Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing

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Fellow Seibertronians, user Professor Smooth has shared with us pictures of the upcoming Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Ginrai! This leader-sized figure is an extensive retool of the already-released Titans Return Powermaster Optimus Prime, with a look much more resembling that of the toy from 1988. This reveal shows us colour pictures of the Vehicle and Robot Mode from the front and back, a couple development pictures and a comparison with his Hasbro counterpart; but leaves out the Base Mode for now. Take a look at the pictures below!

In other Legends news, fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath has shared with us a tweeted picture from Yuki of Hardhead singing Karaoke, along with a picture of his packaging, and of the latest Legends comic (number 37), which is a prologue to the comics found with the upcoming headmasters.

Credit(s): Clash (on Twitter), TF Yuki and Takara Tomy

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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807333)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2016 @ 7:59am CDT

Super Ginrai looks AMAZING!!!

steals_your_goats wrote:I think he looks great all the way up until his feet. What the hell happened there?

Those feet might be due to a forthcoming Godbomber upgrade meant to attach to those feet to give him his God Ginrai boots.

Also:

Cyberpath wrote:New comics finally!

http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/event/2014/06/web.html

HOLY SMOKING COW!!! That comic's set during the same year as the Grand Galvatron and Lynxmaster comics, ten years after The Headmasters cartoon, featuring characters from Masterforce alongside characters from The Headmasters, with little Headmaster Scorponok in his BlackZarak colors that were never seen in the show.

And it looks like we see how everyone got their Legends bodies, and how the non-Headmaster characters became Headmasters.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807337)
Posted by Sigma Magnus on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:04am CDT

Small detail: Fort Max has the Master Sword in one panel. Given that Takara hasn't shown that Legends Max has it (which it probably definitely will), I thought it was notable.

...speaking of which, what the SHIZZLESNIT is taking them so long to show that off?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807338)
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:04am CDT

steals_your_goats wrote:I think he looks great all the way up until his feet. What the hell happened there? I'm definitely getting him though because I love the new cab and the other remolding and new guns are always a plus.

Yeah, dont get the feet either. Not a fan. But it is cool how this is pretty much its own major retool of the already exsting retool. I really like that cab.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807339)
Posted by Autobot N on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:07am CDT

Meh. I'll wait for Perfect Effect's Godbomber. >:oP

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807340)
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:08am CDT

Ok so the next time someone asks if it will be shown in the fiction or if any fiction covers non headmasters being headmasters, there is this.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807343)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:13am CDT

william-james88 wrote:Ok so the next time someone asks if it will be shown in the fiction or if any fiction covers non headmasters being headmasters, there is this.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807344)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:13am CDT

Well, Ginrai definitely now looks different from Powermaster!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807347)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:16am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Ok so the next time someone asks if it will be shown in the fiction or if any fiction covers non headmasters being headmasters, there is this.

Sorry, this is the original and one and only mic drop. :-D

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807349)
Posted by Big Grim on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:26am CDT

Gotta say, that Super Ginrai looks freakin' amazing. I MIGHT just have to buy that!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807351)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:28am CDT

william-james88 wrote:Ok so the next time someone asks if it will be shown in the fiction or if any fiction covers non headmasters being headmasters, there is this.

Also, just like Sakamoto promised at BotCon. :APPLAUSE:

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807352)
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:28am CDT

Autobot N wrote:Meh. I'll wait for Perfect Effect's Godbomber.

WHy pay more, both Takara and Hasbro are doing one.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807355)
Posted by Kurona on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:32am CDT

Oh hey, there's a picture of the base mode now.

It's goofy and dumb.
I love it.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807356)
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:33am CDT

Kurona wrote:Oh hey, there's a picture of the base mode now.

It's goofy and dumb.
I love it.

Yeah, its in your news post :-P

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807359)
Posted by SureShot18 on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:38am CDT

Looks cool. I don't think I'll be getting Ginrai but that is an impressive retool. Besides the ankle tilts my favorite part of this figure is probably the 5 mm fists replacing the loose finger hands on Magnus and Powermaster Prime.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807360)
Posted by Kurona on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:38am CDT

Looking at it a bit more, I think it's actually my favourite base mode so far for one particular reason: the cab's left untouched and on the ground.
It's sort of like Ginrai drove up and unfolded his trailer for a quick command base, sort of like how other versions of Optimus like the Armada guy would do so. I like it.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807363)
Posted by Dagon on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:41am CDT

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Ok so the next time someone asks if it will be shown in the fiction or if any fiction covers non headmasters being headmasters, there is this.

Sorry, this is the original and one and only mic drop.

I'm not sure that a response to a reasonable question is really the occasion for a mic drop.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807365)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:46am CDT

Kurona wrote:Looking at it a bit more, I think it's actually my favourite base mode so far for one particular reason: the cab's left untouched and on the ground.
It's sort of like Ginrai drove up and unfolded his trailer for a quick command base, sort of like how other versions of Optimus like the Armada guy would do so. I like it.

This is probably due to the original toy having the cab not involved in the base mode.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807367)
Posted by Skull Grin on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:48am CDT

Ginrai looks great (do the feet rotate around, though? They look like they're supposed to go horizontal, not vertical), but what I'm really digging is that wee Tarantulas with a labcoat and tie. How much do I have to pay someone to get a figure/plushie of that?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807370)
Posted by Kurona on July 21st, 2016 @ 8:50am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Kurona wrote:Looking at it a bit more, I think it's actually my favourite base mode so far for one particular reason: the cab's left untouched and on the ground.
It's sort of like Ginrai drove up and unfolded his trailer for a quick command base, sort of like how other versions of Optimus like the Armada guy would do so. I like it.
This is probably due to the original toy having the cab not involved in the base mode.

Really?
*looks at it again*
... oh, huh, you're right. Learn something new every day.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807395)
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2016 @ 9:20am CDT

Guys, those feet are the right way. They are suppoed to mimick the original toy:

So... yay? I dont know, I feel going too G1 kinda ruins this for me. I mean, if I wanted the G1 toy, I would just buy that instead.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807404)
Posted by Autobot N on July 21st, 2016 @ 9:27am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Autobot N wrote:Meh. I'll wait for Perfect Effect's Godbomber.

Why pay more, both Takara and Hasbro are doing one.

Because that would let me have Iron Apex in his robot mode (which I'm assuming he'll have one). Besides, Perfect Effect's will likely be better.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807425)
Posted by Dagon on July 21st, 2016 @ 9:51am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Autobot N wrote:Meh. I'll wait for Perfect Effect's Godbomber.

WHy pay more, both Takara and Hasbro are doing one.

God forbid someone spend their money on the toy they like, rather than the one someone else likes or thinks is sufficient.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807429)
Posted by Kurona on July 21st, 2016 @ 10:15am CDT

Dagon wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Autobot N wrote:Meh. I'll wait for Perfect Effect's Godbomber.

WHy pay more, both Takara and Hasbro are doing one.

God forbid someone spend their money on the toy they like, rather than the one someone else likes or thinks is sufficient.

He's just making the person aware of alternative options

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807432)
Posted by Autobot N on July 21st, 2016 @ 10:18am CDT

Kurona wrote:
Dagon wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Autobot N wrote:Meh. I'll wait for Perfect Effect's Godbomber.

WHy pay more, both Takara and Hasbro are doing one.

God forbid someone spend their money on the toy they like, rather than the one someone else likes or thinks is sufficient.

He's just making the person aware of alternative options

Yeah. While I had already made my decision on what to get, I completely understand what Will is saying.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807436)
Posted by Tigertrack on July 21st, 2016 @ 10:26am CDT

Cyberpath wrote:
Tigertrack wrote:Looks awesome to me. Hard to not leave this one MIP.

They don't like it in the box. :/ He wants to sing..

Well, okay then, MISB thwarted. I think he should be posed in TM Blaster's club mode though...

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807437)
Posted by Ultra Mad on July 21st, 2016 @ 10:28am CDT

I'm kind of sold on Ginrai now. I'll be waiting to preorder him from Amiami as soon as he's available

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807454)
Posted by Kurona on July 21st, 2016 @ 10:55am CDT

Where is that mic from anyway?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807477)
Posted by Tharag on July 21st, 2016 @ 11:19am CDT

I'd been holding off getting Hasbro's new Optimus to see what Takara did with Ginrai. Seeing both side by side, however, I'm feeling torn as to which one to actually get, if either at all.

I do like the improvements Takara made to the arm panels to give the hands full clearance, but otherwise I think I prefer the feet and chest on the on the Hasbro version. While in vehicle mode I do like Takara's more traditional cab, I think I prefer the color layout on Hasbro's trailer. I don't know... if I had the money I'd consider getting both and seeing if I could just kitbash them together to get the best of both worlds, but as is I'm just not entirely sold on either.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807502)
Posted by fenrir72 on July 21st, 2016 @ 11:52am CDT

Thank you TFYuki and the rest of the gang for this uber awesome Super Ginrai! =P~

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807523)
Posted by galvatron00 on July 21st, 2016 @ 12:23pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:Guys, those feet are the right way. They are suppoed to mimick the original toy:

So... yay? I dont know, I feel going too G1 kinda ruins this for me. I mean, if I wanted the G1 toy, I would just buy that instead.

I. Effing. Love it. I guess I wasn't sold on my Titans Return PMOP for some reason, and this Super Ginrai is actually the reason.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807526)
Posted by galvatron00 on July 21st, 2016 @ 12:25pm CDT

fenrir72 wrote: Thank you TFYuki and the rest of the gang for this uber awesome Super Ginrai!

Yes. Thank you. So much. Now if you could only make the yen weaker..or the dollar stronger..whatever gets me this guy at like $60USD instead of $85+ :-(

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807551)
Posted by DeadCaL on July 21st, 2016 @ 12:43pm CDT

The term "Wrongy McWronglegs" comes to mind :lol:

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807597)
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2016 @ 1:17pm CDT

Autobot N wrote:
Kurona wrote:
Dagon wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Autobot N wrote:Meh. I'll wait for Perfect Effect's Godbomber.

WHy pay more, both Takara and Hasbro are doing one.

God forbid someone spend their money on the toy they like, rather than the one someone else likes or thinks is sufficient.

He's just making the person aware of alternative options
Yeah. While I had already made my decision on what to get, I completely understand what Will is saying.

Thanks for understanding guys! And plus, we dont know what either looks like yet. If you can get the desired effect for a lower cost I think thats a win

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807616)
Posted by kirbenvost on July 21st, 2016 @ 1:34pm CDT

The feet look pretty bizarre and I kiiiinda prefer Hasbro's cab, but if they make a separate God Bomber figure to combine it will be so worth it.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807622)
Posted by Optimum Supreme on July 21st, 2016 @ 1:41pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
So... yay? I dont know, I feel going too G1 kinda ruins this for me. I mean, if I wanted the G1 toy, I would just buy that instead.

I want something that's an update of the G1 toy to better modern toy standards. This looks closer to that than Hasbro's offering. Still no small robot mode though... :BANG_HEAD:

Still, I like this a 1000x better than the Hasbro version.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807627)
Posted by galvatron00 on July 21st, 2016 @ 1:43pm CDT

Optimum Supreme wrote:
william-james88 wrote:So... yay? I dont know, I feel going too G1 kinda ruins this for me. I mean, if I wanted the G1 toy, I would just buy that instead.
I want something that's an update of the G1 toy to better modern toy standards. This looks closer to that than Hasbro's offering. Still no small robot mode though... Still, I like this a 1000x better than the Hasbro version.

That's what I'm going for too. And having the Hasbro version makes me want this version so much more.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807631)
Posted by Seibertron on July 21st, 2016 @ 1:45pm CDT

Optimum Supreme wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
So... yay? I dont know, I feel going too G1 kinda ruins this for me. I mean, if I wanted the G1 toy, I would just buy that instead.

I want something that's an update of the G1 toy to better modern toy standards. This looks closer to that than Hasbro's offering. Still no small robot mode though... Still, I like this a 1000x better than the Hasbro version.

I agree with Optimum Supreme. This is way better. Thank you Takara!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807807)
Posted by First Gen on July 21st, 2016 @ 5:58pm CDT

That Ginrai is perfection. Wow!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807808)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on July 21st, 2016 @ 6:00pm CDT

Those feet look ridiculous to me.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807831)
Posted by fenrir72 on July 21st, 2016 @ 6:59pm CDT

Ginrai..Convoy..some characters really deserves the "treatment".......the Takara "treatment". Sure not MP but a mass produced not limited but amped up upgrade from a bas mold.........FTW!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807833)
Posted by fenrir72 on July 21st, 2016 @ 7:05pm CDT

SillySpringer wrote:Those feet look ridiculous to me.

It might be for the future Godbomber upgrade kimosabe. Patience........else the darkside consume thee :lol:

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807955)
Posted by frogbat on July 22nd, 2016 @ 2:15am CDT

it does address my biggest grip with the hasbro version - the lack of ankle tilts but i think i prefer the hasbro version overall. Of course it depends on what takara have up their sleeve re god bomber etc.

As a kid I watched the ginrai series dubbed in italian. Power master prime was always the one character I wanted to see stories of as he was my defect leader in my toy collection (and the back of the box art featuring him looked amazing). However I remember being very let down by the cartoon as there was no continuity at all with the american series from what I could tell....

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807956)
Posted by Cyberpath on July 22nd, 2016 @ 2:22am CDT

LG21 & LG22: shipped from HLJ!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807968)
Posted by Professor Smooth on July 22nd, 2016 @ 5:23am CDT

Kurona wrote:Fellow Seibertronians, user Professor Smooth has shared with us pictures of the upcoming Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Ginrai! This leader-sized figure is an extensive retool of the already-released Titans Return Powermaster Optimus Prime, with a look much more resembling that of the toy from 1988. This reveal shows us colour pictures of the Vehicle and Robot Mode from the front and back, a couple development pictures and a comparison with his Hasbro counterpart; but leaves out the Base Mode for now. Take a look at the pictures below!

My first Seibertron News credit in a decade. That's gotta be some kind of record. Thanks, Kurona.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807969)
Posted by Cyberpath on July 22nd, 2016 @ 5:37am CDT

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1807990)
Posted by Big Grim on July 22nd, 2016 @ 8:07am CDT

Not a fan of that lilac on Takara's Galvatron, I gotta admit.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1808004)
Posted by Cyberpath on July 22nd, 2016 @ 9:57am CDT

スカージの開発時に、既にその金型を流用してハイブロウを作ることが決定していました。「宇宙船」と「ヘリコプター」、デザインの共通点がない両者の金型をどう共有させるか、それを考慮に入れながら変形案を構築していきました。#TT_TF

Translated from Japanese by Bing

Was determined during the development of the scourge in already diverted to mould them, make the highbrow. "Spaceship" and dies for the missing helicopter, the design similarities between the two to share if you built the transformation plan while taking it into consideration. #TT_TF

普通だとスカージを先に開発し、後から発売するハイブロウには金型流用によるデザインのしわ寄せがくるものです。でもそれではファンの方々が望んでいるハイブロウが作れないと考え、2体同時進行で開発を行い、両者のデザインの両立を試みています#TT_TF

It is designed by posting toll comes to highbrow and usually developed ago scourge and released later. But so thought cannot make highbrow wants fans, 2 development and at the same time, attempting to balance both design #TT_TF

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1808005)
Posted by Kurona on July 22nd, 2016 @ 10:00am CDT

mind

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1808008)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 22nd, 2016 @ 10:02am CDT

Nice sharing of parts and engineering between the two molds.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends News: Ginrai revealed, New Comic and Hardhead Singing (1808009)
Posted by Sigma Magnus on July 22nd, 2016 @ 10:05am CDT

What, lazy retools?! Shame on you Takara! SHAME!!
I'm really impressed with this. They were able make two completely unique figures from the same skeleton, and we didn't even know until they pointed it out! Keep up the good work, Takara. ;)^