Takara Tomy Legends Blurr Colored Images

Dang it Takara. Why do I even bother with Hasbro.

Cool, we get a choice between original toy deco and cartoon deco.

You know, sometimes I don't like Takara's decos because they're so slavish to the cartoon - I really don't like their Arcee and Springer because of this.
But this is a case of Hasbro being way too slavish to the toy, and Takara's just turns out infinitely better.

It's like looking at a completely different toy.

They're making it hard to choose. I can't be double dipping on every character.

Wow...I guess the colors really can make or break a toy.

TakTom seems hellbent on making me spend money I had no intention on spending. Here's hoping I can remain strong and stick to my guns with my original Headmasters only rule.

Robogeek1973 wrote:TakTom seems hellbent on making me spend money I had no intention on spending. Here's hoping I can remain strong and stick to my guns with my original Headmasters only rule.

It's funny that you think you can last.

The only reason I wont be getting Takara's Blurr is because I have the GenerTions version. Unless anew version is vastly superior to a previous version (Thrilling 30 Jetfire vs Classics), I don't upgrade. And I love the drift redeco version of Blurr.

So basically, Hadbro's toy homage ended up subdued, while Takara's cartoon homage ended up bolder and with better contrast.

The weird thing is that this is, for the most part, the opposite of hhow CW/UW broke down.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:The only reason I wont be getting Takara's Blurr is because I have the GenerTions version. Unless anew version is vastly superior to a previous version (Thrilling 30 Jetfire vs Classics), I don't upgrade. And I love the drift redeco version of Blurr.

Me too. I'll be satisfied to get this design as Brainstorm.

Takara Tomy's version ended up so much better, it's not even funny. Seriously, no matter what your general preference, you can't really side with Hasbro on this one.

Wow, this is an exceptional deco for him, it really throws into sharp relief what a god-forsaken p.o.s. the hasbro release is, this is a figure that I actually want now, shame I don't have the money for it

Now THAT is the closest thing to the Blurr I always wanted to have since owning the original G1 figure all those years ago. The colours look superb.

Yeah this one's a must-buy for me.

EDIT: even the Autobot insignia looks to be in a better place being under the canopy rather than on it so you don't have it upside down in vehicle mode.

I'm curious if Takara is going to change Stylor on Chromedome like they've done with Hardhead and Skullcruncher. Japan has shown a fondness for IDWs take on certain characters.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Takara Tomy's version ended up so much better, it's not even funny. Seriously, no matter what your general preference, you can't really side with Hasbro on this one.

You can on price and availability. I'm going hasbro because I don't need to spend extra money on extra paint.

Randomhero wrote:I'm curious if Takara is going to change Stylor on Chromedome like they've done with Hardhead and Skullcruncher. Japan has shown a fondness for IDWs take on certain characters.

But Stylor is based on IDW Chromedome's head

Wolfman Jake wrote:Takara Tomy's version ended up so much better, it's not even funny. Seriously, no matter what your general preference, you can't really side with Hasbro on this one.

I can while takara is certainly nice I don't mind hasbro one bit, this is partly down to me not caring about g1 toon colours at all. All I care about is the toy

Nemesis Maximo wrote:It's like looking at a completely different toy.

I know, this is freaken insane. While I was totally ok getting tha Hasbro version, I just feel I am getting so much more out of this. This is clearly somethign I can treasure for the years to come while I find headless hasbro versions at thrift stores.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Takara Tomy's version ended up so much better, it's not even funny. Seriously, no matter what your general preference, you can't really side with Hasbro on this one.

I agree and hence why I will probably get this. Even if that shipping cost aint cheap, I wont care in the years to come as I marvel at it.

Randomhero wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:Takara Tomy's version ended up so much better, it's not even funny. Seriously, no matter what your general preference, you can't really side with Hasbro on this one.

You can on price and availability. I'm going hasbro because I don't need to spend extra money on extra paint.

Wait what? Availability? How? Look at the combiner wars thread, every 5 pages or so its just a comparison of what some states and countries get and what others dont. Ask any canadian about Hasbro's Gen Arcee or anyone in England about Wave 3 of Combiner Wars. There is absolutely no logic as to what you will get and when and where from hasbro. Takara has a standard street release date and you can always be sure to get them if you preorder them.

Also that price statement is wrong too. You are getting an extra vehicle with Takara's and it's price is actually 22$ US http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1
That is the legit price you would find him at retail in Japan. Hasbro's at retail (if you find him ) would be 17.99$ + 4.99$ for that vehicle and titanmaster. So 22.98$ USD. Meaning that looking at the price, the Hasbro version would be 1$ more and give you an extra titanmaster. And of course, you dont get any of that awesome paint.

So the Hasbro one loses on all accounts objectively, and being as global and general as possible.

william-james88 wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:It's like looking at a completely different toy.

I know, this is freaken insane. While I was totally ok getting tha Hasbro version, I just feel I am getting so much more out of this. This is clearly somethign I can treasure for the years to come while I find headless hasbro versions at thrift stores.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Takara Tomy's version ended up so much better, it's not even funny. Seriously, no matter what your general preference, you can't really side with Hasbro on this one.

I agree and hence why I will probably get this. Even if that shipping cost aint cheap, I wont care in the years to come as I marvel at it.

Randomhero wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:Takara Tomy's version ended up so much better, it's not even funny. Seriously, no matter what your general preference, you can't really side with Hasbro on this one.

You can on price and availability. I'm going hasbro because I don't need to spend extra money on extra paint.

Wait what? Availability? How? Look at the combiner wars thread, every 5 pages or so its just a comparison of what some states and countries get and what others dont. Ask any canadian about Hasbro's Gen Arcee or anyone in England about Wave 3 of Combiner Wars. There is absolutely no logic as to what you will get and when and where from hasbro. Takara has a standard street release date and you can always be sure to get them if you preorder them.

Also that price statement is wrong too. You are getting an extra vehicle with Takara's and it's price is actually 22$ US http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1
That is the legit price you would find him at retail in Japan. Hasbro's at retail (if you find him ) would be 17.99$ + 4.99$ for that vehicle and titanmaster. So 22.98$ USD. Meaning that looking at the price, the Hasbro version would be 1$ more and give you an extra titanmaster. And of course, you dont get any of that awesome paint.

So the Hasbro one loses on all accounts objectively, and being as global and general as possible.

I'm not importing and paying a shipping cost on a piece of plastic I don't need when I can swing by a store I live near and get something I Personally feel is just as good. So yeah, in my world they don't lose.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Randomhero wrote:I'm curious if Takara is going to change Stylor on Chromedome like they've done with Hardhead and Skullcruncher. Japan has shown a fondness for IDWs take on certain characters.

But Stylor is based on IDW Chromedome's head

All the have to do is change the face. That's what's they're doing with the headmasters that are coming with Hardhead and Skullcruncher for takaras release. I'm just wondering is they'll do that for TT Chromedome or they will keep him looking like the generations. I imagine they may since they're really wanting these guys to look the way they did in the cartoon.

What vehicle comes with Blurr, actually? I know he comes with one but I don't know what. I only know Hardhead comes with the drill thingy; do they come with the headmaster that would usually come with the vehicle too?

I'm looking forward to Legends Wheelie. This may be one case where I can save on the international shipping by getting Blurr and Wheelie together since they look to be releasing at the same time, roughly.

Kurona wrote:What vehicle comes with Blurr, actually? I know he comes with one but I don't know what. I only know Hardhead comes with the drill thingy; do they come with the headmaster that would usually come with the vehicle too?

No, you have to buy a separate figure for them. Case in point, Skullcruncher comes with Crashbash, but shockwave comes with the specialized headmaster that forms the lower jaw for crashbash's dino mode.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Kurona wrote:What vehicle comes with Blurr, actually? I know he comes with one but I don't know what. I only know Hardhead comes with the drill thingy; do they come with the headmaster that would usually come with the vehicle too?

No, you have to buy a separate figure for them. Case in point, Skullcruncher comes with Crashbash, but shockwave comes with the specialized headmaster that forms the lower jaw for crashbash's dino mode.

They are clever with this, if you want the Dino to have a lower jaw you'll just have to get shockwave = more sales for takara!

Randomhero wrote:I'm not importing and paying a shipping cost on a piece of plastic I don't need when I can swing by a store I live near and get something I Personally feel is just as good. So yeah, in my world they don't lose.

I get that but then say that instead of posting general comments that only really apply to just some people in the entire world.

RodimusRex wrote:I'm looking forward to Legends Wheelie. This may be one case where I can save on the international shipping by getting Blurr and Wheelie together since they look to be releasing at the same time, roughly.

I just realized Blurr and Computron are released at the same time. That will be fun

Wolfman Jake wrote:Takara Tomy's version ended up so much better, it's not even funny. Seriously, no matter what your general preference, you can't really side with Hasbro on this one.

There's ALWAYS someone siding with Hasbro, no matter what.


I however am not one of those people.

william-james88 wrote:Also that price statement is wrong too. You are getting an extra vehicle with Takara's and it's price is actually 22$ US http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1
That is the legit price you would find him at retail in Japan. Hasbro's at retail (if you find him ) would be 17.99$ + 4.99$ for that vehicle and titanmaster. So 22.98$ USD. Meaning that looking at the price, the Hasbro version would be 1$ more and give you an extra titanmaster. And of course, you dont get any of that awesome paint.

So the Hasbro one loses on all accounts objectively, and being as global and general as possible.

Blurr and scourge do not come with the extra vehicle only hard head and skull cruncher do so you are definitely paying more for Takara than Hasbro this time.

I actually like the blues on Hasbro's Blurr but the color break up on Takara's really make the figure shine. The best part is that I'll probably end up getting Takara Blurr because I can preorder him with Comps.

Kurona wrote:What vehicle comes with Blurr, actually? I know he comes with one but I don't know what. I only know Hardhead comes with the drill thingy; do they come with the headmaster that would usually come with the vehicle too?

Blurr and Scourge do not come with extra vehicles it seems, and it's reflected in the base price:

LG22 Skull: 4,320 Yen
LG25 Blurr: 3,456 Yen

steals_your_goats wrote:
Blurr and scourge do not come with the extra vehicle only hard head and skull cruncher do so you are definitely paying more for Takara than Hasbro this time.

Thanks for correcting me man So yes, Hasbro definitely wins with price, no question.

This is what confused me by the way, here is the item description from amiami:

-Vehicle x1
-Headmaster x1
-Weapon x1
-Instruction paper x1

The vehicle turns out to be the vehicle mode of the headless robot. I guess they seperated it since they wantd to list the headmaster seperately and didnt want to write just "body". But it did confuse me and now I feel a bit dumb. So knowing this now, is this still worth it

william-james88 wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:
Blurr and scourge do not come with the extra vehicle only hard head and skull cruncher do so you are definitely paying more for Takara than Hasbro this time.

Thanks for correcting me man So yes, Hasbro definitely wins with price, no question.

This is what confused me by the way, here is the item description from amiami:

-Vehicle x1
-Headmaster x1
-Weapon x1
-Instruction paper x1

The vehicle turns out to be the vehicle mode of the headless robot. I guess they seperated it since they wantd to list the headmaster seperately and didnt want to write just "body". But it did confuse me and now I feel a bit dumb. So knowing this now, is this still worth it

That is a very misleading listing. I still don't know which way I'll go with this one. The Hasbro one isn't bad and will be cheaper and easier to get, but the Takara one looks so much better.

steals_your_goats wrote:That is a very misleading listing. I still don't know which way I'll go with this one. The Hasbro one isn't bad and will be cheaper and easier to get, but the Takara one looks so much better.

Thanks for understanding. So yeah, we are both struggling. I just dont want to regret later when takara's Blurr will be like 60$ on e-bay later.

I think I will go for Takara but only because since he is out in august I can combine my shipping from Japan with Computron. Its kind of like a sign that they happen to come out the same month, or at least that is the way I am seeing it

Sigma Magnus wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:Legends blurr

Impressive!

Most impressive...I had to say it.

But nothing but epic-ness!

Just like the Technobots, Takara's Blurr blows the Hasbro version out of the water. Nicely done.

I really wish I could get Takara, I have to settle with Hasbro most of the time.

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:I really wish I could get Takara, I have to settle with Hasbro most of the time.

Your in australia right? I forget. But if you are, I would think Takara would be a good option since the shipping from Japan would be less than from Japan to North America, no?

william-james88 wrote:

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:I really wish I could get Takara, I have to settle with Hasbro most of the time.

Your in australia right? I forget. But if you are, I would think Takara would be a good option since the shipping from Japan would be less than from Japan to North America, no?

Everytime I try to shop online the shipping is so expensive.

BBTS shipping to Australia is like $75.

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:I really wish I could get Takara, I have to settle with Hasbro most of the time.

Your in australia right? I forget. But if you are, I would think Takara would be a good option since the shipping from Japan would be less than from Japan to North America, no?

Everytime I try to shop online the shipping is so expensive.

BBTS shipping to Australia is like $75.

Forget those guys. What about actual japanese companies, like HLJ. https://www.hlj.com/?utm_source=seibertron.com&=&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=news%20post

william-james88 wrote:

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:I really wish I could get Takara, I have to settle with Hasbro most of the time.

Your in australia right? I forget. But if you are, I would think Takara would be a good option since the shipping from Japan would be less than from Japan to North America, no?

Everytime I try to shop online the shipping is so expensive.

BBTS shipping to Australia is like $75.

Forget those guys. What about actual japanese companies, like HLJ. https://www.hlj.com/?utm_source=seibertron.com&=&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=news%20post

I've seen ads of them, now...let's see if I can actually understand this website.

This is a gorgeous mold. Takara takes it in the colorways department but everyone forgets how awesome Animated Blurr was. That figure knocked it out of the park. I'm kinda hard pressed to purchase another Blurr after having owned the Animated version. That mold really portrays speed in bot mode better than any other.

MGrotusque wrote:This is a gorgeous mold. Takara takes it in the colorways department but everyone forgets how awesome Animated Blurr was. That figure knocked it out of the park. I'm kinda hard pressed to purchase another Blurr after having owned the Animated version. That mold really portrays speed in bot mode better than any other.

That toy is pretty good but I did always have a problem with the back being a giant hole with his head.


Transformers Animated Blurr Gallery

steals_your_goats wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Also that price statement is wrong too. You are getting an extra vehicle with Takara's and it's price is actually 22$ US http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1
That is the legit price you would find him at retail in Japan. Hasbro's at retail (if you find him ) would be 17.99$ + 4.99$ for that vehicle and titanmaster. So 22.98$ USD. Meaning that looking at the price, the Hasbro version would be 1$ more and give you an extra titanmaster. And of course, you dont get any of that awesome paint.

So the Hasbro one loses on all accounts objectively, and being as global and general as possible.

Blurr and scourge do not come with the extra vehicle only hard head and skull cruncher do so you are definitely paying more for Takara than Hasbro this time.

Blurr and Scourge don't come with extra vehicles, so they also come with a reduced price. Check for yourself. Willy-J's point still holds. Willy, stand up for yourself more. Don't be bamboozled by flawed logic!

Wolfman Jake wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Also that price statement is wrong too. You are getting an extra vehicle with Takara's and it's price is actually 22$ US http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1
That is the legit price you would find him at retail in Japan. Hasbro's at retail (if you find him ) would be 17.99$ + 4.99$ for that vehicle and titanmaster. So 22.98$ USD. Meaning that looking at the price, the Hasbro version would be 1$ more and give you an extra titanmaster. And of course, you dont get any of that awesome paint.

So the Hasbro one loses on all accounts objectively, and being as global and general as possible.

Blurr and scourge do not come with the extra vehicle only hard head and skull cruncher do so you are definitely paying more for Takara than Hasbro this time.

Blurr and Scourge don't come with extra vehicles, so they also come with a reduced price. Check for yourself. Willy-J's point still holds. Willy, stand up for yourself more. Don't be bamboozled by flawed logic!

How is it flawed logic? Right now they're available on hlj for $23.69 before shipping which at cheapest will be about $7. That's $30 total for the same figure you can get locally for $17-20

It's flawed logic because it's been proven several times now that the Japanese retail prices for Transformers are comparable to those of Hasbro's prices for equivalent products in the United States. Another flaw is that you're not taking into account the wildly fluctuating exchange rate between the US Dollar and the Yen. Look instead at the price of "Deluxe" sized figures in recent years. A deluxe-sized Transformers Legends figure went for about 3,100 yen (MSRP) two years ago. Now it's 3,200 yen. That's not a big price hike. If you go by US-based importers, the prices aren't going up at all in terms of dollars. Legends Arcee cost a US buyer $29.99 last year. This year, you can pre-order Legends Blurr for the same price. The difference is not what Takara charges for their figures domestically, but what kinds of mark-ups the middle men believe "foreign" consumers will put up with. Now, of course you're going to pay more for something imported through a middle man AND something you have to have shipped, but thems the breaks. You can do a little better in some cases buying directly from Japanese retailers, which Willy-J will be happy to tell you all about. Also, paying shipping for figures is something many collectors of Hasbro's Transformers have to do here in the United States anyway because of wonky distribution patterns. For many fans, they can't just walk into a store and get whatever they want, because the store doesn't have it. It's still got an overstock of the first wave of the latest line, or some other random wave when said store finally decided it needed more stock. Paying retail for all the figures you want is the BEST case scenario, but not the most likely for many.

Yeah that's all fine and dandy but the fact of the matter is you're not paying what Takara sets you're paying what the retailers are selling it for. Takara can set whatever price they want for it but unless you live in Japan that's not what you're paying. So it's entirely fair to say that Takara products cost more, they may not domestically retail for more money but they cost more to the rest of us.

steals_your_goats wrote:Yeah that's all fine and dandy but the fact of the matter is you're not paying what Takara sets you're paying what the retailers are selling it for. Takara can set whatever price they want for it but unless you live in Japan that's not what you're paying. So it's entirely fair to say that Takara products cost more, they may not domestically retail for more money but they cost more to the rest of us.

That's kind of a "well duh," though. If that was the only point you were trying to make, why say it? We all know we pay more for Japanese products outside of Japan. For some of us, that's worth it, if it means the product is superior (whether objectively or just subjectively) to what is more readily available domestically. Willy-J was making a statement about the value of what Takara puts on their product versus what Hasbro does, which is to say they are priced about the same for their respective markets.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:Yeah that's all fine and dandy but the fact of the matter is you're not paying what Takara sets you're paying what the retailers are selling it for. Takara can set whatever price they want for it but unless you live in Japan that's not what you're paying. So it's entirely fair to say that Takara products cost more, they may not domestically retail for more money but they cost more to the rest of us.

That's kind of a "well duh," though. If that was the only point you were trying to make, why say it? We all know we pay more for Japanese products outside of Japan. For some of us, that's worth it, if it means the product is superior (whether objectively or just subjectively) to what is more readily available domestically. Willy-J was making a statement about the value of what Takara puts on their product versus what Hasbro does, which is to say they are priced about the same for their respective markets.

I'm not saying that it is or isn't worth it I was saying that he doesn't come with an extra vehicle and now because of the exchange rate it is more money than it was before. There was literally no reason for you to argue with me about something I'm right in saying. Even ignoring shipping costs Takara Blurr will still cost more money than Hasbro, simple as that.

Wait, what's being argued here? Plus don't forget the exchange rate could easily work against you as much as it benefits you. The market is a fickle beast.