TakaraTomy's Fast Action Battlers with different packaging, clear windshield Bumblebee and more!
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The variant packaging of the upcoming Transformers movie products continues. Check out the latest pictures found on eBay of the following products ...
Deluxe Bumblebee with clear blue windows and missiles in American packaging with sticker of Japanese logo:
Fast Action Battler Optimus Prime and Starscream in packaging exclusive to TakaraTomy (woo hoo!):
Real Gear Power Up VT6 in American packaging with sticker of Japanese logo:
Photos are from type-f's eBay store.
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Posted by 1337W422102 on June 1st, 2007 @ 12:34pm CDT
Posted by AbsumZer0 on June 1st, 2007 @ 12:49pm CDT
Posted by GetterDragun on June 1st, 2007 @ 1:07pm CDT
Posted by Megatron Wolf on June 1st, 2007 @ 1:11pm CDT
Posted by AbsumZer0 on June 1st, 2007 @ 1:37pm CDT
Megatron_Wolf wrote:I wounder if Hasbro will remake Bumblebee like that
They won't. Their prototype had them but they made the conscious decision not to go ahead with it, almost certainly in order to cut costs. It would be like them going back and adding more paint apps to the figures who got screwed (like Cybertron Soundwave).
Posted by 1337W422102 on June 1st, 2007 @ 1:42pm CDT
AbsumZer0 wrote:Megatron_Wolf wrote:I wounder if Hasbro will remake Bumblebee like that
They won't. Their prototype had them but they made the conscious decision not to go ahead with it, almost certainly in order to cut costs.
And let's not forget how crappy the plastic feels on some of these movie toys, too.
Posted by mttyns on June 1st, 2007 @ 2:19pm CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on June 1st, 2007 @ 3:22pm CDT
Posted by wildfire405 on June 1st, 2007 @ 3:25pm CDT
Posted by Talyn on June 1st, 2007 @ 4:27pm CDT
Posted by TheMuffin on June 1st, 2007 @ 5:06pm CDT
Posted by 1337W422102 on June 1st, 2007 @ 5:29pm CDT
Nightwatcher wrote:I'm curious. Is the Us versions windows clear plastic that is painted over? Or is it solid yellow plastic? Because if it's just painted over clear you can remove it with some rubbing alcohol.
It's solid yellow with painted metallic blue.
Posted by Collector Maximus on June 1st, 2007 @ 5:39pm CDT
How do the Japanese fans feel about this? Stormrider?
Posted by AbsumZer0 on June 1st, 2007 @ 5:48pm CDT
Talyn wrote:since these are manufactured in China, its probably cheaper shipping to Japan than the US, which might be why they could spent a little more to give it the clear windows...
Japan's toy and hobby industry also has a greater dependency upon late adolescent/adult collectors than here in the United States, so they can get away with smaller production runs and slightly higher prices while, at the same time, it's harder to get away with cutting corners. If not for the Japanese market we would never have gotten Alternators or the Masterpiece figures here in the U.S., not because "Hasbro sucks", but because the American toy market alone wouldn't make their production costs economically feasible.
Posted by D-340 on June 1st, 2007 @ 6:20pm CDT
Posted by 1337W422102 on June 1st, 2007 @ 7:27pm CDT
D-340 wrote:The packaging on the FABs from Takara looks a thousand times better than what we're getting.
I guess Takara thinks that collectors will keep their versions on card, while Hasbro thinks their packages will get ripped open by toddlers and promptly thrown out.
Posted by Jaz-Zen on June 1st, 2007 @ 8:08pm CDT
Besides, how many of you guys prefer 2008/2009 BB over 1974 BB anyway?
I do have to admit, though, that I like these blue missiles better than the yellow missiles we're getting.
Posted by TheMuffin on June 1st, 2007 @ 8:19pm CDT
Though it doesn't matter because like you said I'm getting the 08' version. I love the transformation of the chest on it and overall bulkiness.
Posted by AbsumZer0 on June 1st, 2007 @ 8:51pm CDT
Jaz-Zen wrote:I'm sorry, but I think the clear plastic, showing all the robot parts, is stupid. It totally kills the illusion of this being "in disguise". I'm sorry you guys like this but won't be able to get it, unless you import it from Japan, but I'm personally very happy that the Bumblebee we're getting in the States has windows that are not clear.
Besides, how many of you guys prefer 2008/2009 BB over 1974 BB anyway?
I do have to admit, though, that I like these blue missiles better than the yellow missiles we're getting.
I wouldn't dislike the painted windows so much either if they'd at least bothered to paint both sides so that the 'wings' don't look so rubbish in robot mode.
Posted by 1337W422102 on June 1st, 2007 @ 10:46pm CDT
AbsumZer0 wrote:Jaz-Zen wrote:I'm sorry, but I think the clear plastic, showing all the robot parts, is stupid. It totally kills the illusion of this being "in disguise". I'm sorry you guys like this but won't be able to get it, unless you import it from Japan, but I'm personally very happy that the Bumblebee we're getting in the States has windows that are not clear.
Besides, how many of you guys prefer 2008/2009 BB over 1974 BB anyway?
I do have to admit, though, that I like these blue missiles better than the yellow missiles we're getting.
I wouldn't dislike the painted windows so much either if they'd at least bothered to paint both sides so that the 'wings' don't look so rubbish in robot mode.
Same here. And I have to agree that metallic flake blue isn't exactly a great choice of colour...
Posted by D-340 on June 2nd, 2007 @ 12:33am CDT
1337W422102 wrote:D-340 wrote:The packaging on the FABs from Takara looks a thousand times better than what we're getting.
I guess Takara thinks that collectors will keep their versions on card, while Hasbro thinks their packages will get ripped open by toddlers and promptly thrown out.
I can't believe I didn't figure that out right away Now I feel dumb.
Posted by Roboto750 on June 2nd, 2007 @ 12:48am CDT
Posted by Jaz-Zen on June 2nd, 2007 @ 1:11am CDT
And, actually, I got to thinking, and it hit me that I buy Alternators for their car modes, and display them in their car modes, but I buy figures from the more traditional lines (Cybertron, Classics, Movie, etc.) for their `bot modes. So if my `74 BB is gonna be in `bot mode 90% of the time, why should I care if certain things, like clear windows showing `bot parts, "kill the disguise." He's not going to BE in disguise most of the time, so who cares?? :p Silly me.
Posted by DeathAura on June 2nd, 2007 @ 6:45am CDT
Here is my thread regarding the issue: http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewto ... =6664&sid=
Posted by Liege Evilmus on June 2nd, 2007 @ 1:52pm CDT
Posted by Megatron Wolf on June 2nd, 2007 @ 7:14pm CDT
1337W422102 wrote:AbsumZer0 wrote:Megatron_Wolf wrote:I wounder if Hasbro will remake Bumblebee like that
They won't. Their prototype had them but they made the conscious decision not to go ahead with it, almost certainly in order to cut costs.
And let's not forget how crappy the plastic feels on some of these movie toys, too.
Yeah hasbro wont throw us a bone unless its coast effective. What they dont get is that if they were to make it most of us would buy 1 if not 2 and thats more money in the bank for hasbro.