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New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy

Thursday, October 8th, 2015 12:09PM CDT

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Another day, another gallery. No, not from a convention (though we have plenty of those!)

No, today we have a gallery of another Masterpiece Convoy figure. (Yes, another. Do you think Optimus gets a residual check for all of these uses of his likeness? Dude must be rollin' in dough by now.)

The original run consisted of several repaints of the MP-01 Convoy mold, the MP-03 Starscream mold, one run of MP-05 Megatron, a handful of MP-08 Grimlock and two of MP-09 Rodimus Convoy (and his evil twin taking a cue from the Star Trek mirrorverse! All he needed was the ridiculous goatee...)

It was MP-10 that changed everything. The new Masterpieces were actually toys! Toys you could play with and transform. Toys that were well built and felt like an action figure on steroids, rather than a pretty gem that sits in a glass case under lock and key. (I'm looking at YOU, Hasbro Masterpiece Hot Rod/Rodimus and your achy breaky arms. You're on notice, chief!)

With the soft reboot of the line comes repaints, because MONEY. We've shown you some of the extensive repaints in this news piece here.

Oh, and you can take a look at the LOVELY MP-10, right here! (Did you know there's an Asian region reissue of this guy? Did you know he comes with Vector Sigma? VECTOR. FRICKIN'. SIGMA. That's right! You can buy him right here at Seibertron.com sponsor BBTS's sale page.)

Which brings us to our newest gallery:

Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy

I know. You're all like "We just saw this..." Nay. Nay, say I! You've seen this redeco of the MP-01 mold, but not the MP-10. Today's gallery features Optimus/Convoy looking all dapper in his best dressy black. (All he needs is a bow tie.)

You can take a look at this beautiful gem, in it's full gallery, by clicking on the images below:

Transformers Masterpiece Black Convoy

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Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1732982)
Posted by Deathsanras on October 9th, 2015 @ 12:11pm CDT
Masterpiece galleries are always awesome to see, especially the lovely MP-10 mold.
However, you guys constantly mis-transform this mold, to the point it's distracting:
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folds out.

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Try not to be distracted by it.
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And it's not just the ugly, gaping hole. When that panel isn't folded out, it causes alignment problems in the rest of the cab. You night have been wondering why you had to "squeeze" things together more than you expected. That's why.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1733914)
Posted by LegendaryAntiHero on October 12th, 2015 @ 2:40pm CDT
I really want to get that YOTH Optimus someday. I wonder why I never pick one up when it came out
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1753544)
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on January 8th, 2016 @ 9:28pm CST
Ah Road Rage, originally an e-HOBBY exclusive redeco of G1 Tracks based on the Diaclone version of the toy. She has three toys to her name including the original e-Hobby exclusive Road Rage, BotCon 2012 Turbo Tracks (Come on despite the name, this is Road Rage) and the subject of this newest gallery entry, Masterpiece MP-26 Road Rage.

Masterpiece Road Rage is a retool of MP-25 Tracks which include a new head, weapon, collar, biceps, hands, hips and thighs. Even the Blaster accessory that came with Tracks has been redecoed into Twincast. Go ahead and click on the images below to view the whole gallery.

Transformers Masterpiece Road Rage

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Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1753971)
Posted by Va'al on January 10th, 2016 @ 12:55pm CST
After the latest gallery in the Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece line over the weekend, Seibertron.com is ready to bring you not one but two more additions to the gallery collection - and it's two variants of existing molds: MP-21R Bumble Red Boby Body and MP-14C Clampdown!

The former is the inevitable red repaint of the Bumblebee figure, whose gallery you can view here, and features the excellently hilarious typo on the collector coin, though not the Daniel exosuit. The latter is the latest in a long series of repaints and retools for the MP14 mold, with a white, black, red and light blue paint apps to bring it closer to its police car look. You can check out both galleries by clicking on any of the images below!

Transformers Masterpiece Bumble Red Body

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Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1753973)
Posted by Optimutt on January 10th, 2016 @ 1:09pm CST
This is the first I've noticed both the white background and the chrome bumpers on that MP Red Bee. That is beautiful! I can't justify getting it for just these couple of changes, but otherwise, yeah, that adds a whole lot to the toy. I wish yellow Bee also had the white on his chest and foot.

Thanks for the galleries, Ryan!
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1753981)
Posted by Gearslide on January 10th, 2016 @ 1:54pm CST
So does the fandom have names for Red Bumblebee and Yellow Cliffjumper? Or are they just Red Bumblebee and Yellow Cliffjumper?

I kinda like how "Rumblebee" for Red Bumblebee sounds, but by that logic, Yellow Cliffjumper would be "Yiffjumper" and I'm not a fan of that name.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1753982)
Posted by Cobotron on January 10th, 2016 @ 1:58pm CST
I've always heard yellow Cliffjumper referred to as Bumblejumper.
I like "Rumblebee". :lol:
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1754007)
Posted by Desslok2201 on January 10th, 2016 @ 3:46pm CST
Bumblejumper is the old microchange mazda familia that was released on early bumblebee cards that people are now calling bumper. Rumblebee is a decent name, though
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1754034)
Posted by Microraptor on January 10th, 2016 @ 6:00pm CST
Fun fact: This body was used for Bumblebee in the Evangelion crossover. That means you can have a toy to represent that particular piece of fiction without spending ludicrous amounts of cash on yet another MP-10 redeco! Everyone wins!
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1754043)
Posted by Starsaber468 on January 10th, 2016 @ 7:15pm CST
Microraptor wrote:Fun fact: This body was used for Bumblebee in the Evangelion crossover. That means you can have a toy to represent that particular piece of fiction without spending ludicrous amounts of cash on yet another MP-10 redeco! Everyone wins!

Neat now all we need is an Mazinger Z and Getter robo MP-10 redecos/repaints to add on top also we need an MP Bumblebee in some EVA-02. Color scheme also a repainted of MP Bumblebee as Boss Barot idk if it's pointless and unneeded but I want it XD
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1754047)
Posted by Emerje on January 10th, 2016 @ 8:00pm CST
Gearslide wrote:I kinda like how "Rumblebee" for Red Bumblebee sounds,

Then I'd want a blue one we can call Frenzybee and really confuse the RIBFIR/RIRFIB debate.

As for the galleries, none of Clampdown with Prowl? :(

Emerje
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1754048)
Posted by Desslok2201 on January 10th, 2016 @ 8:07pm CST
Emerje wrote:Then I'd want a blue one we can call Frenzybee and really confuse the RIBFIR/RIRFIB debate.

Don't start that sh*t again
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1754073)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 10th, 2016 @ 9:48pm CST
Microraptor wrote:Fun fact: This body was used for Bumblebee in the Evangelion crossover.
No it wasn't. The lighting just made Bee look red. Optimus and Sideswipe, who were also in that pic, were unquestionably red. Bee wasn't the same shade as them, and he would have been had he been red, but he wasn't.

Takara is beholden to accuracy in most everything they do. They wouldn't randomly color Bumblebee red in something that featured everyone else in their regular, standard MP toy colors. At least not without fictional justification (like when Prime got his EVA Unit-01 colors in his upgrade).

Not trying to sound harsh, but this a rumor/misconception that greatly needs to be dispelled. :PEACE:
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1754768)
Posted by Va'al on January 12th, 2016 @ 3:08pm CST
We recently brought you the latest release in the Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece line in the plastic form of Road Rage, but it is now time to step back one place, and focus on the first iteration of the mold: MP-25 Tracks!

Inlcuding pretty much all of the same accessories as its successor, the figure features the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray vehicle mode in luscious blue, red and yellow (for the flames), plus some added white for the robot features and 'flight mode' - and the inclusion of a Raoul minifigure and Blaster in boombox mode to boot. But if that is not enough, this gallery update also brings you an addition to the Q Transformers galleries in its superdeformed Q-17 Tracks. Throw in some comparison shots with pretty much every Tracks that Seibertron.com could find, and you have more blue dandies than you can shake a rose at. Click on any of the images below to view the full works!

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Transformers Masterpiece Raoul

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Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1756588)
Posted by Microraptor on January 17th, 2016 @ 5:49pm CST
I quite like the flame pattern on the q-tracks. It would be perfect on the deluxe.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1763192)
Posted by Va'al on February 5th, 2016 @ 1:47am CST
We are proud to present, you young nut-bolters, a new addition to the Seibertron.com gallery database, venturing back into the Transformers Masterpiece toy line from Takara Tomy with MP-27 Ironhide! From its first odd toy incarnation, through some less than excellent toys in the years, Ironhide seems to have always received the odd end of the axle - does this latest product of engineering and design make up for it though?

Find out by clicking on any of the images below, as the toy is shown in both its Cherry Vanette vehicle and glossy red robot mode, along with all its accessories (which can be stored in the battle sled) such as his Laser pistol, Static Laser Gun, missile launcher, and wrist sonodar. If those still don't convince you, change his demeanour with two extra alternate hands, four nozzles, chest screen, and two additional facial expressions!

Transformers Masterpiece Ironhide

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Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1763231)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 5th, 2016 @ 9:11am CST
Wait a sec, his weapons platform doesn't have any treads or anything to prop it up off the ground? It seriously just sits there like a legless table?

:BANG_HEAD:
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1763257)
Posted by Seibertron on February 5th, 2016 @ 10:45am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Wait a sec, his weapons platform doesn't have any treads or anything to prop it up off the ground? It seriously just sits there like a legless table?

:BANG_HEAD:


Yep, you can add that to the small list of other major issues with the hip panels, rear butt wheels, and the severe lack of a side torso that screws up his silhouette. Had they figured out those 3 things, Ironhide would be right up there with Prowl and Wheeljack.

Also, there's a design flaw with his guns, at least the laser pistols. You can't get them in or out of his hand without causing some minor damage to the handle of those guns. Basically mine have a dented groove where his thumb or fingers were now from taking them in and out of his hands. It's a minor issue because you'd never see it in robot mode while he's holding that weapon. He unfortunately has the opposite issue of some of the Masterpiece figures who have trouble keeping their weapons in their hands, his are difficult to get out.

There are a lot of things that I really like about this figure. The transformation is amazing (and you can transform those two panels with the clips that are a little too big without damaging the plastic, you just have to finesse them). The amount of accessories is incredible for an official toy. The posability is fantastic. The head sculpt is much better in person than it appeared in pictures. He looks great from the side. He looks great from the back, butt wheels aside. He looks pretty good from the front. I would argue that his blocky panels need some more detail, cartoon accurate or not ... I made the same argument about Ultra Magnus. Overall, he's a good figure but there are some major issues keeping him from truly being a "masterpiece" to me. Prowl and Wheeljack continue to be the best Masterpiece figures to date in my book.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1763291)
Posted by Microraptor on February 5th, 2016 @ 12:54pm CST
The pics with Streak just make me feel worse about the fact that mine had his door snap off at the hinge. :-(
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1763451)
Posted by Seibertron on February 5th, 2016 @ 6:12pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Wait a sec, his weapons platform doesn't have any treads or anything to prop it up off the ground? It seriously just sits there like a legless table?

:BANG_HEAD:


Out of curiosity, did anyone catch that he can have a cartoon accurate chest as well?

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Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1763460)
Posted by LegendaryAntiHero on February 5th, 2016 @ 6:55pm CST
Those Ironhide pictures look excellent
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1763509)
Posted by f-primus-unicron on February 5th, 2016 @ 9:25pm CST
fix for the sideskirts, wheelcheeks and lack of torso sides, cut the sideskirts where they connect to the waist(leave the wheels attached to them) and glue to the chest(the fron of the vehicle where they should be in vehicle mode) because of the way it transforms, they will end up on the sides, so no need to partsform them or make any complicated joint, the wheels will still be connected to the panels so they at least could be angles downwards(just over where the side skirts originally were, and the best thing, is, still will retain the waist articulation, although a bit hindered, but not much more than it was
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Posted by Sabrblade on February 5th, 2016 @ 9:28pm CST
Seibertron wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Wait a sec, his weapons platform doesn't have any treads or anything to prop it up off the ground? It seriously just sits there like a legless table?

:BANG_HEAD:


Out of curiosity, did anyone catch that he can have a cartoon accurate chest as well?
Tis not shaped cartoon-accurate, though, which was one of the things that gets me about this figure since the trapezoidal windshield helps make him look fat.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1763546)
Posted by Prowl4 on February 5th, 2016 @ 10:55pm CST
I've had this guy now a few days and from seeing pictures I wasn't that excited about getting one of my most beloved characters in mp form. The face in pictures looked flat, the window forearms looked really bad and the hips were a pure eyesore. I wasn't a huge fan of his chest either because his cartoon model had a very tight rectangular chest. I do believe with the lack of van and indeed Ironhide figures produced by hasbro and takara that this had a knock on effect no practice before making this figure made it far from perfect.

But....I got him in my hands and I forgot about these details I just fell in love. The head sculpt and face were infinitely better in person than I had expected, no picture has done his head and face justice believe me, and the shade of red used was beautiful. I'm in love with the figure and certain poses make him look incredible. He can look like he's convincingly shaking his fist ready to bust some deceptichops. The range of movement for the head is astounding and makes him so expressive. Is he perfect? No. Am I glad that I picked up one of my all time favourite characters? Yes.

I like him that much I'm most likely going to buy ratchet.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1763584)
Posted by LegendaryAntiHero on February 6th, 2016 @ 12:26am CST
Sabrblade wrote:
Seibertron wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Wait a sec, his weapons platform doesn't have any treads or anything to prop it up off the ground? It seriously just sits there like a legless table?

:BANG_HEAD:


Out of curiosity, did anyone catch that he can have a cartoon accurate chest as well?
Tis not shaped cartoon-accurate, though, which was one of the things that gets me about this figure since the trapezoidal windshield helps make him look fat.

I agree it's not show accurate but Ironhide looks fine for the most part
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1763722)
Posted by Bumblebee21 on February 6th, 2016 @ 2:37pm CST
Seibertron wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Wait a sec, his weapons platform doesn't have any treads or anything to prop it up off the ground? It seriously just sits there like a legless table?

:BANG_HEAD:


Out of curiosity, did anyone catch that he can have a cartoon accurate chest as well?

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How :michaelbay: :michaelbay: :michaelbay:
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1771078)
Posted by william-james88 on March 3rd, 2016 @ 9:11am CST
Another month rolls in, another Takara Masterpiece figure comes out and you can be sure Seibertron will give you a gallery. This time it is for Takara's Masterpiece MP-28 Hot Rodimus, or as well call him in the west, Hot Rod.

This is a hotly anticipated figure since it is Takara's second take on this character in the Masterpiece line, and a chance to make up for the previous figure which a majority of fans found underwhelming. While this is similar to how Takara did an MP redux on Optimus Prime and Starscream, this figure differs in the fact that it is clearly an interpretation of the Hot Rod character from the 1986 Transformers film and not the Rodimus character he becomes later. The previous Masterpiece toy tried to represent both and thus a lot was sacrificed, leaving a gap in everyone's Masterpiece collection for an actual Hot Rod toy which could scale better with the newer Masterpiece figures post MP 10 (Optimus Prime).

You can be the judge of how well this toy answers your needs with the pictures in the gallery, which contain an extensive amount fo comparison pictures with the toys mentionned above and Ultra Magnus, among others. About Ultra Magnus, early pictures showed the capability for Hot Rod's car mode to fit on Ultra Magnus' trailer. While he can, Hot Rod's car mode is too wide to enter the trailer via the ramps. Let us know if you spot anything else in the gallery that you were unaware of before and if anything you see helps you make up your mind on whether or not this toy is for you.

Enjoy!

Transformers Masterpiece Hot Rodimus

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Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1771093)
Posted by Randomhero on March 3rd, 2016 @ 10:03am CST
He looks really great. Glad to see the comparisons with the original MP Rodimus. People just keep showing comparison that 3rd party garbage figure. He's really tempting but I'm saving my Master Piece purchasing for Shockwave
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Posted by cloudballoon on March 3rd, 2016 @ 10:31am CST
This new Hotrod is definitely more fun to play with, and scale better, but it got its own issues. The ground clearance in alt mode, the comparative lack of details (vs. Hasbro's toy accurate red lower legs with paint apps), the flat chest, the overall body proportion, etc. are a turn off to me. As a shelf display piece, IMO the old MP is still better.

Guess I'm the lucky few since my old MP Rodimus doesn't have any major QC issues as so many others have, so I never hated the toy.

I'd surely trade the old for the new though if I get the opportunity just for that new toy smell. :-D
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1771104)
Posted by william-james88 on March 3rd, 2016 @ 10:45am CST
cloudballoon wrote: The ground clearance in alt mode


Yours has ground clearance issues? It was debunked when people started to get him that any gound clearance issue was due to mistransformation.
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Posted by Seibertron on March 3rd, 2016 @ 11:43am CST
william-james88 wrote:
cloudballoon wrote: The ground clearance in alt mode


Yours has ground clearance issues? It was debunked when people started to get him that any gound clearance issue was due to mistransformation.


There are two things that cause the ground clearance issue ... when his lower legs are not properly pegged into the two tabs on the underside of where the spoiler is located and when the orange collar is not properly positioned. Once those two areas are properly adjusted, he just barely has ground clearance, but isn't that kind of typical of fancy looking sports cars in the real world? :D
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Posted by cloudballoon on March 3rd, 2016 @ 12:32pm CST
I bet even real world super cars got better clearance than this Hotrod .... besides, no car owner really care the underside of their car other than the mechanics :lol:

I'm getting evermore selective in my purchases. As shelf space is more "premium" even than the cost of the purchase sometimes. Hard for me to justify buying another figure with basically the same look. What's why I don't mind trading the old one for the new... if someone bites :-D
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1771129)
Posted by Seibertron on March 3rd, 2016 @ 12:44pm CST
Some other thoughts on this figure ...

I like him a lot better in hand, but I still have issues with him. Legs and groin area are not wide enough, legs are a little too long, but those things can be chalked up to style choice. My biggest gripe, even more so than the flat chest, is the very obnxious red pieces that stick up behind his head and interfere with his silhouette with regards to the yellow spoiler behind his head. For a Masterpiece figure, that should have been resolved by rotating those pieces 180 degrees or by having a couple of extra panels that fold down, which would also help fill in the gap behind his head. I even figured out an alternate chest transformation that bulks him up a little more and gives some additional dimension to his awkward chest. The backpack isn't quite as obnoxious as it appears in pictures online either.

Hot Rodimus is better than Tracks (though both suffer from being too thin) but not as good as Wheeljack (who is currently my personal "this one is perfect" Masterpiece figure, with Prowl being an extremely close second). I have issues with Ultra Magnus as well, though he has some clever transformations. The unique transformation on Hot Rod is his upper arms which you'll see when you get him.

Transformation is enjoyable and good and most everything has a place to peg into. Face sculpt is great, head shape is great, visor implementation is great. Hands are great for holding weapons, but his middle finger is sculpted weird and the joints that are seen on many Transformers fingers are too large so they look like he's wearing multiple rings on each finger.

One other thing that irks me on him ... his upper legs connect to his pelvis via ball joints which I'm not a fan of on a Masterpiece figure. It kind of makes him seem like he could have been a really nicely done Generations figure had he been downsized a bit to fit in scale with those figures.

It's a good figure, it just needed a few more things done to make him a true Masterpiece.
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Posted by Emerje on March 3rd, 2016 @ 4:05pm CST
I'm just glad to see the windows are a proper blue and not just barely tinted like a lot of the earlier in-hand pictures showed. I still need to get myself an Ultra Magnus, but unfortunately the next few months are very expensive looking thanks to MP Shockwave and Grand Galvatron among other things.

Emerje
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1771326)
Posted by Transformers fan on March 4th, 2016 @ 11:06am CST
I believe that Takara Tomys second take on Hot Rodimus:-? was that the original who was also Rodimus Convoy suffered from numerous quality control issues
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Posted by galvatron00 on March 4th, 2016 @ 12:31pm CST
Seibertron wrote:...but not as good as Wheeljack (who is currently my personal "this one is perfect" Masterpiece figure, with Prowl being an extremely close second).
Wooooo Wheeljack!! I adore that dang figure.
Seibertron wrote:...I have issues with Ultra Magnus as well, though he has some clever transformations.
I'm scared now. Ultra Magnus and Hot Rod will be arriving together Saturday or Monday. I really hope I'm not disappointed with UM considering how expensive he ended up being.
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Posted by Cobotron on March 4th, 2016 @ 12:42pm CST
itscramtastic wrote:
Seibertron wrote:...but not as good as Wheeljack (who is currently my personal "this one is perfect" Masterpiece figure, with Prowl being an extremely close second).
Wooooo Wheeljack!! I adore that dang figure.
Seibertron wrote:...I have issues with Ultra Magnus as well, though he has some clever transformations.
I'm scared now. Ultra Magnus and Hot Rod will be arriving together Saturday or Monday. I really hope I'm not disappointed with UM considering how expensive he ended up being.
Quit yer frettin' Cram. It's gonna be alright. :D


Seibs, if you're still out there. You have said a lot lately that you wish Takara would ease back on taking the cartoon models so literally when designing these more recent MPs, what's your take on Hot Rod in that regard?
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Posted by galvatron00 on March 4th, 2016 @ 12:51pm CST
Cobotron wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:
Seibertron wrote:...but not as good as Wheeljack (who is currently my personal "this one is perfect" Masterpiece figure, with Prowl being an extremely close second).
Wooooo Wheeljack!! I adore that dang figure.
Seibertron wrote:...I have issues with Ultra Magnus as well, though he has some clever transformations.
I'm scared now. Ultra Magnus and Hot Rod will be arriving together Saturday or Monday. I really hope I'm not disappointed with UM considering how expensive he ended up being.
Quit yer frettin' Cram. It's gonna be alright. :D
:DANCE: :DANCE:
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Posted by william-james88 on March 4th, 2016 @ 2:00pm CST
itscramtastic wrote:
Seibertron wrote:...but not as good as Wheeljack (who is currently my personal "this one is perfect" Masterpiece figure, with Prowl being an extremely close second).
Wooooo Wheeljack!! I adore that dang figure.


He is phenominal and also my favourite MP. He will be on a few lists to come :DANCE:
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Posted by Seibertron on March 5th, 2016 @ 1:06am CST
Cobotron wrote:Seibs, if you're still out there. You have said a lot lately that you wish Takara would ease back on taking the cartoon models so literally when designing these more recent MPs, what's your take on Hot Rod in that regard?


Yes, I still think they're taking the cartoon models too seriously. Convoy Grand Prime is another recent example where they try to go after the cartoon look with some extra paint apps (particularly on the hands of Mirage and Optimus Prime) but it ends up looking kind of goofy because the hands are painted but the inside of the fist (where the weapon's peg attaches) is unpainted.

Do it right or don't do it.

Same goes with the ultra simplicity of the look of Hot Rod and Ultra Magnus. There needs to be some extra detail on their parts. I always liked that the cartoon models were simplified versions of the toys. There needs to be a healthy mixture of what's on the screen and the complexity of a robotic humanoid figure. I'm not talking complexity like Bayformers, just some extra detailing in panels and such that wouldn't translate to the cartoon. Regardless of what was on the cartoon, oftentimes the actual G1 toys got it right with its style and look and that look might be better remembered than what the cartoon had.

One exception to my rule ... can we please have an accurate G1 Skyfire toy? Please! Classics Jetfire doesn't count. Generations Jetfire was close if he had the look of the cartoon jet instead of the Macross jet.
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Posted by william-james88 on March 7th, 2016 @ 8:57am CST
Seibertron wrote:There needs to be a healthy mixture of what's on the screen and the complexity of a robotic humanoid figure. I'm not talking complexity like Bayformers, just some extra detailing in panels and such that wouldn't translate to the cartoon. Regardless of what was on the cartoon, oftentimes the actual G1 toys got it right with its style and look and that look might be better remembered than what the cartoon had.


I'm reading this and all I can think about is how MP Wheeljack answers all this perfectly!

The problem with Hot Rod and Magnus is that they are fictional vehicles and thus were not based on real and more detailed vehicles that the toys could pick up on. So we are left with the simpler animation models (which at least were introduced to the west through the film which had more detailed animation).
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1772043)
Posted by Optimizzy on March 8th, 2016 @ 8:14am CST
Mine is just now on its way. Is anyone else using it in a CHUG display?


Also: first post in like 3 months. How's it going? Lol
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1772058)
Posted by Cobotron on March 8th, 2016 @ 10:21am CST
Optimizzy wrote:Mine is just now on its way. Is anyone else using it in a CHUG display?


Also: first post in like 3 months. How's it going? Lol


Hey Mizzy! :D

Just got mine yesterday. Still absorbing.
Never thought about putting him in with the CHUGs. He's pretty big, ya know, he might make a nice Rodimus Prime with the CHUGers. That's an interesting way of looking at him.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1772085)
Posted by Optimizzy on March 8th, 2016 @ 12:17pm CST
Cobotron wrote:Just got mine yesterday. Still absorbing.
Never thought about putting him in with the CHUGs. He's pretty big, ya know, he might make a nice Rodimus Prime with the CHUGers. That's an interesting way of looking at him.


Yeah I knew he was on the big side, so Rodimus Prime is my aim. I think he's supposed to be about as tall as Generations Springer? iF so, then it's about right for me.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1783553)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 22nd, 2016 @ 2:09pm CDT
We are proud to bring to you today the latest gallery from Seibertron.com: Masterpiece MP-29 Destron Laserwave (Shockwave)! This toy has been highly anticipated by many fans and the color can be highly divisive amongst other fans. Share your thoughts about this high ranking one-eyed "Spock-like" Decepticon villain who has been known as both Megatron's staunchest supporter and as Megatron's greatest rival for Decepticon leadership. Logic dictates that you check out the full gallery which can be found by clicking any of the images below. Check them out and let us know what you think in the comments section. And as always stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers News and Galleries!

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Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1783562)
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on April 22nd, 2016 @ 2:31pm CDT
Nice photos! What an outstanding figure.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1783563)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 22nd, 2016 @ 2:31pm CDT
Man, that figure looks so nice.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1783565)
Posted by Deadput on April 22nd, 2016 @ 2:40pm CDT
I wish the purple was darker and his optic more yellow instead of green otherwise he looks great!
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1783571)
Posted by galvatron00 on April 22nd, 2016 @ 2:48pm CDT
Nice shots!!

I think I need some of those clear stands..
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy (1783573)
Posted by william-james88 on April 22nd, 2016 @ 3:02pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Man, that figure looks so nice.


It is very much underrated. The toy itself is perfect in my opinion. The only thing I didnt like was the price tag. I found it a bit pricey for the parts count, size and simplicity of engineering.

Deadput wrote:I wish the purple was darker and his optic more yellow instead of green otherwise he looks great!


Do you have the figure? I ask because in hand I found his eye to be as yellow as can be.

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