Via Weibo user 淘宝店变形金刚改造工厂 we are able to share with you some images of Titans Return Deluxe Wave 5 in package. This gives us our first non-photoshopped look at Twin Twist and Misfire, along with a look at Windblade in her package who we saw out of package this morning.
Misfire is the one whom we wish to flag up, as it finally lets us get an impression of how Hasbro’s offering measures up against the Takara-Tomy version. First and foremost, yes, Hasbro’s Misfire has a black head. Hasbro’s Misfire has a blue visor, while Takara’s sports a red one. The torso is also different, with Takara’s featuring white around the midriff, while Hasbro’s has some white around the middle of the chest. Hasbro also has some silver and white on the shins which is absent on Takara’s release. Hasbro also has some different detailing around the tailfins.
Which way are you leaning, Hasbro or Takara? Do you want Twin Twist wrecking and ruling in your collection alongside Windblade? Share your thoughts on the discussion thread linked below.
ZapRowsdower
That's a great idea, actually… but alas, I'm too anal about keeping guns with requisite figures! I hate it when accessories/guns get misplaced, and that's the surefire way to lose a figure's guns/accessories!
Still, I wonder why Takara/Hasbro never considered selling TF gun packs? They do that with GI Joe, so why not sell some cool weapons for TFs?
combinerlover
thanx .
Cyberrabbits
It's to bad that wave 5 figures are so scarce but they came out at a bad time with The Last Knight just a few weeks away and movie toys dominating the shelfs….I be lying if I said if there was no movie toy I wanted but I'm likening that Voyager Megatron but I rather have the TR Misfire and who know when TR Slugslinger is gonna come out….thank you TT for filling in that void at some point.
Now with that rant out of the way I'm probably just get both TT and TR versions of the Decepticon Targetmasters because I like the idea to give the TR guns to the TT Targetmasters for more fire power.
ZapRowsdower
I use HLJ, for their "private warehouse" function (i.e. Pile of Loot). Prices are cheaper than USA shops, and if you can bundle a few toys together, shipping isn't TOO bad. Plus, their customer service is pretty good for returns, too!
HOWEVER, you'll have a hard time preordering Triggerhappy now. Japanese shops tend to take down preorders after a short amount of time, and that guy was up LAST month, I believe. Misfire is still available for preorder, if interested. When Triggerhappy releases, HLJ might have some extras (from cancelled orders) that they sell. Otherwise, you have eBay or a trusted USA shop like BBTS.
ZapRowsdower
I feel the same way. Seems like as soon as I get the Takara version, suddenly I might see a Hasbro version pop up (literally MONTHS after original release). And, considering this is a MOVIE YEAR, I think your logic is especially sound. $22 for a Hasbro deluxe from Amazon? Yikes.
However, considering the play factor here? I actually don't mind having multiple versions (although, really, I'm getting Takara for the actual Targetmasters! It's a glaring oversight that Hasbro just forgot/ignored these little guys!).
Cyberrabbits
I have TR Triggerhappy and he is awesome that I saw no reason to get the TT version but I preordered the TT Misfire because it would be easier to get him vs. finding and buying the TR Misfire $10 – $15 more then retail and, most likely, finding online.
However if I have the funds I might get the TT Triggerhappy because targetmaster and TR Misfire if I some how magically find him at a target store….fat chance though….
Can't wait for Slugslinger either TT or TR.
MyTea Boc
Can't wait. Happy that misfire's head is black.
Come on Wave 5… just be in stock already.
payres
Anytime now.
Some wave 5 toys (voyager, legends) are already available in the US. Far East preorders are for end of this month, start of next.
Louise Belcher
It is really good toyline, the only downsides is the lack of paint lately (though I see now they returned to drop at least, tiny amount paint on the poor titan masters) and quality issues (besides some figures being floppy, the plastic is way too thin and hollow for kids to handle, it's very fragile).
I believe the next line will have targetmasters as main gimmick, seeing Takara selling them with the legends versions.
OriginalFire
Any idea on release date
SparkPlug24
This is getting me so excited. I hope this wave hits retail within the next month.
Initial_G
very nice, Misfire looks much better
cirrusstratus1
Thanks, ma70er!
combinerlover
Wheres the best place to preorder TT TRIGGERHAPPY and MISFIRE ?
ma70er
Kup and Hot Rod are the first two. Both are slated to release in September, with Triggerhappy following in October, and Doublecross and Misfire in November.
ZapRowsdower
All look good. I'll probably grab both versions. The only shame is in selling Twintwist in a different wave than Topspin. I get the sales point of view… but from a consumer point of view, it's horribly inconvenient and frustrating to sell a pair with so much time apart (i.e. one may be long out of stores by the time the other comes around). Maybe it's no big deal here, but… what about the Legends Insecticons?
This might be the best TF line EVER!!!! I guess we can argue about aesthetics, but you can't argue about how fun it is to take one's head and hop into one's alt mode! Granted, I do wish Hasbro stopped turning EVERYONE into an HM… cause they're completely forgetting about Targetmasters…. Why not, at least, release a set of Targetmasters for these? I'm not too keen having to buy the Takara versions for the extra gun-bot…
cirrusstratus1
Has any of the Takara TR deluxes with the Targetmasters been released yet? Is Kup the first Takara TR deluxe to come with the Targetmaster figure?
Hoffman
It's a new/remold of Highbrow.
transmasterc
Yeah, I did the same thing too. I want Misfire and I do not want to miss him. I had him back in the day he was the only Targetmaster I had. I want twin Twist too. No interest in Windblade though.
Mr. Chaos
I\'ll stick with the original RID Windblade mold for my classic shelf. I slapped a ton of detail work on her and she looks amazing. Thin, lithe, powerful… not chunky thighs here who looks like she has been gorging on cybertron ice cream all week.