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So after a great deal of thought and selling off of a large chunk of my CHUG collection I've finally become a Masterpiece collector!

The first of which arrived today.















Cant belive its taken me so long to get into Masterpieces, Ive got to say that Bumblebe is a fine little figure and cant wait to add to my collection.

ONE OF US, ONE OF US!

Welcome tot he dark side man XD

Yeah, BB is actually my favorite of the new MPs, Magnus is actually a bit disappointing when compared to BB to be honest, so you may feel like all the other MPs you get from now on don't seem to live up to the hype surrounding them.

The Lambo mold is another fantastic one, the leg transformation is similar to that of BB, in that it's so simply and intuitive that you wonder why it took so long for it to be made.

Its going to be expensive!!!

Bumblebee is a fun little figure. I'll admit that I was a little disappointed when I first took him out of his box but once you get him stood next to his Autobot buddies it all made sense.

How much did you pay for him in the end? I want more masterpieces but it's going to be hard to justify them to the missus once she sees the size of them!

GET G2 SIDESWIPE HE IS BESTEST GRIN

ZeroWolf wrote:How much did you pay for him in the end? I want more masterpieces but it's going to be hard to justify them to the missus once she sees the size of them!

Got him off this guy on eBay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Takara-TRANSFORMERS-Masterpiece-MP-21-BUMBLEBEE-SPIKE-EXCEL-SUITE-G1-figure-/371178281858?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item566bf31b82

A great seller, well priced, well packaged and arrived very quickly.

Ravage XK wrote:Its going to be expensive!!!

Bumblebee is a fun little figure. I'll admit that I was a little disappointed when I first took him out of his box but once you get him stood next to his Autobot buddies it all made sense.

Tell me about it! I spent a couple of hours last night sorting my CHUGs out into bundles:

Selling these 8 figures should get me Starscream

Selling Those 8 should get me Soundwave

If I sell my liver on the black market I might just be able to afford Quakewave etc!

leakin' lubricant wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:How much did you pay for him in the end? I want more masterpieces but it's going to be hard to justify them to the missus once she sees the size of them!

Got him off this guy on eBay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Takara-TRANSFORMERS-Masterpiece-MP-21-BUMBLEBEE-SPIKE-EXCEL-SUITE-G1-figure-/371178281858?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item566bf31b82

A great seller, well priced, well packaged and arrived very quickly.

That is a good price. Once I have money I may check out the seller's other stock. MP grimlock is lonely

ZeroWolf wrote:

leakin' lubricant wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:How much did you pay for him in the end? I want more masterpieces but it's going to be hard to justify them to the missus once she sees the size of them!

Got him off this guy on eBay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Takara-TRANSFORMERS-Masterpiece-MP-21-BUMBLEBEE-SPIKE-EXCEL-SUITE-G1-figure-/371178281858?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item566bf31b82

A great seller, well priced, well packaged and arrived very quickly.

That is a good price. Once I have money I may check out the seller's other stock. MP grimlock is lonely

That seller has a few MP's listed, based on this transaction he seems the way to go.

leakin' lubricant wrote:

Ravage XK wrote:Its going to be expensive!!!

Bumblebee is a fun little figure. I'll admit that I was a little disappointed when I first took him out of his box but once you get him stood next to his Autobot buddies it all made sense.

Tell me about it! I spent a couple of hours last night sorting my CHUGs out into bundles:

Selling these 8 figures should get me Starscream

Selling Those 8 should get me Soundwave

If I sell my liver on the black market I might just be able to afford Quakewave etc!

Let me know if you can't shift CHUGs, there's only a few I need but I NEED them. I'm also in the market for a liver.

Mr O wrote:

leakin' lubricant wrote:

Ravage XK wrote:Its going to be expensive!!!

Bumblebee is a fun little figure. I'll admit that I was a little disappointed when I first took him out of his box but once you get him stood next to his Autobot buddies it all made sense.

Tell me about it! I spent a couple of hours last night sorting my CHUGs out into bundles:

Selling these 8 figures should get me Starscream

Selling Those 8 should get me Soundwave

If I sell my liver on the black market I might just be able to afford Quakewave etc!

Let me know if you can't shift CHUGs, there's only a few I need but I NEED them. I'm also in the market for a liver.

PM'd you.

CHUGs?

Ironhidensh wrote:CHUGs?

An unfortunate acronym serving as an umbrella-term for 'Classics/Henkei, Universe, Generations'. It's not official, it sounds bad - but it's functional, so many people use it. Like Nickelback.

Mr O wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:CHUGs?

An unfortunate acronym serving as an umbrella-term for 'Classics/Henkei, Universe, Generations'. It's not official, it sounds bad - but it's functional, so many people use it. Like Nickelback.

It always reminds me of C.H.U.D.

I think you're going love the MP line. In all of collecting, imho, MPs are the most satisfying purchases I make.

SkyWarpt wrote:

Mr O wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:CHUGs?

An unfortunate acronym serving as an umbrella-term for 'Classics/Henkei, Universe, Generations'. It's not official, it sounds bad - but it's functional, so many people use it. Like Nickelback.

It always reminds me of C.H.U.D.

That's the one who married Avril, right?

In MP news, I didn't even head down the rabbit-crater, it sucked me in. I was happy to look at pictures, then I got a bargain on MP10, now I'm in debt for life.

I'm on the verge of doing this. I haven't quite committed, but it's looking like I'll be heading down the MP path as well. MPs just kinda snuck up on me. I bought MP-04 back in the day, and for years that was the only one I had. Then I got MP-08 as a gift, bought MP-09 (because, well, it's Rodimus and everyone should own one ) and now I got MP Bee. MP Magnus looks great, he'll most likely be my next purchase, and *POOF* I have a MP collection without intending to have one. So far I have members of the '86 movie cast, looks like I'm gonna keep to that. Unless I win the lottery and I can buy everything.

Rodimus Prime wrote:I'm on the verge of doing this. I haven't quite committed, but it's looking like I'll be heading down the MP path as well. MPs just kinda snuck up on me. I bought MP-04 back in the day, and for years that was the only one I had. Then I got MP-08 as a gift, bought MP-09 (because, well, it's Rodimus and everyone should own one ) and now I got MP Bee. MP Magnus looks great, he'll most likely be my next purchase, and *POOF* I have a MP collection without intending to have one. So far I have members of the '86 movie cast, looks like I'm gonna keep to that. Unless I win the lottery and I can buy everything.

I'd look into selling MP4, and picking up a mp10. Very much worth it.

Ironhidensh wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:I'm on the verge of doing this. I haven't quite committed, but it's looking like I'll be heading down the MP path as well. MPs just kinda snuck up on me. I bought MP-04 back in the day, and for years that was the only one I had. Then I got MP-08 as a gift, bought MP-09 (because, well, it's Rodimus and everyone should own one ) and now I got MP Bee. MP Magnus looks great, he'll most likely be my next purchase, and *POOF* I have a MP collection without intending to have one. So far I have members of the '86 movie cast, looks like I'm gonna keep to that. Unless I win the lottery and I can buy everything.

I'd look into selling MP4, and picking up a mp10. Very much worth it.

Not to me. The truck mode looks better, but MP-10's robot mode is inferior to MP-04, in my opinion. I keep most of my figures in robot mode, so I'm staying with MP-04. I do have the Year of the Horse Edition of MP-10, and I keep it in truck mode. Only reason I have it is because I have the other Chinese calendar TFs as well. I want that KO Magnus, though.

SkyWarpt wrote:

Mr O wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:CHUGs?

An unfortunate acronym serving as an umbrella-term for 'Classics/Henkei, Universe, Generations'. It's not official, it sounds bad - but it's functional, so many people use it. Like Nickelback.

It always reminds me of C.H.U.D.

Like Nickelback.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:I'm on the verge of doing this. I haven't quite committed, but it's looking like I'll be heading down the MP path as well. MPs just kinda snuck up on me. I bought MP-04 back in the day, and for years that was the only one I had. Then I got MP-08 as a gift, bought MP-09 (because, well, it's Rodimus and everyone should own one ) and now I got MP Bee. MP Magnus looks great, he'll most likely be my next purchase, and *POOF* I have a MP collection without intending to have one. So far I have members of the '86 movie cast, looks like I'm gonna keep to that. Unless I win the lottery and I can buy everything.

I'd look into selling MP4, and picking up a mp10. Very much worth it.

Not to me. The truck mode looks better, but MP-10's robot mode is inferior to MP-04, in my opinion. I keep most of my figures in robot mode, so I'm staying with MP-04. I do have the Year of the Horse Edition of MP-10, and I keep it in truck mode. Only reason I have it is because I have the other Chinese calendar TFs as well. I want that KO Magnus, though.

I very much regret not picking up the Habro MP-04 when the was on clearance at TRU for £20! Although I prefer the look of MP-10, MP-04 is still a fine looking figure.

Haha so you're glad i twisted you're arm then Lube ? Bet you can't get rid of those classics fast enough

When i finally made the move i was drooling for days at what i'd been missing out on , so i sold most of my classics in bulk and took a loss i was that desperate but it paid for the more expensive pieces like Soundwave and Starscream

If Ultra Magnus is high on your want list Kapow will have their last re-stock up for pre-order soon and MP10 is back up for pre-order due may/june .

Congrats on beginning your MP collection! Bee is an awesome figure, he was the second figure I ordered but the 5th I added to my collection.

Hope you have fun with it, are you sticking with officials or are you going to get some 3P MP class figures as well?

Autobot Genocide wrote:Haha so you're glad i twisted you're arm then Lube ? Bet you can't get rid of those classics fast enough

When i finally made the move i was drooling for days at what i'd been missing out on , so i sold most of my classics in bulk and took a loss i was that desperate but it paid for the more expensive pieces like Soundwave and Starscream

If Ultra Magnus is high on your want list Kapow will have their last re-stock up for pre-order soon and MP10 is back up for pre-order due may/june .

Haha, those Classics figures are going out the door daily! I'm a pretty patient guy so there going on eBay around half a dozen at a time, I've also sold a few to posters here, so far MP-10 and Apollyon are on pre order, Grimlock, Srarscream, Prowl and Wheeljack are on their way, hoping to add Soundwave next week and then the hunt for a reasonably priced Quakewave begins! I don't see that ending well.

donny1975 wrote:Congrats on beginning your MP collection! Bee is an awesome figure, he was the second figure I ordered but the 5th I added to my collection.

Hope you have fun with it, are you sticking with officials or are you going to get some 3P MP class figures as well?

The plan is to stick to Takara where possible, although I've pre ordered Apollyon and I'm looking to add Quakewave to my collection as I don't think we'll be getting anything of that nature from Has/Tak for a while (if at all). I'm happy to sit back and weigh things up before ordering things like Fanstoys Perceptor or Maketoys Hound, because I'm pretty sure we'll be getting those off Takara in time, the two 3rd party Reflectors have my attention though.