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News Credits: 226 · Tue May 10, 2011 7:33 am

I'm really finding it hard to justify spending $200+ on him ... and i've bought every Masterpiece from Takara.

News Credits: 194 · Tue May 10, 2011 7:33 am

" 'Convoy gun' is housed within backside." OUCH!!! So that's where he's always pulling it from... :grin:

News Credits: 226 · Tue May 10, 2011 7:34 am

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:" 'Convoy gun' is housed within backside." OUCH!!! So that's where he's always pulling it from...

And people always wondered where his trailer went ...

News Credits: 5 · Tue May 10, 2011 7:37 am

It will be MINE!

And you know that they're already working on the Ultra Magnus armor.

Tue May 10, 2011 7:40 am

Am I really the only person that doesn't give a crap about another Prime figure? Of all the different characters that span the multitude of timelines, the 10th release in the series is already another G1 Optimus? Seriously, how can you even call it a "masterpiece" if you had to have a do-over?

Wake me up in 20 years when they finally get around to a masterpiece Soundwave.

News Credits: 3 · Tue May 10, 2011 7:42 am

A bonus is this should be pretty close to being in scale with Classics/Henkei/Generations/United deluxe Autobot cars, though it will probably still be slightly relatively too small.

News Credits: 241 · Tue May 10, 2011 7:45 am

ae_productions wrote:Here's the next 9 Masterpiece releases:

MP-11 is Optimus (convoy) with Sparkplug
MP-12 is Optimus (convoy) with Daniel
MP-13 is Optimus (convoy) with Chip
MP-14 is Optimus (convoy) with Carley
MP-15 is Optimus (convoy) with Spike in his exosuit, with a 100 extra price tag
MP-16 is Ultra Magnus with non-transforming trailer and Spike WITH HARD HAT and 50 dollar extra price tag
MP-17 is Ultra Magnus with non-transforming trailer and Sparkplug WITH HARD HAT and 50 dollar extra price tag
MP-18 is Optimus (convoy) with Chip, and different color wheels in his wheelchair. Add 50 bucks.
MP-19 is Optimus (convoy) without human figures, to lower the price $5.

THANKS TAKARA!

TakaraTomy isn't *that* cheap and you know it.

And gimme! I don't care how much he'll cost, I need him! He's just perfection solidified

News Credits: 129 · Tue May 10, 2011 7:46 am

metaphorge wrote:A bonus is this should be pretty close to being in scale with Classics/Henkei/Generations/United deluxe Autobot cars, though it will probably still be slightly relatively too small.

I don't think that's right.

MP Rodimus is like nearly a foot tall. His vehicle mode is HUGE. There's just no way this is in scale with Classics Autobot cars.

News Credits: 60 · Tue May 10, 2011 7:53 am

Now MP Megatron towers over both of them. Really nice!

MACROSS WORLD PROFILE · Tue May 10, 2011 7:54 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
ae_productions wrote:Here's the next 9 Masterpiece releases:

MP-11 is Optimus (convoy) with Sparkplug
MP-12 is Optimus (convoy) with Daniel
MP-13 is Optimus (convoy) with Chip
MP-14 is Optimus (convoy) with Carley
MP-15 is Optimus (convoy) with Spike in his exosuit, with a 100 extra price tag
MP-16 is Ultra Magnus with non-transforming trailer and Spike WITH HARD HAT and 50 dollar extra price tag
MP-17 is Ultra Magnus with non-transforming trailer and Sparkplug WITH HARD HAT and 50 dollar extra price tag
MP-18 is Optimus (convoy) with Chip, and different color wheels in his wheelchair. Add 50 bucks.
MP-19 is Optimus (convoy) without human figures, to lower the price $5.

THANKS TAKARA!

TakaraTomy isn't *that* cheap and you know it.

And gimme! I don't care how much he'll cost, I need him! He's just perfection solidified

I don't know.

How many MP Convoys have we seen so far? 4. :BOOM:

How many MP Starcreams? 3. Not including US releases or repaints. :-?

How many Convoys in the last year alone? When they were working on a new mold the whole time? :BANG_HEAD:

Yeah. I think Takara is pretty cheap.

MP-10 should have been Galvatron.

News Credits: 767 · Tue May 10, 2011 7:58 am

Awesome, I love everything about this. I hope the price gets lowered though.

News Credits: 2 · Tue May 10, 2011 7:58 am

Counterpunch wrote:
metaphorge wrote:A bonus is this should be pretty close to being in scale with Classics/Henkei/Generations/United deluxe Autobot cars, though it will probably still be slightly relatively too small.

I don't think that's right.

MP Rodimus is like nearly a foot tall. His vehicle mode is HUGE. There's just no way this is in scale with Classics Autobot cars.

I was really hoping he'd be in scale with Classics. That would be the only reason I'd justify getting another MP Prime.

Unless this guy gets down to $150, it's not for me.

MACROSS WORLD PROFILE · Tue May 10, 2011 8:00 am

metaphorge wrote:A bonus is this should be pretty close to being in scale with Classics/Henkei/Generations/United deluxe Autobot cars, though it will probably still be slightly relatively too small.

I think classics are not scaled, but their vehicle modes are around 1:32 ish. (At least most of the cars).

Honestly, it's hard to tell from the pics, but that prime would be a little larger than 1:32. However, that's if you're being absolute about scale.

I think you are right, that this MP Prime would fit in with classics. The scale won't be perfect, but close enough.

And if you're too stickler about scale, then Binaltechs are more your gig than classics. To my knowledge, Binaltechs/Alternators are the only (and Alternity) Transformers line that is TRUE TO SCALE.

News Credits: 3 · Tue May 10, 2011 8:00 am

Counterpunch wrote:
metaphorge wrote:A bonus is this should be pretty close to being in scale with Classics/Henkei/Generations/United deluxe Autobot cars, though it will probably still be slightly relatively too small.

I don't think that's right.

MP Rodimus is like nearly a foot tall. His vehicle mode is HUGE. There's just no way this is in scale with Classics Autobot cars.

I didn't say that MP Rodimus was in scale with them, though he's definitely NOT a foot tall. The original MP Convoy is almost exactly a foot tall, and towers over MP Roddy:
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... 285/2/487/

I don't have a MP-09, but it looks like he's maybe nine or ten inches tall at most; he's only slightly taller than MP Grimlock.

Scalewise MP-09 is a huge mess anyway, as it is probably about 1:24 in Hot Rod's car mode (which is based in an actual car) and is probably supposed to be somewhat smaller in scale in Rodimus Prime's Space Winnebago mode, though I have no idea how big a Space Winnebago SHOULD be. It certainly bears little real-world scale resemblance to MP-01.

MP-10 should be slightly taller than iGear's KO of MP-01 (which is the same height as Mp-03 etc.). It remains to be seen how big it will end up be in truck mode, but I would guess a fair bit bigger since it will need to have internal room for the driver.

The iGear KO is a only a slight bit bigger than Classics/Henkei Convoy in vehicle mode, which is not in scale with the deluxe cars (if I had to guess I'd say it's about 1:40 or so; the deluxe cars seem to be about 1:35).

I'd do a size comparison photo of MP-01, the iGear KO, and G1 Convoy in truck mode, but I'm too lazy to transform my MP-01 into truck mode.

My understanding is that the G1 Convoy is 1:48; the G1 Autobot cars are about 1:35.

News Credits: 10 · Tue May 10, 2011 8:04 am

Nope, not paying $250 for an upscaled Hybrid Style Convoy. I just picked up MP-01L for $90 in my local E-mart here in Seoul. That mould for Optimus Prime is awesome. Pre-order cancelled. Happy shelf warming.

News Credits: 3 · Tue May 10, 2011 8:08 am

ae_productions wrote:And if you're too stickler about scale, then Binaltechs are more your gig than classics. To my knowledge, Binaltechs/Alternators are the only (and Alternity) Transformers line that is TRUE TO SCALE.

Agreed.

Of course I don't even want to think about MP Starscream as far as relative scales go. Unless he mass shifts smaller when transforming into robot mode he should be over twice as tall as Prime (based on their relative vehicle sizes), but that's pretty common knowledge.

Scale BS aside, I do like my Autobots to roughly match in scale in vehicle mode.

News Credits: 3 · Tue May 10, 2011 8:24 am

Looks awesome.

I always thought that the original MP Prime was a bit too big actually so this resized one that will be in perfect scale with Grimlock and Rodimus is great.

I'm planning on selling my MP Megatron anyway so am looking forward to getting a new one that is in scale with this.

News Credits: 2 · Tue May 10, 2011 8:31 am

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:" 'Convoy gun' is housed within backside." OUCH!!! So that's where he's always pulling it from...

It takes a totally different turn when you realize a 'gun' is another term for a wang.

News Credits: 3 · Tue May 10, 2011 8:39 am

Crosscheck wrote:
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:" 'Convoy gun' is housed within backside." OUCH!!! So that's where he's always pulling it from...

It takes a totally different turn when you realize a 'gun' is another term for a wang.

Since Convoy is housing his own gun, he will never leave the house the garage.

News Credits: 767 · Tue May 10, 2011 8:46 am

Man I just can't put my eyes of off this, I love the idw blaster and the ths style trailer and damn the bot mode is just too delicious.

News Credits: 4 · Tue May 10, 2011 8:50 am

That is beautiful, though the back section in cab mode without the trailer looks a little bulky.

I'm tempted to buy him, but after paying £150 for MP Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime and his having some little flaws that never should have been there in the first place if he hadn't been rushed out, then I'm cautious.
I'll keep an eye on the prices, see if they drop somewhat. I'll be getting him, no doubt about that, but I don't want to be paying a fortune for him until I know for certain if he's going to be worth the money.

If he were about £120, maybe £100, then I would be more tempted, and if he came with something more worthwhile than a Spike figure, then I would already be setting the pre-order.
Pity MP-10 wasn't Galvatron or Soundwave. Still I'll be getting him, but not on release.

News Credits: 33 · Tue May 10, 2011 8:53 am

This is seriously making me consider selling my G1 Stalker, Clench (my two childhood treasures) and Ehobby Magnus to cover costs...... *head explodes*

Tue May 10, 2011 8:55 am

To me, he looks AMAZING. The original MP Prime is big and blocky and a little clumsy looking, imho.

But here he is more dynamic, heroic, imposing, and just the all-round definitive Prime.

His truck mode looks awesome. I always hated how the windows would overhang the grill area in the original MP. Plus the original MP had too many jarring seams on the side of the truck.

This figure is full of win, as the original MP just fell behind compared to it's MP successors.

It's expensive - my only complaint. Here is hoping they release a Megatron that is in the same scale too.