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News Credits: 1 · by **vectorA3** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 3:27 am

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuude...............

Still top want of the year. Forget the Star wars big AT-AT, forget LC Starscream. Me Grimlock MASTERPIECE series!!!! Me smash Starscream and AT-AT!!!!!!!

hopefully the TRU booth has cool swag when i get this guy. Dunno how long TRU's been around but it took 40 yrs. of SDComic-con for them to decide to get a booth finally?? Geoffrey must hate traveling. Not even to see his family at the San Diego Zoo. :roll:

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 6:37 am

Curious to know if the sword is orange like the Takara/Tomy special edition. I need another reason, other than the crown, to buy a second MP Grimlock.

News Credits: 2 · by **Requiem Prime** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:33 am

Looks great. I wonder which version's colors they used. Until August!

News Credits: 1 · by **DaiShanPrime** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:41 am

Me thinks GRIMLOCK kicks butt! =P~

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 12:43 pm

Autobot032 wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:Looks great.

Now I just have to keep my girlfriend out of the toy stores for the next few months so she doesn't discover she could've bought me the same toy for $170 less than she paid...

Why not do the decent thing and let her return it and buy you the Hasbro version?

I mean, that's a LOT of money, and it just seems...not right.

It was a Christmas gift. We also can't return an opened toy, and I'm sure the hobby store we got it from doesn't do returns anyway. We usually spend quite a bit of money on each other at Christmas time, she'd probably just be annoyed to find out that it got released for much cheaper later on. She was going to buy me a PS3 if she couldn't get Grimlock, so she would've spent the same amount either way.

News Credits: 2 · by **Stockade** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:30 pm

Oh! this will look so sweet next to MP Skywarp sitting on my shelf...

When is the projected release date for Grimlock again???

by **Dagon** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:40 pm

Best packaging ever. I'd be tempted to get it just for the inbox display value, but one MP is enough for me. Still, best packaging decision ever.

by **Naked Magnus** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 6:24 pm

WOW! I have MP-08 (not MP-08X) and have never bought two of the same mold to display in each mode, but this mold is just too cool I might have to get it. I think I will display this in robot mode and MP-08 in Dinosaur mode (because the teeth are sharper).

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 6:46 pm

I have the Takara version HOWEVER I will snag this one as you can never have enough G1 Grimlock goodness..

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 6:53 pm

Stockade wrote:Oh! this will look so sweet next to MP Skywarp sitting on my shelf...

When is the projected release date for Grimlock again???

Read the news post..

by **TurbofireJames** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:09 pm

I have the takara version (like it). Is this worth purchasing as well? Does an American release justify a purchase of a figure you already own (in general)?

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:11 pm

TurbofireJames wrote:I have the takara version (like it). Is this worth purchasing as well? Does an American release justify a purchase of a figure you already own (in general)?

Not for me. I generally don't buy duplicates of figures unless there's a significant enough difference to warrant a second purchase. For example, Henkei Megatron was definitely worth it, even though I already had the Classics one. But MP Grimlock, no, because the only big difference is the inclusion of the crown instead of the Takara version's accessories.

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:26 pm

So glad I waited instead of getting the Takomy version. That other 60 bucks is going towards other awesome TF's!

News Credits: 3 · by **Kibble** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:55 pm

--B-- wrote:So glad I waited instead of getting the Takomy version. That other 60 bucks is going towards other awesome TF's!

And what about the additional $25 saved? The Takara one was $145 + shipping...unfortunately I know first hand. :BOOM:

So much for this thing never being only $60 over here...

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:09 pm

Kibble wrote:
--B-- wrote:So glad I waited instead of getting the Takomy version. That other 60 bucks is going towards other awesome TF's!

And what about the additional $25 saved? The Takara one was $145 + shipping...unfortunately I know first hand. So much for this thing never being only $60 over here...

Spending that on booz at Botcon