Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber

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It's a day of the week ending in Y, so Hisashi Yuki has taken to Twitter to show off some more of not only Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (in his vehicle form and with Brain of Courage at the controls), but also the soon-to-arrive wave of Legends deluxes, Arcee, Chromia and Windblade - check out the mirrored image below!

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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645380)
Posted by RhA on February 1st, 2015 @ 5:40am CST

Windblade looks like a mess, not matter what coat of paint they slap on it.

And to you, Star Saber, I say:' Let's say go!'.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645426)
Posted by Mindmaster on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:02am CST

Ugh, is it March, yet? I need that Star Saber in my life! :BOOM:

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645431)
Posted by fenrir72 on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:11am CST

RhA wrote:Windblade looks like a mess, not matter what coat of paint they slap on it.

And to you, Star Saber, I say:' Let's say go!'.

Let's not be to harsh on our Kabuki fembot. Sure the base mold is kind of iffy but once you get a hold of the real thing, you might change you mind. Same thing happened when it came to MP-BB. In pics, he kinda sucked but in real time.....amazing.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645432)
Posted by fenrir72 on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:12am CST

Mindmaster wrote:Ugh, is it March, yet? I need that Star Saber in my life!

More or less April unless BBTS and the gang get theirs early delivered.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645449)
Posted by DMSL on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:57am CST

Star Saber is a definate buy for me.

Arcee looks like she comes with the crappy open hands that can barely grip her blasters....that's a bummer. I hope they ship her with the closed hands or that might be a deal breaker for me.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645465)
Posted by Rated X on February 1st, 2015 @ 11:07am CST

Maybe some company can come up with a better gun that slides right into the arcee open fist. Something with an uzi clip aesthetic that pegs into the 5mm hole and slides into the smaller hole underneath. It shouldnt take a rocket scientist to design something like that.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645467)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 1st, 2015 @ 11:09am CST

Rated X wrote:Maybe some company can come up with a better gun that slides right into the arcee open fist. Something with an uzi clip aesthetic that pegs into the 5mm hole and slides into the smaller hole underneath. It shouldnt take a rocket scientist to design something like that.

Arcee's hands aren't compatible with 5mm pegs. They're slot-shaped.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645482)
Posted by guarayakha on February 1st, 2015 @ 12:18pm CST

You guys can just do a simple mod on her hands if it bother you guys too much.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons- ... int-5.html

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645539)
Posted by Desslok2201 on February 1st, 2015 @ 5:05pm CST

I hope the girls sell well enough to get us Elita-1, Firestar and Moonracer. At least Elita-1.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645570)
Posted by megatronus on February 1st, 2015 @ 6:55pm CST

Desslok2201 wrote:I hope the girls sell well enough to get us Elita-1, Firestar and Moonracer. At least Elita-1.

Either way, well probably get Nautica down the line as a Windblade redeco. I'm relying on MMC for Elita-1 (and solis Prime, for that matter).

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645578)
Posted by Desslok2201 on February 1st, 2015 @ 7:34pm CST

megatronus wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:I hope the girls sell well enough to get us Elita-1, Firestar and Moonracer. At least Elita-1.

Either way, well probably get Nautica down the line as a Windblade redeco. I'm relying on MMC for Elita-1 (and solis Prime, for that matter).

I have to agree, their Elita looks very nice, but I've seen too many quality issues on 3p products.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645587)
Posted by megatronus on February 1st, 2015 @ 8:09pm CST

Desslok2201 wrote:
megatronus wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:I hope the girls sell well enough to get us Elita-1, Firestar and Moonracer. At least Elita-1.

Either way, well probably get Nautica down the line as a Windblade redeco. I'm relying on MMC for Elita-1 (and solis Prime, for that matter).

I have to agree, their Elita looks very nice, but I've seen too many quality issues on 3p products.

Mmm. Blanket generalizations really don't make sense in this context.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645611)
Posted by Desslok2201 on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:25pm CST

megatronus wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
megatronus wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:I hope the girls sell well enough to get us Elita-1, Firestar and Moonracer. At least Elita-1.

Either way, well probably get Nautica down the line as a Windblade redeco. I'm relying on MMC for Elita-1 (and solis Prime, for that matter).

I have to agree, their Elita looks very nice, but I've seen too many quality issues on 3p products.

Mmm. Blanket generalizations really don't make sense in this context.

You're right. Mania king is fantastic, but there are others that I'm squeamish about spending the cash on, and I know nothing of MMC's quality

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645643)
Posted by megatronus on February 1st, 2015 @ 10:19pm CST

Desslok2201 wrote:
megatronus wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
megatronus wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:I hope the girls sell well enough to get us Elita-1, Firestar and Moonracer. At least Elita-1.

Either way, well probably get Nautica down the line as a Windblade redeco. I'm relying on MMC for Elita-1 (and solis Prime, for that matter).

I have to agree, their Elita looks very nice, but I've seen too many quality issues on 3p products.

Mmm. Blanket generalizations really don't make sense in this context.

You're right. Mania king is fantastic, but there are others that I'm squeamish about spending the cash on, and I know nothing of MMC's quality

This is very OT for this thread, but MMC is considered one of the top, if not the top, 3rd Party company right now in terms of ingenuity and quality. I would recommend checking out the 3rd Party threads to learn more.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645649)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 1st, 2015 @ 10:32pm CST

Elita One, I could see, but not so much Firestar or Moonracer. But if we were to get those two, they most likely wouldn't be able to have those names since Hasbro can't use them.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645666)
Posted by fenrir72 on February 1st, 2015 @ 11:01pm CST

Though having a transforming official fembot like Elita and the other gals would be nice, might as well accept the official non transforming Artstorm fig of her in the meantime......and it's anime accurate too.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1645670)
Posted by Desslok2201 on February 1st, 2015 @ 11:04pm CST

fenrir72 wrote:Though having a transforming official fembot like Elita and the other gals would be nice, might as well accept the official non transforming Artstorm fig of her in the meantime......and it's anime accurate too.

I waited 29 yrs for Arcee.. I'll wait some more

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646499)
Posted by william-james88 on February 4th, 2015 @ 7:44am CST

I bet Springer would have preffered Takara's Arcee to have closed hands.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646508)
Posted by Autobot032 on February 4th, 2015 @ 8:13am CST

TF Yuki has posted an in package image of Legends Arcee.

TakaraTomy's Arcee is colored a slight bit differently from the US version, as you can see in the image below, and you can compare the differences by checking out our gallery of the US version of the figure by clicking here.

You can visit Yuki's Twitter by clicking the image below:

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646511)
Posted by william-james88 on February 4th, 2015 @ 8:33am CST

Ah you beat me to it!

Oh well, here are some extra stuff we learn about the tweet and figure:

Arcee features all new character art for her packaging. Hisashi Yuki reffers to the release date in his tweet by saying that the "three daughters will be released Valentine's Day".

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646517)
Posted by megatronus on February 4th, 2015 @ 8:45am CST

william-james88 wrote:I bet Springer would have preffered Takara's Arcee to have closed hands.

Wait... Are you saying what I think you're saying??

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646521)
Posted by william-james88 on February 4th, 2015 @ 8:53am CST

megatronus wrote:
william-james88 wrote:I bet Springer would have preffered Takara's Arcee to have closed hands.

Wait... Are you saying what I think you're saying??

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646528)
Posted by Va'al on February 4th, 2015 @ 9:03am CST

Play nice now, this is also a family site at times.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646532)
Posted by william-james88 on February 4th, 2015 @ 9:11am CST

Va'al wrote:Play nice now, this is also a family site at times.

Ha! It's Ryan's joke, I love it and use it as much as I can! And hey, read all the Black Jack puns in the Combiner Wars thread.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646540)
Posted by Solus Prime on February 4th, 2015 @ 9:29am CST

She is looking pretty good, maybe I will pick it up from RobotKingdom when she is finally released =P~

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646545)
Posted by Super Megatron on February 4th, 2015 @ 9:41am CST

william-james88 wrote:I bet Springer would have preffered Takara's Arcee to have closed hands.

Jetfire, Megatron, Needlenose, Quickswitch, Scattershot, Seawing, and Skullgrin would agree.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646549)
Posted by gothsaurus on February 4th, 2015 @ 9:48am CST

I can't help but think that I bet the original design had a separate hood... so the fenders could imitate her shoulder bits like in the movie/tv. I really want to move that thing lower on her back.

Still, looks pretty amazing for a deluxe, off-the-shelf female transformer. >:oP

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646567)
Posted by Desslok2201 on February 4th, 2015 @ 10:34am CST

My 29 yr wait is almost over

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646576)
Posted by munkimus prime on February 4th, 2015 @ 10:55am CST

Do I really need another Arcee?. Well that is a really nice box and I like nice boxes. Right the box has sold it for me.

Wait the figure itself looks nice too.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646577)
Posted by Optimizzy on February 4th, 2015 @ 10:55am CST

ugh. that picture. that pose. now that I see the character in a little tougher light, I hate these sexist poses. It's insulting. Makes me cringe.

//2 cents.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646589)
Posted by Solus Prime on February 4th, 2015 @ 11:14am CST

Optimizzy wrote:ugh. that picture. that pose. now that I see the character in a little tougher light, I hate these sexist poses. It's insulting. Makes me cringe.

//2 cents.

Me too,

That pose is insulting...

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646590)
Posted by shajaki on February 4th, 2015 @ 11:20am CST

Solus Prime wrote:
Optimizzy wrote:ugh. that picture. that pose. now that I see the character in a little tougher light, I hate these sexist poses. It's insulting. Makes me cringe.

//2 cents.
Me too,

That pose is insulting...

wow... i mean i kinda getcha... but theres nothing really objectifying about that pose. its just says "cute" to me.

she cant be pointing guns at the camera 100% of the time y'know.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646591)
Posted by Optimizzy on February 4th, 2015 @ 11:28am CST

shajaki wrote:
Solus Prime wrote:
Optimizzy wrote:ugh. that picture. that pose. now that I see the character in a little tougher light, I hate these sexist poses. It's insulting. Makes me cringe.

//2 cents.
Me too,

That pose is insulting...
wow... i mean i kinda getcha... but theres nothing really objectifying about that pose. its just says "cute" to me.

she cant be pointing guns at the camera 100% of the time y'know.

Come on. Her pointing guns at a camera is a rarity when we are talking about Arcee. Especially G1 arcee. It's usually this kinda stuff. I Just don't care for it anymore.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646592)
Posted by shajaki on February 4th, 2015 @ 11:33am CST

Optimizzy wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Solus Prime wrote:
Optimizzy wrote:ugh. that picture. that pose. now that I see the character in a little tougher light, I hate these sexist poses. It's insulting. Makes me cringe.

//2 cents.
Me too,

That pose is insulting...
wow... i mean i kinda getcha... but theres nothing really objectifying about that pose. its just says "cute" to me.

she cant be pointing guns at the camera 100% of the time y'know.
Come on. Her pointing guns at a camera is a rarity when we are talking about Arcee. Especially G1 arcee. It's usually this kinda stuff. I Just don't care for it anymore.

ever since IDW arcee ive seen a lot more psycho tear bots to pieces type stuff than objectifying stuff.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646596)
Posted by Optimizzy on February 4th, 2015 @ 11:57am CST

shajaki wrote:
Optimizzy wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Solus Prime wrote:
Optimizzy wrote:ugh. that picture. that pose. now that I see the character in a little tougher light, I hate these sexist poses. It's insulting. Makes me cringe.

//2 cents.
Me too,

That pose is insulting...
wow... i mean i kinda getcha... but theres nothing really objectifying about that pose. its just says "cute" to me.

she cant be pointing guns at the camera 100% of the time y'know.
Come on. Her pointing guns at a camera is a rarity when we are talking about Arcee. Especially G1 arcee. It's usually this kinda stuff. I Just don't care for it anymore.
ever since IDW arcee ive seen a lot more psycho tear bots to pieces type stuff than objectifying stuff.

Well, I've seen 25+ years of cutsy Japanese girl-bots to last me forever. I don't like action-girls cause they are just as bad, but the way they are handling female bits now? Yes. Please more.

These juvenile sex poses are for the Dinobots.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646603)
Posted by Evil Eye on February 4th, 2015 @ 12:09pm CST

Arcee looks pretty chill up there. :lol:

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646612)
Posted by Counterpunch on February 4th, 2015 @ 12:49pm CST

Solus Prime wrote:
Optimizzy wrote:ugh. that picture. that pose. now that I see the character in a little tougher light, I hate these sexist poses. It's insulting. Makes me cringe.

//2 cents.

Me too,

That pose is insulting...

Which part of the pose is actually sexualized?

Maybe it's cutesy, which may not be the most interesting way to sell the figure, but she has a third of a car on top of her. There's nothing exaggerated about her pose, her hips aren't pushed out, he back isn't arched...

If female characters laying around, lounging, doing nothing is where enticement and objectifying begins, I think perhaps the problem does not lie with the figure at hand.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646616)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:19pm CST

Wow I didn't know I was being sexualizied, seeing as that's how I lie on my bed.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646617)
Posted by megatronus on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:20pm CST

SW's SilverHammer wrote:Wow I didn't know I was being sexualizied, seeing as that's how I lie on my bed.

Sexy Soundwave? :-?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646618)
Posted by Agamemnon on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:22pm CST

megatronus wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Wow I didn't know I was being sexualizied, seeing as that's how I lie on my bed.

Sexy Soundwave?

In my case, it's more like Sexy Kevin Smith... :-s

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646620)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:28pm CST

megatronus wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Wow I didn't know I was being sexualizied, seeing as that's how I lie on my bed.

Sexy Soundwave?

That's Sexy Sound Mike [-(

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646621)
Posted by william-james88 on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:33pm CST

Agamemnon wrote:
megatronus wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Wow I didn't know I was being sexualizied, seeing as that's how I lie on my bed.

Sexy Soundwave?

In my case, it's more like Sexy Kevin Smith...

Ummmmmmmmm.....

Also, I see no problems with the way the figure is posed, she looks super cute.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646622)
Posted by Mindmaster on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:33pm CST

Agamemnon wrote:
megatronus wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Wow I didn't know I was being sexualizied, seeing as that's how I lie on my bed.

Sexy Soundwave?

In my case, it's more like Sexy Kevin Smith...

Fan art of my character in this position, pl0x.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646624)
Posted by RhA on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:36pm CST

Counterpunch wrote:If female characters laying around, lounging, doing nothing is where enticement and objectifying begins, I think perhaps the problem does not lie with the figure at hand.

Subtle.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646628)
Posted by Evil Eye on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:45pm CST

Counterpunch wrote:
Solus Prime wrote:
Optimizzy wrote:ugh. that picture. that pose. now that I see the character in a little tougher light, I hate these sexist poses. It's insulting. Makes me cringe.

//2 cents.

Me too,

That pose is insulting...

Which part of the pose is actually sexualized?

Maybe it's cutesy, which may not be the most interesting way to sell the figure, but she has a third of a car on top of her. There's nothing exaggerated about her pose, her hips aren't pushed out, he back isn't arched...

If female characters laying around, lounging, doing nothing is where enticement and objectifying begins, I think perhaps the problem does not lie with the figure at hand.

This, so much. The recent trend of criticizing everything as "misogynistic" is really getting on my nerves.

I, for one, quite like her cutesy pose- it suits her well.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646629)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on February 4th, 2015 @ 1:49pm CST

Agamemnon wrote:
megatronus wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Wow I didn't know I was being sexualizied, seeing as that's how I lie on my bed.

Sexy Soundwave?

In my case, it's more like Sexy Kevin Smith...

I'm good with that.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646643)
Posted by Robogeek1973 on February 4th, 2015 @ 2:26pm CST

I love how TakTom puts their Deluxes in boxes again.

Hopefully they'll keep it up with future releases.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646645)
Posted by Optimizzy on February 4th, 2015 @ 2:26pm CST

I stand by what I said concerning the coquettish pose. You can defend the culture and mindset behind those poses if you want, but that's on you.

I mean, my opinion is my opinion. You don't have to agree.

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646731)
Posted by fenrir72 on February 4th, 2015 @ 6:50pm CST

Optimizzy wrote:I stand by what I said concerning the coquettish pose. You can defend the culture and mindset behind those poses if you want, but that's on you.

I mean, my opinion is my opinion. You don't have to agree.

As everyone has the right to their own opinions but based on the definition of "sexist"

sex·ism (sĕk′sĭz′əm)
n.
1. Discrimination based on gender, especially discrimination against women.
2. The belief that one gender is superior to the other, especially that men are superior to women.

sex•ist (ˈsɛk sɪst)

adj.
1. pertaining to, involving, or fostering sexism: sexist advertising.
n.
2. a person with sexist attitudes or behavior.

I don't see Arcee's pose anywhere showing she is inferior to men. Calling it sexist and based on the definition.......it does not fit. It's like Ben Affleck calling a guest in Bill Mahr's show racist when he wasn't mentioning race but religion.

I'd say sexist if she was posed in a submission tied up pose or wearing a maid's apron with a serving plate the way MP Grimlock was packaged ( well, Grimlock was a waiter in that episode)

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Arcee, Chromia, Windblade Image with MP Star Saber (1646734)
Posted by megatronus on February 4th, 2015 @ 6:56pm CST

I kind of agree. Whether or not you find it cutesy, you wouldn't put Optimus or Bumblebee in that pose. There's definitely a "come and get it" aspect to that pose, and there's reason to believe that was their intention given Japan's misogynistic culture.

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