Tokyo Toy Show Coverage: Video and Masterpiece Images - Ultra Magnus, Star Saber, Bumblebee, Wheeljack

Torneira wrote:Too bad that toy show is all the way to Tokyo. Otherwise I would sneak in there like a ninja and rob them blind.

And then put the prototypes up for auction on E-bay hehe

I know you're joking, but that type of behaviour is really not suitable for or accepted on Seibertron.com.

I might keep those in mind for another roundup post later.

SO nobody is going to mention that it's clearly the MP Star Saber prototype under magnus down there?

Also on some other TF site that won't be named, there is a clear shot of Star Saber with a sign that CLEARLY shows 'no pictures'. LOL.

Sabrblade wrote:

leakin' lubricant wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:If it helps, the backpack tire on Bee has been shown to be removeable.

Then why include it in the first place? As I said unnecessary.

Because he had it on his back in the cartoon:



And it's not like the tire doesn't go anywhere in altmode:

Never really saw that as a spare wheel, isnt it supposed to mirror mold marks from the original toy?



Besides the animation model doesnt have half of his roof hanging of his back. I just think they could have handeld his tranformation a little better, a this juncture I would say ToyWorld Bii looks tons better than this. he certainly has a cleaner bot mode.

i would love to have some of these but with import cost it makes it too expensive plus they would add nicely in my assortment

With the Takara Toy Fair craze still going on, we have some pricing details of the recently revealed Cloud TFC-A03 Hot Rodimus and TFC-D03 Shockwave! According to Takara Tomy representatives who were present at the showroom, both figures will be individually priced at 5,940 Yen, which is roughly $54 US dollars, a considerably cheaper price than previous entries to the Cloud series.

Also revealed is the package art for the pair, which has been mirrored below!



To recap, Hot Rodimus is a redeco of Generations Springer, and Shockwave is a redeco of Generations Whirl.

That's almost half the price in US dollars! What was the original price in Yen? Is the price difference for the Japanese as severe, or are we just suffering from US retailer markup?

That has to be toe worst mold you could possibly pick for Shockwave. It's ridiculous actually.

Va'al wrote:

Torneira wrote:Too bad that toy show is all the way to Tokyo. Otherwise I would sneak in there like a ninja and rob them blind.

And then put the prototypes up for auction on E-bay hehe

I know you're joking, but that type of behaviour is really not suitable for or accepted on Seibertron.com.

I apologize , I didn't realize that. I was absolutely kidding ofcourse! It was ment as a harmless joke. Sorry my bad

leakin' lubricant wrote:
I agree it is head and shoulders above the Classics mold, and I suppose this is a case of each to their own, but I still feel that Bii wins out in terms of the final product, BTW the side on view of Bii is slightly mistransformed, the back pack does tab in a little more than that resulting in a slighlty more streamlined look.

How can you say that when the Masterpiece is not even out? Also let's not forget we're also getting Spike with him for around $50 while Toyworld bii is $70 bucks...