In-Hand Images: Asian Market Exclusive Specialist: Autobots
Wednesday, March 12th, 2014 11:31AM CDT
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Site sponsor Robotkingdom has provided us with some nice in-hand images of the Asian market exclusive Specialist: Autobots three-pack. This set features reissues of Classics Mirage, Universe 2.0 Ironhide, and Universe 2.0 Hound with Ravage, all of which sport shiny new metallic paint jobs. Click here to visit Robotkingdom's pre-order page.
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Posted by megatronus on March 12th, 2014 @ 11:35am CDT
[quietly waits for clearance ]
Posted by Mkall on March 12th, 2014 @ 12:00pm CDT
Posted by shajaki on March 12th, 2014 @ 12:08pm CDT
Posted by xyl360 on March 12th, 2014 @ 12:49pm CDT
Posted by Rated X on March 12th, 2014 @ 2:47pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 12th, 2014 @ 2:50pm CDT
Rated X wrote:As good as they look, im so over these characters. I spent top dollar on henkei ironhide and hasbro mirage when he was rare. And i decked out hound with reprolabels so im good, easy pass. I would love to see them do a repaint of that e hobby junkion from the hound mold though. What was his name again ?
Detritus, which means "dead or waste organic material"... Doesn't really suit a Junkion, does it?
I wonder how much Mirage matches up to his Henkei release. I have the clear Electro Disruptor version (aka SG Mirage) as well as the regular Classics, and I may be enticed into getting this just for consistency in deco.
Posted by GuyIncognito on March 12th, 2014 @ 2:57pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Detritus, which means "dead or waste organic material"... Doesn't really suit a Junkion, does it?
SOMETIMES it means that, but not always.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detritus
: the pieces that are left when something breaks, falls apart, is destroyed, etc.
1:
loose material (as rock fragments or organic particles) that results directly from disintegration
2
a : a product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away : debris
b : miscellaneous remnants : odds and ends
Posted by STngAR on March 12th, 2014 @ 3:18pm CDT
Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 12th, 2014 @ 3:29pm CDT
By the way, is anyone else quietly hoping a few more of these "Asian Market Exclusive" sets will be produced? I love the Seekers: Aces and Elites sets, and I would like to see a set of the "Datsun brothers" released. Prowl without sticky white paint? Blinging metallic Bluestreak? Smokescreen that's not hideous in appearance (Universe 2.0) or aftermarket price (Henkei)? Yes, please!
Posted by Bumblevivisector on March 12th, 2014 @ 7:13pm CDT
Shadowstream wrote:I was being more or less serious about the yellow eyes question, because I know bots like perceptor, blaster, and even soundwave had yellow eyes either on their old toys or a comic appearance and was curious as to whether or not Hound had similar reasoning, or is it just random?
His eyes might have been the same color as his face in other comic appearances (IDR), but Target: 2006 is one story worth making figures accurate to.
Still, I have Universe 2.0 Hound, and there are few characters I'm willing to CHUG more than once before waiting for their Masterpiece toy.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 12th, 2014 @ 7:33pm CDT
Posted by El Duque on March 14th, 2014 @ 8:03am CDT
Posted by GuyIncognito on March 14th, 2014 @ 8:15am CDT
Posted by Primeultimus on March 14th, 2014 @ 8:23am CDT
Each one of these sets are going on my shelf!
Posted by shajaki on March 14th, 2014 @ 8:23am CDT
but daaamn.... they look good. especially galvatron. i think that mold gets a bad wrap. sure it could have been better or bigger, but ive always liked it. octane/tankor sucks but i still need one, and that astrotrain is juuust different and shiney enough to replace my henkei. but where did those orange windows come from?
Posted by frogbat on March 14th, 2014 @ 8:39am CDT
galvatron is perhaps one of the worse figures due to the over complicated transformation and small size. A voyager or the new leader size would be better. He actually does look good in both modes I think but for a deluxe toy there was definitely no fun factor.
astrotrain was great at his time, but he deservers a voyager size at least
octane - i have a love hate relationship with both the g1 and the generations update.. they both feel half baked.
Maybe they can get the guy who designed springer /sandstorm on the case
having said that, the new colour schemes do improve the toys.
Posted by fenrir72 on March 14th, 2014 @ 8:48am CDT
Posted by mooncake623 on March 14th, 2014 @ 8:54am CDT
Posted by Mkall on March 14th, 2014 @ 9:26am CDT
Posted by megatronus on March 14th, 2014 @ 9:26am CDT
Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 14th, 2014 @ 10:08am CDT
Posted by SentinelA on March 14th, 2014 @ 10:18am CDT
Posted by Rated X on March 14th, 2014 @ 10:58am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 14th, 2014 @ 11:00am CDT
Posted by Bumblevivisector on March 14th, 2014 @ 11:15am CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on March 14th, 2014 @ 11:20am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 14th, 2014 @ 11:24am CDT
Bumblevivisector wrote:Between this deco and apparently intentional mistransformation of the tank mode (or is "mis-" not the right prefix when the back of the box confirms it?), Galvy's Universe toy seriously looks better than I ever thought possible. But I just can't quite justify buying any of these 3 a second time.
Even stock photos can get transformations wrong... What am I saying, they hardly ever get them 100% right!
I can understand why though, the barrel is notoriously hard to get between the halves of the turret, so I could see the photographers not bothering.
Posted by shajaki on March 14th, 2014 @ 11:49am CDT
Rated X wrote:A little late to finally get galvatrons paint deco right. Mania king has rendered the hasbro mold pointless.
not nessesarily. im a big fan of mania kings mold, but it has enough wrong with it to make me hesitate. unposable wrists, floppy legs, and white where there should be grey (legs part i heard from reviewers). not saying hastaks galvy is better by any means, just that this is the best color variation yet. and id be lying if i said over time it hasnt grown on me.
for the record, i will probably end up buying mania king anyways. but i have my reservations.
Posted by Bumblevivisector on March 14th, 2014 @ 1:15pm CDT
Well, the reason I think it's intentional is that this configuration actually looks better. That is, the top achieves more elements of his original cannon mode. He finally looks less like Galvatron-in-his-cunning-Brunt-disguise, and more like just plain Galvatron.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Bumblevivisector wrote:Between this deco and apparently intentional mistransformation of the tank mode (or is "mis-" not the right prefix when the back of the box confirms it?), Galvy's Universe toy seriously looks better than I ever thought possible. But I just can't quite justify buying any of these 3 a second time.
Even stock photos can get transformations wrong... What am I saying, they hardly ever get them 100% right!
I can understand why though, the barrel is notoriously hard to get between the halves of the turret, so I could see the photographers not bothering.
I had forgotten about the difficulty of transforming his turret though, because I just wasn't excited enough about this mold to transform it much after opening.
Posted by Sabrblade on March 14th, 2014 @ 6:06pm CDT
Posted by craggy on March 14th, 2014 @ 6:15pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:They finally remembered that Galvatron was blue violet in the cartoon instead of purple violet.
yeah, the colours on this version are pretty nice.
shame about the actual toy.
Octane isn't bad, and I do like the original toy, but I'm not seeing a need to upgrade until we get a Voyager version.
I'd have that Astrotrain in a heartbeat if I didn't have to buy the other two.
Posted by El Duque on March 26th, 2014 @ 8:37am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on March 26th, 2014 @ 8:48am CDT
Posted by Sideshow Sideswipe on March 26th, 2014 @ 8:53am CDT
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on March 26th, 2014 @ 8:55am CDT
Posted by Counterpunch on March 26th, 2014 @ 9:02am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on March 26th, 2014 @ 9:05am CDT
There's no chrome on the other two, so why should Octane get chromed?Counterpunch wrote:Octane, get it chromed or get it gone. Seriously...Get your shit together TyrOctane.
Besides, there's already his Henkei! Henkei! toys if you want him with chrome.
Posted by megatronus on March 26th, 2014 @ 9:11am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:There's no chrome on the other two, so why should Octane get chromed?Counterpunch wrote:Octane, get it chromed or get it gone. Seriously...Get your shit together TyrOctane.
Besides, there's already his Henkei! Henkei! toys if you want him with chrome.
Yea, I'm happy with the slightly-more-subtle metallics.
Posted by Flakmaster on March 26th, 2014 @ 9:25am CDT
Posted by megatronus on March 26th, 2014 @ 10:36am CDT
Flakmaster wrote:I hope these aren't too expensive on BBTS. I don't often buy TFs anymore, but the chance to pick up two triple-changers from the Classics line is difficult to pass up, especially since the old US and Takara releases now cost an arm and a leg each.
Both BBTS & TFsource have the Decepticon specialists for $130. More like an arm OR a leg rather than an arm AND a leg.
Posted by shajaki on March 26th, 2014 @ 10:59am CDT
also, bbts isnt the be-all-end-all for online TF shopping. chimung has both sets fot 110 each as i recall.
Posted by megatronus on March 26th, 2014 @ 11:06am CDT
shajaki wrote:ebay prices for these guys arent outrageous. if youre patient, the classics versions could cost about 20-30 each. henkeis anywhere from 20-60. but i would get the three pack since these are the most superior color schemes yet, three in one shot, one shipping charge. best bang for the buck unless you magically happen to find all the seperate figures from one seller.
also, bbts isnt the be-all-end-all for online TF shopping. chimung has both sets fot 110 each as i recall.
100% agree with you. These are by far the best decos for each of these figures, IMHO.
I'm playing the delicate balance of wanting them, but hoping they go on sale like the Seeker sets. I'll be monitoring BBTS stock closely for fear of being shut out...
Posted by Nemesis Destron on March 26th, 2014 @ 11:45am CDT
Anyway I'm satisfied with my custom Galvatron i picked up along with Henkei Octain and Astrotrain...'nuff said!
Posted by Blurrz on March 26th, 2014 @ 12:41pm CDT
Posted by Mkall on March 26th, 2014 @ 1:08pm CDT
Posted by Counterpunch on March 26th, 2014 @ 1:28pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:There's no chrome on the other two, so why should Octane get chromed?Counterpunch wrote:Octane, get it chromed or get it gone. Seriously...Get your shit together TyrOctane.
Besides, there's already his Henkei! Henkei! toys if you want him with chrome.
Why shouldn't there be? Maybe I'd like some chrome on the tank to mirror the G1 toy?
The Henkei version has chromed guns, not what I'm looking for.
Anyway, why are you questioning my personal preferences on this? It's not like I'm asking for something so far outside the box that it needs to be called to question.
Posted by Sabrblade on March 26th, 2014 @ 1:32pm CDT
Cursed curiosity compelled me to inquire.Counterpunch wrote:Sabrblade wrote:There's no chrome on the other two, so why should Octane get chromed?Counterpunch wrote:Octane, get it chromed or get it gone. Seriously...Get your shit together TyrOctane.
Besides, there's already his Henkei! Henkei! toys if you want him with chrome.
Why shouldn't there be? Maybe I'd like some chrome on the tank to mirror the G1 toy?
The Henkei version has chromed guns, not what I'm looking for.
Anyway, why are you questioning my personal preferences on this? It's not like I'm asking for something so far outside the box that it needs to be called to question.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 26th, 2014 @ 2:42pm CDT
Posted by shajaki on March 26th, 2014 @ 5:11pm CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:I know the Universe Galvatron mold is a flawed design as far as transforming the figure goes, but it looks fine in bot mode, IMO, and if you're going to just put him in your Classics shelf for display purposes, what's the harm? You're not obligated to transform him ever again if you don't want to. Some people seem to hate this mold like it ran over their dog.
heard that. the classics galvy mold gets a bad wrap. transforming him just takes some fine tuning, kinda like an MP or alternator. once you got the hang of it, its not bad. and it may have taken a long time to get his colors right, but there they are. with that paint job who could hate on galvy now?
Posted by Va'al on March 31st, 2014 @ 3:56pm CDT