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[Mach]

Actoys member xiaotao78 has posted in the Actoys forum that the Takara Transformers Masterpiece MP8X King Grimlock has been released in Japan. He also uploaded images on his haul on MP8X King Grimlock.
At the moment, only the MP8X package images are available.

Since it is released in Japan, collectors from Asia shall expect this repaint version of MP08 Grimlock to hit the store soon. Overseas collectors can also check with respective online stores for further details.




Original thread here: http://www.actoys.net/bbs/read.php?tid-426996.html

[Blurrz]

It's beautiful...

[cannonfodder4000]

oh th packaging is so orgasmic
I NEED IT!

. . . . oh yeah theres a toy inside

[First Gen]

I don't get it. Technically, its a bogus repaint as the "blue" portions of the body are supposed to be black, but comics back them commonly used blue to show the darker color as shading hadn't been introduced yet.

By this token, Superman had blue hair for most of his original run.

[Diem]

I don't get it. Technically, its a bogus repaint as the "blue" portions of the body are supposed to be black, but comics back them commonly used blue to show the darker color as shading hadn't been introduced yet.

By this token, Superman had blue hair for most of his original run.

What's to get? It's one of the very few ways they can get repaint cash out of this mold, without doing G2 Grimlock, or stretching it and doing Overkill.

[First Gen]

What's to get? It's one of the very few ways they can get repaint cash out of this mold, without doing G2 Grimlock, or stretching it and doing Overkill.[/quote]

Then how come no Marvel repaint of Megatron, who would have about 3 repaints, depending on what book you were looking at, with a completely different head.

G2 Grimlock would have made more sense to me. Not a production of a miscolored comic book character.

[Diem]

What's to get? It's one of the very few ways they can get repaint cash out of this mold, without doing G2 Grimlock, or stretching it and doing Overkill.

Then how come no Marvel repaint of Megatron, who would have about 3 repaints, depending on what book you were looking at, with a completely different head.

G2 Grimlock would have made more sense to me. Not a production of a miscolored comic book character.

Don't get me wrong, I'm agreeing with you on this one. They are using inferior colours on this figure.
If I had to guess, I'd say Takara are hoping that the colour changes and fancy packaging will be enough to make fans buy Grimlock again where the crown on its own wouldn't.

[Firebird]

I would totally have bought a Blue G2 Grimlock

I don't think I'm gonna get Mp-08X though (I don't like the blue either). $250 is a whole lotta cash I could spend on a whole lot of other things...

[Zeds]

The Heaven's be praised there is English!

[Counterpunch]

They actually advertise 'New Hat!' on the box.