Official Stock Images of Takara's Legends Arcee, Chromia and Windblade

Arcee's and Windblade's new decos make each of them a MUST HAVE!

Chromia I'm not so sure about since her show-accurate deco makes her comic-accurate body less accurate to the source material.

The colours make a WORLD of difference on Arcee. Chromia is a definite maybe. I want her more for toon representation than anything else.

Is it just the angle or do they all have smiles painted on them?

Gauntlet101010 wrote:The colours make a WORLD of difference on Arcee. Chromia is a definite maybe. I want her more for toon representation than anything else.

Is it just the angle or do they all have smiles painted on them?

lol Huh you're right looks like they are all smiling... I wonder if this will be on the toys themselves. I'm sure these images were all photoshopped.

Arcee and Chromia are a must have. I dont read comics so I dont need a comic accurate windblade. At a quick glance the only differences I see are the face and the white nosecone.

Something about Windblade's face just seems unsettling.

Railbomb wrote:Something about Windblade's face just seems unsettling.

What, here? Or just in general? I can hardly make out the details here; I can just tell she's smiling too. I think.

HLJ has pre-orders up. About $21 each.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:

Railbomb wrote:Something about Windblade's face just seems unsettling.

What, here? Or just in general? I can hardly make out the details here; I can just tell she's smiling too. I think.

I don't exactly know why, but I agree. Maybe it's because she feels like Thrust's sister...

Railbomb wrote:Something about Windblade's face just seems unsettling.

Thank you! It's not just me then. There's something about the eyes. It looks like her eyes are missing and all we're left with are the shadowy sockets. Add that to the smile and it puts me in mind of this...





At least Takara have made sure none of these fembots are wearing the same shade of lipstick.

I'm really torn as to whether to go for Hasbro's IDW comic accurate Chromia or Takara's G1 animation accurate colours. The all black wheels and painted canopy of Takara's annoys me, but Hasbro's face looks a little vacant and void of life.

Arcee sez: "Make way for my child-birthin' HIPS!"

Damnit Sodan-1, there goes my sleep for the next few days...

The colourschemes are great, specifically Windblade. I understand why Hasbro didnt go with her comic scheme, since it was resembles a bit of Starscream.

Thunderthighs!

I think I like the takara Windblade? it's better-ish? Takara Arcee looks to dull, and no, I don't care that it's cartoon accurate. Takara Chromia makes for a better Prid Arcee than IDW chromia

... why are we getting the more IDW accurate Windblade from *TAKARA*? Do they even HAVE the IDW comics there? T.T It's like they're mocking us D:

durroth wrote:... why are we getting the more IDW accurate Windblade from *TAKARA*? Do they even HAVE the IDW comics there? T.T It's like they're mocking us D:

Yes they have the comics in Japan.

okay, makes more sense now, but still, their windblade is so much more comic accurate it almost looks like a different figure! Also I like that it doesn't lose almost all the red in alt mode like the US version does

Dare to compare!

Takara knocked it out of the park. Especially on Windblade. Dear god the extra red makes all the difference.

I'll definitely be going with Takara for any of these.

Also glad to see them smiling and actually competently posed. They look so cute!

Rated X wrote:Arcee and Chromia are a must have. I dont read comics so I dont need a comic accurate windblade. At a quick glance the only differences I see are the face and the white nosecone.

Check out the comparisons sabreblade posted.

Yeah, Windblade may have to be my first import 'mainline' since ..uh.. ages ago.

Cyberpath wrote:HLJ has pre-orders up. About $21 each.

How much is shipping to the U.S. from HLJ compared to say, BBTS?

Well, that's all three of this wave bought. Windblade will be going on my SG shelf because she has a sort-of psycho-dominatrix look about her.

I think I need to find her a whip.

Mkall wrote:Well, that's all three of this wave bought. Windblade will be going on my SG shelf because she has a sort-of psycho-dominatrix look about her.

I think I need to find her a whip.

Now I can't unsee it.

Not sure where you'd get a whip from though. Maybe one of the Queen's Blade Revoltechs has something suitable?

Delta Magnus wrote:

Mkall wrote:Well, that's all three of this wave bought. Windblade will be going on my SG shelf because she has a sort-of psycho-dominatrix look about her.

I think I need to find her a whip.

Now I can't unsee it.

Not sure where you'd get a whip from though. Maybe one of the Queen's Blade Revoltechs has something suitable?

Marvel legends Black Cat has a whip

Sabrblade wrote:How much is shipping to the U.S. from HLJ compared to say, BBTS?

Not sure about the US. But my suggestion is to add to your cart an item that both stores have, or a comparable figure; and compare the shipping fees before clearing it out.

For me HobbyLink is by far the better choice. Which makes me glad that Takara is usually the one with the better decos.

These figures are amazing!!! I have limited my collection to Masterpiece transformers only from the beginning of time, and I have always wanted a Masterpiece Arcee, or a Nightbird to stand next to any of my optimus primes... Although this is not a masterpiece figure, they are literally "masterpieces in their own right"

As a father of two daughters, the idea of a line of "feminine" or "woman" transformers is just amazing... I cant wait to have these displayed along with all the "man"!

Thumbs up to Takara, the colors are perfect, the smiles on their faces is more than appropriate and I would not have it any other way, I love that they have hips, and chests with "breast", just absolutely perfect!

Ordering mine from TFSource, two sets, mint condition, one to display and one to keep mint!

Shockwave7 wrote:Arcee sez: "Make way for my child-birthin' HIPS!"

In the olden days, a woman with big birthing hip was considered a treasure over the skinny ones.

All the gals seem to be smiling...........good. Disarm your foes with a sweet smile.

Mkall wrote:Well, that's all three of this wave bought. Windblade will be going on my SG shelf because she has a sort-of psycho-dominatrix look about her.

I think I need to find her a whip.

how about BW optimus minor's tail?

Sodan-1 wrote:

Railbomb wrote:Something about Windblade's face just seems unsettling.

Thank you! It's not just me then. There's something about the eyes. It looks like her eyes are missing and all we're left with are the shadowy sockets. Add that to the smile and it puts me in mind of this...





At least Takara have made sure none of these fembots are wearing the same shade of lipstick.

I'm really torn as to whether to go for Hasbro's IDW comic accurate Chromia or Takara's G1 animation accurate colours. The all black wheels and painted canopy of Takara's annoys me, but Hasbro's face looks a little vacant and void of life.

Oh! Oh! I want to play this game!

Cyberpath wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:How much is shipping to the U.S. from HLJ compared to say, BBTS?

Not sure about the US. But my suggestion is to add to your cart an item that both stores have, or a comparable figure; and compare the shipping fees before clearing it out.

For me HobbyLink is by far the better choice. Which makes me glad that Takara is usually the one with the better decos.

I'm experimenting with HLJ right now... I've never ordered anything from them before, but I recently placed on order with MP Star Saber & Exhaust and Legends Jetfire, Gelshark & Brainstorm. I just added an order with all 3 Takara fembots as well. If the shipping cost is good once these are all in stock come February/March, I'll probably do a lot more business with HLJ in the future. No more $80 MP cars!

(though I still do want the coin & amazon.jp accessories, which HLJ generally doesn't have)

megatronus wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:How much is shipping to the U.S. from HLJ compared to say, BBTS?

Not sure about the US. But my suggestion is to add to your cart an item that both stores have, or a comparable figure; and compare the shipping fees before clearing it out.

For me HobbyLink is by far the better choice. Which makes me glad that Takara is usually the one with the better decos.

I'm experimenting with HLJ right now... I've never ordered anything from them before, but I recently placed on order with MP Star Saber & Exhaust and Legends Jetfire, Gelshark & Brainstorm. I just added an order with all 3 Takara fembots as well. If the shipping cost is good once these are all in stock come February/March, I'll probably do a lot more business with HLJ in the future. No more $80 MP cars!

(though I still do want the coin & amazon.jp accessories, which HLJ generally doesn't have)

Aside from their confusing search engine (I prefer their old one)they are actually competitive in pricing this past year or so.

From amiami



http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review ... 6&page=top



http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review ... 5&page=top



http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review ... 4&page=top

^ Yeah we had those yesterday

Hlj got them first. Amiami didn't have them up until 12 P.M. HK time and it was already sold out

Good thing I preordered at hlj.

Can someone fill me in. How come Japan land gets toys with color schemes that are closer to the source material.

Now my Hasbro Windblade feels like a 2nd rate bootleg

wewyllenium wrote:Can someone fill me in. How come Japan land gets toys with color schemes that are closer to the source material.

Now my Hasbro Windblade feels like a 2nd rate bootleg

Not always the case. Iirc Rhinox and Waspinator Generations/Legends had more toy accurate color apps as compared to the US release.

Cost and target audiences are also underlying factors.

fenrir72 wrote:Hlj got them first. Amiami didn't have them up until 12 P.M. HK time and it was already sold out

Good thing I preordered at hlj.

Amiami sells out of transformers way too fast! What's up with that?

megatronus wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:How much is shipping to the U.S. from HLJ compared to say, BBTS?

Not sure about the US. But my suggestion is to add to your cart an item that both stores have, or a comparable figure; and compare the shipping fees before clearing it out.

For me HobbyLink is by far the better choice. Which makes me glad that Takara is usually the one with the better decos.

I'm experimenting with HLJ right now... I've never ordered anything from them before, but I recently placed on order with MP Star Saber & Exhaust and Legends Jetfire, Gelshark & Brainstorm. I just added an order with all 3 Takara fembots as well. If the shipping cost is good once these are all in stock come February/March, I'll probably do a lot more business with HLJ in the future. No more $80 MP cars!

(though I still do want the coin & amazon.jp accessories, which HLJ generally doesn't have)

They're pretty awesome. All my Takara and MP purchases comes from them now.... and Ami ami and Anime Export. anime Export is the cheapest but you have to pay when you preorder. I pre-paid for my Star sabre for less than $120 bucks

http://www.anime-export.com/product/21381

mooncake623 wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:How much is shipping to the U.S. from HLJ compared to say, BBTS?

Not sure about the US. But my suggestion is to add to your cart an item that both stores have, or a comparable figure; and compare the shipping fees before clearing it out.

For me HobbyLink is by far the better choice. Which makes me glad that Takara is usually the one with the better decos.

I'm experimenting with HLJ right now... I've never ordered anything from them before, but I recently placed on order with MP Star Saber & Exhaust and Legends Jetfire, Gelshark & Brainstorm. I just added an order with all 3 Takara fembots as well. If the shipping cost is good once these are all in stock come February/March, I'll probably do a lot more business with HLJ in the future. No more $80 MP cars!

(though I still do want the coin & amazon.jp accessories, which HLJ generally doesn't have)

They're pretty awesome. All my Takara and MP purchases comes from them now.... and Ami ami and Anime Export. anime Export is the cheapest but you have to pay when you preorder. I pre-paid for my Star sabre for less than $120 bucks

http://www.anime-export.com/product/21381

How much was shipping on Star Saber?

megatronus wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:How much is shipping to the U.S. from HLJ compared to say, BBTS?

Not sure about the US. But my suggestion is to add to your cart an item that both stores have, or a comparable figure; and compare the shipping fees before clearing it out.

For me HobbyLink is by far the better choice. Which makes me glad that Takara is usually the one with the better decos.

I'm experimenting with HLJ right now... I've never ordered anything from them before, but I recently placed on order with MP Star Saber & Exhaust and Legends Jetfire, Gelshark & Brainstorm. I just added an order with all 3 Takara fembots as well. If the shipping cost is good once these are all in stock come February/March, I'll probably do a lot more business with HLJ in the future. No more $80 MP cars!

(though I still do want the coin & amazon.jp accessories, which HLJ generally doesn't have)

They're pretty awesome. All my Takara and MP purchases comes from them now.... and Ami ami and Anime Export. anime Export is the cheapest but you have to pay when you preorder. I pre-paid for my Star sabre for less than $120 bucks

http://www.anime-export.com/product/21381

How much was shipping on Star Saber?

You pay for shipping when it comes in stock. I shipped my two MP wheeljack (which was 40 each) for 14 bucks USD SAL register with tracking. If it was EMS I think it'll be like 30 bucks.

heres the shipping chart

http://www.anime-export.com/page/faq#qq60

mooncake623 wrote:I shipped my two MP wheeljack (which was 40 each) for 14 bucks USD

You sonofa...

Do they have a POL or private warehouse type feature, or is it strictly on an order to order basis?

megatronus wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:I shipped my two MP wheeljack (which was 40 each) for 14 bucks USD

You sonofa...

Do they have a POL or private warehouse type feature, or it's strictly on an order to order basis?

sorry it was 4550 Yen 41.76 USD each

Much more detail shot of the fembots from hobbysearch. Take a look at the patterns on Windblade She reminds me of Nyotengu of DOA5U



http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10295543a2/20/2

Close up for Windblade

mooncake623 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Hlj got them first. Amiami didn't have them up until 12 P.M. HK time and it was already sold out

Good thing I preordered at hlj.

Amiami sells out of transformers way too fast! What's up with that?

And that's true mooncake. There are times, you are waiting for the item to be sold, the moment it gets solicited......sold out

A quick update from Twitter tease Hisashi Yuki concerning the Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Voyager LG-09 Brainstorm. The briefcase-less robot supergenius can be seen below double wielding, in the company of its line mate Rattle (Rattrap) - check out the image!

megatronus wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:How much is shipping to the U.S. from HLJ compared to say, BBTS?

Not sure about the US. But my suggestion is to add to your cart an item that both stores have, or a comparable figure; and compare the shipping fees before clearing it out.

For me HobbyLink is by far the better choice. Which makes me glad that Takara is usually the one with the better decos.

I'm experimenting with HLJ right now... I've never ordered anything from them before, but I recently placed on order with MP Star Saber & Exhaust and Legends Jetfire, Gelshark & Brainstorm. I just added an order with all 3 Takara fembots as well. If the shipping cost is good once these are all in stock come February/March, I'll probably do a lot more business with HLJ in the future. No more $80 MP cars!

(though I still do want the coin & amazon.jp accessories, which HLJ generally doesn't have)

i've been buying from HLJ for years. gundam models, figuarts, transformers. haven't got a single complaint about them

In other Takara Tomy Transformers Legends news, the Takara Tomy Mall page has been update with listings and images for the Commander Collection part of the line, featuring reissue/redecos of previously released (and photographed!) figures such as Robot Masters Optimus Prime, Robot Masters Lio Convoy, Robot Masters Beast Convoy, and Age of Extinction One-Step Optimus Prime. Click on each image below for the respective listing!

well, these are pretty cool, except for the last one... kill it with fire!

*GASP!*

A SECOND CHANCE FOR LIO CONVOY!!!!!

These look nice while the guys from car robots/ RID 2001 , Armada, energon, Cybertron, animated weep in a corner

You know what, while this Brainstorm still isn't up to par with Fansproject's Smartrobin, the Takara version does look way better than the Hasbro version.

What bugs me the most is the lack of engineering that went into this.

The waistpieces and the weird wings look terrible IMHO.