Hot Rodimus and Astrotrain to Join Transformers: Henkei

And they couldn't have repainted AstroTrain?

Great figure, but whats with the white and racing stripes?

Nitpick and pet peeve: did you mean that both figures TOGETHER will cost 2000 yen, or that EACH figure will cost 2000 yen?

Liege Evilmus wrote:And they couldn't have repainted AstroTrain?

Great figure, but whats with the white and racing stripes?

Wow,have you ever even whitnessed the G1 toys? it's what his toy looked like. though i too would like to see it in cartoon colors.

mblase wrote:Nitpick and pet peeve: did you mean that both figures TOGETHER will cost 2000 yen, or that EACH figure will cost 2000 yen?

Each

It says final colors will vary. I'm pretty sure those are just the American releases given the lack of chrome, among other things.

Liege Evilmus wrote:And they couldn't have repainted AstroTrain?

Great figure, but whats with the white and racing stripes?

The pics they used are the general release US figures. They have also stated that the final products will differ from the images used, which means we haven't seen the actual Japanese versions as yet.

They have to be chromed too!

rhinox555 wrote:

Liege Evilmus wrote:And they couldn't have repainted AstroTrain?

Great figure, but whats with the white and racing stripes?

Wow,have you ever even whitnessed the G1 toys? it's what his toy looked like. though i too would like to see it in cartoon colors.

Sure I have, and that guy was all types of color.

Again, I love this figure, he's one of my favorites from the line, but especialy when picyured next to his toon version, I'm just saying some gray would be nice.

Also, Hot Rod should come with the fish and a button that sayes "It's a whooper".

Not for anything, in my last apartment, I had him with a little glass fish and toy pole. I'm mad that I lost those props.

I have to see what the new colors (if any) will look like before i decide to buy.

Liege Evilmus wrote:

rhinox555 wrote:

Liege Evilmus wrote:And they couldn't have repainted AstroTrain?

Great figure, but whats with the white and racing stripes?

Wow,have you ever even whitnessed the G1 toys? it's what his toy looked like. though i too would like to see it in cartoon colors.

Sure I have, and that guy was all types of color.

Again, I love this figure, he's one of my favorites from the line, but especialy when picyured next to his toon version, I'm just saying some gray would be nice.

Also, Hot Rod should come with the fish and a button that sayes "It's a whooper".

Not for anything, in my last apartment, I had him with a little glass fish and toy pole. I'm mad that I lost those props.

G1 astrotrain´s toy had the same colors as the classics toy,but yeah,grey would be better.

Also,hotrod needs a miniature daniel to step on.

Man, Astrotrain is the shit. Can't wait for that figure.

rhinox555 wrote:G1 astrotrain´s toy had the same colors as the classics toy,but yeah,grey would be better.

Also,hotrod needs a miniature daniel to step on.

The reissue, yes, but the original toy had no white on it...& hopefully this guy will be G1 show accurate & be primarily a dark gray & purple.

Transformers Henkei? Sounds worse than Kiss Play. They both look the same. I was hoping Astrotrain would be purple this time around.

Hmmm......
I really dont see any difference with us astro and japanese astro.
but rodimus looks like a buy to me.

Meh, they look exactly the same as the ones that I have in my room. Nothing special about them, but I still feel those racing stripes on Astrotrain are hideous.

I wonder if Rodimus will get a pink and orange repaint.
with gold chrome.

Read yo.

* Final Production colours will differ from the catalog solicitations.

Counterpunch wrote:Read yo.

* Final Production colours will differ from the catalog solicitations.

Aaaand, the US version of Astrotrain was not white and black, the JP version was. We got a light grey and purple one, fyi.

Why can't he be called "Hot Rod"? Who owns that name?

omega666 wrote:Why can't he be called "Hot Rod"? Who owns that name?

Maybe Hotrod.com?

Dudes thease are dirt cheap, even with shipping thease will cost me less then Hasbro stuff!
I'll be getting thease.

Counterpunch wrote:Read yo.

* Final Production colours will differ from the catalog solicitations.

Jup esaly over read, but I queted this for the sole purpose to tell you that your sig is F****ing awesome, love the small print, rated H!

Dead Metal wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:Read yo.

* Final Production colours will differ from the catalog solicitations.

Jup esaly over read, but I queted this for the sole purpose to tell you that your sig is F****ing awesome, love the small print, rated H!

Bonger wrote:

omega666 wrote:Why can't he be called "Hot Rod"? Who owns that name?

Maybe Hotrod.com?

For a second, I was scared to check out that site.

Transformers Hentei??? Ohhhhhh Henkei...

Well Shucks...


I too hope the final colors match the cartoon looks better and I'm all for the chrome coloring as well..

Pottermus_Prime wrote:will these be coming out in the UK with the other on may 9th?????? gotta get me Hot Rod

No, these are Japanese releases.
Hot Rod was released in the UK some time ago.

skywarp-2 wrote:Transformers Hentei??? Ohhhhhh Henkei...

Well Shucks...


I too hope the final colors match the cartoon looks better and I'm all for the chrome coloring as well..

Welcome back!

Everything you said I disagree with out of principal!

Just to make you feel at home again.

omega666 wrote:

Bonger wrote:

omega666 wrote:Why can't he be called "Hot Rod"? Who owns that name?

Maybe Hotrod.com?

For a second, I was scared to check out that site.

Guys, Hot Rod was called Hot Rodimus in Japan all the way back in G1. I thought that was common knowledge...

Also, "Henkei" means "transform", it's not a perverted word at all, unlike a similar sounding word

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Also, "Henkei" means "transform", it's not a perverted word at all, unlike a similar sounding word

I'm well aware.

However, I'd be remiss if I did not point out that hentai is all about transfromations as well.

Counterpunch wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Also, "Henkei" means "transform", it's not a perverted word at all, unlike a similar sounding word

I'm well aware.

However, I'd be remiss if I did not point out that hentai is all about transfromations as well.

and penis fingers. that just seems to be the way it works.

decepticonjon wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Also, "Henkei" means "transform", it's not a perverted word at all, unlike a similar sounding word

I'm well aware.

However, I'd be remiss if I did not point out that hentai is all about transfromations as well.

and penis fingers. that just seems to be the way it works.

*pulls the brakes on the train of derailment*

Oh boy can't wait for the Takara Classics. I've refrained from buying anymore overpriced Hasbro Classics till Takara comes along.

Bonger wrote:

omega666 wrote:Why can't he be called "Hot Rod"? Who owns that name?

Maybe Hotrod.com?

The NHRA perhaps?

Actually, now that I think about it, I believe that's a pretty standard name that's thrown around among Hot Wheels for obvious reasons. Could be wrong, but I do believe I remember looking for some for my son, who's crazy about Hot Wheels (& Transformers, I might add) & seeing one called Hot Rod.

hey now, i thought hot rodimus sounded like a swanky persian stripper joint

Nemesis Cyberplex wrote:

Bonger wrote:

omega666 wrote:Why can't he be called "Hot Rod"? Who owns that name?

Maybe Hotrod.com?

The NHRA perhaps?

Actually, now that I think about it, I believe that's a pretty standard name that's thrown around among Hot Wheels for obvious reasons. Could be wrong, but I do believe I remember looking for some for my son, who's crazy about Hot Wheels (& Transformers, I might add) & seeing one called Hot Rod.

They can call him whatever they want if they'll give the toy some gray lower legs. Would that be so hard? Why must all the Hot Rod/Rodimus toys have red lower legs?

schizophrenica wrote:Oh boy can't wait for the Takara Classics. I've refrained from buying anymore overpriced Hasbro Classics till Takara comes along.

you think Hasbro's overpriced? wait till you see the release quotations for the Takara versions.

Hasbro is released worldwide, and costs are theoretically kept low by the amount of distribution it gets (more distributed toys = more consumers = more profits, in a simplified form of logic).

but Takara is released commercially only in Japan. other countries (like yours and mine, for example) get these releases only thru: (1) someone who bought it locally from Japan, (2) online stores and forums, (3) local hobby shops who import these toys, (4) eBay and other auction sites.

looking at any of those choices, it's still going to have some form of added expense, that's why it's not gonna get any cheaper.

Well the store I always buy from is going to sell them at a few dollars above retail price that's all. Classics Hasbro is pricey because its hard to find them nowadays here. I'll wait for Takara..