New images of Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure TAV 23 Jazz
Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 3:41PM CDT
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Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 15th, 2015 @ 3:45pm CDT
Oh yeah, jazz looks really nice too, I guess; no seriously, all those little details really bring out the designs of the mold, especially on the face. the car mode also looks really nice, it's amazing what a little paint on some headlights can do to the overall look of the mold. It seriously puts hasbro's offering to shame
Posted by fenrir72 on July 15th, 2015 @ 6:45pm CDT
PrymeStriker wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Jazz extended it when he fought that irritating obese, with self image issues shark like 'con that transforms into a truck like thingie.
interesting*
worm*
truck*
worm* You read my description ne? "shark like" emphasis on the "like" proof reading OCD to the max
So very f@nny .......... da rEding skillz of da kids 2day
Posted by Shuttershock on July 15th, 2015 @ 7:40pm CDT
"Get in the back, Jazz!"
Posted by fenrir72 on July 16th, 2015 @ 1:55am CDT
Shuttershock wrote:
"Get in the back, Jazz!"
One thing for sure, TT took a risk and finally gave us (Bayformers and MP-10 not included) at least an Optimus complete with functional trailer.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 16th, 2015 @ 9:19am CDT
To be fair, it was Hasbro Studios who came up with this particular character design. TakaraTomy was fortunate enough that it was a design they could work a functioning trailer into.fenrir72 wrote:One thing for sure, TT took a risk and finally gave us (Bayformers and MP-10 not included) at least an Optimus complete with functional trailer.
Thinking more about it, when was the last time we got an Optimus design in a cartoon that actually integrated a trailer into his main robot body along with the truck cab (a la Star Convoy) instead of just the cab alone constituting his entire body (leaving the trailer as a separate piece)? Is this the first time this has happened, cartoon-wise?
Posted by william-james88 on July 16th, 2015 @ 9:35am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:To be fair, it was Hasbro Studios who came up with this particular character design. TakaraTomy was fortunate enough that it was a design they could work a functioning trailer into.fenrir72 wrote:One thing for sure, TT took a risk and finally gave us (Bayformers and MP-10 not included) at least an Optimus complete with functional trailer.
Thinking more about it, when was the last time we got an Optimus design in a cartoon that actually integrated a trailer into his main robot body along with the truck cab (a la Star Convoy) instead of just the cab alone constituting his entire body (leaving the trailer as a separate piece)? Is this the first time this has happened, cartoon-wise?
I'm pretty sure it is. It's also the first toy to have a functional trailer integrated with the main robot body since Star Convoy no?
Posted by Cobotron on July 16th, 2015 @ 9:35am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 16th, 2015 @ 9:38am CDT
I'm iffy on that one since he still had his back end as a separate piece for his standard robot mode, only using it for his Super Mode (a la both Fire Convoy/RiD Prime and Armada Prime), and that it's a little odd to refer to the back end of a fire truck as a "trailer".Cobotron wrote:Would Cybertron/GF Prime count?
Posted by william-james88 on July 16th, 2015 @ 9:38am CDT
Cobotron wrote:Would Cybertron/GF Prime count?
No because his trailer is seperate and becomes his armour in a power up version. It's the same with Ultimate Optimus and Fire Convoy. What Sabreblade is looking for is a trailer that isnt a seperate piece of Optimus' robot mode.
Posted by GuyIncognito on July 16th, 2015 @ 9:44am CDT
Posted by Cobotron on July 16th, 2015 @ 9:59am CDT
Sabr, your right about a fire truck with trailer.
I think this is the few times we've seen this in toy or show form.
It's usually a job reserved for Ultra Magnus.
Posted by Lockdownhunter on July 16th, 2015 @ 10:24am CDT
Posted by Va'al on July 22nd, 2015 @ 4:09am CDT
The contest, running from now until 30th September, is open to collectors living in Japan, as shown in the poster below!
Posted by Autobot N on July 22nd, 2015 @ 8:14am CDT
Posted by Va'al on July 23rd, 2015 @ 11:59am CDT
Posted by Rated X on July 23rd, 2015 @ 12:29pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 23rd, 2015 @ 12:32pm CDT
And they found a clever, non-intrusive way to hide his sticker.Rated X wrote:The mold actually works for override much better. He just needs some guns. I think I might get him.
Posted by RAR on July 23rd, 2015 @ 12:39pm CDT
Does Runabout get some sort of prize for the most number of Decepticon logos in the smallest space - (Should have left the hood one off though as it messes up the look of him when used as a torso piece).
And even if Takara might like you to pretend you are not going to do that - people still will.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on July 23rd, 2015 @ 12:44pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:And they found a clever, non-intrusive way to hide his sticker.Rated X wrote:The mold actually works for override much better. He just needs some guns. I think I might get him.
Very clever, indeed. Though, if I get duplicates so that one can be G1 Override, I'm still taking that sticker off, as I have with TAV Bombshell, Shrapnel, and Powerglide. Speaking of which, I still don't quite get why Takara went to the trouble of retooling those molds to have those circular chest indents for the stickers. Having the figures in hand, I can confirm they are unnecessary and that the stickers would have fit just fine on those figures if unaltered from the Hasbro releases of the mold. I know some of the proper Transformers RiD/Adventure figures have such indents. Was this an attempt to somehow "legitimize" these characters as belonging to the TAV line, instead of being "fillers" originally intend for Generations/Legends/Classics/whatever?
Posted by Sabrblade on July 23rd, 2015 @ 12:52pm CDT
Posted by Mkall on July 23rd, 2015 @ 1:13pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 23rd, 2015 @ 1:21pm CDT
Mkall wrote:Override is pretty cool. Even fracture looks ok. Runabout is cancelled immediately though.
What do you mean by cancelled?
Posted by Sabrblade on July 23rd, 2015 @ 1:24pm CDT
Mkall's preorder of Runabout, I'm guessing.william-james88 wrote:Mkall wrote:Override is pretty cool. Even fracture looks ok. Runabout is cancelled immediately though.
What do you mean by cancelled?
Posted by RAR on July 23rd, 2015 @ 1:24pm CDT
Posted by Editor on July 23rd, 2015 @ 1:29pm CDT
Posted by Optimum Supreme on July 23rd, 2015 @ 2:13pm CDT
Posted by Mkall on July 23rd, 2015 @ 2:21pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Mkall's preorder of Runabout, I'm guessing.william-james88 wrote:Mkall wrote:Override is pretty cool. Even fracture looks ok. Runabout is cancelled immediately though.
What do you mean by cancelled?
Bingo. He was interesting enough while shown in his promotional colours, but the final deco is redundant with the Club's Runabout and there's that audacious circular sticker.
Posted by william-james88 on July 23rd, 2015 @ 2:26pm CDT
Mkall wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Mkall's preorder of Runabout, I'm guessing.william-james88 wrote:Mkall wrote:Override is pretty cool. Even fracture looks ok. Runabout is cancelled immediately though.
What do you mean by cancelled?
Bingo. He was interesting enough while shown in his promotional colours, but the final deco is redundant with the Club's Runabout and there's that audacious circular sticker.
While I agree on the sticker, I think the mold and class size makes this a better gen Runabout than he Club's offering.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 23rd, 2015 @ 4:49pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 23rd, 2015 @ 4:52pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Mkall wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Mkall's preorder of Runabout, I'm guessing.william-james88 wrote:Mkall wrote:Override is pretty cool. Even fracture looks ok. Runabout is cancelled immediately though.
What do you mean by cancelled?
Bingo. He was interesting enough while shown in his promotional colours, but the final deco is redundant with the Club's Runabout and there's that audacious circular sticker.
While I agree on the sticker, I think the mold and class size makes this a better gen Runabout than he Club's offering.
The sticker actually blends with the other insignias due to the prominent white outline around all of them, very clever
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 23rd, 2015 @ 5:33pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 23rd, 2015 @ 5:38pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:TAV25 Runabout will be perfect to complement my Takara Menasor!
Hafta admit, he would look pretty nice glued onto menasors chest
Posted by Poyguimogul on July 23rd, 2015 @ 5:39pm CDT
Override looks so good. I do wish he had some chromed out guns to plug on those tabs on his back end.
Posted by Mindmaster on July 23rd, 2015 @ 7:22pm CDT
I like Groove, but Override isn't a character I'm into, so it'll be a pass. What I want to see happen with this mold is Cybertron Ransack... I would buy the living crap out of that if it happened!
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 23rd, 2015 @ 7:47pm CDT
Mindmaster wrote:Runamuck or bust! You can't have one without the other: it's like having the Three Stooges with Moe and Larry, but no Curly!
I like Groove, but Override isn't a character I'm into, so it'll be a pass. What I want to see happen with this mold is Cybertron Ransack... I would buy the living crap out of that if it happened!
It would have to have his head, his helmet and eye shadows were his most distinctive part. But it was an exceptional figure
Posted by RAR on July 23rd, 2015 @ 8:36pm CDT
You know what else I just realised - Runabout is an ideal Chestplate for Grand Scourge.
Posted by Thadicon on July 23rd, 2015 @ 9:31pm CDT
Optimum Supreme wrote:That scannable logo on Runabout's chest/window ruins the look completely. The vehicle mode logos are pretty intrusive too, but that's what kills it entirely. Too bad, because otherwise he looks awesome with the new colors.
I thought the same too about the 'con symbols everywhere. But I still like it and the colour is awesome too I just really really hope they release a runamuck to go with him since I didnt get to grab the club's versions.
I can wait to paint up a custom gun for Runabout.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 23rd, 2015 @ 10:20pm CDT
Transformers Adventure TAV21 Optimus Prime
Unit price 5,120 JPY x 1 unit(s) = 5,120 JPY
Transformers Adventure TAV23 Autobot Jazz
Unit price 1,880 JPY x 1 unit(s) = 1,880 JPY
Subtotal: 7,000 JPY
Shipping: 4,000 JPY
Grand total: 11,000 JPY
Shipping is quite high, but it's still worth it for that Optimus and a perfect RID Jazz.
Let's hope customs will spare me.
Posted by william-james88 on July 23rd, 2015 @ 10:33pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on July 24th, 2015 @ 9:21am CDT
Posted by RAR on July 24th, 2015 @ 9:32am CDT
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As to Optimus I like how the stars look like Giraffe spots from a distance and only when you look closely do you see they are stars.
An amusing novelty.
Posted by lonrac on July 24th, 2015 @ 11:41am CDT
it is an amusing figure to put on your campaign shelf with those expensive microns and mech tech weapons,
Posted by no-one on July 24th, 2015 @ 12:05pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 24th, 2015 @ 1:06pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Just announcing that Amiami send me the payment request so these babies will arrive soon:Transformers Adventure TAV21 Optimus Prime
Unit price 5,120 JPY x 1 unit(s) = 5,120 JPY
Transformers Adventure TAV23 Autobot Jazz
Unit price 1,880 JPY x 1 unit(s) = 1,880 JPY
Subtotal: 7,000 JPY
Shipping: 4,000 JPY
Grand total: 11,000 JPY
Shipping is quite high, but it's still worth it for that Optimus and a perfect RID Jazz.
Let's hope customs will spare me.
Please let us know how customs goes for you. I decided to go for sal instead even though it was almost the same price just to see if that would make me avoid customs.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 24th, 2015 @ 1:30pm CDT
Posted by shajaki on July 24th, 2015 @ 2:44pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 24th, 2015 @ 2:48pm CDT
shajaki wrote:I don't think its quite clear what side Runabout is on, so I figured this would help!
lol I'm still not entirely certain, he's a right?
Posted by Cobotron on July 24th, 2015 @ 3:05pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on July 24th, 2015 @ 3:11pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 24th, 2015 @ 3:15pm CDT
Va'al wrote:He has red paint - red = Autobot, right?
That must be it