Takara Transformers Unite Warriors UW-02 Menasor Collector Coin

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Care of Robotkingdom.com I have included updated photos from there website showcasing Unite Warriors UW-02 Menasor. I have mirrored the pics for your enjoyment and the link to Robotkindgom.com. He Looks killer and very Menacing!!! http://www.robotkingdom.com/transformer ... uw02m.html


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http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review ... 3&page=top

Already available (but I still haven't gotten a confirmation email )

I was sitting on the fence too long with UW-01 Superion. By the time I decided I wanted it, I'd missed all the good Amazon.jp pre-order prices. So, on release day, I went to one of the biggest toy retailers in the city before they opened.

Less than a minute after the doors opened, Superion was sold out. There were enough Day 1 fans waiting outside to wipe out their stock *that* fast.

Took mine home, messed about with it for a bit, and decided to pre-order Menasor immediately, so as not to have to go through that again.

Then when Devastar showed up on Amazon.jp with that insanely low 17,000 yen asking price, I couldn't have stopped myself from ordering if I'd wanted to. I think that's cheaper than the Hasbro version's MSRP.

fenrir72 wrote:


http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review ... 3&page=top

Already available (but I still haven't gotten a confirmation email )

What are they paying you, like 50c a post?

Burn wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:


http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review ... 3&page=top

Already available (but I still haven't gotten a confirmation email )

What are they paying you, like 50c a post?

Me and Kanrabat both

-Kanrabat- wrote:I just received my Payment request from Amiami for Menasor.

Transformers Unite Warriors UW02 Menasor
Unit price 11,240 JPY x 1 unit(s) = 11,240 JPY


Subtotal: 11,240 JPY
Shipping: 4,195 JPY
Grand total: 15,435 JPY

Shipping method: SAL Parcel

That shipping...
And those custom fees that are sure to come...

At least, the thing will just take a few days to come, but still... Ouch...

I'm not a part of the 50cent Army you lovable dag! Just spreading the word and it IS newsworthy I believe.

Annnnd, I'd have posted the official sponsor HLJ link if only their interface/search engine didn't blow chunks

Shumi Nagaremono wrote:I was sitting on the fence too long with UW-01 Superion. By the time I decided I wanted it, I'd missed all the good Amazon.jp pre-order prices. So, on release day, I went to one of the biggest toy retailers in the city before they opened.

Less than a minute after the doors opened, Superion was sold out. There were enough Day 1 fans waiting outside to wipe out their stock *that* fast.

Took mine home, messed about with it for a bit, and decided to pre-order Menasor immediately, so as not to have to go through that again.

Then when Devastar showed up on Amazon.jp with that insanely low 17,000 yen asking price, I couldn't have stopped myself from ordering if I'd wanted to. I think that's cheaper than the Hasbro version's MSRP.

Out of curiosity, how is the quality of your Superion set? I noticed on mine that Skydive's right shoulder doesn't tab in correctly and will come off if I try to rotate the arm at all. I also noticed that the yellow paint by Silverbolt's elbow area is chipping off due to the tab that rubs up against it when going to combined mode.

nycPrime wrote:

Shumi Nagaremono wrote:I was sitting on the fence too long with UW-01 Superion. By the time I decided I wanted it, I'd missed all the good Amazon.jp pre-order prices. So, on release day, I went to one of the biggest toy retailers in the city before they opened.

Less than a minute after the doors opened, Superion was sold out. There were enough Day 1 fans waiting outside to wipe out their stock *that* fast.

Took mine home, messed about with it for a bit, and decided to pre-order Menasor immediately, so as not to have to go through that again.

Then when Devastar showed up on Amazon.jp with that insanely low 17,000 yen asking price, I couldn't have stopped myself from ordering if I'd wanted to. I think that's cheaper than the Hasbro version's MSRP.

Out of curiosity, how is the quality of your Superion set? I noticed on mine that Skydive's right shoulder doesn't tab in correctly and will come off if I try to rotate the arm at all. I also noticed that the yellow paint by Silverbolt's elbow area is chipping off due to the tab that rubs up against it when going to combined mode.

I haven't noticed those problems yet. But I can definitely see the Silverbolt thing being an issue over time. Can't say as I had any issue with Skydive. Knock on wood.

Overall, though, the quality is about what I'd expect. It's been awhile since I bought a new TakaraTomy Transformers release (since March of 2012, to be exact), so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. But I don't have many major complaints, thus far.

Shumi Nagaremono wrote:Then when Devastar showed up on Amazon.jp with that insanely low 17,000 yen asking price, I couldn't have stopped myself from ordering if I'd wanted to. I think that's cheaper than the Hasbro version's MSRP.

Yup, it is lower than Hasbro's MSRP since 17000 yen is 137.24$ US.
Did they restock those Superions eventually?

-Kanrabat- wrote:I just received my Payment request from Amiami for Menasor.

Transformers Unite Warriors UW02 Menasor
Unit price 11,240 JPY x 1 unit(s) = 11,240 JPY


Subtotal: 11,240 JPY
Shipping: 4,195 JPY
Grand total: 15,435 JPY

Shipping method: SAL Parcel

Why did you still choose SAL Parcel and not EMS? Wasnt the difference 50 cents or something? Because SAL Parcel will make you wait for 2 weeks.

Shumi Nagaremono wrote:

nycPrime wrote:

Shumi Nagaremono wrote:I was sitting on the fence too long with UW-01 Superion. By the time I decided I wanted it, I'd missed all the good Amazon.jp pre-order prices. So, on release day, I went to one of the biggest toy retailers in the city before they opened.

Less than a minute after the doors opened, Superion was sold out. There were enough Day 1 fans waiting outside to wipe out their stock *that* fast.

Took mine home, messed about with it for a bit, and decided to pre-order Menasor immediately, so as not to have to go through that again.

Then when Devastar showed up on Amazon.jp with that insanely low 17,000 yen asking price, I couldn't have stopped myself from ordering if I'd wanted to. I think that's cheaper than the Hasbro version's MSRP.

Out of curiosity, how is the quality of your Superion set? I noticed on mine that Skydive's right shoulder doesn't tab in correctly and will come off if I try to rotate the arm at all. I also noticed that the yellow paint by Silverbolt's elbow area is chipping off due to the tab that rubs up against it when going to combined mode.

I haven't noticed those problems yet. But I can definitely see the Silverbolt thing being an issue over time. Can't say as I had any issue with Skydive. Knock on wood.

Overall, though, the quality is about what I'd expect. It's been awhile since I bought a new TakaraTomy Transformers release (since March of 2012, to be exact), so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. But I don't have many major complaints, thus far.

Thanks for the info. Yea, the Skydive I'm pretty sure is just a defect with my particular figure. Luckily the online retailer is helping me get that fixed.

The Silverbolt issue is definitely concerning, and I'm surprised more people haven't mentioned it. Seems like a design flaw. I can understand if it happens over time, but I've only transformed it a handful of times.

william-james88 wrote:Did they restock those Superions eventually?

Only 3rd party sellers. The price seems to have been hovering around 14,000 yen ever since the release.

Over here, most TF figures are only released once. If they sell out, there won't be another shipment unless TakTom announces a re-release. Kinda jealous the the American style of release in many ways. Something sells out, Stateside, you just wait for another shipment. Over here, if you miss out on a new figure, you're at the mercy of the resellers.

Or, the case of "Defensor" TakTom itself... Jeez.

nycPrime wrote:Thanks for the info. Yea, the Skydive I'm pretty sure is just a defect with my particular figure. Luckily the online retailer is helping me get that fixed.

The Silverbolt issue is definitely concerning, and I'm surprised more people haven't mentioned it. Seems like a design flaw. I can understand if it happens over time, but I've only transformed it a handful of times.

I have no issue with either of those for now.

Shumi Nagaremono wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Did they restock those Superions eventually?

Only 3rd party sellers. The price seems to have been hovering around 14,000 yen ever since the release.

Over here, most TF figures are only released once. If they sell out, there won't be another shipment unless TakTom announces a re-release. Kinda jealous the the American style of release in many ways. Something sells out, Stateside, you just wait for another shipment. Over here, if you miss out on a new figure, you're at the mercy of the resellers.

Or, the case of "Defensor" TakTom itself... Jeez.

Even toysrus wont restock? I am assuming he (and Menasor) would be only 11,000 yen there right? Does this mean the Transformers Section at Toysrus is usually empty?
Man, that must mean Takara products have a constantly low production run.

william-james88 wrote:Even toysrus wont restock? I am assuming he (and Menasor) would be only 11,000 yen there right? Does this mean the Transformers Section at Toysrus is usually empty?
Man, that must mean Takara products have a constantly low production run.

Toys R Us, as far as Transformers shipments are concerned, are usually one and done. I wasn't at TRU when Superion was released, but since TRU is usually closer to the MSRP than most other toy retailers, I'd imagine that they sold it for at least 12,500 yen (possibly above 13,000).

TRU's not usually empty, but they sell out of the popular stuff pretty quickly. Their shelves are often full of less-popular stuff. The Bruticus limbs hung around forever. Most of the TF:Go figures (except for Goradora) never sold out. Generations Soundwave/Blaster clogged shelves forever.

I'm not sure about the productions run size, though. Apologies.

Shumi Nagaremono wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Even toysrus wont restock? I am assuming he (and Menasor) would be only 11,000 yen there right? Does this mean the Transformers Section at Toysrus is usually empty?
Man, that must mean Takara products have a constantly low production run.

Toys R Us, as far as Transformers shipments are concerned, are usually one and done. I wasn't at TRU when Superion was released, but since TRU is usually closer to the MSRP than most other toy retailers, I'd imagine that they sold it for at least 12,500 yen (possibly above 13,000).

TRU's not usually empty, but they sell out of the popular stuff pretty quickly. Their shelves are often full of less-popular stuff. The Bruticus limbs hung around forever. Most of the TF:Go figures (except for Goradora) never sold out. Generations Soundwave/Blaster clogged shelves forever.

I'm not sure about the productions run size, though. Apologies.

No need for apologies, you gave us a bunch of great info. I love learning about retail experiences elsewhere. Thanks!

Just got my payment request from HLJ for Menasor, and promptly paid for the set. ~$140AU (before shipping) still works out cheaper than hunting down the Hasbro equivalent locally.

Will ship him (and Kabaya Seacons) after next weeks pay.

So with the impending arrival of Menasor, it's time Superion made his way from the lounge to the TF collection room. Unfortunately I need to move things around for him to fit ...

Burn wrote:Just got my payment request from HLJ for Menasor, and promptly paid for the set. ~$140AU (before shipping) still works out cheaper than hunting down the Hasbro equivalent locally.

Will ship him (and Kabaya Seacons) after next weeks pay.

So with the impending arrival of Menasor, it's time Superion made his way from the lounge to the TF collection room. Unfortunately I need to move things around for him to fit ...

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Cool! Do you like em? (Btw I see you have Springer in the background yay!)

Btw, just to make a pointI ordered this alreadu. Prepaid! And not even a discount at RobotKingdom. MP Lambor and Guardian





Nope. Not paid by RK either "dag"

fenrir72 wrote:Nope. Not paid by RK either "dag"

Even though you didn't say it, we both know this is aimed at me and I would ask that you NOT bring up my poor fashion sense. I prefer comfort over looks.

Just to prove a point and not out of topic. I order from various sources and not just "amiami"

fenrir72 wrote:Just to prove a point and not out of topic. I order from various sources and not just "amiami"

I'm divided at the moment. HLJ is my primary source but I don't think they're going to be carrying "Guardian" so I was lucky enough to snare him through PremiumCollectables.
Not paid either, just plugging the site sponsors.

Burn wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Just to prove a point and not out of topic. I order from various sources and not just "amiami"

I'm divided at the moment. HLJ is my primary source but I don't think they're going to be carrying "Guardian" so I was lucky enough to snare him through PremiumCollectables.
Not paid either, just plugging the site sponsors.

See? You too.

I primarilly get my stuff at (alphabetical order)

1.alibaba
2.amiami
3.ebay
4.greattoysonline
5.hlj
6.hobbysearch
7.Robotkingdom
8.TRU

So, if I get more from a site (cheapest offer) izzat my fault or theirs on that matter? Wished I was indeed paid

Burn wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Nope. Not paid by RK either "dag"

Even though you didn't say it, we both know this is aimed at me and I would ask that you NOT bring up my poor fashion sense. I prefer comfort over looks.

I thought he was making a very unlikely reference to the way Matt Berry calls the title character of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace.

william-james88 wrote:

Burn wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Nope. Not paid by RK either "dag"

Even though you didn't say it, we both know this is aimed at me and I would ask that you NOT bring up my poor fashion sense. I prefer comfort over looks.

I thought he was making a very unlikely reference to the way Matt Berry calls the title character of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace.

If he was then that's even more obscure than Australian slang.

Woke up to an email from Amazon saying Menasor should arrive by 8pm. Looking forward to it. I've been working on my 3D recording set-up for weeks in an attempt to do the set justice.
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Amazon Japan does good work. Just arrived.

It's here!

Shumi Nagaremono wrote:Amazon Japan does good work. Just arrived.

It's here!

Good for you, hope you enjoy them, and I (we) await your opinion

Fellow Seibertronian Shumi Nagaremono has posted the following on our boards letting us know that UW 02 Menasor is now shipping (and arriving) from Amazon Japan. This lets us know that orders from other websites should be shipping out soon as well. He gives us some nice pictures of the packaging too.

Shumi Nagaremono wrote:Amazon Japan does good work. Just arrived.

It's here!

william-james88 wrote:This lets us know that orders from other websites should be shipping out soon as well.

Well fenrir72 and I have already said we received our payment requests from AmiAmi and HLJ and they could ship straight away ...

Burn wrote:

william-james88 wrote:This lets us know that orders from other websites should be shipping out soon as well.

Well fenrir72 and I have already said we received our payment requests from AmiAmi and HLJ and they could ship straight away ...

Perfect, so I was right after all, all orders are shipping out now or soon

william-james88 wrote:

Burn wrote:

william-james88 wrote:This lets us know that orders from other websites should be shipping out soon as well.

Well fenrir72 and I have already said we received our payment requests from AmiAmi and HLJ and they could ship straight away ...

Perfect, so I was right after all, all orders are shipping out now or soon

Way to turn that around on them

If anybody's interested, I put together a short video showing 360 degree turnarounds of the five Stunticons in vehicle, robot, and combined mode.

There's also a 3D version, if you've got a 3D monitor (or the new version of the 3DS, via the web browser).

unite-warriors-02-menasor-3d-compatible--p1719881.php#p1719881

Pretty nice set, all around. A few loose bits here and there (especially on Wild Rider) and some others that are almost too tight. TakTom's paint scheme appeals to me more than the Hasbo version, but that's just personal preference. Still prefer Superion, but I don't regret ordering this. Menasor is a bit more top-heavy than his predecessor, and can't hold such dynamic poses without assistance.

If Superion was a 4.5 out of 5, Menasor's a solid 4. Maybe 4.25.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Burn wrote:

william-james88 wrote:This lets us know that orders from other websites should be shipping out soon as well.

Well fenrir72 and I have already said we received our payment requests from AmiAmi and HLJ and they could ship straight away ...

Perfect, so I was right after all, all orders are shipping out now or soon

Way to turn that around on them

Keep the evidence coming. Just because you're from another continent does not mean a Mod can't get Moderated too. I kinda enjoy being the pinata for now before I see someone doing a reverse a little earlier that they think. Eating foot and the like.

Btw, I already posted this a few slots back that the set was already ready for shipping.
takara-transformers-unite-warriors-discussion-thread-t102999s2025.php#p1719432

Here's mine

Paid and waiting for HLj to ship it. A bit excited, I am!

fenrir72 wrote:Keep the evidence coming. Just because you're from another continent does not mean a Mod can't get Moderated too. I kinda enjoy being the pinata for now before I see someone doing a reverse a little earlier that they think. Eating foot and the like.

Haha! But its all good. The reason the other post was used was because it had the pretty box pictures.

What a respectable looking Motormaster alone, thanks Takara! I can't wait til this one arrives.

Nemesis Destron wrote:What a respectable looking Motormaster alone, thanks Takara! I can't wait til this one arrives.

The winner of this set is MM. The others don't really do it for me, but that MM is really awesome

I agree. The motor master is the best looking of the group. If they were sold separately id pick him up.

It's really only just Breakdown and Wildrider who looked underdetailed to me. I'm fine with Drag Stripe being yellow and orange instead of yellow and purple, but something about Breakdown's shade of off-white and Wildrider's light gray chest don't look right to me (which for the latter is also odd since Break-Neck had a light gray chest too and I think it looks fine on him).

Sabrblade wrote:I'm fine with Drag Stripe being yellow and orange instead of yellow and purple,

I'm wondering if anyone that opted for Hasbro Drag Strip for Takara Menasor plan on staying that course or a change of mind perhaps. I too planed on using Hasbro Drag Strip but I'm on the fence til more pics get posted and perhaps someone do a comparison of the two.

Sabrblade wrote:It's really only just Breakdown and Wildrider who looked underdetailed to me. I'm fine with Drag Stripe being yellow and orange instead of yellow and purple, but something about Breakdown's shade of off-white and Wildrider's light gray chest don't look right to me (which for the latter is also odd since Break-Neck had a light gray chest too and I think it looks fine on him).

That would've been cool if they went with that name with this colour version of him!

DRAG STRIPE

Stuartmaximus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It's really only just Breakdown and Wildrider who looked underdetailed to me. I'm fine with Drag Stripe being yellow and orange instead of yellow and purple, but something about Breakdown's shade of off-white and Wildrider's light gray chest don't look right to me (which for the latter is also odd since Break-Neck had a light gray chest too and I think it looks fine on him).

That would've been cool if they went with that name with this colour version of him!

DRAG STRIPE

Well, that is his Japanese name. The others all kept their Hasbro names for Japan.

Takara Tomy designer Hisashi Yuki just tweeted, via his infamous TFYUKI twitter account, a teaser image for Takara Tomy's version of Optimus Maximus! The Unite Warriors Optimus Maximus appears to feature the same 4 molds of Sunstreaker, Ironhide, Prowl, and Mirage that was featured in Hasbro's version with CW Optimus Prime. Check out the image we've mirrored below and remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates!

mooncake623 wrote:Takara Tomy designer Hisashi Yuki just tweeted, via his infamous TFYUKI twitter account, a teaser image for Takara Tomy's version of Optimus Maximus! The Unite Warriors Optimus Maximus appears to feature the same 4 molds of Sunstreaker, Ironhide, Prowl, and Mirage that was featured in Hasbro's version with CW Optimus Prime. Check out the image we've mirrored below and remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates!

ETA February 2016?

This had better be a homerun full differing paint deco with chrome for TT to convince me to get this.

The cool thing about Takara's version of Ultra Prime/Optimus Maximus that we can tell from this teaser is that its limbs will not only be arranged in a different configuration from Hasbro's official configuration, but that Takara's configuration pays homage to Energon Optimus's Super Mode by placing each limb of a certain color where Energon Optimus's limbs of the same color were placed.

Right arm (orange/red) - Fire-1 - Ironhide
Left arm (white) - Copter-2 - Prowl
Right leg (yellow) - Digger-3 - Sunstreaker
Left leg (blue) - Submarine-4 - Ligier (Mirage)

This makes me real interested in what kind of deco the Optimus torso figure will have, and which standard robot mode headsculpt (regular or Battle Core) it will have.

Sabrblade wrote:The cool thing about Takara's version of Ultra Prime/Optimus Maximus that we can tell from this teaser is that its limbs will not only be arranged in a different configuration from Hasbro's official configuration, but that Takara's configuration pays homage to Energon Optimus's Super Mode by placing each limb of a certain color where Energon Optimus's limbs of the same color were placed.

Right arm (orange/red) - Fire-1 - Ironhide
Left arm (white) - Copter-2 - Prowl
Right leg (yellow) - Digger-3 - Sunstreaker
Left leg (blue) - Submarine-4 - Ligier (Mirage)

This makes me real interested in what kind of deco the Optimus torso figure will have, and which standard robot mode headsculpt (regular or Battle Core) it will have.

And Prime with the chest chrome?

fenrir72 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:The cool thing about Takara's version of Ultra Prime/Optimus Maximus that we can tell from this teaser is that its limbs will not only be arranged in a different configuration from Hasbro's official configuration, but that Takara's configuration pays homage to Energon Optimus's Super Mode by placing each limb of a certain color where Energon Optimus's limbs of the same color were placed.

Right arm (orange/red) - Fire-1 - Ironhide
Left arm (white) - Copter-2 - Prowl
Right leg (yellow) - Digger-3 - Sunstreaker
Left leg (blue) - Submarine-4 - Ligier (Mirage)

This makes me real interested in what kind of deco the Optimus torso figure will have, and which standard robot mode headsculpt (regular or Battle Core) it will have.

And Prime with the chest chrome?

Yeah, thats what I was thinking. No more unpainted chest.

So is this officially UW-05? or will another combiner be released in Japan before this one?

william-james88 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:The cool thing about Takara's version of Ultra Prime/Optimus Maximus that we can tell from this teaser is that its limbs will not only be arranged in a different configuration from Hasbro's official configuration, but that Takara's configuration pays homage to Energon Optimus's Super Mode by placing each limb of a certain color where Energon Optimus's limbs of the same color were placed.

Right arm (orange/red) - Fire-1 - Ironhide
Left arm (white) - Copter-2 - Prowl
Right leg (yellow) - Digger-3 - Sunstreaker
Left leg (blue) - Submarine-4 - Ligier (Mirage)

This makes me real interested in what kind of deco the Optimus torso figure will have, and which standard robot mode headsculpt (regular or Battle Core) it will have.

And Prime with the chest chrome?

Yeah, thats what I was thinking. No more unpainted chest.

I'm glad they (seem) to be doing something special with the prime set, if they are going to deco them up like the super link prime set; it would really give it a reason to exist, and nicely set it apart from the hasbro version.

From the gaps in the silhouette, it looks like Ironhide will have G1-style pale grey underpants.

This intrigues me, as it notches the still-extremely-unlikely possibility of a good G1 Ironhide a little closer to reality.

From the gaps in the silhouette, it looks like Ironhide will have G1-style pale grey underpants.

This intrigues me, as it notches the still-extremely-unlikely possibility of a good G1 Ironhide a little closer to reality.