Prototype Images - Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Skullcruncher and Hardhead

Cyberpath wrote:

MemphisR56 wrote:I'd be happy picking up either version of either sculpt to be honest, which means I'm more likely to go for the hasbro versions for the price.

Drift082111 wrote:Thanks for the visual comparison Cyberpath. I like the TT Skullcruncher and the Hasbro Hardhead.

Microraptor wrote:I like faceplate heads. I pose my transformers in a lot of different ways, so faceplates avoid the problem of an expression not matching a pose.

william-james88 wrote:

Microraptor wrote:I like faceplate heads. I pose my transformers in a lot of different ways, so faceplates avoid the problem of an expression not matching a pose.

Totally agree. It also leaves the figure in a perpetual state of badassness. Like with Prime, Grimlock and Onslaught.

And for me, it makes them more robotic. Faceplates for the win!

Sabrblade wrote:Ya'll know what this means? Takara's Fort Max will likely have an anime-accurate head for Fortress instead of the cartoon-accurate one Cerebros has.

xMXUx wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Microraptor wrote:I like faceplate heads. I pose my transformers in a lot of different ways, so faceplates avoid the problem of an expression not matching a pose.

Totally agree. It also leaves the figure in a perpetual state of badassness. Like with Prime, Grimlock and Onslaught.

And for me, it makes them more robotic. Faceplates for the win!

I'm usually all for faceplates, but somehow the Hasbro heads just look off...
Depending on when these will be out, I'll probably end up going the Takara route, which may even end up being cheaper anyways

Sabrblade wrote:Ya'll know what this means? Takara's Fort Max will likely have an anime-accurate head for Fortress instead of the cartoon-accurate one Cerebros has.

DMSL wrote:That looks much better than the Hasbro versions.

I hope the Takara Galvatron and Blaster won't have the gimmick.

fenrir72 wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:

Hb and TT will have different heads?

fenrir72 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Ya'll know what this means? Takara's Fort Max will likely have an anime-accurate head for Fortress instead of the cartoon-accurate one Cerebros has.

Probability? 99.99999999%

ETA for TFYuki to start wanking us fans? June 2016.

Hellscream9999 wrote:Just gonna leave this, as food for thought, but I wonder if these are part of the 'additional head series', rumors were that many figures would get 2 versions of their heads for fans to choose from, TT might be choosing the more accurate of the 2 and eschewing the rest

MemphisR56 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Just gonna leave this, as food for thought, but I wonder if these are part of the 'additional head series', rumors were that many figures would get 2 versions of their heads for fans to choose from, TT might be choosing the more accurate of the 2 and eschewing the rest

I would most certainly dig it, even if they just released a multipack of alternate heads for the main head masters.

It's a perk of the gimmick that they could certainly exploit to give fans a mote of extra choice and customisation.

I really hope they're thinking along those lines, if not, they're really missing out on something that they could market really effectively, I think.

william-james88 wrote:

MemphisR56 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Just gonna leave this, as food for thought, but I wonder if these are part of the 'additional head series', rumors were that many figures would get 2 versions of their heads for fans to choose from, TT might be choosing the more accurate of the 2 and eschewing the rest

I would most certainly dig it, even if they just released a multipack of alternate heads for the main head masters.

It's a perk of the gimmick that they could certainly exploit to give fans a mote of extra choice and customisation.

I really hope they're thinking along those lines, if not, they're really missing out on something that they could market really effectively, I think.

Not for being a negative roberta again but I think we are forgetting the fact that Hasbro is releasing the heads with those small vehicles and animals. That makes the titanmaster releases a bit more involved than just different heads since every head needs their own extra toy to interact with. And even if they do release all these extra heads, that would mean that you would end up with a truckload of redeco'd small animals and vehicles since I am certain that Hasbro wont go all out and give distinct individual extra toys to each small head.

Of all the rumours, the one I am most suspucious of is that we will get all these extra heads (along with the one of godbomber).

And remember this people, as we now know, not all the rumours panned out (deluxes being bigger, and coming with animal companions ect).

william-james88 wrote:

MemphisR56 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Just gonna leave this, as food for thought, but I wonder if these are part of the 'additional head series', rumors were that many figures would get 2 versions of their heads for fans to choose from, TT might be choosing the more accurate of the 2 and eschewing the rest

I would most certainly dig it, even if they just released a multipack of alternate heads for the main head masters.

It's a perk of the gimmick that they could certainly exploit to give fans a mote of extra choice and customisation.

I really hope they're thinking along those lines, if not, they're really missing out on something that they could market really effectively, I think.

Not for being a negative roberta again but I think we are forgetting the fact that Hasbro is releasing the heads with those small vehicles and animals. That makes the titanmaster releases a bit more involved than just different heads since every head needs their own extra toy to interact with. And even if they do release all these extra heads, that would mean that you would end up with a truckload of redeco'd small animals and vehicles since I am certain that Hasbro wont go all out and give distinct individual extra toys to each small head.

Of all the rumours, the one I am most suspucious of is that we will get all these extra heads (along with the one of godbomber).

And remember this people, as we now know, not all the rumours panned out (deluxes being bigger, and coming with animal companions ect).

Hellscream9999 wrote:Fair enough, though, it'd be pretty d|ckish of hasbro to eschew most of the actual headmasters and release them only as heads, so that they can retro-actively make a bunch of other g1 characters into headmasters

I'd say, now that we know that the heads are separate molds, and that TT has these different ones, that this would lend some level of logical credence to that rumor

MemphisR56 wrote:
I never actually said anything about Hasbro doing it, and we are infact in the takara legends thread!

william-james88 wrote:

MemphisR56 wrote:
I never actually said anything about Hasbro doing it, and we are infact in the takara legends thread!

Sorry Memphis, I had my wires crossed.

Just curious, does your username have anything to do with the King?

Alpha Dominus wrote:I'm actually kinda digging it. Cartoon inspired (Or is it the comics)? Much better than the previous, muted colors take from Takara.

Sabrblade wrote:In this case, though, it's another case like UW Blast Off in which they got the color shades of the deco so wrong. It's like someone over at Takara needs their monitor adjusted or something.

MemphisR56 wrote:Congenital colour blindness comes in a variety of flavours. I myself suffer from issues with Green/Brown and Red/Orange recognition.

I'll never be allowed to be a Fighter pilot, Demolitions expert, or Electrician.

Insurgent wrote:Wait, what's this about alternate heads? That a Takara or Hasbro thing? Cos if I can get Hardhead's mouth head seperate, then it's gonna be a Hasbro jobbie for me.

Hellscream9999 wrote:Just gonna leave this, as food for thought, but I wonder if these are part of the 'additional head series', rumors were that many figures would get 2 versions of their heads for fans to choose from, TT might be choosing the more accurate of the 2 and eschewing the rest

Insurgent wrote:Sorry, I should have specified. I saw those scans, it's this head stuff is what I was questioning.

Hellscream9999 wrote:Just gonna leave this, as food for thought, but I wonder if these are part of the 'additional head series', rumors were that many figures would get 2 versions of their heads for fans to choose from, TT might be choosing the more accurate of the 2 and eschewing the rest

What additional head series?

Insurgent wrote:Aaahhh, ok. Thanks for that. I knew there were a load of individual heads being sold, but didn't realise there were going to be variations of the main headmaster heads sold amongst them. Hopefully we get a mouth Hardhead in that then. And that does look like a robot mode Hardhead head at the far left of that picture.

william-james88 wrote:

Insurgent wrote:Aaahhh, ok. Thanks for that. I knew there were a load of individual heads being sold, but didn't realise there were going to be variations of the main headmaster heads sold amongst them. Hopefully we get a mouth Hardhead in that then. And that does look like a robot mode Hardhead head at the far left of that picture.

Were not sure, its all conjecture. But it makes sense, especially since Hasbro did that with combiner wars and released the stuff Takara made different individually.

That Bot wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Insurgent wrote:Aaahhh, ok. Thanks for that. I knew there were a load of individual heads being sold, but didn't realise there were going to be variations of the main headmaster heads sold amongst them. Hopefully we get a mouth Hardhead in that then. And that does look like a robot mode Hardhead head at the far left of that picture.

Were not sure, its all conjecture. But it makes sense, especially since Hasbro did that with combiner wars and released the stuff Takara made different individually.

No, they released the stuff that they thought about making but that Takara got to first. Lest you forget, Quickslinger and Brake-Neck's heads were conceived by Hasbro and tooled into the molds before Takara's run.

william-james88 wrote:

That Bot wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Insurgent wrote:Aaahhh, ok. Thanks for that. I knew there were a load of individual heads being sold, but didn't realise there were going to be variations of the main headmaster heads sold amongst them. Hopefully we get a mouth Hardhead in that then. And that does look like a robot mode Hardhead head at the far left of that picture.

We're not sure, it's all conjecture. But it makes sense, especially since Hasbro did that with combiner wars and released the stuff Takara made different individually.

No, they released the stuff that they thought about making but that Takara got to first. Lest you forget, Quickslinger and Brake-Neck's heads were conceived by Hasbro and tooled into the molds before Takara's run.

I dont see how this is any different. You are saying that these new heads were not designed by hasbro. DO YOU KNOW THAT?! Because for a fact we know that the "takara exclusive" starscream head in unite warriors (for ghost starscream) was designed by Hasbro, just like 99% of all toys.

So no. We dont know it either one way or another. For all we know, this can be the same scenario where Hasbro made a design and Takara is carrying it out first and Hasbro will release it later. Or never, like was the case with Prime Breakdown who was designed by hasbro too.