First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle
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Hong Kong Toy World forum has been updated with several upcoming Takara version Transformers Animated figures, with new images showing Takara Tomy figures such as Ultra Magnus & Swindle.
The Takara version of Ultra Magnus is mostly navy blue in the alternate mode.
As for Animated Swindle, due to the clarity of the image, the main difference will be the colour of the wheel rims. Hasbro version of the wheels are all black, for Takara there will be silver colour rims.
Toy World HK has also posted other images of Takara Animated figures such as Leader Class Megatron, Sunstorm, Jet Pack Bumblee, Waspinator, Samurai Prowl, Wreckgar and others. However most look unchanged from their Hasbro varients. You can check out the full listings here.
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The Takara version of Ultra Magnus is mostly navy blue in the alternate mode.
As for Animated Swindle, due to the clarity of the image, the main difference will be the colour of the wheel rims. Hasbro version of the wheels are all black, for Takara there will be silver colour rims.
Toy World HK has also posted other images of Takara Animated figures such as Leader Class Megatron, Sunstorm, Jet Pack Bumblee, Waspinator, Samurai Prowl, Wreckgar and others. However most look unchanged from their Hasbro varients. You can check out the full listings here.
Stay tuned to Seibertron.com, the Ultimate Resource Of Transformers!
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Re: First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle (1066805)
Posted by Trikeboy on April 22nd, 2010 @ 6:09am CDT
Posted by Trikeboy on April 22nd, 2010 @ 6:09am CDT
I never got Animated Ultra Magnus and it is pretty much the only one I want now that I have stopped buying Animated toys.
Re: First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle (1066808)
Posted by Dead Metal on April 22nd, 2010 @ 6:16am CDT
Posted by Dead Metal on April 22nd, 2010 @ 6:16am CDT
The f**k? People complained about Animated Magnus having light blue plastic instead of white and Takara go overkill by giving him blue metallic paint instead of white plastic? 
Re: First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle (1066812)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 22nd, 2010 @ 6:24am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 22nd, 2010 @ 6:24am CDT
TA26 Megatron light & sound - Oh, so shiny!
TA27 Ultra Magnus Light & Sound - I don't see much difference
TA28 Autobot Sentinel - His shovel and rims are painted!
TA29 Autobot Jazz - His silver looks almost chrome!
TA30 Blurr - metallic front bumper
TA31 Elite Guard Bumblebee - red insignia and a golden head!
TA32 Wreck-Gar - Is he shiny or is that just the lightning?
TA33 Rodimus - Hasbro pics?
TA Optimus Prime & Rodimus - That's not Activators Optimus. TFSource lied.
TA34 Samurai Prowl - Hasbro pic
TA35 Decepticons Sunstorm - Shiney wings
TA36 Swindle - The cannon also looks gray.
TA37 Waspinator - Hasbro pic
TA38 Wingblade Optimus Prime - So, that's what the Voyager looks like armored up.
TA39 Jetpack Bumblebee - Hasbro pic
TA40 Cybertron Mode Ratchet - Hasbro pic
TA Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime VS Megatron - That is Cyb. Mode Optimus! TFSource lied twice!
TA27 Ultra Magnus Light & Sound - I don't see much difference
TA28 Autobot Sentinel - His shovel and rims are painted!
TA29 Autobot Jazz - His silver looks almost chrome!
TA30 Blurr - metallic front bumper
TA31 Elite Guard Bumblebee - red insignia and a golden head!
TA32 Wreck-Gar - Is he shiny or is that just the lightning?
TA33 Rodimus - Hasbro pics?
TA Optimus Prime & Rodimus - That's not Activators Optimus. TFSource lied.
TA34 Samurai Prowl - Hasbro pic
TA35 Decepticons Sunstorm - Shiney wings
TA36 Swindle - The cannon also looks gray.
TA37 Waspinator - Hasbro pic
TA38 Wingblade Optimus Prime - So, that's what the Voyager looks like armored up.
TA39 Jetpack Bumblebee - Hasbro pic
TA40 Cybertron Mode Ratchet - Hasbro pic
TA Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime VS Megatron - That is Cyb. Mode Optimus! TFSource lied twice!
Re: First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle (1066821)
Posted by Nujevad on April 22nd, 2010 @ 7:07am CDT
Posted by Nujevad on April 22nd, 2010 @ 7:07am CDT
I hope some better pics of Magnus shows up so we can clearly see what other changes were made other than the navy blue cab.
Re: First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle (1066834)
Posted by zodconvoy on April 22nd, 2010 @ 8:10am CDT
Posted by zodconvoy on April 22nd, 2010 @ 8:10am CDT
Swindle, son i am disappoint.
I'll have to see better pics before I'm willing to drop that much to import it.
I'll have to see better pics before I'm willing to drop that much to import it.
Re: First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle (1066836)
Posted by Diem on April 22nd, 2010 @ 8:17am CDT
Posted by Diem on April 22nd, 2010 @ 8:17am CDT
Agreed. I'd love a colour scheme that's more the G1 sandy brown than the Animated greeny-brown.zodconvoy wrote:Swindle, son i am disappoint.
I'll have to see better pics before I'm willing to drop that much to import it.
Re: First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle (1066909)
Posted by Blurrz on April 22nd, 2010 @ 12:40pm CDT
Beautiful. I look fantastic.
No this isn't narcissism, it's the truth.
Posted by Blurrz on April 22nd, 2010 @ 12:40pm CDT
Beautiful. I look fantastic.
No this isn't narcissism, it's the truth.
Re: First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle (1066920)
Posted by Julie85 on April 22nd, 2010 @ 1:38pm CDT
Posted by Julie85 on April 22nd, 2010 @ 1:38pm CDT
I am so happy that the Optimus & Rodimus set comes with Deluxe Earth Mode Optimus instead of Activators Optimus! However, they don't appear to be clear. Maybe it's not the final version? Even if they're not clear, I'll be buying them anyway.
Re: First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle (1066925)
Posted by kirbenvost on April 22nd, 2010 @ 1:52pm CDT
Posted by kirbenvost on April 22nd, 2010 @ 1:52pm CDT
Too shiny! 
But it looks like we've now seen the entire Takara Animated lineup, eh?
But it looks like we've now seen the entire Takara Animated lineup, eh?
Re: First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle (1066929)
Posted by Blurrz on April 22nd, 2010 @ 1:55pm CDT
40 is a nice number to stop at. I'm not 100% sure what Takara's direction is going to be.. if they'll stop at 40, continue with repaints, or even venture off and make some new molds. Hopefully it's the latter.
Posted by Blurrz on April 22nd, 2010 @ 1:55pm CDT
kirbenvost wrote:Too shiny!
But it looks like we've now seen the entire Takara Animated lineup, eh?
40 is a nice number to stop at. I'm not 100% sure what Takara's direction is going to be.. if they'll stop at 40, continue with repaints, or even venture off and make some new molds. Hopefully it's the latter.
Re: First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle (1067026)
Posted by ang3l3s on April 22nd, 2010 @ 5:12pm CDT
Posted by ang3l3s on April 22nd, 2010 @ 5:12pm CDT
Looks good to me as the rest of the line...does not disappoint.
Re: First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle (1067194)
Posted by Hal7300 on April 23rd, 2010 @ 6:02am CDT
Still clinging to the slim hope that Takara will produce a voyager-class Elite Guard Warpath...
Posted by Hal7300 on April 23rd, 2010 @ 6:02am CDT
Blurrz wrote:kirbenvost wrote:Too shiny!
But it looks like we've now seen the entire Takara Animated lineup, eh?
40 is a nice number to stop at. I'm not 100% sure what Takara's direction is going to be.. if they'll stop at 40, continue with repaints, or even venture off and make some new molds. Hopefully it's the latter.
Still clinging to the slim hope that Takara will produce a voyager-class Elite Guard Warpath...
Re: First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle (1067366)
Posted by kirbenvost on April 23rd, 2010 @ 1:34pm CDT
I'm actually hoping for a repaint or two. Well, mainly just a G1 repaint of Prowl. New molds would be great, but since these were designed by Hasbro, would that even be possible?
Posted by kirbenvost on April 23rd, 2010 @ 1:34pm CDT
Blurrz wrote:kirbenvost wrote:Too shiny!
But it looks like we've now seen the entire Takara Animated lineup, eh?
40 is a nice number to stop at. I'm not 100% sure what Takara's direction is going to be.. if they'll stop at 40, continue with repaints, or even venture off and make some new molds. Hopefully it's the latter.
I'm actually hoping for a repaint or two. Well, mainly just a G1 repaint of Prowl. New molds would be great, but since these were designed by Hasbro, would that even be possible?
Re: First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle (1067606)
Posted by Diem on April 24th, 2010 @ 9:05am CDT
Posted by Diem on April 24th, 2010 @ 9:05am CDT
I heard a rumour that those Japanese fellers are pretty good at making robot toys.kirbenvost wrote:Blurrz wrote:kirbenvost wrote:Too shiny!
But it looks like we've now seen the entire Takara Animated lineup, eh?
40 is a nice number to stop at. I'm not 100% sure what Takara's direction is going to be.. if they'll stop at 40, continue with repaints, or even venture off and make some new molds. Hopefully it's the latter.
I'm actually hoping for a repaint or two. Well, mainly just a G1 repaint of Prowl. New molds would be great, but since these were designed by Hasbro, would that even be possible?
Re: First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle (1067793)
Posted by Archaim on April 24th, 2010 @ 11:33pm CDT
Posted by Archaim on April 24th, 2010 @ 11:33pm CDT
TFA Takara are good, but I hope Takara can release a new mold, such as Omega Supreme.
Re: First Images of Takara Animated Ultra Magnus & Swindle (1068211)
Posted by kirbenvost on April 26th, 2010 @ 1:28pm CDT
Well...yeah. 
But I've never heard of them making new molds for a pre-existing line that was completely designed by the other company. Normally it's just straight import and repaint.
Posted by kirbenvost on April 26th, 2010 @ 1:28pm CDT
Diem wrote:I heard a rumour that those Japanese fellers are pretty good at making robot toys.kirbenvost wrote:Blurrz wrote:kirbenvost wrote:Too shiny!
But it looks like we've now seen the entire Takara Animated lineup, eh?
40 is a nice number to stop at. I'm not 100% sure what Takara's direction is going to be.. if they'll stop at 40, continue with repaints, or even venture off and make some new molds. Hopefully it's the latter.
I'm actually hoping for a repaint or two. Well, mainly just a G1 repaint of Prowl. New molds would be great, but since these were designed by Hasbro, would that even be possible?
Well...yeah.
But I've never heard of them making new molds for a pre-existing line that was completely designed by the other company. Normally it's just straight import and repaint.
