Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Go! Bakudora and Hunter Smokescreen
Monday, June 24th, 2013 6:03AM CDT
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Thanks to Amazon Japan we have new high res official images of Takara Tomy's Transformers Go! Hunter Smokescreen and Bakudora. Smokescreen features a more show accurate deco, and does not come with the Beast Hunters accessories. Bakudora sports a new deco and brand new head mold. Check the official images out below.
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Posted by grimdragon2001 on June 24th, 2013 @ 6:23am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on June 24th, 2013 @ 6:30am CDT
Bakudora's deco is totally evocative of BotCon 2005's "Descent Into Evil" Timelines Deathsaurus.
Posted by PrymeStriker on June 24th, 2013 @ 6:35am CDT
Posted by Nemesis Destron on June 24th, 2013 @ 7:52am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 24th, 2013 @ 8:59am CDT
Posted by XDMan on June 24th, 2013 @ 11:41am CDT
That Smokey looks very tight! Too bad they didn't give more facial detail like the mouth, which blends with his very white face, but that looks much better!!!
Did I mention my foreshadow of his blue eyes???
Posted by xyl360 on June 24th, 2013 @ 2:00pm CDT
Compare it to this:
And then compare that to this:
How is it that Takara's getting shit on for doing a more accurate deco here? What did I miss?
Posted by grimdragon2001 on June 24th, 2013 @ 2:54pm CDT
xyl360 wrote:I must be missing something here regarding Smokescreen. I keep hearing all these comments about Hasbro's being better, yet I look at this:
Compare it to this:
And then compare that to this:
How is it that Takara's getting shit on for doing a more accurate deco here? What did I miss?
its an odd thing, but this seems to be a case where show accurate dosnt translate well to plastic. its true that in the show, Smokescreen is mostly white with a few splashes of red and blue here and there. unfortunately, it does not look very interesting on the action figure.
it may look better in person, who knows how much light is on it in that picture. otherwise, a little bit of a blackwash would do it wonders.
Posted by PrymeStriker on June 24th, 2013 @ 4:08pm CDT
Less paint does not always equal terrible representation.
Posted by Sabrblade on June 24th, 2013 @ 5:09pm CDT
Posted by Sodan-1 on June 25th, 2013 @ 5:29am CDT
I quite like the new head mold of Bakudora. The horns kind of look like a tiara, maintaining that feminine look of Ripclaw. I don't like the colours much, mainly the contrast of the bright orange wings. Still want it quite badly.
Hopefully this means they'll be shipping soon.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 25th, 2013 @ 9:38am CDT
Sodan-1 wrote:I quite like the new head mold of Bakudora. The horns kind of look like a tiara, maintaining that feminine look of Ripclaw. I don't like the colours much, mainly the contrast of the bright orange wings. Still want it quite badly.
Hmmmm, now that you mention "feminine", does anybody think he's not based Deszaras, but rather his (manga-only) wife, Esmeral? My wife would so get it if that was the case
Posted by Sabrblade on June 25th, 2013 @ 10:08am CDT
Hard to say since Esmeral's never appeared in color form, IIRC.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Sodan-1 wrote:I quite like the new head mold of Bakudora. The horns kind of look like a tiara, maintaining that feminine look of Ripclaw. I don't like the colours much, mainly the contrast of the bright orange wings. Still want it quite badly.
Hmmmm, now that you mention "feminine", does anybody think he's not based Deszaras, but rather his (manga-only) wife, Esmeral? My wife would so get it if that was the case
Unless you count SG Esmeral, but she's colored like Red Geist.
Bakudora's colors, however, feel less like the original Deszaras and more like the BotCon 2005 Deathsaurus anyway.
Posted by El Duque on July 11th, 2013 @ 10:04am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 11th, 2013 @ 10:15am CDT
Posted by xyl360 on July 11th, 2013 @ 10:25am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:OK, slightly different paint, less accessories yet a higher price? OK, Hasbro for me.
Much better paint, no accessories that I won't use (I threw the armor from the Hasbro version in the misc. parts bin long ago ) and the usual import price? OK, Takara for me (as always) .
I hear ya though, and if you can paint, the Hasbro version can be made to look show accurate anyway .
Posted by grimdragon2001 on July 11th, 2013 @ 12:28pm CDT
Posted by Metrosuplex on July 11th, 2013 @ 7:08pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:OK, slightly different paint, less accessories yet a higher price? OK, Hasbro for me.
Yeah, I'm not too impressed at all. Seems like you can save tons of money on these imports by just learning to paint. The Takara figs are pretty overpriced, considering they're the exact same figures. Or is the build quality/plastic better? I haven't ever noticed.
Anyway, when even the Takara version doesn't nail the look exactly, it's hard NOT to want to paint these ourselves...
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 12th, 2013 @ 4:55am CDT
Metrosuplex wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:OK, slightly different paint, less accessories yet a higher price? OK, Hasbro for me.
Yeah, I'm not too impressed at all. Seems like you can save tons of money on these imports by just learning to paint. The Takara figs are pretty overpriced, considering they're the exact same figures. Or is the build quality/plastic better? I haven't ever noticed.
Anyway, when even the Takara version doesn't nail the look exactly, it's hard NOT to want to paint these ourselves...
The build quality is the same, as TakaraTomy and Hasbro share the same facilities, just at different times. By logic, larger runs mean more "defective" figures, and Hasbro has the largest runs of all. That may be the root of the myth that TakaraTomy has better QC, since there are less produced, and hardly anybody can read that's on Japanese toy blogs. That and nowadays everybody seems to blow a gasket at every QC problem, no matter how minor
Posted by Nemesis Destron on July 12th, 2013 @ 1:45pm CDT
xyl360 wrote:Much better paint, no accessories that I won't use (I threw the armor from the Hasbro version in the misc. parts bin long ago ) and the usual import price? OK, Takara for me (as always) .
Yup,'nuff said