Takara-Tomy Mall has updated with official images of the February releases in the Transformers Adventure and Transformers Easy Dynamic lines! February 2016 brings collectors the Japanese release of the malicious Megatronus, whose Japanese release features a whole lot of extra details compared to his US release for the maximum show accuracy. February 2016 also sees Japan get the seeker of Doradus, Springload, and the three-step Drift aka Big Drift, in his show accurate orange deco! Check out the images of all three attached to this news post.
Robert Snoke
except this isn't Megatron but The Fallen, as in the original 13 guy Megatron was named after, who you know was originally black with glowing orange flames.
dCon
Thanks man. You got it right.
I have these 3 TF:Adventure bots, Masterpiece IRONHIDE & HOT RODIMUS, & also Fracture & BIG Thunderhoof (along with MAFEX Mickey.mouse) on way from HLJ this week.
Really love the Takara 3steps because they.are done up in the right deco and really being the molds husai designed them to be out. Hasbro's are fun too but have a lot to be desired..
Sirtank
I usually end up buying the Takara versions, but I saw the Hasbro Megatronus in person for the first time today and I ended up buying him. I'm not sure if the added paint detail is worth the extra $15 this time.
AutobotAlvaron
I like his face, I like both of his modes, but "Megatronus" always looks as if his photos are taken in black-and-white- so de-saturated. He needs more color. At least past Megatrons have had some black and red to augment the blandness. Otherwise, up-size & upgrade this to a Voyager or Leader, and give him a retractable battle-mask, and he's bought!
Starscream1997
Honestly the lack of paint really hurts these toys. I can't see myself getting any of the Hasbro releases except for maybe Scorponok. I got Drift, Jazz, Fracture and soon to be Megatronus, Quillfire and Thunderhoof all from Takara and Wingblade when they eventually do her. It just goes a long way into making a figure look from mediocre to great.
Haywired
They're aimed at children and patterned after an animated show where character models don't have as many surface details as Generations or TFP character designs.
Probably Hasbro should not be skipping so many paint apps on these molds because there isn't too much going with these designs when you skip paint. As it is, it's pretty much Takara versions for this line only.
T-Hybrid
I wish Hasbro had the time/confidence in RiD to start doing more of these Decepticon designs in Warrior Class.
Hell, some of these would make awesome Voyagers if RiD were given the same figure blitz as a movie year.
Afterburner
God this line is uninspired.
Underlord
Another pic from tf yuki https://mobile.twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/702831477248004096/photo/1
Underlord
https://mobile.twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/698789394266763264/photo/1
https://mobile.twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/698784603406880768/photo/1
https://mobile.twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/698781014093467648/photo/1
https://mobile.twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/698802527500783619/photo/1
Novaburnhilde
As usual, they never skimp on the paint.
It tickles me how the larger figures are just called "Big __".
Underlord
https://mobile.twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/697712575065124864/photo/2
https://mobile.twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/697712575065124864/photo/1
New images of tav megatronus.
WhiteMocha
Deluxe size. I don't have my US version in front of me to measure exactly, but he's approximately the same (somewhat shrunken) size of most modern deluxes. Probably about equivalent to, say, the FOC or AOE deluxes.
Yes, the RiD toys in general are aimed more at kids, with the simpler ones (1-step and 3-step) obviously aimed at younger kids.
Golobulus
Just…How big is Megatronus exactly?
Also, can someone explain to me why these RID toys are so awful? Are they designed solely with children in mind?
WhiteMocha
Nicely done.
And yeah, I suspect this'll be the only Springload we get, so I'm picking it up as well. I do wish he had his vintage truck alt mode instead of this new buggy mode, but beggars can't be choosers I suppose.
On a peripherally-related note, I got my 3-year-old 1-step Quillfire for Christmas, and you know what? He's a pretty fun little toy. One thing I really like about him is that unlike a lot of the other 1-steps, he doesn't have a spring-loaded gimmick. Sadly, the 1-step Underbite, Strongarm, and Thunderhoof toys' mechanisms have already started to break down after a few months of normal kid-play. But the ones that just have manual unfolding mechanisms, like Sideswipe and now Quillfire, are a lot more durable.
TacticalBacon
Knowing how minor of a character Springload was, I'm definitely jumping on this version (even if he's a 1-step changer).
Autovolt 127
I got a Megatronus for christmas so I'm good.
Springload looks so silly.
Sa173533
You can replace them with Reprolabels. The emblems are just stickers you can peel off.
NemiMonkey
Would jump on that Megatronus if it was the version with the visor. Ah well that's some money saved. No money for you this time Takara.
wearelegion69
Dude, he commented on the plastic. He said he would preffer the older plastic. But the better engineering still makes them better than the older toys in a different way. The best would be today's engineering with yesteryears material.