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Post by Pinwig on Aug 5, 2016 13:20:51 GMT
Right chaps, insight and considered thinking time. Where is this line going now? It's a separate imprint to the Legends line, so as we've seen it doesn't have to stop for the Titans stuff to start coming out, as with US retail. So how many more sets are there going to be?
Retail
01 Superion - June 15
02 Menasor - August 15
04 Devastator - Dec 15
07 Bruticus - June 16
08 Computron - August 16
Mall exclusives
03 Defensor - Dec 15
05 Grand Prime - Feb 16
06 Grand Galvatron - April 16
EX Lynxmaster - Oct 16
That gives one use of each Voyager from the Hasbro retail/box set releases, except Pyra Magna. I think it also means that with straight retail releases, there are no Deluxe repaints being used - only the full remoulds or originals. If that's a rule I think that would discount any more retail boxes and explain why Defensor was an exclusive. The repaint figures are all in the Mall exclusives, which is what Mrs Destruction would come in as. I think the comic hint means there will be a Victorion equivalent, and the bimonthly release schedule since last December suggests it'll be a Mall exclusive for this December. Which would make five retail sets and five exclusives.
That all seems neat to me, so I'd say Mrs Destruction will be the last. But, there's the question of Lio Kaiser, which seems a very odd choice for a US release - especially with the new head moulds. Might that then be an exclusive from another channel in Japan? like E-Hobby?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 5, 2016 14:59:54 GMT
Grand Scourge says "hello!"
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 5, 2016 15:02:29 GMT
Indeed. He was ehobby wasn't he? and the use of the battle core (head) mould that didn't appear elsewhere? or was that one on Grand Prime? He had the EX prefix Skymasterlynxthing has. It does all fit - it seems to hinge around one use of each Voyager.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 9, 2016 13:56:16 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 9, 2016 14:25:04 GMT
Yep. There we go.
VICTORION IS NOT EVEN HERE YET.
As I previously predicted, a black and purple version, and it'll be out in December as a Mall exclusive.
The question now is, how much remoulding is it getting given the Hasbro one already has new heads unused in Japan. I bet they don't use the Alpha Bravo mould twice.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 9, 2016 14:41:21 GMT
All I see is a line drawing?
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 9, 2016 15:29:39 GMT
It's Victorion's combiner head, meaning there is almost definitely a Takara version of Victorion coming.
A week after I bought the Hasbro one.
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Aug 9, 2016 15:56:08 GMT
Taking one for the team. We who are about to buy salute you.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 9, 2016 20:17:45 GMT
But...but how on Earth can anyone tell how Japan Victorion is a different colour from a line drawing???
THE MOON IS MADE OF CHEESE.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 9, 2016 20:39:17 GMT
Not just from the drawing, Pyra Magna has previously appeared in different colours in the Bruticus comic. snakas.blog95.fc2.com/blog-entry-5316.htmlThe purpley theme there is continued on the background colour here |
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 9, 2016 20:44:07 GMT
Oh I'm just predicting. Purple seems a likely colour to me so the fact it's been used as the background there makes it DEFINITE.
Takara Victorion is also harbouring Power of the Daleks.
And the missing half of Dad's Army season two.
And this weekend's lottery numbers are 5, 16, 21, 34, 37 and 43
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Post by Llama God on Aug 9, 2016 21:31:50 GMT
*shakes his fist at the sky* PIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNWWWWWWWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!! What are you doing up there? |
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 10, 2016 8:20:41 GMT
I have to buy a lottery ticket now don't I. D'oh.
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 13, 2016 22:21:51 GMT
And this weekend's lottery numbers are 5, 16, 21, 34, 37 and 43 Okay, so I'm still only an apprentice seer. I *may* occasionally get things wrong. Meanwhile, we're nearly half way through August and I'm not seeing any in hand pictures of Unite Computron yet. Come on Takara! |
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 15, 2016 16:03:03 GMT
Not due out till the weekend after. Ditto Unite Computron. I'm worried about that. Why haven't we seen any Takara Technobots in hand yet? |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 15, 2016 16:13:56 GMT
Cos it's not out yet?
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 15, 2016 16:26:08 GMT
No, I mean TF Yuki was tweeting pictures of Blurr and Scourge as far back as May, and we've seen those two in shots at toy shows in their Takara colours since then too. I just don't remember seeing anything of Computron since the pre-orders went up.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 15, 2016 17:10:32 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 15, 2016 18:24:02 GMT
Good job Phil. You have pacified my concerns!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 19, 2016 7:37:21 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 19, 2016 7:52:34 GMT
Hurrah! A Technobot!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 20, 2016 15:52:10 GMT
Compare & contrast, but some wag has swapped the hands & feet |
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 20, 2016 17:43:02 GMT
I saw the Hasbro one combined on the Kapow stall today and it looked fantastic. Looking at those comparisons, the Takara one is going to be sublime.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 20, 2016 17:46:54 GMT
This displeases me cos they've not dispatched mine yet!
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 20, 2016 17:53:06 GMT
Can't be far off, this place is knee deep in them. ID Toys have built a wall of them. Kapow have a wall of SDCC Maxes, which seem to be everywhere too. That one is going to shelf warm I think, the retail one is selling quickly.
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Post by dyrl on Aug 22, 2016 19:06:38 GMT
So...where is Unite Computron?
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Aug 22, 2016 19:11:45 GMT
So...where is Unite Computron? Andy at Kapow said it was due in circa 27th-30th. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 22, 2016 19:13:01 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 22, 2016 21:19:29 GMT
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Aug 22, 2016 21:36:07 GMT
UW for the bloody win!
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