Official Pictures Transformers Adventure Micron Battle Packs and Wave One Microns

Hellscream9999 wrote:So I wonder what those weird handle/pegs are for on dragonus and ratbat, are they for attaching them to the sprue clip, or are they handles, or something t5o help them balance for the photo?

Also, does that airazor have ball-jointed thighs? Are those new

Cobotron wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:So I wonder what those weird handle/pegs are for on dragonus and ratbat, are they for attaching them to the sprue clip, or are they handles, or something t5o help them balance for the photo?

Interesting. Maybe they are 5mm pegs so they can perch in the hands of larger figures.

Also, does that airazor have ball-jointed thighs? Are those new

No the release is built the same, but they are not ball joints. More like mushroom swivels.

Sabrblade wrote:It is so weird how one of those Microns has the same name as the motorcycles from Ninpū Sentai Hurricaneger (the Japanese counterpart of Power Rangers Ninja Storm).

Deadput wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It is so weird how one of those Microns has the same name as the motorcycles from Ninpū Sentai Hurricaneger (the Japanese counterpart of Power Rangers Ninja Storm).

Some people remember the original power rangers as their childhood or whatever but Ninja Storm was like my life when I was a kid even before I got into Transformers.

It was bad ass.

Hellscream9999 wrote:So I wonder what those weird handle/pegs are for on dragonus and ratbat, are they for attaching them to the sprue clip, or are they handles, or something t5o help them balance for the photo?

Emerje wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:So I wonder what those weird handle/pegs are for on dragonus and ratbat, are they for attaching them to the sprue clip, or are they handles, or something t5o help them balance for the photo?

All of the Decepticon's have the pegs, check out the backs of the other two. Probably the same for the Autobots. I'm guessing they rigged a weapon mode into them like a Psychobat sword or Windra spear.

What's with standing them up like they're on feet?

Emerje

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:No comments for this anomaly?

Microraptor wrote:Leaving that aside, I love how Prime's micron is basically just cosplaying as him. "When I grow up, I wanna be Prime!"

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:So all of the Microns in these packs have switched sides...

Cobotron wrote:And grimlock's like Wheelie? Maybe?

Microraptor wrote:

Cobotron wrote:And grimlock's like Wheelie? Maybe?

Hubcap?

Agamemnon wrote:

Microraptor wrote:

Cobotron wrote:And grimlock's like Wheelie? Maybe?

Hubcap?

Wheelie makes some sense because of the 86 movie.

Agamemnon wrote:

Microraptor wrote:

Cobotron wrote:And grimlock's like Wheelie? Maybe?

Hubcap?

Wheelie makes some sense because of the 86 movie.

Robogeek1973 wrote:I really wish those Mini-cons had some articulation, but I'm in for the single ones regardless.

Hopefully there will be a second wave with the Cyclones from the show as well.

Microraptor wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

Microraptor wrote:

Cobotron wrote:And grimlock's like Wheelie? Maybe?

Hubcap?

Wheelie makes some sense because of the 86 movie.

Yeah, but the face color and shade of yellow doesn't exactly scream Wheelie. Also, what? What does the 86 movie have to do with minicons from a completely different continuity?

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Robogeek1973 wrote:I really wish those Mini-cons had some articulation, but I'm in for the single ones regardless.

Hopefully there will be a second wave with the Cyclones from the show as well.

I presume that there'll be an equivalent number of waves - always assuming they don't tank horrifically ion Japan. They shouldn't though, if q-transformers are anything to go off of

Agamemnon wrote:

Microraptor wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

Microraptor wrote:

Cobotron wrote:And grimlock's like Wheelie? Maybe?

Hubcap?

Wheelie makes some sense because of the 86 movie.

Yeah, but the face color and shade of yellow doesn't exactly scream Wheelie. Also, what? What does the 86 movie have to do with minicons from a completely different continuity?

Grimlock...Wheelie... I got what Cobotron was thinking. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

(And on my monitor, it's more orange than yellow, reminding me of Legends Wreck Gar)

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Robogeek1973 wrote:I really wish those Mini-cons had some articulation, but I'm in for the single ones regardless.

Hopefully there will be a second wave with the Cyclones from the show as well.

I presume that there'll be an equivalent number of waves - always assuming they don't tank horrifically in Japan. They shouldn't though, if q-transformers are anything to go off of

I dont get the Q-Transformers comment. Those are very different products and the Q stuff is selling very well. Takara is making a nice mint off of those since they must be rather cost effective, all using the same engineering, and yet arent inexpensive.

Hellscream9999 wrote:
I meant that the microns and the q-transformers share a certain 'cuteness factor', if one does well, I'd assume the other has a good chance of doing similarly well; ergo, TT will likely release all the Microns that hasbro has

Cobotron wrote:
But, Takara IS known to make some pretty obscure references.

william-james88 wrote: quite random

Sabrblade wrote:Well, aside from the aforementioned notion of Barithunder bizarrely having the same name as a pair of Super Sentai motorcycles.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Well, aside from the aforementioned notion of Barithunder bizarrely having the same name as a pair of Super Sentai motorcycles.

Mecha or characters sharing names between companies is more common than you think, even if the process to that name differs a bit.

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Well, aside from the aforementioned notion of Barithunder bizarrely having the same name as a pair of Super Sentai motorcycles.

Mecha or characters sharing names between companies is more common than you think, even if the process to that name differs a bit.

True. But, in this case, is the origin of the name "Barithunder" (for either the Micron or the Gouraigers' motorcycles) yet known?

steals_your_goats wrote:Surprised this wasn't posted here yet but we have comparison pictures for Takara and Hasbro thunderhoof from tfw2005

Hellscream9999 wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:Surprised this wasn't posted here yet but we have comparison pictures for Takara and Hasbro thunderhoof from tfw2005

So hasbro used all of 8 paint apps; nice

But I think we've seen this before; in a different form though

steals_your_goats wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:Surprised this wasn't posted here yet but we have comparison pictures for Takara and Hasbro thunderhoof from tfw2005

So hasbro used all of 8 paint apps; nice

But I think we've seen this before; in a different form though

Apart from the paint on the face the rest of Takaras paint apps are kind of unnecessary. Give the Hasbro one the Takara face and I think he'd be the better offering.

steals_your_goats wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:
So hasbro used all of 8 paint apps; nice

But I think we've seen this before; in a different form though

Apart from the paint on the face the rest of Takaras paint apps are kind of unnecessary. Give the Hasbro one the Takara face and I think he'd be the better offering.

Sabrblade wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:Surprised this wasn't posted here yet but we have comparison pictures for Takara and Hasbro thunderhoof from tfw2005

So hasbro used all of 8 paint apps; nice

But I think we've seen this before; in a different form though

Apart from the paint on the face the rest of Takaras paint apps are kind of unnecessary. Give the Hasbro one the Takara face and I think he'd be the better offering.

steals_your_goats wrote:Surprised this wasn't posted here yet but we have comparison pictures for Takara and Hasbro thunderhoof from tfw2005

Cobotron wrote:I kinda like the deco on the Legion figure better than either of those.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:I kinda like the deco on the Legion figure better than either of those.

It probably has more paint apps than the hasbro deluxe too

Cobotron wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:I kinda like the deco on the Legion figure better than either of those.

It probably has more paint apps than the hasbro deluxe too

Eeeeee-yup.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:I kinda like the deco on the Legion figure better than either of those.

It probably has more paint apps than the hasbro deluxe too

Eeeeee-yup.

Well, I'll be d@mned, it almost actually does have more paint apps than the warrior version, I was honestly just using some humor from the UW thread, but you're right, boy, has hasbro really dropped their standards

william-james88 wrote:I dont see much of paint apps here:

Cobotron wrote: I think this your take too, but I'm just gonna get the Hasbro because I'm not really that interested in importing all these guys. All the Takara versions look better, of course, but I'm ok with the domestics. They are fun toys regardless, and more likely to go on sale, or be purchased with a coupon.

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote: I think this your take too, but I'm just gonna get the Hasbro because I'm not really that interested in importing all these guys. All the Takara versions look better, of course, but I'm ok with the domestics. They are fun toys regardless, and more likely to go on sale, or be purchased with a coupon.

This is indeed my take too. These are fun toys regardless of the paint apps and I'd rather save my money for something I cant get in stores. Drift and Jazz though were figures I really did need to import.

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:I kinda like the deco on the Legion figure better than either of those.

It probably has more paint apps than the hasbro deluxe too

Eeeeee-yup.

Well, I'll be d@mned, it almost actually does have more paint apps than the warrior version, I was honestly just using some humor from the UW thread, but you're right, boy, has hasbro really dropped their standards

I dont see much of paint apps here: