Just in from Amazon.co.jp are some new images of the Takara Kingdom Optimus Primal and Megatron repaints we had reported the other day, showing them in a variety of poses in both their bot and beast modes. The premium paintjobs on these guys are looking very nice from what we can see.
We’re still waiting for official info on this, but for now you can check out the shots after the break!
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Transformers Beast Wars BWVS-01 Optimal Primal vs. Megatron
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Currywurst
Just take a paintpen to draw the black outline of the eyes on if that's what you're after.
Managed to do a great job on mine after a few tries.
DracoPrimal
Interested in how it ends up looking, please post pics when possible.
Starscream1997
I want the Tigatron from Takara but I don't want the Blackarachnia. I swapped the legs from Buzzworthy and I'm pretty much satisfied on that version plus he has gold on the legs that was once black which makes the spider mode more kibble looking. I'd be swapping the Kingdom head on the Amazon body.
Starscream1997
I'd just paint the back of the head. Yeah ideally I'd want to take the head apart but I'm not sure that's even possible. I think the off white head can work since he does have white in some spots or I could paint it.
DracoPrimal
The entire head, probably so, but you'd have a big orange patch on your otherwise white (and yellow) tiger's neck. As for trying to swap the faces, I had the thought also, but never went to try and take the head piece apart.
Starscream1997
Can you pop off Tigatrons head? I want to buy the Amazon one and swap the head from my Kingdom one.
40CakesBad
I would have appreciated more if we got two guns in one color plus one butt thruster gun
Ganon2099
Takara we appreciate your generosity
Fenrys
Yea, because the figure wasn't intended to have 2 guns, it's an extra that takara included for this release
groscas
i get that ,but still no storage for it when in beast mode ,only place for 1
Fenrys
It's so one can be used as a gun and the other can be used as his butt thruster without having to choose either or between the two
groscas
yes 2 guns ,a blue and a red .kinda weird, no place to store the 2nd one ,both are also identical
ambarmettatron
Yup, two.
Blot
Anyone gotten the set with Inferno yet? Does he have the two guns? Some in hand shots only showed one.
40CakesBad
Just got my notice shipment has been sent out for my VS-6 and VS-7 packs. Super excited to have the full season 1 lineup
groscas
anyone has had some issue with paint rubbing or chipping with any particular figure ,or is there anything i should be aware of regarding brittleness or paint problems with these ?
Ganon2099
I think Takara doing them with more paint apps would still happen. But if it takes say 3-4 to get through all the Transmetals I feel like we would wait 6 years for Takara to do their 2-packs.
I honestly wouldn't mind if Takara did 2-packs again.
The BW Again sets will have their own display separate from my main Kingdom and Legacy figures
Jetbolt
They could always do variant repaints. Like Predacon Rhinox, Code of Hero Dinobot, and The Trigger Blackarachnia for the vs counterparts.
Novaburnhilde
Man, that'd be awesome.
I just want more Beast Wars stuff in general, particularly if that also includes II and Neo.
Alph
Actually it would still leave one other character unpaired. The Maximals outnumber the Preds by two, assuming you don't use either Silverbolt or TM2 Blackarachnia as a Predacon.