New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers: Lost Age Movie Advanced AD-01 Optimus Prime and AD-03 Grimlock

After having fiddled with Scorn for a while it's safe to say that he's one of the best figures in this initial lineup and is legitimately a great figure on his own merits.

In beast mode he has nothing on him that suggests his robot mode. Sure, one side of his torso is obviously a robot mode chest but that's more down to my own presumptions and not a flaw in the design. His arm is perfectly integrated into his beast mode head (as a bonus this means the beast mode can look side to side in a very sinister fashion). With the exception of the tail which is just one big chunk he's got all the right posability in this mode.

The transformation isn't about to puzzle anyone (though if you're the type who doesn't use instructions you might encounter a few "oh, I never realised that could peg in there" moments) but it's just involved enough to be interesting. In robot mode he's fantastic too. The "black knight" head design won't be to everyone's taste but I love how stand-offish and menacing it makes him look. His sword clips smoothly into his tail and his back sail, now in the form of huge, spiky shoulder fins looks great. Again my only concern is lack of flexibility on his tail arm but in this mode at least it's a huge pointy lance.

Can anything be done for Scorn's super tiny knee joints? (the black connecting part)

for the amount of money we're paying for hasbro's leader prime.. it should've looked like this.. it sucks that takara understands the brand better than hasbro does.

MINDVVIPE wrote:Can anything be done for Scorn's super tiny knee joints? (the black connecting part)

They're actually double-jointed so in robot mode his "real" knee is at the top of his red boot section while the visible part acts as the lower half of his thigh (which admittedly is tiny, but works with the knight in armour appearance.

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I'm getting a Heavy from Team Fortress 2 vibe from Hound which is awesome, but Galvatron is covered in lazy grey (good I hate Galvatron, more reason to hate him). Hound is now a must buy, if only to stand him around yelling CRY SOME MORE!

I'm sarting to see FoC Onslaught's grill in his chest and am startign to want an Onslaught repaint now...

Repaints of figures that came out 15 years ago
Hasbro what the hell?
Actually these guys look better than some of the new stuff!

Diem wrote:
The transformation isn't about to puzzle anyone (though if you're the type who doesn't use instructions you might encounter a few "oh, I never realised that could peg in there" moments)

That describes me so well, I am glad to know I am not the only one out there to think that so many times.

Bluespindash97 wrote:Repaints of figures that came out 15 years ago
Hasbro what the hell?

You might be alone on that. We loves us some repaints of figures that came out 15 years ago.

william-james88 wrote:

Diem wrote:
The transformation isn't about to puzzle anyone (though if you're the type who doesn't use instructions you might encounter a few "oh, I never realised that could peg in there" moments)

That describes me so well, I am glad to know I am not the only one out there to think that so many times.

I'm one of the ones that DOES read the instructions, but I know my audience.

El Duque wrote:That's to Takara Tomy's Shogo Hasui and TF Yuki we have in-hand images of Transformers: Lost Age's AD-01 Leader Class Optimus Prime and AD-03 Voyager Class Grimlock. Like most of their releases these feature alternate decos compared to their Hasbro counterparts. Check out the images mirrored below:

There's one more pic o the Japanese toys that TF Yuki Tweeted - https://twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/466138827007201280

Sabrblade wrote:There's one more pic o the Japanese toys that TF Yuki Tweeted - https://twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/466138827007201280

Can anyone identify them all?

On the bottom I see Jolt, Ratchet, optimus Prime and Starscrea but I cannot make out the last one

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:There's one more pic o the Japanese toys that TF Yuki Tweeted - https://twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/466138827007201280

Can anyone identify them all?

On the bottom I see Jolt, Ratchet, optimus Prime and Starscrea but I cannot make out the last one

'S Dispensor.

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:There's one more pic o the Japanese toys that TF Yuki Tweeted - https://twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/466138827007201280

Can anyone identify them all?

On the bottom I see Jolt, Ratchet, optimus Prime and Starscrea but I cannot make out the last one

Easily.

Top row, left-to-right:

• AD12 Revenge Optimus Prime
• AD08 Battle Blade Bumblebee
• AD01 Optimus Prime
• AD03 Grimlock
• AD02 Classic Optimus Prime
• AD13 Devastator

Middle row, left-to-right:

• AD05 Scorn
• AD04 Classic Bumblebee
• AD06 Crosshairs
• AD07 Dinobot Slug

Bottom row, left-to-right:

• AD14 Jolt
• AD15 Ratchet
• AD09 Protoform Optimus Prime
• AD10 Starscream
• AD11 Dispensor

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:There's one more pic o the Japanese toys that TF Yuki Tweeted - https://twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/466138827007201280

Can anyone identify them all?

On the bottom I see Jolt, Ratchet, optimus Prime and Starscrea but I cannot make out the last one

Top row: Revenge Optimus Prime (aka Battle Blades), Battle Blade Bumblebee Leader Optimus Prime, Voyager Grimlock, Evasion Mode Optimus Prime, Devastator

Middle Row: Scorn, High Octane Bumblebee, Crosshairs, Dinobot Slug

Bottom Row: Jolt, Ratchet, Protoform Optimus Prime, Starscream, Dispensor.

In short, AD01 though AD15. And may I say, putting Battle Blade Bumblebee in a Voyager box is a big cheat. He almost costs as much as a Voyager in yen!

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Top row: Revenge Optimus Prime (aka Battle Blades), Battle Blade Bumblebee Leader Optimus Prime, Voyager Grimlock, Evasion Mode Optimus Prime, Devastator

Middle Row: Scorn, High Octane Bumblebee, Crosshairs, Dinobot Slug

Bottom Row: Jolt, Ratchet, Protoform Optimus Prime, Starscream, Dispensor.

In short, AD01 though AD15. And may I say, putting Battle Blade Bumblebee in a Voyager box is a big cheat. He almost costs as much as a Voyager in yen!

Thanks! Too bad there was no lockdown, that surprised me

If I were a wealthy man that Optimus would be mine Oh well, I probably will wait for a sale and get the american version at a fraction of the cost. It doesn't seem like alot of people like the toy, but from the moment I saw it I liked it.

Sorry if I will sound ignorant, but I noticed that both AD 26 Bumblbee and AD 27 Lockdown have the same blacked out shape.

Does this indicate that they are the same mold? Or is it just there as a stock preorder pick before being revealed fully?

http://www.agesthreeandup.com/transformers-age-of-extinction-ad26-lockdown-takara/

http://www.agesthreeandup.com/transformers-age-of-extinction-ad27-new-bumblebee-takara/

this looks pretty kewl

william-james88 wrote:Sorry if I will sound ignorant, but I noticed that both AD 26 Bumblbee and AD 27 Lockdown have the same blacked out shape.

Does this indicate that they are the same mold? Or is it just there as a stock preorder pick before being revealed fully?

http://www.agesthreeandup.com/transformers-age-of-extinction-ad26-lockdown-takara/

http://www.agesthreeandup.com/transformers-age-of-extinction-ad27-new-bumblebee-takara/

It's the latter.

Diem wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Sorry if I will sound ignorant, but I noticed that both AD 26 Bumblbee and AD 27 Lockdown have the same blacked out shape.

Does this indicate that they are the same mold? Or is it just there as a stock preorder pick before being revealed fully?

http://www.agesthreeandup.com/transformers-age-of-extinction-ad26-lockdown-takara/

http://www.agesthreeandup.com/transformers-age-of-extinction-ad27-new-bumblebee-takara/

It's the latter.

Yeah, Takara always picks one silhouette to represent every unseen toy. Oftentimes, it's a Bumblebee silhouette they pick.

So, no, neither Lockdown nor any future Dinobot figure are a Bumblebee mold.

Sabrblade wrote:

Diem wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Sorry if I will sound ignorant, but I noticed that both AD 26 Bumblbee and AD 27 Lockdown have the same blacked out shape.

Does this indicate that they are the same mold? Or is it just there as a stock preorder pick before being revealed fully?

http://www.agesthreeandup.com/transformers-age-of-extinction-ad26-lockdown-takara/

http://www.agesthreeandup.com/transformers-age-of-extinction-ad27-new-bumblebee-takara/

It's the latter.

Yeah, Takara always picks one silhouette to represent every unseen toy. Oftentimes, it's a Bumblebee silhouette they pick.

So, no, neither Lockdown nor any future Dinobot figure are a Bumblebee mold.

We hope.

That Galvatron's transformation looked really familiar, I just couldnt place my finger on it. But then it clicked: he's like RID Prime Ultra Magnus. The legs "transform" the same way and remain obvious in alt mode and they are both shell formers with a huge backpack and little alt mode integration in robot mode.

I was greatly dissapointed with RID Magnus and I am sure I will be with Galvatron.

william-james88 wrote:That Galvatron's transformation looked really familiar, I just couldnt place my finger on it. But then it clicked: he's like RID Prime Ultra Magnus. The legs "transform" the same way and remain obvious in alt mode and they are both shell formers with a huge backpack and little alt mode integration in robot mode.

I was greatly dissapointed with RID Magnus and I am sure I will be with Galvatron.

But in the case of Magnus there were two mitigating factors; one that his robot mode looked a lot more like an actual Transformer than Galvatron does and the other being that in addition to being his own Transformer he was also a magic mushroom for Prime.

Diem wrote:

william-james88 wrote:That Galvatron's transformation looked really familiar, I just couldnt place my finger on it. But then it clicked: he's like RID Prime Ultra Magnus. The legs "transform" the same way and remain obvious in alt mode and they are both shell formers with a huge backpack and little alt mode integration in robot mode.

I was greatly dissapointed with RID Magnus and I am sure I will be with Galvatron.

But in the case of Magnus there were two mitigating factors; one that his robot mode looked a lot more like an actual Transformer than Galvatron does and the other being that in addition to being his own Transformer he was also a magic mushroom for Prime.

Wrong RiD Magnus.

But Galvatron does resemble Prime Ultra Magnus, good call. The difference in aesthetics between the truck mode and robot mode being plainly visible is jarring I'll admit, something Galvatron suffers more from than Magnus.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
But Galvatron does resemble Prime Ultra Magnus, good call.

WHICH Prime Ultra Magnus?



OR



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?

Prime Ultra Magnus, Beast Hunters Ultra Magnus or Platinum Ultra Magnus... the first, obviously with the cab folding over the head and the legs hardly changing

If it's PRID it's the first one. He's also kind of similar to Mickey-Robo.

I don't think anyone claimed PRID UM was a great toy either (except Walky) but at least he had arms and shoulders that suggested he was a Transformer instead of an action figure with flaps on his back.

Too bad they didn't name him kip instead

I meant kup

Ultra gordon wrote:I meant kup

Dear minicon. You have a pretty handy button to EDIT your post instead of mistakes like that.

Also, what where you talking about? I'm at a loss here.

With regards to Galvatron, I think someone said earlier that it's a great year to be a kid and get some toys and I agree. Galvatron is a good example of meeting the basic needs of what this toyline is all about:

2 in 1 toys. A Car toy and an action figure toy.

Galvatron meets this perfectly to me. I mean, we like the transformations because that was always a part of it, but remember G1 Transformers? They were not as nearly complicated as that Galvatron. G1 could pass for car toys, but the action figure part was marginal at best. Now the toys seem to do what they were originally intended.

Also, if I was a kid playing, I'd want to mimic the speed of transformation I see in the movies and shows. The Transformers don't pause their assault to carefully transform from mode to mode and if I was a kid, I'd hate to take the time to do it.

So, to me, this DOES seems like a great year to be a young transformers fan. And I'm ok with that.

For those of you waiting for Voyager Hound here's my review of the Quick Draw figure:

http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/chuck-s-reviews-transformers-age-of-extinction-quick-draw-hound-p1573971.php#p1573971

It's better than you might think

that pic of Prime looks amazing. That's what good photography can do, folks! why isn't Hasbro bothered about presenting their products in such an appealing way?

The designers at this time do not put vehicle parts in the robots modes, they do made nice designers but they made difficult for they toys designers develop the toy line. Is because this we are seen the majority of this line been shellformers.

Courtesy of multimedia website, io9, we have our first look at the upcoming toys of Dinobots Slog and Snarl, bringing the total count to seven! Also of note, an explanation from Hasbro designers as to why the toys have unique color schemes, while the CGI models do not.

First things first, you can read the full article here: http://io9.com/first-look-at-more-new-d ... 1576654201

Second, the Hasbro designers have their say:

When it comes to the movie Grimlock toys being predominantly gold versus the gray in the movie, it's a choice to make the toys pop out a bit more, and to get kids to associate that color with the character, like they associate yellow with Bumblebee and blue/red with Optimus. They heard a lot of feedback internally and from consumers about how it can get hard to tell who's who in the movies sometimes, with so many robots being black or gray. It's also useful for color palettes to be unique at retail - every kid knows a yellow sports car in the toy aisle is likely to be Bumblebee, for example.

And last, but certainly not least, the images of the Dinobots themselves!









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The first Sauropod TF since G1 Sludge!

These guys look ready for battle in dino mode, and positively brutish in robot mode. Nice!

Slog, or Sludge, looks 100% badass! I dig Snarl as well.

Oh yeah when I was kid it was SO hard to tell a Triceratops from the Brontosaurus because they had the same team colors. These are hideous... wait these are ROCK LORDS correct lol.

Oh sweet fancy Primus, those are beautiful!

They look awesome. But I hope all that red crap comes off of sludge. I dont want to display my dinos with cannons.

I don't know why, but I really wasn't expecting these guys to look this cool. They're awesome.

Several months down the road we will get "G1 color versions" of the toys, and several months before or after that, we'll get "actual movie color versions" of the same toys. Perhaps even a 4th cycle or Monsterbot/Sparkbot/Prime Predacon recolors. Gotta milk those molds...

HOLY F*CKING SH*T THEY ARE AWESOME!!!!!
I don't care if they are not screen accurate, I don't care if not all the Dinobots appear in the movie, I don't care how much it take for me to get all seven due to the crappy distribution, I WANT ALL SEVEN DINOBOTS!!!!
Also, they are on a streak, and these two kinda came out of nowhere, so please, MAKE MOREEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Also, Snarl is holding his weapon upside-down, I think the green part is supposed to be the blade of his MOTHER SLAGGIN' AXE!!!

Slog is pretty neat. Though the waist-down looks a little odd.

Snarl looks...cool? Looks like Shockwave, Snarl, and Vilgax from Ben 10 (or some other green character from the same series) sat down in a meeting one day and started off with "Y'know what'll piss off GEEWUNers to no end...?" Not to say he's bad, but I'll reserve judgement until some in-hand images and reviews pop up.

But, there's also something very worrying for me: where are all the Decepticons? Surely Galvatron, Stinger, and Lockdown can't hold their own against twelve (maybe even more) Autobots.

I guess kids today have lost the ability to read. Box says, "Grimlock", "Slog", "Snarl"...it's so hard to tell them apart.

It looks like the red bits on Sludge are fixed and may be part of some gimmick with flip out weapons.

Án all gray Dinobot team? Meh...
Those look FABULOUS and we can tell them appart at a glance. I'm looking forward to have the complete Dinobot team. Let's hope they will be well distributed and evenly.

Snarl looks like a giant super pissed Waspinator. And I mean that in the best of ways

Slog/Sludge is right badass. Dude just dual wields lances.

Well the Dinobots are 7 for 7, thats going to be tough to beat

omega666 wrote:I guess kids today have lost the ability to read. Box says, "Grimlock", "Slog", "Snarl"...it's so hard to tell them apart.

If you must READ THE NAMES on the packaging to tell the things appart, the designers did something wrong.

Dont forget that the hardcore nerd is just a very, very small percentage of Hasbro's customers. Most people who buy the things are parents and grandparents who don't know the name of the bots and they dont give a fawk about learning them.