New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters

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Takara Tomy Mall has updated with new images of their upcoming Legends figures, but this time focuses on the Headmasters and Targetmasters! The new images include better looks at Triggerhappy, Doublecross, Misfire, and Broadside. We even get a nice comparison of the targetmasters courtesy of Seibertronian Cyberpath that include the targetmasters set to come with Kup and Hot Rod. Check out the new images below, and let us know what you think of these new decos below!

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Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891423)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 22nd, 2017 @ 8:38am CDT

The online comics page has been overhauled as well - http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_lg/tf_lg_comic

Now it's far more easier to navigate through all of the comics on one page.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891440)
Posted by Hydrargyrus on June 22nd, 2017 @ 9:32am CDT

Ok! So, who are all these guys based on, now that we have clear, straight-on pictures?

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891456)
Posted by KVO Prime on June 22nd, 2017 @ 10:33am CDT

Doublecross is a win, if even just for his painted headmaster

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891473)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on June 22nd, 2017 @ 11:15am CDT

MagicDeath wrote:Ok! So, who are all these guys based on, now that we have clear, straight-on pictures?

The Targetmasters are, from left to right, Kup's partner Recoil, Hot Rod's partner Firebolt, Blurr's partner Haywire (who comes with Doublecross because Legends Blurr already came out; he's obviously still designed to go with Blurr - see those clips on him? Those are no doubt for attaching to Blurr's car mode since it lacks topside ports), Triggerhappy's partner Blowpipe, and Misfire's partner Aimless. That first Headmaster is Triggerhappy's head. Doublecross's Headmaster is based on White Leo (and unlike the US version's "Daburu" is fully painted up to really show it). Not sure on the other head

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891476)
Posted by Kurona on June 22nd, 2017 @ 11:21am CDT

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
MagicDeath wrote:Ok! So, who are all these guys based on, now that we have clear, straight-on pictures?

The Targetmasters are, from left to right, Kup's partner Recoil, Hot Rod's partner Firebolt, Blurr's partner Haywire (who comes with Doublecross because Legends Blurr already came out; he's obviously still designed to go with Blurr - see those clips on him? Those are no doubt for attaching to Blurr's car mode since it lacks topside ports), Triggerhappy's partner Blowpipe, and Misfire's partner Aimless. That first Headmaster is Triggerhappy's head. Doublecross's Headmaster is based on White Leo (and unlike the US version's "Daburu" is fully painted up to really show it). Not sure on the other head

Aah, but not quite.

While it would be simpler if the Targetmasters came with their actual partners - and I have no idea why they didn't do that - the Targetmasters that are actually assigned to each figure are largely random. I'll quote from Jelze since she had the full list so far:-

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Checklist time:

Pinpointer: None
Peacemaker: LG46 Targetmaster Chear / Kup
Spoilsport: None

Firebolt: None
Haywire: LG51 Targetmaster Doublecross / Twinferno
Recoil: None

Aimless: LG52 Targetmaster Misfire
Blowpipe: LG49 Targetmaster Triggerhappy
Caliburst: LG?? Targetmaster Slugslinger

Fracas: LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rodimus
Nightstick: None

We should start making image comparisons to be honest.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891491)
Posted by Hydrargyrus on June 22nd, 2017 @ 12:06pm CDT

Kurona wrote:We should start making image comparisons to be honest.

Cue Cyberbath

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891493)
Posted by Sigma Magnus on June 22nd, 2017 @ 12:08pm CDT

MagicDeath wrote:
Kurona wrote:We should start making image comparisons to be honest.

Cue Cyberbath

We need a Bat-Signal to summon Cyberpath for this stuff. :lol:

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891498)
Posted by Cyberpath on June 22nd, 2017 @ 12:25pm CDT

Noticed something cool, Triggerhappy's head is cartoon-accurate and his Titanmaster is toy-accurate. (Still would have preferred him without the Headmaster gimmick though.)

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891515)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on June 22nd, 2017 @ 12:59pm CDT

Kurona wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
MagicDeath wrote:Ok! So, who are all these guys based on, now that we have clear, straight-on pictures?

The Targetmasters are, from left to right, Kup's partner Recoil, Hot Rod's partner Firebolt, Blurr's partner Haywire (who comes with Doublecross because Legends Blurr already came out; he's obviously still designed to go with Blurr - see those clips on him? Those are no doubt for attaching to Blurr's car mode since it lacks topside ports), Triggerhappy's partner Blowpipe, and Misfire's partner Aimless. That first Headmaster is Triggerhappy's head. Doublecross's Headmaster is based on White Leo (and unlike the US version's "Daburu" is fully painted up to really show it). Not sure on the other head

Aah, but not quite.

While it would be simpler if the Targetmasters came with their actual partners - and I have no idea why they didn't do that - the Targetmasters that are actually assigned to each figure are largely random. I'll quote from Jelze since she had the full list so far:-

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Checklist time:

Pinpointer: None
Peacemaker: LG46 Targetmaster Chear / Kup
Spoilsport: None

Firebolt: None
Haywire: LG51 Targetmaster Doublecross / Twinferno
Recoil: None

Aimless: LG52 Targetmaster Misfire
Blowpipe: LG49 Targetmaster Triggerhappy
Caliburst: LG?? Targetmaster Slugslinger

Fracas: LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rodimus
Nightstick: None

We should start making image comparisons to be honest.

Jelze is wrong and I have no idea where they pulled the Fracas name from. Peacemaker I can see based on comparison, but not Fracas.
Just look at the photos of these Targetmasters and compare them to the original toys.

Firebolt:

Fracas:

Recoil:

Peacemaker:

The LG45 Targetmaster is Firebolt. He has Firebolt's shoulders, Firebolt's head, Firebolts pec detailing, Firebolt's leg detailing, and is double-barreled like Firebolt. On top of that, his eyes are colored Autobot Blue.
The LG46 Targetmaster is less clear-cut. The body detail is like Peacemaker's but the headsculpt is like Recoil's. I would lean towards him being Recoil because he's colored like Recoil and is double-barreled like Recoil.

Fracas already had an update anyway, it was called Nightstick and packaged with Cyclonus because the perpetual bunglers at Marvel Productions & Sunbow mixed the two up back in the eighties:

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891520)
Posted by Cyberpath on June 22nd, 2017 @ 1:09pm CDT

Sigma Magnus wrote:
MagicDeath wrote:
Kurona wrote:We should start making image comparisons to be honest.

Cue Cyberbath

We need a Bat-Signal to summon Cyberpath for this stuff.

Here you go, guys. This is the most sense I can make of it. There were so many new characters in "Rebirth" that I never really paid attention to who were the guns and heads aside for the more prominent ones. Unfortunately this reference material is found only in B/W.

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Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891529)
Posted by Kurona on June 22nd, 2017 @ 1:21pm CDT

Weren't a lot of the Targetmaster models switched around in the cartoons? I think the most infamous one was Nightstick but I could've sworn the original toys are a different story.

Still, I was wrong about Firebolt. Whoops!

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891564)
Posted by Optimum Supreme on June 22nd, 2017 @ 2:19pm CDT

Still loving Tak's actually decoing the Battle Beast for Double Cross's head. Good job guys. :APPLAUSE:

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891573)
Posted by Kurona on June 22nd, 2017 @ 2:42pm CDT

I'm glad they didn't ditch it like they did with Revolver being Jack on Sixshot. Should be interesting to see how the Legends comic handles this; maybe this will be the introduction of the American style of Headmastering? :-?

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891606)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on June 22nd, 2017 @ 4:02pm CDT

Kurona wrote:I'm glad they didn't ditch it like they did with Revolver being Jack on Sixshot. Should be interesting to see how the Legends comic handles this; maybe this will be the introduction of the American style of Headmastering?

I'm guessing Takara was nowhere near as amused by the wink-and-nod basing of Revolver on Jack (or the headband) and maybe didn't think it worked given Sixshot's Japanese backstory.

The pairing of White Leo with Doublecross, on the other hand, works nicely with the Monsterbots being assigned to Planet Beast as reinforcements for White Leo and his resistance.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891650)
Posted by Relic0037 on June 22nd, 2017 @ 8:34pm CDT

Seeing these pictures reminds me why I usually wait for the :TAKARATOMY:

releases. All the extra paint detail makes a difference. Plus this answers a question I had about whether or not Broadside would include the mini planes from the :HASBRO:

version.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891694)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on June 23rd, 2017 @ 12:20am CDT

Kurona wrote:Weren't a lot of the Targetmaster models switched around in the cartoons? I think the most infamous one was Nightstick but I could've sworn the original toys are a different story.

Still, I was wrong about Firebolt. Whoops!

Really the only other big mixup was Blurr's regular gun being drawn instead of Haywire's gun mode.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1891803)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 23rd, 2017 @ 11:38am CDT

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
Kurona wrote:Weren't a lot of the Targetmaster models switched around in the cartoons? I think the most infamous one was Nightstick but I could've sworn the original toys are a different story.

Still, I was wrong about Firebolt. Whoops!

Really the only other big mixup was Blurr's regular gun being drawn instead of Haywire's gun mode.

Exactly, but the Fracas/Nightstick mix-up is the more infamous one, and the one with far-reaching headache-inducing consequences. Not just between the naming of the toys between the US and Japan, but the Marvel comics got a wallop as well via Krunix.

And yes, I was wrong about Firebolt, but the two do superficially look similar. To be frank it was the striping on the legs that threw me off.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1892891)
Posted by joevill on June 28th, 2017 @ 9:39am CDT

That's one sexy bot!

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893379)
Posted by Evil Eye on June 30th, 2017 @ 10:16am CDT

Shots out of Minerva and Cab in head mode. The paint is kinda thick on these, though I'm reckoning that might be because they're hand painted prototypes

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893383)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 30th, 2017 @ 10:22am CDT

Black Hat wrote:

Shots out of Minerva and Cab in head mode. The paint is kinda thick on these, though I'm reckoning that might be because they're hand painted prototypes

You have a source so I can news?

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893384)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 30th, 2017 @ 10:25am CDT

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Black Hat wrote:

Shots out of Minerva and Cab in head mode. The paint is kinda thick on these, though I'm reckoning that might be because they're hand painted prototypes

You have a source so I can news?

http://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810874508/

Featuring even more pics.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893387)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 30th, 2017 @ 10:33am CDT

Thanks to an alert from Seibertronians Blackhat and Sabrblade, we have some new images to share with you today of the upcoming Cab and Minerva Headmasters from the Takara Legends God Ginrai set! These new images, courtesy of Takara Tomy Mall, show off Cab and Minerva in robot and head mode, along with some images of the Godbomber and Ginrai figures in the set. The set is intended to arrive in late November, so get your pre-orders in now!

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893388)
Posted by Kurona on June 30th, 2017 @ 10:34am CDT

I'm completely a broken record at this point, but Ginrai's feet are just bad. They look so unnatural and almost ruins how amazing the rest of the figure is. It really comes to fore in these images though; sheesh, even Godbomber doesn't save it.

The new heads look alright, but did anyone else think Cab was Swerve? :lol:

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893398)
Posted by Hero Alpha on June 30th, 2017 @ 11:32am CDT

Kurona wrote:I'm completely a broken record at this point, but Ginrai's feet are just bad. They look so unnatural and almost ruins how amazing the rest of the figure is. It really comes to fore in these images though; sheesh, even Godbomber doesn't save it.

The new heads look alright, but did anyone else think Cab was Swerve?

I understand where you're coming from with the feet. But I say a giant, anthropomorphic, robot truck from space can have his feet be slightly, unrealistically human proportioned if he wants :lol:

I am just rewatching Masterforce, last time only watched some of it and it was 10 yrs ago or so, and loving Ginrai. Lightfoot is cool as well. Although I have a hard time accepting the whole earth, heaven, human power stuff for Transformers. But Im coming around becauase of how great the show is. Almost decided to buy this new set. I already have Go-shuta from Wheelie.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893399)
Posted by Cyberpath on June 30th, 2017 @ 11:42am CDT

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Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893402)
Posted by Kurona on June 30th, 2017 @ 11:45am CDT

Sweet! Got one for Minerva?

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893403)
Posted by Cyberpath on June 30th, 2017 @ 11:46am CDT

Kurona wrote:Sweet! Got one for Minerva?

Thanks! Tried to. But her head design is missing from the sheet.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893406)
Posted by Evil Eye on June 30th, 2017 @ 12:11pm CDT

I have to say, looking at Minerva...I'm kinda not sure. The "robot" mode looks fine, but the head mode, even with the allowances made for the prototype paint, looks...off somehow. I will say if I get any version of Ginrai it'll probably be this boxset, but I'm actually tempted to just get a Nightbeat and customize it into Minerva, either by using the base faceplate and removing the face portion (and sculpting a replacement) or replacing the faceplate altogether with one off Shapeways.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893411)
Posted by G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 on June 30th, 2017 @ 12:26pm CDT

Once you get him in-hand, the feet arent that bad. I made my own heel spurts for more stability and a little bit of clear fingernail polish and he is solid

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893444)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on June 30th, 2017 @ 1:49pm CDT

Kurona wrote:I'm completely a broken record at this point, but Ginrai's feet are just bad. They look so unnatural and almost ruins how amazing the rest of the figure is. It really comes to fore in these images though; sheesh, even Godbomber doesn't save it.

I think the feet are fine and it's Godbomber that looks like total crud. Especially when combined with Ginrai or in...whatever that thing is in one of the last pics.. a base?

Those Titans look pretty bad too, ugly colour schemes. Really Ginrai is fine on his own. Don't need all this other stuff.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893446)
Posted by G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 on June 30th, 2017 @ 1:51pm CDT

That was a horrible opinion

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893448)
Posted by Kurona on June 30th, 2017 @ 2:04pm CDT

G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 wrote:That was a horrible opinion

That was an unnecessarily rude post. Let's try and have a civil, respectful conversation no matter what you think of another's opinion, yeah? This is just toys.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893451)
Posted by G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 on June 30th, 2017 @ 2:09pm CDT

Like i said..."that was a horrible opinion" and thats my opinion... stop looking to start s**t.So Now opinions about opinions are rude? Please, come up with something more creditable. It's disrespect blown all over the place in these threads, dont lecture me

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893454)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on June 30th, 2017 @ 2:16pm CDT

G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 wrote:Like i said..."that was a horrible opinion" and thats my opinion... stop looking to start s**t.So Now opinions about opinions are rude? Please, come up with something more creditable. It's disrespect blown all over the place in these threads, dont lecture me

"That was a horrible opinion" comes across as rude.

You could have easily said, "I completely disagree." and sounded much nicer. You could also explain why you disagree. That always helps too.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893455)
Posted by G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 on June 30th, 2017 @ 2:21pm CDT

Are you f**king serious right now?... Are you illustrating to me how i should talk now?,Even after I stated a few ago "dont lecture me"... So I'll tell you what, let me illustrate for you "rude"... STFU! Now moderate that.
Good day

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893470)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 30th, 2017 @ 2:57pm CDT

G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 wrote:Are you f**king serious right now?... Are you illustrating to me how i should talk now?,Even after I stated a few ago "dont lecture me"... So I'll tell you what, let me illustrate for you "rude"... STFU! Now moderate that.

This is absolutely unacceptable and will not be tolerated. This is your warning to be civil and cordial from now on.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893484)
Posted by mesh on June 30th, 2017 @ 3:40pm CDT

.................ok so haven't posted on any of the threads in a very long, long, long time so haven't read any of the trash from above but i have to make a comment.

Those ankles......they look horrible! The figure from the waist up is absolutely stunning, but it seems to me that the legs became an after-thought due to the trailer transformation.

I would buy it but the legs throw me off completely. :HEADHURTS:

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893500)
Posted by Cyberpath on June 30th, 2017 @ 4:54pm CDT

Cyberpath wrote:

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Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893501)
Posted by Sigma Magnus on June 30th, 2017 @ 4:56pm CDT

Yeah, looks like a lot of the detail on Minerva's face is covered up by the paint. I expect it to look much better on the actual production samples.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893502)
Posted by Kurona on June 30th, 2017 @ 4:59pm CDT

The barely-visible mouth, the thin nature of the face largely due to the receded cheekbones... I can't help but think of this.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893503)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on June 30th, 2017 @ 5:01pm CDT

Kurona wrote:The barely-visible mouth, the thin nature of the face largely due to the receded cheekbones... I can't help but think of this.

Think of what?

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893504)
Posted by Cyberpath on June 30th, 2017 @ 5:03pm CDT

The grey prototype was rather nice, looks like a marble statue.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893505)
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on June 30th, 2017 @ 5:04pm CDT

Darn it Takatomy,Why do you tempt me so, I just bought Megatronia

before you ask i said Takatomy on purpose, I think it's a nice counterpart for hasblow, I mean taka means garbage

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893506)
Posted by gothsaurus on June 30th, 2017 @ 5:09pm CDT

Wow. I think they did a nice job homaging both the toy and cartoon design in a nice hybrid sculpt. Bravo.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893507)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on June 30th, 2017 @ 5:20pm CDT

This seems a good time to bring this observation of mine up again: Legends Ginrai's feet (which, considering they were purposefully retooled for: A. hitching up and combining with Godbomber, B. A different look, and C. more articulation, are hardly an afterthought) actually [/i]are[/i] based on the original toy's, doing photo comparisons. They have the same basic shape, and a bit more molded detail. What's making them look off is that the trailer wheels and sides are at a different angle and placement compared to the original toy. Because, well, the toy is in fact a heavy retool of Combiner Wars Leader-class Ultra Magnus and thus has most of his transformation engineering. Ginrai is decidedly less afterthought than Powermaster Optimus as far as function goes, and I think the new feet look better for him too. The more G1-looking cab front pieces are nice too (PMOP's enormous grille and dinky windows just look silly, especially in comparison). Although he could still do with a few more 5mm ports.

As for Godbomber.. the poor guy's a victim of both aversion to partsforming and the mandate that Leader-class figures from TR/the corresponding Legends period Must Have A Base Mode. And possibly too much focus during design on him standing as an independent figure, but the other two factors are the main things to blame.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893523)
Posted by Relic0037 on June 30th, 2017 @ 6:57pm CDT

Kurona wrote:I'm completely a broken record at this point, but Ginrai's feet are just bad. They look so unnatural and almost ruins how amazing the rest of the figure is. It really comes to fore in these images though; sheesh, even Godbomber doesn't save it.

I think the design pays homage to both the original G1 figure and the character on Masterforce. The legs are much more stable than they look. But if you still don't like it, the :HASBRO:

version should still be available.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893524)
Posted by grimdragon2001 on June 30th, 2017 @ 7:24pm CDT

Black Hat wrote:I have to say, looking at Minerva...I'm kinda not sure. The "robot" mode looks fine, but the head mode, even with the allowances made for the prototype paint, looks...off somehow. I will say if I get any version of Ginrai it'll probably be this boxset, but I'm actually tempted to just get a Nightbeat and customize it into Minerva, either by using the base faceplate and removing the face portion (and sculpting a replacement) or replacing the faceplate altogether with one off Shapeways.

If you are going to customize an existing face, id go with Ptero. it works very well for Minerva, though i did trim the chin a little on mine

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Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893543)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 30th, 2017 @ 11:33pm CDT

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Looking at Minerva.. Thank goodness they retooled away the stupid growly face from Nightbeat,

No they didn't. It's a brand new Titan Master/Headmaster mold.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:but ye gods does she need some red paint! Her armor is completely the wrong color! I was hoping those earlier photos showing her were a test scheme that would be fixed for the final product, but it looks like they're being dumb and sticking with it! Bad Takara!

Minerva... is the red one. Cab is the white one, with the brown-skinned chin.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893554)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 1st, 2017 @ 12:23am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Looking at Minerva.. Thank goodness they retooled away the stupid growly face from Nightbeat,
No they didn't. It's a brand new Titan Master/Headmaster mold.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:but ye gods does she need some red paint! Her armor is completely the wrong color! I was hoping those earlier photos showing her were a test scheme that would be fixed for the final product, but it looks like they're being dumb and sticking with it! Bad Takara!
Minerva... is the red one. Cab is the white one, with the brown-skinned chin.

You're right, my bad :HEADHURTS:

I think I was thrown off by the pic heads being swapped in position compared to the upright forms. That and misremembering Cab/Lug as also being red.

Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Legends Misfire, Doublecross, Triggerhappy, Broadside, Targetmasters (1893561)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 1st, 2017 @ 1:04am CDT

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Looking at Minerva.. Thank goodness they retooled away the stupid growly face from Nightbeat,
No they didn't. It's a brand new Titan Master/Headmaster mold.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:but ye gods does she need some red paint! Her armor is completely the wrong color! I was hoping those earlier photos showing her were a test scheme that would be fixed for the final product, but it looks like they're being dumb and sticking with it! Bad Takara!
Minerva... is the red one. Cab is the white one, with the brown-skinned chin.

You're right, my bad I think I was thrown off by the pic heads being swapped in position compared to the upright forms. That and misremembering Cab/Lug as also being red.

Maybe it's because when they're bonded with their transtectors they switch colors? In other words:

Minerva (human): red
Minerva (robot): white

Cab (human): white
Cab (robot): red

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