Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber
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Posted by RhA on February 1st, 2015 @ 5:40am CST
And to you, Star Saber, I say:' Let's say go!'.
Posted by Mindmaster on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:02am CST
Posted by fenrir72 on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:11am CST
RhA wrote:Windblade looks like a mess, not matter what coat of paint they slap on it.
And to you, Star Saber, I say:' Let's say go!'.
Let's not be to harsh on our Kabuki fembot. Sure the base mold is kind of iffy but once you get a hold of the real thing, you might change you mind. Same thing happened when it came to MP-BB. In pics, he kinda sucked but in real time.....amazing.
Posted by fenrir72 on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:12am CST
Mindmaster wrote:Ugh, is it March, yet? I need that Star Saber in my life!
More or less April unless BBTS and the gang get theirs early delivered.
Posted by DMSL on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:57am CST
Arcee looks like she comes with the crappy open hands that can barely grip her blasters....that's a bummer. I hope they ship her with the closed hands or that might be a deal breaker for me.
Posted by Rated X on February 1st, 2015 @ 11:07am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 1st, 2015 @ 11:09am CST
Arcee's hands aren't compatible with 5mm pegs. They're slot-shaped.Rated X wrote:Maybe some company can come up with a better gun that slides right into the arcee open fist. Something with an uzi clip aesthetic that pegs into the 5mm hole and slides into the smaller hole underneath. It shouldnt take a rocket scientist to design something like that.
Posted by guarayakha on February 1st, 2015 @ 12:18pm CST
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons- ... int-5.html
Posted by Desslok2201 on February 1st, 2015 @ 5:05pm CST
Posted by megatronus on February 1st, 2015 @ 6:55pm CST
Desslok2201 wrote:I hope the girls sell well enough to get us Elita-1, Firestar and Moonracer. At least Elita-1.
Either way, well probably get Nautica down the line as a Windblade redeco. I'm relying on MMC for Elita-1 (and solis Prime, for that matter).
Posted by Desslok2201 on February 1st, 2015 @ 7:34pm CST
megatronus wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:I hope the girls sell well enough to get us Elita-1, Firestar and Moonracer. At least Elita-1.
Either way, well probably get Nautica down the line as a Windblade redeco. I'm relying on MMC for Elita-1 (and solis Prime, for that matter).
I have to agree, their Elita looks very nice, but I've seen too many quality issues on 3p products.
Posted by megatronus on February 1st, 2015 @ 8:09pm CST
Desslok2201 wrote:megatronus wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:I hope the girls sell well enough to get us Elita-1, Firestar and Moonracer. At least Elita-1.
Either way, well probably get Nautica down the line as a Windblade redeco. I'm relying on MMC for Elita-1 (and solis Prime, for that matter).
I have to agree, their Elita looks very nice, but I've seen too many quality issues on 3p products.
Mmm. Blanket generalizations really don't make sense in this context.
Posted by Desslok2201 on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:25pm CST
megatronus wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:megatronus wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:I hope the girls sell well enough to get us Elita-1, Firestar and Moonracer. At least Elita-1.
Either way, well probably get Nautica down the line as a Windblade redeco. I'm relying on MMC for Elita-1 (and solis Prime, for that matter).
I have to agree, their Elita looks very nice, but I've seen too many quality issues on 3p products.
Mmm. Blanket generalizations really don't make sense in this context.
You're right. Mania king is fantastic, but there are others that I'm squeamish about spending the cash on, and I know nothing of MMC's quality
Posted by megatronus on February 1st, 2015 @ 10:19pm CST
Desslok2201 wrote:megatronus wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:megatronus wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:I hope the girls sell well enough to get us Elita-1, Firestar and Moonracer. At least Elita-1.
Either way, well probably get Nautica down the line as a Windblade redeco. I'm relying on MMC for Elita-1 (and solis Prime, for that matter).
I have to agree, their Elita looks very nice, but I've seen too many quality issues on 3p products.
Mmm. Blanket generalizations really don't make sense in this context.
You're right. Mania king is fantastic, but there are others that I'm squeamish about spending the cash on, and I know nothing of MMC's quality
This is very OT for this thread, but MMC is considered one of the top, if not the top, 3rd Party company right now in terms of ingenuity and quality. I would recommend checking out the 3rd Party threads to learn more.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 1st, 2015 @ 10:32pm CST
Posted by fenrir72 on February 1st, 2015 @ 11:01pm CST
Posted by Desslok2201 on February 1st, 2015 @ 11:04pm CST
fenrir72 wrote:Though having a transforming official fembot like Elita and the other gals would be nice, might as well accept the official non transforming Artstorm fig of her in the meantime......and it's anime accurate too.
I waited 29 yrs for Arcee.. I'll wait some more
Posted by william-james88 on February 4th, 2015 @ 7:44am CST
Posted by Autobot032 on February 4th, 2015 @ 8:13am CST
TakaraTomy's Arcee is colored a slight bit differently from the US version, as you can see in the image below, and you can compare the differences by checking out our gallery of the US version of the figure by clicking here.
You can visit Yuki's Twitter by clicking the image below:
Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
Posted by william-james88 on February 4th, 2015 @ 8:33am CST
Oh well, here are some extra stuff we learn about the tweet and figure:
Arcee features all new character art for her packaging. Hisashi Yuki reffers to the release date in his tweet by saying that the "three daughters will be released Valentine's Day".
Posted by megatronus on February 4th, 2015 @ 8:45am CST
william-james88 wrote:I bet Springer would have preffered Takara's Arcee to have closed hands.
Wait... Are you saying what I think you're saying??
Posted by william-james88 on February 4th, 2015 @ 8:53am CST
megatronus wrote:william-james88 wrote:I bet Springer would have preffered Takara's Arcee to have closed hands.
Wait... Are you saying what I think you're saying??
Posted by Va'al on February 4th, 2015 @ 9:03am CST
Posted by william-james88 on February 4th, 2015 @ 9:11am CST
Va'al wrote:Play nice now, this is also a family site at times.
Ha! It's Ryan's joke, I love it and use it as much as I can! And hey, read all the Black Jack puns in the Combiner Wars thread.
Posted by Solus Prime on February 4th, 2015 @ 9:29am CST
Posted by Super Megatron on February 4th, 2015 @ 9:41am CST
william-james88 wrote:I bet Springer would have preffered Takara's Arcee to have closed hands.
Jetfire, Megatron, Needlenose, Quickswitch, Scattershot, Seawing, and Skullgrin would agree.
Posted by gothsaurus on February 4th, 2015 @ 9:48am CST
Still, looks pretty amazing for a deluxe, off-the-shelf female transformer.
Posted by Desslok2201 on February 4th, 2015 @ 10:34am CST
Posted by munkimus prime on February 4th, 2015 @ 10:55am CST
Wait the figure itself looks nice too.
Posted by Optimizzy on February 4th, 2015 @ 10:55am CST
//2 cents.
Posted by Solus Prime on February 4th, 2015 @ 11:14am CST
Optimizzy wrote:ugh. that picture. that pose. now that I see the character in a little tougher light, I hate these sexist poses. It's insulting. Makes me cringe.
//2 cents.
Me too,
That pose is insulting...
Posted by shajaki on February 4th, 2015 @ 11:20am CST
wow... i mean i kinda getcha... but theres nothing really objectifying about that pose. its just says "cute" to me.Solus Prime wrote:Me too,Optimizzy wrote:ugh. that picture. that pose. now that I see the character in a little tougher light, I hate these sexist poses. It's insulting. Makes me cringe.
//2 cents.
That pose is insulting...
she cant be pointing guns at the camera 100% of the time y'know.
Posted by Optimizzy on February 4th, 2015 @ 11:28am CST
shajaki wrote:wow... i mean i kinda getcha... but theres nothing really objectifying about that pose. its just says "cute" to me.Solus Prime wrote:Me too,Optimizzy wrote:ugh. that picture. that pose. now that I see the character in a little tougher light, I hate these sexist poses. It's insulting. Makes me cringe.
//2 cents.
That pose is insulting...
she cant be pointing guns at the camera 100% of the time y'know.
Come on. Her pointing guns at a camera is a rarity when we are talking about Arcee. Especially G1 arcee. It's usually this kinda stuff. I Just don't care for it anymore.
Posted by shajaki on February 4th, 2015 @ 11:33am CST
ever since IDW arcee ive seen a lot more psycho tear bots to pieces type stuff than objectifying stuff.Optimizzy wrote:Come on. Her pointing guns at a camera is a rarity when we are talking about Arcee. Especially G1 arcee. It's usually this kinda stuff. I Just don't care for it anymore.shajaki wrote:wow... i mean i kinda getcha... but theres nothing really objectifying about that pose. its just says "cute" to me.Solus Prime wrote:Me too,Optimizzy wrote:ugh. that picture. that pose. now that I see the character in a little tougher light, I hate these sexist poses. It's insulting. Makes me cringe.
//2 cents.
That pose is insulting...
she cant be pointing guns at the camera 100% of the time y'know.
Posted by Optimizzy on February 4th, 2015 @ 11:57am CST
shajaki wrote:ever since IDW arcee ive seen a lot more psycho tear bots to pieces type stuff than objectifying stuff.Optimizzy wrote:Come on. Her pointing guns at a camera is a rarity when we are talking about Arcee. Especially G1 arcee. It's usually this kinda stuff. I Just don't care for it anymore.shajaki wrote:wow... i mean i kinda getcha... but theres nothing really objectifying about that pose. its just says "cute" to me.Solus Prime wrote:Me too,Optimizzy wrote:ugh. that picture. that pose. now that I see the character in a little tougher light, I hate these sexist poses. It's insulting. Makes me cringe.
//2 cents.
That pose is insulting...
she cant be pointing guns at the camera 100% of the time y'know.
Well, I've seen 25+ years of cutsy Japanese girl-bots to last me forever. I don't like action-girls cause they are just as bad, but the way they are handling female bits now? Yes. Please more.
These juvenile sex poses are for the Dinobots.
Posted by Evil Eye on February 4th, 2015 @ 12:09pm CST
Posted by Counterpunch on February 4th, 2015 @ 12:49pm CST
Solus Prime wrote:Optimizzy wrote:ugh. that picture. that pose. now that I see the character in a little tougher light, I hate these sexist poses. It's insulting. Makes me cringe.
//2 cents.
Me too,
That pose is insulting...
Which part of the pose is actually sexualized?
Maybe it's cutesy, which may not be the most interesting way to sell the figure, but she has a third of a car on top of her. There's nothing exaggerated about her pose, her hips aren't pushed out, he back isn't arched...
If female characters laying around, lounging, doing nothing is where enticement and objectifying begins, I think perhaps the problem does not lie with the figure at hand.
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:19pm CST
Posted by megatronus on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:20pm CST
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Wow I didn't know I was being sexualizied, seeing as that's how I lie on my bed.
Sexy Soundwave?
Posted by Agamemnon on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:22pm CST
megatronus wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:Wow I didn't know I was being sexualizied, seeing as that's how I lie on my bed.
Sexy Soundwave?
In my case, it's more like Sexy Kevin Smith...
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:28pm CST
megatronus wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:Wow I didn't know I was being sexualizied, seeing as that's how I lie on my bed.
Sexy Soundwave?
That's Sexy Sound Mike
Posted by william-james88 on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:33pm CST
Agamemnon wrote:megatronus wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:Wow I didn't know I was being sexualizied, seeing as that's how I lie on my bed.
Sexy Soundwave?
In my case, it's more like Sexy Kevin Smith...
Ummmmmmmmm.....
Also, I see no problems with the way the figure is posed, she looks super cute.
Posted by Mindmaster on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:33pm CST
Agamemnon wrote:megatronus wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:Wow I didn't know I was being sexualizied, seeing as that's how I lie on my bed.
Sexy Soundwave?
In my case, it's more like Sexy Kevin Smith...
Fan art of my character in this position, pl0x.
Posted by RhA on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:36pm CST
Counterpunch wrote:If female characters laying around, lounging, doing nothing is where enticement and objectifying begins, I think perhaps the problem does not lie with the figure at hand.
Subtle.
Posted by Evil Eye on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:45pm CST
Counterpunch wrote:Solus Prime wrote:Optimizzy wrote:ugh. that picture. that pose. now that I see the character in a little tougher light, I hate these sexist poses. It's insulting. Makes me cringe.
//2 cents.
Me too,
That pose is insulting...
Which part of the pose is actually sexualized?
Maybe it's cutesy, which may not be the most interesting way to sell the figure, but she has a third of a car on top of her. There's nothing exaggerated about her pose, her hips aren't pushed out, he back isn't arched...
If female characters laying around, lounging, doing nothing is where enticement and objectifying begins, I think perhaps the problem does not lie with the figure at hand.
This, so much. The recent trend of criticizing everything as "misogynistic" is really getting on my nerves.
I, for one, quite like her cutesy pose- it suits her well.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:49pm CST
Agamemnon wrote:megatronus wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:Wow I didn't know I was being sexualizied, seeing as that's how I lie on my bed.
Sexy Soundwave?
In my case, it's more like Sexy Kevin Smith...
I'm good with that.
Posted by Robogeek1973 on February 4th, 2015 @ 2:26pm CST
Hopefully they'll keep it up with future releases.
Posted by Optimizzy on February 4th, 2015 @ 2:26pm CST
I mean, my opinion is my opinion. You don't have to agree.
Posted by fenrir72 on February 4th, 2015 @ 6:50pm CST
Optimizzy wrote:I stand by what I said concerning the coquettish pose. You can defend the culture and mindset behind those poses if you want, but that's on you.
I mean, my opinion is my opinion. You don't have to agree.
As everyone has the right to their own opinions but based on the definition of "sexist"
sex·ism (sĕk′sĭz′əm)
n.
1. Discrimination based on gender, especially discrimination against women.
2. The belief that one gender is superior to the other, especially that men are superior to women.
sex•ist (ˈsɛk sɪst)
adj.
1. pertaining to, involving, or fostering sexism: sexist advertising.
n.
2. a person with sexist attitudes or behavior.
I don't see Arcee's pose anywhere showing she is inferior to men. Calling it sexist and based on the definition.......it does not fit. It's like Ben Affleck calling a guest in Bill Mahr's show racist when he wasn't mentioning race but religion.
I'd say sexist if she was posed in a submission tied up pose or wearing a maid's apron with a serving plate the way MP Grimlock was packaged ( well, Grimlock was a waiter in that episode)
Posted by megatronus on February 4th, 2015 @ 6:56pm CST