Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Megatron in-package image and hint at Armada Megatron

Takara finally decided to start milking the Hasbro retool cows. What I dont understand is why they never got a Jihaxus? Why did they never get a skullgrin or nightbeat? And why did they never get a skids ? But yet takara feels the need to do armada megatron? Theres 7 of them keeping the shelf warm at my local TRU. Its a cool figure dont get me wrong. It actually has a reason to be a tank unlike the G1 colored version.

Yeah, I'd probably buy Takara's Armada Megatron if it pushed all the right nostalgia buttons for me. Glad I didn't jump on Hasbro's just yet.

From what I can see, it appears to be Hasbro's Armadatron.

So interesting that he's packaged in robot mode - was really hoping/expecting vehicle mode. I suspect the same will be true of Ultra Magnus.

If that's the Hasbro Armada Megatron then someone has repainted the horns. I think we're seeing the Takara repaint here.

Rated X wrote:Takara finally decided to start milking the Hasbro retool cows. What I dont understand is why they never got a Jihaxus? Why did they never get a skullgrin or nightbeat? And why did they never get a skids ? But yet takara feels the need to do armada megatron? Theres 7 of them keeping the shelf warm at my local TRU. Its a cool figure dont get me wrong. It actually has a reason to be a tank unlike the G1 colored version.

You're jumping the gun. We don't know if Takara is releasing the Armada Megatron or not. For all we know that could just be the Hasbro figure and Yuki having a little fun with it (he does that kind of thing sometimes).

Rated X wrote:Takara finally decided to start milking the Hasbro retool cows. What I dont understand is why they never got a Jihaxus? Why did they never get a skullgrin or nightbeat? And why did they never get a skids ? But yet takara feels the need to do armada megatron? Theres 7 of them keeping the shelf warm at my local TRU. Its a cool figure dont get me wrong. It actually has a reason to be a tank unlike the G1 colored version.

I've wondered the same. I'm holding out for a G2 comic colors accurate Jhiaxus from Takara at some point in this Legends line. I also find it odd they didn't get Skullgrin, Nightbeat and Skids ... yet. In the case of the Energon Sharkticon and Cybertron Unicron, it sometimes takes them a while to get to products in their line. Hopefully in the Legends series!

As for Armada Megatron, I think it's biggest problem is that it comes in a 1:1 ratio with the much more desirable regular Megatron. If Leader Class figures came four to a case instead of 2, I could see the ratio of 3:1 Megatron:Armada Megatron working much better.

Well, Armadatron's "ears" are grey instead of orange....

Optimizzy wrote:Well, Armadatron's "ears" are grey instead of orange....

Could just be a trick of the lighting, or a glare reflecting off them.

Sabrblade wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:Well, Armadatron's "ears" are grey instead of orange....

Could just be a trick of the lighting, or a glare reflecting off them.

The green looks a little darker, or at least different?

Sabrblade wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:Well, Armadatron's "ears" are grey instead of orange....

Could just be a trick of the lighting, or a glare reflecting off them.

I don't know, it definitely looks more blue and black to me.

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:Well, Armadatron's "ears" are grey instead of orange....

Could just be a trick of the lighting, or a glare reflecting off them.

I don't know, it definitely looks more blue and black to me.

Yeah, that doesn't look like a glare. I do think its a re-deco. I know you're being cautious Sabreblade but it looks grey. Maybe TFYuki did some custom painting? I would if it mattered to me.

Optimizzy wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:Well, Armadatron's "ears" are grey instead of orange....

Could just be a trick of the lighting, or a glare reflecting off them.

I don't know, it definitely looks more blue and black to me.

Yeah, that doesn't look like a glare. I do think its a re-deco. I know you're being cautious Sabreblade but it looks grey. Maybe TFYuki did some custom painting? I would if it mattered to me.

Sorry Optimizzy, I was just making a dumb joke. I don't know if it is glare or not, but this talk of colour reminded me of that viral dress story and I couldn't help but reference that.

william-james88 wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:Well, Armadatron's "ears" are grey instead of orange....

Could just be a trick of the lighting, or a glare reflecting off them.

I don't know, it definitely looks more blue and black to me.

Yeah, that doesn't look like a glare. I do think its a re-deco. I know you're being cautious Sabreblade but it looks grey. Maybe TFYuki did some custom painting? I would if it mattered to me.

Sorry Optimizzy, I was just making a dumb joke. I don't know if it is glare or not, but this talk of colour reminded me of that viral dress story and I couldn't help but reference that.

Heh. Oh ok. Yeah. That whole thing was a weird moment for our species.

Guess it wasnt a trick of the light afterall



Sadly though, this is not a wide retail release, but instead a Tokyo Show exclusive.

william-james88 wrote:Sadly though, this is not a wide retail release,

That seems to be the case with Takara's recent releases of Hasbro remolded Generations figures.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Sadly though, this is not a wide retail release,

That seems to be the case with Takara's recent releases of Hasbro remolded Generations figures.

Which other examples are there? And isn't TAV Dreadwing a hasbro remolded genr... ah, I see.

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Sadly though, this is not a wide retail release,

That seems to be the case with Takara's recent releases of Hasbro remolded Generations figures.

Which other examples are there? And isn't TAV Dreadwing a hasbro remolded genr... ah, I see.

No, Dreadwing's a Prime remold, not Generations.

But other examples of remolded Hasbro Generations released by Takara as special cases would be Nightbeat getting released as Million Publishing Goshooter, Doubledealer as Cloud Starscream, GDO Megatron as Cloud Megatron, and the unreleased GDO Brawn as Cloud Brawn.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Sadly though, this is not a wide retail release,

That seems to be the case with Takara's recent releases of Hasbro remolded Generations figures.

Which other examples are there? And isn't TAV Dreadwing a hasbro remolded genr... ah, I see.

No, Dreadwing's a Prime remold, not Generations.

But other examples of remolded Hasbro Generations released by Takara as special cases would be Nightbeat getting released as Million Publishing Goshooter, Doubledealer as Cloud Starscream, GDO Megatron as Cloud Megatron, and the unreleased GDO Brawn as Cloud Brawn.

Thanks! And I knew about Dreadwing, hence why I stopped mid sentence to show I caught it. I guess it didnt translate well in text form.

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From Takara.

Thanks to fellow fan, collector and Seibertronian, Cyberpath, we have new official images of Legends (what we call Generations/Combiner Wars) Car Robots Black Convoy/RID (2001) Scourge and Armada Megatron to feast upon!

The images come from the official Takara Tomy Twitter feed and feature the Black Convoy/Scourge/Nemesis Prime color scheme on the G2 Optimus Prime mold from 2010's Reveal The Shield, as well as Leader Class Armada Megatron from the currently released Combiner Wars line. (You can see Prime's gallery here and Megatron's gallery here.)

Both figures are Tokyo Toy Show 2015 exclusives and the information pertaining to their limitations and pricing can be seen below:
Armada Megatron is 7,500 JPY ($62.13 USD) with a limit of 2 per person and Black Convoy is 3,500 JPY ($28.99 USD) with a limit of 1 per person.









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

I am so getting that Black Convoy if there's a chance.

The face looks much better with brighter eyes and the silver encased by purple. Also the black horns look way better than the rusty crusty "chop shop" look.

I'd def choose the Takara on this mold... but still holding out for a MP Galvatron announcement one day for that spot on my shelf.

Maybe now maketoys will finally make a trailer for scourge for those who dont want to buy their take on the figure.

Yep, Fun Pub definitely did it better with their Scourge compared to the deco of this Black Convoy.

But Takara's Armada Megatron, however, is a little better looking than Hasbro's.

Sabrblade wrote:Yep, Fun Pub definitely did it better with their Scourge compared to the deco of this Black Convoy.

But Takara's Armada Megatron, however, is a little better looking than Hasbro's.

I was almost going to accuse you of fan-boy cronyism but I went to look at both of them and yeah, I think you're right. The more purple and details in the face really bring out the different look.

Personally, I really like my Armada Megatron. In Fact, he inspired me to watch a few Armada episodes...which I didn't like that much. but I don't think I'll double-dip though. However, I wonder why they didnt do an orange stripe on the horns? That seems like a detail Takara would be all about.

oh and BTW, I will probably be getting that Scourge. Don't have a decent rep of him and since it's based on Laser Prime it looks good to me.

TFCC did Scourge better. BC here is missing his upside down G2 bot symbol!

Takara has done a bang-up job. However, considering the price and the limited nature, you would have thought that they could have given him a Targetmaster, or an Arms Micron as leader-1. That's what I am going to give him.

Also, what with Grand Scourge, TFA nemesis Prime, and now this, could it be that this is the most congested amount of Nemmys we've ever had in such a short space of time?

For those saying that the US version is better:

primalxconvoy wrote:For those saying that the US version is better:

Yeah, kinda liking Takaras. Also, I'll have an easier time getting this one.

Optimizzy wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:For those saying that the US version is better:

Yeah, kinda liking Takaras. Also, I'll have an easier time getting this one.

You sure about that? Black Convoy will be an on-show exclusives (like SDCC exclusives are) while Scourge is a TFSS figure. Which one is more rare?

Black Convoy is more accurate to the source material with the added striping, aside, but the TFSS version should be easier to get.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:For those saying that the US version is better:

Yeah, kinda liking Takaras. Also, I'll have an easier time getting this one.

You sure about that? Black Convoy will be an on-show exclusives (like SDCC exclusives are) while Scourge is a TFSS figure. Which one is more rare?

Well dang. I thought it was a general release. Well there goes my chances.

Fun Pub's Scourge has the more show-accurate shoulder paint:



Takara's Black Convoy seems to instead just have solid gray (or bizarrely gray and silver) shoulders instead of gray and black.

I will admit that Takara's has the extra stripes on the side of the truck mode, but it's not a major loss. Nor are the Combatron symbols on his shoulder that much of a bonus since the guy never had those on him outside of scenes toward the end of the series where he was trying to control Fort Max/Brave Max.

And the bright neon teal of Scourge seems to stand out a lot more than the more muted teal on Black Convoy. In fact, while it could just be the image, all of the colors on Black Convoy seem more muted compared to Scourge's colors.

The now famous TFyuki has taken to Twitter once again with a new tease of Transformers Legends Black Convoy alongside RID series comrades Gelshark (SkyByte) and TAV-08 Gregevor (possibly a homage to Ruination's Rollbar). He'll be a Tokyo Toy Show 2015 exclusive alongside Legends Armada Megatron, and is very reminiscent of the 2014 Collector Club's Scourge.

And if that weren't enough we have another Black Convoy (of sorts) lighting up Twitter today, E-Hobby Unite Warriors Grand Scourge! He's shown squaring off against Transformers Masterpiece MP-10 Convoy (Optimus Prime) who has a Reissue due the end of this June. To see the pics simply look below, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your Transformers News!

I never actually got this deluxe mold for optimus prime, so getting Black Convoy would be a TREAT!

Btw I just started collecting like a year ago so I have HUNDREDS OF FIGURES TO GET! SO DON"T JUDGE ME FOR NOT HAVING THIS MOLD YET! >:(

Honestly, it depends on the price... but I can see Black Convoy costing more than what TFCC Scourge currently commands (on the secondary market).

That's good if neither are going to be very expensive

I'm still liking Grand Scourge, glad I got him preordered.

Sabrblade wrote:Fun Pub's Scourge has the more show-accurate shoulder paint:



Takara's Black Convoy seems to instead just have solid gray (or bizarrely gray and silver) shoulders instead of gray and black.

I will admit that Takara's has the extra stripes on the side of the truck mode, but it's not a major loss. Nor are the Combatron symbols on his shoulder that much of a bonus since the guy never had those on him outside of scenes toward the end of the series where he was trying to control Fort Max/Brave Max.

And the bright neon teal of Scourge seems to stand out a lot more than the more muted teal on Black Convoy. In fact, while it could just be the image, all of the colors on Black Convoy seem more muted compared to Scourge's colors.

I'm kinda OK with the Takara version, as it'll be cheaper for me to import here than the club version, and I like the extra red accents around the shoulders

Grand Scourge shall team up with Alpha Bravo, Offroad, Rook and some future 4th other character to form a combiner all their own!

I shall call call the combined form: Outcast.

prjkt wrote:I'm kinda OK with the Takara version, as it'll be cheaper for me to import here than the club version, and I like the extra red accents around the shoulders

Lookit this.

If patient, you can get a TFCC Scourge for about 50 bucks. With the history of Japanese Con exclusive figures have (and I think BC will be popular) I really feel that once it's all said and done he'll cost about 100.

Of course there's time. If you wait, and find that BC is too expensive, Scourge will still be there. I'm not trying to institute panic here

prjkt wrote:I'm kinda OK with the Takara version, as it'll be cheaper for me to import here than the club version, and I like the extra red accents around the shoulders

Isn't all that extra red...
LIGHT PIPING?!?!?

Cobotron wrote:

prjkt wrote:I'm kinda OK with the Takara version, as it'll be cheaper for me to import here than the club version, and I like the extra red accents around the shoulders

Isn't all that extra red...
LIGHT PIPING?!?!?

Damn you for giving me a reason to want this.

That's what friends are for.

What a crap out by the club for getting rid of it. And you want how much for that figure?

Cobotron wrote:That's what friends are for.

What a crap out by the club for getting rid of it. And you want how much for that figure?

It's funny cause, I knew the light piping was there but totally forgot about it when I looked at my Scourge.

Lol

Every version of that mold has light piping, even TFSS Scourge.

The Scourge version just covered up the shoulder's translucent plastic to make the figure better resemble the character it's meant to represent, since Scourge/Black Convoy did not have red streaks running down his shoulders, but instead had gray ones:




His eyes still have light piping, though.

Hm. Kinda like the US version better. But it's not like there's a big difference.

Hopefully this will push Maketoys to release their Battle Tanker as an accessory for this. They have their own Scourge, but I just want the trailer part.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:Hm. Kinda like the US version better. But it's not like there's a big difference.

Hopefully this will push Maketoys to release their Battle Tanker as an accessory for this. They have their own Scourge, but I just want the trailer part.

uuuuuuUUUUUGGGHHHHHHH I KNOW RIGHT? I don't want to spend 200+ on their Nemesis Not-Prime when all i want is to upgrade my TFCC Scourge