Japanese online retailer AmiAmi have posted new pictures on the pre-order pages for several upcoming Transformers figures from TakaraTomy. The Henkei C-17 Hot Rod pre-order page includes larger resolution images of those reported last week, but also provides the first shot of Mini-Con Jolt utilizing his PowerLinx ability with Hot Rod. Like C-17 Hot Shot, the C-16 Dinobot pre-order page provides high resolution images of those reported last week. However, a new image also confirms that the missile as part of the tail launcher can be held in the other hand as Dinobot’s sword. The site also has new images of the Disney Label Micky Mouse Transformer prototype. All of these new images can be seen by clicking on the image to the left.
SilverDragon
I just had a closer look at Dinobot, and it looks like his shield-blade-thing-spins!
I was concerned that it wouldn't, given that it's his signature weapon.
Also, it does look like they aren't pushing in the robot hands enough.
Feralstorm
Jolt looks so comfortable and cozy.
Railguard
These pics look great!!!! Hot Shot, Hound, Cyclonus, and Ratchet….I have to look out for these when they come out.
Ravenxl7
Hot Shot, Jolt, and Ratchet are looking great. I honestly hope that Hot Shot keeps his weapons for the final version. I'll be getting at least two copies of him when he's released. Also, that license plate is pretty much confirmation, imo, that this is the Hasbro version. Which is a good thing, as I like the way this one looks. Though it is going to be really nice once we get some official confirmation from Hasbro about this. The white's do look a little bad in these photos, but from experience I know it'll look better in person. The clear parts always end up doing something odd to the paint put onto them, and the entirely blue background isn't helping the molded white plastic at all. The amount of red doesn't bother me, as it helps break up the monotony that would have been the white. The head resculpt is nice, and while an entirely new head would have been nice, I think this is nice enough.
MushroomPrime
Cool, it looks like it can still pull of the Super-Propeller-Speed-Mode.
Smasher
Car\helicopter sex has never looked better.
DarkKnightPrime
Could be like the Starscream Movie burger king toy, and have 3 different pannels not hard. Dino skin, predacon, maximal!
The Primes
Dinobot's better color scheme and the missle doubling as his sword is making me rethink getting him.
Also, is that a gear on his tail? I think the tail just might spin!
Foster
Fail. Many of the photos are new, or are higher quality and reveal more details than previously seen. Read here.
StarSaber79
This isn't really news. Ok first of Cyclonus, Cheetor, Hound and Inferno are in there US colours, we saw better pictures of Encore Trailbreaker and Hoist, we already saw these images of the Mickey Mosue Transformer, we saw that picture of Ratchet, and that picture of Hot Shot is almost the same as the one we saw before. As for Dinobot what a cheap lame ass sword I mean Dinobot had a cool sword in Beast Wars this sword is just stupid.
G1Wheeljack
Glad Dinobot's missle doubles as his sword, just wish it wasn't clear red, seems like a great place to chrome. I think I might have to take a Silver sharpie to it.
Foster
I'm almost wondering if it's dino-skin on one side and a lenticular max/pred faction symbol on the reverse. I'd prefer your triangular piece but the symbol on there almost looks to me like a combination of maxie and pred.
Incepticon
After seeing this new picture of Ratchet, I'm more sure than ever that it's NOT the Henkei version and is indeed the Universe version. On top everything else already pointed out – the shitty paint scheme, the incorrectly colored 'horn', etc. – the presence of the yellow license plate seems to indicate this isn't the Takara version since they detailed over that area with Ironhide.
Sol Fury
Possibly faction symbol and blank plate, as we can see that spot on the beast mode sans symbol – I've seen red there on some of the protos, though, which means either something changed and he's going to be a Predacon, or maybe it's be a triangular piece with both factions and a blank piece for beast mode.
Feralstorm
Just noticed something about the Dinobot photo. It appears the little panel on the chest/Dino head may be moveable, and appears to (maybe) have a Predacon symbol on it. I'm thinking that panel may be flipped back and forth, allowing Dinobot to go between Maximal and Predacon symbols. (or maybe just faction symbol and blank plate for dino mode.)
Knightdramon
People need to understand that not one of these is a finalized sample. Final version pictures for Cyclonus, Hound and Cheetor were released some days ago, the rest are prototypes\hasbro placeholder images.
That being said, Hot Rod looks like one of the sweeter moulds ever to come out.
Optimus_Prowl
Was wondering what that meant, That's awsome! I love that arc in the TF comics.
Robogeek28
Wow, good eye!
General Tekno
Well, I'd say that that kind of an easter egg is pretty much confirmation that it's a Hasbro deco we're seeing pictured there.
Foster
check the license plate: