New Images of Flame Toys IDW Non-Transforming Star Saber and Combining Victory Leo #ACGHK2018

*puts on yuusha oh tanjou...you just have to*

A few questions:

How much? And how soon can it get to me?

These are amazing, the detail...the sculpting...I don't care they don't transform properly, these are a thing of beauty. And I'm not just saying that as a massive fan of Gaogaigar Final (this totally looks like Genesic GaoGaiGar in combined form)

Um, um, um.......

I am so glad I plan to get a lot less generations stuff next year.... I really want this. I will pre-order both as soon as they are ready.

Seriously, this is the coolest thing I have ever seen in the Transformers world.

Flame Toys is making a lot of news here recently, the most recent of which was the reveal that their IDW Star Saber statue can combine with the newly revealed Victory Leo statue to form a very stylized Victory Saber. (Yes Please)

But something Flame Toys has dipped their toes into as well are the build-able statues, and that is where today's news takes us. Following their first Furai Optimus Prime kit, which is available widely for Pre-Order and due this September, we have news that their second model kit is now going up on live Pre-Orders as well, and that second kit is Starscream!

Their new build-able kit of Starscream follows in the paths of their previous Optimus Prime, bringing a decidely Japanese design to the party for the old Seeker. The Pre-Orders currently have him up for $40, the same general price found for Prime, and due out in October.

Check out the description for Flame Toys themselves below, along with the new images, and let us know if you intend on taking the dive and trying out some of these model kits and statues!

Hi FANS !!! We are proud to make the following announcement !!!

[Furai Model] Starscream pre-order start today !

You can know the articulation ability of this Starscream from the photos ! Create your own starscream by yourself ! It is the model kit you may need in your life !

Price : US$40
Special pre-order price in D4toys.com : US$36

Office E-shop :
http://www.d4toys.com/index.php…

ET-toys (free shipping for Japan area) :
http://et-toys.com/index.php…

Product Detail :
This is 2nd series of [FURAI MODEL] Starscream.
Size from bottom to top head is ~150mm. Designed by Famous 3D modeling company TRIGGER, this is an modernized and shape optimized Starscream. Good articulation with over 40 movable joints, you are able to set any pose easily. Model kit is made of hard plastic ABS & PS, it will be good for professional model kit users to make his own coloring style Starscream. Joint is made of soft plastic so it will have a stable movable performance.
With different injection color of runner parts and simple assembly design, it will also be suitable for model kit beginners !!

Honestly, unless Optimus really sucks, I intend to go all in on these guys.

So right now, I have Prime on pre-order. I plan to pre-order Starscream once TFsource gets his link up. And with the Nemesis Prime revealed at SDCC, I'll get him too. And Bee and Hound will both come once they are fully colored and ready for pre-orders, so right there are 5 model kits, wow.

Also, TFsource needs to get the Star Saber pre-orders up, and I will need to wait with the eyes of a hawk for Victory Leo.

So 5 kits and 2 statues. But so much awesomeness......

of course I'd notice but....

his crotch seems rather... robust for a robot.

Sunstar wrote:of course I'd notice but....

his crotch seems rather... robust for a robot.

It's the theme for the Japanese stylizations, and I did it. I like these new designs a lot

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sunstar wrote:of course I'd notice but....

his crotch seems rather... robust for a robot.

It's the theme for the Japanese stylizations, and I did it. I like these new designs a lot

I don't mind though.. its Starscream

GaoGaigar inspired? Figures as the original Starsaber was designed by Kunio Okawara aka the guy who designed Gundam for Poppy, Scorponok and a lots of Brave stuff.

Awesome! I'm on that. I've been waiting for Flame to make a character that I'm really into to pick up one of these amazing figures. Star Saber will be it! And to think that they are making Leo to go with him...amazing!

The Flame Toys news keeps on trucking along today folks! Even after the Reveal of Victory Saber and the pre-orders going live for the Starscream Furai model kit, we have even more news to share with you, and this time it is a special and a first: we are getting our first look at Flame Toys IDW Autobot Megatron!

This Megatron is another one of their model kits, and he is the 2nd of their IDW designs after Optimus Prime, whom we got a glimpse at during San Diego Comic Con. This Megatron is directly based on his Alex Milne design from More Than Meets The Eye, and even includes an Autobot insignia engraved on his chest, the first official Megatron toy to go so far as to have an Autobot symbol permanently attached to his body.

You can sort of see the previously mentioned IDW Prime, for the first time in color, along with part of the Furai model kit Bumblebee, also for the first time in color. We will provide more images of all the Flame Toy's kits as they become available to us.

Update: We also have images from the same show of the newly revealed Devastator and Nemesis Prime.

Check out the image below, courtesy of @sk1359664840 on Twitter.

So, now I'm up to 5 Furai kits, 2 IDW kits, and 2 statues. Geez!!

Autobot Megatron in MTMTE style just made me so excited

Sunstar wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sunstar wrote:of course I'd notice but....

his crotch seems rather... robust for a robot.

It's the theme for the Japanese stylizations, and I did it. I like these new designs a lot

I don't mind though.. its Starscream

Can't unsee.

Megs has an Autobot symbol, but the display for his figure has a Decepticon symbol . . .

Very intriguing . . .

This isn't enough! We need official and toys of IDW Optimus Prime and Megatron, that can actually transform!
(And please, HasTak, for the love of Primus, no stickers this time.)

Flame Toys is showing a lot of new product at the AGH Hong Kong show. We do not have the best images though, but Flame Toys themselves have provided official images for all these products.

We have official images for:

Victory Leo: Grey model so far, this fully articulated figure combined with their Star Saber to make Victory Saber (a really cool grey area of a non Hasbro/Takara company able to make somewhat of a Transforming figure).

Optimus Prime: Grey model so far, this fully articulate figure comes with a giant sword.

IDW Bomber Megatron: We only have the comic image they will be basing this fully articulated figure off of.

Shattered Glass Drift: this is a red redeco of the fully articulated Drift figure they released.

Bumblebee: Coloured images of this new model kit.

Optimus Prime : Model kit with preorders now open.

Nemesis Prime: First coloured images of this recolour of the Optimus prime kit mentionned above.

IDW Optimus: Coloured imaged of this new model kit.

IDW Autobot Megatron: Grey model of this upcoming model kit. He is seen with an autobot symbol, it is unsure if there is an option to change that to a Decepticon one.

All of these images were shown on Flame Toys' Twitter.

So much to look at...so little money to spend. Flame toys really know how to make this stuff.

Geez, that second Optimus design... could he thrust that pelvis any farther?



Glarryg

So much to get...

Autobot Megatron is an absolute must. That is awesome they are doing it.

Grrr, model kits are taking overrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

They all seem to be looking down "Why hello there, look what I have! "

Please please pleeeease do a Cliffjumper model kit.

I don't know what the original source is as I found this on MyFigureCollection.net, probably the HK show going by the English tag but maybe Wonder Festival.

FuRai Model Devastator.


Emerje

Emerje wrote:I don't know what the original source is as I found this on MyFigureCollection.net, probably the HK show going by the English tag but maybe Wonder Festival.

FuRai Model Devastator.


Emerje

Yeah it was there, we can see the figure a few posts up: flame-toys-idw-non-transforming-figures-thread-p1974963.php#p1974321

Well that's weird, I wonder how I missed that post? Instead of relying on email notifications I go directly to the forum and jump to the last unread post on each topic. Must have been a glitch or something that took me further down the page than that.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Well that's weird, I wonder how I missed that post? Instead of relying on email notifications I go directly to the forum and jump to the last unread post on each topic. Must have been a glitch or something that took me further down the page than that.

Emerje

You might have read the original Autobot Megatron post. I made that post before heading to bed, and Devastator got added onto it a bit after I posted it. so you probably missed them adding it on since you read it when it was just Megs

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Emerje wrote:Well that's weird, I wonder how I missed that post? Instead of relying on email notifications I go directly to the forum and jump to the last unread post on each topic. Must have been a glitch or something that took me further down the page than that.

Emerje

You might have read the original Autobot Megatron post. I made that post before heading to bed, and Devastator got added onto it a bit after I posted it. so you probably missed them adding it on since you read it when it was just Megs

Ah, that would definitely have explained it. I remembered Megatron, but for the life of me couldn't remember seeing Devastator before. Started thinking I was going crazy.

Emerje

Thanks to Youtuber Peaugh we have a video review for the soon to be mass released Flame Toys Furai Model Kit Attack Mode Optimus Prime! The figure, which is a roughly voyager sized in terms of height and does not transform, is a model kit very similar to Gundam models, and is heavily stylized. He comes with his trademark blaster and ax, both of which have been stylized as well. The figure is incredibly posable, with the same posability standards as the previously mentioned Gundam kits.

While the video review does not include the build itself, Peaugh does make mention of the time it took him to build, which was 3 hours, though 3 hours with interruptions, as he mentions.

Check out the video, and let us know what you think of this new model kit below!

A transformer that doesn't transform? HOW DARE THEY? but seriously this looks like a cool figure, not a fan of the design, but should be cool for those that like the... anime style? idk what to call it... but yeah, looks cool.

I think he would look quite good next to my gundams, he looks mg size in that regard though my current master grades are all from the F91 era and later, probably not the best height to judge on

Octobotimus wrote:A transformer that doesn't transform? HOW DARE THEY? but seriously this looks like a cool figure, not a fan of the design, but should be cool for those that like the... anime style? idk what to call it... but yeah, looks cool.

Anime style is pretty accurate since it was designed by Akira Amemiya, best known for designing this:


Gurren Lagann

And he is indeed a Transformers fan, here's a bit of fanart from him.



Emerje

I thought I recognised the style I love his art of metroplex, that really does give the impression of a behemoth.

Akira Amemiya, eh? No wonder I love the design so much. I pre-ordered this kit as soon as it was made available, and now I'm even more excited about getting my hands on it after watching the video review. There's going to be lots of posing and picture-taking, I do believe.

I have an army of transformable Optimus Primes, so the fact that this one doesn't transform doesn't bother me in the least. For me, this is 100% about the bot design, completely uninhibited by the real-world limitations of making necessary compromises to the bot mode in order to accommodate one or more alt modes, while keeping the price out of the stratosphere. If I only own one version of a particular character, then yes, the ability to transform is mandatory. In this case, however, the complete dedication to the bot mode and the focus on its poseability rather than its transformability is exactly what appeals to me.

On the non-transforming (or converting) side of toys, we have some new concept art from Flame Toys and their officially licensed Transformers model kits and action figures, specifically this time for the Devastator set. The art comes from the hands behind Gurren Lagann animated series, Transformers fan artist Akira Amemiya of Trigger animation studio.

Check out the sketches below, and let us know what you think of this display piece in its paper and ink form - will you be venturing into the new money and time consuming aspect of the hobby any time soon?

Concept art of DEVASTATOR.Designed by Akira Amemiya of TRIGGER. #FLAMETOYS #TRANSFORMERS #風雷模型

If money was no object...

oh sure, it can look all exaggerated and stylised since it doesn't transform

ZeroWolf wrote:If money was no object...

This money situation with full grown adults buying toys is getting tiresome I barely make 100.00 dollars week at work I saved up 1,100 dollars to go comic con if you want something bad enough save up for it yes I do have bills pay and car insurance if you want it stop buying toys use that money that you don’t buy toys with use it to buy this not that hard

You be surprised how much money you save when not buying toys

I get what you are saying but priorities also apply to savings as well, especially for us who have little income and families to provide for.

ZeroWolf wrote:I get what you are saying but priorities also apply to savings as well, especially for us who have little income and families to provide for.

Yeah, and there's only so much money any of us can make. It's the folk with extremely well paying jobs or lottery winners that can just freely buy whatever figures and toys and statues they darn well like.

Money is only one of the finite resources we have, the other is space. And that's becoming a more treasured commodity with each release.

william-james88 wrote:Money is only one of the finite resources we have, the other is space. And that's becoming a more treasured commodity with each release.

But money can buy you space. Though it requires a lot of the monies.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:oh sure, it can look all exaggerated and stylised since it doesn't transform

Becuase it can’t transform. Theirs party companies that are licensed from Hasbro aren’t allowed to transform. That’s why they’re making them look so stylized

dragons wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:If money was no object...

This money situation with full grown adults buying toys is getting tiresome I barely make 100.00 dollars week at work I saved up 1,100 dollars to go comic con if you want something bad enough save up for it yes I do have bills pay and car insurance if you want it stop buying toys use that money that you don’t buy toys with use it to buy this not that hard

You be surprised how much money you save when not buying toys

Man, I HATE comments like this. As if it's that easy and clear cut. What if I can't budget for a Titan unless I stop buying three Leaders that I also want equally, now what? Stop buying the things you want to buy this other thing you want, what a childish way to look at things. You're still going to want the things you didn't buy so you're missing out no matter what. If your car breaks down or your house leaks, yeah, you stop buying things you want in place of the things you need, but balancing one want against another is never as easy as you make it sound.

Emerje

I cannot wait to see colored images, I love the stylization, and I'm really looking forward to all the Flame Toys stuff. There is some really neat stuff like these kits and the Victory Saber in there

Depending on the size and the pricing (as in we are currently facing £55 for a $40 RRP Optimus Prime model that I'd deem to be a $30 model max in comparison to Gundams) but definitely cool

Studio Ox style!

As the levy breaks for the upcoming New York Comic Con 2018 convention and coverage, we have the start of Transformers based exclusives appear in news feeds - starting with the Flame Toys officially licensed model kits, many of which we have already seen (such as here), but with the inevitable bacl repaint of an Optimus Prime base set.

The official site of NYCC has the full details here, but check out below the skinny, and take a look at some of the photos of this Nemesis Prime Attack Mode building set, priced at $36 at the event!

Exhibitor Exclusives Category
Toy
The 1st series of Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) is here! He measures 6.1" –

Designed by Famous 3D modeling company TRIGGER, this is an Optimus Prime you have never seen. Great articulation with over 40 movable joints which allows any pose easily. Made up of hard plastic ABS for professional model kit FANS to make their own coloring style Optimus. Joints are made of soft plastic so it will have a stable movable performance. The simple assembly design, it will be suitable for model kit beginners.

Hope this is made available outside of NYCC. I was looking forward to it, but I don't want to pay aftermarket prices for it.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Hope this is made available outside of NYCC. I was looking forward to it, but I don't want to pay aftermarket prices for it.

Emerje

Same. It is nice, and I want to collect these model kits

Direct from New York Comic Con, we have new images of Flame Toys upcoming posable statues and model kits! Among the kits on display are the NYCC exclusive Nemesis Prime recolor of their model kit Optimus Prime (due out any time now), the new Bumblebee kit (which will go up for pre-order soon), IDW More Than Meets The Eye/Lost Light Autobot Megatron kits, Starscream (currently up for pre-order), and their posable statues for Star Saber, Victory Leo, Tarn, Shattered Glass Drift, and IDW Optimus Prime (stylized)!

Check out the images below, and stay tuned for more images from the NYCC Floor!

I'm ready to see Victory Leo in color already! and Autobot Megs!

Flame Toys needs to make a model kit of Rung