Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure EZ Black Knight Bumblebee

Hellscream9999 wrote:Yawn, another bumblebee, the character we evidently all care about so much

I'm so tired of 'bee, lets bring back hotshot)

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Yawn, another bumblebee, the character we evidently all care about so much

I'm so tired of 'bee, lets bring back hotshot)

Dont worry you wont be getting this one, its just a promotion in japan.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Yawn, another bumblebee, the character we evidently all care about so much

I'm so tired of 'bee, lets bring back hotshot)

Dont worry you wont be getting this one, its just a promotion in japan.

And included with a magazine to boot. We rarely get those

william-james88 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Yawn, another bumblebee, the character we evidently all care about so much

I'm so tired of 'bee, lets bring back hotshot)

Dont worry you wont be getting this one, its just a promotion in japan.

And included with a magazine to boot. We rarely get those

Wow, have we time traveled back to the 1990s

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Yawn, another bumblebee, the character we evidently all care about so much

I'm so tired of 'bee, lets bring back hotshot)

Dont worry you wont be getting this one, its just a promotion in japan.

And included with a magazine to boot. We rarely get those

Wow, have we time traveled back to the 1990s

Nah, the last one was a Movie Legends Starscream... done in green. Look up "Starscream KeroKero Version" and "KeroKero Ace" magazine, December 2011 issue.

In case you're wondering, "kero-kero" is the sound a frog makes.

william-james88 wrote:Thanks but I was just referring to when I would get figures with my local magazines. Like this one from the 90s which came with lion king figures:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Yawn, another bumblebee, the character we evidently all care about so much

I'm so tired of 'bee, lets bring back hotshot)

Dont worry you wont be getting this one, its just a promotion in japan.

Hellscream9999 wrote:Yawn, another bumblebee, the character we evidently all care about so much

PrymeStriker wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Yawn, another bumblebee, the character we evidently all care about so much

Hey!

Bumblebee's a great character in Prime/RiD!

william-james88 wrote:I would like to discuss 2. First, Steeljaw (or Phantom Jaw, the version I got). That is a very complex transformation for a line said to be more simplified. And I like the tail. But the fron of the truck has a problem and I dont know if its just me. The front halfs (the legs) dont peg in properly and one side is really off. Did anybody else have this problem?

Hellscream9999 wrote:not watching rid,

Hellscream9999 wrote:

PrymeStriker wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Yawn, another bumblebee, the character we evidently all care about so much

Hey!

Bumblebee's a great character in Prime/RiD!

I guess? He was alright in prime, not watching rid, but the whole not talking thing, is seriously pissing me off now, he's been a generic mute for 8 years now, talk about an extremely bare-bones mascot, he doesn't even talk. I'm not saying the development of his relationship with raf wasn't poignant, but I think its time we let him go, or as rid did, at least let him talk

But to the point, kinda tired of the regurgitated bb repaints; glad the dark days of rotf and dotm are over when there were multiple bee's in a wave/shelfwarming at the same time

fenrir72 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

PrymeStriker wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Yawn, another bumblebee, the character we evidently all care about so much

Hey!

Bumblebee's a great character in Prime/RiD!

I guess? He was alright in prime, not watching rid, but the whole not talking thing, is seriously pissing me off now, he's been a generic mute for 8 years now, talk about an extremely bare-bones mascot, he doesn't even talk. I'm not saying the development of his relationship with raf wasn't poignant, but I think its time we let him go, or as rid did, at least let him talk

But to the point, kinda tired of the regurgitated bb repaints; glad the dark days of rotf and dotm are over when there were multiple bee's in a wave/shelfwarming at the same time

He talks in RID.......like finally!

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:not watching rid,

You should.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:not watching rid,

You should.

It's not that I don't want too, I don't get that channel, and, to be honest, Prime didn't really impress me all that much. Will probably binge watch it now that the season is over.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:not watching rid,

You should.

It's not that I don't want too, I don't get that channel, and, to be honest, Prime didn't really impress me all that much. Will probably binge watch it now that the season is over.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:not watching rid,

You should.

It's not that I don't want too, I don't get that channel, and, to be honest, Prime didn't really impress me all that much. Will probably binge watch it now that the season is over.

The season IS over and the episodes are all over DailyMotion. Someone, somewhere, will provide you with the link.... Sabrblade, HALP!

It's a pretty fun and light show IMO.

william-james88 wrote: The front halfs (the legs) dont peg in properly...

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote: The front halfs (the legs) dont peg in properly...

Everything Wolfie said. You have to push really hard until you hear a disconcertingly loud "POP".
Looking at the picture, Jake could be right. I had an un-mirrored hip on the Cybertron Ratbat repaint of Sideways that came in the Target two pack with Springer. He is stuck in bot mode.

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote: The front halfs (the legs) dont peg in properly...

Everything Wolfie said. You have to push really hard until you hear a disconcertingly loud "POP".
Looking at the picture, Jake could be right. I had an un-mirrored hip on the Cybertron Ratbat repaint of Sideways that came in the Target two pack with Springer. He is stuck in bot mode.

Wait, so the two front halves are supposed to stick together? Mine dont even peg into one another.

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Wolfman Jake wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote: The front halfs (the legs) dont peg in properly...

Everything Wolfie said. You have to push really hard until you hear a disconcertingly loud "POP".
Looking at the picture, Jake could be right. I had an un-mirrored hip on the Cybertron Ratbat repaint of Sideways that came in the Target two pack with Springer. He is stuck in bot mode.

Wait, so the two front halves are supposed to stick together? Mine dont even peg into one another.

Yep. They are. I just confirmed it on mine (just unpacked it tonight along with my UW Superions). I think yours might be defective, unfortunately. Try to fiddle with it a bit more. I kind of got mine to peg together oddly in the front like yours, but was able to get it right again.

On the upside, I'm glad I waited for the TAV VS 03 set for Strongarm. Not only does she look better than the Hasbro version with her improved paint apps, I'm loving the "Big Bad Wolf Cop" version of Steeljaw, er...Phantomjaw, with whom she comes paired. Yeah, I could have gotten the Takara Strongarm months ago, but I couldn't say no to another wolf Transformer.

Tomorrow morning/afternoon, I'll open up the rest of my haul: Drift, Powerglide x2, and Cosmos/Adams x2.

william-james88 wrote:My main complaint now with the mold is that the head is not on a ball joint. Since his most stable pose is hunched on his tip toes (really cool balancing going on), its too bad he doesnt have a ball joint letting us lift his head up a bit to see his prey.

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:My main complaint now with the mold is that the head is not on a ball joint. Since his most stable pose is hunched on his tip toes (really cool balancing going on), its too bad he doesnt have a ball joint letting us lift his head up a bit to see his prey.

I couldn't agree more. This is something I have been thinking about lately about a lot of different figures. I don't see why all heads can't be on ball joints. It gives full range of motion. A lot of CW guys could have ball joints and not impede transformation. You think its a cost thing?

william-james88 wrote:Congrats on the haul! And yes, it does peg in. But man that was some crazy force I had to apply. I thought I would break it. But yes, it pegs together and stays that way. One side is a bit above the other but not like before and there is no gap. Man, I would have never thought I would have to force it that much.

My main complaint now with the mold is that the head is not on a ball joint. Since his most stable pose is hunched on his tip toes (really cool balancing going on), its too bad he doesnt have a ball joint letting us lift his head up a bit to see his prey.

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:My main complaint now with the mold is that the head is not on a ball joint. Since his most stable pose is hunched on his tip toes (really cool balancing going on), its too bad he doesnt have a ball joint letting us lift his head up a bit to see his prey.

I couldn't agree more. This is something I have been thinking about lately about a lot of different figures. I don't see why all heads can't be on ball joints. It gives full range of motion. A lot of CW guys could have ball joints and not impede transformation. You think its a cost thing?

I dont know. Technically you aren't using less or more plastic since you get a spherical hole at the bottom of the head and that amount of plastic is instead found on the joint. And for the CW figures, some have it and some dont (I forget now, who doesnt have one?) and I am clueless as to why, it makes it super odd.

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:not watching rid,

You should.

It's not that I don't want too, I don't get that channel, and, to be honest, Prime didn't really impress me all that much. Will probably binge watch it now that the season is over.

I don't got the channel either, but that didn't stop me from watching all 26 episodes of season 1 before episode 14 even aired on TV.

And thank goodness the show is a far cry from Prime.

Besides, Bee is Batman.

Wolfman Jake wrote: This goes for all three versions of the mold I have so far (Hasbro's Steeljaw, Takara's Steeljaw, and now Phantomjaw). It is too bad the mold doesn't have a ball-jointed neck, indeed. However, you can get him down close to the ground in some cool poses that make it look like he's sniffing out a trail to find his prey.

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:My main complaint now with the mold is that the head is not on a ball joint. Since his most stable pose is hunched on his tip toes (really cool balancing going on), its too bad he doesnt have a ball joint letting us lift his head up a bit to see his prey.

I couldn't agree more. This is something I have been thinking about lately about a lot of different figures. I don't see why all heads can't be on ball joints. It gives full range of motion. A lot of CW guys could have ball joints and not impede transformation. You think its a cost thing?

I dont know. Technically you aren't using less or more plastic since you get a spherical hole at the bottom of the head and that amount of plastic is instead found on the joint. And for the CW figures, some have it and some dont (I forget now, who doesnt have one?) and I am clueless as to why, it makes it super odd.

Maybe it adds a complication to the assembly?

What's up with your Drift? Is it a special variant or is the color just off in your pic?

william-james88 wrote:I dont know, dont think so. What is odd about the coloring to you?

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I dont know, dont think so. What is odd about the coloring to you?

I'm assuming it's just the photo looks off to me, but he looks school bus yellow compared to the images I've seen before. I don't follow the Takara lines that closely and thought maybe he was a special deco like Phatomjaw.

Drifts.jpg

Hellscream9999 wrote:

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I dont know, dont think so. What is odd about the coloring to you?

I'm assuming it's just the photo looks off to me, but he looks school bus yellow compared to the images I've seen before. I don't follow the Takara lines that closely and thought maybe he was a special deco like Phatomjaw.

Drifts.jpg

It could easily be the lighting shifting the spectrum; but I believe the figure is supposed to be fairly yellow. But who cares? The figure looks amazing.

william-james88 wrote:He is a light orange and will look more yellow under the flash. And yes, it is an amazing deco on a great figure.

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:He is a light orange and will look more yellow under the flash. And yes, it is an amazing deco on a great figure.

That's what I figured, my phone's flash makes everything just look blue. I was hoping it was a cool redeco that I missed. Cool cool, thanks. He is a lot of fun, but that deco makes my hasbro release a sad panda.

william-james88 wrote:Its nothing compared to what the Takara Jazz deco will make Hasbro Jazz feel:

EPIC PICS

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Its nothing compared to what the Takara Jazz deco will make Hasbro Jazz feel:

EPIC PICS

Now you're just being mean

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Its nothing compared to what the Takara Jazz deco will make Hasbro Jazz feel:

EPIC PICS

Now you're just being mean

Hey man, I am happy. At the end of this month, I get that Jazz and the Japan exclusive Optimus

But yeah, that Drift is really worth the extra money. I find it so sad that a designer's hard work and a good sculpt is totally ignored by a lack of deco. It is really fun when the deco takes advantage of the sculpt. I dont feel that there is a huge difference between the Unite Warriors and Combiner figures in terms of added deco. The Deco is simply different (like the two streetwise and dragstrip toys). However, for RID and TAV, it is night and day and at the price you can get them for, I dont see a reason to pay full price for the Hasbro versions. I might get some different decos if ever they go on clearance at Walmart or Toysrus though.

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Its nothing compared to what the Takara Jazz deco will make Hasbro Jazz feel:

EPIC PICS

Now you're just being mean

Hey man, I am happy. At the end of this month, I get that Jazz and the Japan exclusive Optimus

But yeah, that Drift is really worth the extra money. I find it so sad that a designer's hard work and a good sculpt is totally ignored by a lack of deco. It is really fun when the deco takes advantage of the sculpt. I dont feel that there is a huge difference between the Unite Warriors and Combiner figures in terms of added deco. The Deco is simply different (like the two streetwise and dragstrip toys). However, for RID and TAV, it is night and day and at the price you can get them for, I dont see a reason to pay full price for the Hasbro versions. I might get some different decos if ever they go on clearance at Walmart or Toysrus though.

I may have to jump on that Takara train. Is there any tickets left?

I just checked and it looks like I could import for about the same as retail, not including shipping. I feel I'm a little too committed at this point to mix and match though. But, what can ya do? At least I've been enjoying my lil under-dressed buddies.

carytheone wrote:I just checked and it looks like I could import for about the same as retail, not including shipping. I feel I'm a little too committed at this point to mix and match though. But, what can ya do? At least I've been enjoying my lil under-dressed buddies.

Cobotron wrote:Ahhhh lunch time. What are you guys having?

william-james88 wrote:Yeah that's mainly it. The premium we now pay for these imports is just the shipping/importing fee, which is great. But that's just now though, there was a time (dont know how long you have been collecting) when shipping was the least of your worries and deluxes were double the price.

Mindmaster wrote:Calling it right now, "Drift Origin" is going to be a Generation One-inspired redeco of you-know-who.

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Its nothing compared to what the Takara Jazz deco will make Hasbro Jazz feel:

EPIC PICS

Now you're just being mean

Hey man, I am happy. At the end of this month, I get that Jazz and the Japan exclusive Optimus

But yeah, that Drift is really worth the extra money. I find it so sad that a designer's hard work and a good sculpt is totally ignored by a lack of deco. It is really fun when the deco takes advantage of the sculpt. I dont feel that there is a huge difference between the Unite Warriors and Combiner figures in terms of added deco. The Deco is simply different (like the two streetwise and dragstrip toys). However, for RID and TAV, it is night and day and at the price you can get them for, I dont see a reason to pay full price for the Hasbro versions. I might get some different decos if ever they go on clearance at Walmart or Toysrus though.

Emerje wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:Calling it right now, "Drift Origin" is going to be a Generation One-inspired redeco of you-know-who.

I was thinking they'd just paint him white like IDW or Blue like the movie, but if you're thinking Alpha Trion then that's definitely a figure I'd want.

Emerje

Hellscream9999 wrote:To be fair, I gotta imagine hasbro's budget is spread so very thin between all the TF lines they're juggling, that some cuts had to be made, and we just happen to see it come through the rid line as a whole.

Emerje wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:Calling it right now, "Drift Origin" is going to be a Generation One-inspired redeco of you-know-who.

I was thinking they'd just paint him white like IDW or Blue like the movie, but if you're thinking Alpha Trion then that's definitely a figure I'd want.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:Calling it right now, "Drift Origin" is going to be a Generation One-inspired redeco of you-know-who.

I was thinking they'd just paint him white like IDW or Blue like the movie, but if you're thinking Alpha Trion then that's definitely a figure I'd want.

Emerje