mongrel wrote:Oh yeah you're right. But then Sideswipe & Red Alert shared a number, as do MP-10 Optimus & Black Convoy ... I guess it's not something that MATTERS, it would just be nice for history's sake if you could look back at the catalog of pieces and know which ones were the same mold by looking at the number.
gothsaurus wrote:Let's face it... there has never been a confirmed blue Bluestreak in the TF line. While it's a fun holy grail Diaclone item — and certainly one I'd want to buy as an eHobby exclusive — my FIRST priority would be the show accurate (and toy accurate) version in silver/black.
Mind you, if anyone has a link to confirm a MISB blue bluestreak, I'd certainly love to see it.
-Kanrabat- wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:First-Aid wrote:Okay, did anyone else notice that we all get a wonderful shot of Starscreams crotch anytime he sits in that throne? That's unnerving. Couldn't they have put n extra flap in there? It's....weird.
Its kind of like Basic Instinct, but not in a good way...
Goddammit, now I can't unsee it.
First-Aid wrote: Grimlock and Megatron are the only figures that haven't been repainted from that line.
Blurrz wrote:Down_Shift is a god...
First-Aid wrote:I think we are nearing the end of the MP line.
necr0blivion wrote:First-Aid wrote:I think we are nearing the end of the MP line.
So, 9 MP offerings in a year means we're nearing the end...? Yeah, I completely disagree with you. Many pertinent bots were repaints or had slightly different models, at least this approach means that Takara is offering ACTUAL characters instead of "sleep mode" characters. And there's a big market for Black Convoy/Nemesis Prime.
I don't blame Takara for wanting to get their money's worth out of a mold, but if we're getting various characters because of it while showing that it's worth Takara's time to develop and produce more MPs then I'm a happy customer. Looking at the line in a historical context, it's not like we're losing a slot for a new mold with the repaints coming out. I'm sure the one-off molds will make their way to us eventually, but it's more likely with regular releases compared to 1 or 2 per year.
Fanboy wrote:You need to see the figure, feel the figure , lick the figure , be the figure,
And only then can you love mp 01 the way I have.
raccon wrote:I'm hoping that our next Autobot car is a character with a unique sculpt, such as Mirage or Hound. If they burn through all the cloned characters too quickly we won't likely see these guys. Or they will have a hefty price tag.
Fanboy wrote:You need to see the figure, feel the figure , lick the figure , be the figure,
And only then can you love mp 01 the way I have.
Bowspearer wrote:raccon wrote:I'm hoping that our next Autobot car is a character with a unique sculpt, such as Mirage or Hound. If they burn through all the cloned characters too quickly we won't likely see these guys. Or they will have a hefty price tag.
Hound isn't a unique sculpt these days. If Tigertrack sells well enough, then you can be sure that eHobby would release a Masterpiece Detritus figure. There is one other possibility here as well.
If the original characters by eHobby sell well enough, then it's possible that much like what was done with the Sideswipe mold, they'll assign original characters to the Diaclone versions of G1 molds. Should that happen, then there would be no Autobot Car mould that had single uses. Sunstreaker would have 2 eHobby releases, Wheeljack would have 1 and Mirage would have 1.
In short, there is along hanging on how viable the Masterpiece line is for eHobby in terms of not only what characters we get, but also the order of releases we get.
raccon wrote:He will be my (hopefully) temporary stand-in for Sunstreaker. As for variants of moulds, I wouldn't mind a clear plastic Mirage.
Fanboy wrote:You need to see the figure, feel the figure , lick the figure , be the figure,
And only then can you love mp 01 the way I have.
First-Aid wrote:So how many repaints of this are left? Seriously, can we PLEASE get a mold that won't be repainted five million times? Oh wait...they managed to find a way to repaint Optimus Prime 80 times...
I've said it before. This is how they pick their molds. How many characters can we repaint and create with a single mold? I'm very surprised we haven't seen Acid Storm yet. Soundwave will get a repaint as Soundblaster. THey even managed to find a way to repaint ROdimus Prime. Grimlock and Megatron are the only figures that haven't been repainted from that line. Sideswipe is getting three, Prowl gets three, Starscream got four with maybe more to come, Optimus got 6 or 7 (I lost count). So my predictions to come:
Bumblebee/Cliffjumper/Hubcap- high priority due to being able to use three times.
Hoist/Trailwhathisnamenow- mold could probably be used for Brawn/Outback if slightly retooled
Ironhide/Ratchet- stealing thunder from 3rd person companies
Thrust/Ramjet/Dirge- only need slight wing retools, but basically repaints
I don't think you will see much beyond that. There aren't many other characters that they can easily repaint beyond the original G1 series. I suspect that we WILL get Galvatron to oppose ROdimus Prime, but we may not. Shockwave? Maybe. More Dinobots? Probably not. I think we are nearing the end of the MP line.
-Kanrabat- wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:First-Aid wrote:Okay, did anyone else notice that we all get a wonderful shot of Starscreams crotch anytime he sits in that throne? That's unnerving. Couldn't they have put n extra flap in there? It's....weird.
Its kind of like Basic Instinct, but not in a good way...
Goddammit, now I can't unsee it.
Bowspearer wrote:raccon wrote:He will be my (hopefully) temporary stand-in for Sunstreaker. As for variants of moulds, I wouldn't mind a clear plastic Mirage.
It's funny you bring that up considering that he and Sideswipe are the victims of a mixup (compare the G1 toys to the physical descriptions in the tech specs to see what I mean).
Raccon wrote:Bowspearer wrote:raccon wrote:He will be my (hopefully) temporary stand-in for Sunstreaker. As for variants of moulds, I wouldn't mind a clear plastic Mirage.
It's funny you bring that up considering that he and Sideswipe are the victims of a mixup (compare the G1 toys to the physical descriptions in the tech specs to see what I mean).
Are you referring to the fact that they are twins? If so, then yeah, the fact that they don't look alike always bothered me when I was a kid. Especially when Red Alert came out using the same mould as Sideswipe. A yellow Sideswipe will help me to get some closure.
Fanboy wrote:You need to see the figure, feel the figure , lick the figure , be the figure,
And only then can you love mp 01 the way I have.
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