Transformers Asia Reissue Confirmed - Takara Tomy MP-12 Lambor (Sideswipe)

Black Bumblebee wrote:While it's nice and all... is this needed? You can find this figure rather easily on eBay,for a low amount of money, in both official and KO flavors. Heck, I saw someone selling a G2 version for $10 earlier today! If they re-issue it, it needs to be different in "some" way to make it worth while...

Well, since the original had that stupid "evil-squint" face, if this one comes with the "correct" (IMHO) face that Tigertrack used, that would be the definition of a worthwhile improvement.

I say "if" because I can't enlarge the pic enough to see his face...oh wait, this is just the promo pics from the original, isn't it?

That's precisely why I bought the KO a year and a half ago: correct face, and there was no guarantee of any Takara or Hasbro reissue at the time. I'll gladly buy the real deal to downgrade him to evil-clone-from-Deadly-Paradise-status, but I honestly thought we'd have a Hasbro version by now...or is this a good sign that Hasbro MP Sideswipe is being produced for this summer? IRC his name showing up in computers before Bluestreak, but we still haven't gotten any confirmation right? Just the assumption that Hasbro'd do him and Red Alert while they still had the license from clearing Lockdown's vehicle mode. Well, here's hopin'!

Starsaber468 wrote:Awesome man I have a way to get a mp 12 without worrying its a knock-off

There was another way. Oddly enough, Taara made an exclusive version which came without the tampograph on the hood, meaning that if you spotted that one online it was actually the real thing and not a knock off.

Does anyone know if that exclusive one had the corrected face? I ask because it is technically the last time that mold was used before this new announcement.

How convenient: I was just thinking about how lovely it would be to have Masterpiece Sideswipe.

Whelp, better add that to the "Expensive Figures I Really Want To Go Ahead And Preorder But Can't Right Away Like I Wish I Could Do" list.

This is fantastic! He will finally be fine. When is this reissue due?

EDIT: Never mind found it

LegendaryAntiHero wrote:Why do people need an MP11 reissue when Hasbro is releasing their own Masterpiece Staarscream?

Some people just want Takara Masterpiece figures under some assumption they are intrinsically superior to Hasbro versions.

Heck, I saw somebody say the Seeker molds are "too small" and hopes X-Transbots does them larger (I suppose...there'd be no point mentioning it otherwise). I don't agree with that guy at all...they are perfectly scaled in robot mode.

My main point is, people are techy about the MP-11 mold for varying reasons.

megatronus wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

LegendaryAntiHero wrote:Why do people need an MP11 reissue when Hasbro is releasing their own Masterpiece Staarscream?

Some people just want Takara Masterpiece figures under some assumption they are intrinsically superior to Hasbro versions.

Heck, I saw somebody say the Seeker molds are "too small" and hopes X-Transbots does them larger (I suppose...there'd be no point mentioning it otherwise). I don't agree with that guy at all...they are perfectly scaled in robot mode.

My main point is, people are techy about the MP-11 mold for varying reasons.

We also don't know what the Hasbro version will look like.

Firstly, a reissue of Takara's MP 11 was not confirmed. Only MP 12 and MP 10, the rest is rumour. As for Hasbro's MP 11 reissue, something tells me it wont have as much accessories. The reason I say this is because it was confirmed by a personal visit to toysrus with the correct SKN code that Hasbro's starscream will cost as much as the reissue of Bluestreak (80$ cdn). So the toy value must be around the same unless that means its an amazing deal for a coronation starscream.

Soooo.... I got the following email from Amiami about my MP10 reissue:



I've read it a couple times now and I'm confused. I assume it means its delayed, but it doesn't actually say that. Just that its changed. And it doesn't have an estimate date either. Anyone else hear something similar?

Is this just amiami? TFsource still has mine listed for May... wonder if I'm gonna be sad too...

HLJ & Amazon Japan, too. It was pushed to June 27.

shajaki wrote:LAME.

Oh well. I have a bit of good news.
I want my Takara and Hasbro MP10's to be a little more different, so I thought I'd go the Soundwave route with toy accurate yellow eyes. Someone informed me (sorry don't remember who) that theres a guy who makes replacement MP10 eyes, so I checked him out and he was long sold out. I emailed him a while ago if he'd ever make more and he said "if there was demand".

With the upcoming reissue I figured I'd try again, here's what he told me:

nonnef wrote:Demand has shown itself. Looks like I'll be making more with the new injection machines. Keep your ears peeled.=)

So I can get my yellow eyes, others can brighten up their blue eyes, hooray for everything! I'll be keeping an eye on his store and let y'all know when they're in stock!

shajster, by any chance did you get the Hasbro version with the yellow eyes? And you want to convert it to red? I can send you my extra "red optic" decals by Ocean, you just pay for the shipping. I have two red optics decal replacements btw