Takara Tomy Transformers Movie The Best Figures from Tokyo Comic Con 2017

Who put the blades on Prime wrong?

Nemesis Prime looks so good!

Emerje

I know I don't speak for all. But IMO, 'the best Bayverse toys' is like saying 'the least foul sewage'.....

DeathReviews wrote:I know I don't speak for all. But IMO, 'the best Bayverse toys' is like saying 'the least foul sewage'.....

-G1 Ironhide and Ratchet got no heads (yes, I'm fully aware of their Diaclone heritage)
-Gold Plastic Syndrome victims
-TFP Airachnid and her cheaper than RID line attributes
-Universe Ironhide and Galvatron are inexcusably panel-heavy or overly complex.
-Many Generations Leaders starting with Jetfire are simpler than they need to be (also no electronics makes the price even less acceptable)
-Beast Machines inaccuracies ahold
-Most Masterpieces after Magnus v.2 look naked next to their slightly more detailed cousins (like MP-10 or Prowl)
-Many Post-T30 toys get too devoted to being slavishly toy accurate unlike the Classics, Universe, and 2010-2014 Generations lines
-FOC figures are a downgrade from the WFC figures


While there are movie toys that I don't like (such as the one steps or Blazemaster), I heavily disagree with the comparison (almost sounds like favoritism to some extent).

Disregard the bay haters who come here only to take a dump on the designs. It's like a news article featuring cake and I drop in the comments only to say "I HATE CAKE". It's completely pointless and make the hater look like a douche with too much spare time.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Disregard the bay haters who come here only to take a dump on the designs. It's like a news article featuring cake and I drop in the comments only to say "I HATE CAKE". It's completely pointless and make the hater look like a douche with too much spare time.

This is my sentiment towards all those who do the same thing in generations threads.

steals_your_goats wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Disregard the bay haters who come here only to take a dump on the designs. It's like a news article featuring cake and I drop in the comments only to say "I HATE CAKE". It's completely pointless and make the hater look like a douche with too much spare time.

This is my sentiment towards all those who do the same thing in generations threads.

This could apply to anything, really.
¯\_(ツ)_/

DeathReviews wrote:I know I don't speak for all. But IMO, 'the best Bayverse toys' is like saying 'the least foul sewage'.....

Why is this something you felt you needed to get out and just tell everyone?

This isn't even criticism or anything it's just plain hate.

While I have issues with that Optimus Prime leader knight mold, that Nemesis looks gorgeous.

I like Hound. I haven't got a figure of him yet so I might wait for that Takara one just for that shield to bulk up the vehicle mode.

(Generally, Bayverse figures are my fave Transformers figures)

Continuing our coverage from across several landmasses, we have some more images coming out of Wonderfest 2018 in Tokyo (approximately) courtesy of fellow Seibertronian primalxconvoy, focusing again on the Paramount live-action Transformers movieverse, but with an eye to the Movie the Best series from Takara Tomy Transformers!

The images below show the later highlights of the line, from MB-12 onwards, with the likes of Voyager Hound, and Starscream, Deluxe Bumblebee with Hammer, Lockdown, Bonecrusher, Jazz, and Leaders Jetfire, Optimus Prime, Megatron, with some extra Optimus Prime for good measure. Check it all out below, and let you if you picked up any of the toys from this last fully available Takara only version of figures, before the unification!

I'm excited for War Hammer Bee. He should be coming in stock soon!

DeathReviews wrote:I know I don't speak for all. But IMO, 'the best Bayverse toys' is like saying 'the least foul sewage'.....

Ouch! That is some major BURN "Samael"!

It's been a while since we've gotten some news regarding Takara's Movie The Best line, as Hasbro's Studio Series has been dominating the Bayverse figure news cycle. But that changes today, thanks to site sponsor Robot Kingdom, who has uploaded images of the next wave of figures' packaging over on their Facebook page! This next set of toys include Jazz, Bonecrusher, TLK Megatron and AOE Lockdown, all in spiffy new paint jobs different from their original releases! Check out the new images below, and let us know in the Energon Pub Forums if you'll be picking these figures up or will be waiting for Hasbro's upcoming Studio Series!

I have Megatron on order. I'm not so sure about how he looks in the box, the early pics had him look like he would be darker and maybe have a metallic wash to look worn in places, but through the box it looks like he's much lighter colored. Oh well, I'm already locked in. I know he wasn't as well received as the Voyager, but he does appear to be the most screen accurate version. Oh well, I'm sure we'll be seeing in hand pics soon.

Emerje

These look pretty cool, it's just weird because Jazz and Lockdown are both getting new molds soon, and I'd be shocked if Bonecrusher didn't get a new mold in studio series. Hopefully we get more pics of war hammer Bee soon, I have him ordered

More like Movie The Worst Jazz.

Ballistic90 wrote:More like Movie The Worst Jazz.

DAMN, you SAVAGE!

I still have Lockdown on preorder and have no intention of canceling him, I'll definitely be picking up the studio series mold when it releases but it'll be nice to have a variant of the character with that awesome battle mask!

Man I really want a new bonecrusher mold.

Pointless since most are getting new molds soon, but some might have missed these to complete their movie collection.

DMSL wrote:Pointless since most are getting new molds soon, but some might have missed these to complete their movie collection.

Even the most common movie figure now command some relatively high after-market prices. And there's always shipping. So for the latecomer to the hobby or those who regret missing out on some, might as well buy the premium Takara repaints. As long that "Premium Takara Repaints" remain a thing.

DMSL wrote:Pointless since most are getting new molds soon, but some might have missed these to complete their movie collection.

So not pointless. The new Studio series has some nice things, but has some less than good molds, and is missing several characters this line has. And some of these are much better figures than the new ones. MB-11 (ROTF) Leader Class Optimus Prime is leagues better than the new Studio Series Prime.

These still fill a certain collector's market the new ones do not cover.

And this line was on its way a year and half before the Studio line was even a glimmer in Hasbro's or Takara's line schedule.

Do we have any updates on when these newer MB figures are releasing? TFSource is saying February while other sites are saying March.

Emerje wrote:I have Megatron on order. I'm not so sure about how he looks in the box, the early pics had him look like he would be darker and maybe have a metallic wash to look worn in places, but through the box it looks like he's much lighter colored. Oh well, I'm already locked in. I know he wasn't as well received as the Voyager, but he does appear to be the most screen accurate version. Oh well, I'm sure we'll be seeing in hand pics soon.

Posting in hand pics soon. But to answer your question, the leader is not more screen accurate due to the ridiculously oversized cannon in his arm which cant be removed.



Compared to



The voyager ends up being more screen accurate then

The latest releases of Takara's Transformers Movie The Best line is out and while we have seen images of them in their packaging, we now have in hand images too. Several Twitter and Faceook users (all listed below) have uploaded images of the next wave of figures which include MB-12 Jazz, MB-13 Bonecrusher, MB-14 Megatron and MB-15 Lockdown. Below you will see the best images yet of these figures all in spiffy new paint jobs different from their original releases. We also get to finally know just how different this leader Megatron is from the previous release. He ends up being an entire shade lighter, along with the striking red paint on his face. Check out the new images below, and let us know in the Energon Pub Forums if you'll be picking these figures up or will be waiting for Hasbro's upcoming Studio Series!






























































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The paint definitely feel more "premium". Anyone who missed out on the original releases of these molds and are stuck to go to the aftermarket should consider these new Takara editions.

Oh, come on! Jazz looks exactly like his original release but with a new weapon! The Premium series did a better paintjob TEN YEARS AGO.

-Kanrabat- wrote:The paint definitely feel more "premium". Anyone who missed out on the original releases of these molds and are stuck to go to the aftermarket should consider these new Takara editions.

Nice figures but I don't see any green fungus mold anywhere

MaverickPrime wrote:Oh, come on! Jazz looks exactly like his original release but with a new weapon! The Premium series did a better paintjob TEN YEARS AGO.

The weapon isn't new: it originally came with Final Battle Jazz, the one with the battle damage:




Transformers (2007) Final Battle Jazz Gallery

The MB one is the first to bundle both, so no need to double dip this time around... though the price may render that point moot.

Am I the only one who thinks it`s ironic that Takara is re-releasing new paint jobs while Hasbro has the (in my opinion) superior studio series coming out? Seems the tables have turned... maybe, maybe not, just my thoughts.

Lockdown has weapons and his visor! YAY!

Megatron has his Quintessa bitch-slap!

Grimlocktimus wrote:Am I the only one who thinks it`s ironic that Takara is re-releasing new paint jobs while Hasbro has the (in my opinion) superior studio series coming out? Seems the tables have turned... maybe, maybe not, just my thoughts.

It isn't ironic, Takara Tomy is also releasing the Studio Series line and would have known about them before they announced the 2018 Movie the Best run.

So, getting a better look at Megatron it does seem he did retain the silver paint wash, it just doesn't show up well in pictures. I'm fine with this, what I'm not fine with is AmiAmi wanting $35 to ship it... Good thing I have some other stuff ready to ship so I'm just waiting for them to recalculate and hopefully I can offset the cost.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Grimlocktimus wrote:Am I the only one who thinks it`s ironic that Takara is re-releasing new paint jobs while Hasbro has the (in my opinion) superior studio series coming out? Seems the tables have turned... maybe, maybe not, just my thoughts.

It isn't ironic, Takara Tomy is also releasing the Studio Series line and would have known about them before they announced the 2018 Movie the Best run.

So, getting a better look at Megatron it does seem he did retain the silver paint wash, it just doesn't show up well in pictures. I'm fine with this, what I'm not fine with is AmiAmi wanting $35 to ship it... Good thing I have some other stuff ready to ship so I'm just waiting for them to recalculate and hopefully I can offset the cost.

Emerje

Be sure your stuff is scheduled to come out the same month or you are screwed. I learned my lesson with them and Hobby Search. Now I think I'm done with preorders for stores that don't have a "pile-of-loot" system.

Grimlocktimus wrote:Am I the only one who thinks it`s ironic that Takara is re-releasing new paint jobs while Hasbro has the (in my opinion) superior studio series coming out? Seems the tables have turned... maybe, maybe not, just my thoughts.

The studio series line is also released by Takara
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... eam/40740/

-Kanrabat- wrote:Be sure your stuff is scheduled to come out the same month or you are screwed. I learned my lesson with them and Hobby Search. Now I think I'm done with preorders for stores that don't have a "pile-of-loot" system.

No worries, it's stuff that's already out: Legends G2 Megatron and Windblade, and MP Targetmaster Hot Rod. I thought MtB Megatron would qualify for registered SAL, but the lowest was SAL parcel which was just a little less than EMS. I guess he's heavier than I thought. I'll have to keep that in mind next month when Nemesis Prime comes out.

And it worked out, I just got the new total and the EMS shipping only went up 1,500 JPY by adding the three items which was less than the their total for SAL. Hopefully I'll have all of these by next weekend.

Emerje

I'm digging these repaints, especially TLK Megatron. It's like candy to my eyes (unfortunately, not my taste buds... I am starving right now.)

Ah gotcha, I thought Studio Series was a Hasbro thing due to the Hasbro toy shop having them right off the bat, my bad!

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

MaverickPrime wrote:Oh, come on! Jazz looks exactly like his original release but with a new weapon! The Premium series did a better paintjob TEN YEARS AGO.

The weapon isn't new: it originally came with Final Battle Jazz, the one with the battle damage:




Transformers (2007) Final Battle Jazz Gallery

The MB one is the first to bundle both, so no need to double dip this time around... though the price may render that point moot.

Oh, I know, I meant it as in "new for that version of the mold", which is an even bigger complaint.
I wonder if the fact that weapon was gang molded with the damaged pieces somehow affected the paint budget, maybe they "waste" plastic on both th original gun and the damaged part and that's why they couldn't paint his damned feet.

Thanks again to our site sponsor RobotKingdom's Facebook page, we have an update on the figures from the Takara Tomy Transformers Movie the Best toyline that are due for release this week in Japan - which means we now have in package and bio images for MB-16 Jetfire, MB-17 Optimus Prime Revenge Version, MB-18 War Hammer Bumblebee, MB-19 Hound, and MB-20 Nemesis Prime!

You can check out all of the images mirrored below, and stay on the lookout for more updates this week as the figures make into the hands of usual suspects for reviews and more images of the live-action movieverse aesthetic toys. Will you be picking these up? Join the discussion in the Energon Pub and let us know!

The final known figures part of Takara's Transformers Movie The Best line have been released and are shipping out to fans. This line comemorates the 10th year anniversary of the live action films and also includes the latest molds from Transformers The Last Knight. Many fans see these releases of these molds be the equivalent to the more premium "Takara version" one expects to get when comparing to a Hasbro release. For The Last Knight, almost all releases were identical to Hasbro's, so it is in this line that we get different paint applications. We can see several comparisons below.

The new toys released are MB-16 Jetfire, MB-17 Optimus Prime Revenge Version, MB-18 War Hammer Bumblebee, MB-19 Hound, and MB-20 Nemesis Prime. Some are very different, like Hound, while some look almost identical, like Bumblebee which still seems to have the panel misalignment problem.

We get a really good look at Hound's new accessory which also becomes a weapon storage case, with a detailed interior full of sculpted ammo. Also, look at how huge that Jetfire box is. It's pretty cool to see Takara still package their Transformers in alt mode even with this as a result.

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I'm looking forward to my War Hammer Bee. It's been a long wait for a TLK Bee

Even though I hate the mold, that Nemesis Prime have some NICE paint.

That Hound is also a winner. That weapon storage box is pure genius. Allow me to be an ass and hope there's a cheap KO of that acessory that will pop out for all of us who have the regular TLK voyager Hound.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm looking forward to my War Hammer Bee. It's been a long wait for a TLK Bee

Oh totally, I didn't pick up a normal TLK Bee once i heard this was announced (not that it mattered since i never saw TLK Bee in my area)

Bee looks rather disappointing. He is literally the Malibu Stacy with a new hat. But since I didn't get bamboozled by the first Malibu Stacy, I guess I can't complain much.

This weapon storage on Hound is awesome!

Nice detail on Nemesis Prime head!

They did remold Bee's arm cannon! It's on his right arm now, I was really hoping that was the case. Can't wait, hope he arrives soon!

Wasn't planning on getting any of these but seeing that Hounds shield can store all of his guns, I might get him. Might also get Jetfire due to the fact that we may never get a better figure of him and his paint job looks good this time.

The Bumbles wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm looking forward to my War Hammer Bee. It's been a long wait for a TLK Bee

Oh totally, I didn't pick up a normal TLK Bee once i heard this was announced (not that it mattered since i never saw TLK Bee in my area)

I never found it either, and I never saw it online for less than $30, so I figured I might as well spend the extra bit to get a hammer with him

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:They did remold Bee's arm cannon! It's on his right arm now, I was really hoping that was the case. Can't wait, hope he arrives soon!

The cannon is an accessory that can attach to either arm.