Colour Images of Masterpiece Hot Rod (Hot Rodimus) with Price, Release Date and Alt Mode Revealed

Posted by william-james88 Oct 2, 2015 at 8:44am CDT 24,209 views

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Fellow Seibertronians xMXUx, Demonology7789 and Autobot Genocide, have some info our way concerning the upcoming release of Masterpiece Hot Rod (Hot Rodimus). We have a new photo courtesy of Kapow Toys on facebook as well as the listing for this toy on both Robot Kingdom (for 59.99$) and Anime Export (for 46.94$), both far more reasonable prices than previously announced.
These are the first prices actually based on the newly revealed MSRP of 8000 Yen and keep in mind that the Anime Export issue is the Japanese release without coin while the Robot Kingdom release is the Asia release with coin. This confirms that the figure is not exclusive in Japan. This figure is said to be released in February 2016. Below you will find a slew of images showcasing the alt mode as well as all the accessories Hot Rod comes with.

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Comment by mblase75 Oct 2, 2015

Looking forward to Kup, Blurr and Arcee (in that order) getting similar treatments in the future.

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Comment by RiddlerJ Oct 2, 2015

So can this Hot Rod turn into Rodimus Prime (sans trailer) too?

They really have to see if the Targetmaster accessory from the Hasbro Rodimus V1 can be included again.

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Comment by Rodimus Prime Oct 2, 2015

Honestly, the vehicle mode is a bit underwhelming. I don't know, maybe my expectations were too high. No Firebolt?
I'd gladly give up that fishing pole (especially when there's no Daniel) for a Targetmaster. Still getting the figure, though.

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Comment by Artilleron Oct 2, 2015

The legs still look a little skinny even with the colors, but I think they did the best they could for a voyager sized figure honestly. His legs never seemed like part of the vehicle in the animation model, so it was probably a tough call. Although MP-09 looks a better IMHO, I will be more than content with better engineering than MP-09. The new size is also a neat aesthetic.

With the lighter colors of his boots, it seems to pretty much indicate that this is Hot Rod, and may not really have Rodimus Prime mode down the road.

Is it just me, or do his spoiler-wings look angled up slightly in vehicle mode? I hope they aren't...

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Comment by fenrir72 Oct 2, 2015

Artilleron wrote:The legs still look a little skinny even with the colors, but I think they did the best they could for a voyager sized figure honestly. His legs never seemed like part of the vehicle in the animation model, so it was probably a tough call. Although MP-09 looks a better IMHO, I will be more than content with better engineering than MP-09. The new size is also a neat aesthetic.

With the lighter colors of his boots, it seems to pretty much indicate that this is Hot Rod, and may not really have Rodimus Prime mode down the road.

Is it just me, or do his spoiler-wings look angled up slightly in vehicle mode? I hope they aren't...

And you'll still pick this one up.

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Comment by triKlops Oct 2, 2015

Well done on the deco and accessories.
The legs are a little thin but overall, very happy with this.

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Comment by steals_your_goats Oct 2, 2015

I wasn't really into this guy at first but these color pictures are really making me like him. I wasn't really a masterpiece guy but then I got acid storm and sunstorm cheap and then decided I should probably get mp10, then I realised I don't have a lot of decepticons so I ordered exhaust and now this guy and shockwave are coming out and I'm considering tracks/road rage. I didn't know how slippery of a slope this was going to be...

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 Oct 2, 2015

I think the fins are a hairs-breath angled upward, I think they were like that in the animation. In the show or movie did Hot-Rod ever use those twin guns? I always seem to remember it using the side exhaust lasers. Was the wrist saw really THAT big?

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Comment by Seibertron Oct 2, 2015

This is where I wish they wouldn't take the cartoon's look so literally. I just want the flame deco to look like it did on the G1 toy's chest.

The toy looks great except for that fact to me. It looks like it comes with all of the desired accessories that should come with Hot Rodimus (minus a hoverboarding Daniel figure). Looking forward to it!

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Comment by Cobotron Oct 2, 2015

I think I'm in on this, but I too wish he was a little more like the OG toy. The skinny legs are too cartoon, and I always liked the pipes and the shin details on his legs.
Funny what good some color and some action poses can do though. The fishing pole is awesome. Daniel will wait with Dad in Ultra Magnus until Rod gets here. :lol:

Any word on who designed this one? He giving off a strong Ironhide vibe.

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Comment by wilcosu35 Oct 2, 2015

Oh, i need this so much

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Comment by cramoptimus maximus Oct 2, 2015

He looks ok. MP9 is still a more intricate and detailed figure to look at... Not so good to handle, and risky to transform, gives it a "im not a toy feel" its a very complex construction that make MP5 and MP9 feel like they are meant to be handled by profesional transforming and skilled hands.

Now this looks like a toy, its superior in simplicity and I bet, transforming engineering, but its too flat.

Im going to get it, mainly to display in vehicle form, hoping it fits into rodimus MP9 trailer. For display robot form, good ol MP 9 and MP9b are just superior in detail...

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Comment by Cyberpath Oct 2, 2015

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Oct 2, 2015

Thanks for the comparisons. He still looks pretty ok to me.

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Comment by Agamemnon Oct 2, 2015

BBTS just dropped the price to $74.99

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Comment by zodconvoy Oct 2, 2015

It will be mine. It'll be a good counterpoint to Alternators Rodimus flanking MP-09 on the shelf.

Man, we're just not getting any hoverboards are we? It's 2015 dammit!

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Comment by Carnivius_Prime Oct 2, 2015

Eh... it looks weird. The arms look too long or something and the chest too flat? I dunno. I don't bother with Masterpiece figures anyways. Way too expensive and full of problems. If they used the general designs for cheaper regular Generations figures I'd be more forgiving of any flaws.

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Comment by Burn Oct 2, 2015

I dunno ... the whole chest looks far too flat and rectangular, not very "sleek" for Hot Rod. Plus there's all that junk in his trunk ... or is it just his trunk? :-P

(It's early, I'm still waking up, I'll make as many bad jokes as I want!)

zodconvoy wrote:Man, we're just not getting any hoverboards are we? It's 2015 dammit!

Well played good sir, well played ...

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Comment by Robogeek1973 Oct 2, 2015

Hot Rod looks ok and I'm getting him, but he just doesn't wow me like all of the other car bots (yes, even Bumblebee)do.

At least I don't hate this guy like I do MP Ironhide. :lol: