Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed

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Thanks to Japanese online toy store Maruzen we now have names for AD28, AD29, and AD30, previously known as Dinobot A, Dinobot B and Autobot B in store listings.

AD28 will be Snarl, AD29 is Clubber (or possibly Crabber, the name can be translated multiple ways) and, as a possible spoiler AD30 is Drift Helicopter

Could Clubber be the Takara name for Slog? Does the third figure explain some of the images we saw in trailers?

As usual these preorder names are subject to change and photos are not yet available. The figures are scheduled to be released in Japan through August and September.

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Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1575912)
Posted by BERSEKAEL on May 20th, 2014 @ 10:02pm CDT

thats actually sad... :-(

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1575914)
Posted by Mindmaster on May 20th, 2014 @ 10:17pm CDT

So if the enigmatic copter is indeed Drift, that might explain why the Great Product List Leak of '13 (or was it this year?) claims he's getting a Voyager figure later on.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1575915)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 20th, 2014 @ 10:22pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:Best example:
Skids and Mudflap get brand new deluxe molds for DotM even though they never appeared in the movie.
Why?

They were too in the movie:

This is the only shot of them that was left in the movie, as they were supposed to be in the film originally, but had all of their scenes cut out. They were supposed to die by Sentinel Prime's hand shortly after he killed Ironhide and wrecked the N.E.S.T. base.

They were taken out due to the overwhelmingly negative reaction they received in ROTF. Since Bay promised DOTM would have "no stupid humor" (a promise he obviously didn't keep thanks to one Jerry Wang), the twins got axed from the film's final cut, with all traces of their presence--save for that one shot of them driving up in the background--eradicated.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1575916)
Posted by mooncake623 on May 20th, 2014 @ 10:30pm CDT

BERSEKAEL wrote:

thats actually sad...

Why? not Ferrari? Kind of the only Takara movie figure I want. and Maybe shiny bumblebee

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1575939)
Posted by jON3.0 on May 21st, 2014 @ 1:30am CDT

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1575940)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 21st, 2014 @ 1:44am CDT

BERSEKAEL wrote:

thats actually sad...

I can't beleive we're having a repaint! How dare they?
How dare they made a repaint... in a repaint line indeed?! I'm so angry I'm going to roll in a corner and cry! Me mad! :sad:

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1575956)
Posted by Va'al on May 21st, 2014 @ 4:33am CDT

Thanks to fellow Seibertron.com member and podcaster jON3.0, we get a look at the new official Takara Tomy Transformers Lost Age and Movie Advanced commercial/demo video. The clip seems to take place in three parts, showing off the core of wave 1 of the Age of Extinction line first, featuring Grimlock, Scorn, Slug, Optimus Prime, Crosshairs and Bumblebee, the rest of the wave from the movie line second, and the previous Transformers trilogy repaints last - check out the embedded clip below!

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1575970)
Posted by gavinfuzzy on May 21st, 2014 @ 7:04am CDT

Mindmaster wrote:So if the enigmatic copter is indeed Drift, that might explain why the Great Product List Leak of '13 (or was it this year?) claims he's getting a Voyager figure later on.

Does anyone have a link to this thread?

I originally doubted all the listings when i first saw that thread... But damn, it has been spot on. Would really love to go see what figures the poster listed that we have yet to hear off...

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1575971)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 21st, 2014 @ 7:18am CDT

Very interesting and very cool video. Lots of new info in it, like the Dinobots being "mysterious lieforms".

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1575973)
Posted by Va'al on May 21st, 2014 @ 7:20am CDT

gavinfuzzy wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:So if the enigmatic copter is indeed Drift, that might explain why the Great Product List Leak of '13 (or was it this year?) claims he's getting a Voyager figure later on.

Does anyone have a link to this thread?

I originally doubted all the listings when i first saw that thread... But damn, it has been spot on. Would really love to go see what figures the poster listed that we have yet to hear off...

TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER ADRIAN/GALVATRON A7947
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER AUTOBOT DRIFT A8118
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER DUKE/HOUND A7946
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER IVAN/GRIMLOCK A6515
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER OPTIMUS PRIME A6514
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER SLOG A8117

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ate/28707/

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1575981)
Posted by Rated X on May 21st, 2014 @ 8:03am CDT

Love the Japanese commercials. They are actually cool. Unlike the american commercials which feature creepy kids who look old enough to be into girls.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576002)
Posted by gavinfuzzy on May 21st, 2014 @ 9:16am CDT

Va'al wrote:
gavinfuzzy wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:So if the enigmatic copter is indeed Drift, that might explain why the Great Product List Leak of '13 (or was it this year?) claims he's getting a Voyager figure later on.

Does anyone have a link to this thread?

I originally doubted all the listings when i first saw that thread... But damn, it has been spot on. Would really love to go see what figures the poster listed that we have yet to hear off...

TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER ADRIAN/GALVATRON A7947
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER AUTOBOT DRIFT A8118
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER DUKE/HOUND A7946
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER IVAN/GRIMLOCK A6515
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER OPTIMUS PRIME A6514
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER SLOG A8117

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ate/28707/

There was another one last year i believe. someone did a name dump of every figure, no indication of size.

Probably was using a throwaway account as an anonymous tip off

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576003)
Posted by STngAR on May 21st, 2014 @ 9:18am CDT

jON3.0 wrote:

That was a very cool commercial. Even though I understood only the few English words here and there. Is that a normal length commercial or just a promo video of some sort. If that's a normal length commercial the only word that comes to mind is tevo.

:MAXIMAL:

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576004)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 21st, 2014 @ 9:21am CDT

STngAR wrote:
jON3.0 wrote:

That was a very cool commercial. Even though I understood only the few English words here and there. Is that a normal length commercial or just a promo video of some sort. If that's a normal length commercial the only word that comes to mind is tevo.

I think that was actually four commercials compiled into one video.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576079)
Posted by Swiftknife24 on May 21st, 2014 @ 2:21pm CDT

Cool; I'd be interested in getting that Deluxe Jolt (Looks like a movie-accurate redeco of the DOTM-line more accurate mold! ^^) and probably Devastator too...

But why no Deluxe Ratchet in his first-two-movies deco? Would've thought that'd be obvious! XD Along with Soundwave in a better, more accurate metallic grey...!

Oh well, they appear to have just started, so hopeful for any future waves! ^^

AM

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576081)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 21st, 2014 @ 2:25pm CDT

Swiftknife24 wrote:Cool; I'd be interested in getting that Deluxe Jolt (Looks like a movie-accurate redeco of the DOTM-line more accurate mold! ^^) and probably Devastator too...

But why no Deluxe Ratchet in his first-two-movies deco? Would've thought that'd be obvious! XD Along with Soundwave in a better, more accurate metallic grey...!

Oh well, they appear to have just started, so hopeful for any future waves! ^^

AM

I think that's all we'll be getting with Legacy Figures (4 for each movie). After AD18 and AD19, we're getting AoE figures again, including Leader Grimlock, Lockdown, Galvatron and Hound.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576427)
Posted by Va'al on May 22nd, 2014 @ 6:25pm CDT

Courtesy of the Transformers Addicts Facebook group, its user Peter Kamoske and fellow Seibertron.com member Autobot Genocide, we get some nice in-hand images of the upcoming Takara Tomy Transformers: Lost Age Movie Advanced AD-11 Dispensor, the long time Dew repaint of 2007 Payload! Check them out mirrored below.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576429)
Posted by mooncake623 on May 22nd, 2014 @ 6:35pm CDT

Wow I really want this.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576435)
Posted by jhiaxus666 on May 22nd, 2014 @ 6:58pm CDT

Whoever posted this. Thank you. I love getting a shout out for my Dispensor.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576462)
Posted by MINDVVIPE on May 22nd, 2014 @ 8:03pm CDT

I don't understand the appeal of this figure. What is it the fact that it is Mood Whiplash, which is cool from the comics, or is it the fact that the vending machine robot appeared in the first movie for all of 5 seconds, which was kinda funny and cool. But is that it? The truck mode is a bore and the robot mode is far from anything special, altho the head sculpt is cool. The rest of the bot mode is quite ugly and generic movieverse styled. I rather spend my money on a transformers liquor cabinet bar fridge that can fit the assorted cybertronian drinks and opens to allow them to be taken out and placed in 5 mm hands ala cogwheels drink tray. it doesn't need to transform and it sure doesn't need a vehicle mode.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576466)
Posted by ILL-Star on May 22nd, 2014 @ 8:20pm CDT

MINDVVIPE wrote:I don't understand the appeal of this figure. What is it the fact that it is Mood Whiplash, which is cool from the comics, or is it the fact that the vending machine robot appeared in the first movie for all of 5 seconds, which was kinda funny and cool. But is that it? The truck mode is a bore and the robot mode is far from anything special, altho the head sculpt is cool. The rest of the bot mode is quite ugly and generic movieverse styled. I rather spend my money on a transformers liquor cabinet bar fridge that can fit the assorted cybertronian drinks and opens to allow them to be taken out and placed in 5 mm hands ala cogwheels drink tray. it doesn't need to transform and it sure doesn't need a vehicle mode.

Well, at least for me, he's a character I've wanted in a transformable toy mode since he appeared in 2007. Part of that want is because of how funny his brief appearance was. Yes he now sports Mood Whiplash which is cool. But we all know what it should have said. And with that, I must say, MOUNTAIN DEW IS THE BEST SODA EVER MADE.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576470)
Posted by Seibertron on May 22nd, 2014 @ 8:51pm CDT

I couldn't get to the gallery today of dispensor. I'll post it tomorrow.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576472)
Posted by T-Macksimus on May 22nd, 2014 @ 8:57pm CDT

ILL-Star wrote:
MINDVVIPE wrote:I don't understand the appeal of this figure. What is it the fact that it is Mood Whiplash, which is cool from the comics, or is it the fact that the vending machine robot appeared in the first movie for all of 5 seconds, which was kinda funny and cool. But is that it? The truck mode is a bore and the robot mode is far from anything special, altho the head sculpt is cool. The rest of the bot mode is quite ugly and generic movieverse styled. I rather spend my money on a transformers liquor cabinet bar fridge that can fit the assorted cybertronian drinks and opens to allow them to be taken out and placed in 5 mm hands ala cogwheels drink tray. it doesn't need to transform and it sure doesn't need a vehicle mode.

Well, at least for me, he's a character I've wanted in a transformable toy mode since he appeared in 2007. Part of that want is because of how funny his brief appearance was. Yes he now sports Mood Whiplash which is cool. But we all know what it should have said. And with that, I must say, MOUNTAIN DEW IS THE BEST SODA EVER MADE.

Yeah, that about sums it up for me too. Well, that and the fact that it so closely relates to one of the many hilarious moments in Maximum Overdrive. The scene where the soda machine takes out the little league coach with first a groin shot and then a fatal shot to the forehead with high powered soda can launches (Priceless moment! If you haven't seen the movie...WATCH IT!)

This is also one of the very few times that you will not hear me complain about a re-paint. I approve of this one whole heartedly.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576476)
Posted by MINDVVIPE on May 22nd, 2014 @ 9:13pm CDT

T-Macksimus wrote:
ILL-Star wrote:
MINDVVIPE wrote:I don't understand the appeal of this figure. What is it the fact that it is Mood Whiplash, which is cool from the comics, or is it the fact that the vending machine robot appeared in the first movie for all of 5 seconds, which was kinda funny and cool. But is that it? The truck mode is a bore and the robot mode is far from anything special, altho the head sculpt is cool. The rest of the bot mode is quite ugly and generic movieverse styled. I rather spend my money on a transformers liquor cabinet bar fridge that can fit the assorted cybertronian drinks and opens to allow them to be taken out and placed in 5 mm hands ala cogwheels drink tray. it doesn't need to transform and it sure doesn't need a vehicle mode.

Well, at least for me, he's a character I've wanted in a transformable toy mode since he appeared in 2007. Part of that want is because of how funny his brief appearance was. Yes he now sports Mood Whiplash which is cool. But we all know what it should have said. And with that, I must say, MOUNTAIN DEW IS THE BEST SODA EVER MADE.

Yeah, that about sums it up for me too. Well, that and the fact that it so closely relates to one of the many hilarious moments in Maximum Overdrive. The scene where the soda machine takes out the little league coach with first a groin shot and then a fatal shot to the forehead with high powered soda can launches (Priceless moment! If you haven't seen the movie...WATCH IT!)

This is also one of the very few times that you will not hear me complain about a re-paint. I approve of this one whole heartedly.

Hah, I saw that movie, it was so bad but in the best way, especially if you enjoy watching humans being terrorized by machines. Definitely watch it. Damnit... that reference actually made me appreciate this figure more, haha! 8-}

The first one this figure would kill is that whiney voiced wife chick. Urgh her voice was nails on a chalkboard.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576485)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on May 22nd, 2014 @ 9:54pm CDT

MINDVVIPE wrote:Hah, I saw that movie, it was so bad but in the best way, especially if you enjoy watching humans being terrorized by machines. Definitely watch it. Damnit... that reference actually made me appreciate this figure more, haha! The first one this figure would kill is that whiney voiced wife chick. Urgh her voice was nails on a chalkboard.

I'll say, the reason I like the figure, is it's kitschy in that B-movie sorta way, because not only does the figure reminds me of that, it also remind me of the time where the Coke machine quite literally exploded on someone in Steven King's Tommyknockers, both in the TV miniseries and in the novel.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576486)
Posted by Doubledealer93 on May 22nd, 2014 @ 9:55pm CDT

oh my god. i need this in the worst kind of way.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576500)
Posted by Flashwave on May 22nd, 2014 @ 11:24pm CDT

Waiting on mine from Robot Kingdom. Shipping hurt, but the price was better than TFSource.

As to why, well,i like obscure and different characters, and i actually like this mold. The fact that the vending machine is part of his deco is a nice gimmick.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576534)
Posted by Bluespindash97 on May 23rd, 2014 @ 4:56am CDT

This is pretty darn awesome, except how do you play with it? Is it a bot or a con? Kinda confusing, huh! Also my brother tried to convince me that their was a Dispensor toy back in 2007 and I went yeh right like that'll happen!

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576555)
Posted by triKlops on May 23rd, 2014 @ 9:08am CDT

Glad a figure of this guy has finally come out; he has intrigued me since the first movie. :michaelbay:

To the point that i nearly bought the Robot Heroes guy on more than one occasion.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576560)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 23rd, 2014 @ 9:23am CDT

Bluespindash97 wrote:This is pretty darn awesome, except how do you play with it? Is it a bot or a con? Kinda confusing, huh! Also my brother tried to convince me that their was a Dispensor toy back in 2007 and I went yeh right like that'll happen!

He was one year off:

Robot Hero, 2008

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576561)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 23rd, 2014 @ 9:23am CDT

Bluespindash97 wrote:This is pretty darn awesome, except how do you play with it?

Like you play with any other figure?

Bluespindash97 wrote:Is it a bot or a con? Kinda confusing, huh!

Not really. It's fairly known that he's a Decepticon.

Bluespindash97 wrote:Also my brother tried to convince me that their was a Dispensor toy back in 2007 and I went yeh right like that'll happen!

Yeah, there was. Though, not a transforming one, but a toy is still a toy. And not in 2007, but 2008. It was a Robot Heroes figure:

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576958)
Posted by yoboy on May 24th, 2014 @ 9:33pm CDT

I'd probably skip this one. If this is a redeco of TFTM Payload, it'd probably come with the stupid spring-loaded brick on its back. If that isn't the case, I'll definitely pick him up.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1576960)
Posted by Mindmaster on May 24th, 2014 @ 9:48pm CDT

yoboy wrote:I'd probably skip this one. If this is a redeco of TFTM Payload, it'd probably come with the stupid spring-loaded brick on its back. If that isn't the case, I'll definitely pick him up.

Yeah, you're gunna hate it, then.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577029)
Posted by shajaki on May 25th, 2014 @ 12:36pm CDT

*looks at payload back pic*

damn thats sad.... i think that just killed it for me...

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577529)
Posted by Va'al on May 27th, 2014 @ 8:00pm CDT

Arguably one of the best movieline Bumblebee Deluxe figures, Hunt for the Decepticons Battle Blade Bumblebee is seeing a second lease on plastic life in the Takara Transformers: Lost Age Movie Advance Line AD-08 figure, with added chrome of course - and thanks to ACToys.net user Uranus, we get a nice pictorial review (along with some good shots of Optimus Prime and Grimlock, too). Check out some of the images below, and head here for more.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577534)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 27th, 2014 @ 8:51pm CDT

All this time and they couldn't fix the ax on Bumblebee. Now if you want to turn it around you have to worry about scratching chrome. Yay.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577537)
Posted by Mindmaster on May 27th, 2014 @ 8:55pm CDT

It looks really good, but two Bumblebees are enough yellow I'd like to deal with on my shelf. [-(

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577553)
Posted by shajaki on May 27th, 2014 @ 10:48pm CDT

Flashwave wrote:Waiting on mine from Robot Kingdom. Shipping hurt, but the price was better than TFSource.

i know right! i was surprised when i saw the shipping cost... but yeah. same here. i got bee and proto prime on the way (and evasion prime from toyarena). i dont think ive been this excited about movie toys before :DANCE:

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577568)
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on May 28th, 2014 @ 12:03am CDT

Hm, they put Bumblebee in the same packaging they put the Voyager figures in.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577570)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 28th, 2014 @ 12:15am CDT

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Hm, they put Bumblebee in the same packaging they put the Voyager figures in.

Yeah, the figure was too big to fit into the Deluxe packaging.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577579)
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on May 28th, 2014 @ 12:37am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Hm, they put Bumblebee in the same packaging they put the Voyager figures in.
Yeah, the figure was too big to fit into the Deluxe packaging.

Yeah, looking at my one, and he IS pretty beefy for a deluxe figure. they'll probably sell him at the Voyager price point too.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577580)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 28th, 2014 @ 12:40am CDT

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Hm, they put Bumblebee in the same packaging they put the Voyager figures in.
Yeah, the figure was too big to fit into the Deluxe packaging.

Yeah, looking at my one, and he IS pretty beefy for a deluxe figure. they'll probably sell him at the Voyager price point too.

Just like they did for a few of the final non-EX United toys.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577607)
Posted by MenaceRX on May 28th, 2014 @ 3:49am CDT

So this Bee is a Voyager version of the deluxe from ROTF? I have that one... if so I am inclined to order this one. It looks awesome in grander scale.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577610)
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on May 28th, 2014 @ 4:06am CDT

MenaceRX wrote:So this Bee is a Voyager version of the deluxe from ROTF? I have that one... if so I am inclined to order this one. It looks awesome in grander scale.

No, it is the exact same figure, except with chrome and slightly different paint. It's the same size it always was. What we're saying is that, because of the size difference between figures NOW and figures when THIS one was made, and the cost of producing them, THIS one will be sold as a voyager. The figure it's self hasn't changed size. Rather, they *might* price it as such, there's no info for pricing yet.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577647)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 28th, 2014 @ 8:15am CDT

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:
MenaceRX wrote:So this Bee is a Voyager version of the deluxe from ROTF? I have that one... if so I am inclined to order this one. It looks awesome in grander scale.

No, it is the exact same figure, except with chrome and slightly different paint. It's the same size it always was. What we're saying is that, because of the size difference between figures NOW and figures when THIS one was made, and the cost of producing them, THIS one will be sold as a voyager. The figure it's self hasn't changed size. Rather, they *might* price it as such, there's no info for pricing yet.

Actually, we already know the MSRP in Yen for all figures via the official TakaraTomy site:

AoE Deluxes: 2,800 Yen
AoE Voyagers: 4,500 Yen
AoE Leaders: 7,500 Yen

The Legacy releases are priced on their own merit thanks to TakaraTomy's very flexible pricing system:

Legacy Deluxes: 3,200 Yen
Battle Blade Bumblebee: 4,000 Yen
Revenge Optimus Prime: 4,800 Yen
Devastator: 6,500 Yen

For the pricing in USD, remove the last two zeroes.

But yes, prices have risen, jumped compared to previous years. The latest toys shrink but keep the set prices, while the older, bigger releases become more expensive when re-released.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577713)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 28th, 2014 @ 12:40pm CDT

I wonder if breaking with the packaging aesthetic would've made Battle Blades Bee a little cheaper.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577714)
Posted by GuyIncognito on May 28th, 2014 @ 12:49pm CDT

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I wonder if breaking with the packaging aesthetic would've made Battle Blades Bee a little cheaper.

How do you figure?

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577715)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 28th, 2014 @ 12:52pm CDT

GuyIncognito wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I wonder if breaking with the packaging aesthetic would've made Battle Blades Bee a little cheaper.

How do you figure?

Instead of being packaged in robot mode they package it in vehicle mode and sell it on one of the cards or a smaller box

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577721)
Posted by GuyIncognito on May 28th, 2014 @ 1:24pm CDT

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I wonder if breaking with the packaging aesthetic would've made Battle Blades Bee a little cheaper.

How do you figure?

Instead of being packaged in robot mode they package it in vehicle mode and sell it on one of the cards or a smaller box

Are you assuming it's going to be priced like a Voyager because it's in a Voyager-sized box? I'm not sure that's necessarily the case.

Re: Takara Tomy Movie Advanced Line AD28, 29, 30 Names Revealed (1577767)
Posted by swagitron on May 28th, 2014 @ 4:20pm CDT

His head looks like a cross between movie Megatron,DOTM Soundwave, and TFP Soundwave.

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