TF Yuki Tweets Legends Jetfire In Package And In Hand Images
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Takara Tomy's version of Jetfire has all of the chrome removed and has painted weapon barrels, which is great for those fans who didn't want the chrome on the US release. To compare the two figures, take a look at Yuki's images below and then check out the US Jetfire by clicking here to see our gallery of Hasbro's Leader Jetfire. (Might as well check out our gallery of Classics Starscream, while you're there.)
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Posted by steve2275 on December 15th, 2014 @ 6:36am CST
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Posted by fenrir72 on December 15th, 2014 @ 9:51am CST
Nemesis Maximo wrote:Wis Jetfire propsing to Starscream? I mean, I knew they'd been friends for a long time, I just never knew they were so close.
ewwwwwwwwww
Posted by Midnight_Fox on December 15th, 2014 @ 10:23am CST
fenrir72 wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:Wis Jetfire propsing to Starscream? I mean, I knew they'd been friends for a long time, I just never knew they were so close.
ewwwwwwwwww
Someone's never read the Insecticomics.
Posted by leakin' lubricant on December 15th, 2014 @ 10:28am CST
Autobot032 wrote:TF Yuki has posted new images of Legends Leader Class Jetfire, both in and out of packaging, and even some with his old frenemy Starscream! A news submission from Seibertron.com board member Cyberpath has pointed us in the direction of Yuki's Twitter, where these new pictures originate, and we've mirrored them here.
Takara Tomy's version of Jetfire has all of the chrome removed and has painted weapon barrels, which is great for those fans who didn't want the chrome on the US release. To compare the two figures, take a look at Yuki's images below and then check out the US Jetfire by clicking here to see our gallery of Hasbro's Leader Jetfire. (Might as well check out our gallery of Classics Starscream, while you're there.)
Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
So glad I preorderd this, looks amazing.
Posted by prjkt on December 15th, 2014 @ 10:32am CST
Edit: I've just realised, probably rather late - but the Legends one seems to be lacking the metallic paint of the earlier Takara Generations/United lines that made the decos far superior in most cases (in my mind). Sure there's a few extra paint apps on JF, and Arcee is more screen accurate, but the "punch" just doesn't seem to be there....
Posted by Sabrblade on December 15th, 2014 @ 10:49am CST
Skyfire was a big dude in the cartoon.Autobot tap out wrote:the scale is so out of whack on this guy it makes Starscream either short or a "infant" granted Starscream is his Classics body
Or, Starscream is the dummy of Jetfire's ventriloquist act.Nemesis Maximo wrote:Wis Jetfire propsing to Starscream? I mean, I knew they'd been friends for a long time, I just never knew they were so close.
Everyone who complained about the chrome on the Hasbro version and wanted it removed?Shockwave7 wrote:Who in their right mind WOULDN'T want chrome on their figure?
Posted by Evil Eye on December 15th, 2014 @ 11:27am CST
Midnight_Fox wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:Wis Jetfire propsing to Starscream? I mean, I knew they'd been friends for a long time, I just never knew they were so close.
ewwwwwwwwww
Someone's never read the Insecticomics.
Not enough people know about the Insecticomics. Such is the eternal tragedy of the Transformers fandom.
(To be honest though, way too much of Transformers romance/smut art and fiction is slash. I know "die cishet scum" is a thing now but come on, some hetero pairings would be nice now and again!)
Posted by leakin' lubricant on December 15th, 2014 @ 11:58am CST
Shockwave7 wrote:Who in their right mind WOULDN'T want chrome on their figure?
Me for one, I have never been a fan of it, I didint like it as a kid in G1, wasn't a fan of its scattershot approach in Henkei and think it looks awful on Generations Jetfire, Takara's is tonnes better in my opinion.
Posted by BERSEKAEL on December 15th, 2014 @ 12:32pm CST
But also is half price, I am happy with my hasbro version after all
Posted by CrankyOldTruck on December 15th, 2014 @ 12:50pm CST
leakin' lubricant wrote:Shockwave7 wrote:Who in their right mind WOULDN'T want chrome on their figure?
Me for one, I have never been a fan of it, I didint like it as a kid in G1, wasn't a fan of its scattershot approach in Henkei and think it looks awful on Generations Jetfire, Takara's is tonnes better in my opinion.
Agreed. The only Hasbro set that I've come across recently where they actually used chrome and had it look decent was the Optimus two pack with the Classics Optimus and the AoE Evasion Mode Optimus packaged together. The Classics Optimus actually looked good with it and Hasbro didn't go overboard. Of course, they drastically overused it on every other version of Optimus and most of the Grimlocks from the AoE line so I imagine they were running out of the stuff by the time they produced that two-pack.
Posted by megatronus on December 15th, 2014 @ 1:31pm CST
CrankyOldTruck wrote:leakin' lubricant wrote:Shockwave7 wrote:Who in their right mind WOULDN'T want chrome on their figure?
Me for one, I have never been a fan of it, I didint like it as a kid in G1, wasn't a fan of its scattershot approach in Henkei and think it looks awful on Generations Jetfire, Takara's is tonnes better in my opinion.
Agreed. The only Hasbro set that I've come across recently where they actually used chrome and had it look decent was the Optimus two pack with the Classics Optimus and the AoE Evasion Mode Optimus packaged together. The Classics Optimus actually looked good with it and Hasbro didn't go overboard. Of course, they drastically overused it on every other version of Optimus and most of the Grimlocks from the AoE line so I imagine they were running out of the stuff by the time they produced that two-pack.
I make four. I've liked the way chrome has been applied on some figures, but notLeader Jetfire. Especially when the entirely chromed weapons preclude barrel detailing. Show accurate Jetfire be damned, the Takara one just looks more cohesive.
Posted by Evil Eye on December 15th, 2014 @ 1:37pm CST
Posted by Emerje on December 15th, 2014 @ 2:41pm CST
Shockwave7 wrote:Who in their right mind WOULDN'T want chrome on their figure?
Transmetals Rattrap doesn't want chrome on his figure.
Emerje
Posted by Robogeek1973 on December 15th, 2014 @ 4:21pm CST
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Posted by Nemesis Destron on December 15th, 2014 @ 9:34pm CST
Anyway this is looking so sweet and I'm glad I held off the temptation of buying the Hasbro release!
Posted by fenrir72 on December 15th, 2014 @ 10:58pm CST
Midnight_Fox wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:Wis Jetfire propsing to Starscream? I mean, I knew they'd been friends for a long time, I just never knew they were so close.
ewwwwwwwwww
Someone's never read the Insecticomics.
Iirc, there were those Megs and Starscream yaoi themed web comics but Skyfire?
Posted by Autobot032 on December 15th, 2014 @ 11:41pm CST
Delta Magnus wrote:Agreed. Takara version just looks nicer. Also I have heard Takara uses better plastic so there's that.
I can honestly say the better plastic rumor has no basis in fact. I have Arms Micron Breakdown, Smokescreen and Unicron, as well as AD-31 Armor Knight Optimus from AoE and the plastic is the same as the US version, just different shades and paint decos.
The only time Takara has superior plastic is when they don't use GPS color plastic. A good example of this is Metals Megatron, who still holds up to this day, while Transmetals Megatron just falls apart.
Takara's used crappy GPS plastic as well, so they're no better than Hasbro on that part of it.
Posted by mooncake623 on December 15th, 2014 @ 11:55pm CST
Autobot032 wrote:Delta Magnus wrote:Agreed. Takara version just looks nicer. Also I have heard Takara uses better plastic so there's that.
I can honestly say the better plastic rumor has no basis in fact. I have Arms Micron Breakdown, Smokescreen and Unicron, as well as AD-31 Armor Knight Optimus from AoE and the plastic is the same as the US version, just different shades and paint decos.
The only time Takara has superior plastic is when they don't use GPS color plastic. A good example of this is Metals Megatron, who still holds up to this day, while Transmetals Megatron just falls apart.
Takara's used crappy GPS plastic as well, so they're no better than Hasbro on that part of it.
Ok i don't want to jinx it but I have Transmetals Megatron and still Transform at times and... it hasn't fallen to pieces yet... what is this GPS everyone is always talking about when they say Transmetal Megatron? Does location play a factor? or maybe just ham fisted hands?
Posted by Autobot032 on December 16th, 2014 @ 12:22am CST
mooncake623 wrote:Autobot032 wrote:Delta Magnus wrote:Agreed. Takara version just looks nicer. Also I have heard Takara uses better plastic so there's that.
I can honestly say the better plastic rumor has no basis in fact. I have Arms Micron Breakdown, Smokescreen and Unicron, as well as AD-31 Armor Knight Optimus from AoE and the plastic is the same as the US version, just different shades and paint decos.
The only time Takara has superior plastic is when they don't use GPS color plastic. A good example of this is Metals Megatron, who still holds up to this day, while Transmetals Megatron just falls apart.
Takara's used crappy GPS plastic as well, so they're no better than Hasbro on that part of it.
Ok i don't want to jinx it but I have Transmetals Megatron and still Transform at times and... it hasn't fallen to pieces yet... what is this GPS everyone is always talking about when they say Transmetal Megatron? Does location play a factor? or maybe just ham fisted hands?
G.old P.lastic S.yndrome. It seems to be fixed now, but in the '80s and '90s, the plastics weren't mixed and made quite the same way they are today. The metallic flecks would prevent a solid cohesion and over time, the plastic bonds would degrade and lead to crumbling.
For Megatron, it's his waist and sometimes the tail connector. It doesn't have to be exactly gold, either. Any plastic that had swirls and/or metallic flecks in it was susceptible.
Here's a good example of what GPS can do:
And
Posted by mooncake623 on December 16th, 2014 @ 12:24am CST
Autobot032 wrote:mooncake623 wrote:Autobot032 wrote:Delta Magnus wrote:Agreed. Takara version just looks nicer. Also I have heard Takara uses better plastic so there's that.
I can honestly say the better plastic rumor has no basis in fact. I have Arms Micron Breakdown, Smokescreen and Unicron, as well as AD-31 Armor Knight Optimus from AoE and the plastic is the same as the US version, just different shades and paint decos.
The only time Takara has superior plastic is when they don't use GPS color plastic. A good example of this is Metals Megatron, who still holds up to this day, while Transmetals Megatron just falls apart.
Takara's used crappy GPS plastic as well, so they're no better than Hasbro on that part of it.
Ok i don't want to jinx it but I have Transmetals Megatron and still Transform at times and... it hasn't fallen to pieces yet... what is this GPS everyone is always talking about when they say Transmetal Megatron? Does location play a factor? or maybe just ham fisted hands?
G.old P.lastic S.yndrome. It seems to be fixed now, but in the '80s and '90s, the plastics weren't mixed and made quite the same way they are today. The metallic flecks would prevent a solid cohesion and over time, the plastic bonds would degrade and lead to crumbling.
For Megatron, it's his waist and sometimes the tail connector. It doesn't have to be exactly gold, either. Any plastic that had swirls and/or metallic flecks in it was susceptible.
Here's a good example of what GPS can do:
And
lol thanks! I know what GPS is I just that I found my transmetal Megatron to be quit durable! Was just wondering where the breaks were.
Posted by fenrir72 on December 16th, 2014 @ 1:31am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on December 16th, 2014 @ 9:46am CST
mooncake623 wrote:Ok i don't want to jinx it but I have Transmetals Megatron and still Transform at times and... it hasn't fallen to pieces yet... what is this GPS everyone is always talking about when they say Transmetal Megatron? Does location play a factor? or maybe just ham fisted hands?
Posted by megatronus on December 16th, 2014 @ 9:49am CST
Sabrblade wrote:mooncake623 wrote:Ok i don't want to jinx it but I have Transmetals Megatron and still Transform at times and... it hasn't fallen to pieces yet... what is this GPS everyone is always talking about when they say Transmetal Megatron? Does location play a factor? or maybe just ham fisted hands?
The horror!!!
Posted by Sabrblade on December 16th, 2014 @ 10:39am CST
And that's only one minor break. A lot of parts are made of that brown plastic. The torso sides, shoulders, upper arms, thigh/pelvis connectors, etc. can all break too.megatronus wrote:The horror!!!
Posted by leakin' lubricant on December 16th, 2014 @ 10:51am CST
Nemesis Destron wrote:Yeah I can see those whose POV enjoy the cartoon accuracy much more. I for one dig the homage to the G1 toy this really represents then that of Hasbro's. The G1 toy didn't have any shiny paint or chrome especially for the boosters. I really wish Takara would do the same as they did with Henkei Jetfire and give him a red visor for that almost perfect G1 representation. If you all know Hasbro did blue as they are now with the leader class and I think Takara should do it red...but I got a feeling that won't happen this time.
Anyway this is looking so sweet and I'm glad I held off the temptation of buying the Hasbro release!
Me too, good point about the visor, nothing a paintbrush can't fix.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 16th, 2014 @ 12:17pm CST
Wait, what? Takara's isn't homaging the G1 toy. It's based on the preliminary stock photos of the Hasbro version before Hasbro decided to chrome theirs out and remove a few paint apps.Nemesis Destron wrote:Yeah I can see those whose POV enjoy the cartoon accuracy much more. I for one dig the homage to the G1 toy this really represents then that of Hasbro's.
Notice the black cannon barrels, red ankles, and the read torso stripes. All present on Takara's, but missing on Hasbro's. Yet, this image was from Hasbro way back at Toy Fair 2014.
Later this year, Hasbro released newer official images that reflected the changes made to the final toy:
Thus, Takara's ends up looking more like the original plans for the figure from Hasbro (and in turn ends up looking more comic-accurate:)
Posted by fenrir72 on December 17th, 2014 @ 9:37am CST
Just got Whirl and Roadbister. Whirl, I was verrrrrrrry with his knee though transforming him made me sweat like crazy. I don't think I'm transforming him back to copter mode again.
RB is kind of weird. My Hasbro version's feet when pushed in locks well but the Tomy version, it's hard to lock in place and the shoulder joints are very loose. Has the mold deteriorated that fast? And the brown ain't so dark.
Both guys come with a comic+instruction manual. In Whirl's case, there's a scene with Ai chan with a swords and sorcery bikini armor Whirl RB's comic, there's a scene where Whirl sort of imprisons a girl with pig tails.
Will upload pics later.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 17th, 2014 @ 9:56am CST
With my Hasbro Whirl, I just never bent his upper knee joint and always left it straight. If I want him to have a bent knee pose, I just rotate his legs around to face backwards and use the lower knee joints as his knees and his ski heels as toes (which make for a more G1-accurate look anyway).fenrir72 wrote:Just got Whirl and Roadbister. Whirl, I was verrrrrrrry with his knee though transforming him made me sweat like crazy. I don't think I'm transforming him back to copter mode again.
Ryan's done the same in some of his Whirl gallery pics:
Posted by fenrir72 on December 17th, 2014 @ 10:19am CST
Sabrblade wrote:With my Hasbro Whirl, I just never bent his upper knee joint and always left it straight. If I want him to have a bent knee pose, I just rotate his legs around to face backwards and use the lower knee joints as his knees and his ski heels as toes (which make for a more G1-accurate look anyway).fenrir72 wrote:Just got Whirl and Roadbister. Whirl, I was verrrrrrrry with his knee though transforming him made me sweat like crazy. I don't think I'm transforming him back to copter mode again.
Ryan's done the same in some of his Whirl gallery pics:
Thanks for the heads up Sabr. Also, thanks to Ryan's pic, the rotor blades on his rear tail, no red stripe. Hasbro has the decals, that's a plus but his G1 toy color motiff is easy on the eyes.
Edit: His arm joints are sooooooooooooo thin. These should have been made die-cast, like those knee joints of his (similar to Delicate Warrior. This by no means putting down the mold but should that not have veen considered?
Posted by shajaki on December 17th, 2014 @ 10:50am CST
that blows my ideas out of the waterfenrir72 wrote:Whirl, I was verrrrrrrry with his knee though transforming him made me sweat like crazy. I don't think I'm transforming him back to copter mode again.
ive got legends whirl and cloud shockwave on the way hoping that they had fixed those knees.
i was examining my generations whirl to see if there was a way to dismantle the knees and shave down those joints, but it appears they are held in with pins. does anyone know how to take pins out?
Posted by Sabrblade on December 17th, 2014 @ 10:53am CST
They're also hexagonal. Shaving them would destroy their ability to function.shajaki wrote:i was examining my generations whirl to see if there was a way to dismantle the knees and shave down those joints, but it appears they are held in with pins.
Posted by fenrir72 on December 17th, 2014 @ 6:09pm CST
shajaki wrote:that blows my ideas out of the waterfenrir72 wrote:Whirl, I was verrrrrrrry with his knee though transforming him made me sweat like crazy. I don't think I'm transforming him back to copter mode again.
ive got legends whirl and cloud shockwave on the way hoping that they had fixed those knees.
i was examining my generations whirl to see if there was a way to dismantle the knees and shave down those joints, but it appears they are held in with pins. does anyone know how to take pins out?
If I left the impression I busted my Whirl, nope. Still functional but I'm kind of scared transforming him back to copter mode again.
Posted by william-james88 on December 17th, 2014 @ 7:37pm CST
Mindmaster wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Mindmaster wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Takara, you mad genius you.
Mad genius? Please explain?
And compared to this image, its even more genius since they are in very similar poses. Cant be a coincidence.
Posted by megatronus on December 17th, 2014 @ 7:50pm CST
shajaki wrote:that blows my ideas out of the waterfenrir72 wrote:Whirl, I was verrrrrrrry with his knee though transforming him made me sweat like crazy. I don't think I'm transforming him back to copter mode again.
ive got legends whirl and cloud shockwave on the way hoping that they had fixed those knees.
i was examining my generations whirl to see if there was a way to dismantle the knees and shave down those joints, but it appears they are held in with pins. does anyone know how to take pins out?
The scary knee joint loosens up some after you manipulate it the first time. Just make sure you're holding the base of the joint by the thin black connector piece when you apply force, and you should be OK.
Posted by william-james88 on December 17th, 2014 @ 8:08pm CST
megatronus wrote:shajaki wrote:that blows my ideas out of the waterfenrir72 wrote:Whirl, I was verrrrrrrry with his knee though transforming him made me sweat like crazy. I don't think I'm transforming him back to copter mode again.
ive got legends whirl and cloud shockwave on the way hoping that they had fixed those knees.
i was examining my generations whirl to see if there was a way to dismantle the knees and shave down those joints, but it appears they are held in with pins. does anyone know how to take pins out?
The scary knee joint loosens up some after you manipulate it the first time. Just make sure you're holding the base of the joint by the thin black connector piece when you apply force, and you should be OK.
Thanks! I have him on the way too (and maybe shockwave is the bidding works out)
Posted by shajaki on December 17th, 2014 @ 8:34pm CST
when i was bidding on lena's last round of cloud shockys, they ended around 30 bucks, so good luck!william-james88 wrote:megatronus wrote:shajaki wrote:that blows my ideas out of the waterfenrir72 wrote:Whirl, I was verrrrrrrry with his knee though transforming him made me sweat like crazy. I don't think I'm transforming him back to copter mode again.
ive got legends whirl and cloud shockwave on the way hoping that they had fixed those knees.
i was examining my generations whirl to see if there was a way to dismantle the knees and shave down those joints, but it appears they are held in with pins. does anyone know how to take pins out?
The scary knee joint loosens up some after you manipulate it the first time. Just make sure you're holding the base of the joint by the thin black connector piece when you apply force, and you should be OK.
Thanks! I have him on the way too (and maybe shockwave is the bidding works out)
and thanks megs, ill work my gen. whirl a bit to see if it loosens up
Posted by Wolfman Jake on December 17th, 2014 @ 11:42pm CST
william-james88 wrote:Mindmaster wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Mindmaster wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Takara, you mad genius you.
Mad genius? Please explain?
And compared to this image, its even more genius since they are in very similar poses. Cant be a coincidence.
Oh, that IS clever. Now it makes sense why Tankor was lumped with Roadbuster and Whirl in the Legends line. That's a sneaky little homage. Touché, Takara. Touché! Hasbro, take notes.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 17th, 2014 @ 11:46pm CST
Posted by Wolfman Jake on December 18th, 2014 @ 12:26am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Those poses aren't that similar. The angles and positions don't match up at all.
Yeah, the pictures and poses don't really make the homage interesting. It's the fact that Tankor makes a fair proxy for the Bonaparte Tulcas transforming tank that was left out when Hasbro licensed the other two deluxe vehicles, who became Roadbuster and Whirl, from Takatoku Toys from their Special Armored Battalion Dorvack line. Now, almost 29 years later, Takara Tomy has spiritually reunited this trio in there Transformers Generations line. Like I said, it's just a clever nod to Transformers history on Takara's part.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 18th, 2014 @ 12:29am CST
Posted by Wolfman Jake on December 18th, 2014 @ 12:49am CST
Sabrblade wrote:The story goes that Tankor built Roadbuster and Whirl. That's why the three are together seen together so much in stuff.
Sure, that's the reason in-fiction to have these three grouped together, but I think the larger idea was to homage the original Special Armored Battalion Dorvack figures that two of these characters were originally based upon, not so much based upon THAT original fiction, but because Tankor is a good proxy for Tulcas. It's more of a "wink-wink" homage than a literal one, but it's no less deliberate on Takara Tomy's part, I would bet.
Posted by Evil Eye on December 18th, 2014 @ 10:45am CST
william-james88 wrote:Mindmaster wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Mindmaster wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Takara, you mad genius you.
Mad genius? Please explain?
And compared to this image, its even more genius since they are in very similar poses. Cant be a coincidence.
That is pretty damn smart. Hats off to you Takara you sly foxes.
Also, those paintings are beautiful. I kinda wish Generations Whirl looked a bit more like that proto-Whirl art (proportion/poseability wise- I love his colours, although if they did him in those colours too that would be awesome).
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 21st, 2014 @ 9:45am CST
The Predacons are joining the fray, with Megatron and Waspinator taking center stage. Of course, they too represent an aspect of the fandom, here's what I seem to understand:
Megatron: the new guy who tries to learn, but fails miserably
Waspinator: the encyclopedia of all roles. Alas, even this universe seems to hate him.
Blackarachnia: the groupie. What else?
A note on the last two comics (#15):
1) Waspinator explains about the origin of Roadbuster and Whirl, including their prominence in the Marvel UK comics. And Megatron completely misses the point with them being "English"
2) The Maximals turn into mockeries of their Beast Machnines bodies. Rhinox seems to like it though, as he became Tankor in that series.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 21st, 2014 @ 3:15pm CST
That explains why they look like Holmes and Moriarty in that one panel.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:1) Waspinator explains about the origin of Roadbuster and Whirl, including their prominence in the Marvel UK comics. And Megatron completely misses the point with them being "English"
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 21st, 2014 @ 3:29pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Interesting how the Preds are in robot mode here while the Maximals still remain in beast mode.
We do get to see them in Beast Mode, Waspie and Mega each in a single panel of comics #13 and #14.
Sabrblade wrote:That explains why they look like Holmes and Moriarty in that one panel.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:1) Waspinator explains about the origin of Roadbuster and Whirl, including their prominence in the Marvel UK comics. And Megatron completely misses the point with them being "English"
Sure does, ol'chap