day.

Plus, the toy head looks more distinctive as is. The animated head, especially in that last image, looks too much like Slingshot's and Air Raid's.

Nice photos!!

Does anyone have the overall height dimension of Superion in gestalt mode?

jay5 wrote:Nice photos!!

Does anyone have the overall height dimension of Superion in gestalt mode?

From antennae to toe, I'd say about 11-12 inches. I do not have a ruler with me, otherwise I'd give you an exact amount

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

jay5 wrote:Nice photos!!

Does anyone have the overall height dimension of Superion in gestalt mode?

From antennae to toe, I'd say about 11-12 inches. I do not have a ruler with me, otherwise I'd give you an exact amount

Looks like 11"/28cm to me too, but only did it quickly.

Thank you!

Making sure a planned shelf space will work.

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More from Alfes2010. Superion himself.

Wow.... the whites are actually NOT uniform... that sincerely bums me out.

shajaki wrote:Wow.... the whites are actually NOT uniform... that sincerely bums me out.

Me too. I guess he will fit right in with my hasbro defensor

I don't mind that it's not the same.
In fact, seeing more and more pics has me ready and excited to order this set.
I like the look of this way more than either version of Defensor.
Tahnite may be the night!!

Ok everyone, this is it, the moment you have all been waiting for: Unite Warriors 04 Devastator is now available at Bigbadtoystore.com for 224.99$. The eta is December 2015 as many predicted and the current placeholder images were taken from the reveal at Tokyo Toy Show.

Is this more than you expected? Or are you clicking that preorder button right after reading this?

william-james88 wrote:Ok everyone, this is it, the moment you have all been waiting for: Unite Warriors 04 Devastator is now available at Bigbadtoystore.com for 224.99$. The eta is December 2015 as many predicted and the current placeholder images were taken from the reveal at Tokyo Toy Show.

Is this more than you expected? Or are you clicking that preorder button right after reading this?

Soo.... Tempting......

It's definitely a more desirable version of the Constructicons for me, but I'm not made of money. As much as I love G1, I'll be spending the extra money on Masterpiece Tracks instead.

80 bucks more for elbows and extra paints apps....?

Pass!

YoungPrime wrote:80 bucks more for elbows and extra paints apps....?

Pass!

New combiner head that allows both toy- and cartoon-accuracy, new elbows for 2/3 of the team while the other third gets new knees, possibly more tooling on Scavenger and Bonecrusher to fill in Devastator's armpits, individual weapons, and improved paint job?

Maybe not eighty, but definitely worth extra dough.

So now I play the waiting game for good ol' TCP to get theirs up.

Mindmaster wrote:

YoungPrime wrote:80 bucks more for elbows and extra paints apps....?

Pass!

New combiner head that allows both toy- and cartoon-accuracy, new elbows for 2/3 of the team while the other third gets new knees, possibly more tooling on Scavenger and Bonecrusher to fill in Devastator's armpits, individual weapons, and improved paint job?

Maybe not eighty, but definitely worth extra dough.

So now I play the waiting game for good ol' TCP to get theirs up.

You don't have to sell me on it. It's clearly the better set by far. I just don't agree with that price. (nor should you but it's your money..)

So I'll either play the waiting game for a price drop later down the line or do w/o it altogether since there's no way I'd settle for Hasbro's version unless the 3P add ons are better and cost less.

If it was the same size as the other CW combiners, I would gladly buy it at that price. Those improvements are worth every penny in my opinion. But because Im not into stand alone figures, ill be sticking with my Hercules and yellow Giant that scale properly. I still say mixmasters alt mode is a disgrace. Somebody needs to get fired for that decision.

I expected him to be anywhere between $200-$250.


Preordered two of him.

Deeeezaaammn!!! Can't front though...I'm probably going thru with a preorder.
No way am I going thru an aftermarket mess. I recently paid $240 for TT Metroplex. eBay will have a field day with TT Dev aftermarket pricing.
At least I won't get charged til December. Gotta start asking for overtime at work!

Rated X wrote:If it was the same size as the other CW combiners, I would gladly buy it at that price. Those improvements are worth every penny in my opinion. But because Im not into stand alone figures, ill be sticking with my Hercules and yellow Giant that scale properly. I still say mixmasters alt mode is a disgrace. Somebody needs to get fired for that decision.

So someone needs to lose their job and be unable to support their family for making a kid's toy a different kind of cement truck than one that they made 30 years ago?

Honestly, if I had the money and the space, this is the one I would get. If Im going to spend that much, I might as well get the best possible version. And this is it. The fact that they added articulation is an awesome thing and a notch in TT's hat as far as I'm concerned.

I don't get all ga-ga whenever Takara slaps some extra paint on a toy...but this...this goes above what I expect and I have to say, if you want a Devastator, I think TakaraTomy deserves your money.

Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:

Rated X wrote:If it was the same size as the other CW combiners, I would gladly buy it at that price. Those improvements are worth every penny in my opinion. But because Im not into stand alone figures, ill be sticking with my Hercules and yellow Giant that scale properly. I still say mixmasters alt mode is a disgrace. Somebody needs to get fired for that decision.

So someone needs to lose their job and be unable to support their family for making a kid's toy a different kind of cement truck than one that they made 30 years ago?

Adding to your statement Sunstorm, Takara even added the paint to make the leg work as G1 accurate and for anyone to simply flip the truck around in alt mode if needed.

Re-posting from the Devastator thread.

All the known changes made to Takara Devastator compared to Hasbro's retail version:

• More show-accurate deco
• Brand new headsculpt that contains a retractable visor to switch between both head designs
• Brand new gun weapons for each individual figure, all of which can store on Devastator's back
• Re-engineered arms for Scrapper to give him elbows
• Re-engineered arms for Long Haul to give him proper elbows
• Re-engineered arms for Hook to give him better (and double-jointed) elbows
• Re-engineered arms for Mixmaster to give him better (and double-jointed) elbows
• Re-engineered legs for Scavenger to give him better knees
• Re-engineered legs for Bonecrusher to give him better knees

william-james88 wrote:

Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:

Rated X wrote:If it was the same size as the other CW combiners, I would gladly buy it at that price. Those improvements are worth every penny in my opinion. But because Im not into stand alone figures, ill be sticking with my Hercules and yellow Giant that scale properly. I still say mixmasters alt mode is a disgrace. Somebody needs to get fired for that decision.

So someone needs to lose their job and be unable to support their family for making a kid's toy a different kind of cement truck than one that they made 30 years ago?

Adding to your statement Sunstorm, Takara even added the paint to make the leg work as G1 accurate and for anyone to simply flip the truck around in alt mode if needed.

Which makes this Devy even better! As for my stand on which to get, I would love to get this one over the Hasbro or SDCC versions, except I can't afford it. And besides, I'd be keeping him in combined mode (And I don't need the retooled head with the flip-up sunglasses because I don't like the eyes on the first place), so elbows wouldn't matter. And because of the fact that I don't like chrome (and the eyes thing), I'll pick the retail Devastator.

Looks like there's a $5 early bird discount or something. Mine came in at $219.99. Tis pricey, but if I'm going to do this, I think I'd like to go the little extra.