gothsaurus wrote:Okay. My ONE huge complaint with the USA version of Prime is that I never saw one. Needz better distributions, plz.
Va'al wrote:I keep track of everyone. Backwards.
There are atandarfs to maintain.
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Hey, If Mindmaster survived then you should do just fine.
Mindmaster wrote:gothsaurus wrote:Okay. My ONE huge complaint with the USA version of Prime is that I never saw one. Needz better distributions, plz.
This. This is so true, it hurts.
xyl360 wrote:Between that and how they invariably screw up the colors, I'm sticking with Takara regardless of cost.
Va'al wrote:I keep track of everyone. Backwards.
There are atandarfs to maintain.
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Hey, If Mindmaster survived then you should do just fine.
Delta Magnus wrote:How big do the Masterpiece figures (Specifically, the car-formers and the jet-formers) look next to, say, a standard Deluxe? As someone with very little shelf-space who doesn't segregate his figures by continuity (I'm still 8 years old at heart, despite being twice that) it would kinda be cool if they were well scaled with "regular" Transformers.
Va'al wrote:I keep track of everyone. Backwards.
There are atandarfs to maintain.
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Hey, If Mindmaster survived then you should do just fine.
Mindmaster wrote:Delta Magnus wrote:How big do the Masterpiece figures (Specifically, the car-formers and the jet-formers) look next to, say, a standard Deluxe? As someone with very little shelf-space who doesn't segregate his figures by continuity (I'm still 8 years old at heart, despite being twice that) it would kinda be cool if they were well scaled with "regular" Transformers.
The Seeker mold is about the same size as a Leader class figure, where Sideswipe (and most likely these guys) are about the same size as a Voyager class figure.
Delta Magnus wrote:How big do the Masterpiece figures (Specifically, the car-formers and the jet-formers) look next to, say, a standard Deluxe? As someone with very little shelf-space who doesn't segregate his figures by continuity (I'm still 8 years old at heart, despite being twice that) it would kinda be cool if they were well scaled with "regular" Transformers.
Oh, they will. The toy cannons will just be Amazon Japan exclusives. One cannon per figure.AutoBorst wrote:I really hope they change their mind and include both toy accurate launchers, the cartoon launchers just look lazy and ridiculous.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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.
Not like those things appeared with Prowl/Bluestreak in the show, anyway.Bowspearer wrote:And they're not even the right colours for any of the 3 of the Datsun trio either. The warheads might be the right colours, but the launchers should be the same colour as the thighs and waist.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Not like those things appeared with Prowl/Bluestreak in the show, anyway.Bowspearer wrote:And they're not even the right colours for any of the 3 of the Datsun trio either. The warheads might be the right colours, but the launchers should be the same colour as the thighs and waist.
Smokescreen might get his colored right, or his own custom-made ones integrated into his toy remolded from the show cannons and colored right that way.
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:Sabrblade wrote:Not like those things appeared with Prowl/Bluestreak in the show, anyway.Bowspearer wrote:And they're not even the right colours for any of the 3 of the Datsun trio either. The warheads might be the right colours, but the launchers should be the same colour as the thighs and waist.
Smokescreen might get his colored right, or his own custom-made ones integrated into his toy remolded from the show cannons and colored right that way.
I can actually see Dr Wu capitalising on Takara's omission here.
KnightStrike wrote:As much as I want these and as great as they look, MP-10 has made me think waiting for a Hasbro release might be a worthwhile gamble. I preferred the Hasbro Optimus colors, especially the eyes, and the pics we have seen of the mythical MP Soundwave also make me lean Hasbro. I do dislike how Hasbro releases always turn into a nightmarish debacle with TRU, but the price for these is pretty steep given they are just over Generations deluxe size. That solid red crest on Bluestreak also turns me away from these, the shots we had earlier of him his head looked much better and more accurate. If my funds weren't so tight and we weren't getting so many great Generations releases this year, along with Metroplex and the Hasbro MP Soundwave at some point(hopefully ), I wouldn't care so much to grab these, but being what it is I think waiting for a domestic release may be the path I take.
But this time, Prowl and Streak aren't licensed, as far as we know.SKYWARPED_128 wrote:As has been discussed in earlier threads about MP Sideswipe, Hasbro might have trouble getting the rights to licensed car designs. MP-10 Optimus and Soundwave had no problem getting a Hasbro release because of their non-patented alt modes (generic snub-nose truck and micro-cassette player).
Of course, there's the question of whether the rights Takara Tomy bought to make MP Sideswipe and Prowl/Bluestreak can be transferred to Hasbro, and/or if Hasbro is willing to buy the rights separately.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
SKYWARPED_128 wrote:KnightStrike wrote:As much as I want these and as great as they look, MP-10 has made me think waiting for a Hasbro release might be a worthwhile gamble. I preferred the Hasbro Optimus colors, especially the eyes, and the pics we have seen of the mythical MP Soundwave also make me lean Hasbro. I do dislike how Hasbro releases always turn into a nightmarish debacle with TRU, but the price for these is pretty steep given they are just over Generations deluxe size. That solid red crest on Bluestreak also turns me away from these, the shots we had earlier of him his head looked much better and more accurate. If my funds weren't so tight and we weren't getting so many great Generations releases this year, along with Metroplex and the Hasbro MP Soundwave at some point(hopefully ), I wouldn't care so much to grab these, but being what it is I think waiting for a domestic release may be the path I take.
As has been discussed in earlier threads about MP Sideswipe, Hasbro might have trouble getting the rights to licensed car designs. MP-10 Optimus and Soundwave had no problem getting a Hasbro release because of their non-patented alt modes (generic snub-nose truck and micro-cassette player).
Of course, there's the question of whether the rights Takara Tomy bought to make MP Sideswipe and Prowl/Bluestreak can be transferred to Hasbro, and/or if Hasbro is willing to buy the rights separately.
Mindmaster wrote:xyl360 wrote:Between that and how they invariably screw up the colors, I'm sticking with Takara regardless of cost.
Well, they haven't messed up the Mastperpiece decos.
xyl360 wrote:Mindmaster wrote:xyl360 wrote:Between that and how they invariably screw up the colors, I'm sticking with Takara regardless of cost.
Well, they haven't messed up the Mastperpiece decos.
In your opinion perhaps, but every one I've seen was less G1 cartoon accurate than what Takara gave us, at least in the new line so far (and most of the previous ones besides Grimlock and the first release of MP-01).
Va'al wrote:I keep track of everyone. Backwards.
There are atandarfs to maintain.
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Hey, If Mindmaster survived then you should do just fine.
Mindmaster wrote:xyl360 wrote:Mindmaster wrote:xyl360 wrote:Between that and how they invariably screw up the colors, I'm sticking with Takara regardless of cost.
Well, they haven't messed up the Mastperpiece decos.
In your opinion perhaps, but every one I've seen was less G1 cartoon accurate than what Takara gave us, at least in the new line so far (and most of the previous ones besides Grimlock and the first release of MP-01).
...Takara gets all the decos right?
The very first release of MP Starscream (by Takara, ironically enough) begs to differ.
Seriously though, all the MP releases, whether they've been Hasbro or Takara, have been faithful to the character they are homaging. What MP release wasn't accurate to their characters? The only differences between Hasbro and Takara releases are subtle deco differences (for example, Hasbro's MP10 was colored more like the original cartoon, whereas the Takara release emulates the original toy).
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