Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More

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Takara has a lot of Transformers exclusives that will be in collector's hands soon, if not already, and thus we have several images coming from various sources. We have all the images below and we will now breakdown what you are about to see:

Official Images of Movie The Best MB-Ex Arm Cannon Bumblebee which is a Toysrus Japan exclusive redeco of Age of Extinction deluxe Bumblebee with a new weapon. You can follow discussion regarding that toy here: viewtopic.php?t=107981&p=2006354#p2006354

Official Images of Studio Series SS-Ex Drift which is another Toysrus exclusive in Japan. It is the same exclusive redeco of TLK Drift which is exclusive to Entertainment Earth in the US. You can follow discussion regarding that toy here: viewtopic.php?t=110126&p=2006737#p2006737

In hand images of Encore Big Convoy, courtesy of Kamito Sakura on Twitter. This is a toy many are looking forward to. The original was exclusive to Japan, as is this release. You can follow discussion regarding that toy here: viewtopic.php?t=111631&p=2006459#p2006459

In package images, courtesy of Robot Kingdom, of the upcoming Monsterbot two pack from Takara. These are a Takaratomy Mall Exclusive in Japan and feature Transformers LG-EX Grotusque & Repugnus. They are the same toys already released in the US through Hasbro Toy Shop and Amazon. You can follow discussion regarding that toy here: viewtopic.php?t=101179&p=1977451#p1977451

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Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2006911)
Posted by PhunkJunkion on January 26th, 2019 @ 9:17pm CST

I'd buy that Drift in a heartbeat if it wasn't for the head. Here's hoping for a retool...

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2006915)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 26th, 2019 @ 11:10pm CST

PhunkJunkion wrote:I'd buy that Drift in a heartbeat if it wasn't for the head. Here's hoping for a retool...

It's the same as the one Hasbro is releasing.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2006949)
Posted by Bucky on January 27th, 2019 @ 5:18am CST

Super excited for Convoy. Those colors are so vibrant. It looks top notch.

I’m also looking forward to Drift. I’ve never handled a movie Drift, and I’m not expecting much from the figure itself, but the paint job does look premium. If nothing else, it’ll be nice to have a good looking Drift to round out the movie cast. Plus I’m such a sucker for minifigs. Mostly for human minifigs, for scale, but these baby Dinobots look nice.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2007045)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on January 27th, 2019 @ 5:44pm CST

Repugnus and Grotusque in the same box!
I missed out on the Amazon ones so I will buy this set in a heartbeat! =P~

Also, that Drift is sexy as fok. I won't buy it because of the overall price. But still, if a used loose one pop up at a reasonable price, I would cave in.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2007055)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 27th, 2019 @ 7:00pm CST

-Kanrabat- wrote:Also, that Drift is sexy as fok. I won't buy it because of the overall price. But still, if a used loose one pop up at a reasonable price, I would cave in.

Why not the identical Hasbro version?

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2007057)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on January 27th, 2019 @ 7:03pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Also, that Drift is sexy as fok. I won't buy it because of the overall price. But still, if a used loose one pop up at a reasonable price, I would cave in.
Why not the identical Hasbro version?

Whatver the cheaper and easiest to obtain.
That Takara set is a Takara Tomy Mail exclusive. The Amzon ones are sold out or overpriced.
Sigh, guess I'll have to pass on everything. #-o

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2007059)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 27th, 2019 @ 7:18pm CST

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Also, that Drift is sexy as fok. I won't buy it because of the overall price. But still, if a used loose one pop up at a reasonable price, I would cave in.
Why not the identical Hasbro version?

Whatver the cheaper and easiest to obtain.
That Takara set is a Takara Tomy Mail exclusive. The Amzon ones are sold out or overpriced.
Sigh, guess I'll have to pass on everything.

I asked about Drift, not the Monsterbots.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2007061)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on January 27th, 2019 @ 7:25pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Also, that Drift is sexy as fok. I won't buy it because of the overall price. But still, if a used loose one pop up at a reasonable price, I would cave in.
Why not the identical Hasbro version?

Whatver the cheaper and easiest to obtain.
That Takara set is a Takara Tomy Mail exclusive. The Amzon ones are sold out or overpriced.
Sigh, guess I'll have to pass on everything.
I asked about Drift, not the Monsterbots.

Oh.
Still, isn't a something-or-other exclusive too? Making it the same price and the same difficulty to obtain like the Japanese version anyway?

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2007062)
Posted by william-james88 on January 27th, 2019 @ 7:26pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Also, that Drift is sexy as fok. I won't buy it because of the overall price. But still, if a used loose one pop up at a reasonable price, I would cave in.
Why not the identical Hasbro version?

Whatver the cheaper and easiest to obtain.
That Takara set is a Takara Tomy Mail exclusive. The Amzon ones are sold out or overpriced.
Sigh, guess I'll have to pass on everything.
I asked about Drift, not the Monsterbots.

It comes out to the same since Drift is also an exclusive. Might be expensive to get for a Quebecer like Kanrabat and myself.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2007064)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on January 27th, 2019 @ 7:34pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Also, that Drift is sexy as fok. I won't buy it because of the overall price. But still, if a used loose one pop up at a reasonable price, I would cave in.
Why not the identical Hasbro version?

Whatver the cheaper and easiest to obtain.
That Takara set is a Takara Tomy Mail exclusive. The Amzon ones are sold out or overpriced.
Sigh, guess I'll have to pass on everything.
I asked about Drift, not the Monsterbots.

It comes out to the same since Drift is also an exclusive. Might be expensive to get for a Quebecer like Kanrabat and myself.

But at least the Takara version come with cute baby dinos. :/

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2007069)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 27th, 2019 @ 8:24pm CST

-Kanrabat- wrote:But at least the Takara version come with cute baby dinos. :/

So does Hasbro's. They showed them off long before Takara ever did.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2007070)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on January 27th, 2019 @ 8:29pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:But at least the Takara version come with cute baby dinos. :/
So does Hasbro's. They showed them off long before Takara ever did.

Oh? Well, I'm not up to date at all it seem.
So whatever the release, the price will be a big fat nope for me and many others outside Japan or the USA.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2007071)
Posted by william-james88 on January 27th, 2019 @ 8:37pm CST

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:But at least the Takara version come with cute baby dinos. :/
So does Hasbro's. They showed them off long before Takara ever did.

Oh? Well, I'm not up to date at all it seem.
So whatever the release, the price will be a big fat nope for me and many others outside Japan or the USA.

Its a toysrus exclusive for countries that have that retailer, like us. So we will get it. It will probably be $40 CAD. The only thing we dont know is if there will be french on the box or not.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2007076)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on January 27th, 2019 @ 8:48pm CST

william-james88 wrote:Its a toysrus exclusive for countries that have that retailer, like us. So we will get it. It will probably be $40 CAD. The only thing we dont know is if there will be french on the box or not.

At 40$, fair enough. It's like that Bee with the extra parts. And if that Drift is like that Bee, there should be no problems.
But TrU is repeating the no French on MP boxes again so anything can happen. #-o

Oh, and for those who don't understand what's the big deal with the French on box thing, TrU is the only store that completely BAN any toys to be sold in Quebec if there's no French on the freaking box. We can't even order them online.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2016197)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 27th, 2019 @ 7:20pm CDT

The kind folks over at Loopaza Megastore have been kind enough to once more scan the Transformers section of the latest Figure King Magazine, in this case #254.

The latest magazine features a plethora of movie related figures, first advertising the upcoming Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime figure, and featuring him alongside his little VW buddy. We also get a look at Cogman, Shatter, Scrapmetal, and Rampage, which includes a chart showing the 8 component locations of Devastator with Scrapmetal and Rampage filled in in their slots.

We also get a look at 2 new Siege figures in the form of Refraktor and Caliburst, which includes the gray prototype of the Refraktor camera mode. Also included is a look at the MP-10 Lebron version, which recently was released, some shots of the Transformers x Mazinger G, and the 7-Eleven Japanese Exclusive Nemesis Prime from the Takara Legendary Commander Optimus Prime for the Bumblebee movie.

Check it all out below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2016208)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 27th, 2019 @ 8:20pm CDT

That Lebron MP-10 is, in a word, "Lebronvoy".

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2016213)
Posted by Etseterrestrial on March 27th, 2019 @ 9:16pm CDT

Lebron Prime? Optimus James?

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2016232)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on March 28th, 2019 @ 5:43am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:That Lebron MP-10 is, in a word, "Lebronvoy".

I said it before, and I will say it now, "Lebronvoy" is still one of my favorite puns in the Transformers fandom :lol:

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2019863)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 25th, 2019 @ 6:40pm CDT

Thanks to the fine folks over at the Planet Iacon Facebook page, we have scans for the latest Figure King magazine, number 255. We get 4 pages in this magazine, and the focus covers several recent reveals.

The first page covers Selects Star Convoy, which was recently put up for pre-order on Hasbro Pulse and TakaraTomy Mall. The page showcases him in the poses we have seen so far, showing off his new parts and chrome matrix.

Page 2 of the Transformers pages covers the recent Selects Smokescreen figure, the 3rd official reveal using the Siege Prowl mold, as well as the newly revealed Selects Turtler. Turtler is definitely heavily armed, and is a hopeful indication of a coming full King Poseidon.

Page 3 focuses in on the Cyberverse cartoon, and we get a look at some animation, some concept art, and what appears to be the recording studio for the series.

Page 4 also covers some Cyberverse figures, such as the Ultimate Optimus Prime, Megatron and Bumblebee; Ultra Starscream; Warrior Windblade; and one-step Optimus and Bumblebee. We also get a look at the upcoming Siege figures, including Springer, Red Alert, Sports Car Patrol, and Smashdown.

Check it out below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2019950)
Posted by Bumblevivisector on April 26th, 2019 @ 7:20pm CDT

Despite the brand-unification mandate and Micro-mold-reuse robbing Hyperdrive of his pecs, it still looks kind of odd to see Takara release him in that color scheme. Gingham and especially Clipper would require some retooling to really do right, but it'll still be kind of a missed opportunity if there's no red and white repaint of that mold.

And considering the entire Seacon team has a total of 3 color schemes to milk from the retooled molds, it'd be far stranger if they didn't do 'em now! (God Neptune's Nautilator could just be redecoed into Gimlet, right?)

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2019955)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 26th, 2019 @ 10:10pm CDT

Bumblevivisector wrote:Despite the brand-unification mandate and Micro-mold-reuse robbing Hyperdrive of his pecs, it still looks kind of odd to see Takara release him in that color scheme. Gingham and especially Clipper would require some retooling to really do right, but it'll still be kind of a missed opportunity if there's no red and white repaint of that mold.

He has his pecs as both cars are retools, not mere redecos:

As for that redeco, we still have that 10-pack or otherwise designers who are fan boys of the obscure

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2020023)
Posted by fruit-salad on April 28th, 2019 @ 1:45pm CDT

The Star Convoy looks great and I’m super excited for Snaptrap. The Seacons are my favourite combiner team. However it looks that Snaptrap is a retool of Hun-Gurr which sucks because it’s another reuse of the Silverbolt Mold. That being said though Silverbolt did have the best combiner torso, in my opinion.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2020039)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 28th, 2019 @ 6:47pm CDT

fruit-salad wrote:The Star Convoy looks great and I’m super excited for Snaptrap. The Seacons are my favourite combiner team. However it looks that Snaptrap is a retool of Hun-Gurr which sucks because it’s another reuse of the Silverbolt Mold. That being said though Silverbolt did have the best combiner torso, in my opinion.

It's not the Silverbolt mold. Hun-Gurrr is his own mold made from engineering that was merely inspired by that of the Silverbolt mold, a la G2 Smokescreen inspiring the transformations of Energon Starscream, 2010 Terradive, and Generations FOC Starscream.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2025582)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 23rd, 2019 @ 9:54am CDT

Thanks to the Loopaza Mega Store Facebook page, we have our latest scans of the monthly Figure King Magazine, and this time we have issue #257.

The current Magazine features several of the upcoming Masterpiece figures, including MP-47 Hound showcasing all of his different accessories and features, such as his diving face cover, holographic Spike, and back missile launcher. We also get a nice feature of his interior, which seeing as how he is an open top Jeep, it is nice to see all the effort put into his visible interior.

We also get some further looks at MP-48 Lio Convoy, and while we don't get much more than what we had previously seen, we do get a better look at the Artemis figure that comes with him.

Also included are some further shots of the upcoming Studio Series figures, Siege Omega Supreme Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime, and Impactor, some Cyberverse guys, and MPM-8 Megatron.

Check it all out below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2025632)
Posted by Fox Thiagarajan on June 23rd, 2019 @ 3:28pm CDT

I want Omega, Lio, and Hound very badly.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2025662)
Posted by Fox Thiagarajan on June 23rd, 2019 @ 7:16pm CDT

Drift082111 wrote:I want Omega, Lio, and Hound very badly.

"Oh yeah, hey me too!" Thanks for the conversation man!

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2025700)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 24th, 2019 @ 9:16am CDT

Drift082111 wrote:
Drift082111 wrote:I want Omega, Lio, and Hound very badly.

"Oh yeah, hey me too!" Thanks for the conversation man!

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2031711)
Posted by Stargrave on July 26th, 2019 @ 11:43am CDT

Thanks to fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath we have a head's up that the Loopaza Mega Store's Facebook page posted the latest scans of Figureking Magazine #258! That's right folks it's a Figure King Friday!

Included in this issue are some beautiful photos of the greyscale new fan backed Unicron! Unicron currently stands at 1,945 backers! This is oddly almost exactly on pace to hit 8,000 backers by August 31st, but this legendary figure of our beloved fandom needs your help! At $574.99 this is no easy feat, but this won't happen unless those fans who can put down their order, so don't wait!

You can put in for your Unicron crowdfunding order here.

TakaraTomy has opened for pre orders but these are NOT PART OF HASBRO'S CROWDFUNDING, unfortunately.

We have also received word that Robotkingdom was accepting pre-orders for this item but they have since closed the gates.

Also included in the pages about Unicron are some not too frequently seen images of his previous prototypes and retail releases throughout history.

We also see Omega Supreme from all new angles. It feels like if you haven't looked down on Omega Supreme from above when he's in base mode, you haven't fully grasped the awesomeness of this toy.

There's some additional shots of the 35th Anniversary Convoy two-pack with a G1 Optimus next to a repainted Studio Series Bumblebee Optimus, the 35th anniversary Gold Convoy fundraiser trophy, MP Smokescreen, and Siege Mirage.

Lastly towards the end are photos of the dynamic designs of two of the bots seen in last year's Transformers Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and Blitzwing. These really give you great views of how well they captured the designs from the film.

As always enjoy the images and share your views with the Seibertron crew in the forums, and stay tuned to Seibertron for the ultimate in Transformers news!

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2054774)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 27th, 2020 @ 6:45pm CST

Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian Cyberpath, we have news that Lapooza Mega Store has put up their scans of the regularly scheduled Figure King Magazine, and #265 features some of the new Takara products that have been shown off this month.

Most prominent among the scans are images of Masterpiece Tigatron and Arcee, who were just revealed a few weeks ago over in Japan. Tigatron features some images of him standing side by side with Dinobot and Cheetor, and showcasing some robot and beast mode poses that he is most known for from the Beast Wars cartoon. Big Cat and Little Cat have reunited once more!

Arcee also gets a page, showing off her visor that she once used in the Battle of Autobot City in the 1986 movie, including some art of the character mode, and showing off some of her poses.

On the same page as Arcee, we also get to see Studio Series Megatron, Scavenger, and a smaller image of Devastator, who was revealed at the same time as Arcee and Tigatron.

Check out the scans below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2054777)
Posted by vichoprime2006 on February 27th, 2020 @ 6:58pm CST

that arcee doesn't look like the series at all

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2054811)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 27th, 2020 @ 11:14pm CST

Goddammit. That Arcee have the ugliest backpack ever!
Rouge look way better than the official MP. Unfortunately, Rouge transform by exploding and hoping for the best.

Maybe one day we will have a clean looking Arcee that is fun to transform...

Also, still hoping that that G1 Unicron finally getting produced. I want to own that retro bot so bad!

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2054962)
Posted by william-james88 on February 28th, 2020 @ 10:27pm CST

vichoprime2006 wrote:that arcee doesn't look like the series at all

I was wrong then when I wrote it must have been mistransformed. Turns out it was misdesigned.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2054986)
Posted by megamanfan on February 29th, 2020 @ 12:58am CST

-Kanrabat- wrote:Goddammit. That Arcee have the ugliest backpack ever!
Rouge look way better than the official MP. Unfortunately, Rouge transform by exploding and hoping for the best.

Maybe one day we will have a clean looking Arcee that is fun to transform...

Also, still hoping that that G1 Unicron finally getting produced. I want to own that retro bot so bad!

what about ocular max azalea?

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2055010)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 29th, 2020 @ 7:58am CST

megamanfan wrote:what about ocular max azalea?

So far, she's the best. Transformation don't look daunting like Rouge and she's at the right size. Plus her backpack is much better looking than the MP. However, I don't like the fact that you must change her hands for the fists to transform her and her chest hinge is pretty unsightly.

So Azalea is pretty damn close to perfection. but I'm not paying 100$+ for a "close enough" figure. Of course, final judgement about the official MP will be when YouTube reviewers finally have her in hands and show us how she properly work.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2055018)
Posted by blackeyedprime on February 29th, 2020 @ 10:49am CST

Backpack, head and arm joints letting her down. Liking the legs and torso but that's about it.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2055020)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 29th, 2020 @ 11:14am CST

blackeyedprime wrote:Backpack, head and arm joints letting her down. Liking the legs and torso but that's about it.

About the official MP you mean?

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2055022)
Posted by blackeyedprime on February 29th, 2020 @ 11:19am CST

-Kanrabat- wrote:
blackeyedprime wrote:Backpack, head and arm joints letting her down. Liking the legs and torso but that's about it.

About the official MP you mean?

Yeagh the official MP:(

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2055044)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 29th, 2020 @ 3:22pm CST

blackeyedprime wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
blackeyedprime wrote:Backpack, head and arm joints letting her down. Liking the legs and torso but that's about it.

About the official MP you mean?

Yeagh the official MP:(

Let's hope it's the usual "can't transform for shayt" syndrome and the in hand images will be better. For now, all we can do is wait and see.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2055353)
Posted by Ultra Markus on March 2nd, 2020 @ 12:38am CST

Despite all negativity that mp arcee is getting
What do you expect you can't have a cartoon accurate robot turn into a cartoon accurate vehicle and not have a backpack
With all things considering she looks pretty good anyway
She has all the right proportions

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2055354)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 2nd, 2020 @ 3:53am CST

Ultra Markus wrote:Despite all negativity that mp arcee is getting
What do you expect you can't have a cartoon accurate robot turn into a cartoon accurate vehicle and not have a backpack
With all things considering she looks pretty good anyway
She has all the right proportions

The cartoon do have a backpack. But it's much more compact.
It could have been done by hiding some panels inside her legs and torso, like so many other figures did.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2055356)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 2nd, 2020 @ 4:16am CST

To be fair, A. Arcee's cartoon backpack is unrealistically compact since it's largely just her front fenders and B. her human-style legs offer less opportunity for stashing panels. But there was some possibility there... And they could have made her hips part of the car's aft like the Thrilling 30 toy did. The MP designers need to knock it the smeg off with the disappearing tires already.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2055372)
Posted by Ultra Markus on March 2nd, 2020 @ 10:53am CST

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:Despite all negativity that mp arcee is getting
What do you expect you can't have a cartoon accurate robot turn into a cartoon accurate vehicle and not have a backpack
With all things considering she looks pretty good anyway
She has all the right proportions

The cartoon do have a backpack. But it's much more compact.
It could have been done by hiding some panels inside her legs and torso, like so many other figures did.

Then it would be overly complicated to transform
These new MPs are complicated already
Her backpack in the cartoon sizeshifts to appear smaller
Which doesn't transition to toy very well

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2055407)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 2nd, 2020 @ 6:01pm CST

Ultra Markus wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:Despite all negativity that mp arcee is getting
What do you expect you can't have a cartoon accurate robot turn into a cartoon accurate vehicle and not have a backpack
With all things considering she looks pretty good anyway
She has all the right proportions

The cartoon do have a backpack. But it's much more compact.
It could have been done by hiding some panels inside her legs and torso, like so many other figures did.

Then it would be overly complicated to transform
These new MPs are complicated already
Her backpack in the cartoon sizeshifts to appear smaller
Which doesn't transition to toy very well

Obviously, I'm all for the middle ground. No need to be THAT compact, but it could be just a wee bit smaller and most importantly, look cleaner. Not like a scrapyard.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2055421)
Posted by Ultra Markus on March 2nd, 2020 @ 6:33pm CST

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:Despite all negativity that mp arcee is getting
What do you expect you can't have a cartoon accurate robot turn into a cartoon accurate vehicle and not have a backpack
With all things considering she looks pretty good anyway
She has all the right proportions

The cartoon do have a backpack. But it's much more compact.
It could have been done by hiding some panels inside her legs and torso, like so many other figures did.

Then it would be overly complicated to transform
These new MPs are complicated already
Her backpack in the cartoon sizeshifts to appear smaller
Which doesn't transition to toy very well

Obviously, I'm all for the middle ground. No need to be THAT compact, but it could be just a wee bit smaller and most importantly, look cleaner. Not like a scrapyard.

Looking at her from the front she looks pretty good
I think the backpack isn't that bad

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2062546)
Posted by william-james88 on April 28th, 2020 @ 8:37am CDT

Loopaza Mega Store has scanned the latest issue of the Figure King Magazine, which offers new image for several upcoming figures. Due to brand unification, many of the ones shown, like the Netflix figures, the studio series figures and the Cyberverse deluxe figures, don,t offer anything new. But we do get a nice new photo of Arcee which seems to confirm that what we saw, with the lower chest plate, was not a mistake. The side view clearly shows that this position lines up the detail accordingly.

The big star of this spread is of course Super Megatron, and we get many nice new photos of him, so enjoy!

Hi-Res Scan Figure King No. 267 Transformers

This month Magazine Figure King Transformers focus on the coming up Generation Selects: Super Megatron. There also cover on all the lines latest release and update on the MP Arcee, price will be 17,600 JPY and release in coming winter.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2062551)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 28th, 2020 @ 8:53am CDT

Aha, so that's how Super Megatron's chest works.

And speaking of chests, good gravy, Arcee's torso armor looks even lower than before!

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2062552)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 28th, 2020 @ 9:04am CDT

ALL the figures look great... Except poor MP Arcee.
Good lord, what a mess...

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2062553)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on April 28th, 2020 @ 9:05am CDT

Yeah, Arcee's chest just ruins the whole figure for me. She was always going to be a tough figure to do, but they should have really thought that through more.

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2062555)
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 28th, 2020 @ 9:13am CDT

Yikes... MP Arcee... Is there anything left to say? At least Super Megatron is looking really good

Re: Roundup of New Images for Takara Exlusives Including Big Convoy, AOE Bumblebee, SS Ex Drift and More (2062557)
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on April 28th, 2020 @ 9:45am CDT

Can metal sag? Coz that’s some serious saggage.

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