Yuki Highlights Some Features of Takara's Transformers Unite Warriors Blastoff

We have some more TFYuki images from Twitter, and we're still in the realm of the Takara Tomy Transformers Unite Warriors line, with UW-05 Autobots Car Robots Combiner Convoy Grand Prime (bit of a mouthful there) in its tidy windowed package, and the box artwork. Check them out mirrored below!

I already own at least two of each of every mold-type found in this set, but that gorgeous Takara packaging alone makes this a tempting set. Their presentation of their own upgraded TF figures makes even these slight re-decos very, very, appealing. That's a credit to simply adding a little paint in a more G1-accurate lay-out, and enclosing them in a beautiful box. Well done Takara, for making Transformers that look better, without necessarily being better, than anything Hasbro makes.

(Hasbro's little sister Takara just knows how to show off a lot better.)

Cyberpath wrote:

SOLD

Man I love that Paint job on Optimus. Everytime Takara shows off what they got, it makes me wish I had waited around for it.

AutobotAlvaron wrote:I already own at least two of each of every mold-type found in this set, but that gorgeous Takara packaging alone makes this a tempting set.

I don't like the toys at all but the way they are presented in that box like that makes them look a lot more appealing.

I hate to admit it but Shuttle!Blast off looks cool. I could see it being retooled into figures like Galaxy Shuttle, Armada Jetfire (USS Challenger and Antonov An-225 bodies), and Cybertron Sky Shadow if it was imported to the US. From what I have seen... I had my doubts but looking at it now, Jet!Blast off has an "older brother"

Shuttle still looks good to me but not good enough for me to pay for the box set. I'm still holding out hope he & deluxe Groove will get a singles release through an online retailer or something. I'll get them then.

Delta Magnus wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:

SOLD

When I see that picture I just think of this scene from Family Guy

Are the TF designers just now getting around to watching Hellboy?

Fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath has pointed us in the direction of the TF_pr Twitter account - the official one for Takara Tomy Transformers, rather than teasing machine TFYuki - and their latest offering of the Unite Warriors UW07 Decepticon Combaticons Combiner Bruticus package art! Check it out mirrored below.

Oooh neat.

[Hype continues to build steadily]

The back lit approach does a lot to emphasis his size. Absolutely badass! Looking forward to closer and better shots.

...Brutal artwork

Warpstorm wrote:...Brutal artwork

Why, what's wrong with it?

Takara sure can make those boxarts look awesome

Now that's a spicy meatball

MegaDump wrote:Now that's a spicy meatball

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:New Convoy Grand Prime images:

Nice. The return of the window box (as if there was any doubt) *ahem* but anyway...

I just wonder why Hasbro didn't do this in the first place. I mean when Optimus Maximus was introduced at the end of CW#4 comic THIS (as shown above) was more or less what he looked like (some limbs changed place but you get the idea). Why he magically changed white Battle Core (at Hasbro's insistence no doubt) in the next issue is beyond me.

I mean is Hasbro that greedy so as to swap Body parts thinking everyone would have original Optimus Prime be a Hodge-podge like Cyclonus, and the Battle Core would be the "True" Optimus Maximus?

Well I guess its a moot point, since any fan who wants can just have the standard Optimus along with the Correct "Maximus" Autobot limbs, or just get the UW-05 either way.

I mean I think both Combiner Wars and Unite Warriors are amazing. But it seems Hasbro has had so many misfires along the way, and I have no idea if they were intentional, or accidental (or a combination thereof)

At any rate, I wonder what the future of UW will be? -No doubt they will release Computron at some point, but beyond that is anyone's guess (will TT release Sky Reign & Victorian? , will they create their own release?)

I was thinking it would be kind of neat to repurpose the Battle Core Optimus as Ultra-Magnus and have 4 new (repaint/remold) Autobot limbs to go with him (ala Grand Galvatron), so he would no longer be a Hodge-podge. But then again, they already released Grand Scourge as an exclusive, probably wouldn't want to use that mold a 4th time.

I have UW-01, UW-02, and UW-04 with UW-03 on the way. I have to admit I love that packaging except for UW-04. It has the cardboard cuts for the Constructicons and all the weapons and parts came in a big baggie. Thanks Jeebus for the instructions. It's not as sturdy as the original Styrofoam, but it works and the window gives it the old giftset feel.

I prefer cardboard inserts over styrofoam. I can easily recycle the cardboard.

MegaDump wrote:Now that's a spicy meatball

May I ask real quick if this is a reference to something? Cause I have heard it before and took it as a reference

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

MegaDump wrote:Now that's a spicy meatball

May I ask real quick if this is a reference to something? Cause I have heard it before and took it as a reference

The Mask with Jim Carrey. If you havent seen it, I strongly recomend it. You also get to see Cameron Diaz at her all time hottest. You can put some cheese between 2 loafs of bread next to the screen and she could turn it into a grilled cheese.

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

MegaDump wrote:Now that's a spicy meatball

May I ask real quick if this is a reference to something? Cause I have heard it before and took it as a reference

The Mask with Jim Carrey. If you havent seen it, I strongly recomend it. You also get to see Cameron Diaz at her all time hottest. You can put some cheese between 2 loafs of bread next to the screen and she could turn it into a grilled cheese.

However do not (I can't stress this enough) do not watch the "sequel" son of the mask. By all means watch the mask cartoon adaption as it crosses over with Ace Venture and is hilarious for it.

Which is a reference to an old Tums commercial.
I would guess MegaDump's referring to the fact that Bruticus will do to the Autobots what that meatball did to that poor construction workers stomach.
I get the sense MegaDump nows a thing or two about GI discomfort.

Cobotron wrote:Which is a reference to an old Tums commercial.
I would guess MegaDump's referring to the fact that Bruticus will do to the Autobots what that meatball did to that poor construction workers stomach.
I get the sense MegaDump nows a thing or two about GI discomfort.

Indeed I do, as the workings of Michael Bay commonly assault my senses. Nausea, diarrhea and vomiting, all frequently follow lol. But no, in this case, my meatball reference was in regard to an episode of The Simpsons I saw years ago, something Milhouse says to Bart or vice-versa. I had completely forgotten about its inclusion in The Mask.

Actually it was also something homer said when the government told him about the trillion dollar bill that they wanted him to find.

ZeroWolf wrote:Actually it was also something homer said when the government told him about the trillion dollar bill that they wanted him to find.

Talk about mental decay - in the absence of anything better to do, I had a look online... I can find no evidence that Bart or Milhouse ever said anything about meatballs lol. I'm actually finding this whole false or twisted "memory" rather disturbing! Is it possible that I didn't seduce Lady Godiva before teleporting back onto the Enterprise to blow up the Death Star?

MegaDump wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Actually it was also something homer said when the government told him about the trillion dollar bill that they wanted him to find.

Talk about mental decay - in the absence of anything better to do, I had a look online... I can find no evidence that Bart or Milhouse ever said anything about meatballs lol. I'm actually finding this whole false or twisted "memory" rather disturbing! Is it possible that I didn't seduce Lady Godiva before teleporting back onto the Enterprise to blow up the Death Star?

I dont know. I myself still refuse to believe that the time I made out with JLo was a dream.

But yes, memory has been known to be unreliable. Check this out for some interesting reading: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/hi ... ble-memory

Mt memory is weird, there is some things I struggle to remember or forget completely but little things like conversations from a cartoon series I have no problem recalling.

ZeroWolf wrote:Mt memory is weird, there is some things I struggle to remember or forget completely but little things like conversations from a cartoon series I have no problem recalling.

It's funny you should mention that, I've always experienced a very selective memory... While it was useful at school & got me through university, I'm now reaching the stage where "useful information" is being lost in preference to remembering every line of dialogue from Transformers: The Movie. But if all it takes is "a cursory evaluation of Decepticon capabilities" to indicate a "distinct tactical deficiency," then I suppose I can afford to lose a few patients due to professional incompetence lol.

a little OT but... I don't think its so much as "selective" memory, as much as, our imperfection when it comes to intake of memories, storage, & recall. Of course in the infancy of the internet and TF websites, they were a rife place for spreading TF rumor. However with official printed material, pictures, and video becoming easily sharable, it helped to dispel rumors and inaccuracies in our memories.

Oh yeah, and I know most of my high school Trig is gone. But, I actually hand-typed the entire TF:TM script on MS word back in 1995, so yeah, the dialogue is forever with me.

--There was a website a while back that in fact listed most of the popular TF rumors in the early days (alt.toys.transformers), and the proof they were untrue.

Honestly, I'm kind of surprised how well Alpha Bravo and Rook blend in with the UW teams.

Alpha Bravo is distinct enough from Slingshot to stand on his own and fits with the aircraft motif the Aerialbots have going on (and even in Japan, they're called "Airbots", not "Jetbots") and serves a unique purpose on the team, and Rook really just completes the Protectobot team as a whole, because he's the last sort of "archetypical" rescue vehicle.

I mean, let's look at the Protectobots as a group; we have a fire engine, police cruiser, ambulance, rescue helicopter and patrol cycle; adding Rook gives the group an armored transport, which is the final really big rescue vehicle. He sort of "completes" the protection idea, in a sense.

The only reason Rook could possibly be considered a bad idea is that he's "not from G1"; which hasn't stopped Takara from doing even less sensical things to the Protectobots; I mean, anybody remember Protectobots Heatrock and Skyfeather the drill tank and fighter jet? :p Compared to them, Rook is extremely befitting of the Protectobots.

And honestly, who wouldn't have loved seeing Rook wielding Defensor's mighty fists as his own to bash the crap out of Decepticons back in G1? :p

Honestly I have no problems with Rook or Alpha Bravo. I do appreciate that Between Takara & Hasbro, they did make it so we could have the original TF Combiners as well.

However... I'm not sure Rook really fist the "Rescue" motif. I mean... sure there is a fine line between Fire/Rescue vehicles vs Police vehicles (I mean both departments often respond to Emergencies). But Rook is pretty much a Police Vehicle



I guess it works... But I just cant see Rook in so much of a Rescue type situation (Thinking specifically of the Episode "Revenge of Bruticus" the Protectabots premiere episode. Rook seems to have more of a military application, which I guess would be good in facing off against the Combaticons.

o.supreme wrote:Honestly I have no problems with Rook or Alpha Bravo. I do appreciate that Between Takara & Hasbro, they did make it so we could have the original TF Combiners as well.

However... I'm not sure Rook really fist the "Rescue" motif. I mean... sure there is a fine line between Fire/Rescue vehicles vs Police vehicles (I mean both departments often respond to Emergencies). But Rook is pretty much a Police Vehicle



I guess it works... But I just cant see Rook in so much of a Rescue type situation (Thinking specifically of the Episode "Revenge of Bruticus" the Protectabots premiere episode. Rook seems to have more of a military application, which I guess would be good in facing off against the Combaticons.

Streetwise and Groove were also both police vehicles as well.

As for Rook's status as a rescue vehicle, he's definitely the kind of vehicle you'd see during stuff like earthquakes or other such things; something that is very sturdy and durable in order to protect the civilians it would have to be carrying. He'd be sort of like Blades in function, really; Blades is a rescue helicopter, which would be used for stuff like high flooding and tsunamis, where Rook's more earthquakes and other land-based disasters.

So not a civilian-type rescue vehicle, but absolutely a form of rescue vehicle; APCs (which is what Rook's altmode is) are used as armored ambulances in combat situations, and presumably would also be able to fufill said purpose during disasters; think a First Aid that's heavily armored and armed with machine guns.

GrimlockPrimal wrote:Streetwise and Groove were also both police vehicles as well.

Streetwise (similar to Red Alert)


Groove


But still I get your point. Rook would be more of a use in Natural Disaster/Combat situations rather than residential or woodland fire.

I really like Rook. He fits the whole motiff and I would not have minded if Takara had kept him there. but it is what it is.

Speaking of Rook (well, his mold at least) how about this new image right here:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:I really like Rook. He fits the whole motiff and I would not have minded if Takara had kept him there. but it is what it is.

Speaking of Rook (well, his mold at least) how about this new image right here:

He looks so damn cool. I'm so glad I preordered him! The colors are great on both the individual bots and the combined mode.

GrimlockPrimal wrote:I mean, anybody remember Protectobots Heatrock and Skyfeather the drill tank and fighter jet? :p Compared to them, Rook is extremely befitting of the Protectobots.

How about the jet (well, anything really) from the G1 Rescue Force? Or more recent, the APC and Jet Drones from the PCC Protectobots?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

GrimlockPrimal wrote:I mean, anybody remember Protectobots Heatrock and Skyfeather the drill tank and fighter jet? :p Compared to them, Rook is extremely befitting of the Protectobots.

How about the jet (well, anything really) from the G1 Rescue Force? Or more recent, the APC and Jet Drones from the PCC Protectobots?

The Rescue Force are barely even characters, really, so I'm not sure if they'd count here. They had no bios and weren't even good as a combiner. Plus they're basically just neutered Liokaiser members, so they're not even Protectobots in Name Only. :p

As for the PCC Protectobots....dude, I really don't wanna remember the PCC Protectobots. I mean, they're not as bad as some other PCC "combiners" (like Double Clutch ) but still...

o.supreme wrote:a little OT but... I don't think its so much as "selective" memory, as much as, our imperfection when it comes to intake of memories, storage, & recall. Of course in the infancy of the internet and TF websites, they were a rife place for spreading TF rumor. However with official printed material, pictures, and video becoming easily sharable, it helped to dispel rumors and inaccuracies in our memories.

Oh yeah, and I know most of my high school Trig is gone. But, I actually hand-typed the entire TF:TM script on MS word back in 1995, so yeah, the dialogue is forever with me.

--There was a website a while back that in fact listed most of the popular TF rumors in the early days (alt.toys.transformers), and the proof they were untrue.

Lol sorry to continue off-topic, but my heart soared when I read that. I did the exact same thing years ago. I just assumed it was an obsessive quirk unique to me. It's great to know that I'm either normal or at least not alone with a mental disorder lol

o.supreme wrote:
--There was a website a while back that in fact listed most of the popular TF rumors in the early days (alt.toys.transformers), and the proof they were untrue.

Proving rumors untrue? Where's the fun in that?

GrimlockPrimal wrote:
As for the PCC Protectobots....dude, I really don't wanna remember the PCC Protectobots. I mean, they're not as bad as some other PCC "combiners" (like Double Clutch ) but still...

I you don't like Doubleclutch, then you will probably agree with his inclusion on this list:
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ime/34791/

I know there's already been a lot of talk about UW Bruticus,
but one thing I wanted to add to the mix is no matter what issues the Combaticons have,
I am constantly going back to the thought that a lot of us have been waiting for a long, long time for these to be released. And yes, that goes for all of these combiners that are G1-esque in style.
It's still kinda crazy to me that it's been almost 10 YEARS since I started collecting the Classics line...
In the grand scheme, I think this line has been pretty solid. Now, I haven't bought a ton; none of the leader class or anything smaller than deluxe.
As of right now, I've passed on almost all Autobots as well (although I'm going to probably get UW Superion).
I only say this because all of the re-used molds haven't been an issue for me.
I do understand why it has been frustrating for people though.
It's also been easy for me to skip over the Autobot figures because I'm more than happy with all of the previous "classics etc" versions I already have. The only one that's even remotely tempting to me is Trailbreaker. Anyway.

I'm happy to have these good versions of Devastator, Menasor, and soon, Bruticus.
Again, they all have flaws here and there. But for the most part I think they're outstanding.
Yes, imo, the PE add-ons definitely help.

But here's a question for anyone interested:
Now that we have all of these combiners from CW, how long will it be before we ever see any of these again??
I have a feeling it's going to be quite a while... Which helps make it easy to just be thankful for what we've recently been getting.

Oh, and lastly, I'm on the fence about Victorion... Not a huge fan, but I'm not sure I'd say I hate it. As of right now, it's a fairly easy "pass".

Thanks to the Planet Iacon Facebook page, we now have a new image of Unite Warriors Grand Galvatron! This image shows off Grand Galvatron is an alternate configuration with the flyers as his legs and the vehicles as his arms. And his cannon can still attach to his arm with Breakdown as his right arm!

In Addition, Twitter user Tagoal has given us tons of new in-hand images of the Takara Unite Warriors Convoy Grand Prime! These in-hand images show off the combined and individual modes for the set and make side-by-side comparisons with their hasbro counterparts. All the images are mirrored below for your enjoyment. Let us know what you think of all these images in the comments section below, and stay tuned for all your latest news and galleries from Seibertron.com!

"Fools! Galvatron can be any size he wants!"

Wow, are his joints that stiff, can he actually pull those poses unaided

those are some impressive poses

I really want 3/5s of Galvatron... But I dont have a need for a second Cyclobus, let alone one in that color, and Ghost Starscream is a pass for me. But I love Roller, Thrust, and Breakdown