Re: Takara Masterpiece MP-17 and MP-18 Announced: Prowl and Smokescreen!
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 5:55 pm
A cartoon accurate Reflector would be absolutely awesome. I hope it gets done.
I'm interested in some of the decisions they make with the characters from this new Prowl mold:
Do they go for total toon accuracy, or do they opt for more G1 toy homage.
For G-1 Toys, all three had the same shoulder missles, and lots of Stickers In the toon Prowl had no shoulder missles, Bluestreak had smaller shoulder lasers, Smokescreen had ones that looked different from Bluestreak. The toon also had minimal decal detailing. Where is that fine line that they will walk? Will MP Prowl have shoulder cannons, will he have most of the stickers and lettering from his G-1 toy, which would differ from the toon, or not so much?
Also with the licensing issue: I assume since Prowl is Nissan that Ironhide/Ratchet would have the green light since they are Nissan too?
Lastly, Cliffjumper's vehicle in the toon is way boxy just like G-1 toy. Would they even want to mimic a Porsche in that case cause it just doesn't match the toon? Maybe they could avoid licensing altogether??
Further more, doesn't Bee and Cliffy's Classics versions scale pretty perfectly with MP-10? How much would they really improve the figure if they can't really go bigger?
I'm interested in some of the decisions they make with the characters from this new Prowl mold:
Do they go for total toon accuracy, or do they opt for more G1 toy homage.
For G-1 Toys, all three had the same shoulder missles, and lots of Stickers In the toon Prowl had no shoulder missles, Bluestreak had smaller shoulder lasers, Smokescreen had ones that looked different from Bluestreak. The toon also had minimal decal detailing. Where is that fine line that they will walk? Will MP Prowl have shoulder cannons, will he have most of the stickers and lettering from his G-1 toy, which would differ from the toon, or not so much?
Also with the licensing issue: I assume since Prowl is Nissan that Ironhide/Ratchet would have the green light since they are Nissan too?
Lastly, Cliffjumper's vehicle in the toon is way boxy just like G-1 toy. Would they even want to mimic a Porsche in that case cause it just doesn't match the toon? Maybe they could avoid licensing altogether??
Further more, doesn't Bee and Cliffy's Classics versions scale pretty perfectly with MP-10? How much would they really improve the figure if they can't really go bigger?