New Images of Takara Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-07 Starscream, AM-12 Breakdown, & AM-13 Knock Out

Breakdown:
AWESOME MOLD!! I dont even care if hasbro dumb down his color scheme or make 3 repaints of him

Knock Out:
I like the catalog scan with him being in the metallic red. Now, I thinking about canceling my pre order and jus go and find me a hasbro version to color and paint him myself

SS:
It got a better weapon but i settle for my Hasbro Version


** Looking at Breakdown again....I kinda want a all gray or green version of him so I can pretend he is THE HULK or stick a rubber horn on him and call him Rhino..lol **

Damnit, I want Breakdown!

Someone sacrifice a dozen Bumblebees to Hasbro. Surely that will please them enough to release Breakdown here in the US.

Breakdown continues to impress. Knock out... He has a thing on his chest.

Breakdown looks fantastic.

Just to be on the safe side, I'm gonna go ahead and order the Japanese version. I can't worry about Hasbro screwing us or giving us maybes.

But why...WHY must they screw with the Deluxes so badly? Geez.

Breakdown looks amazing. I hope he gets a Hasbro release soon!

I'd like the labels from AM Knock Out to put on RID Knock Out. He IS supposed to be two-tone, after all, that isn't just some random thing the toy decided to do.

Breakdown is looking good, but I'm worried about his backpack. I can't figure out how he transforms, and it looks like a lot of his vehicle mode may end up back there. His micron looks really good as a hammer. Probably better than whatever Powerizer weapon Hasbro's going to give him.

Starscream's stickers do not help him, I have to say. I think the Hasbro version wins this round.

Breakdown seriously looks amazing.

If it's never released in Europe, I may have to check with ToyzandGamez or Kapow.

I love Breakdown, hope we get a UK release.

Ironically Knock Out is one of the least appealing deluxe's, largely down to the lack of paint.

Those poses do nothing for Starscream. Not that the mold does much for him in the first place.

Breakdown's simply stunning. If he doesn't get an RiD release then someone at Hasbro's gonna bleed.

Arms Micron Knockout isn't as shiny as the magazine shots made him appear. It looks like I'm back on the hunt for RiD Knockout.

Out of these Microns, the only cool-looking animal-ish mode to me is Starscream's. The weapon mode, though, I feel that' pretty neat is a tie between Breakdown's and Knockout's. Their animal modes though... -shudder-

Breakdown looks like a great mold, but needs more detailing! But the Takara one probably comes with decals that aren't shown in this pic, right? And I'm sure Reprolabels will do something about that for the Hasbro version.

The fact that we've had so much info on the Takara version of Breakdown and gotten NOTHING from Hasbro has be very nervous. Given Hasbro's track record of screwed over fans on an epic scale, I think I'll preorder the Takara version...

I'm torn between both Knock Outs since neither looks right. Hasbro's looks more ugly, but Takara's looks less accurate, and I always try for the most show-accurate versions. icon-wildride.gif

WolfDawg wrote:The fact that we've had so much info on the Takara version of Breakdown and gotten NOTHING from Hasbro has be very nervous. Given Hasbro's track record of screwed over fans on an epic scale, I think I'll preorder the Takara version...

That is true. I may end up getting the Takara as well, but when I get the chance, I'm preordering FOC first.

The majority of these Microns and their alt modes just flat out suck ass...'nuff said!

breakdown looks good, as a mold and a deco
though i wouldn't be surprised if hasbro gets him some ridiculous weapon.
if he gets released at all, that is. it's been awfully quiet regarding rid voyagers from hasbro.

you COULD use the RiD Bulkhead's hammer for Breakdown id'e think.

I think Breakdown maybe among the 2 other voyagers that are being released in Thundertron's wave.

Hasbro will be making announcements about their product releases for the 3rd and 4th quarter at this little comic book convention out in San Diego some time in July. Seibertron.com will be there to cover the event this year. I'm sure Breakdown will be one of the figures "revealed".

That Bot wrote:Breakdown is looking good, but I'm worried about his backpack. I can't figure out how he transforms, and it looks like a lot of his vehicle mode may end up back there.

to my eyes his back looks similar to deluxe ratchets where there's one flat panel. the back of his shoulders have a little kibble too. but i think he he looks fantastic.

hasbro would be really stupid if they don't release this to the US.. but then again, we all know that they're not above being incredibly stupid.

TimothyR wrote:hasbro would be really stupid if they don't release this to the US.. but then again, we all know that they're not above being incredibly stupid.

^ This. Yesssss.

I've never been a fan of the whole "fist on wheels" thing for OP, and now there are two of them in every case.

While OP still looked decent in CGI form (though I still don't like the overly bulky design) the toy is certainly not something I'd buy.

On the TFP front, Breakdown is all kinds of awesome, and thankfully G1-ish enough to blend in with my Classics/Generations/MP collection. I'm seriously cherry picking with the PRID line, so any of the figs I get will be absorbed into my other collections.

Arcee and Vehicon will be be only exceptions, as they'll be forming a diorama on my desktop.

Breakdown is amazing.

I honestly prefer Hasbro's Knockout, lesser of two evils in my eyes.

Takara Starscream doesn't have missiles? i'd rather get the dopey weapon from hasbro and keep the missiles than get the Micron and stickers. FAIL

Breakdown looks too good. Looks like his
shoulders are half the front cab and will probably
have the same deal as FE bulk reversed; arms half
the body.

Both Breakdown and Wheeljack seem out of place in
the RID line. Holdovers from the First Edition line?
Wheeljack is huge compared to the current RID deluxes
and he has the gorilla arms...

Breakdown has no powerizer clear crap nor the molded
ports. Looks like they just molded a new micron for
where his normal hammer would be and of course the
gorilla arms.

It's hasbro so expect an inferior mold with clear crap
and wacky weapons when they release breakdown
domestically. Glad I've already preordered him.

pfcparts wrote:Both Breakdown and Wheeljack seem out of place in
the RID line. Holdovers from the First Edition line?
Wheeljack is huge compared to the current RID deluxes
and he has the gorilla arms...

I have all the Wave 1 and 2 RID deluxes, and I can verify that Wheeljack is the same size as all of them. Actually he's a little more squat than some of them. And the gorilla arms are fairly accurate to his show model.

Breakdown has no powerizer clear crap nor the molded
ports. Looks like they just molded a new micron for
where his normal hammer would be and of course the
gorilla arms.

I'm pretty sure I see clear plastic in the elbows. The micron ports on his forearms are probably covering some clear plastic as well.

It's hasbro so expect an inferior mold with clear crap
and wacky weapons when they release breakdown
domestically. Glad I've already preordered him.

The mold will be identical, save the lack of micron ports and the presence of more paint apps instead of stickers. Whatever glowy weapon they give him can easily be left off and I have no doubt Dr. Wu or someone on Shapeways will concoct a more accurate hammer for him. And that's assuming the micron isn't made available on its own.

I preordered Breakdown after I saw this gallery. I just don't want to take the chance of not seeing a Hasbro release. Really looking forward to getting him.

WJ doesn't have hollow legs or arms, doesn't have
the pull the arms or backpack back to release his
head gimmick, and his alt mode is huge. I don't
have a second thought displaying him and soundwave
with the first editions. Every other RID figure
has some sort of cheapness or does not feel like
a worthy deluxe figure. The other figures don't
have the same quality.

If there has to be clear plastic, I hope it is
like bulkheads and not to invasive. Not being
able to see it from the pics is a good sign.

I do see the ports after a retake. The horror...

I don't think I'd ever be ok in buying 3rd party
upgrades that would cost half (or more) of what
the figure would cost. I'd rather have
something decent come with the figure.

I suppose we are stuck with paint apps with wacky
weapons(if he releases domestically) or
stickers with the slightly less wacky microns.

pfcparts wrote:WJ doesn't have hollow legs or arms,

Nor does Soundwave.

pfcparts wrote:doesn't have
the pull the arms or backpack back to release his
head gimmick,

His head revealing gimmick is that his head pops up with the torso panel it's attached to is slid into place.

pfcparts wrote:and his alt mode is huge.

Not really.

pfcparts wrote:I don't
have a second thought displaying him and soundwave
with the first editions. Every other RID figure
has some sort of cheapness or does not feel like
a worthy deluxe figure. The other figures don't
have the same quality.

That just means WJ and SW were given special treatment in the design process. They're still RID figures regardless.

pfcparts wrote:I do see the ports after a retake. The horror...

He does have Micron ports. You can see at least one in vehicle mode.

pfcparts wrote:WJ doesn't have hollow legs or arms

Unlike FE Cliffjumper

doesn't have the pull the arms or backpack back to release his
head gimmick

Because his head reveal gimmick is pushing the chest panel up.

and his alt mode is huge

Same size as the other RID cars.

I don't have a second thought displaying him and soundwave
with the first editions.

Nor should you. My Prime shelf is a mix of RID and FE figures, I'm sure most people's are.

Every other RID figure has some sort of cheapness or does not feel like a worthy deluxe figure. The other figures don't have the same quality.

And that's an opinion.

I don't think I'd ever be ok in buying 3rd party
upgrades that would cost half (or more) of what
the figure would cost. I'd rather have
something decent come with the figure.

I don't like it either, but Hasbro's priorities are different from ours. Their goal is to make toys for kids that look like the show characters, not to make slavish reproductions for notoriously picky adult fans.