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by **wilcosu35** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 1:00 am

That is simply amazing. I've never looked forward to an MP figure as i have with this one.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 4:50 am

That is beautiful, takara have outdone themselves here.

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 5:07 am

News Credits: 3 · by **No One** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 6:02 am

Yeah I think a simple 3rd party foot mod will get me on board for this. Looks much better in color.

by **Corsair** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 7:21 am

by **griftimus prime** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:01 am

big waste of money and a totally unnecessary mold. looks so much like others that came before it. and with so few improvements its a joke of a masterpiece figure. now we can look forward to 3 or 4 more repaints of it.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:09 am

griftimus prime wrote:big waste of money and a totally unnecessary mold. looks so much like others that came before it. and with so few improvements its a joke of a masterpiece figure. now we can look forward to 3 or 4 more repaints of it.

The alt mode looks like all the other we have seen before? We are not looking at the same figure.

by **Mopar41** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:21 am

Think I would be onboard with it if I knew they were going to make a masterpiece BW Megatron T-Rex. Then I'd be all in without a doubt! Having those two in MP form would be the perfect centerpiece for me.

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:20 am

To me it doesn't look like a masterpiece, so much as a logical progression given improvements in toy design - like thrilling 30 Rhinox and Rattrap.

That's not a complaint, mind you - it's just the Beast Wars toys were much better than G1 toys and the animation models closer to the show, so while this is perfect, or close to it, it doesn't seem like the feat of engineering some of the masterpiece figures do.

It seems like a really great voyager class figure, like Thrilling 30 Springer; there's a lot of care and creativity evident in its design, but the level of complexity that was necessary to achieve perfection, and thus the manufacturing cost to produce it, don't seem like they would warrant the normal masterpiece price tag.

I would have been totally fine with them sacrificing the LEDs if it dropped the price.

News Credits: 2 · by **RevTibe** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:41 am

We're used to G1 Masterpiece perfection, but the problem is those are turning a static blocky altmode into a blocky robot. The Beast Wars designs are fundamentally different.

The biggest, biggest difference is that there are no hidden sides of a Beast Mode. A car or truckformer can stuff loads of junk on its underside, but what can an apeformer do?

That and panel lines + joints are always going to look awkward on a beastmode (well, maybe it can be circumvented on those w/ plated bodies, but an Ape ain't one of those).

Optimus Primal has the same amount of care and engineering in his design as every other Masterpiece; it's just that he's a tougher subject to portray.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:53 am

fenrir72 wrote:And let the complaining begin

Huh? No ones compl-

griftimus prime wrote:big waste of money and a totally unnecessary mold. looks so much like others that came before it. and with so few improvements its a joke of a masterpiece figure. now we can look forward to 3 or 4 more repaints of it.

Nevermind. >:oP

Anyways....

by **TFIta369** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:23 pm

Now that's Prime. :MAXIMAL:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:27 pm

Bigger pics:

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:34 pm

The complainers must be smoking some good stuff because he look PERFECT in every ways.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:36 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:The complainers must be smoking some good stuff because he look PERFECT in every ways.

That, or they just flat out don't like Beast Wars (which is nuts in and of itself, but that's another convo).

News Credits: 13 · by **kurthy** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:50 pm

I was initially going to pass on this. Now, I have changed my mind.

My wallet = :-(

but my heart = :DANCE:

And now I have to pick up Classics Chhetor and Dinbox to complete the display. :BOOM:

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:52 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:The complainers must be smoking some good stuff because he look PERFECT in every ways.
That, or they just flat out don't like Beast Wars (which is nuts in and of itself, but that's another convo).

In a scale of 1 to 5, my love for G1 is 6!

For BW, it's like 3. But this "munkey" is gonna be mine! You don't ignore a "masterpiece" such as this.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 2:02 pm

Depending on where and for how much the orders show up, I may just have to buy my first Masterpiece figure. This guy is almost too gorgeous for me to actually pass up....

News Credits: 2 · by **X3ROhour** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 2:05 pm

EXCITEMENT!

looks so good it could throw it's own feces!

:HALUC:

News Credits: 2 · by **munkimus prime** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 3:23 pm

Can't find words, only Smileys.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 3:37 pm

I wonder if he'll have deployable jets? Or a display stand to put him on "flight mode"?

Still, this figure can consider itself bought.

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 4:12 pm

His jets didn't really deploy, they were just sorta always there at the base of his backpack.

But ooohhhh, I hadn't thought about a flight stand...... :michaelbay:

by **Corsair** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 4:25 pm

RevTibe wrote:We're used to G1 Masterpiece perfection, but the problem is those are turning a static blocky altmode into a blocky robot. The Beast Wars designs are fundamentally different.

The biggest, biggest difference is that there are no hidden sides of a Beast Mode. A car or truckformer can stuff loads of junk on its underside, but what can an apeformer do?

That and panel lines + joints are always going to look awkward on a beastmode (well, maybe it can be circumvented on those w/ plated bodies, but an Ape ain't one of those).

Optimus Primal has the same amount of care and engineering in his design as every other Masterpiece; it's just that he's a tougher subject to portray.

Absolutely. You could say it's a whole different animal...I am so sorry I had to :-P

News Credits: 1 · by **Rodimus Minor** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 5:14 pm

The moment I see him on Pre-order with Kapow I am Pre-ordering him.

He is utter Perfection in my Eyes, Come on Takara more MP Beast Wars

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 5:52 pm

Caelus wrote:To me it doesn't look like a masterpiece, so much as a logical progression given improvements in toy design - like thrilling 30 Rhinox and Rattrap.

That's not a complaint, mind you - it's just the Beast Wars toys were much better than G1 toys and the animation models closer to the show, so while this is perfect, or close to it, it doesn't seem like the feat of engineering some of the masterpiece figures do.

It seems like a really great voyager class figure, like Thrilling 30 Springer; there's a lot of care and creativity evident in its design, but the level of complexity that was necessary to achieve perfection, and thus the manufacturing cost to produce it, don't seem like they would warrant the normal masterpiece price tag.

I would have been totally fine with them sacrificing the LEDs if it dropped the price.

I am guessing these are your exact same thoughts on MP Shockwave right?