Official Images: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-27 Ultra Magnus, AM-28 Leo Prime, & AM-29 Shockwave
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Posted by PrymeStriker on November 14th, 2012 @ 10:29pm CST
Posted by RAcast on November 14th, 2012 @ 10:33pm CST
PrymeStriker wrote:Magnus' hammer......
I concur!
Posted by sky_fire12 on November 14th, 2012 @ 10:40pm CST
Posted by Crosscheck on November 14th, 2012 @ 10:48pm CST
PrymeStriker wrote:Magnus' hammer......
It's too bad Magnus himself looks like shit, because I wouldn't mind getting my hands on that hammer. Hopefully it will be available separate somehow, because I like the Hasbro hammer as well (it is the only voyager weapon that can stay open). In spite of the hammer, this version doesn't hold a candle to Hasbro's already too blue version. The TT versions is WAY TOO BLUE. Needs something to break it up. Though because all they pack in is awful looking stickers, it might work to just paint him with some more white and red details (I am thinking the whole chest needs some paint).
Posted by Crosscheck on November 14th, 2012 @ 10:52pm CST
Posted by MINDVVIPE on November 14th, 2012 @ 10:56pm CST
Posted by Gearslide on November 14th, 2012 @ 11:12pm CST
There's nothing original about Leo Prime (even his Micron, which is a retool of Arc), but he is GLORIOUS.
Edit: Upon further inspection, Leo Prime's Micron is Moon from Beast Wars II! And Ultra Magnus' Micron looks like Overload from Armada (who was called Ultra Magnus in Japan)!
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on November 14th, 2012 @ 11:47pm CST
Posted by KNM2012 on November 14th, 2012 @ 11:49pm CST
Ultra Magnus... I like the hammer, but can do without the figure.
Posted by Poyguimogul on November 15th, 2012 @ 12:04am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on November 15th, 2012 @ 12:05am CST
Leo Prime... sadly doesn't have a new head, but still looks nice enough.
Aside from the new Micron and ports, Shockwave looks barely any different. His purple's almost (if not exactly) the same as the Hasbro toy's purple.
Oh, and Rated X, eat your heart out.
Posted by KNM2012 on November 15th, 2012 @ 12:25am CST
Poyguimogul wrote::KREMZEEK: Fangasm! Leo Prime's micron saber looks like Moon from BWII.
Geez... It does! Good eye, Poy!
Posted by SKYWARPED_128 on November 15th, 2012 @ 12:39am CST
Gauntlet101010 wrote:You know, I'm kinda hoping for a proper version of Prime Shockwave. If only because it may be larger than FoC Shocky. Really hope this doesn't diminish that possibility.
You and me both. But if there's any chance for a proper Prime Shickwave, as in voyager class, it'll probably be a Takara Japan exclusive like War Breakdown.
Hasbro seems to love playing it safe lately, and with Shockwave making only a very minor appearance in the series, I doubt they'll want to make a toy of him. Hell, Smokescreen had far more screen time, and look what happened to his toy.
Posted by triKlops on November 15th, 2012 @ 12:42am CST
diggin the Leo Prime repaints as well
Posted by robofinch on November 15th, 2012 @ 12:45am CST
Since he's a repaint, I wonder if he still has Thundertron's peg leg
Posted by kirbenvost on November 15th, 2012 @ 1:52am CST
Posted by Sodan-1 on November 15th, 2012 @ 4:34am CST
I really like Magnus' hammer Micron, but that choice of blue really doesn't work in my book. Lion Pirate looks good in those colours, but it's no Leo Prime. And while the colours of Shockwave is an improvement, the Micron pegs on the wingtips detract just enough to make it unwanted.
Posted by grimdragon2001 on November 15th, 2012 @ 7:33am CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 15th, 2012 @ 8:18am CST
Ultra Magnus: Ulma
Leo Prime: L.P.
Shockwave: Bido (from biitoru or "beetle")
I already have Shockwave, Ultra Magnus is meh though his Mini-Con Hammer rocks, but Leo Prime looks surprisingly good. And I want that bunny Micron!
Posted by Skywarp64 on November 15th, 2012 @ 9:07am CST
Posted by craggy on November 15th, 2012 @ 11:19am CST
Shockwave's Micron is decent. Love that it gives him a big huge chunky arm cannon, and the new purple is pretty nice. I like the new wings too, but not sold on it.
Leo Prime is made of win though. Thundertron is a great toy, and these colours look awesome on it. Add in a proper weapon, and even without the BWII homage I'm mighty tempted.
Posted by Arrancon on November 15th, 2012 @ 12:33pm CST
FIRRIB...
Posted by Shadowstream on November 15th, 2012 @ 1:13pm CST
Leo Prime Lio Convoy(seriously takara, stop using our clunky english names) would have looked fantastic if he had a new head... instead he looks like Thundertron decided to put on festive colors.
Shockwave is a lost cause.
Posted by Sabrblade on November 15th, 2012 @ 2:08pm CST
Too late. Aside from Masterpiece and Encore, Takara's been moving to use Hasbro names since 2007 in an ttamept to better unify the brand.Shadowstream wrote:Leo Prime Lio Convoy(seriously takara, stop using our clunky english names)
Posted by Hypershock on November 15th, 2012 @ 3:07pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on November 15th, 2012 @ 3:10pm CST
Why wouldn't he have a blue head? He's a Lio Convoy homage.Hypershock wrote:Leo Prime actually looks pretty cool, minus his inexplicable blue head
Posted by Shadowstream on November 15th, 2012 @ 4:21pm CST
Well they need to stopSabrblade wrote:Too late. Aside from Masterpiece and Encore, Takara's been moving to use Hasbro names since 2007 in an ttamept to better unify the brand.Shadowstream wrote:Leo Prime Lio Convoy(seriously takara, stop using our clunky english names)
Posted by Hypershock on November 15th, 2012 @ 4:28pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Why wouldn't he have a blue head? He's a Lio Convoy homage.Hypershock wrote:Leo Prime actually looks pretty cool, minus his inexplicable blue head
Ooooooh, i'm not up on Japanese characters as much as i'd like to be, i apologize it's only been around a year since i've got back in the fandom and i have yet to familiarize myself with the far corners of Transformers fiction. Again, my apologies!
Posted by XDMan on November 15th, 2012 @ 4:41pm CST
Magnus's stock photo reminds me of Thor, as he went "I AM ALMIGHTY THOR!"
Posted by ILL-Star on November 15th, 2012 @ 5:35pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on November 15th, 2012 @ 5:38pm CST
You want the brand to become more broken, then? You honestly prefer names that hardly make sense for robots than names that do make sense?Shadowstream wrote:Well they need to stopSabrblade wrote:Too late. Aside from Masterpiece and Encore, Takara's been moving to use Hasbro names since 2007 in an ttamept to better unify the brand.Shadowstream wrote:Leo Prime Lio Convoy(seriously takara, stop using our clunky english names)
Posted by Shadowstream on November 15th, 2012 @ 7:16pm CST
Given how they treat series like Beast Wars and Prime over there, I don't see why not.Sabrblade wrote:You want the brand to become more broken, then? You honestly prefer names that hardly make sense for robots than names that do make sense?Shadowstream wrote:Well they need to stopSabrblade wrote:Too late. Aside from Masterpiece and Encore, Takara's been moving to use Hasbro names since 2007 in an ttamept to better unify the brand.Shadowstream wrote:Leo Prime Lio Convoy(seriously takara, stop using our clunky english names)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 15th, 2012 @ 8:19pm CST
They want the brand to have the same names in each market so as to create a greater sense of unity and consistency throughout the whole brand. They're even referring to classic G1 characters by their American names, like that new G1 manga that's out now calls Optimus Prime "Oputimasu Puraimu" instead of "Konboi". It's Hasbro's brand, might as well have Takara stop doing things different for the sake of difference.Shadowstream wrote:Given how they treat series like Beast Wars and Prime over there, I don't see why not.Sabrblade wrote:You want the brand to become more broken, then? You honestly prefer names that hardly make sense for robots than names that do make sense?Shadowstream wrote:Well they need to stopSabrblade wrote:Too late. Aside from Masterpiece and Encore, Takara's been moving to use Hasbro names since 2007 in an ttamept to better unify the brand.Shadowstream wrote:Leo Prime Lio Convoy(seriously takara, stop using our clunky english names)
Posted by Shadowstream on November 15th, 2012 @ 8:39pm CST
And yet this disqualifies the dub of the actual series from following suit how? I know this is the wrong place for this and completely off topic, but the fact is japan treats their dubs of our shows like comedies, which is hardly unifying as far as I'm concerned.Sabrblade wrote:They want the brand to have the same names in each market so as to create a greater sense of unity and consistency throughout the whole brand. They're even referring to classic G1 characters by their American names, like that new G1 manga that's out now calls Optimus Prime "Oputimasu Puraimu" instead of "Konboi". It's Hasbro's brand, might as well have Takara stop doing things different for the sake of difference.Shadowstream wrote:Given how they treat series like Beast Wars and Prime over there, I don't see why not.Sabrblade wrote:You want the brand to become more broken, then? You honestly prefer names that hardly make sense for robots than names that do make sense?Shadowstream wrote:Well they need to stopSabrblade wrote:Too late. Aside from Masterpiece and Encore, Takara's been moving to use Hasbro names since 2007 in an ttamept to better unify the brand.Shadowstream wrote:Leo Prime Lio Convoy(seriously takara, stop using our clunky english names)
LIO CONVOY 4EVER!
Posted by Sabrblade on November 15th, 2012 @ 8:49pm CST
Name-wise. The dub tones differ to suit the mentality of the Japanese demographic, who generally view giant self-operated mecha robots without pilots as being kiddie. Imagine their surprise when they saw the movies.Shadowstream wrote:And yet this disqualifies the dub of the actual series from following suit how? I know this is the wrong place for this and completely off topic, but the fact is japan treats their dubs of our shows like comedies, which is hardly unifying as far as I'm concerned.Sabrblade wrote:They want the brand to have the same names in each market so as to create a greater sense of unity and consistency throughout the whole brand. They're even referring to classic G1 characters by their American names, like that new G1 manga that's out now calls Optimus Prime "Oputimasu Puraimu" instead of "Konboi". It's Hasbro's brand, might as well have Takara stop doing things different for the sake of difference.Shadowstream wrote:Given how they treat series like Beast Wars and Prime over there, I don't see why not.Sabrblade wrote:You want the brand to become more broken, then? You honestly prefer names that hardly make sense for robots than names that do make sense?Shadowstream wrote:Well they need to stopSabrblade wrote:Too late. Aside from Masterpiece and Encore, Takara's been moving to use Hasbro names since 2007 in an ttamept to better unify the brand.Shadowstream wrote:Leo Prime Lio Convoy(seriously takara, stop using our clunky english names)
LIO CONVOY 4EVER!
Posted by daimchoc on November 16th, 2012 @ 6:33am CST
Ultra Magnus: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00A7KR2UE?tag=seibertron00-22&
Leo Prime: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00A7KR36M?tag=seibertron00-22&
Shockwave: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00A7KR2VS?tag=seibertron00-22&
Posted by Rated X on November 16th, 2012 @ 10:14am CST
Posted by PrymeStriker on November 16th, 2012 @ 10:29am CST
Rated X wrote:If they dont throw in the original cannon for good measure, Ill have to use the generations version's cannon.
Why would they throw in a G1 cannon for a toy in their Prime line?
Posted by RhA on November 16th, 2012 @ 10:38am CST
Shadowstream wrote:And yet this disqualifies the dub of the actual series from following suit how? I know this is the wrong place for this and completely off topic, but the fact is japan treats their dubs of our shows like comedies, which is hardly unifying as far as I'm concerned.Sabrblade wrote:They want the brand to have the same names in each market so as to create a greater sense of unity and consistency throughout the whole brand. They're even referring to classic G1 characters by their American names, like that new G1 manga that's out now calls Optimus Prime "Oputimasu Puraimu" instead of "Konboi". It's Hasbro's brand, might as well have Takara stop doing things different for the sake of difference.Shadowstream wrote:Given how they treat series like Beast Wars and Prime over there, I don't see why not.Sabrblade wrote:You want the brand to become more broken, then? You honestly prefer names that hardly make sense for robots than names that do make sense?Shadowstream wrote:Well they need to stopSabrblade wrote:Too late. Aside from Masterpiece and Encore, Takara's been moving to use Hasbro names since 2007 in an ttamept to better unify the brand.Shadowstream wrote:Leo Prime Lio Convoy(seriously takara, stop using our clunky english names)
LIO CONVOY 4EVER!
I understand the move Takara made, but 'Convoy' just sorta 'does' it for me. So, eh-
LIO CONVOY 4EVER!
Posted by Sabrblade on November 16th, 2012 @ 10:41am CST
It's practically the same shade of purple as the Hasbro version. Don't forget that these are photoshops, so there's gonna be some tinting to the image.Rated X wrote:Im very impressed with the G1 cartoon accurate colors on Shockwave, but the micron blows monkey balls.
Plus, I wouldn't quite call this closer to the G1 cartoon Shockwave than the Hasbro version
It would be a waste for them to include the cannon since the already made a Micron that was specifically designed to replace the cannon.Rated X wrote:If they dont throw in the original cannon for good measure, Ill have to use the generations version's cannon.
You mean a WFC/FOC cannon.PrymeStriker wrote:Rated X wrote:If they dont throw in the original cannon for good measure, Ill have to use the generations version's cannon.
Why would they throw in a G1 cannon for a toy in their Prime line?
Posted by PrymeStriker on November 16th, 2012 @ 11:13am CST
Sabrblade wrote:You mean a WFC/FOC cannon.PrymeStriker wrote:Why would they throw in a G1 cannon for a toy in their Prime line?
No, that's not what I meant. He said "original cannon," so I thought he was referring to a G1-esque cannon.
Posted by Sabrblade on November 16th, 2012 @ 11:19am CST
He meant the toy's original cannon, which was the Generations cannon.PrymeStriker wrote:Sabrblade wrote:You mean a WFC/FOC cannon.PrymeStriker wrote:Why would they throw in a G1 cannon for a toy in their Prime line?
No, that's not what I meant. He said "original cannon," so I thought he was referring to a G1-esque cannon.
Posted by Rated X on November 16th, 2012 @ 1:23pm CST
This version appears to be more of a "blueish purple" that resembles the G1 cartoon. Unlike the Hasbro version (which I own) which is more of a "reddish purple" like the G1 toy. I intend to flip the wings down (or just pop em off) and use this as my classics shockwave. The huge arm cannon (AKA micron) looks retarded.
And this is not a TF Prime mold. It is an FOC mold packaged in a Japanese TF Prime box. Whoever made that decision at Takara gets a Nobel Prize.
Posted by Sabrblade on November 16th, 2012 @ 1:30pm CST
True, but the likely reason they went ahead and used it was due to Shockwave's appearance in the cartoon necessitating them to give their market something to stand in for the absence of a proper Prime Shockwave toy.Rated X wrote:And this is not a TF Prime mold. It is an FOC mold packaged in a Japanese TF Prime box. Whoever made that decision at Takara gets a Nobel Prize.
It's close enough (color, chest, wings, cyclopic head, gun arm, etc.) to use for now in case they don't make a Prime Shockwave toy (it could happen, since they didn't make a new mold toy for Smokescreen, who's been a much bigger character in the show).
Why they aren't giving certain show characters their own molds, however, is baffling.
Posted by RhA on November 16th, 2012 @ 1:45pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:True, but the likely reason they went ahead and used it was due to Shockwave's appearance in the cartoon necessitating them to give their market something to stand in for the absence of a proper Prime Shockwave toy.Rated X wrote:And this is not a TF Prime mold. It is an FOC mold packaged in a Japanese TF Prime box. Whoever made that decision at Takara gets a Nobel Prize.
It's close enough (color, chest, wings, cyclopic head, gun arm, etc.) to use for now in case they don't make a Prime Shockwave toy (it could happen, since they didn't make a new mold toy for Smokescreen, who's been a much bigger character in the show).
Why they aren't giving certain show characters their own molds, however, is baffling.
FOC is also in the same continuity as Prime, so this is the same guy anyway. Different suit, same psycho.
Posted by El Duque on November 16th, 2012 @ 7:25pm CST
Posted by Doubledealer93 on November 16th, 2012 @ 9:26pm CST
Posted by Flux Convoy on November 16th, 2012 @ 10:56pm CST
Posted by devilmusprime on November 17th, 2012 @ 1:18am CST
Posted by nickh on November 17th, 2012 @ 1:41am CST
does anyone else think that the thundertron/leo prime mold would make an awesome alpha trion?
I dunno, Thundertron and Leo Prime look kind of hokey. I think it's the huge claws, translucent blue plastic, and weird thing on his back that makes Thundertron odd.