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[hinomars19]

For some Autobot I barely even know compared to Prowl,Sideswipe or Sunstreaker...

Lambor IS Sideswipe, it's his Japanese name

[monstergrotusque]

$159.99 is pretty expensive for a Voyager.

I wouldn't say he's a Voyager. Probably somewhere in between a Voyager and a Leader. I can see where BBTS is coming up with its figures in price; seeing how it's foreign, probably more show-accurate, die-cast, etc. I agree the price is scandalous, but charging lower than $90 is a little bad for their business.

I've read it's been measured against MP-10 and it it comes out to 17 cm...so not quite 7 inches. Without the fig in front of me, I think that comes out to about Classics Prime size. If it's anywhere near $160, I won't be touching the Takara version.

Where is everyone getting these dimensions from? Out of curiosity.

[Mykltron]

That price had better be halved or I'm not buying.

[Heavy B]

Still waiting on masterpeice G1 Ironhide. If anyone needed a show acurate toy made...

[necr0blivion]

I think the price is simply a placeholder to start getting pre-orders before other sites offer one. It's a good strategy, except that price is very misleading and probably off-putting to their target audience.

So far, there's been no official statement regarding price or if anything else is included with the figure (which I doubt there will be). However, one should safely assume that it won't cost as much as the MP-11 Starscream. so let's set the Starscream price, ensure sales early, and then drop the price once an official one is released.

Also, for those asking about the height of Lambor, check out this picture posted earlier today:

http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/u ... 0_tfpy.jpg

Clearly to show that Lambor will be smaller than MP-10 Prime. I'm not sure what's going on with Takara, but Lambor shouldn't be shorter than Starscream, even if it means he's shorter than MP-10 Prime. I just wonder if all future releases will be shorter, or some might go back to the current MP size. Or even if we'll get back to the larger MP figure, like original Prime or Megs.

[Trikeboy]

$159.99 is pretty expensive for a Voyager.

I wouldn't say he's a Voyager. Probably somewhere in between a Voyager and a Leader. I can see where BBTS is coming up with its figures in price; seeing how it's foreign, probably more show-accurate, die-cast, etc. I agree the price is scandalous, but charging lower than $90 is a little bad for their business.

I've read it's been measured against MP-10 and it it comes out to 17 cm...so not quite 7 inches. Without the fig in front of me, I think that comes out to about Classics Prime size. If it's anywhere near $160, I won't be touching the Takara version.

Where is everyone getting these dimensions from? Out of curiosity.

They are coming from this image:

[MINDVVIPE]

Maybe they are trying to keep things in scale in regards to the alt. modes. The width of Sideswipes chest looks like its right compared to primes vehicle mode cab. Maybe by keeping Sideswipe smaller than Starscream, it'll look right when placed together in vehicle mode.

[Stormrider]

The scale makes sense and Takara had mentioend in an interview this past winter that they would be paid attention to scale in MP line going forward.

...Though I just realized that MP Hot Rod is bigger than MP Sideswipe.

[Down_Shift]

$160!

I've paid stupid money for toys before, but I think I'll chance waiting for a US release.

[quickmixed]

I'm a bit disappointed with the size. An inch or two taller wouldnt have hurt. And while $160 seems steep I'm not suprised at all. I'll wait a while before putting my preorder in.