SKYWARPED_128 wrote:It seems MP Sideswipe doesn't look too out of scale with the other deluxe Classics figs. I think I'll pass on Red Alert (since I actually have his Generations fig) and go for MP Sideswipe and the inevitable Sunstreaker. I love Lamborghini's, so Sideswipe is a no-brainer.
WildcatOn3 wrote:According to BigBadToyStore, "The addition of Lazorbeak to the MP-13 has increased costs by 31%." Is that a **** joke?!
AutoBorst wrote:SKYWARPED_128 wrote:It seems MP Sideswipe doesn't look too out of scale with the other deluxe Classics figs. I think I'll pass on Red Alert (since I actually have his Generations fig) and go for MP Sideswipe and the inevitable Sunstreaker. I love Lamborghini's, so Sideswipe is a no-brainer.
I don't see that. MP10 stands the same size as Rodimus, which is barely an inch taller than Hot Rod himself. Based on the size comparison picture between Sideswipe only comes to his waist. Sideswipe should be just as tall as Hot Rod. Sideswipe looks like a mini-spy.
Unfortunately new new MP scale has completely screwed early MP collectors out of having a consistent and accurate series collection.
AutoBorst wrote:SKYWARPED_128 wrote:It seems MP Sideswipe doesn't look too out of scale with the other deluxe Classics figs. I think I'll pass on Red Alert (since I actually have his Generations fig) and go for MP Sideswipe and the inevitable Sunstreaker. I love Lamborghini's, so Sideswipe is a no-brainer.
I don't see that. MP10 stands the same size as Rodimus, which is barely an inch taller than Hot Rod himself. Based on the size comparison picture between Sideswipe only comes to his waist. Sideswipe should be just as tall as Hot Rod. Sideswipe looks like a mini-spy.
Unfortunately new new MP scale has completely screwed early MP collectors out of having a consistent and accurate series collection.
Trikeboy wrote:Blurrz wrote:quickmixed wrote:
I think a seperate pack of cassetes is a good idea and I would be all over it too. But can we expect the cassettes to be labelled MP15 or is there another reveal coming?
Exciting times. I'm loving this line.
I'm sure that due to their lack of size they won't be labelled such, but rather a MP-13n side.
You don't consider this Laserbeak a masterpiece? It's probably the best version of the character ever. I hope we get a better look at Ravage and Frumble soon.
alldarker wrote:Hotrodimust wrote:Well I hope the TT version is able to pose in the way the the FT one is. Because that's the way I wanna display my soundwave with him hitting the eject button and laserbeak ejecting out of his chest. And I hope his fingers are better articulated than mp-10s and mp-9s
Hitting eject:
AutoBorst wrote:My only concern is the scale, if he's not at least as tall as Starscream then I'll be sorely disappointed. I'm still not happy with the MP scale change starting with MP10. Seeing Sideswipe and knowing he won't at least be as tall as MP9 Hot Rod made my decision to not buy him pretty easy.
Stormrider wrote:Trikeboy wrote:Blurrz wrote:quickmixed wrote:
I think a seperate pack of cassetes is a good idea and I would be all over it too. But can we expect the cassettes to be labelled MP15 or is there another reveal coming?
Exciting times. I'm loving this line.
I'm sure that due to their lack of size they won't be labelled such, but rather a MP-13n side.
You don't consider this Laserbeak a masterpiece? It's probably the best version of the character ever. I hope we get a better look at Ravage and Frumble soon.
Great looking masterpiece Laserbeak. Too bad they couldn't make the canons on his boosters a little longer.alldarker wrote:Hotrodimust wrote:Well I hope the TT version is able to pose in the way the the FT one is. Because that's the way I wanna display my soundwave with him hitting the eject button and laserbeak ejecting out of his chest. And I hope his fingers are better articulated than mp-10s and mp-9s
Hitting eject:
Looks like double hinged elbowsAutoBorst wrote:My only concern is the scale, if he's not at least as tall as Starscream then I'll be sorely disappointed. I'm still not happy with the MP scale change starting with MP10. Seeing Sideswipe and knowing he won't at least be as tall as MP9 Hot Rod made my decision to not buy him pretty easy.
You make a really important point - I truly hope Soundwave does not turn out to be shorter than MP Starscream.
zodconvoy wrote:AutoBorst wrote:SKYWARPED_128 wrote:It seems MP Sideswipe doesn't look too out of scale with the other deluxe Classics figs. I think I'll pass on Red Alert (since I actually have his Generations fig) and go for MP Sideswipe and the inevitable Sunstreaker. I love Lamborghini's, so Sideswipe is a no-brainer.
I don't see that. MP10 stands the same size as Rodimus, which is barely an inch taller than Hot Rod himself. Based on the size comparison picture between Sideswipe only comes to his waist. Sideswipe should be just as tall as Hot Rod. Sideswipe looks like a mini-spy.
Unfortunately new new MP scale has completely screwed early MP collectors out of having a consistent and accurate series collection.
Rodimus was designed to be primarily Rodimus Prime because in Japan they didn't get the Movie until years after Headmasters. No Movie first, less attachment to Hot Rod. The Hot Rod aspects are secondary as they were making the 2010 leader in 2010. That's why he didn't come with Offshoot originally, he was never a Targetmaster over there! Sideswipe is to scale with Optimus in both bot and alt modes.
And as an MP collector for nearly a decade, the "new" scale doesn't bother me much as it started with MP-03 Starscream and continued with Grimlock and the Seekers and so forth. So it's not that 90% of the series is out of scale, it's that the original MP Convoy and MP-05 Megatron (and Ultra Magnus if anyone cares) are huge. Takara has reimagined the Masterpiece line into an all encompassing G1 celebration and while these seem like their first steps in that direction, it's the path they've been on all along!
Trikeboy wrote:zodconvoy wrote:Its a shame they couldn't make Hod Rod shorter but sci fi and real life just aren't compatable sometimes.
AutoBorst wrote:Sweet lord, that Soundwave looks amazing, enough to bring me out of my lurker shell and actually post for once. Fans have been asking for this since MP1. And the news on the additional cassette is great news (though BBTS's 31% markup is complete crap, but this is why I won't buy from them anyways).
AutoBorst wrote:SKYWARPED_128 wrote:It seems MP Sideswipe doesn't look too out of scale with the other deluxe Classics figs. I think I'll pass on Red Alert (since I actually have his Generations fig) and go for MP Sideswipe and the inevitable Sunstreaker. I love Lamborghini's, so Sideswipe is a no-brainer.
I don't see that. MP10 stands the same size as Rodimus, which is barely an inch taller than Hot Rod himself. Based on the size comparison picture between Sideswipe only comes to his waist. Sideswipe should be just as tall as Hot Rod. Sideswipe looks like a mini-spy.
Unfortunately new new MP scale has completely screwed early MP collectors out of having a consistent and accurate series collection.
TimothyR wrote:Stormrider wrote:Trikeboy wrote:Blurrz wrote:quickmixed wrote:
I think a seperate pack of cassetes is a good idea and I would be all over it too. But can we expect the cassettes to be labelled MP15 or is there another reveal coming?
Exciting times. I'm loving this line.
I'm sure that due to their lack of size they won't be labelled such, but rather a MP-13n side.
You don't consider this Laserbeak a masterpiece? It's probably the best version of the character ever. I hope we get a better look at Ravage and Frumble soon.
Great looking masterpiece Laserbeak. Too bad they couldn't make the canons on his boosters a little longer.alldarker wrote:Hotrodimust wrote:Well I hope the TT version is able to pose in the way the the FT one is. Because that's the way I wanna display my soundwave with him hitting the eject button and laserbeak ejecting out of his chest. And I hope his fingers are better articulated than mp-10s and mp-9s
Hitting eject:
Looks like double hinged elbowsAutoBorst wrote:My only concern is the scale, if he's not at least as tall as Starscream then I'll be sorely disappointed. I'm still not happy with the MP scale change starting with MP10. Seeing Sideswipe and knowing he won't at least be as tall as MP9 Hot Rod made my decision to not buy him pretty easy.
You make a really important point - I truly hope Soundwave does not turn out to be shorter than MP Starscream.
he won't be.. the scale really changed with grimlock and Rodimus.. if you read the post above.. they explain it pretty well.like zodconvoy said (which i believe is one of the best posts in this entire thread) the hot rod/rodimus toy was supposed to be mainly for rodimus prime. it wouldn't make any sense for sideswipe to be as tall as him.
plus, if we want all of the autobot cars.. i'd rather them stick with this scale. they'll be cheaper, and we can get more of them quicker.
mp01-04 was just entirely too large. it really makes having any of the larger figures impossible. with this scale we MAY* be able to get a devastator, or an omega supreme.. while still having it be in scale and reasonably priced.
i personally wouldn't mind replacing my entire generation/classics collection with masterpiece figures. because you know that each mold for each character will be as close to screen accurate as possible.
having red alert is a good example.. with the fake wheels on his shoulders.. same mold, and it's something they easily could've skipped, but they didn't..
TimothyR wrote:if you read the post above.. they explain it pretty well.like zodconvoy said (which i believe is one of the best posts in this entire thread)
They hid the Condor transformation from us. One guy transformed it while another guy covered it up with his hands so we wouldn't see how it transforms.Gojira101 wrote:Did anyone watch the video? I'm wondering if there are magnets at play. For example when he transformers Lazerbeak or when he puts it on SW arm and shoulder. Made me think of those Bakugon type toys and all the possible uses te magnets could maybe have. Just a thought, like launching the cassette using
Magnetic force and having it instantly transformer as it does so.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Gojira101 wrote:Did anyone watch the video? I'm wondering if there are magnets at play. For example when he transformers Lazerbeak or when he puts it on SW arm and shoulder. Made me think of those Bakugon type toys and all the possible uses te magnets could maybe have. Just a thought, like launching the cassette using
Magnetic force and having it instantly transformer as it does so.
Can not wait for this (already had it on order since I first heard) now I just wish we could have a MP Overlord, Galvatron, and a retooled Megatron minus the weak legs and smoke stack on his back.
Deruji wrote:Gojira101 wrote:Did anyone watch the video? I'm wondering if there are magnets at play. For example when he transformers Lazerbeak or when he puts it on SW arm and shoulder. Made me think of those Bakugon type toys and all the possible uses te magnets could maybe have. Just a thought, like launching the cassette using
Magnetic force and having it instantly transformer as it does so.
Can not wait for this (already had it on order since I first heard) now I just wish we could have a MP Overlord, Galvatron, and a retooled Megatron minus the weak legs and smoke stack on his back.
I mentioned this earlier. If you look at the pics where Laserbeak is on his shoulder, you can see that Laserbeaks feet hook into the shoulder ridges and on the outside of his wrist there is a protrusion where the feet lock on.
It don't seem that hard to figure it out though. From condor mode:Sabrblade wrote:They hid the Condor transformation from us. One guy transformed it while another guy covered it up with his hands so we wouldn't see how it transforms.Gojira101 wrote:Did anyone watch the video? I'm wondering if there are magnets at play. For example when he transformers Lazerbeak or when he puts it on SW arm and shoulder. Made me think of those Bakugon type toys and all the possible uses te magnets could maybe have. Just a thought, like launching the cassette using
Magnetic force and having it instantly transformer as it does so.
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