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News Credits: 8 · by **Autobot Roadburn** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 7:26 pm

This may have just guaranteed my preorder.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 7:31 pm

That G1 head nod is a nifty little trinket!

by **Railbomb** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 7:59 pm

Huh. I wonder if there's a way to hide Ironhide's face in robot mode and just have that be the face? :-?

by **TFIta369** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 8:41 pm

Do people really like this that much? It's like the most mediocre looking Masterpiece release since MP-03 Starscream.

by **Ungie** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 8:46 pm

Those first two shots of the figure really look excellent, like the head shape and his proportions all look right. And then at other angles he looks misshapen. i guess its another one of those figures where it's better in person than on photo. :-?

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 8:54 pm

Railbomb wrote:Huh. I wonder if there's a way to hide Ironhide's face in robot mode and just have that be the face?

A flat face? You want a flat face?

TFIta369 wrote:Do people really like this that much? It's like the most mediocre looking Masterpiece release since MP-03 Starscream.

The only issue with MP-03 are those hip kibbles. He also does not have the "Blitzwing shoulder issues" of MP-11.The mold too has 2 facial expressions. So what part of MP-03 mold was anime/toy innacurate?

And already prejudged by PC images alone? >:oP

News Credits: 3599 · by **Seibertron** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 12:55 pm

fenrir72 wrote:The only issue with MP-03 are those hip kibbles. He also does not have the "Blitzwing shoulder issues" of MP-11.The mold too has 2 facial expressions. So what part of MP-03 mold was anime/toy innacurate?

For starters, MP-03 Starscream was green. The head gimmick left much to be desired plus his head was too narrow.

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 12:55 pm

The G1 toy had a face on vehicle mode??? #-o

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 1:32 pm

SillySpringer wrote:The G1 toy had a face on vehicle mode???

Kind of. It's actually the seat with the Diaclone pilot plus the face like decal. When HB "transformed the toy into IH, the pilots were ditched and all you got left was an empty control seat-cum face.The MP homaged this with this Easter Egg, well an overt Easter Egg for those in the know.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 1:32 pm

SillySpringer wrote:The G1 toy had a face on vehicle mode???

The G1 toy is just a friendly reminder that these toys were something else before they were Transformers.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 1:34 pm

Seibertron wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:The only issue with MP-03 are those hip kibbles. He also does not have the "Blitzwing shoulder issues" of MP-11.The mold too has 2 facial expressions. So what part of MP-03 mold was anime/toy innacurate?

For starters, MP-03 Starscream was green. The head gimmick left much to be desired plus his head was too narrow.

But Ryan, back when he was released, it was the "apex" of toy engineering. I dare to say, you felt it to back then. Same with MP-01. As for the "realistic(?)" colors, I was referring to the HB "heroic" F-15 acrobatic jet colors. Though MP-03 and HB MP, I tend to switch them vice-versa.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:18 pm

fenrir72 wrote:
But Ryan, back when he was released, it was the "apex" of toy engineering. I dare to say, you felt it to back then. Same with MP-01. As for the "realistic(?)" colors, I was referring to the HB "heroic" F-15 acrobatic jet colors. Though MP-03 and HB MP, I tend to switch them vice-versa.

I still think MP 01 is an apex of engineering, especially when you include all the extra detail he has. And he doesnt have a peehole.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 1:11 am

william-james88 wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
But Ryan, back when he was released, it was the "apex" of toy engineering. I dare to say, you felt it to back then. Same with MP-01. As for the "realistic(?)" colors, I was referring to the HB "heroic" F-15 acrobatic jet colors. Though MP-03 and HB MP, I tend to switch them vice-versa.

I still think MP 01 is an apex of engineering, especially when you include all the extra detail he has. And he doesnt have a peehole.

And keep on improving and improving the engineering.

News Credits: 9 · by **triKlops** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:02 am

Put in my preorder for IHide the other day.
If i hadn't got a good deal, I might have passed.
I don't want to pre-judge on photos alone but the leg assembly, knees down, is more of a concern aesthetically than the waist flaps.
Time will tell.

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:03 am

fenrir72 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
But Ryan, back when he was released, it was the "apex" of toy engineering. I dare to say, you felt it to back then. Same with MP-01. As for the "realistic(?)" colors, I was referring to the HB "heroic" F-15 acrobatic jet colors. Though MP-03 and HB MP, I tend to switch them vice-versa.

I still think MP 01 is an apex of engineering, especially when you include all the extra detail he has. And he doesnt have a peehole.

And keep on improving and improving the engineering.

MP-01 Convoy is the ultimate Optimus Prime toy. Period. MP-10 is great and is probably the second best OP toy ever but it exists because they couldn't make anything as awesome as MP-01 again so they reset the scale of the line. Look, I love MP-10 and keep him with my other MP's but MP-01 is the centerpiece of my rather comprehensive Optimus Prime display. If Prime walked down the street, he'd look like MP-01. THE Masterpiece Optimus Prime.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:20 am

william-james88 wrote:
zodconvoy wrote: MP-10 is great and is probably the second best OP toy ever

I am guessing the first would be the original G1 Optimus/ Battle Convoy?

Reread his post in full.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:26 am

Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
zodconvoy wrote: MP-10 is great and is probably the second best OP toy ever

I am guessing the first would be the original G1 Optimus/ Battle Convoy?
Reread his post in full.

Oh man, it gets abit confusig with those 1s and 0s and their order

I get it now, MP 01 tops, MP 10 second best. I might agree with that, I dont know. I think they are both as good but the fact that MP 01 came first and MP 10 was just a marginal improvement in a few aspects does give MP 01 a greater sense of innovation and originality.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:42 am

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
zodconvoy wrote: MP-10 is great and is probably the second best OP toy ever

I am guessing the first would be the original G1 Optimus/ Battle Convoy?
Reread his post in full.

Oh man, it gets abit confusig with those 1s and 0s and their order

To be fair (to you), he should have written it as "MP-1" (no zero).

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 10:19 am

william-james88 wrote:Oh man, it gets abit confusig with those 1s and 0s and their order

Now you know how computers feel. :CROW:

News Credits: 1 · by **Deathsaurus1** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 10:58 am

zodconvoy wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
But Ryan, back when he was released, it was the "apex" of toy engineering. I dare to say, you felt it to back then. Same with MP-01. As for the "realistic(?)" colors, I was referring to the HB "heroic" F-15 acrobatic jet colors. Though MP-03 and HB MP, I tend to switch them vice-versa.

I still think MP 01 is an apex of engineering, especially when you include all the extra detail he has. And he doesnt have a peehole.

And keep on improving and improving the engineering.

MP-01 Convoy is the ultimate Optimus Prime toy. Period. MP-10 is great and is probably the second best OP toy ever but it exists because they couldn't make anything as awesome as MP-01 again so they reset the scale of the line. Look, I love MP-10 and keep him with my other MP's but MP-01 is the centerpiece of my rather comprehensive Optimus Prime display. If Prime walked down the street, he'd look like MP-01. THE Masterpiece Optimus Prime.

I'm sorry but mp-1 to me is a mess. His robot mode looks amazing but is plagued with knee joints breaking and his head popping off. His proportions are also a Lil off.
Mp-1's vehicle mode looks like a lazy attempt to represent the cartoon or G1 toy.
I do agree he is an amazing feat of engineering, and it set the bar high for future masterpiece figure engineering.
Ironically enough, I am interested in buying a Takara mp -1 for my mp-5. Lol

by **Optimum Supreme** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:24 pm

Takara MP-1 is the greatest toy I've ever owned, will ever own, or could ever hope to own. To beat it, you'd have to have a life size OP you can actually ride around town in when he's a truck.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:01 pm

Owning both MP-01 and MP-10, I think I love them both equaly. MP-10 is really cartoon accurate, have a perfect vehicle mode, and is quite fun to transform. MP-01 is HUGE and HEAVY and despite his horrible vehicle mode, he have that "charisma" to make up for it.

I wonder how a MP Irinhide, done with MP-01 scale and mentality, would look like? Especially with a truckload of diecast? :-?

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:27 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Owning both MP-01 and MP-10, I think I love them both equaly. MP-10 is really cartoon accurate, have a perfect vehicle mode, and is quite fun to transform. MP-01 is HUGE and HEAVY and despite his horrible vehicle mode, he have that "charisma" to make up for it.

I wonder how a MP Irinhide, done with MP-01 scale and mentality, would look like? Especially with a truckload of diecast?

Maybe it would look more like the g1 toy :twisted: