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New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge

Transformers News: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge

Saturday, May 21st, 2016 1:57AM CDT

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We have another couple of images directly from TFYuki, via fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath, of the Takara Tomy Transformers Legends line - namely, of LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (featured below with Unite Warriors Cyclonus). Check out the two new Titans Return molds below, in some relatively action-y shots!

Transformers News: In-Hand - Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr, LG26 Cyclonus

Transformers News: In-Hand - Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr, LG26 Cyclonus
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Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791346)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 21st, 2016 @ 2:30am CDT
I'll take that Cyclonus, Scourge, and Sweeps picture as a ringing endorsement from TFYuki and Takara Tomy for using Unite Warriors Cyclonus as G1 "Classics" Cyclonus. I can hardly wait until Legends Galvatron and Scourge (and Titans Return Scourge for some Sweeps army building) are released! :)
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791349)
Posted by ZeroWolf on May 21st, 2016 @ 2:49am CDT
For a moment there I thought they were releasing uw cyclonus as a standalone in the legends line :-P
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791351)
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on May 21st, 2016 @ 2:59am CDT
I have to be honest, this only makes me wish even more that TR Scourge was made as a Voyager. I already have and prefer the old Generations mold, and I only bought CW Cyclonus because I thought we'd get a Scourge to match him and Galvatron. I feel like this was a really weird decision in terms of scale.

On the other hand, though, SO glad I got a preorder in for Blurr. The Takara version is beautiful.
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791358)
Posted by Kurona on May 21st, 2016 @ 3:11am CDT
This just in: Takara Blurr is, indeed, still sexy as hell.
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791360)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on May 21st, 2016 @ 3:25am CDT
Am glad I pre-ordered Blurr and Scourge. They do look good especially Blurr. Still don't like that Cyclonus at all. Gonna track down the older Targetmaster Generations figure (I used to have it) and it's so much better.
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791371)
Posted by william-james88 on May 21st, 2016 @ 7:05am CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:I'll take that Cyclonus, Scourge, and Sweeps picture as a ringing endorsement from TFYuki and Takara Tomy for using Unite Warriors Cyclonus as G1 "Classics" Cyclonus. I can hardly wait until Legends Galvatron and Scourge (and Titans Return Scourge for some Sweeps army building) are released! :)

Does it also endorse that Cyclonus' armada is the sweeps?
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791373)
Posted by Kurona on May 21st, 2016 @ 7:32am CDT
william-james88 wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:I'll take that Cyclonus, Scourge, and Sweeps picture as a ringing endorsement from TFYuki and Takara Tomy for using Unite Warriors Cyclonus as G1 "Classics" Cyclonus. I can hardly wait until Legends Galvatron and Scourge (and Titans Return Scourge for some Sweeps army building) are released! :)

Does it also endorse that Cyclonus' armada is the sweeps?

Cyclonus' Armada can be the...
...
What's the team name for Grand Galvatron's components? The Grandicons? Galvicons? Haunticons?
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791375)
Posted by ZeroWolf on May 21st, 2016 @ 7:48am CDT
Kurona wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:I'll take that Cyclonus, Scourge, and Sweeps picture as a ringing endorsement from TFYuki and Takara Tomy for using Unite Warriors Cyclonus as G1 "Classics" Cyclonus. I can hardly wait until Legends Galvatron and Scourge (and Titans Return Scourge for some Sweeps army building) are released! :)

Does it also endorse that Cyclonus' armada is the sweeps?

Cyclonus' Armada can be the...
...
What's the team name for Grand Galvatron's components? The Grandicons? Galvicons? Haunticons?

I think galvatron prefers the term minions.

Wonder how it would look with UW Cyclonus leading a pack of his universe incarnations?
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791387)
Posted by Bronzewolf on May 21st, 2016 @ 10:08am CDT
Can we all just sit for a minute and appreciate that there are a ton of good looking Transformers coming, (mostly) all with new molds? I mean, coming from COMBINER Wars (although that did have its moments), this is all like a breath of fresh air. You done did good, Has/Tak.
(Ach, this is what happens when you don't proof read)
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791393)
Posted by Kurona on May 21st, 2016 @ 10:21am CDT
Bronzewolf wrote:Can we all just sit for a minute and appreciate that there are a ton of good looking Transformers coming, (mostly) all with new molds? I mean, coming from Combined Wars(although that had it's moments), this is all like a breath of fresh air. You done did good, Has/Tak.

I've been doing that just about every minute just about every day. Titans Return/Legends is looking to be some of the most amazing shit the Transformers Toyline has ever put out
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791394)
Posted by Evil Eye on May 21st, 2016 @ 10:32am CDT
Bronzewolf wrote:Can we all just sit for a minute and appreciate that there are a ton of good looking Transformers coming, (mostly) all with new molds? I mean, coming from Combined Wars(although that had it's moments), this is all like a breath of fresh air. You done did good, Has/Tak.

Assuming, of course, the plastic quality/QC/tolerances aren't total garbage. And given there's rumours the manufacturing got moved yet AGAIN, this time to India of all places...yeah. I await Titans Return with cautious optimism.
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791395)
Posted by fenrir72 on May 21st, 2016 @ 10:49am CDT
Delta Magnus wrote:
Bronzewolf wrote:Can we all just sit for a minute and appreciate that there are a ton of good looking Transformers coming, (mostly) all with new molds? I mean, coming from Combined Wars(although that had it's moments), this is all like a breath of fresh air. You done did good, Has/Tak.

Assuming, of course, the plastic quality/QC/tolerances aren't total garbage. And given there's rumours the manufacturing got moved yet AGAIN, this time to India of all places...yeah. I await Titans Return with cautious optimism.


Ain't capitalism grand?Now Hb is moving to India. Maybe to minimize KOing or lowering the price even more? I yearn for the days when stuff was made in the USA like the early G.I. Joe playset and vehicles. Same with the Fisher Price vehicles (their figures were made in HK but the plastics smelled good and were very tough back then).

Didn't one of the Hb people interviewed a few weeks back say something about improving the hollowness of their products? Hopefully that includes improving the plastic quality. And, is it possible to dilute the plastic content to save on cost but also affecting the stress tolerance/quality of the plastic? Being expensive and all, I share DM's concerns too.
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791397)
Posted by Evil Eye on May 21st, 2016 @ 11:05am CDT
fenrir72 wrote:
Delta Magnus wrote:
Bronzewolf wrote:Can we all just sit for a minute and appreciate that there are a ton of good looking Transformers coming, (mostly) all with new molds? I mean, coming from Combined Wars(although that had it's moments), this is all like a breath of fresh air. You done did good, Has/Tak.

Assuming, of course, the plastic quality/QC/tolerances aren't total garbage. And given there's rumours the manufacturing got moved yet AGAIN, this time to India of all places...yeah. I await Titans Return with cautious optimism.


Ain't capitalism grand?Now Hb is moving to India. Maybe to minimize KOing or lowering the price even more? I yearn for the days when stuff was made in the USA like the early G.I. Joe playset and vehicles. Same with the Fisher Price vehicles (their figures were made in HK but the plastics smelled good and were very tough back then).

Didn't one of the Hb people interviewed a few weeks back say something about improving the hollowness of their products? Hopefully that includes improving the plastic quality. And, is it possible to dilute the plastic content to save on cost but also affecting the stress tolerance/quality of the plastic? Being expensive and all, I share DM's concerns too.

It'll undoubtedly be to get even cheaper labour. Chinese workers demanded better conditions and better pay, so they moved to Vietnam. Now the same is probably happening over there, and thus the move to India. Given what India is like I can't imagine the QC (or, ahem, cleanliness) of the figures will improve much.

Lord know where they'll go when India starts demanding better pay. Probably Brazil. Although given the way the world's going, with the US Election probably being a contest between Shillary "Hides government secrets in a private email account and lets Americans die in foreign territory" Clinton and Donald "Daemon Prince of Khorne" Trump, Europe becoming a socialist hellhole and the Middle East basically drowning in blood, we'll be lucky if we haven't all been reduced to ash by atomic fire by 2020.
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791400)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 21st, 2016 @ 11:16am CDT
william-james88 wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:I'll take that Cyclonus, Scourge, and Sweeps picture as a ringing endorsement from TFYuki and Takara Tomy for using Unite Warriors Cyclonus as G1 "Classics" Cyclonus. I can hardly wait until Legends Galvatron and Scourge (and Titans Return Scourge for some Sweeps army building) are released! :)

Does it also endorse that Cyclonus' armada is the sweeps?


Nope! [-( But, you can see Cyclonus' real Armada in the pics I posted recently in the Unite Warriors thread! ;)
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791407)
Posted by Bronzewolf on May 21st, 2016 @ 11:51am CDT
fenrir72 wrote:
Delta Magnus wrote:
Bronzewolf wrote:Can we all just sit for a minute and appreciate that there are a ton of good looking Transformers coming, (mostly) all with new molds? I mean, coming from Combined Wars(although that had it's moments), this is all like a breath of fresh air. You done did good, Has/Tak.

Assuming, of course, the plastic quality/QC/tolerances aren't total garbage. And given there's rumours the manufacturing got moved yet AGAIN, this time to India of all places...yeah. I await Titans Return with cautious optimism.


Ain't capitalism grand?Now Hb is moving to India. Maybe to minimize KOing or lowering the price even more? I yearn for the days when stuff was made in the USA like the early G.I. Joe playset and vehicles. Same with the Fisher Price vehicles (their figures were made in HK but the plastics smelled good and were very tough back then).

Didn't one of the Hb people interviewed a few weeks back say something about improving the hollowness of their products? Hopefully that includes improving the plastic quality. And, is it possible to dilute the plastic content to save on cost but also affecting the stress tolerance/quality of the plastic? Being expensive and all, I share DM's concerns too.



Yeah, manufacturing returning to the U.S. would be great, but it's a pipe dream. But Hasbro's (relatively) good at listening to fans, so I wouldn't doubt they're at least trying to work on hollowness and quality. I hope the quality of the Titan's Return figures matches the quality of their looks.
:PRAY: :PRAY:
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791449)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on May 21st, 2016 @ 2:48pm CDT
Looks amazing, shame hasbro couldn't have painted theirs worth a damn :roll:
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791525)
Posted by william-james88 on May 21st, 2016 @ 9:52pm CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:I'll take that Cyclonus, Scourge, and Sweeps picture as a ringing endorsement from TFYuki and Takara Tomy for using Unite Warriors Cyclonus as G1 "Classics" Cyclonus. I can hardly wait until Legends Galvatron and Scourge (and Titans Return Scourge for some Sweeps army building) are released! :)

Does it also endorse that Cyclonus' armada is the sweeps?


Nope! [-( But, you can see Cyclonus' real Armada in the pics I posted recently in the Unite Warriors thread! ;)

Just pulling your tail :lol: Your pics are awesome. And plus, Cyclonus clealy had an armada for at least a moment:

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Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791526)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on May 21st, 2016 @ 9:53pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:I'll take that Cyclonus, Scourge, and Sweeps picture as a ringing endorsement from TFYuki and Takara Tomy for using Unite Warriors Cyclonus as G1 "Classics" Cyclonus. I can hardly wait until Legends Galvatron and Scourge (and Titans Return Scourge for some Sweeps army building) are released! :)

Does it also endorse that Cyclonus' armada is the sweeps?


Nope! [-( But, you can see Cyclonus' real Armada in the pics I posted recently in the Unite Warriors thread! ;)

Just pulling your tail :lol: Your pics are awesome. And plus, Cyclonus clealy had an armada for at least a moment:

Image


Watch Five Faces of Darkness. There's several Dirge colored Cyclonuses in there.
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791547)
Posted by Bumblebee21 on May 21st, 2016 @ 10:49pm CDT
From tf yuki

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Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791550)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 21st, 2016 @ 10:52pm CDT
Bumblebee21 wrote:Image
CROSS HEAD ON!
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791573)
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on May 21st, 2016 @ 11:29pm CDT
Really want that Grand Galvatron set. Think I'll buy 3 Hasbro Scourges (to be the Sweeps) and a Takara Scourge to be... Scourge.
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791584)
Posted by Kurona on May 22nd, 2016 @ 1:26am CDT
Bumblebee21 wrote:From tf yuki

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That is just adorable. Hardhead's wee friend piloting a baby version of his alt mode.
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791588)
Posted by Bronzewolf on May 22nd, 2016 @ 1:37am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:
Bumblebee21 wrote:Image
CROSS HEAD ON!


(Insert "Kimi Wa Transformer" here)
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791597)
Posted by Va'al on May 22nd, 2016 @ 3:15am CDT
Fellow Seibetronian Bumblebee21 has shared with us the latest TFYuki offerings from the Takara Tomy Transformers Legends line, showcasing some of the features of the figures - with the help of Hardhead, Skull, and Weirdwolf/Wolfwire, and their Titan Masters - such as head compatibility (Cross Head On!) and the additions to the deluxes in the Japanese releases of the line. Check them out mirrored below.

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Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791797)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 22nd, 2016 @ 8:25pm CDT
I really wants the titans masters to be here now. NOW! :MAXIMAL:
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791950)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 23rd, 2016 @ 3:05pm CDT
My LG-EX Beast Wars figures arrived this morning! :DANCE:

As promised, I've got some comparison pics with the previous Takara Tomy releases of these molds. Unfortunately, I sold off my Hasbro versions a while back, so I don't have any in-hand comparison pictures with those versions. Note that for all comparison pictures below, the figure on the left is the original Takara Tomy release, while the figure on the right is the LG-EX release. Without further ado, though, here they are, starting with...

Rattrap (Beast Mode)

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Rattrap (Robot Mode)

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Rattrap is definitely the least changed of the three. The most obvious difference is that the rat's eyes are now black, to better match Rattrap's on-screen beast mode. There are a few other subtle differences, though. The plastic color for the "fleshy" parts of rattrap, like his paws, is slightly more saturated with pink in the LG-EX version. Likewise, the tan painted parts are every so slightly more saturated with orange. This is easiest to see on Rattrap's robot face and thighs. Finally, the red paint used for Rattrap's robot mouth and eyes is exactly the same shade on the LG-EX version, whereas the previous Transformers Legends release used a darker red for the eyes than the mouth. The matching reds, unsurprisingly, are more screen accurate. There doesn't seem to be much of a difference with the gray plastic used for the rat body of each figure, nor the brown fur highlights on their rumps. For me, the LG-EX version's colors just pop that much better. I switched the rat heads on my two figures to give the LG-EX version screen accurate red rat eyes for robot mode, which is the more important mode to me in terms of accuracy.

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Waspinator (Beast Mode)

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Waspinator (Robot Mode)

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Waspinator has really stepped it up quite a bit with the LG-EX release. The "paint mask" (e.g., the paint operations layout) between both versions is basically identical. The only difference are with the plastic and paint colors, each being lighter, more saturated, and more accurate to Waspinator's screen appearance. The LG-EX release is missing most of the shiny metallic plastic and paint apps, going for a more glossy look instead. The light green, yellow, and medium browns match up extremely well with the original cartoon. The wings are exactly the same, giving a wonderful iridescent effect, like actual insect wings. There is ONE change to the paint mask between the two. The LG-EX version, like the show counterpart, has yellow and black striping on his robot mode head antennae. They are simply left plain gold on the earlier release.

Rhinox (Beast Mode)

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Rhinox (Robot Mode)

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Last, but certainly not least, we have Rhinox! I think Waspinator gets the "most improved" award, but Rhinox is certainly a contender for that accolade. The LG-EX beast skin is no longer metallic and shiny, going instead for a glossy look that's a bit more natural for an organic rhinoceros. The beast mode eyes are white with black pupils now, instead of just black, again matching the show character model that much better. The rubbery "rump" part on the back matches the harder plastic parts of the body much better now with the LG-EX release. The rhino horn and toe nails are also a slightly lighter shade or bronze now. For the robot mode, there are a few subtle differences that look fantastic, like painting the rhino gums pink. It really is a spectacular little detail to include this time around. Gone are the dark green paint apps on the robot mode forearms. Those were, I believe, a detail of the original toy, but doing without them is more show accurate. The coloring on the robot mode chest bits that flank the lower rhino jaw are also different. The original release paints those robot bits in gold with black trim, while the LG-EX version paints them the same green to match his other robot mode parts. Since these parts are an embellishment on the original show character model, the green technically is more "accurate" simply because it better blends in with the rest of the robot bits and can be overlooked.

Here's a look at the boxes these guys came in:

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These boxes are no-frills. Obviously, they are in black in white, which is a common trope for Takara Tomy exclusive figures. Inside, each figure is wrapped in a plastic baggy and secured in the box with a simple cardboard framework. It's basically a folded sheet or cardboard with holes in a few places where each figure is just kinda "crammed" in. Waspinator and Rhinox are boxed in robot mode, for the most part, while Rattrap is boxed in beast mode. Also, of note, apparently Rattrap, according to the box, is an Autobot! Rhinox is properly identified as a Maximal and Waspinator as a Predacon, however. Check the second pic with the "LG-EX" labels. Rattrap is also the victim of some bad Romanization, being named "Rattorp" on the front of his box. Oops! He's correctly named "Rattrap" in the instructions, however.

Thanks for taking a look. If anyone interested in these LG-EX Beast Wars figures has any questions for me, I'll be happy to answer them! :)
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791961)
Posted by megatronus on May 23rd, 2016 @ 3:50pm CDT
Thanks for the awesome comparison!

Where did you order these guys from?
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791962)
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on May 23rd, 2016 @ 3:57pm CDT
Probably going to snag a Waspinator at some point. I have one Cheetimus painted, but I'd like a screen-accurate one to mess around with without having to worry about paint coming off too.
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791983)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 23rd, 2016 @ 4:56pm CDT
megatronus wrote:Thanks for the awesome comparison!

Where did you order these guys from?


I found these on eBay. $40 a piece for Rattrap and Waspinator. $60 for Rhinox. Not bad at all for exclusives, honestly. Far better prices than you would find for equivalent figures at the TFCC, that's for sure. Robot Kingdom has these in stock now too, I believe. Their prices are about $5 cheaper, but you might pay a bit more in shipping.
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791984)
Posted by shajaki on May 23rd, 2016 @ 5:00pm CDT
Welcome folks, today we have quite a treat from Seibertronian native Wolfman Jake. He has poignantly put together his thoughts and pictures for an awesome review of TakaraTomy Transformers Legends LG-EX Rhinox, Rattrap, & Waspinator! Comparisons and insights galore featured below, so take it away Jake!

My LG-EX Beast Wars figures arrived this morning!

As promised, I've got some comparison pics with the previous Takara Tomy releases of these molds. Unfortunately, I sold off my Hasbro versions a while back, so I don't have any in-hand comparison pictures with those versions. Note that for all comparison pictures below, the figure on the left is the original Takara Tomy release, while the figure on the right is the LG-EX release. Without further ado, though, here they are, starting with...

Rattrap (Beast Mode)

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Rattrap (Robot Mode)

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Rattrap is definitely the least changed of the three. The most obvious difference is that the rat's eyes are now black, to better match Rattrap's on-screen beast mode. There are a few other subtle differences, though. The plastic color for the "fleshy" parts of rattrap, like his paws, is slightly more saturated with pink in the LG-EX version. Likewise, the tan painted parts are every so slightly more saturated with orange. This is easiest to see on Rattrap's robot face and thighs. Finally, the red paint used for Rattrap's robot mouth and eyes is exactly the same shade on the LG-EX version, whereas the previous Transformers Legends release used a darker red for the eyes than the mouth. The matching reds, unsurprisingly, are more screen accurate. There doesn't seem to be much of a difference with the gray plastic used for the rat body of each figure, nor the brown fur highlights on their rumps. For me, the LG-EX version's colors just pop that much better. I switched the rat heads on my two figures to give the LG-EX version screen accurate red rat eyes for robot mode, which is the more important mode to me in terms of accuracy.

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Waspinator (Beast Mode)

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Waspinator (Robot Mode)

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Waspinator has really stepped it up quite a bit with the LG-EX release. The "paint mask" (e.g., the paint operations layout) between both versions is basically identical. The only difference are with the plastic and paint colors, each being lighter, more saturated, and more accurate to Waspinator's screen appearance. The LG-EX release is missing most of the shiny metallic plastic and paint apps, going for a more glossy look instead. The light green, yellow, and medium browns match up extremely well with the original cartoon. The wings are exactly the same, giving a wonderful iridescent effect, like actual insect wings. There is ONE change to the paint mask between the two. The LG-EX version, like the show counterpart, has yellow and black striping on his robot mode head antennae. They are simply left plain gold on the earlier release.

Rhinox (Beast Mode)

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Rhinox (Robot Mode)

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Last, but certainly not least, we have Rhinox! I think Waspinator gets the "most improved" award, but Rhinox is certainly a contender for that accolade. The LG-EX beast skin is no longer metallic and shiny, going instead for a glossy look that's a bit more natural for an organic rhinoceros. The beast mode eyes are white with black pupils now, instead of just black, again matching the show character model that much better. The rubbery "rump" part on the back matches the harder plastic parts of the body much better now with the LG-EX release. The rhino horn and toe nails are also a slightly lighter shade or bronze now. For the robot mode, there are a few subtle differences that look fantastic, like painting the rhino gums pink. It really is a spectacular little detail to include this time around. Gone are the dark green paint apps on the robot mode forearms. Those were, I believe, a detail of the original toy, but doing without them is more show accurate. The coloring on the robot mode chest bits that flank the lower rhino jaw are also different. The original release paints those robot bits in gold with black trim, while the LG-EX version paints them the same green to match his other robot mode parts. Since these parts are an embellishment on the original show character model, the green technically is more "accurate" simply because it better blends in with the rest of the robot bits and can be overlooked.

Here's a look at the boxes these guys came in:

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These boxes are no-frills. Obviously, they are in black in white, which is a common trope for Takara Tomy exclusive figures. Inside, each figure is wrapped in a plastic baggy and secured in the box with a simple cardboard framework. It's basically a folded sheet or cardboard with holes in a few places where each figure is just kinda "crammed" in. Waspinator and Rhinox are boxed in robot mode, for the most part, while Rattrap is boxed in beast mode. Also, of note, apparently Rattrap, according to the box, is an Autobot! Rhinox is properly identified as a Maximal and Waspinator as a Predacon, however. Check the second pic with the "LG-EX" labels. Rattrap is also the victim of some bad Romanization, being named "Rattorp" on the front of his box. Oops! He's correctly named "Rattrap" in the instructions, however.

Thanks for taking a look. If anyone interested in these LG-EX Beast Wars figures has any questions for me, I'll be happy to answer them! :)
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791994)
Posted by shajaki on May 23rd, 2016 @ 6:02pm CDT
Awesome review and pics WolfyJay!

There's so little changed with Rattrap that I can skip him completely, but the other two warrant purchase (I can replace Bronzenox). When I'll divert funds in this direction, who knows :lol:
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1791999)
Posted by StellaMiniCon on May 23rd, 2016 @ 6:55pm CDT
Good pictures!

Any chance you could take some quick snaps of the comic?
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792008)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 23rd, 2016 @ 7:50pm CDT
StellaMiniCon wrote:Good pictures!

Any chance you could take some quick snaps of the comic?
Oh, snap, yes please! Full pics of each's comic would be very much appreciated.
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792019)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 23rd, 2016 @ 8:42pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:
StellaMiniCon wrote:Good pictures!

Any chance you could take some quick snaps of the comic?
Oh, snap, yes please! Full pics of each's comic would be very much appreciated.


I'll try. I might not be able to get to that until tomorrow evening, though. My work schedule is weird this week. I'll be getting off at 12:30 AM and coming back in at 11:00 AM. That leaves little time for much else than sleep. :P
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792020)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 23rd, 2016 @ 8:45pm CDT
Thank you so much for the pictures! Very nice! :MAXIMAL:
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792030)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 23rd, 2016 @ 9:01pm CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
StellaMiniCon wrote:Good pictures!

Any chance you could take some quick snaps of the comic?
Oh, snap, yes please! Full pics of each's comic would be very much appreciated.


I'll try. I might not be able to get to that until tomorrow evening, though. My work schedule is weird this week. I'll be getting off at 12:30 AM and coming back in at 11:00 AM. That leaves little time for much else than sleep. :P
You'd be doing a great service to the fandom, but let your body have its rest.
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792061)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 23rd, 2016 @ 10:12pm CDT
I've got one small point or errata to address from my initial review. It turns out that Rattrap's name is correctly Romanized on the front of the box. The actual problem is with the "Beast to Robot" call out. Rhinox and Waspinator correctly describe their transformation/conversion in the aforementioned terms. However, for Rattrap, his "Beast" mode is instead referred to as "Rat," which isn't wrong, but it doesn't match with his bestial wave mates. More problematic is Rattraps apparent conversion from an animal into a "Rattorp" instead of a robot. Yeah...some copywriter for Takara Tomy was having a bad day, I think. It's worth noting that on the back of all three boxes, the beast modes are referred to as "Vehicle Mode." Along with Rattrap's new Autobot affiliation, I think these boxes were just a bit of a rush job. ;)
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792136)
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on May 24th, 2016 @ 12:06am CDT
Missed out on these guys while they were still available in stores :HEADHURTS: ... Looks like Takara is going to be the cheapest option. :-s
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792137)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 24th, 2016 @ 12:15am CDT
Decepticon Stryker wrote:Missed out on these guys while they were still available in stores :HEADHURTS: ... Looks like Takara is going to be the cheapest option. :-s


I'd pounce on them sooner rather than later. LG-EX Rhinox and Waspinator are the best versions of those molds you can get, IMO. If you can find Transformers Legends LG-01 Rattrap for less than his LG-EX version, you could go that route, especially if you want the robot mode accurate red rat eyes.
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792143)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 24th, 2016 @ 1:08am CDT
All right, everyone! I've got an extra special treat! Here are the Transformers Legends Mini-Manga for each of the LG-EX Beasts! Enjoy! (I'm using a lot of exclamation points!) Oh, here's one suggestion I'd like to share. Save each of these pictures to your device of choice so that you can zoom in for the finer details (like the actual text). The resolution on these pictures is much higher than the thumbnails you're likely seeing on this post, large as they seem to be already.

LG-EX Rattrap/Rattle
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LG-EX Waspinator/Waspeeter
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LG-EX Rhinox/...Rhinox!
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Thanks are due to Sabrblade for suggesting I take some pics of these comic pages. :)

Would some kind soul be willing to translate these, or at least give us a synopsis of the goings on?
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792171)
Posted by dragons on May 24th, 2016 @ 6:36am CDT
Nice Figures like colors on hasbro figures more looks less shiny more animal realistic colors
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792182)
Posted by william-james88 on May 24th, 2016 @ 7:41am CDT
Yeah, is it just me, or these LGEX redecos are closer to the Hasbro decos?
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792199)
Posted by megatronus on May 24th, 2016 @ 9:23am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Yeah, is it just me, or these LGEX redecos are closer to the Hasbro decos?

They're closer to Hasbro just by virtue of being matte, but beyond that?
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792204)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 24th, 2016 @ 10:13am CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:Would some kind soul be willing to translate these, or at least give us a synopsis of the goings on?
You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. The Wiki will return your kindness with synopses in due time. :APPLAUSE:
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792205)
Posted by Mr Skram on May 24th, 2016 @ 10:32am CDT
I got the 10 day notice from BBTS for Legends Skids! So pumped I'll get to ship out my pile of loot!
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792218)
Posted by william-james88 on May 24th, 2016 @ 12:39pm CDT
megatronus wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Yeah, is it just me, or these LGEX redecos are closer to the Hasbro decos?

They're closer to Hasbro just by virtue of being matte, but beyond that?

Well it is more. Because the whole deal with Rattrap was that the Takara version had red eyes. The rest was similar aside from the head (right?) so having the eyes be black makes it far closer to the Hasbro version.
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792221)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 24th, 2016 @ 12:53pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:
megatronus wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Yeah, is it just me, or these LGEX redecos are closer to the Hasbro decos?

They're closer to Hasbro just by virtue of being matte, but beyond that?

Well it is more. Because the whole deal with Rattrap was that the Takara version had red eyes. The rest was similar aside from the head (right?) so having the eyes be black makes it far closer to the Hasbro version.
Hasbro Rattrap and Takara Rattrap have a number of differences between the two besides the rat eye color - http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-2356.html
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792224)
Posted by william-james88 on May 24th, 2016 @ 1:02pm CDT
Ah, and so they do, thanks ;)^
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792322)
Posted by Hero Alpha on May 24th, 2016 @ 5:33pm CDT
Mr Skram wrote:I got the 10 day notice from BBTS for Legends Skids! So pumped I'll get to ship out my pile of loot!


Same here, I'm pretty pumped to finally get the Legends Skids. Got my Hasbro one with Reprolabels on ebay.
Re: New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG25 Blurr and LG26 Scourge (1792534)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 25th, 2016 @ 12:20pm CDT
You may remember that time a few days ago when we showed off the new Legends Waspinator, Rattrap and Rhinox courtesy of our very own Wolfman Jake. Well, after showing off the new figures, the Wolfman was kind enough to even take pictures of the comics that came with said figures and present them to us. So, without further ado, here are the comics that came with Legends Rattrap, Waspinator and Rhinox! Check them out below, and let us know what you think of them in the comments section. And expect some translations to come along here very shortly as well.

Legends Rattrap
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Legends Waspinator
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Legends Rhinox

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