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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby RK_Striker_JK_5 » Thu Mar 21, 2019 2:29 pm

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The flaws for this toy are less 'death of a thousand cuts' for me, and more 'death by several large stab wounds'. The feet, the backpack, the head, the price... It's just borderline insulting to me.
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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby Optimutt » Fri Mar 22, 2019 7:16 pm

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Wow that is a lot of head.


Worth noting is that even tho the Classic Pretender is supposed to be Bumblebee, the head sculpt is clearly based on Cliffjumper ;) Would be pretty funny if TakaraTomy sneaked that one in somewhere.


Pretender Bumblebee as Cliffjumper would have been an amazing BotCon exclusive back in the day. Toss in Pretender Skywarp and Pretender Thundercracker along with Pretender Ricochet and that would have made for a cool set.


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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby Ironhidensh » Sun Aug 04, 2019 6:15 am

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I still want to know what the hell they were thinking (or smoking) when they approved this design for production.
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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby Cyberpath » Sun Aug 04, 2019 6:32 am

Ironhidensh wrote:I still want to know what the hell they were thinking (or smoking) when they approved this design for production.


"We need to get this out while the Bumblebee film is still a thing"....?

He looks good in that photo though, that's actually why I posted it. Except for the back of his feet. And we know what a mess his back is. Oh well!
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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby -Kanrabat- » Sun Aug 04, 2019 6:43 am

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Poor Bee have crumpled paper balls as feet.

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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby Ironhidensh » Sun Aug 04, 2019 9:33 am

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-Kanrabat- wrote:Poor Bee have crumpled paper balls as feet.

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This is the best description I've heard yet! :lol:


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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby RK_Striker_JK_5 » Mon Aug 05, 2019 2:06 pm

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Still a hard pass for me. It's almost embarrassing.
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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby ZeldaTheSwordsman » Mon Sep 09, 2019 11:21 pm

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This and MP-44 should be scrapped, recalled, and their plastic melted down and re-dyed to make something worthwhile like replacement Dark Crumplezone fins. Same for MPM Ironhide.
I'm sorry, but I have nothing but contempt for those particular "MP"s.
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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby chuckdawg1999 » Mon Sep 09, 2019 11:30 pm

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It killed me to do this but I just canceled MP-45. It never looked 100% right and I could've handled that, what I couldn't handle was the possibility nothing would peg together well, even if the TonTon review copy was an "Early" sample, I just couldn't take the chance.
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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby -Kanrabat- » Tue Sep 10, 2019 3:57 am

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ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:This and MP-44 should be scrapped, recalled, and their plastic melted down and re-dyed to make something worthwhile like replacement Dark Crumplezone fins. Same for MPM Ironhide.
I'm sorry, but I have nothing but contempt for those particular "MP"s.


At least, MP-44 managed to do something awesome despite some flaws.
But this MP Bee... Nothing can redeem this thing.
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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby RK_Striker_JK_5 » Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:46 am

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Well, actually nice to see others realizing what a waste of plastic this is. :D
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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby ZeroWolf » Tue Sep 10, 2019 11:04 am

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RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Well, actually nice to see others realizing what a waste of plastic this is. :D

I never realised that there was any other opinion :lol: all the ones I've seen on here have not been flattering t
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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby Nathaniel Prime » Tue Sep 10, 2019 11:25 am

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ZeroWolf wrote:
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Well, actually nice to see others realizing what a waste of plastic this is. :D

I never realised that there was any other opinion :lol: all the ones I've seen on here have not been flattering t


I'll admit my opinion is much higher of him than before. For what he does, I am impressed with it. Am I 100$ impressed? Nope, not at all, when I can get the far superior MMC Bruticus limb bots for that kinda money, or even the original MP Bee for 60% less.

The engineering and articulation is nice, and I like the idea of wheels folding into a cavity. The backpack isn't as bad as I thought anymore, nor is the feet kibble.

The face is still atrocious however.

Overall, he's... ok

I won't cry over getting him, nor will I want to get him in the future, but if someone gives me one as a gift, I won't complain.
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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby Sabrblade » Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:33 pm

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Not my pic:

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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby -Kanrabat- » Tue Sep 10, 2019 2:17 pm

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Sabrblade wrote:Not my pic:



Poor Bee got mercilessly stomped by Devastator... :(

He's oddly glad about it though. :shock:
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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby Cyberpath » Sat Sep 14, 2019 2:02 am

Takara, what... what is this?

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Maybe you should go back to incorporating the actual car parts in the robot-mode...?


The elbow's really cool though.

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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby Sabrblade » Sat Sep 14, 2019 7:12 am

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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby ZeroWolf » Sat Sep 14, 2019 7:34 am

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My personal belief is that the designers made bee like this on purpose to protest the way the mp line is heading, taking a stand against obsessive cartoon accuracy
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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby Cyberpath » Sat Sep 14, 2019 7:45 am

Sabrblade wrote:You... You didn't know? After all this time? Image


I keep hoping it's not as bad as I remember, but every time I see it I'm amazed anew that this thing got produced.
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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby RK_Striker_JK_5 » Mon Sep 16, 2019 8:21 am

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Cyberpath wrote:Takara, what... what is this?

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Maybe you should go back to incorporating the actual car parts in the robot-mode...?


The elbow's really cool though.

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God! it's like we caught him in mid-internal explosion or something! This would be inexcusable as a third-party toy for ten bucks!
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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby Cyberpath » Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:11 am

Yeah. I figured MP-33 Inferno would usher in a new era of smart engineering and clean backs, but... yeah.

I was watching the show the other day and wondered how Takara will over-complicate Jazz. The previous head-designer said that animated characters with transformation similar to their toys, like Prowl, are easier to pull off. I think Jazz falls into that category. So hopefully they will take that approach when it's his turn. It'd be cool if they work out his wings in a way that you can either hide or display them (for the sake of the inevitable toy-accurate "Plus" edition, for those that prefers it.)


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The coolest part about MP-45.


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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby Plutoniumboss » Tue Sep 17, 2019 1:34 am

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Sabrblade wrote:Not my pic:

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Still can't unsee the boob window. Bee's got some cleavage.
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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby -Kanrabat- » Tue Sep 17, 2019 3:20 am

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Plutoniumboss wrote:Still can't unsee the boob window. Bee's got some cleavage.


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Re: Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee

Postby Emerje » Tue Sep 17, 2019 3:45 am

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At least he covered his nipples.

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