New Takara Tomy Transformer TAV and TED Stock Images

Optimus has yellow eyes.

And what's with the little square hole on his left shoulder?

Sabrblade wrote:Optimus has yellow eyes.

G1 homage?

Sabrblade wrote:Optimus has yellow eyes.

And what's with the little square hole on his left shoulder?

Well the yellow eyes could be a G1 homage and the hole seems liked to the app:

I see... If I'm not mistaken, the inset square is part of a little gimmick involving a dial. According to the ad, you can turn it to reveal either a regular symbol for symmetry and esthetics, or the symbol that works with the app.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I see... If I'm not mistaken, the inset square is part of a little gimmick involving a dial. According to the ad, you can turn it to reveal either a regular symbol for symmetry and esthetics, or the symbol that works with the app.

What would I do without you in my life Jelze.

william-james88 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I see... If I'm not mistaken, the inset square is part of a little gimmick involving a dial. According to the ad, you can turn it to reveal either a regular symbol for symmetry and esthetics, or the symbol that works with the app.

What would I do without you in my life Jelze.

Tap just me on the shoulder instead?

Sabrblade wrote:Optimus has yellow eyes.

Looks red to me, actually, just like his light-up chest window. I'm guessing Takara simply went with red LEDs for the light-up gimmick, as that is the cheapest color. Unfortunately, I think blue is one of the most expensive LEDs.

william-james88 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:It's final. Unless there'll be a second batch Optimus, Jazz and Sideswipe SOLD OUT at amiami. I still haven't seen this at hlj so if you can find a link, please update the thread.

Or post it here:

http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/transformer-toys-available-for-pre-order-instock-online-thread-t104499.php

PS: Am I the only one who preffers the reveals of this thread over all the others? I think its how superior the decos are and how cheap these toys are (they are at a lower price point compared to the legends line in Japan). And that Optimus... MAN! I missed having full blown leader toys, its just too bad I wont know what he is saying.

Can you sticky that link? Please?

Making it sticky would kind of go against the idea of a thread for things that are "now available". I commenting on an older "no available online" thread and the first thing someone said was "I clicked on the link and that deal is outdated", so having a thread that stays at the top only when the content stays temporally related makes more sense and avoids any confusion even if the date is written on the posts. If people want it to work, they have to add to it, hence why I just promoted it.

It would be nice to promote it but not all members are astute as to dig in numerous posts as sometimes the thread gets pushed back. Kind of like the even stickied "Da Rules" . A lot of people tend to gloss over it the way others here gloss over the instruction manuals of our TFs to try and "transform" the figure on their own.

Anyway, just a suggestion 'cause,as a good mod/news hound, you are only answering the concern of a very vocal minority.

Anyways, back to the product on hand. That Optimus is sooooooooooooooooo sweet! And Jazz is equally "Jazzy"

except for those hollow legs I can really dig this Prime.

Optimizzy wrote:except for those hollow legs I can really dig this Prime.

Kind of like Star Convoy.

TAV Cosmos/Adams (the correction for those OCDS out there ) is now available (most probably including his wavemate Powerglide (which I stupidly missed! )Good thing there's RK

Just paid for the set. Knowing amami, they'll be shipping him office hours tomorrow 06/26/15.



Addendum: I feel this is thread related (as to availability of the product)and should not be confined to pm regarding online store policies and all that kind of jazz

Sure it's thread related and I am glad you also put it in the other thread. We will see how it all shapes out (where people prefer to post).

Afterall, any modding that goes around is always in hopes of benefiting to as many people as possible and making everyone's experience the best it could be.

I'd ordered TAV Bumblebee and Strongarm off of some eBay users last week, and today, at my surprise, Bumblebee arrived sooner than expected. I have to say, I didn't think I'd care too much for Bumblebee, but he's a really neat figure. The paint job Takara gave him makes it even better to play with and look at. It makes me anticipate Strongarm even more, and I'm really hoping to get my hands on Drift soon!

PrymeStriker wrote:I'd ordered TAV Bumblebee and Strongarm off of some eBay users last week, and today, at my surprise, Bumblebee arrived sooner than expected. I have to say, I didn't think I'd care too much for Bumblebee, but he's a really neat figure. The paint job Takara gave him makes it even better to play with and look at. It makes me anticipate Strongarm even more, and I'm really hoping to get my hands on Drift soon!

That's how I've come to feel about the Transformers RID '15/TAV line so far. They are neat little figures, with quick, but fun transformations, that are relatively faithful to the cartoon animation models. Of course, for best results, get the Takara versions whenever possible for the better paint jobs. Still, everyone was really bagging on this line HARD when it was first announced. Glad to see so many people giving these a (well-deserved) shot. Honestly, it's saved my Transformers Prime figures from being sold off. These toys give me reason to keep expanding my "Aligned" continuity shelf. Takara's TAV additions especially (Swoop, Slag, Lockdown, etc.) have been incentive for me to maintain a collection of official "Aligned" versions of classic characters.

I got an email yesterday from BBTS that said Powerglide will be processing in the next 10 days.

Powerglide is a coming!

PrymeStriker wrote:I'd ordered TAV Bumblebee and Strongarm off of some eBay users last week, and today, at my surprise, Bumblebee arrived sooner than expected. I have to say, I didn't think I'd care too much for Bumblebee, but he's a really neat figure. The paint job Takara gave him makes it even better to play with and look at. It makes me anticipate Strongarm even more, and I'm really hoping to get my hands on Drift soon!

I picked up the Bumblebee vs. Steeljaw 2-pack at BotCon (it was the ONLY Adventure Series item containing any of the show characters that I could find, all others were the non-show characters), and am gonna wait till the 2-pack of Strongarm vs. Phantomjaw comes out before getting TAV Strongarm. Still on the lookout for TAV Grimlock, though.

Sabrblade wrote: am gonna wait till the 2-pack of Strongarm vs. Phantomjaw comes out before getting TAV Strongarm. Still on the lookout for TAV Grimlock, though.

Thats what I decided to do and its been on preorder since the day it was available. I should get the bill for that 2 pack anyday now and then all at once I will get UW 01, TAV Drift, TAV Bumblebee and that two pack. I CANT wait!

TAV Powerglide.

Here is a bigger pic of one of the initial small pics we first saw of the upcoming TAV-21. As we guessed, only one deluxe fits inside the trailer:

william-james88 wrote:Here is a bigger pic of one of the initial small pics we first saw of the upcoming TAV-21. As we guessed, only one deluxe fits inside the trailer:

Seems the image doesn't work for hotlinking. Fixed it.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Here is a bigger pic of one of the initial small pics we first saw of the upcoming TAV-21. As we guessed, only one deluxe fits inside the trailer:
Seems the image doesn't work for hotlinking. Fixed it.

Thanks man!

I wonder if Optimus will do some mass-shifting in the show or if he'll be GINORMOUS compared to the rest of the cast?

-Kanrabat- wrote:I wonder if Optimus will do some mass-shifting in the show or if he'll be GINORMOUS compared to the rest of the cast?

Haven't watched the show but I thought Optimus is dead already (okay, 1986 death notwitstanding)?

fenrir72 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I wonder if Optimus will do some mass-shifting in the show or if he'll be GINORMOUS compared to the rest of the cast?

Haven't watched the show but I thought Optimus is dead already (okay, 1986 death notwitstanding)?

Optimus is bigger than the others in the show.

And yes, he's appeared in the show whilst being dead. Transformer afterlife and all that.

Here is a report quite a few of you were wondering (I am also posting it in the Legends thread): shipping price from Amiami.

I bought a lot of stuff to ship all at once and it seems the shipping price is a bit exponential depending on the size of your box/order.

If it is small, the difference between SAL and EMS can be half/double. It cost someone 10$ to ship 3 deluxes. But I was shipping 4 deluxes and a Superion set, which came out to 6,154 Yen shipping SAL and 6,660 Yen EMS. So I picked EMS. That is very expensive shipping for SAL but it is quite reasonable for EMS which is the lightning fast way with tracking, and its the same cost or cheaper than it would have cost using BBTS's shipping to canada.

Sure... rub it in Will...

Phantom Jaw
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shajaki wrote:Sure... rub it in Will...

Haha, but hey man, check the shipping, I am not getting away with it easy.

The Figure King 209 magazine came out and as part of the scans, courtesy of Allspark, we see some new exclusive EZ Transformers from Takara. These are redecos of Legion Grimlock, Sideswipe and Optimus Prime. While the Grimlock and sideswipe are clear like the figures of previous campaigns. The Optimus however, has the deco of Jeffrey the Toysrus Giraffe.

The magazine also had 2 pages of shots of the upcoming TAV 21 Optimus figure and it shows all it's features and accessories. Remember, this figure is an exclusive Takara mold. Enjoy!

So much TAV/RID toy news today.

With Phantomjaw (Takara Steeljaw redeco) just released in Japan, it is almost by tradition that Alfes has updated his blog with a new in hand gallery. This toy comes as part of the Takara Tomy’s TAV VS03 set : Phantomjaw vs Strongarm. These are supposed to be police themed rivals. This deco is exclusive to Takara and to this set (so far). There are comparison shots to the previous more show accurate deco, of which we have a gallery right here (Hasbro version). Anyone getting this set? Let us know!

O/p's thighs are SO tiny

Real curious about what Phantomjaw's bio says about him as a character.

You had me at Giraffe

The alt-mode to this looks so amazing...-sigh-...but that's all unfortunately.

I still haven't received a payment request for TAV Drift at HLJ. Did HLJ take more orders than they had stock again like they did for the LG Fembots?

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I wonder if Optimus will do some mass-shifting in the show or if he'll be GINORMOUS compared to the rest of the cast?

Haven't watched the show but I thought Optimus is dead already (okay, 1986 death notwitstanding)?

Optimus is bigger than the others in the show.

And yes, he's appeared in the show whilst being dead. Transformer afterlife and all that.

Without going nto spoilers he get even bigger

Hellscream9999 wrote:O/p's thighs are SO tiny

They're tiny and his lower legs are way, way too long for the rest of him too. Thought he was on stilts at first glance. How the heck does he even run?

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:O/p's thighs are SO tiny

They're tiny and his lower legs are way, way too long for the rest of him too. Thought he was on stilts at first glance. How the heck does he even run?

These are the exact same proportions as on the show. Think of the animated line and how the toys mirrored the show's style. This is the same thing:

Totally picking up that big Optimus at some point here. Looks great!

You missed the Clash of the Transformers images in the scans. Have we seen that Sideswipe before?

(Edit: Never mind, we've seen those scanned before.)

Emerje

william-james88 wrote:These are the exact same proportions as on the show. Think of the animated line and how the toys mirrored the show's style. This is the same thing:

Doesn't make the toy any less silly, just means the show design looks equally bad.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:These are the exact same proportions as on the show. Think of the animated line and how the toys mirrored the show's style. This is the same thing:

Doesn't make the toy any less silly, just means the show design looks equally bad.

That is just your opinion. Quite a few people had that opinion for the animated series toys as well. I, on the other hand, am always impressed when a designer can bring that style to a toy and still make it transform. Like Animated Ultra Magnus or Rodimus, those are masterpieces in their own right.

Our Japan correspondent Matt has reported that, like clockwork, the new TAV figures are now in Japan and has offered us some in hand shots with both sides of the box.

These particular figures were found at Yamada Denki, two days before Toys R Us releases them in their stores.

Matt in Japan

These were the retail prices:

TAV VS 03 Strongarm vs Phantomjaw : 3825 Yen = 30.94$US

TAV 18 Drift: 2125 Yen = 17.19$US

TAV 20 Adams: 1105 Yen = 9.94$US

Those pictures...

william-james88 wrote:Here is a report quite a few of you were wondering (I am also posting it in the Legends thread): shipping price from Amiami.
It cost someone 10$ to ship 3 deluxes. But I was shipping 4 deluxes and a Superion set, which came out to 6,0154 Yen shipping SAL and 6,660 Yen EMS. So I picked EMS.

Just clarifying......is that a typo? 60154 Yen?

fenrir72 wrote:Just clarifying......is that a typo? 60154 Yen?

I answered you prevously here http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/takara-tomy-transformers-legends-thread-t101179s2200.php#p1703676

Just wanted to let you know that your question was not ignored. Yes, it was a typo, the shipping SAL was 6,154, so I said why not just pay 5$ more and get it right away.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Those pictures...

It's fixed !

Where's his tramp stamp?

I knew I wanted Strongarm, was tossing up whether to get the two pack with the Steeljaw repaint or not, 'cause I wouldn't mind his original deco, but decided to just get Strongarm on her own. she's in my private warehouse at HLJ until G2 Bee drops