New Image of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG-41 Leo Prime

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Ya'll know what's kinda sad about the awesome height of this combined God Ginrai form? It's gonna end up towering over Leader class Overlord.

But the original Overlord towered Godginrai so its a fair turn around.

No it isn't. Now his sizing up from Super Ginrai to God Ginrai makes less sense since he needed to size up to the bigger enemy. Now it's Overlord who needs sizing up for his being so puny.

fenrir72 wrote:Btw, I tot an image of Ginrai with his weird feet. So all these complaints about it has no merit (also, it was designed with Godbomber in mind)

The feet being like that in both the show and the original toy doesn't suddenly negate the feet's looking weird. It just means that the feet have always looked weird since 1988.

The feet was designed with Godbomber fusion in mind. It was never weird, unless you can call the running change from the prototype image in the Powermaster Hb catalog showing Optimus having actual protruding feet like his Hb boxart.

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They look odd. There's a reason they look odd, which most people already guessed, but having a reason for it doesn't negate it. It justifies it. It does not stop it looking odd.

This Leo Prime/Lio Convoy is really growing on me. I wonder if they plan on doing a new Big Convoy too, since they have done Optimus Primal/Convobat and Leo Prime/Lio Prime now.

Nik Hero wrote:This Leo Prime/Lio Convoy is really growing on me. I wonder if they plan on doing a new Big Convoy too, since they have done Optimus Primal/Convobat and Leo Prime/Lio Prime now.

I doubt. I mean, Lio and Primal had the advantage of there being a lion mold and a bat mold; Big only has...



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Insurgent wrote:They look odd. There's a reason they look odd, which most people already guessed, but having a reason for it doesn't negate it. It justifies it. It does not stop it looking odd.

Odd? Is that an oxymoron?

Heads turning into tiny robots

A 50 ft tall 'bot transforms into a SONY Walkman

A giant robot has a mind of both man and woman that turns into an engine block

Nope....not odd at all

I stop counting oddities in this franchise the moment a small yellow horned 'bot transformed into a not flying saucer that ran on wheels in a fully metallic world back in 1984.

That's why they're "More than Meets the Eye!"

Kurona wrote:

Nik Hero wrote:This Leo Prime/Lio Convoy is really growing on me. I wonder if they plan on doing a new Big Convoy too, since they have done Optimus Primal/Convobat and Leo Prime/Lio Prime now.

I doubt. I mean, Lio and Primal had the advantage of there being a lion mold and a bat mold; Big only has...



Never mind I need this right now

Big being the smallest Convoy/Prime would be ironic as all get out. I could see this being in Takara Transformers Legends comics.

fenrir72 wrote:

Insurgent wrote:They look odd. There's a reason they look odd, which most people already guessed, but having a reason for it doesn't negate it. It justifies it. It does not stop it looking odd.

Odd? Is that an oxymoron?

Heads turning into tiny robots

A 50 ft tall 'bot transforms into a SONY Walkman

A giant robot has a mind of both man and woman that turns into an engine block

Nope....not odd at all

I stop counting oddities in this franchise the moment a small yellow horned 'bot transformed into a not flying saucer that ran on wheels in a fully metallic world back in 1984.

That's why they're "More than Meets the Eye!"

Odd as in he has short stumpy feet that does not visually match the humanoid appearance of the rest of that robot. Nothing you said has anything to do with the visual appearance of Ginrai's feet being stumpy. I'm just saying knowing the reason for it does not change the fact it is.

Godbomber looks absolutely amazing
I am wondering though why TT hasn't announced any of the US wave 3 bots yet. I'm really excited to see what they do with Hot Rod, Triggerhappy and Doublecross.

xMXUx wrote:Godbomber looks absolutely amazing
I am wondering though why TT hasn't announced any of the US wave 3 bots yet. I'm really excited to see what they do with Hot Rod, Triggerhappy and Doublecross.

Yeah, I figured they would have announced Hot Rod already. Unfortunately their chrome has not been good lately, and that may be one of their changes.

Sabrblade wrote:Ya'll know what's kinda sad about the awesome height of this combined God Ginrai form? It's gonna end up towering over Leader class Overlord.

Maybe takaras legends version will be a little taller some how

Nik Hero wrote:

Kurona wrote:

Nik Hero wrote:This Leo Prime/Lio Convoy is really growing on me. I wonder if they plan on doing a new Big Convoy too, since they have done Optimus Primal/Convobat and Leo Prime/Lio Prime now.

I doubt. I mean, Lio and Primal had the advantage of there being a lion mold and a bat mold; Big only has...



Never mind I need this right now

Big being the smallest Convoy/Prime would be ironic as all get out. I could see this being in Takara Transformers Legends comics.

Well, leta be honest, whatever TakTom called it, Bat Convoy came ith Optimal Optimus, who was slagging Ginormous in the cartoon, as a targetmaster drone. No reason they coukdbt apply the same spin here.

If anyone checks at those images of Ginrai's feet either in the original toy or anime, you will see that they are very different to what Takara did with legends Ginrai. The whole point is that his feet are the nubs and the trailer, all together. They are massive boots. Takara fails here because they cut the trailer off at the top and then give him stilts, which looks nothing like the original toy or anime. I have said that back when we first saw pics of the toy so I dont know why people are still saying it looks the same as the source when it clearly doesnt.

Ginrai never had his feet like Takara designed it in this release and they look bad.I am disapointed they didnt try to be more show accurate when that is their whole thing (the wheels are also not positioned they way they are in G1). They would have looked much better if takara stuck with the show model or G1 toy.

Flashwave wrote:

Nik Hero wrote:

Kurona wrote:

Nik Hero wrote:This Leo Prime/Lio Convoy is really growing on me. I wonder if they plan on doing a new Big Convoy too, since they have done Optimus Primal/Convobat and Leo Prime/Lio Prime now.

I doubt. I mean, Lio and Primal had the advantage of there being a lion mold and a bat mold; Big only has...



Never mind I need this right now

Big being the smallest Convoy/Prime would be ironic as all get out. I could see this being in Takara Transformers Legends comics.

Well, let us be honest, whatever TakTom called it, Bat Convoy came with Optimal Optimus, who was slagging Ginormous in the cartoon, as a targetmaster drone. No reason they could not apply the same spin here.

TRUTH. Maybe it will come repainted to brown with Lioconvoy?

Ok, just noticed that Legends Godbomber has his own Headmaster/Titan Master, but who is he styled after?

Lio convoy's sword is translucent!!

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ok, just noticed that Legends Godbomber has his own Headmaster/Titan Master, but who is he styled after?

If the face is based on the God Bomber prototype then maybe the bot mode is based on a Ginrai prototype? Or is there a background character from planet Master that looks like him?

Just curious, but how do the people that complain about hollow limbs feel about God Bomber's arms? I can understand the function, but I wish it was executed just a bit better. Also unfortunate that God Ginrai still has regular Super Ginrai's hands instead of God Bomber's better articulated hands. I guess those hands had to be articulated so they'd flatten out inside. I also wish there was a way to lock the Super Ginrai feet and make just the God Ginrai feet tilt so it doesn't look like he has articulated shins.

Still going to buy both of them.

Emerje

Dr Va'al wrote:And again, working from the Snakas rumour about a new Legends figure, we have confirmation with images (via TFSource, who lists it at $69.99 USD) of the Takara Tomy Transformers LG42 Godbomber - the 1988 Transformers Masterforce drone that combined with Ginrai (in our case Powermaster Optimus Prime) to create the iconic God Ginrai - check them all out below, and join the discussion in the Energon Pub, as we wait for the May 2017 release date!

Saw Godbomber
on
BBTS.

FRAKKIN' SICK!
in a good way

my big wonder...
will it be compatible
with TR?

Should i hold out?
wait for the TR version?
will there be a TR version?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ok, just noticed that Legends Godbomber has his own Headmaster/Titan Master, but who is he styled after?

The design is so generic, and like something out of a classic mecha anime, yet I can't shake the feeling that it looks like something specifically familiar.

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ok, just noticed that Legends Godbomber has his own Headmaster/Titan Master, but who is he styled after?

The design is so generic, and like something out of a classic mecha anime, yet I can't shake the feeling that it looks like something specifically familiar.

Glad I'm not the only one

I really wish I could get Legends Powermaster Optimus Prime and Godbomber, way better than the TR version.

Sabrblade wrote:The design is so generic, and like something out of a classic mecha anime, yet I can't shake the feeling that it looks like something specifically familiar.

At least it's new and not another damn Stylor repaint for the 10th time.


I don't think we have really gotten any Titan Masters with this guy's vibe the only one that comes close to it is Nightbeat's TR partner which was also a little generic and this guy here is painted pretty well I mean come on he has painted eyes!

Deadput wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:The design is so generic, and like something out of a classic mecha anime, yet I can't shake the feeling that it looks like something specifically familiar.

At least it's new and not another damn Stylor repaint for the 10th time.

What does that have to do with trying to figure out what its design is based on?

Sabrblade wrote:

Deadput wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:The design is so generic, and like something out of a classic mecha anime, yet I can't shake the feeling that it looks like something specifically familiar.

At least it's new and not another damn Stylor repaint for the 10th time.

What does that have to do with trying to figure out what its design is based on?

I too cant really place where its from, but I have seen it in some japan mecha show or another.

I wonder if people just think it looks familiar because it has the same "helmet on a cylinder" design style as Straxus?



Obviously not the same, just the same style of head.

Emerje

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ok, just noticed that Legends Godbomber has his own Headmaster/Titan Master, but who is he styled after?

The design is so generic, and like something out of a classic mecha anime, yet I can't shake the feeling that it looks like something specifically familiar.

I think he looks like Cobra Commander with a red visor. Either that or Soundwave with a silver head.

Insurgent wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Insurgent wrote:They look odd. There's a reason they look odd, which most people already guessed, but having a reason for it doesn't negate it. It justifies it. It does not stop it looking odd.

Odd? Is that an oxymoron?

Heads turning into tiny robots

A 50 ft tall 'bot transforms into a SONY Walkman

A giant robot has a mind of both man and woman that turns into an engine block

Nope....not odd at all

I stop counting oddities in this franchise the moment a small yellow horned 'bot transformed into a not flying saucer that ran on wheels in a fully metallic world back in 1984.

That's why they're "More than Meets the Eye!"

Odd as in he has short stumpy feet that does not visually match the humanoid appearance of the rest of that robot. Nothing you said has anything to do with the visual appearance of Ginrai's feet being stumpy. I'm just saying knowing the reason for it does not change the fact it is.

So what you are saying based on my previous statement of the feet being designed the way it was for the Godbomber part has nothing to do with its flat design having nothing to do with it by your "personal" standard is odd? Or there was a running change from the prototype image I posted which actually had protruding feet but might have been changed because the protrusion when combined with Godbomber might have added extra cost for the extra plastic that would have meshed in the combined form.

Fine. Whatever tweaks your fancy.

Well, personal preference for you then at its being odd.

For me, anything this line throws at me no longer surprises me at it's being odd.

Decepticon Stryker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ok, just noticed that Legends Godbomber has his own Headmaster/Titan Master, but who is he styled after?

The design is so generic, and like something out of a classic mecha anime, yet I can't shake the feeling that it looks like something specifically familiar.

I think he looks like Cobra Commander with a red visor. Either that or Soundwave with a silver head.

Not this?

The helmet shape is similar, but the face isn't: no visor and a mouth. and the body details don't match up either.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:The helmet shape is similar, but the face isn't: no visor and a mouth. and the body details don't match up either.

Well it's the closest. I don't expect Takara to break out an entirely detailed new one use mold. Though I wish they did.

Sabrblade wrote:What does that have to do with trying to figure out what its design is based on?

Well nothing I was just saying that at least the head titan master is an original mold and not another Stylor repaint like most of them have been.

Deadput wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:What does that have to do with trying to figure out what its design is based on?

Well nothing I was just saying that at least the head titan master is an original mold and not another Stylor repaint like most of them have been.

Not true: only the ones associated with Blurr and Chromedome, plus any of their redecos/retools.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Not true: only the ones associated with Blurr and Chromedome, plus any of their redecos/retools.

Exaggeration of course I don't think I should need to put /s at the end of it.

It's still probably the titan master mold used most besides the Crashbash sculpt which comes at second with three uses.


We have Hyperfire (Blurr), Stylor (Chromedome), Teslor (Brainstorm), Throttle (Getaway) so far that is 4 uses of the same head mold.

Deadput wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Not true: only the ones associated with Blurr and Chromedome, plus any of their redecos/retools.

Exaggeration of course I don't think I should need to put /s at the end of it.

It's still probably the titan master mold used most besides the Crashbash sculpt which comes at second with three uses.


We have Hyperfire (Blurr), Stylor (Chromedome), Teslor (Brainstorm), Throttle (Getaway) so far that is 4 uses of the same head mold.

With the Legends anime-accurate retools of Chromedome and Brainstorm, that makes 6. Indeed the most so far, and I'm not even counting redecos.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Deadput wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Not true: only the ones associated with Blurr and Chromedome, plus any of their redecos/retools.

Exaggeration of course I don't think I should need to put /s at the end of it.

It's still probably the titan master mold used most besides the Crashbash sculpt which comes at second with three uses.


We have Hyperfire (Blurr), Stylor (Chromedome), Teslor (Brainstorm), Throttle (Getaway) so far that is 4 uses of the same head mold.

With the Legends anime-accurate retools of Chromedome and Brainstorm, that makes 6. Indeed the most so far, and I'm not even counting redecos.

And SDCC Brainstorm.

Yes it brings it up to more if you count Japanese or exclusive versions of the same character but even with just one per character that is still 1 guy being used amongst 4 separate characters.

Deadput wrote:Yes it brings it up to more if you count Japanese or exclusive versions of the same character but even with just one per character that is still 1 guy being used amongst 4 separate characters.

And that's all fine and dandy, but we're still no step closer into figuring out who/what the design of Godbomber's Headmaster is based on.

Sabrblade wrote:And that's all fine and dandy, but we're still no step closer into figuring out who/what the design of Godbomber's Headmaster is based on.

Just search for related characters in the show either to God Bomber or Ginrai and maybe we will find out the inspiration of God Bomber's Titan master.

Why are you hounding me about this subject anyways I was making a joke about how hey we might not know what inspired God Boomber's titan master but at least he is a new mold and not another re use from another figure like Stylor or Crashbash.


That was the point there is nothing else to it.

Good news for those who missed them. Highbrow, Wipe and Chromedome are still available at Amiami. Chromedome isn't discounted. Wipe 17% off while Highbrow is 30% off

Deadput wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:And that's all fine and dandy, but we're still no step closer into figuring out who/what the design of Godbomber's Headmaster is based on.

Just search for related characters in the show either to God Bomber or Ginrai and maybe we will find out the inspiration of God Bomber's Titan master.

I've watched the show. There are no characters related to those two who look like that Headmaster's design.

Deadput wrote:Why are you hounding me about this subject anyways I was making a joke about how hey we might not know what inspired God Boomber's titan master but at least he is a new mold and not another re use from another figure like Stylor or Crashbash.


That was the point there is nothing else to it.

It didn't come across as a joke to me. It sounded at first like you thought I was complaining about the design being "generic" and tried to ease said "complaint" by pointing out how it's at least a new figure. But now that I see it was a joke, I... don't find the humor in it.

It just seems to have derailed the original purpose of trying to figure out what Godbomber's Headmaster is based on.

Sabrblade wrote:It didn't come across as a joke to me. It sounded at first like you thought I was complaining about the design being "generic" and tried to ease said "complaint" by pointing out how it's at least a new figure. But now that I see it was a joke, I... don't find the humor in it.

It just seems to have derailed the original purpose of trying to figure out what Godbomber's Headmaster is based on.

Sorry about that I guess my humor just doesn't translate on the net that well I guess mostly because it's missing the tone I would normally use if I was saying that joke to a person in real life.


But hey I might have a lead on the original source of the titan master.




Power master Optimus was originally supposed to be a head master and Roller would become his head the Roller robot mode looks a bit similar to God Bomber's head master here.

A Stretch probably but it's a guess.

Deadput wrote:A Stretch probably but it's a guess.

A stretch, indeed. The shoulders are the only similarity I see, but even then, just for their being block-shaped.

For all we know, the source of inspiration may not even be something directly tied to Ginrai or Godbomber, but rather something indirect instead, like how Sixshot's Titan Master, Revolver, is based on one of Chromedome's friends, Jack, who happened to have been one of Sixshot's many murder victims in The Headmasters cartoon.

Sabrblade wrote:

Deadput wrote:A Stretch probably but it's a guess.

A stretch, indeed. The shoulders are the only similarity I see, but even then, just for their being block-shaped.

For all we know, the source of inspiration may not even be something directly tied to Ginrai or Godbomber, but rather something indirect instead, like how Sixshot's Titan Master, Revolver, is based on one of Chromedome's friends, Jack, who happened to have been one of Sixshot's many murder victims in The Headmasters cartoon.

I can't think of anything else at all I'll let someone who has watched their masterforce dvd set more then once figure it out.

Got to go to bed still recovering from getting wisdom teeth removed was just here to distract myself.


Hope you or someone else is able to figure out the source for Godbomber's head master.

fenrir72 wrote:Good news for those who missed them. Highbrow, Wipe and Chromedome are still available at Amiami. Chromedome isn't discounted. Wipe 17% off while Highbrow is 30% off

poor highbrow

fenrir72 wrote:

Decepticon Stryker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ok, just noticed that Legends Godbomber has his own Headmaster/Titan Master, but who is he styled after?

The design is so generic, and like something out of a classic mecha anime, yet I can't shake the feeling that it looks like something specifically familiar.

I think he looks like Cobra Commander with a red visor. Either that or Soundwave with a silver head.

Not this?

No, the head mode is likely based on that...



But the bot mode is based on something else entirely different.

Oh, and...





Emerje

Deadput wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It didn't come across as a joke to me. It sounded at first like you thought I was complaining about the design being "generic" and tried to ease said "complaint" by pointing out how it's at least a new figure. But now that I see it was a joke, I... don't find the humor in it.

It just seems to have derailed the original purpose of trying to figure out what Godbomber's Headmaster is based on.

Sorry about that I guess my humor just doesn't translate on the net that well I guess mostly because it's missing the tone I would normally use if I was saying that joke to a person in real life.


But hey I might have a lead on the original source of the titan master.



Power master Optimus was originally supposed to be a head master and Roller would become his head the Roller robot mode looks a bit similar to God Bomber's head master here.

A Stretch probably but it's a guess.

It's loose but that head looks pretty close. And some of the body shapes too.
Is that an abandoned concept?

Cobotron wrote:

Deadput wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It didn't come across as a joke to me. It sounded at first like you thought I was complaining about the design being "generic" and tried to ease said "complaint" by pointing out how it's at least a new figure. But now that I see it was a joke, I... don't find the humor in it.

It just seems to have derailed the original purpose of trying to figure out what Godbomber's Headmaster is based on.

Sorry about that I guess my humor just doesn't translate on the net that well I guess mostly because it's missing the tone I would normally use if I was saying that joke to a person in real life.


But hey I might have a lead on the original source of the titan master.



Power master Optimus was originally supposed to be a head master and Roller would become his head the Roller robot mode looks a bit similar to God Bomber's head master here.

A Stretch probably but it's a guess.

It's loose but that head looks pretty close. And some of the body shapes too.
Is that an abandoned concept?

Yeah; one of the first design phases for Powermaster Optimus Prime. He was gonna be a friggin' Powermaster Headmaster Targetmaster whose Headmaster was a Triple-Changer.

Kurona wrote:He was gonna be a friggin' Powermaster Headmaster Targetmaster

And now thanks to Beast Wars: Uprising, we finally have a term for such a character with all three of those gimmicks: A "Triple-Threat Master".

fenrir72 wrote:

Insurgent wrote:They look odd. There's a reason they look odd, which most people already guessed, but having a reason for it doesn't negate it. It justifies it. It does not stop it looking odd.

A giant robot has a mind of both man and woman that turns into an engine block

That's why they're "More than Meets the Eye!"

This is the only one I can't figure out who you are referencing

_Anshin_ wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Insurgent wrote:They look odd. There's a reason they look odd, which most people already guessed, but having a reason for it doesn't negate it. It justifies it. It does not stop it looking odd.

A giant robot has a mind of both man and woman that turns into an engine block

That's why they're "More than Meets the Eye!"

This is the only one I can't figure out who you are referencing

Double Powermaster Overlord, one of his powermasters was female and the other male.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

_Anshin_ wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Insurgent wrote:They look odd. There's a reason they look odd, which most people already guessed, but having a reason for it doesn't negate it. It justifies it. It does not stop it looking odd.

A giant robot has a mind of both man and woman that turns into an engine block

That's why they're "More than Meets the Eye!"

This is the only one I can't figure out who you are referencing

Double Powermaster Overlord, one of his powermasters was female and the other male.

Godmaster, you mean. Powermasters involve a binary-bond between a living Transformer and a human or Nebulan, with the latter acting like a living battery to provide extra power to their larger partner. Godmasters are humans who literally become Transformers via alien magical/technological means that bring about the ultimate super robot lifeforms through the perfect fusion of a human and a lifeless Transformer body.