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Other: Need to know price and whether or not Hasbro will release in the U.S.

Maybe.... Given the size of MP10, mp cars will likely end up being just very expensive Alternators/ Binaltech. There better be some interesting accessories to warrant the purchase. And no underage girls flashing their underwear please

Though I would like to see him next to my Alternators Sideswipe.

I'm gonna have to wait to see the size/price on ol' Swipey first.

Overcracker wrote:mp cars will likely end up being just very expensive Alternators/ Binaltech.

I doubt it. Those things were as out-of-proportion as fuq.

I'll definitely be getting MP12 if it indeed look like that line drawing. However, if TTomy pulls another stunt like they did to the MP3 mold, then I'll gladly pass, eheh.

I have full intentions of getting it, just a matter of when. I may wait it out and see if Hasbro does it as I'm getting tired of paying twice the price for minimal differences. MPs seem to be easily obtainable for at least a year after release anyhow so it doesn't really hurt to see what Hasbro offers up. Unless it happens to be under $100, then I may jump right away.

I'm not going to say never, but ... it'll be a while if it happens at all. Maybe if Hasbro offered it, I may bite, but maybe not.

I don't have many displays and MPs are great accent pieces. It's cool to have Megatron and Optimus towering over everyone in the back with Starscream and Grims at the side (Rodimus is elsewhere, beside Energon Galvatron).

But Sideswipe? He just doesn't have the same presence as the others. I mean ... no offence to Sideswipe fans, but he's always seemed the most generic of the Autobots. I don't recall him ever doing anything special and he never really stood out to me. I guess if he was one of your childhood TFs I could get it. But he wasn't one of mine.

In terms of scale he's also all wrong. At least for my collection. MPs serve as focal points for my collection and .... Sideswipe just isn't that focal point for me. If he has an alternity I'd buy him in a heartbeat (such a limited selection there!) but as an MP ... nope. Not unless it's at Hasbro prices. I'll make room for him then. Perhapse.

^^ Sideswipe may not be my favorite character, but I do think the figure has the potential to be amazing...

Gauntlet101010 wrote:But Sideswipe? He just doesn't have the same presence as the others.

This is good though. If Sideswipe, THE generic Autobot is successful with the fans, that'll open up possibilities for MPs of other nostalgic characters that aren't TF mascots. Sludge, Blitzwing, Arcee...