Following up on our story this morning about what looked to be a Takara BWVS Rhinox vs Scorponok set, we now have some new better quality images showing off the pair in both their bot and beast modes, now with premium finish paintjobs.
We’re hoping to get an official reveal for this soon, but for now you can check out the pics and let us know if you’re interested in the ongoing discussion thread!
Bubblegunner
https://twitter.com/Kazu1325haru/status/1667134381755080705
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sikkusushotto
Yeah he looks much better here than in those photos. However, I still think he lacks a
in robot mode.
pantomime
Glad they all look great in the actual physical IRL photos, also dunno if I just missed it but Primal has his entire fur painted/tampo'ed (same patterns as MP-32?)
Shattered Trousers
I'm looking forward to these rolling out!
Unpopular opinion…? Megatron's skin looks better without the metallic finish seen in the first painted images. The patterns and blemishes compliment the sculpt beautifully.
~L~
lord ginrai
Megatron looks great again. Should put to rest any doubts some folks may have had after the disappointing Twitter “in-hand” images.
shamanking282
This line really feels like the second coming of Telemocha. Love the spots on Megatron’s T-Rex mode.
Hell they’ve even made this Rhinox mold look good. I didn’t even know that was possible!
Bubblegunner
『トランスフォーマー／ビースト覚醒』オプティマスプライムとバンブルビーが公開！『ダイアクロン』『ZOIDS』『ベイブレードX』最新アイテムが多数公開！【東京おもちゃショー2023速報レポート】タカラトミー | 電撃ホビーウェブ
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Rakzo
They look beautiful.
Can't wait to see Airazor.
Bubblegunner
Tokyo Toy Show June 8-11, 2023
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groscas
do you know where else we could get ?
groscas
fingers crossed ,at the price the whole set goes for ,i figured why cheap out at the end and get the big set !
Fenrys
Hasbropulse has carried TTM exclusives in the past, so they might get the deluxe version
Praxus
Sadly the Deluxe Kaen set is TTM exclusive
groscas
yeah they just got there ,now to wait for the last trainbot ,hopefully we can get the dlx pack
Shattered Trousers
It's very likely BBTS will carry all of these.
Their pre-orders might take a week or so to be listed on BBTS' website, but I'm confident they will become available to pre-order long before they are due for release.
~L~
groscas
do we know that BBTS will carry those too ?i wouldve expected them to be there by now (tigatron/blackarrachnia)
ScorponokIsHere
They cast that entire sprue in white and everything else on that sprue was painted to be black to match. That much is simple, and possible with the amount of paint this line is willing to do.
Absolutely not. The factory can apply paint all they want, but it won't adhere. It's just simple chemistry.
Inferno
Then it's a different question. I would like to know what steps Takara-Tomy took to be able to cast Optimus Primal's upper thighs in white for the Premium Finish 2-pack. Because that does not look painted, unless it's a very good paint
and on the previous versions they were all the blue plastic. Things to think about 
Also didn't they paint something in Cyclonus in a nylon part?
Snakeguy
If the Pf g1 and bw Megatron's are any indication, for better or worse the metallic parts will probably be toned down
Fenrys
That may be the case, but for all of the whining about Hasbro's version of Tigatron that I've seen since it released, at least their paint matched the colored plastic fairly well.