New Images - Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG36 Soundwave

Cyberpath wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:From Takara:

Been reading about QC issues in TR figs. Skullcruncher is the same with the TL version. Scourge's head in TL is much improve as in tight. Still haven't received Weirdwolf but the canopy cracks?

Laserbeak certainly looks better.

In Hand: LG Weirdwolf VS TR Weirdwolf (On Weibo)

I found this on TFW, so cute!

RiddlerJ wrote:Laserbeak certainly looks better.

Fo Sho! But I am dissapointed by their Soundwave. There are still some parts wehre I would have liked to see more paint but is instead kept bare. As with the Hasbro version there are large surfaces of just the blue plastic colour with nothing breaking it up.

Not gonna lie, Headmaster preferences aside... Wolfwire looks better.

Kurona wrote:Not gonna lie, Headmaster preferences aside... Wolfwire looks better.

I agree absolutely

In Hand (Finally )

And The Immense, Master Sword^^

Goddamnit! So close to getting the news credit, and yet so far. Oh well.

Anyway, TR Blaster looks amazing. Scale issues or not...I'm tempted. Soundwave looks good too but if I wanted a Leader sized Soundwave I'd just get the MP.

Moonheart (or Pulsewave as I'll call her if I get her) is adorable though.

Logan. wrote:

Kurona wrote:Not gonna lie, Headmaster preferences aside... Wolfwire looks better.

I agree absolutely

Really? What for the two of you makes the Hasbro version superior? The paint apps are almost identical. The Hasbro version painted the chest "pipes" white, while the Takara version left them yellow, which creates a more dynamic look for the chest, playing more on the 3-D nature of the medium. The paint job on the tails is slightly different, but neither looks "superior" to the other. The Hasbro version has silver paint on the shins, but the Takara version has better paint apps on the beats mode claws (the Hasbro version using a weird "dry brush" technique). The Hasbro version has more color (blue and white) on the beat mode flanks, but the Takara version keeps it a more cohesive yellow. Finally, the Takara version has better color matching on the yellow plastics. You can see in the Hasbro version that the yellow plastics for the pelvis and around the hinges for the wolf head is noticeably lighter shade.

Looking at them both next to eachother in wolf mode, I really wouldnt be able to tell you off the top of my head which is which:


And thats amazing news since usually you just check which one looks better and you go "well thats the takara one surely", but here they both looks too similar. With difference in paint apps as opposed to a more paint on one. So this is really great and what I always wished from takara and hasbro, for there to be differences rather than one be superior. Like that everyone wins no matter where we are in the world.

EDIT: looking at the robot modes, I think hasbro's has more paint apps due to the coloured shins and silver circles near the beast feet, I would actually go for the hasbro one if both were at the store for the same price.

I want that wolf man

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I want that wolf man

Me too, but my TRu just got some more wave 1s instead

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I want that wolf man

Me too...

I feel so loved!

Logan. wrote:In Hand: LG Weirdwolf VS TR Weirdwolf (On Weibo)

No waaaaaaay Logan! Someone put the Hasbro Titan Master on the Takara body

Hasbro can't have more paint than Takara, it breaks the internet!!

Seriously though, I'll be happy to pick up the Hasbro over the Takara this time.

AND

Congrats on Fort Max!! Is he everything I've dreamed of and more?! Still waiting for my shipment update..

What's the sticker sheet look like Logan?

Thanks itscramtastic!

This is for you

Logan. wrote:Thanks itscramtastic!

This is for you

Ohhhhh snap.

I'm still kicking around the idea of ordering the Reprolabels for the Transtector/Base/Battleship and the Master Sword. A combination of both sets may be in my future!!

itscramtastic wrote:I'm still kicking around the idea of ordering the Reprolabels for the Transtector/Base/Battleship and the Master Sword. A combination of both sets may be in my future!!

Well, dont know if you know this but a good part of the reprolabel set is to add details to his inner legs.... which Takara glued shut. So the reprolabels set is better for the Hasbro version than the Takara, which cant use many of its stickers.

william-james88 wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:I'm still kicking around the idea of ordering the Reprolabels for the Transtector/Base/Battleship and the Master Sword. A combination of both sets may be in my future!!

Well, dont know if you know this but a good part of the reprolabel set is to add details to his inner legs.... which Takara glued shut. So the reprolabels set is better for the Hasbro version than the Takara, which cant use many of its stickers.

I read that somewhere..I'm gonna unglue that fool so hard, no one takes away cram's base mode play time!!!

OR I'm going to be very sad that I ruined an expensive figure.

itscramtastic wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:I'm still kicking around the idea of ordering the Reprolabels for the Transtector/Base/Battleship and the Master Sword. A combination of both sets may be in my future!!

Well, dont know if you know this but a good part of the reprolabel set is to add details to his inner legs.... which Takara glued shut. So the reprolabels set is better for the Hasbro version than the Takara, which cant use many of its stickers.

I read that somewhere..I'm gonna unglue that fool so hard, no one takes away cram's base mode play time!!!

OR I'm going to be very sad that I ruined an expensive figure.

Its not that easy Cram, check what someone said when they tried it:

Of course, all that said, I did want to see how hard it would be to free up those pegs. If I couldn't, no big deal, and I'd just move on. But it was easy enough to slide a blade in, cut the two pegs, and add in new ones

Yeah thats right, you got to mutilate your toy to get it done.

william-james88 wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:I read that somewhere..I'm gonna unglue that fool so hard, no one takes away cram's base mode play time!!!

OR I'm going to be very sad that I ruined an expensive figure.

Its not that easy Cram, check what someone said when they tried it:

Of course, all that said, I did want to see how hard it would be to free up those pegs. If I couldn't, no big deal, and I'd just move on. But it was easy enough to slide a blade in, cut the two pegs, and add in new ones

Yeah thats right, you got to mutilate your toy to get it done.

Well then I'm gonna mutilate the farts out of Takara Legends Fortress Maximus.

No one.

Takes away.

Epic city basemode combo with Metroplex playtime with the Headmasters theme as background music!!

Sometimes if you are lucky the melting temp of the glue is lower than the plastic and the glue can be freed with very careful rapid movement across it with a hair dryer - don't keep it still or the plastic will melt.

I supposed you could also unscrew the knees and dip the legs in hot water too if you are feeling brave.

I guess they did it for safety reasons rather than to troll people.
Perhaps if enough people complain they won't glue the legs shut on any second release version they might make - if people complain about it enough.

It wouldn't have been so bad if they'd just glued the sides they'd likely has been pry-able apart.

william-james88 wrote:That mold really doesnt work for Megatron, not enough bulk.

Easy use the over-scale KO Voyager size version instead.

(sorry about the double post - I didn't notice I had he same page open in two tabs when I replied to the previous page).

RAR wrote:

william-james88 wrote:That mold really doesnt work for Megatron, not enough bulk.

Easy use the over-scale KO Voyager size version instead.

(sorry about the double post - I didn't notice I had he same page open in two tabs when I replied to the previous page).

It isn't necessarily the size. It's the very spindly proportions.

Simply an incredible legends class IMHO^^ (indeed both the two version for me^^)

itscramtastic wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:I'm still kicking around the idea of ordering the Reprolabels for the Transtector/Base/Battleship and the Master Sword. A combination of both sets may be in my future!!

Well, dont know if you know this but a good part of the reprolabel set is to add details to his inner legs.... which Takara glued shut. So the reprolabels set is better for the Hasbro version than the Takara, which cant use many of its stickers.

I read that somewhere..I'm gonna unglue that fool so hard, no one takes away cram's base mode play time!!!

OR I'm going to be very sad that I ruined an expensive figure.

i think the hasbro version was glued a bit

Deluxe box comparisons in hand: with transformable weapon (Hardhead) and without (Blurr)

Woot! Just got in a shipment from TFSource today! I've now got Transformers Legends Blaster, Rewind with Nightbeat, Wheelie with Go Shooter, and Weirdwolf! I love them all!

Weirdwolf is ARMED to the TEETH. Thanks to the Apeface repaint included, he's got three weapons all together, but can't hold all of them at once. I don't even see a good way to store a third weapon on his robot mode. For now, I'm pretending that the Weirdwolf-colored Apeface is actually B.O.T. He's sitting on the Decepticon shelf.

Rewind is very nice. A perfect representation of the character. I had already picked up the Hasbro Rumble version of the mold, so there weren't any real surprises, but the figure itself in robot mode makes for an excellent cartoon-accurate version of Rewind. Now, let's hope Takara comes through with an Eject too!

Wheelie is great as well. He's so much better than the "Legend" version we got for Universe 2008. The coloring is spot on for the original cartoon as well. It's nice that even he is compatible with Titan/Head Masters as well. Now I wish I hadn't sold off my GDO Deluxe Wheelie a few years ago so I could give him that slingshot accessory.

Blaster is fantastic. Getting everything into place for "Device Deck" mode is a bit rough. It's very fiddly, the tolerances are just a bit off when you fold in the base mode ramps, and nothing stays tabbed in very well if you so much as glance at it. But it looks like Blaster to a T. The base mode is kinda fun to fool around with too. But the may draw for me is the robot mode. He's Blaster all the way! My only complaint is the dopy visor on the helmet piece. Could have done without that. I wasn't going to put Blaster on my Classics shelf initially, because of his size, but I changed my mind when I got him in hand. He's just THAT awesome! Yeah, he looks a little big, but paired with Rewind, he looks fantastic! I'm looking forward to Soundwave now too, even if he'll dwarf Megatron AND all the seekers.

Logan. wrote:Deluxe box comparisons in hand: with transformable weapon (Hardhead) and without (Blurr)

Hardhead's little tank is called a Partner Drone, and her name is Tankette (yep, she's a she).

Sabrblade wrote:

Logan. wrote:Deluxe box comparisons in hand: with transformable weapon (Hardhead) and without (Blurr)

Hardhead's little tank is called a Partner Drone, and her name is Tankette (yep, she's a she).

Great, Thanks

Wolfman Jake wrote:Weirdwolf is ARMED to the TEETH. Thanks to the Apeface repaint included, he's got three weapons all together, but can't hold all of them at once. I don't even see a good way to store a third weapon on his robot mode. For now, I'm pretending that the Weirdwolf-colored Apeface is actually B.O.T. He's sitting on the Decepticon shelf.

I too love my Legends Wolf. He's so nice.

And you can hip holster his sword. The pegs on the side of his tail serve no other purpose that I can see, but it goes perfect in those pegs on his robot hips. So he can have all 3 weapons on his robot mode at once.

Sabrblade wrote:

Logan. wrote:Deluxe box comparisons in hand: with transformable weapon (Hardhead) and without (Blurr)

Hardhead's little tank is called a Partner Drone, and her name is Tankette (yep, she's a she).

That's adorable. I kinda wanted Legends Hardhead for Tankette, but £30 for a deluxe is just too much.

I just hope a 3P company makes an adorable legends-sized transforming Tankette (with a robot mode). I'd buy one.

Insurgent wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:Weirdwolf is ARMED to the TEETH. Thanks to the Apeface repaint included, he's got three weapons all together, but can't hold all of them at once. I don't even see a good way to store a third weapon on his robot mode. For now, I'm pretending that the Weirdwolf-colored Apeface is actually B.O.T. He's sitting on the Decepticon shelf.

I too love my Legends Wolf. He's so nice.

And you can hip holster his sword. The pegs on the side of his tail serve no other purpose that I can see, but it goes perfect in those pegs on his robot hips. So he can have all 3 weapons on his robot mode at once.

Thanks for the tip! I'll have to try that when I get home tonight.

Amidst all the New York Comic Con hoopla, we bring to you a very special reveal today from Takara Tomy. Their Legends line has listed its next member, and that member is Lio Convoy! Lio Convoy is the Takara Tomy take on Titans Return Alpha Trion, painted up in beautiful white, red, and gold. You can find the preorder from TFsource right HERE, where it is listed as $54.99 and a February release date. Let us know what you think of this new reveal in the comments section below, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers News and Galleries!

maybe hasbro will release a version of this to.

Freaking called it. No matter how much it does or doesn't look like him, if Hasbro releases a lionformer; Takara turns it into Lio Convoy.
At least this one looks a lot more like him and actually has his face unlike that disastrous Thundertron repaint.

I know it sounds like I'm being negative but this thing looks absolutely beautiful. Too bad the price tag's so high (due to, of course, being an exclusive) otherwise I'd be thinking very hard about it.

Well, looks like everyone's a dollar richer now

Take note that's not Alpha Trion's face, but I can't tell which Prime face it is.

Bumblebee21 wrote:maybe hasbro will release a version of this to.

Doubtful, but it is a really sweet repaint. Marvelous

Bumblebee21 wrote:maybe hasbro will release a version of this to.

Doubt it. Just order it online. Hopefully won't be a TakaraTomy mall exclusive.

Bumblebee21 wrote:maybe hasbro will release a version of this to.

I doubt it. They didnt do it last time when Takara did the same thing:



Not saying ti wont happen, but this really looks like the cases in the past where Takara and Hasbro just do 2 dfferent thing. Like the example above.

Funny enough, that mold above was also released as Alpha Trionser

I wonder what his bio will say. The last new Lio Convoy toy we got (excluding the Legend Commander Collection figure) had a bio that described him as the cartoon version having changed his name twice and having dimension-hopped from the Japanese cartoon universe circa post-Beast Wars Neo into the Prime universe.

Bumblebee21 wrote:maybe hasbro will release a version of this to.

They are. Its name is Alpha Trion.

In other words, this seems to be Takara's way of releasing the Alpha Trion mold in the Japanese market, apparently wanting it to not be Alpha Trion.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:maybe hasbro will release a version of this to.

Doubtful, but it is a really sweet repaint. Marvelous

i basically answered that question right after i posted. they might release it as a convention exclusive
but i highly doubt it

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Well, looks like everyone's a dollar richer now

Take note that's not Alpha Trion's face, but I can't tell which Prime face it is.

Looking closely, it seems to have the plates at the side that the Wave 3 Voyager Optimus does.
Unsurprisingly since they'd likely not release that mold as Optimus and just Octane (and probably Scourge somewhere down the line), so they're finding a use for that face like they did with Convobat.

Kurona wrote:Freaking called it. No matter how much it does or doesn't look like him, if Hasbro releases a lionformer; Takara turns it into Lio Convoy.
At least this one looks a lot more like him and actually has his face unlike that disastrous Thundertron repaint.

I know it sounds like I'm being negative but this thing looks absolutely beautiful. Too bad the price tag's so high (due to, of course, being an exclusive) otherwise I'd be thinking very hard about it.

Its not exclusive, its just a normal retail release of the legends line. its only expensive because the yen is high and TFSource passes their higher costs onto us. The toy is really only 30-35 quid in Japan, which is the same price you get hasbro voyagers at in Scotland, right?

Kurona wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Well, looks like everyone's a dollar richer now

Take note that's not Alpha Trion's face, but I can't tell which Prime face it is.

Looking closely, it seems to have the plates at the side that the Wave 3 Voyager Optimus does.
Unsurprisingly since they'd likely not release that mold as Optimus and just Octane (and probably Scourge somewhere down the line), so they're finding a use for that face like they did with Convobat.

So they're switching out Sovereign for Diac? Makes sense, as Apex is already in use for Super Ginrai. Shame though, I'd have loved to see a Daburu (read: White Leo) retool for him

will takara do megatron since the fusion cannon will most likely be for him and blitzwing would have his sword instead of the fusion cannon.

Bumblebee21 wrote:will takara do megatron since the fusion cannon will most likely be for him and blitzwing would have his sword instead of the fusion cannon.

I'd say no because he's already represented in the line in the form of Galvatron's Titan Master Nucleon. Unlike the US portrayal, in the Legends manga he actually is Megatron, having popped out of his Leader Class body.