Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates

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Once again via fellow Seibertronian kurthy, we have an update on the Takara Tomy exclusive Golden Lagoon figures - featuring Optimus Prime, Perceptor, Sea Spray and Beachcomber - and specifically their ordering dates for the set, which is also being released for the 35th Anniversary of the brand.

We previously knew that these figures were set to come out over the course of 4 months, with Optimus coming in August at Wonderfest for 15,000 yen, Unite Warriors Starscream in October through TakaraTomy Mall for 3,800 yen, and Perceptor, Beachcomber, and Seaspray in November also through TakaraTomy Mall for 8,000 yen. What the recent Takara Tomy tweet points out is that:

The 35th anniversary of the Golden Lagoon Mall Limited Edition 3-body set is available on the 2nd day of the week until 13:00!
The quantity and the reservation period remain low.
Because it is a set of three main characters that appeared in the spring of the Golden Lagoon, you do not miss buying! Booking â†“â†

It is unclear at this point if they're only referring to a set inclusive of all three, and whether this negates the previous staggered release info we covered. If you find out any more details, please let the news staff know!

Credit(s): Takara Tomy

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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1967884)
Posted by starfish on July 1st, 2018 @ 4:00am CDT

I’m no Japanese expert, but I assume their reference to the “3-body set” is just the Seaspray / Perceptor / Beachcomber three-pack? Sounds like they’re just extending the pre-order period for that particular set.

Starscream pre-orders don’t go up until the end of July, and Prime is a con exclusive.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1970227)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 10th, 2018 @ 9:30pm CDT

So, how much are we expecting Starscream to be for us Western World consumers? He's the only one I want (to repurpose as Sunstorm).

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1970231)
Posted by Emerje on July 10th, 2018 @ 10:23pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:So, how much are we expecting Starscream to be for us Western World consumers? He's the only one I want (to repurpose as Sunstorm).

If there's an Asia release then probably $40, if not then maybe more like $50-$60 since they can't get them wholesale. He's the only one I want as well so I'm hoping for the $40 mark.

Emerje

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1974127)
Posted by william-james88 on July 26th, 2018 @ 8:54am CDT

The ACG Hong Kong 2018 show is underway and while it is outside of Japan, Takara is there in full form (since many Takara products are sold in Hong Kong through Hasbro Asia). The Golden Lagoon figures were on display and we got photos of them from the Transformers Never Die Facebook group.

The toys feature Optimus Prime, Perceptor, Sea Spray and Beachcomber, which are being released for the 35th Anniversary of the brand. Optimus and Starscream are being released individually while the rest are being released in a three pack. Will you be getting some of these? Will you be getting that Starscream to add to your Starscream combiner?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1974145)
Posted by Blitzwing is bae on July 26th, 2018 @ 9:25am CDT

AWWWWWW! THIS IS GONNA HURT MY WALLET BUT THEY ARE GIVING ME A CLLECTOR BONER!!!!!!!!!!!! :HEADHURTS:

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1974168)
Posted by shajaki on July 26th, 2018 @ 10:29am CDT

The boxes are pretty dope. When will Convoy be hittin the streets?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1974219)
Posted by o.supreme on July 26th, 2018 @ 2:09pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:Will you be getting that Starscream to add to your Starscream combiner?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1974234)
Posted by shajaki on July 26th, 2018 @ 2:53pm CDT

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1974268)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 26th, 2018 @ 5:31pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:Will you be getting that Starscream to add to your Starscream combiner?

I want to, yes, but the golden Screamer will be repurposed by me as Sunstorm.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1974310)
Posted by legoadam2005 on July 26th, 2018 @ 7:15pm CDT

I dont need it...

I dont need it...

....

I NEED IT!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1974341)
Posted by shajaki on July 26th, 2018 @ 9:19pm CDT

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1974344)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 26th, 2018 @ 9:30pm CDT

Wait a sec, what's Hasbro's logo doing on those signs?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1974352)
Posted by william-james88 on July 26th, 2018 @ 9:38pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Wait a sec, what's Hasbro's logo doing on those signs?

COMPLETE BRAND UNIFICATION!!!!!!!!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1974355)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 26th, 2018 @ 9:46pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Wait a sec, what's Hasbro's logo doing on those signs?

COMPLETE BRAND UNIFICATION!!!!!!!!

Yet... "Convoy". In English, even.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1974359)
Posted by shajaki on July 26th, 2018 @ 9:50pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Wait a sec, what's Hasbro's logo doing on those signs?
COMPLETE BRAND UNIFICATION!!!!!!!!
Yet... "Convoy". In English, even.

And here I thought they were ditching the Japanese monikers. I haven't seen "Convoy" in a while, unless it's a reissue.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1974366)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 26th, 2018 @ 10:20pm CDT

shajaki wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Wait a sec, what's Hasbro's logo doing on those signs?
COMPLETE BRAND UNIFICATION!!!!!!!!
Yet... "Convoy". In English, even.
And here I thought they were ditching the Japanese monikers. I haven't seen "Convoy" in a while, unless it's a reissue.

It's a little complicated. Ever since 2007, some lines have kept the Japanese names, while others used the Hasbro names.

Here's a rundown of which toylines in Japan (and their respective media of fiction) used which names from 2007 to today:

Binaltech (2007 onward) - Takara names
Masterpiece (2007 onward) - Takara names
2007 Movie 1 - Hasbro names
Beast Wars Telemocha Series - Takara names
Encore - Takara names
Music Label - Takara names (save for the fully-colored Music Label Optimus Prime)
Sports Label - Takara names
Henkei! Henkei! - Takara names
Alternity - Takara names
Revenge of the Fallen - Hasbro names
Device Label - Takara names
Autobot Alliance - Hasbro names
Animated - Hasbro names (save for renaming Bulkhead as "Ironhide" and Ironhide as "Armorhide")
United - Hasbro names
Dark of the Moon - Hasbro names
Chronicle - Hasbro names and Takara names for certain figures (the two box sets used Hasbro names, while the EZ Collection figures used Hasbro names for only the Movieverse Legends class molds and Takara names for the G1/G2-based Legends class molds)
Prime - Hasbro names
Generations - Hasbro names
Go! - Hasbro names for the non-new characters, all new names by Takara for the new characters
Cloud - Hasbro names (save for Hot Rodimus and the all new name of Hellwarp)
Movie Advanced Series - Hasbro names
Lost Age Series - Hasbro names
Legends - BOTH names! Takara names in Katakana, Hasbro names in Latin script (save for the two Black Convoy toys keeping "Black Convoy" in both language scripts)
Q-Transformers - A varying mixture of Hasbro and Takara names
Adventure - Hasbro names for the most part, but Greejeeber, Adams, and Stepper used Takara names in both Katakana and Latin script, while Shrapnel has his Takara name "Sharpnel" in Katakana and his Hasbro name in Latin script
Unite Warriors - Takara names in Katakana and Hasbro names in Latin script
Movie the Best - Hasbro names
Power of the Primes - Hasbro names
The Last Knight - Hasbro names

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1974382)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 27th, 2018 @ 12:01am CDT

Hong Kong (where the event is taking place) is still Hasbro territory. Most likely this isn't Hasbro proper, but Hasbro Asia talking.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1980584)
Posted by Va'al on August 25th, 2018 @ 11:13am CDT

Also via Weibo and its user 蓝色正午, we have some new images of the Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon redeco of Masterpiece figure MP-10 Optimus Prime / Convoy - the umpteenth version of this specific toy, before the arrival of the third version of the same character in the same line.

Check out the mirrored images below, also including the shiny black box, with golden letters and logos, and images of both robot and alt-mode on the front; let us know what you think of the shiny new paint job on the Autobot commander in the Energon Pub discussion boards - will you be n-th dipping with the toy, or is this overkill by now?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1980606)
Posted by ScottyP on August 25th, 2018 @ 2:46pm CDT

This is pretty cool for a (presumably) final version of this Optimus. Diggin' the black and gold packaging!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1980640)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 25th, 2018 @ 5:47pm CDT

One thing is sure. A certain someone's wallet is screaming right now! :lol:

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1980653)
Posted by Emerje on August 25th, 2018 @ 7:41pm CDT

So I ended up ordering a Starscream off TTM today. After tax and shipping costs within Japan I'm currently sitting at about $41~. I still thinking it'll run between $50 and $55 total when it ships in October. If all goes well I might make a guide on how to order from Japan-only stores using a mailing service (I use Tenso).

Emerje

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1980784)
Posted by shajaki on August 26th, 2018 @ 6:35pm CDT

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1980927)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 27th, 2018 @ 8:35pm CDT

What exactly are we meant to see in the circle?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1980931)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 27th, 2018 @ 8:42pm CDT

chuckdawg1999 wrote:What exactly are we meant to see in the circle?

Pretty sure it's not it, but it looks like gold plastic breakage at the hinge area

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1980967)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 28th, 2018 @ 4:33am CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:What exactly are we meant to see in the circle?

Pretty sure it's not it, but it looks like gold plastic breakage at the hinge area

That's not plastic breakage at all. It's just good old paint chipping. As a customiser of transformers, I see it happen ALL the time with painted joints.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1981008)
Posted by o.supreme on August 28th, 2018 @ 9:14am CDT

Emerje wrote:So I ended up ordering a Starscream off TTM today. After tax and shipping costs within Japan I'm currently sitting at about $41~. I still thinking it'll run between $50 and $55 total when it ships in October. If all goes well I might make a guide on how to order from Japan-only stores using a mailing service (I use Tenso).

Emerje

If you can provide the link when this goes up for preorder, that would be appreciated. I've only seen a couple of *questionable* pre-orders so far and they have it in the $70-$80 range which is ridiculous. Plus they are sites I've not heard of, none of the major online retailers have it yet that I am aware of.

*Edit* looks like Pre-orders are starting to go up For GL Starscream. The Chosen Prime has it for $45. Robot Kingdom has it for $33, and I checked, with shipping would be $43...not as bad as I thought. I'll wait and see BBTS price however (when they have it up) before making my final decision.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1982732)
Posted by william-james88 on September 6th, 2018 @ 8:57pm CDT

Via Japanese fan site Chohenken, we have some new images of the Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon redeco of Masterpiece figure MP-10 Optimus Prime / Convoy which sees to be the last release of this mold before the arrival of the third version of the same character in the same line.

There are a lot of images here, enough to show you exactly which parts are chrome or painted. We do see that the paint can easily be chipped, which a red circle highlights. This is a Takaratomymall exclusive but it is also being distributed through Hasbro Asia, who local retailers are importing from. He is being sold for around $180 by domestic retailers. Thanks to Shajaki for bringing these pics to our attention.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1982748)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on September 7th, 2018 @ 4:03am CDT

I thought ut looked ok before, but he looks great now. Athough if I were to change ONE thing from this, besides getting a gold trailer too, I'd make the matrix gold chrome instead of gold plastic. That said, I don't have the money nor the justification to cough up 180$ for a trailer-less Prime.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1982762)
Posted by shajaki on September 7th, 2018 @ 9:39am CDT

Nathaniel Prime wrote:I'd make the matrix gold chrome instead of gold plastic.

While I don't have this MP-10 yet, I'm sure the Matrix is diecast painted gold. Every MP-10 Matrix thus far has been diecast, not plastic.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1982765)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 7th, 2018 @ 10:24am CDT

shajaki wrote:
Nathaniel Prime wrote:I'd make the matrix gold chrome instead of gold plastic.
While I don't have this MP-10 yet, I'm sure the Matrix is diecast painted gold. Every MP-10 Matrix thus far has been diecast, not plastic.

But you did order it, right? :-?

Looking forward to have it in hand?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1982775)
Posted by o.supreme on September 7th, 2018 @ 11:21am CDT

So I'm glad I jumped on Starscream quickly, pre-orders are already sold out at BBTS. I was originally going to order from RK, but something got wonky with their shipping, originally it was going to be only about $10 to ship, then at the final stage it somehow changed to $27 (and that was the least expensive method!)...No thank you. I know some places have it still...I think Chosen Prime still does, but the price is all about the same- $45 give or take. Not bad, especially in comparison with past TFCC exclusives.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1982784)
Posted by ScottyP on September 7th, 2018 @ 12:58pm CDT

I just want one more use of the CW Starscream before they shelf it forever. With UW Ghost Starscream, TFCC SG Starscream, PotP Voyager, and now this Golden Lagoon version, we're one figure off from being able to create all Starscream combiners.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1982873)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 7th, 2018 @ 8:36pm CDT

I went with TFSource for Starscream since I never got any notice about BBTS putting up their preorder for it until well after said preorder had sold out.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1983036)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 8th, 2018 @ 10:29pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:I went with TFSource for Starscream since I never got any notice about BBTS putting up their preorder for it until well after said preorder had sold out.

Yeah, now that you mention it there were NO pre-order notifications for the Golden Lagon figures besides Prime.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1983115)
Posted by Marcdachamp on September 9th, 2018 @ 8:22pm CDT

Did I miss the boat in preorders for the Autobots team? What’s the price point on that? I don’t care to own Perceptor, but I’d love to have Beachcomber and Seaspray.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1983122)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 9th, 2018 @ 9:49pm CDT

Marcdachamp wrote:Did I miss the boat in preorders for the Autobots team? What’s the price point on that? I don’t care to own Perceptor, but I’d love to have Beachcomber and Seaspray.

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/79611
https://tfsource.com/wonderfest-exclusive/golden-lagoon-giftset/

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1985401)
Posted by shajaki on September 22nd, 2018 @ 4:58pm CDT

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1991690)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 29th, 2018 @ 10:18pm CDT

My TFSource preorder for GL Starscream has processed. Gonna wait to ship it later after I save up a bit so as to take advantage of the free shipping on orders over $150. Got my eyes on a few other things that I can group together in my Stack with Screamer.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1991796)
Posted by o.supreme on October 30th, 2018 @ 4:05pm CDT

My BBTS GLSS order was processed yesterday, hasn't shipped yet. It's the only item I had on pre-order, so hopefully it will ship soon. My PotP collection will be complete! (I know Golden Lagoon SS isn't technically PotP, but I count it as such...) Ironically, thanks to the lack of exclusives, I'm able to finish my want list for this line before CW or TR. My chances of completing TR are still feasible, as everything I want is still in stock and available on online, but CW will probably be next to impossible to complete. Curse you Hasbro, and your Modulus! :BANG_HEAD:

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1991813)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 30th, 2018 @ 7:36pm CDT

I saw GL Screamer come in stock and I am tempted by him. But I already have a nice divisible-by-4 number of combiner limbs, so i really don't need him. But he is really nice looking.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (1991985)
Posted by Emerje on November 1st, 2018 @ 5:40am CDT

My Starscream should be here this weekend, maybe Monday at the latest. My grand total getting it directly from Takara Tomy Mall came to $56 which isn't terrible, but I underestimated how cheap the domestic price would be.

Emerje

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (2006658)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 24th, 2019 @ 11:13pm CST

And here we have the next figure: Soundwave, from the Titans Return figure, NOT the Bumblebee retool:

https://twitter.com/ripetakobozu/status/1088382917347180544

Via Nathaniel Prime in the Siege thread.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (2006665)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on January 25th, 2019 @ 1:10am CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And here we have the next figure: Soundwave, from the Titans Return figure, NOT the Bumblebee retool:

https://twitter.com/ripetakobozu/status/1088382917347180544

Via Nathaniel Prime in the Siege thread.

If Takara Tomy wanted to put out a "Golden Lagoon" edition of Soundwave at this size, why not use the far superior Masterpiece mold? It worked out well for Optimus Prime. Then again, it's weird they relegated poor "Golden Lagoon" Starscream to an undersized Deluxe mold that's not even very screen accurate anyway.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (2006677)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on January 25th, 2019 @ 5:28am CST

Wolfman Jake wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And here we have the next figure: Soundwave, from the Titans Return figure, NOT the Bumblebee retool:

https://twitter.com/ripetakobozu/status/1088382917347180544

Via Nathaniel Prime in the Siege thread.

If Takara Tomy wanted to put out a "Golden Lagoon" edition of Soundwave at this size, why not use the far superior Masterpiece mold? It worked out well for Optimus Prime. Then again, it's weird they relegated poor "Golden Lagoon" Starscream to an undersized Deluxe mold that's not even very screen accurate anyway.

I have no idea why they didn't just go with MP Soundwave, but the gold really makes this mold look great. The fact that it's not haphazardly applied makes him look even better. I'm sure that some people would have liked to have seen the Bumblebee Soundwave get this treatment instead though

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (2006685)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 25th, 2019 @ 8:20am CST

The TR mold gives us a solid gold disco nightclub for our Titan Masters, Prime Masters, Micromasters, BotBots, etc. to boogie down and shake their groove thing!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (2006688)
Posted by william-james88 on January 25th, 2019 @ 9:00am CST

Here you go, more images that I newsed

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (2006817)
Posted by Emerje on January 26th, 2019 @ 7:15am CST

I wonder how close that is to the final version. The gold plastic looks waaay better than any of the other figures, but I'm prepared to be disappointed by dull gold plastic once again.

Emerje

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Golden Lagoon Exclusives Pre-Order Updates (2009250)
Posted by notsoalex on February 9th, 2019 @ 8:17pm CST

Thanks to @TF_pr on Twitter, we a have a picture of Golden Lagoon Soundwave at Wonderfest 2019! This is one of our first pictures of this shiny fellow, who we usually saw in stock photos. The figure is a redeco of Titans Return Leader Class Soundwave, cast in gold colored plastic, with painted gold chrome over it. This refers to the Transformers Generation 1 episode "The Golden Lagoon," which starred, the Golden Lagoon, in which everyone was dipped in gold. The figure utilizes the original Soundwave sculpt, instead of the Bumblebee retooling.

So, thoughts of this now that we see a good picture of this lad? Tell us your thoughts in the Pub forums below!