RobotKingdom Newsletter #1108 - Warbot Defender, New Images of Headrobots Cobra and Takara Animated!
Friday, March 26th, 2010 11:24PM CDT
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Site sponsor RobotKingdom has sent us their newsletter, full of products that are now in stock, as well as pre-orders for new products that have just been announced. There's also new pictures of the final product for HeadRobot's Cobra Head, as well as packaging images for all of the new Takara Transfomers Animated releases! Check out all of the goodies below!
#1. Takara Transformers Shanghai Bot.con Alternity A-01U Nissan GT-R Exclusive.
Pre-order, available before Sept 2010.
US$49.9pcs
#2. Takara Henkei Classics C-13 Hound.
Pre-order, restock on June 2010.
US$18.9pcs
#3. Head-on!! Headrobots - Cobra Head.
Available Now!
US$17.5/pcs
#4. Fansproject Warbot : Defender.
Available Now!
US$78.9/pcs
#5. Takara Transformers Animated - Bumblebee Vs. Starscream.
Available Now!
US$55.9/pcs
Takara Transformers Animated - TA01 Optimus Prime.
Available Now!
US$35.9/pcs
Takara Transformers Animated - TA02 Bumblebee.
Available Now!
US$22.9/pcs
Takara Transformers Animated - TA03 Bulkhead.
Available Now!
US$35.9/pcs
Takara Transformers Animated - TA05 Prowl.
Available Now!
US$22.9/pcs
Takara Transformers Animated - TA07 Starscream.
Available Now!
US$35.9/pcs
Takara Transformers Animated - TA10 Cliff Jumper.
Available Now!
US$11.9/pcs
Takara Transformers Animated - TA11 Dargi (Dirge).
Available Now!
US$11.9/pcs
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Re: RobotKingdom Newsletter #1108 - Warbot Defender, New Images of Headrobots Cobra and Takara Animated! (1058557)
Posted by Seibertron on March 26th, 2010 @ 11:36pm CDT
Posted by Seibertron on March 26th, 2010 @ 11:36pm CDT
Here are a few thoughts I have about Takara's TFA toys.
1. I like that they're packaged in robot mode.
2. I like that they've got the proper colored faction symbols instead of the silver ones Hasbro did.
3. Interesting that the packaging has a "technical point" scale for the level of transformation difficulty.
4. I really like that Takara keeps using the American names instead of the traditional Japanese names (Optimus Prime, Autobots, Decepticons, Bumblebee instead of Convoy, Cybertrons, Destrons, and Bumble). The Transformers have never been as popular in Japan as it has been elsewhere in the world ... so I'd like to think that what they were doing all those years just wasn't working. It makes things much simpler just having it be Optimus Prime no matter what country you're in.
1. I like that they're packaged in robot mode.
2. I like that they've got the proper colored faction symbols instead of the silver ones Hasbro did.
3. Interesting that the packaging has a "technical point" scale for the level of transformation difficulty.
4. I really like that Takara keeps using the American names instead of the traditional Japanese names (Optimus Prime, Autobots, Decepticons, Bumblebee instead of Convoy, Cybertrons, Destrons, and Bumble). The Transformers have never been as popular in Japan as it has been elsewhere in the world ... so I'd like to think that what they were doing all those years just wasn't working. It makes things much simpler just having it be Optimus Prime no matter what country you're in.
Re: RobotKingdom Newsletter #1108 - Warbot Defender, New Images of Headrobots Cobra and Takara Animated! (1058559)
Posted by UltraPrimal on March 26th, 2010 @ 11:48pm CDT
Posted by UltraPrimal on March 26th, 2010 @ 11:48pm CDT
The stripe on BBs chest is on the wrong side.
Re: RobotKingdom Newsletter #1108 - Warbot Defender, New Images of Headrobots Cobra and Takara Animated! (1058562)
Posted by billybobjoe004 on March 26th, 2010 @ 11:55pm CDT
Unless I'm missing something what's Interesting is that cliffjumper and bumblebee have a different "technical point" rating
Posted by billybobjoe004 on March 26th, 2010 @ 11:55pm CDT
Seibertron wrote:Here are a few thoughts I have about Takara's TFA toys.
3. Interesting that the packaging has a "technical point" scale for the level of transformation difficulty.
Unless I'm missing something what's Interesting is that cliffjumper and bumblebee have a different "technical point" rating
Re: RobotKingdom Newsletter #1108 - Warbot Defender, New Images of Headrobots Cobra and Takara Animated! (1058563)
Posted by Blurrz on March 26th, 2010 @ 11:57pm CDT
Bumblebee is Deluxe class, while Cliffjumper is an Activators class. Thus they're two different size groups.
Posted by Blurrz on March 26th, 2010 @ 11:57pm CDT
billybobjoe004 wrote:Seibertron wrote:Here are a few thoughts I have about Takara's TFA toys.
3. Interesting that the packaging has a "technical point" scale for the level of transformation difficulty.
Unless I'm missing something what's Interesting is that cliffjumper and bumblebee have a different "technical point" rating
Bumblebee is Deluxe class, while Cliffjumper is an Activators class. Thus they're two different size groups.
Re: RobotKingdom Newsletter #1108 - Warbot Defender, New Images of Headrobots Cobra and Takara Animated! (1058606)
Posted by HighPrime on March 27th, 2010 @ 6:19am CDT
Posted by HighPrime on March 27th, 2010 @ 6:19am CDT
Damn Takara for including collector cards... I like the Hasbro versions better, but I'm a sucker for those collector cards. Must resist trading in all of Hasbro versions for the Takara ones...
Re: RobotKingdom Newsletter #1108 - Warbot Defender, New Images of Headrobots Cobra and Takara Animated! (1058610)
Posted by Diem on March 27th, 2010 @ 7:01am CDT
Either that or the Michael Bay movies made Takara want to seperate American product from Japanese product as much as possible! It's only Movie and Animated that use the US names, Masterpiece, Alternity, Encore et al are still using the J-names.
Posted by Diem on March 27th, 2010 @ 7:01am CDT
Seibertron wrote:
4. I really like that Takara keeps using the American names instead of the traditional Japanese names (Optimus Prime, Autobots, Decepticons, Bumblebee instead of Convoy, Cybertrons, Destrons, and Bumble). The Transformers have never been as popular in Japan as it has been elsewhere in the world ... so I'd like to think that what they were doing all those years just wasn't working. It makes things much simpler just having it be Optimus Prime no matter what country you're in.
Either that or the Michael Bay movies made Takara want to seperate American product from Japanese product as much as possible! It's only Movie and Animated that use the US names, Masterpiece, Alternity, Encore et al are still using the J-names.
Re: RobotKingdom Newsletter #1108 - Warbot Defender, New Images of Headrobots Cobra and Takara Animated! (1058647)
Posted by It Is Him on March 27th, 2010 @ 10:05am CDT
I also think it's great that for Japanese a release, there seems to be more English on the packaging than their own native language
But yeah, even as a big Hasbro supporter, I'm really digging what TT is doing with the line. I may consider picking up the battle packs to keep MISB.
Posted by It Is Him on March 27th, 2010 @ 10:05am CDT
Seibertron wrote:Here are a few thoughts I have about Takara's TFA toys.
1. I like that they're packaged in robot mode.
2. I like that they've got the proper colored faction symbols instead of the silver ones Hasbro did.
3. Interesting that the packaging has a "technical point" scale for the level of transformation difficulty.
4. I really like that Takara keeps using the American names instead of the traditional Japanese names (Optimus Prime, Autobots, Decepticons, Bumblebee instead of Convoy, Cybertrons, Destrons, and Bumble). The Transformers have never been as popular in Japan as it has been elsewhere in the world ... so I'd like to think that what they were doing all those years just wasn't working. It makes things much simpler just having it be Optimus Prime no matter what country you're in.
I also think it's great that for Japanese a release, there seems to be more English on the packaging than their own native language
But yeah, even as a big Hasbro supporter, I'm really digging what TT is doing with the line. I may consider picking up the battle packs to keep MISB.
Re: RobotKingdom Newsletter #1108 - Warbot Defender, New Images of Headrobots Cobra and Takara Animated! (1058664)
Posted by Jenus on March 27th, 2010 @ 11:25am CDT
Posted by Jenus on March 27th, 2010 @ 11:25am CDT
I could care less about the Animated stuff I had them all but had to sell most of them because of the job situation, just hoping the rest of the animated figures shown off last year won't be cancelled.
Awesome, well they've shown one of the many Transformer reissues which is Hound now what about Predaking and Sixshot and of course the rest for those who don't have them.
Awesome, well they've shown one of the many Transformer reissues which is Hound now what about Predaking and Sixshot and of course the rest for those who don't have them.
