New images have surfaced on a Japanese Image board with scans from a new Hobby magazine and it showcases a lot of new upcoming Takara product, including our first look at Masterpiece Tigertrack and their version of Metroplex (albeit in black and white). All together shown here are new images of the following:
Stepper
Some of the members here keep saying they did not see the Tigertrack in robot mode whereby there is the robot mode at the 1st page of this thread.
Jotaro Kujo
That really isn't the case though. Ganoh and Jinbu are 2750 Yen (or whatever their actual retail is, they're 21% off of it at AmiAmi) for brand new, not only combiners, but combiners that work as head/middle/torso each. The only reason Kenzan is more is because of electronics.
Compare that to Senator Ratbat and Skywarp, who are 2340 Yen (again, still 21% off, so still proportional), deluxes and repaints of already used molds, one of which is three years old at this point. Four hundred more yen and you get voyagers!
The complaint about them being Voyagers just seems to be from people who don't like big toys… or something. Search me why anyone would have a problem with it, since it's definitely not price.
Stepper
They may have given us option this time round,with stickers instead.
YoungPrime
I want Rabat!
That mold is beautiful.
Star Saber
Hmm Just noticed Tigertrack doesn't have the Autobot symbol on his chest. Wonder if this is because this an early photo or a real change since the original one had the symbol.
orangeitis
*looks at 30th anni Blitzwing & Springer*
*looks back at your post*
seali_me
Fort Max
Makes already pricey toys more expensive, and adds to the shipping cost too.
I live in the UK though.they're reasonably priced to me! .
Underwear
I've no problem with them being voyager sized, in fact when Taktomy started showing them teaser pixs, I was really convinced that these would be overpriced deluxe class Japanese exclusives.
But I was pleasantly surprised when the magazine scans posted yesterday, showing them to be the same size as BH voyager OP.
Awesomesauce man…
Stepper
Seriously,it seems like a lot of collectors do not like it to be Voyager size,just wondering why is that so.
[Wing_Saber-X]
oi vei…
haha you just have to let it go, man.. just let it go..
Stepper
Sure hope there will be a MP Sunstreaker in future though.
seali_me
Voyager size it is.
[Wing_Saber-X]
lol it's just not you, I did post about the obvious similarities earlier in this thread too!
exomega255
the combiner mode looks closer to 2 bot's half length. Like JRX, it seems like one is more of a "back pack" in all 3 modes, one bot will "fold in 2/3 of its length" to become pants, and the other into say 3/5 length to become toros. It won't be as tall as you think.
G1Prowl
The more I look at that jet, the more I see Armada Starscream.
Feralstorm
After looking at the combiners a little longer. I can't help but feel like they're the most awesome TF toys to step out of 1995.
Underwear
I think the combined mode would be slightly taller & larger than JRX as the individual trainbots that forms JRX are rather smaller than a voyager class. JRX is kinda lanky in build.
From some of the pixs shown the backpack kibble thingie aka weapons pack looks removable, much like some of the old skool Brave support team combiners (i.e. Silverion, Super Guardion & etc).
As for the faces with the liquid metal "alien" look, aren't TF Prime bots have some of those similar aesthetics too? No nose? Lol
Lbsammills51
Oh really? That's cool. Hopefully they're not too hard to find (or expensive when you do) like the Hellflame microns were.
BraveMax
They're up on Amazon.co.jp too – and Amazon's pre-orders come with the clear Arms Microns! Guess we know how those are being released…
Sadly, the scanners cut off the info about the clear OP Arms Micron. Funny how they always carefully crop out the actual info…