ALL THINGS TRANSFORMERS!!!!

[Elder_Predator2]

Thanks for clarifying what he does.

 

[bcm77]

Here's some pics of my recent arrivals,

Takara Henkei Optimus Prime,a totally repainted Hasbro Classics Cliffjumper that I got done earlier this year and a Takara Henkei Bumblebee with a slightly modified paintjob,

Takara Music Label Soundwave with custom G1 style decals from reprolabels.com and Takara Henkei Megatron,

Takara Henkei Optimus Prime and Megatron,

An action shot!,

Takara Encore Optimus Prime and Jazz,

Justitoys World's Smallest Dinorobots Bombardier (Swoop) and Jungle Warrior (Sludge),

Next for me will be Masterpiece Megatron and Henkei Astrotrain.

 

[The Craw]

you guys finally watch that garbage in, garbage out episode yet and see Weird Al Yankovich/Wreck Gar? he was great. especially when he gave those autobots "everything he had".

 

[mr.fan]

it is a kids toy. ages 6-11. says so right on the box. whats your point?

My point is all the other tfs released thus far were much nicer in design and didn't look half a childish as these... These are playschool figures, if your into that, then cool with me...

 

[icruise]

They're just stylized is all. I can't believe that we're arguing about which transforming robot toys are more "toy-like." I personally LOVE the animated style but if you don't that's fine. No need to imply that the people who do like it are stupid or something.

 

[The ill Jedi]

PAGE 2!?!

 

[Ra88]

SEVERE SPOILERS FOR THE SEASON 2 FINALE OF ANIMATED ARE IN THIS PIC, SO BEWARE.

 

[p!tu]

SEVERE SPOILERS FOR THE SEASON 2 FINALE OF ANIMATED ARE IN THIS PIC, SO BEWARE.

whats the spoiler?

 

[Ra88]

whats the spoiler?

SPOILER Sunstorm and a certain Autobot that used to be Devastator's nemesis back in G1. END SPOILER

 

[bagelsncheesey]

SPOILER Sunstorm and a certain Autobot that used to be Devastator's nemesis back in G1. END SPOILER

Not really a spoiler though. They announced his toy a while back.

 

[Ra88]

Not really a spoiler though. They announced his toy a while back.

It was always hinted at, but never confirmed. In any case, he looks saaaweeeeeeeet.

 

[Sick Boy 82]

Who has the Movie Toy license??!! Why didn't HT snap that up and give us some super sick Transformers!!??I would have bought the ^^^^ out of those. Damn Hasbro!!

 

[Ra88]

Who has the Movie Toy license??!! Why didn't HT snap that up and give us some super sick Transformers!!??I would have bought the ^^^^ out of those. Damn Hasbro!!

Yes, damn Hasbro for sticking to their own freaking property.

Seriously now. Hope that Hot Toys will manage to get the collectible rights, too. Hasbro hasn't done anything with that yet, save for those weird and ugly busts.

 

[icruise]

I'm a little skeptical about HT being able to do a Transformers figure. First of all, I would assume it would have to be a one-mode (robot mode) figure and not a transforming one. Making a transforming figure is totally different from an engineering perspective from what they have done in the past. But even doing something like an non-transforming Optimus Prime movie figure would be a challenge, assuming they wanted it to be reasonably close to the actual movie design. My guess is that the engineering costs for a "Hot Toys quality" Transformer figure would be too high, since the designs would be completely different for each figure.

 

[Eli26]

First of all, Takara designs the Transformer toys. Hasbro has eff all to do with it. Maybe they alter the colours (ugh how difficult) or extend a weapon sculpt to meet child safety standards. My point is Takara are the kings when it comes to putting together a rock solid transforming figure. They have been doing it since 1974. Which is the year I believed the Diaclone series came out, and where a lot of the G1 cast molds came from, like your Optimus' (Convoy), Prowls (forgot), Jazzs (Meister) and your Megatrons (U.N.C.L.E.). Don't quote on all of that. Either way, it's been over 30 years of engineering and manufacturing these figures. Hot Toys may do very well in terms of sculpting figures, but it's another to engineer them to not only look good in a humanoid form, but also in vehicle, and the translation from one to another.

That's why I would be hesitant with the idea of handing another company the licensing rights. Although, in HT we trust. Look how well they do with engineering mechincal things... Eg: The Powerloader and the Endoskeleton.

 

[Ra88]

First of all, Takara designs the Transformer toys. Hasbro has eff all to do with it. Maybe they alter the colours (ugh how difficult) or extend a weapon sculpt to meet child safety standards. My point is Takara are the kings when it comes to putting together a rock solid transforming figure.

Sorry, but no. Hasbro does the concept art/colorschemes, thinks up the series and characters, etc. Takara designs most of the figures and have very little creative input. For example: The Alternators were Hasbro's idea, and helped Takara with the initial concepts before letting Takara do most of the designing process while Hasbro focussed on persuading the car manufacterors. Or the Classics: Again, Hasbro's idea, and most of them were designed by multi-talent Don Figuera. Bumblebee and Mirage were developed by an Australian intern at Takara though, as revealed in an interview he did (he also stated that he wanted to make Bumblebee look like a streetkid with wide pants, a hoodie and a stereo on his back ).

Takara do stuff on their own as well, but it's not a lot, really. As far as I know, just the exclusive BW2/BW Neo figures, the Car Robots line (imported to the states by Hasbro as Robots In Disguise after a surprising success), Robot Masters, Nike-Formers and the Takara Music Label (the MP3 Soundwave). I do believe they were a little more hands on with the Unicron Trilogy; hence the heavy anime influence, and Cybertron not fitting in with the previous two series (Takara said to Hasbro at the last possible second that they were going to make it a standalone series). Masterpiece Starscream and MP Grimlock were also designed with minimal influence by Hasbro, while MP Prime and the upcoming MP Grimlock are joint efforts (take a look in Prime's manual; Don F's original MP Prime design is visible in it).

Back to Hot Toys Transformers. Transformable would be nice, but I'd prefer "Action Masters".
A Bumblebee with interchangeable armor to flip between the old and new look would be sweet, too.

 

[Elder_Predator2]

I'm a little skeptical about HT being able to do a Transformers figure. First of all, I would assume it would have to be a one-mode (robot mode) figure and not a transforming one. Making a transforming figure is totally different from an engineering perspective from what they have done in the past. But even doing something like an non-transforming Optimus Prime movie figure would be a challenge, assuming they wanted it to be reasonably close to the actual movie design. My guess is that the engineering costs for a "Hot Toys quality" Transformer figure would be too high, since the designs would be completely different for each figure.

Don't you think that HT could've done them like the new Trans Scanning figs?

 

[Eli26]

Sorry, but no. Hasbro does the concept art/colorschemes, thinks up the series and characters, etc. Takara designs most of the figures and have very little creative input. For example: The Alternators were Hasbro's idea, and helped Takara with the initial concepts before letting Takara do most of the designing process while Hasbro focussed on persuading the car manufacterors. Or the Classics: Again, Hasbro's idea, and most of them were designed by multi-talent Don Figuera. Bumblebee and Mirage were developed by an Australian intern at Takara though, as revealed in an interview he did (he also stated that he wanted to make Bumblebee look like a streetkid with wide pants, a hoodie and a stereo on his back ).

Takara do stuff on their own as well, but it's not a lot, really. As far as I know, just the exclusive BW2/BW Neo figures, the Car Robots line (imported to the states by Hasbro as Robots In Disguise after a surprising success), Robot Masters, Nike-Formers and the Takara Music Label (the MP3 Soundwave). I do believe they were a little more hands on with the Unicron Trilogy; hence the heavy anime influence, and Cybertron not fitting in with the previous two series (Takara said to Hasbro at the last possible second that they were going to make it a standalone series). Masterpiece Starscream and MP Grimlock were also designed with minimal influence by Hasbro, while MP Prime and the upcoming MP Grimlock are joint efforts (take a look in Prime's manual; Don F's original MP Prime design is visible in it).

Back to Hot Toys Transformers. Transformable would be nice, but I'd prefer "Action Masters".
A Bumblebee with interchangeable armor to flip between the old and new look would be sweet, too.

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Point is Takara engineers the toys, which I was correct.

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The fanboy cocky attitude gets really annoying at times.

 

[Ra88]

UMMM YES! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA YOU NEWB!!!

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Point is Takara engineers the toys, which I was correct.

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The fanboy cocky attitude gets really annoying at times.

No, you said Takara designs them. They don't, not mostly in any case.

And it's funny that you accuse me of having a cocky attitude when you did whole "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA NEWB I'M RIGHT ANYWAYS HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" bit.

 

[The Chaver]

Lets just leave the transformers making to Takara.They do a kick ass job anyway