TakaraTomy Transformers Unite Warriors: Superion Assemble!

Combining?

BERSEKAEL wrote:Combining?

Yeah, it's him mid-combination sequence before he's finished, like...

shajaki wrote:

Holy monkey privates, Batman!

shajaki wrote:TF Yuki has taken to Twitter once again to give us a new shot of TakaraTomy Transformers Unite Warriors UW-01 Superion! This confusing shot is the five Aerialbots merging into the mighty gestalt. The gift set (slated for release in June) sports a cartoon accurate deco and includes the long lost member Slingshot. But if you want to see Hasbro's helicopter shinned take on Superion have a look at Seibertron's extensive Galleries. Have a gander at Yuki's shot below, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your Transformers News!

he's posing like triple h

william-james88 wrote:They might have Mixmaster pointing the other way to keep the G1 accuracy they are going for? Just kidding, that wont be happening, hence why I have no clue what would be so different aside from a few paint apps for the individual robot modes.

Also, if Chuck is reading, I think this kind of dispells the rumours of the bots being released individually. In the end, did any of your contacts' predictions play out correctly?

Please do not take this the wrong way, I am just really curious about where those predictions came from and what they were based on.

So far all of them did. He has a source that's in contact with an Asian market dealer I think. I don't ask a lot of questions. That's a good rule for life.

Ordered a long time ago and still happy i did, this set looks fantastic. The only thing that could make it better is if the individual bots' guns are all black and not white like on the pictures that we have seen.

Cool pic!

Here's the latest as of writing this:



Looks like he's simulating the original toy here, no elbow articulation, and the jets on the back of the legs.

Btw, can Superion's gun peg to Fireflight's wing?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Also, if Chuck is reading, I think this kind of dispells the rumours of the bots being released individually. In the end, did any of your contacts' predictions play out correctly?

Please do not take this the wrong way, I am just really curious about where those predictions came from and what they were based on.

So far all of them did. He has a source that's in contact with an Asian market dealer I think. I don't ask a lot of questions. That's a good rule for life.

what about the time they said hotspot would be based on the prime/motormaster mold? and I am pretty sure takara's cw devastar wont be released as individual mps.

OMG a Devy teaser !!! Hmmmmm....I wonder what the mold will look like ?

Cyberpath wrote:
Btw, can Superion's gun peg to Fireflight's wing?

standard 5mm port, so I don't see why not

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Also, if Chuck is reading, I think this kind of dispells the rumours of the bots being released individually. In the end, did any of your contacts' predictions play out correctly?

Please do not take this the wrong way, I am just really curious about where those predictions came from and what they were based on.

So far all of them did. He has a source that's in contact with an Asian market dealer I think. I don't ask a lot of questions. That's a good rule for life.

what about the time they said hotspot would be based on the prime/motormaster mold? and I am pretty sure takara's cw devastar wont be released as individual mps.

....because it's not an MP. (Not to beat a dead horse or anything)

Desslok2201 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Also, if Chuck is reading, I think this kind of dispells the rumours of the bots being released individually. In the end, did any of your contacts' predictions play out correctly?

Please do not take this the wrong way, I am just really curious about where those predictions came from and what they were based on.

So far all of them did. He has a source that's in contact with an Asian market dealer I think. I don't ask a lot of questions. That's a good rule for life.

what about the time they said hotspot would be based on the prime/motormaster mold? and I am pretty sure takara's cw devastar wont be released as individual mps.

....because it's not an MP. (Not to beat a dead horse or anything)

Its not an MP, but its definitely MP scale. In my opinion, this choice cost Hasbro a lot of sales from both the CHUG and MP buyers. They better hope all the 5 year old kiddies break out their wallets or the warehouse shelves are going to be green for a long time.

Rated X wrote:

Desslok2201 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Also, if Chuck is reading, I think this kind of dispells the rumours of the bots being released individually. In the end, did any of your contacts' predictions play out correctly?

Please do not take this the wrong way, I am just really curious about where those predictions came from and what they were based on.

So far all of them did. He has a source that's in contact with an Asian market dealer I think. I don't ask a lot of questions. That's a good rule for life.

what about the time they said hotspot would be based on the prime/motormaster mold? and I am pretty sure takara's cw devastar wont be released as individual mps.

....because it's not an MP. (Not to beat a dead horse or anything)

Its not an MP, but its definitely MP scale. In my opinion, this choice cost Hasbro a lot of sales from both the CHUG and MP buyers. They better hope all the 5 year old kiddies break out their wallets or the warehouse shelves are going to be green for a long time.

I agree with you on the scale, but if the serious mp buyers take a close look at this sucker,
1: it's not screen accurate and,
2: nowhere near MP quality.
If they put this thing in an MP box, they might as well put the RID line in them as well.
I'm sure you're right about Hasbro hoping the kids will come through. I know it's just become lawn mowing season, but I've yet to see packs of kids offering to mow my lawn to save up for this. You have to wonder if after the initial novelty is over, this could be a Costco pallet warmer.

Cool but noo articles for the transformers legends updates and the liokaiser concept art

Desslok2201 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Also, if Chuck is reading, I think this kind of dispells the rumours of the bots being released individually. In the end, did any of your contacts' predictions play out correctly?

Please do not take this the wrong way, I am just really curious about where those predictions came from and what they were based on.

So far all of them did. He has a source that's in contact with an Asian market dealer I think. I don't ask a lot of questions. That's a good rule for life.

what about the time they said hotspot would be based on the prime/motormaster mold? and I am pretty sure takara's cw devastar wont be released as individual mps.

....because it's not an MP. (Not to beat a dead horse or anything)

Dude, I am just reiterating something Chuck's source said to keep the tally on rumours, especially when the source is said to always be right.

Rated X wrote:

Desslok2201 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Also, if Chuck is reading, I think this kind of dispells the rumours of the bots being released individually. In the end, did any of your contacts' predictions play out correctly?

Please do not take this the wrong way, I am just really curious about where those predictions came from and what they were based on.

So far all of them did. He has a source that's in contact with an Asian market dealer I think. I don't ask a lot of questions. That's a good rule for life.

what about the time they said hotspot would be based on the prime/motormaster mold? and I am pretty sure takara's cw devastar wont be released as individual mps.

....because it's not an MP. (Not to beat a dead horse or anything)

Its not an MP, but its definitely MP scale. In my opinion, this choice cost Hasbro a lot of sales from both the CHUG and MP buyers. They better hope all the 5 year old kiddies break out their wallets or the warehouse shelves are going to be green for a long time.

Well, if it's any indication, Metroflex sold out. The price range is more or less the same as Devastar. Andddddddddddddddddd, with the exception of the Sentinel Scorponok release, price seems to matter the least to many hardcore Japanese collectors.

The Japanese market is different from the American market who always complain about everything.

Also noticed that the CW sets more or less stands at the same price point as the domestic individual releases in total. If ordered directly from Japan based online stores compared to 3rd party domestic sources like BBTS etc.

Starsaber468 wrote:Cool but no articles for the transformers legends updates and the liokaiser concept art

You could always start a new thread in the appropriate forums to let people know.

Actually, there is a whole thread already done for the game. Be sure to subscribe to that for the latest updates.

Rated X wrote:OMG a Devy teaser !!! Hmmmmm....I wonder what the mold will look like ?

It's a teaser for the deco changes, not the mold.

Rated X wrote:Its not an MP, but its definitely MP scale. In my opinion, this choice cost Hasbro a lot of sales from both the CHUG and MP buyers. They better hope all the 5 year old kiddies break out their wallets or the warehouse shelves are going to be green for a long time.

I don't see it. Whatever Hasbro "loses" out of this IMO can already be attributed to the 3P's. But even then, a year after it's release Devy will be long gone from retail shelves.

Besides, MP is Takara's thing. Titan Devastator was Hasbro's idea. If Takara wants MP Constructicons, chances are they'd make them themselves, regardless of Hasbro's Titan.

Sabrblade wrote:Besides, MP is Takara's thing. Titan Devastator was Hasbro's idea. If Takara wants MP Constructicons, chances are they'd make them themselves, regardless of Hasbro's Titan.

Chuck was referring to the occasions where Hasbro items did end up being released as MPs such as the Movie MP line with Starscream and Bumblebee. The part that didnt gel with me was that his source was talking about them being released individually which I simply do not see happening especially with the releases so far all being boxsets for combiners.

shajaki wrote:

Rated X wrote:Its not an MP, but its definitely MP scale. In my opinion, this choice cost Hasbro a lot of sales from both the CHUG and MP buyers. They better hope all the 5 year old kiddies break out their wallets or the warehouse shelves are going to be green for a long time.

I don't see it. Whatever Hasbro "loses" out of this IMO can already be attributed to the 3P's. But even then, a year after it's release Devy will be long gone from retail shelves.

Also, why is X discussing Hasbro's choice in the takara thread? In any case, Metroplex worked out and that was a simplified transformation, everything considered (with secondary market prices climbing non stop). Devastator is loads more popular than Metroplex ever was so I have no doubt that Hasbro will make it rain like Jayz in the Big Pimpn video.

Now back to Takara: Come on, show me that Guardian!

WillyJay wrote:Devastator is loads more popular than Metroplex ever was so I have no doubt that Hasbro will make it rain like Jayz in the Big Pimpn video.

william-james88 wrote:Now back to Takara: Come on, show me that Guardian!

Especially Groove!

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Now back to Takara: Come on, show me that Guardian!

Especially Groove!

Ahoy, mateys!

someone should of put the matrix in there

Sabrblade wrote:

Poor Groove, can't help feel he's about to give way any moment due to the weight!

Looking back at the G1 cartoon, the combiners' animation models were almost comically simplified. I understand why they had to. It was still mostly hand-drawn back then - and putting in all the details of a REAL combiner, and animating it, would have been a nightmare.

There were exceptions. The first time they did Devastator's combination animation, they put a lot of effort into it (which was quickly abandoned in the 2nd season). Generally, whenever a combiner first showed up, they put a more time into making their first appearance a little better. But then they'd just kind of drop it, and we got the simplified versions. The only other times they worked more on them was when there was a close up (like when Bruticus was hoisting Megatron in the part 2 episode of Starscream's Brigade).

william-james88 wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Rated X wrote:Its not an MP, but its definitely MP scale. In my opinion, this choice cost Hasbro a lot of sales from both the CHUG and MP buyers. They better hope all the 5 year old kiddies break out their wallets or the warehouse shelves are going to be green for a long time.

I don't see it. Whatever Hasbro "loses" out of this IMO can already be attributed to the 3P's. But even then, a year after it's release Devy will be long gone from retail shelves.

Also, why is X discussing Hasbro's choice in the takara thread? In any case, Metroplex worked out and that was a simplified transformation, everything considered (with secondary market prices climbing non stop). Devastator is loads more popular than Metroplex ever was so I have no doubt that Hasbro will make it rain like Jayz in the Big Pimpn video.

Now back to Takara: Come on, show me that Guardian!

Hence my response. CW is for the Japanese audience/market. He must have been overcome by the moment or as usual being his sweet lov.......extremely boisterous self.

Sabrblade wrote:

It's as if Defensor is afflicted with robo poliomyelitis

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Also, if Chuck is reading, I think this kind of dispells the rumours of the bots being released individually. In the end, did any of your contacts' predictions play out correctly?

Please do not take this the wrong way, I am just really curious about where those predictions came from and what they were based on.

So far all of them did. He has a source that's in contact with an Asian market dealer I think. I don't ask a lot of questions. That's a good rule for life.

what about the time they said hotspot would be based on the prime/motormaster mold? and I am pretty sure takara's cw devastar wont be released as individual mps.

The Hot Spot bit was contingent on not getting a Bruticus. What's interesting now is that since we have a new Hot Spot the source is backing off of saying Bruticus is definite. Seeing a teaser pic of Devastator doesn't negate the lack of individual releases. What might happen is they're all released at once instead of being spread out.

chuckdawg1999 wrote: What's interesting now is that since we have a new Hot Spot the source is backing off of saying Bruticus is definite.

I dont get this, does it mean your source is saying Bruticus will not be coming? Because I might not have the same definition of backing off.

And if your source is saying that the hotspot mold means we are getting a Bruticus, then I could have told you that too. From the way you are writing it, it seems your source is speculating rather than giving information only few know.

Maybe the making of a Bruticus will be tangent to CW being successful? Heck, it was just a few months ago that we had toyfair pics of the Protectobots and now here he is! Maybe we'll get prototype pics of Bruticus a few months from now.

Mmm... Bruticus...

Damn it! Stop making it look nice, I'm happy with my Hasbro one!

megatronus wrote:Mmm... Bruticus...

As soon as it is confirmed I'm selling off the SDCC set.

Sabrblade wrote:

They should make that the official combination, just so Devastator doesn't feel so bad about his own club foot!

this is sooo on my list for next month but the problem is I have never ordered from a store like bbts before and I want to know how much it would cost for shipping to the uk

TheGlynreaper wrote:this is sooo on my list for next month but the problem is I have never ordered from a store like bbts before and I want to know how much it would cost for shipping to the uk

Why BBTS? For any japanese stuff, you are always better off going to amiami or HLJ. Due to shipping and exchange, BBTS is only advantageous to Americans. Unless they have something you cant find anywere else of course.

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Now back to Takara: Come on, show me that Guardian!

Especially Groove!

Ahoy, mateys!

DefensARRR!

The biggest tease to our fandom TFyuki has struck once again! Hot off the heels of the last Devastator tease, he now brings us a purple and green silhouette of the individual Constructicons that make the upcoming TakaraTomy Transformers Unite Warriors behemoth. While Hasbro's rendition certainly isn't shy of the camera (seen here recently in hand) the TakaraTomy version seems to be biding it's time and building anticipation. How do you think the two versions will differ? Join us in the Enegron Pub to discuss this latest development, or browse our extensive and exclusive Gallery Section. Either way, there's lots happening so stick around and enjoy all that Seibertron.com has to offer!

So Takara is taking third party option doing siloettes to cover to unveiling of there product don't care how it looks be buying hasbro version not going to pay close 200.00 to import 125.0 combiner to us

I've always been a big fan of Takara but I got a feeling there won't be too much difference between theirs and Hasbro's.

You know, I'd hope the reason for all the secrecy is that they've overhauled the figures to give them better articulation. But life sucks and it probably is just a commercial ploy.

Nemesis Destron wrote:I've always been a big fan of Takara but I got a feeling there won't be too much difference between theirs and Hasbro's.

You never know these days, just look at how NOT different both Springers are. I'm inclined to think it'll be signifigant enough of a difference based on their Superion and Menasor, but we'll all just have to wait and see.

i do hope they improved the articulation. he will be hella expensive but worth it.

shajaki wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I've always been a big fan of Takara but I got a feeling there won't be too much difference between theirs and Hasbro's.

You never know these days, just look at how NOT different both Springers are. I'm inclined to think it'll be signifigant enough of a difference based on their Superion and Menasor, but we'll all just have to wait and see.

Indeed!

Madeus Prime wrote:You know, I'd hope the reason for all the secrecy is that they've overhauled the figures to give them better articulation. But life sucks and it probably is just a commercial ploy.

High expectations are high expectations. Remember, the silhouette gig has been done before with Superion and Menasor from the same line. And all we got were different decos.

This deco.

That is all.