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****, that is pretty damn tempting.

Ironhidensh wrote:****, that is pretty damn tempting.

See, Cyberpath?! Now 'densh is gonna get one!! Which is ok, he's a good dude.

Well fudge CP, I just talked myself out of broke ass MP Ramjet yesterday. Well I guess this is a good problem to have

itscramtastic wrote:Why, Cyberpath?! Why you post the deal so now I can't buy it with Christmas money in a week as it will probably be sold out?! WHY CYBERPATH?!

Better to have known and lost than never to have known at all..?

The price is tempting, and the defect doesn't bother me.. buuut the figure looks clunky. Especially with that nosecone between his legs.



Itscramtastic, just wait for Takara to redo the jets with less kibble and more articulation (and more money )

Ironhidensh wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I am out for G1 molds (already was) but will keep supporting BW MPs. And Ironhidensh, if the KO sunstreaker is anything to go by, the KO altrernative might be very poor. So it would be an all or nothing (as in we experience the real thing or we dont experience the mold at all).

Yeah, KO's can be hit or miss. The MPM Prime KO was vastly superiour to the official, but the MPM Barricade (which I bought by accident) was good, but not as good. I've heard nothing but praise for the Megatron 36 KO's, but I honestly never paid any attention to the Sunstreaker one. I know the Datsun KO is of equal quality, but the Sideswipe/redalert was lacking.

Yes they are. My MP Sideswipe is a pretty good KO, but the panels don't line up very well in alt-mode, but outside of that he's damn good and compares very well to the real deal. Oh his legs came assembled on the wrong side, but was an easy fix. Cobo got a pretty bad copy of his Sideswipe though and I've seen stories all over the place when it comes to QC. Same with Sunstreaker. I also have a "KO MP Tracks" that cannot be distinguished from the real deal, oddly suspiciously so. Do your research first.

I just got the a MP Ultra Magnus KO and overall it's very good. It's by Toy House Factory which also does the reportedly good Megatrons. UM does have a few sloppy paint apps here and there, but he also has improvements from the original.

So basically YMMV and do your research.

Cyberpath wrote:tempting, and the defect doesn't bother me.. buuut the figure looks clunky. Especially with that nosecone between his legs.

No one expects a double conehead.

Itscramtastic, just wait for Takara to redo the jets with less kibble and more articulation (and more money )

I don't even want to begin to speculate on the price of a new seeker mold

Cyberpath wrote:Better to have known and lost than never to have known at all..?

No. That's the worst. [quote="Cyberpath"]itscramtastic, just wait for Takara to redo the jets with less kibble and more articulation (and more money ) I really don't neeeeeeeeed them, I'd be happy with Ramjet and Thrust as I have the G1's and Ramjet was hangin' with Starscream and Astrotrain (and Thrust) before Galvatron vaporized him.

carytheone wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:tempting, and the defect doesn't bother me.. buuut the figure looks clunky. Especially with that nosecone between his legs.

No one expects a double conehead.

Yeah, very sloppy looking. Almost as if they wanted to get the most use out of the jets mold before they retired it and made a new one..

carytheone wrote:

Itscramtastic, just wait for Takara to redo the jets with less kibble and more articulation (and more money )

I don't even want to begin to speculate on the price of a new seeker mold

Start saving now.

Cyberpath wrote:Start saving now.

Oh I will... for the inevitable KOs

I kid, I kid - well sorta. I've been priced out of the MP game, but that's OK.

carytheone wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:Start saving now.

Oh I will... for the inevitable KOs

I kid, I kid - well sorta. I've been priced out of the MP game, but that's OK.

I have to say I'm pleased that they slowed down the pace again. My top 5 figures for 2016 were all Masterpieces(!) -- and 4/5 for 2017. That's kind of crazy, glad 2018 had none. (Waiting for August 2019 for the next one though.. )

Cyberpath wrote:I have to say I'm pleased that they slowed down the pace again. My top 5 figures for 2016 were all Masterpieces(!) -- and 4/5 for 2017. That's kind of crazy, glad 2018 had none. (Waiting for August 2019 for the next one though.. )

I'm with you on that, I could definitely go for less things to want.

If only that defect had happened to Dirge, then I would totally jump no question

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:If only that defect had happened to Dirge, then I would totally jump no question

I bought Dirge on the Black Friday sale for $99.


I still feel like I overpaid.....

Who here would like to see them do Masterpiece Unicron Trilogy figures?

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Who here would like to see them do Masterpiece Unicron Trilogy figures?

Only for those whose original toys don't cut the muster. Like, almost every Armada figure besides Unicron, Tidal Wave, etc.

Or all of the early wave Autobot toys from Energon.

But most of the Cybertron toys are good enough to still be satisfactory, and were already pretty darn show-accurate from the get go due to their CG models being so toy-accurate.

Sabrblade wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Who here would like to see them do Masterpiece Unicron Trilogy figures?

Only for those whose original toys don't cut the muster. Like, almost every Armada figure besides Unicron, Tidal Wave, etc.

Or all of the early wave Autobot toys from Energon.

But most of the Cybertron toys are good enough to still be satisfactory, and were already pretty darn show-accurate from the get go due to their CG models being so toy-accurate.

Hey, I think even the Armada toys are still good as playthings despite their faults.

As for the Cybertron toys.. Yeah, most of them are still satisfactory (although shortcomings on some of them stick out more today than thy did before). But some of them got it it in the shorts (Leobreaker and Starscream come to mind).
Aside from that there's a difference between being satisfactory and chasing - to a reasonable degree - perfection.

In any case, Unicron Trilogy MPs - especially Cybertron ones - would be spared the overengineering of MP-44 and the Beast Wars MPs.

Yeah, I'd rather see Armada toys all redone in Generations style more than anything with their Mini-cons like Hot Shot or the jets (sure would like them all done again as Voyagers).

Emerje

For the price, I considered getting a second Rammy. But honestly he's my least favorite of the MP Coneheads. If it were either of the other two though

MP Unicron Trilogy? I'm down. I don't think there's much I wouldn't be down for in the MP line though

And sorry folks, I posed that "in or out" question a week ago and didn't weigh in myself
I'm still in. Part of me feels like I'm in too deep, I was feeling kinda meh or burnt out while I went all hardcore gamer in recent months. But now that I've taken a break from my Switch, I started picking my toys back up (slowly, but I feel I'm still interested). I opened my Plus Shockwave the other day, and I melted. It's insane what feels it gave me just over the simple pallet swap of Lavenderwave. Then I got my shipping notice for Plus Megatron and I got tingles. So I guess I'm saying that my heart is still in it.

As for the price hike, it's hard. While everything is on the rise, not every figure is going to be 44. And if they limit the 44 type to one a year (or less frequent than that) then I should still be able to manage.

I don't feel like I've necessarily been priced out. I've become so picky choosy with MPs lately, and found my peace in playing the waiting game for toy accurate releases, that even with a price hike, I could still fit one or two MPs in my yearly toy budget. I have no intentions of acquiring 44, so it's really a non-issue for me.

@ Jak -
1. did you order your 36+ direct from Japan? I'm chomping at the bit to get that evil bastard in my hands, but chose the domestic route.
2. Isn't the rejuvenating power of taking a break from bots awesome? Take a mental step away for a minute, and it all seems fresh again.
It's like taking a soak in a Goron hot spring, emaright?

Cobotron wrote:1. did you order your 36+ direct from Japan? I'm chomping at the bit to get that evil bastard in my hands, but chose the domestic route.

I ordered through A3U.ca after a chat. They said they wouldn't arrive plugged, and they themselves weren't plugging. So mine should arrive without any unsightly orangeness

Cobotron wrote:2. Isn't the rejuvenating power of taking a break from bots awesome? Take a mental step away for a minute, and it all seems fresh again.

It was. It was a strange journey too. It wasn't anything I set out to do... I wasn't planning to take a toy break, or even buy a Switch (because I basically got it for free). But I wound up with one, fell in love and dove hard ignoring everything around me. I'm not sure if it was just a really good distraction, or if I was in the midst of toy fatigue, but the break did me some good it seems. I guess it helps having more than one interest

Cobotron wrote:It's like taking a soak in a Goron hot spring, emaright?

Cyberpath wrote:BBTS Transformers Masterpiece MP-11NR Ramjet (DEFECTIVE SHOULDERS) for $40 (marked down from $180.)

Product Description

This listing is for the version that was manufactured improperly and has incorrectly installed parts that prevent proper transformation. This item is sold AS IS and is not eligible to be returned. All sales are final.

Sold out. ⠀Anyone got one?

I did, which pin punching tool would people recomend?

Came across this MP-27 Ironhide custom, and reliased Takara still hasn't reused the mold since MP-30 Ratchet. Just a random observation.




Will, ask the guy from the tutorial what he used in the video.

That's a nice looking Shattered Glass Ironhide.

My first thought was Diaclone, that seems like easy and logical redecos. The initial realease would be MP-27D then the more expensive toy accurate MP-27D+ missing the head.