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by **GrangerPerry** » Sat Jul 15, 2023 2:11 pm

I agree molded detail is better than paint so I would hope they’d at least include a new head sculpt like they’ve been doing with the Masterpiece Beast Wars repaints and MP-36+ but thinking about it I hope they still have plans for a release called MP-44+ that looks like this photo. I think this mock points out pretty much everything I’ve been hoping from a toy accurate 3.0 Optimus

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri Aug 18, 2023 7:17 am

Ya know, I noticed this as I was adjusting my "MP and random stuff" shelf with some new things, but i really do appreciate how tall Trailbreaker ends up in the shelf. He and Artfire stand appropriately tall over car bots present on the shelf.

It also just goes to show how small the trainbots end up appearing in a group setting, which I don't mind, Raiden will eventually end up on the big guns shelf in my case.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:34 am

MP-59 Rhinox official reveal

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/11025685

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:55 am

by **Sculyblast** » Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:14 pm

Do we have any clue what the transparant J-shaped thingy does?

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:19 pm

I wonder how much of a bitch MP Rhinox will be to transform? :-?

by **Sculyblast** » Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:27 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:I wonder how much of a bitch MP Rhinox will be to transform?

From what i can tell. This figure will make transforming Kingdom Rhinox look like childsplay.

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:33 pm

Sculyblast wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I wonder how much of a bitch MP Rhinox will be to transform?

From what i can tell. This figure will make transforming Kingdom Rhinox look like childsplay.

Hard to know for certain. Primal and Cheetor/Tigatron were relatively straightforward transformations. But, Rhinox will likely be a panelformer, like Dinobot and Megatron. Maybe to a lesser degree than Dinobot The Flower though.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Thu Oct 05, 2023 4:15 pm

Rhinox looks good but the price kills it for me.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 1:14 am

I love that he has articulated ears!

Sculyblast wrote:Do we have any clue what the transparant J-shaped thingy does?

Probably a stand adaptor.

Emerje

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 2:27 am

Amazing what can be achieved when not trying to make the rhino's lower jaw become the robot's chest plate.

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 2:29 am

Aside from.. Primal, Rattrap, Airazor, Waspinator and Inferno. The faux beast chest is the only feasible solution for MP figures.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 2:32 am

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Aside from.. Primal, Rattrap, Airazor, Waspinator and Inferno. The faux beast chest is the only feasible solution for MP figures.

I meant in comparison to Rhinox's Thrilling 30 and Kingdom figures, neither of which have a chest as nice looking as this one due to theirs being formed from the rhino's lower jaw.

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 2:34 am

Sabrblade wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Aside from.. Primal, Rattrap, Airazor, Waspinator and Inferno. The faux beast chest is the only feasible solution for MP figures.
I meant in comparison to Rhinox's Thrilling 30 and Kingdom figures, neither of which have a chest as nice looking as this one due to theirs being formed from the rhino's lower jaw.

Exactly. For the streamlined MP look/show accurate look. Corners have to be cut.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 5:08 am

Sabrblade wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Aside from.. Primal, Rattrap, Airazor, Waspinator and Inferno. The faux beast chest is the only feasible solution for MP figures.
I meant in comparison to Rhinox's Thrilling 30 and Kingdom figures, neither of which have a chest as nice looking as this one due to theirs being formed from the rhino's lower jaw.

The Kingdom one does NOT have his chest made out of the rhino jaw. It's just a "fake" part as it should be. However, my friend said that Kingdom Rhinox look dumb because it looks like he's wearing a bib or a fluffy cravate over his chest. Now I can't unsee it.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:12 pm

I really hate that both of these came out this year, it is very hard to decide between them which is the better MP for 2023

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Jul 07, 2024 7:33 pm

I finally got the MP Loudpedal off a buddy. Reminds me how much I enjoy the repaints, and why I don't usually get the first use of molds.

News Credits: 9 · by **triKlops** » Mon Jul 08, 2024 11:03 pm

Loudpedal is an amazing repaint. So damn good, conceptually and visually.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Sat Jul 20, 2024 10:21 pm

This may not be news for everyone, but we wanted to give an FYI to fans who may benefit to know that Takara is reissuing several figures next year. For the Masterpiece line, they will reissue MP36 Megatron along with MP12+ Sideswipe, MP17+ Prowl and MP20+ Wheeljack. Those are the toon deco versions. This will be happening in 2025, along with 2 multipacks: SS Devastator and Legacy Menasor.

In less exciting news, they will also give fans another chance to get the Universal Studios redeco of the Studio Series Leader DOTM Megatron toy.

It is unclear which of these will be exclusive reissues through takara tomy mall and which will be non exclusive, and available readily on Amazon Japan and other Japanese retailers.