Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand
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TFyuki's never ending Twitter feed brings us some more Transformers Adventure figures. For today's sampling we get to see TAV-02 Grimlock and TAV-05 Fixit, but MP-24 Starsaber was strangely absent. Don't be confused by Takara Tomy's TAV designation for Fixit though. Hasbro's Fixit is actually from the 1-Step line while Grimlock is a Warrior Class figure. Keep scrolling to see the images, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your Transformers News!
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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1662669)
Posted by william-james88 on March 14th, 2015 @ 11:09am CDT
The differences for Strongarm were very apparent but I dont see any for Grimlock.
Posted by william-james88 on March 14th, 2015 @ 11:09am CDT
shajaki wrote:
The differences for Strongarm were very apparent but I dont see any for Grimlock.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1662674)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 14th, 2015 @ 11:33am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on March 14th, 2015 @ 11:33am CDT
I actually feel that Hasbro's Fixit has the more show-accurate colors. Deeper orange and light gray, instead of the lighter orange and dark gray seen here.
Yeah, Grimlock's differences are extremely minor. His dino mode eyebrows and toes are painted black like in the cartoon, whereas the Hasbro toy left both unpainted.william-james88 wrote:The differences for Strongarm were very apparent but I dont see any for Grimlock.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1662741)
Posted by Autobot032 on March 14th, 2015 @ 3:36pm CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on March 14th, 2015 @ 3:36pm CDT
Ugh. The Takara versions give you nothing over the Hasbro ones, especially on Fixit. I think Fixit looks better with silver, instead of black, plastic. Grimlock...maybe it's just me, but I'm not seeing a single change at first glance...
It's actually worth it to save the money and just buy domestic, here in the States. =\
It's actually worth it to save the money and just buy domestic, here in the States. =\
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1662747)
Posted by william-james88 on March 14th, 2015 @ 3:59pm CDT
One thing you might not have noticed, if you will look at the beast mode feet, the toe nails are painted black on the takara while left unpainted on the hasbro one. If you did notice, then sorry.
Posted by william-james88 on March 14th, 2015 @ 3:59pm CDT
Autobot032 wrote:Ugh. The Takara versions give you nothing over the Hasbro ones, especially on Fixit. I think Fixit looks better with silver, instead of black, plastic. Grimlock...maybe it's just me, but I'm not seeing a single change at first glance...
It's actually worth it to save the money and just buy domestic, here in the States. =\
One thing you might not have noticed, if you will look at the beast mode feet, the toe nails are painted black on the takara while left unpainted on the hasbro one. If you did notice, then sorry.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1662749)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 14th, 2015 @ 4:02pm CDT
The key difference between the Hasbro and TakaraTomy versions lies in the symbols used for the Apps: Hasbro's use only two colors, while TakaraTomy's have a few more. The Grimlocks shown are both TakaraTomy: you just can't see the black dino toes because they aim backwards in robot mode (the lower arms turn 180).
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 14th, 2015 @ 4:02pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Autobot032 wrote:Ugh. The Takara versions give you nothing over the Hasbro ones, especially on Fixit. I think Fixit looks better with silver, instead of black, plastic. Grimlock...maybe it's just me, but I'm not seeing a single change at first glance...
It's actually worth it to save the money and just buy domestic, here in the States. =\
One thing you might not have noticed, iif you will look at the beast mode feet, the toe nails are painted black on the takara while left unpainted on the hasbro one. If you did notice, then sorry.
The key difference between the Hasbro and TakaraTomy versions lies in the symbols used for the Apps: Hasbro's use only two colors, while TakaraTomy's have a few more. The Grimlocks shown are both TakaraTomy: you just can't see the black dino toes because they aim backwards in robot mode (the lower arms turn 180).
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1662802)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 14th, 2015 @ 8:15pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on March 14th, 2015 @ 8:15pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:His dino mode eyebrows and toes are painted black like in the cartoon, whereas the Hasbro toy left both unpainted.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1663383)
Posted by Mechafei on March 16th, 2015 @ 1:54pm CDT
Posted by Mechafei on March 16th, 2015 @ 1:54pm CDT
Look at those white stressmarks on the arms, you just know they're about to explode 
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664357)
Posted by mooncake623 on March 19th, 2015 @ 8:29am CDT
Posted by mooncake623 on March 19th, 2015 @ 8:29am CDT
March 21st will be a busy day for Takara Tomy in Japan. With Masterpiece Star Saber and Exhaust Cloud Hellwarp and Roadbuster and the first wave of Transformers Adventure all due to be released on the same day! And thanks to Hisashi Yuki we get some new in package photos of Transformers Adventure Wave 1! Check out the images we've mirrored below and keep your eyes peel for those instock emails from your online retailer of choice!
And remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates!
And remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates!
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664377)
Posted by Jones on March 19th, 2015 @ 9:44am CDT
That's a messed up name, right there.
Posted by Jones on March 19th, 2015 @ 9:44am CDT
That's a messed up name, right there.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664378)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 19th, 2015 @ 9:47am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on March 19th, 2015 @ 9:47am CDT
Wait, why did they change they change the parsing of "Knock Out" to "Knockout"? They left it alone for "Medic Knock Out", so why the change for "Bloody Knockout"?Jones wrote:
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664379)
Posted by Cobotron on March 19th, 2015 @ 9:52am CDT
Bloody Knockout!? That is messed up!
Is he a repaint a Beast Hunters version of Knockout? Didn't know there was a BH version. As a big fan of Bluestreak, this paint job is really doing it for me. Might have to scoop this one up.
Posted by Cobotron on March 19th, 2015 @ 9:52am CDT
Bloody Knockout!? That is messed up!Is he a repaint a Beast Hunters version of Knockout? Didn't know there was a BH version. As a big fan of Bluestreak, this paint job is really doing it for me. Might have to scoop this one up.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664384)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 19th, 2015 @ 10:19am CDT
Those aren't stress marks: they are exposed catches for the soft ratchet joints. I just found out about them when looking at RID 2015 Grimlock in packaging, and having them exposed may have been a bad idea. I've seen multiple reports on the catches detaching or breaking, leaving Grimlock with a limp arm.
Well, he was the Decepticon Medic, and you know how mad doctors can get at times
Doesn't stop me from wanting him, I've been waiting for BH retool redecos that don't look like the original figure with new armor parts (looking at you, Ratchet).
With Ultra Magnus on the way later, that only leaves Sharkticon Megatron and Prowl.
Mistake? What counts is that the name in Kana remains the same. Japanese uses no spaces between words in the same sentence, it's a long string of characters and kana, so it's up to the reader himself to discern the words. The only exception is the "forced space", denoted by ".", but it's usually only used for "the" which is a single kana (ザ za).
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 19th, 2015 @ 10:19am CDT
Mechafei wrote:Look at those white stressmarks on the arms, you just know they're about to explode
Those aren't stress marks: they are exposed catches for the soft ratchet joints. I just found out about them when looking at RID 2015 Grimlock in packaging, and having them exposed may have been a bad idea. I've seen multiple reports on the catches detaching or breaking, leaving Grimlock with a limp arm.
Jones wrote:
That's a messed up name, right there.
Well, he was the Decepticon Medic, and you know how mad doctors can get at times
Doesn't stop me from wanting him, I've been waiting for BH retool redecos that don't look like the original figure with new armor parts (looking at you, Ratchet).With Ultra Magnus on the way later, that only leaves Sharkticon Megatron and Prowl.
Sabrblade wrote:Wait, why did they change they change the parsing of "Knock Out" to "Knockout"? They left it alone for "Medic Knock Out", so why the change for "Bloody Knockout"?
Mistake? What counts is that the name in Kana remains the same. Japanese uses no spaces between words in the same sentence, it's a long string of characters and kana, so it's up to the reader himself to discern the words. The only exception is the "forced space", denoted by ".", but it's usually only used for "the" which is a single kana (ザ za).
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664391)
Posted by Seibertron on March 19th, 2015 @ 10:54am CDT
I fixed two RID 2015 Deluxe Grimlocks by removing the pins in the elbow joint, removing the catch, applying super glue to the bottom of the catch to get the piece to stay attached inside his upper forearm, reassembling the figure, and problem solved! I should get another one to do a preventative repair video.
Posted by Seibertron on March 19th, 2015 @ 10:54am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Those aren't stress marks: they are exposed catches for the soft ratchet joints. I just found out about them when looking at RID 2015 Grimlock in packaging, and having them exposed may have been a bad idea. I've seen multiple reports on the catches detaching or breaking, leaving Grimlock with a limp arm.
I fixed two RID 2015 Deluxe Grimlocks by removing the pins in the elbow joint, removing the catch, applying super glue to the bottom of the catch to get the piece to stay attached inside his upper forearm, reassembling the figure, and problem solved! I should get another one to do a preventative repair video.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664395)
Posted by Cobotron on March 19th, 2015 @ 11:14am CDT
Posted by Cobotron on March 19th, 2015 @ 11:14am CDT
That would be helpful and AWESOME! Yes, please, and thank you.Seibertron wrote: I should get another one to do a preventative repair video.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664447)
Posted by STngAR on March 19th, 2015 @ 3:22pm CDT
Posted by STngAR on March 19th, 2015 @ 3:22pm CDT
After seeing the out of package Knockout, I'm starting to dislike that RID sticker
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664456)
Posted by kaijuguy19 on March 19th, 2015 @ 3:50pm CDT
Posted by kaijuguy19 on March 19th, 2015 @ 3:50pm CDT
I hope we can get a closer look into the packages for TF Adventure Swoop and Slag/Slug because I love how despite they have the Animated designs they way they're drawn and painted in different colours reallt make them feel like they belong into the world RID15/TF Adventure. Knockout and Dreadwing's art looks cool too.
I can imagine how the upcoming TF Adventure Lockdown's packaging art will look like.
I can imagine how the upcoming TF Adventure Lockdown's packaging art will look like.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664459)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 19th, 2015 @ 4:10pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on March 19th, 2015 @ 4:10pm CDT
Ladies and gentleman, after all these years, we finally have an official English spelling for the name "Greejeeber". 
Behold:
https://twitter.com/Alfes2010/status/578448925423636480
https://twitter.com/Alfes2010/status/578449265694900224
"GREGEVOR"
Behold:
https://twitter.com/Alfes2010/status/578448925423636480
https://twitter.com/Alfes2010/status/578449265694900224
"GREGEVOR"
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664462)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 19th, 2015 @ 4:32pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 19th, 2015 @ 4:32pm CDT
Gregevor... that's one way of translating the name グリジバー (gurijibā). For all it's worth, it looks better than "Greejeeber", but it loses the pun ("Green Jeep"). Apparently it flew by the translator as well.
Take note the translation only goes for the RID 2015 one, not RID Rollbar whose Japanese name is the same, but was never properly romanised.
Take note the translation only goes for the RID 2015 one, not RID Rollbar whose Japanese name is the same, but was never properly romanised.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664470)
Posted by Emerje on March 19th, 2015 @ 5:50pm CDT
Is his primary function "Greg Sepelak eater"?
I can't quite tell from pics I've seen, is the art trying to make the Strongarm mold look male for Greejeeber? I had just assumed it was a female take on the character.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on March 19th, 2015 @ 5:50pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:"GREGEVOR"
Is his primary function "Greg Sepelak eater"?
I can't quite tell from pics I've seen, is the art trying to make the Strongarm mold look male for Greejeeber? I had just assumed it was a female take on the character.
Emerje
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Posted by Sabrblade on March 19th, 2015 @ 6:05pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on March 19th, 2015 @ 6:05pm CDT
Until we get its bio, there's no telling which gender Gregevor is supposed to be. *shrug*Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:"GREGEVOR"
Is his primary function "Greg Sepelak eater"?
I can't quite tell from pics I've seen, is the art trying to make the Strongarm mold look male for Greejeeber? I had just assumed it was a female take on the character.
Emerje
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664534)
Posted by william-james88 on March 19th, 2015 @ 11:41pm CDT
Care to explain? I dont get the history part of it or why it wasnt official before.
Posted by william-james88 on March 19th, 2015 @ 11:41pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Ladies and gentleman, after all these years, we finally have an official English spelling for the name "Greejeeber".
"GREGEVOR"
Care to explain? I dont get the history part of it or why it wasnt official before.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664542)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on March 20th, 2015 @ 12:22am CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on March 20th, 2015 @ 12:22am CDT
Wow. Thought Roadbuster was released long time ago. I wonder when BBTS will get their stock in
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664616)
Posted by noctorro on March 20th, 2015 @ 8:38am CDT
Holy Smack Jones!
I'm making it amission to get him just for that package!
Posted by noctorro on March 20th, 2015 @ 8:38am CDT
Jones wrote:
That's a messed up name, right there.
Holy Smack Jones!
I'm making it amission to get him just for that package!
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664617)
Posted by noctorro on March 20th, 2015 @ 8:41am CDT
I hope the next Transformers's called "ERMEGHERD"
Posted by noctorro on March 20th, 2015 @ 8:41am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Ladies and gentleman, after all these years, we finally have an official English spelling for the name "Greejeeber".
Behold:
https://twitter.com/Alfes2010/status/578448925423636480
https://twitter.com/Alfes2010/status/578449265694900224
"GREGEVOR"
I hope the next Transformers's called "ERMEGHERD"
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664633)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 20th, 2015 @ 9:43am CDT
Like the Beast Wars lines before it, Car Robots used no English for the boxes except for the faction names (Cybertron and Destronger), so the names were never given official English translations. Fortunately most were pretty straightforward as they used whole English words in the names, but the more "nonsensical" ones were a little bit harder to effectively translate. The Commandos/Combatrons are especially guilty of that. Here are the names with the most common unofficial translation in bold, plus a few (not always correct) variations:
Mega-Octane: ドルレイラー Dorureirā, Dolrailer, Dual-Railer
Armorhide: ダンガー Dangā, Dangar, Danger (pun on "tanker")
Ro-Tor: ヘプター Heptā, Hepter
Movor: シャトラー Shatorā, Shuttler
Rollbar: グリジバー Gurijibā, Greejeeber, Greenjeeper
Ruination: バルディガス Barudigasu, Baldigus, Vuldigus (probably from "Bruticus")
Not as bad Cohrada/Corahda and Rartorata, which is fortunate.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 20th, 2015 @ 9:43am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Ladies and gentleman, after all these years, we finally have an official English spelling for the name "Greejeeber".
"GREGEVOR"
Care to explain? I dont get the history part of it or why it wasnt official before.
Like the Beast Wars lines before it, Car Robots used no English for the boxes except for the faction names (Cybertron and Destronger), so the names were never given official English translations. Fortunately most were pretty straightforward as they used whole English words in the names, but the more "nonsensical" ones were a little bit harder to effectively translate. The Commandos/Combatrons are especially guilty of that. Here are the names with the most common unofficial translation in bold, plus a few (not always correct) variations:
Mega-Octane: ドルレイラー Dorureirā, Dolrailer, Dual-Railer
Armorhide: ダンガー Dangā, Dangar, Danger (pun on "tanker")
Ro-Tor: ヘプター Heptā, Hepter
Movor: シャトラー Shatorā, Shuttler
Rollbar: グリジバー Gurijibā, Greejeeber, Greenjeeper
Ruination: バルディガス Barudigasu, Baldigus, Vuldigus (probably from "Bruticus")
Not as bad Cohrada/Corahda and Rartorata, which is fortunate.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664703)
Posted by william-james88 on March 20th, 2015 @ 12:10pm CDT
Thanks, that Cohrada still gives me a headache.
Anyways...
here are some new pics of the upcoming toys
Posted by william-james88 on March 20th, 2015 @ 12:10pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:[
Not as bad Cohrada/Corahda and Rartorata, which is fortunate.
Thanks, that Cohrada still gives me a headache.
Anyways...
here are some new pics of the upcoming toys
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664711)
Posted by Kyleor on March 20th, 2015 @ 12:29pm CDT
That Ultra Magnus looks exactly like the RiD Beast Hunters version but with a gold headed hammer.
Posted by Kyleor on March 20th, 2015 @ 12:29pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:[
Not as bad Cohrada/Corahda and Rartorata, which is fortunate.
Thanks, that Cohrada still gives me a headache.
Anyways...
here are some new pics of the upcoming toys
That Ultra Magnus looks exactly like the RiD Beast Hunters version but with a gold headed hammer.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664719)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 20th, 2015 @ 12:45pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on March 20th, 2015 @ 12:45pm CDT
Kyleor wrote:william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:[
Not as bad Cohrada/Corahda and Rartorata, which is fortunate.
Thanks, that Cohrada still gives me a headache.
Anyways...
here are some new pics of the upcoming toys
That Ultra Magnus looks exactly like the RiD Beast Hunters version but with a gold headed hammer.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664723)
Posted by william-james88 on March 20th, 2015 @ 12:47pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on March 20th, 2015 @ 12:47pm CDT
the blue is very different though.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664729)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 20th, 2015 @ 1:10pm CDT
The same general shade as Platinum Ultra Magnus in fact:
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 20th, 2015 @ 1:10pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:the blue is very different though.
The same general shade as Platinum Ultra Magnus in fact:
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Posted by kaijuguy19 on March 20th, 2015 @ 2:18pm CDT
Posted by kaijuguy19 on March 20th, 2015 @ 2:18pm CDT
I'm curious to know how so far we got the Nemesis Prime repaint of the Warrior Class Optimus Prime figure but not Optimus himself? Does this mean that we could possible get an Optimus Prime figure in the Warrior or a larger size class that's more like Voyager down the line for Optimus? Seems unlikely but still.
Also since the Adventure line has some Animated figures in it I'd love to see Animated Blackout get another shot at being in the line but done in movie colours and maybe for fun add more Animated figures in it like a Blitzwing that's done in his original Diaclone colours for example.
Also since the Adventure line has some Animated figures in it I'd love to see Animated Blackout get another shot at being in the line but done in movie colours and maybe for fun add more Animated figures in it like a Blitzwing that's done in his original Diaclone colours for example.
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Posted by william-james88 on March 20th, 2015 @ 2:31pm CDT
It seems for the takara series, Hyperchange Optimus will be their Optimus figure. It,s right there on the same page. That is a larger figure, about the size of a voyager clacc. Any different mold would have to come from Hasbro first as there dont seem to be any takara exclusive molds here.
Posted by william-james88 on March 20th, 2015 @ 2:31pm CDT
kaijuguy19 wrote:I'm curious to know how so far we got the Nemesis Prime repaint of the Warrior Class Optimus Prime figure but not Optimus himself? Does this mean that we could possible get an Optimus Prime figure in the Warrior or a larger size class that's more like Voyager down the line for Optimus? Seems unlikely but still.
Also since the Adventure line has some Animated figures in it I'd love to see Animated Blackout get another shot at being in the line but done in movie colours and maybe for fun add more Animated figures in it like a Blitzwing that's done in his original Diaclone colours for example.
It seems for the takara series, Hyperchange Optimus will be their Optimus figure. It,s right there on the same page. That is a larger figure, about the size of a voyager clacc. Any different mold would have to come from Hasbro first as there dont seem to be any takara exclusive molds here.
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Posted by LOST Cybertronian on March 20th, 2015 @ 8:10pm CDT
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on March 20th, 2015 @ 8:10pm CDT
Takara Tomy has posted a plethora of demonstration videos for both their Transformers Adventure and Easy Dynamic toylines on Youtube. The videos cover TAV-01 Bumblebee through TAV-12 Dreadwing and TED-01 Big Bumblebee through TED-05 Junkion. All 17 videos have been embedded for easy viewing.
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Posted by SW's SilverHammer on March 20th, 2015 @ 8:36pm CDT
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on March 20th, 2015 @ 8:36pm CDT
God damn does Bloody Knockout look fantastic; I don't care what anyone says. It's dashing, handsome, and very dapper; I can only imagine in some alternate universe this colorscheme is used for some kind of business man that moonlights as a serial killer version Knockout.
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Posted by Starsaber468 on March 20th, 2015 @ 9:49pm CDT
Posted by Starsaber468 on March 20th, 2015 @ 9:49pm CDT
Such amazing transformation sound effects XD 
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Posted by william-james88 on March 20th, 2015 @ 10:15pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on March 20th, 2015 @ 10:15pm CDT
I wish it sounded as awesome as that when I transform stuff. Also, funny how Takara now makes review videos of those toys obsolete.
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Posted by Smokescreen85 on March 20th, 2015 @ 10:31pm CDT
Posted by Smokescreen85 on March 20th, 2015 @ 10:31pm CDT
Bloody Knockout and Junkion both look really nice. Might have to consider picking them up online somewhere.
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Posted by Madeus Prime on March 20th, 2015 @ 11:05pm CDT
Posted by Madeus Prime on March 20th, 2015 @ 11:05pm CDT
Why do I kind of want Gregevor? Or AKA Female Rollbar/Greejeeber?
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664953)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 21st, 2015 @ 12:03am CDT
Takara must have some reason for their not yet showing a "TAV" figure for Optimus. Whether they pull a "Battle Command Optimus Prime" and make their own new mold, or are waiting for something else to come from Hasbro for them to use as a TAV Optimus, I just can't imagine them forgoing putting an Optimus toy in the Adventure Series.
We'll have to wait until someone get a hold of the single-packed figure's bio and looks at what the Japanese text says. I say the single-packed figure's bio since the bio for the 2-pack with Grimlock doesn't say much of anything about either character, besides them both being rivals and such.
Posted by Sabrblade on March 21st, 2015 @ 12:03am CDT
But that Hyperchange/3-Step Optimus is part of the Easy Dynamic Series rather than the Adventure Series. Its ID number uses "TED" instead of "TAV".william-james88 wrote:kaijuguy19 wrote:I'm curious to know how so far we got the Nemesis Prime repaint of the Warrior Class Optimus Prime figure but not Optimus himself? Does this mean that we could possible get an Optimus Prime figure in the Warrior or a larger size class that's more like Voyager down the line for Optimus? Seems unlikely but still.
Also since the Adventure line has some Animated figures in it I'd love to see Animated Blackout get another shot at being in the line but done in movie colours and maybe for fun add more Animated figures in it like a Blitzwing that's done in his original Diaclone colours for example.
It seems for the takara series, Hyperchange Optimus will be their Optimus figure. It,s right there on the same page. That is a larger figure, about the size of a voyager clacc. Any different mold would have to come from Hasbro first as there dont seem to be any takara exclusive molds here.
Takara must have some reason for their not yet showing a "TAV" figure for Optimus. Whether they pull a "Battle Command Optimus Prime" and make their own new mold, or are waiting for something else to come from Hasbro for them to use as a TAV Optimus, I just can't imagine them forgoing putting an Optimus toy in the Adventure Series.
Might not be female after all since its box art isn't like Takara's usual depiction of fembot box art and its face in the art doesn't look much like the toy's face.Madeus Prime wrote:Why do I kind of want Gregevor? Or AKA Female Rollbar/Greejeeber?
We'll have to wait until someone get a hold of the single-packed figure's bio and looks at what the Japanese text says. I say the single-packed figure's bio since the bio for the 2-pack with Grimlock doesn't say much of anything about either character, besides them both being rivals and such.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664966)
Posted by prjkt on March 21st, 2015 @ 12:37am CDT
Posted by prjkt on March 21st, 2015 @ 12:37am CDT
I'm looking forward to that Swoop and Roadblock
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664967)
Posted by Lockdownhunter on March 21st, 2015 @ 12:40am CDT
Posted by Lockdownhunter on March 21st, 2015 @ 12:40am CDT
I am going to get these figures,
Only got 20 dollars in my pocket,
I am a hunting,looking for a come up,
This is so awesome.
Anyway,these figures look cool.But I am short of money
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Only got 20 dollars in my pocket,
I am a hunting,looking for a come up,
This is so awesome.
Anyway,these figures look cool.But I am short of money
.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1664978)
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on March 21st, 2015 @ 2:10am CDT
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on March 21st, 2015 @ 2:10am CDT
Welp, looks like I'll be putting money aside to order Gregevor and Bloody Knockout.
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1665193)
Posted by shajaki on March 21st, 2015 @ 3:14pm CDT
Posted by shajaki on March 21st, 2015 @ 3:14pm CDT
Seibrtron is comin at you with another slew of Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure figures, opened and in hand courtesy of blogger Alfes2010. Up first is the first two verses packs, TAV VS-01 Bumblebee VS Steeljaw, and TAV VS-02 Grimlock VS Rollbar. The only one here that really stands apart is Rollbar (or Gregevor) who is a drastic turn coat repaint of StrongArm. Next we have TAV-07 Roadblock who is hauntingly familiar to G1 Decepticon Scrapper and shares his body from last years Generations figure Scoop. Alfes follows this up with two Transformers Animated alumni TAV-09 Swoop and TAV-10 Slag. While Swoop is fairly similar to his original counterpart, Slag appears to be sporting the Age of Extinction color scheme. Scroll down to see the pics, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more updates to the TAV line!
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Posted by william-james88 on March 21st, 2015 @ 3:29pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on March 21st, 2015 @ 3:29pm CDT
ok so those stickers are optional right? because they seem really off on all of them.
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Posted by NuclearConvoy on March 21st, 2015 @ 3:37pm CDT
Posted by NuclearConvoy on March 21st, 2015 @ 3:37pm CDT
Gregevor? Is that just a new, really funny name or is that A REFERENCE I am just NOT getting? Also, what is with that terrible sticker application? But, seriously, Gregevor? I swear, if that isn't the name for a cannibal who only eats guys named Greg then I'm a monkey's uncle.
Steeljaw looks nice, but not nice enough for me to buy a second version of the toy (if I need mine to have eyebrows I will do it myself). The Scoop, Swoop and Snarl repaints are actually pretty awesome. I may get those?
Steeljaw looks nice, but not nice enough for me to buy a second version of the toy (if I need mine to have eyebrows I will do it myself). The Scoop, Swoop and Snarl repaints are actually pretty awesome. I may get those?
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1665201)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 21st, 2015 @ 3:41pm CDT
Think Greejeeber from Car Robots, aka RiD Rollbar.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 21st, 2015 @ 3:41pm CDT
NuclearConvoy wrote:Gregevor? Is that just a new, really funny name or is that A REFERENCE I am just NOT getting? Also, what is with that terrible sticker application? But, seriously, Gregevor? I swear, if that isn't the name for a cannibal who only eats guys named Greg then I'm a monkey's uncle.
Think Greejeeber from Car Robots, aka RiD Rollbar.
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Posted by shajaki on March 21st, 2015 @ 3:51pm CDT
Posted by shajaki on March 21st, 2015 @ 3:51pm CDT
NuclearConvoy wrote:But, seriously, Gregevor? I swear, if that isn't the name for a cannibal who only eats guys named Greg then I'm a monkey's uncle.
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Posted by Autobot032 on March 21st, 2015 @ 4:31pm CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on March 21st, 2015 @ 4:31pm CDT
Earlier today, fellow Seibertronian, Shajaki, posted a news article featuring in hand shots of the Takara Tomy version of Robots In Disguise, Transformers Adventure (or TAV) and now we have even more images of the figures and ones yet to see release at this year's Anime Japan Expo!
Autobase Aichi's Facebook page currently features a sizeable number of images from the Anime Japan 2015 Expo in which Transformers Adventures seems to have taken center stage in this year's Transformers display. Also of note, QTransformers and Masterpiece Star Saber are both on display as well. (Masterpiece Star Saber is currently shipping from US e-tailers (and Seibertron.com sponsors) BBTS and The Chosen Prime. You can click on either sponsor's name to be taken directly to the ordering page.)
We've mirrored several of the images here, and you can check out the full gallery of images in it's entirety over on the Autobase Aichi Facebook page.
Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
Autobase Aichi's Facebook page currently features a sizeable number of images from the Anime Japan 2015 Expo in which Transformers Adventures seems to have taken center stage in this year's Transformers display. Also of note, QTransformers and Masterpiece Star Saber are both on display as well. (Masterpiece Star Saber is currently shipping from US e-tailers (and Seibertron.com sponsors) BBTS and The Chosen Prime. You can click on either sponsor's name to be taken directly to the ordering page.)
We've mirrored several of the images here, and you can check out the full gallery of images in it's entirety over on the Autobase Aichi Facebook page.
Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1665227)
Posted by william-james88 on March 21st, 2015 @ 4:45pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on March 21st, 2015 @ 4:45pm CDT
Darn, they still didnt show that mysterious alternate deco for the steeljaw mold (either called snarl or wolf).
Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV-02 Grimlock & TAV-05 Fixit In Hand (1665230)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 21st, 2015 @ 4:53pm CDT
"Snarl" is actually a possibility, as Animated Snarl has been redecoed into Slug for the line.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 21st, 2015 @ 4:53pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Darn, they still didnt show that mysterious alternate deco for the steeljaw mold (either called snarl or wolf).
"Snarl" is actually a possibility, as Animated Snarl has been redecoed into Slug for the line.
