kaiotheforsaken Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I would love to see a MP Jazz as he is one of my all time favorites as well. I'd like to see them get a bit more ballsy though. Give us an MP Cyclonus or Springer or even Magnus that isn't just a white OP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Oh man, on the subject of repaints; WHY THE HOLY HELL have we not gotten a G2 Grimlock MP? G2 Grimlock was MY Grimlock, a Masterpiece in that blue is holy grail status for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 oh man, and I totally want botshots right now: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeszekely Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Does anyone know when Amazon charges your credit card for preorders? I'm seriously thinking about getting Year of the Snake Optimus and Omega Supreme, but after today's nasty snowstorm I'm also thinking about getting new tires. If Amazon doesn't bill me until they ship it, I should be golden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Does anyone know when Amazon charges your credit card for preorders? I'm seriously thinking about getting Year of the Snake Optimus and Omega Supreme, but after today's nasty snowstorm I'm also thinking about getting new tires. If Amazon doesn't bill me until they ship it, I should be golden. They don't charge your card until they're ready to ship it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie2008 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Masterpiece MP-19 will be Bluestreak, but which color variant will this be? I'm guessing they will have the blue and silver version as a repaint version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanedaestes Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I predict MP-20 megartron. I think it is taking of lot of time and effort to get v2 with all the right proportions so they are taking their time on that one, plus it would make sense with MP-10 being prime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie2008 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I'm hoping MP-20 would be Ultra Magnus with the car carrier trailer, cause Ultra Magnus is way over do, but Magatron would make sence too. Galvatron would be a nice addition to the MP line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Nash Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Seeing the in-hand new TF Prime Starscream and Ripclaw Beast Hunters http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/inhand-images-transformers-prime-beast-hunters-deluxe-ripclaw-starscream/26639/ I noted the SS have a minor appareace with the VF-25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU-11 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Seeing the in-hand new TF Prime Starscream and Ripclaw Beast Hunters http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/inhand-images-transformers-prime-beast-hunters-deluxe-ripclaw-starscream/26639/ I noted the SS have a minor appareace with the VF-25. Seriously not a fan of the BH look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tober Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 So it seems Hasbro's Masterpiece Soundwave and Acidstorm are coming to TRU in July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Acidstorm? Wow. If Thundercracker shelf-warmed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD Blade Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Crud. And I've been waiting for a new Starscream release. Soundwave will be welcome, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I'm betting Has-Tak will do Acid Storm, the other rainmakers, and then invent some new red seeker, before we see Skywarp and G1-toy-colored Thundercracker on the new mold... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tober Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Acidstorm? Wow. If Thundercracker shelf-warmed... Info is based on a query made to TRU Australia from the Ozformers fansite. So I wouldn't take it too seriously yet. They had no listings for MP Sideswipe or Red Alert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeszekely Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 They had no listings for MP Sideswipe or Red Alert. I wouldn't hold out hope that they ever do. Lamborghini's part of the Volkswagen Group, and they've been, "Transformers is too violent, we're not licensing our vehicles to you!" for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Japan often seems to get licenses most other countries can't. Not sure why, but if a hundred companies request the same license for use in the US, Canada, Australia, UK, and Japan----sometimes they'll grant it only for use in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Why doesn't Has/Tak do the coneheads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Because they can't get Kawamori to "tweak" the design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Thrust was one of my favorite fighter jet toys growing up, I'd love to have a masterpiece of him. I know there's a good third party option but if the third party would go there it seems Takara/Hasbro should too. Maybe they were waiting for the Igears to be off the market and it seems we've pretty much gotten there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I can't find the igear ones for a reasonable price anywhere. Also, they're based on the old seeker mold and not the new MP-11 mold so they don't look nearly as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Plus their weapons really suck (one is a ball-point pen with a new tip), and the conversion is frankly ugly/inaccurate---too much re-use of existing parts. Using an F-15's tailfins as Dirge's canards just doesn't look right, especially since they left on the mass balancers. Really, you'll find the original tailfins all over the place---Ramjet's fins, Dirge's canards, and I think even as the end-plates on Thrust. When those iconic bits should be done correctly from scratch, not compromised to use existing F-15 parts just to save a few minutes. (grab an F-16 or F-18 model kit for much better-looking parts--or really, an A-10 could help Thrust) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'Kyuun Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Bit the bullet and ordered MP-12 Sideswipe from NP today. Pricey devil he is, at just under $100 shipped. It hurts all the more everytime I look at my Binaltech Jazz (Meister) in all his die-cast glory, with rubber tires and full interior, opening hood, and working steering, all for about $50. Exorbitant pricing notwithstanding, these MP G1 characters are a 20+ year dream come true. Prowl was my first TF, and I'm trying to temper my excitement for his MP incarnation until pics are released. He is still my favorite TF, and I've hoped and prayed for a version of him that looked like he did on the box art since I bought his original toy in '84. Classics and Binaltech both let me down in this regard, so my anticipation and expectations for his Masterpiece rendering are off-scale high. Hopefully, Takara can sweet talk Porche into releasing the license for Jazz. He'd be a glaring omission from the line. Licensing is a two-edged sword; great for us fans when a license is secured, downright disheartening when it's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) Maybe I'm totally mis-remembering this but weren't the igear seekers directly ripped off somebodies kitbash of the original has-tak seeeker mold in addition to directly copying the toy mold? And on the subject of a possible MP Jazz; Porsche and Lamborghini are both subsidiaries of Volkswagen group. Considering that they where able to get the Countach license, the chances are good they'll be able to get the 935 license as well. Edited January 30, 2013 by anime52k8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'Kyuun Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Maybe I'm totally mis-remembering this but weren't the igear seekers directly ripped off somebodies kitbash of the original has-tak seeeker mold in addition to directly copying the toy mold? Not sure about the kitbash part, but I know they were based off the original pre-Kawamori, ie better, version.And on the subject of a possible MP Jazz; Porsche and Lamborghini are both subsidiaries of Volkswagen group. Considering that they where able to get the Countach license, the chances are good they'll be able to get the 935 license as well. Very cool if they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Maybe I'm totally mis-remembering this but weren't the igear seekers directly ripped off somebodies kitbash of the original has-tak seeeker mold in addition to directly copying the toy mold? I think they actually bought his designs or something. They are exact copies of the "Wheeljack's Lab" customs, down to the small details and IIRC he did mention something about it. Of course, since igear directly copied the official MP seeker mold (they truly are KO's) I'm sure they'd have no qualms about copying a guy's customs, either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) Not sure about the kitbash part, but I know they were based off the original pre-Kawamori, ie better, version.No, they're exactly the same as post kawamori version with the conformal fuel tanks that make the arms fat and the funny rounded feet and legs. the main difference is that they modified the tail fins so you can disconnect the bulk of them from the hip mounts and reconnect them to the lower legs. Edited January 30, 2013 by anime52k8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Yup--they basically made a common fan-mod "at the factory". (I came VERY close to modding my own TC, but never did) IIRC, even making the "sliding joint" move as much as possible, the stabilators still contact the ground (even if you do trim down the tailbooms a bit to give them clearance). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/generation-1-1/toys-r-us-exclusive-masterpiece-soundwave-acid-storm-176775/There you go mike, TRU will be getting Soundwave in 2013, are you happy now? More importantly, MOTHER frakkING MASTERPIECE ACID STORM!!! (yes, I am that excited by another MP seeker repaint if). fingers crossed TRU Soundwave will have all 5 tapes, I want the complete set and would love an excuse to have two sound waves. and in even more interesting news: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/voyager-fall-of-cybertron-springer-astrotrain-176776/ SPRINGER!!??! AND ASTROTRAIN?!?!?!?!! AS VOYAGERS!?!!?!?!?!!!!?!?! THAT TRIPLE-CHANGE!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!!! Mind=blown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU-11 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 For the convenience of others interested in the FOC Springer/Astrotrain thing, here's a pic of the placeholder: My only worry is Hasbro's execution of turning the designs into toys. So far the FoC voyagers have been consistently good, though. I'll remain cautiously optimistic until we see start seeing pics of the actual products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 wow, that design looks great. Here's hoping hasbro doesn't cheap out and translates it properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie2008 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 AcidStorm, before the coneheads? I think I'll pass. The coneheads are way overdue, I didn't even picked up the 3rd party coneheads, hoping for the has-tak MP Conheads. I love the original Springer, I wish they would do a MP Springer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeszekely Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/generation-1-1/toys-r-us-exclusive-masterpiece-soundwave-acid-storm-176775/ There you go mike, TRU will be getting Soundwave in 2013, are you happy now? Yes, I am. And if he does release in July, that's even better. Nice weather for driving around to local stores, no major gift-giving holidays crowding the stores with irritated parents... and in even more interesting news: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/voyager-fall-of-cybertron-springer-astrotrain-176776/ SPRINGER!!??! AND ASTROTRAIN?!?!?!?!! AS VOYAGERS!?!!?!?!?!!!!?!?! THAT TRIPLE-CHANGE!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!!! Mind=blown. Hellz yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I won't be happy until there's a Masterpiece Galvatron. I wouldn't mind Hasbro doing another domestic release of Hot Rod/Rodimus, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Not interested in FoC triple-changers. 1, they weren't in the game (or they had such quick cameos I missed them) and 2, it's a big cheat to use cybertronian designs for triple-changes, especially aerial ones---ANYTHING can fly on cybertron, even tanks and cargo ships. Give me an Astrotrain that's a steam locomotive and a space shuttle, nothing less/else... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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