Figure King #234 Images: Takara TLK Hot Rod, Infernocus, Bumblebee Evolution Three-Pack, and More

I really hope I can get the Optimus two pack, the Leader Optimus, and Deluxe Bumblebee 3 pack soon and in good prices/availability. Hasbro's announcements tend to get inconsistent.

Neat. Takara's renamed the Deluxe Megatron as "Stealth Megatron".

Chefatron Review Calibur Optimus Prime :



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I rather like the idea of this mould decorated in the 2007 deco - as then the flames on the roof would add a bit of needed detail to the robot shoulders and add some visual interest and it would be a nice change from the default deco - also the orange weapons would match the orange paint accents on the hood then too.

We've included below three video reviews for your viewing pleasure of the Takara Tomy Transformers: The Last Knight TLK-15 Calibur Optimus Prime! The Leader class Autobot commander comes with a new shield accessory/removable backpack, plus axe and sword, and isn't too dissimilar from Lost Age AD-31 Optimus. Check them out!

So far all lady knight leader prime figures I undecided I will wait to see video of voyager and leader class figures side by side to decide buy figure

I meant I bought caliber Optimus. It's badass. I love the shield idea, and axe looks wicked!

Courtesy of TF.Bizonline's Facebook page, we've got some news for fans of the Live-Action movies with a lot of money -- Takara is set to release an all-gold version of the Leader-class Megatron from the recent The Last Knight toyline through Lucky Draw! Check out more translated info and images below and tell us what you think in the forums!

Super Limited Transformers Film 5 Gold Plating Invincible Micronesia, is about to be donated to 2107 Transformers of the 2107 Transformers at this week / day. Each person is limited to a box of 2 Boxes per day. .... Limited Opportunities, stay tuned !

I may prefer the Voyager but damn that's a pretty darn nice and shiny thing. :O

Looks awesome. Electrum plated!

In more Wonderfest 2017 images, we have a miscellaneous selection of movieverse toys from Takara Tomy - via Dengeki Hobby, Twitter user tagoal, and the official Transformers account - featuring figures from Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen, Dark of the Moon, Age of Extinction, and the new The Last Knight, opening on August 4th in Japan. Check out the neat diorama, and the TLK toyline with Hot Rod, Nitro, Scorn, Strafe and more on display!

I want one of those anime hand shine things.

Holy schnerk those dioramas are amazing! If I was rich I'd totally offer money for those.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Holy schnerk those dioramas are amazing! If I was rich I'd totally offer money for those.

I would probably go as far as to donate a organ or twenty for one of those diaramas.

Cybertronius Primus wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Holy schnerk those dioramas are amazing! If I was rich I'd totally offer money for those.

I would probably go as far as to donate a organ or twenty for one of those diaramas.

They are indeed awesome. Bah.. my figures look like crap on a regular shelf now I seen how they could look in actual battle scenes lifted from the films.


I like Bumblebee's stance in this photo. Like he's about to fight or break out some awesome dance moves. Really cool figure but damn I wanna paint those grey bits to look metally nooowww! His hands and feet should have some yellow in places too but I got paint for that also.

Cybertronius Primus wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Holy schnerk those dioramas are amazing! If I was rich I'd totally offer money for those.

I would probably go as far as to donate a organ or twenty for one of those diaramas.

I just want some of those effects pieces! They are gorgeous!

Ok, so the lineup is:

TLK-20 Autobot Hot Rod (general Japanese retail? Yay I suppose)
TLK-21 Crosshairs
TLK-22 New Bumblebee
TLK-23 Strafe
TLK-24 Dinobot Scorn
TLK-25 Decepticon Nitro

TLK-27 Speed Change Autobot Drift
TLK-28 Speed Change Dinobot Scorn

TLK-26 seems to be missing, but I'd wager that's for the Speed Change Autobot Hot Rod toy.

Thanks to site sponsor Hobby Link Japan, we have the coming line-up of toys in the Transformers: The Last Knight TLK line from Takara Tomy, hitting retail soon - almost concomitant with the release of the movie in Japan, this Friday! You can check out the stock images of the figures, which include both Premier Edition and simpler Speed Change versions of characters from the Hasbro releases, below.

TLK-20 Autobot Hot Rod








TLK-21 Crosshairs








TLK-22 New Bumblebee








TLK-23 Strafe








TLK-24 Dinobot Scorn








TLK-25 Decepticon Nitro








TLK-26 Speed Change Cogman






TLK-27 Speed Change Autobot Drift






TLK-28 Speed Change Dinobot Scorn

Speed Change Scorn seems to do the thing more convincingly than the cars do judging by these pics.

OK, wasn't too far off with my guess for TLK-26

Scorn seems have a rather upside down view in dino mode, and on his belly to boot.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:OK, wasn't too far off with my guess for TLK-26

Scorn seems have a rather upside down view in dino mode, and on his belly to boot.

Kinda like how I always transformed my G1 Jetfire
(can't find a pic of it and most other people turn the head around but I found one of the same Macross mold that shows it)


Works cos it's a visor and not a goofy face. And works for Scorn there too I guess cos he's very much the same sorta visor-face looking robot.

To me it looks like this time prohibits to do better versions of their products. Only paintjobwise of course.

Lunatic Prime wrote:To me it looks like this time prohibits to do better versions of their products. Only paintjobwise of course.

Not the case at all. They are independent companies. Takara could do whatever they want with these and for some reason Takara RARELY chooses to do something drastically different when it comes to most movie toys. Its usually just the Hasbro toys with a sticker on it, just like these toys.





Basically, this has been happening since day 1 for movie toys and yet it seems fans keep forgetting.

william-james88 wrote:

Lunatic Prime wrote:To me it looks like this time prohibits to do better versions of their products. Only paintjobwise of course.

Not the case at all. They are independent companies. Takara could do whatever they want with these and for some reason Takara RARELY chooses to do something drastically different when it comes to most movie toys. Its usually just the Hasbro toys with a sticker on it, just like these toys.





Basically, this has been happening since day 1 for movie toys and yet it seems fans keep forgetting.

So Age of Extinction has been an exception?!
That's unfortunate.

Lunatic Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Lunatic Prime wrote:To me it looks like this time prohibits to do better versions of their products. Only paintjobwise of course.

Not the case at all. They are independent companies. Takara could do whatever they want with these and for some reason Takara RARELY chooses to do something drastically different when it comes to most movie toys. Its usually just the Hasbro toys with a sticker on it, just like these toys.





Basically, this has been happening since day 1 for movie toys and yet it seems fans keep forgetting.

So Age of Extinction has been an exception?!
That's unfortunate.

Yes it has been, but later waves had more noticeable changes and their own releases at times. Movie 1 Incinerator comes to mind.

Lunatic Prime wrote:So Age of Extinction has been an exception?!

Yup, and even then most werent overly drastic.

That's unfortunate.

Yup, now you know why no fan here (outside Japan) principally collects Takara movie toys

I guess. Sometimes they have plastic difference colours like on Deluxe DotM Ironhide. But then they also like to make lil extra mold improvements like with RotF Buster Prime and ArmorKnight (and later Calibur) Prime.

I still miss my Black 2007 Arcee I got imported from Japan. I love that 'biker chick' mold and that colour scheme was great.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I guess. Sometimes they have plastic difference colours like on Deluxe DotM Ironhide. But then they also like to make lil extra mold improvements like with RotF Buster Prime and ArmorKnight (and later Calibur) Prime.

I totally agree, but I am not talking about those. Those are their own releases. I am speaking just of the Takara versions of Hasbro toys. AD 01 is the Takara counterpart of Hasbro's AOE leader Prime, not AD 31, which came out way later.Here is Takara's AOE Leader Prime (AD 01) compared to the Hasbro counterpart and you will see what I mean:

william-james88 wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I guess. Sometimes they have plastic difference colours like on Deluxe DotM Ironhide. But then they also like to make lil extra mold improvements like with RotF Buster Prime and ArmorKnight (and later Calibur) Prime.

I totally agree, but I am not talking about those. Those are their own releases. I am speaking just of the Takara versions of Hasbro toys. AD 01 is the Takara counterpart of Hasbro's AOE leader Prime, not AD 31, which came out way later.Here is Takara's AOE Leader Prime (AD 01) compared to the Hasbro counterpart and you will see what I mean:

Yeah, Takara's looks better. Bigger better flames (particularly noticable in truck mode), better chest paint, the head is properly painted with the silver details.

Thanks to Snakas' Blog, we've got images of a new Transformers: The Last Knight toy released as a free gift through the September issue of Japan's TV Magazine -- Burning Megatron! Molded entirely in red plastic with some gold detailing, this redeco of the previously-released Legion-class TLK Megatron comes bundled with a few cardboard cutouts of TLK Optimus Prime, Squeaks, Bumblebee, Drift and Grimlock to fight. Take a look at the images below and tell us if you plan on getting your hands on this in the forums!

Cute. I wouldn't mind little burning Megatron and his cardboard cutout adversaries.

Ooooh, Build!

Hey! Karen Rider Build. That might be the best picture yet. And Ultraman, too. Guess they all share the same magazine. Yea learn something everyday.

the_neptrix wrote:Hey! Karen Rider Build. That might be the best picture yet. And Ultraman, too. Guess they all share the same magazine. Yea learn something everyday.

TV-Magazine (テレビマガジン Terebi Magazin or "Televi-Magazine") and TV-Boy (てれびくん Terebikun "Televi-Kun", note the different kana used) are the two main boys' magazines that Transformers appear in. Being boys' magazines, they're filled contemporary TV series and movies for younger boys, including Super Sentai, Kamen Rider and others.

william-james88 wrote:

Lunatic Prime wrote:So Age of Extinction has been an exception?!

Yup, and even then most werent overly drastic.

I got Movie Advanced Hound Slog, Snarl and Black Knight Optimus Prime because I really liked the superior coloration of the versions. And I'm still thinking about getting their AoE Scorn even though my TLK Scorn is already on the way.

The Snakas blog is reporting on a listing found here, for a Transformers Ultimate Toy Guide 2017 - which appears to contain a multitude of toys showcased, from 1984 to 2017's The Last Knight figures, according to the translated information. Sporting a movieverse Optimus Prime on the cover, and with an extra image of the included magnet, check it out below!

◆ INTRODUCTION
◆ THE LAST KNIGHT
Takara Tomy’s latest toy line introducing the latest products.
◆ MOVIE HISTORY
Reevaluate the charm of the four films, with the theme of the movie series celebrating the 10th anniversary.
◆ TRANSFORMERS HISTORY
It was born in 1984 and now is the one of the most important toylines in the world, which has always been loved all over the world, until now. Let’s look at the charm and part of the long history of the franchise with the latest Toy series “Legends” and the highest brand “Masterpiece”.

● A4 Size
● All Color 56 Pages
● Special appendix insignia · magnet included

Previously, TakaraTomy has offered the Temenos Sword and the Gold Vector Shield. Now, we have news of some new promotions!

Starting September 16th, any shopper that buys more than 2000 Yen (about $18-$19 USD) worth of Last Knight toys in participating Japanese stores will get a DVD containing the stop-motion sequences and transformation videos TakaraTomy has created to promote the movie line.

Come the month after, and we're back to vacuum-metalized accessory giveaways. In October, another 2000+ Yen purchase will get you the Bronze Calibur Axe, a presumably bronze version of the axe included with the TakaraTomy Calibur Optimus Prime, which is based on the axe that Prime wielded in the Dark of the Moon film. In November, spend another 2000+ Yen and you get two weapons: Optimus' Gold Temenos Sword and Megatron's Gold Battle Axe. Apparently Megatron prefers more blunt (and somewhat inaccurate) names for his weapons.

Check out the promo poster below, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub!

If you spend about 3,000 yen at Toys R Us Japan (i think), you get a cardboard display diorama (a piece of folded card and a metal support, displaying computer graphic readouts out stuff like that). There's a circle/crosshairs in the middle of the "floor" used to position the toy to stand on.

Has this been posted as news? If not, then I'll take pics and submit them. Please pm me or reply to this post and I'll do it asap

primalxconvoy wrote:If you spend about 3,000 yen at Toys R Us Japan (i think), you get a cardboard display diorama (a piece of folded card and a metal support, displaying computer graphic readouts out stuff like that). There's a circle/crosshairs in the middle of the "floor" used to position the toy to stand on.

Has this been posted as news? If not, then I'll take pics and submit them. Please pm me or reply to this post and I'll do it asap

Please do send along some images! It's easier to reach us by email or the contact form, rather than wait for the boards to be read at busy times.

Any comparison shots between the and TLK Leader Megatron?

Ok, I'll take some photos of the cardboard diorama later. I don't know for sure if it's for 3,000 yen, as my girlfriend got it for me. I'll ask her before uploading it. I'll probably pose a few TFs on it to show the scale, too and they too post a fairly "scan" line set of images so others can hopefully make their own version.

Also courtesy of Loopaza Mega Store on Facebook, we have a look at the Transformers section of Figure King magazine, issue #236, with the predominantly Takara Tomy TLK lines. Featured in the scans are the big Dragonstorm in both TLK 30 and TLK 31 versions - check it out below.

Leader class Prime sitting on the simplified Dragonstorm looks pretty neat.

It was announced on 7net.omni that Takara Tomy has made available this special Clear Voyager The Last Knight Optimus Prime. We have posted the images below so that you can have a look at this super cool figure. This offer is only available to those in Japan starting 12/13/17 who purchase any of the following:

Blu-Ray + DVD + Special Features Blu-Ray.
3D + Blu-Ray + Special Features Blu-Ray.
4K + + Blu-Ray + Special Features Blu-Ray.
5 Movie Collection either Blu-Ray or DVD versions.

I don't usually like clear plastic figures but damn that looks pretty good and STILL more accurate than Hasbro's non-clear version in terms of flames.

Another Japanese exclusive has surfaced via Dengeki Hobby and the Snakas blog, for the Takara Tomy Transformers TLK line for The Last Knight: a giveaway campaign featuring a Bronze Calibur Axe for Optimus Prime! Available with a purchase over 2000 Yen on Transformers products in certain stores - though we currently have no other details, but we do have a tease of some further accessories for both Megatron and Optimus in the images below!

Axe is nice but what good is future give away there doing with prime sword and megatron sword both figures come with those swords who will spend more fifty dollars on figure to get same weapon for prime and megatron with new paint add to it I'll wait for third party do it cheaper alternative or shaoeways

That "ghost" Optimus look BOSS as hell!
I'm sure it will pop up on Mandrake eventually, but it will be expensive for sure.

The Takara Tomy YouTube channel has uploaded a new video featuring the two leader class figures from their The Last Knight TLK line - Optimus Prime and Megatron - plus Japanese rappers ACE and 掌幻... for the first official rap battle to illustrate the toys and their features! Check out the clip (in Japanese) below, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub.

Can anyone translate the lyrics? If you could, that would be a big help. Thanks!