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News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:31 am

ScottyP wrote:What do y'all think is next - Tigatron retooling, Megatron, or another Primal repaint?

Hopefully Megatron.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:40 am

Always count on redecos happening first :lol:

I honestly think the next thing we'll get is a Dinobot mold re-use. He's certainly got a lot to choose from...
But after that? I'll be surprised if Megatron isn't next.

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:58 am

Kurona wrote:Always count on redecos happening first I honestly think the next thing we'll get is a Dinobot mold re-use. He's certainly got a lot to choose from..

He does? I can see Takara doing a Thrustor retool, maybe a toy deco version, but outside of that it'd have to be Grimlock or Fox Kids or some US toy-only deco that I can't imagine them touching. Would be happy to be way wrong about this, for the record!

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:35 am

ScottyP wrote:
Kurona wrote:Always count on redecos happening first I honestly think the next thing we'll get is a Dinobot mold re-use. He's certainly got a lot to choose from..
He does? I can see Takara doing a Thrustor retool, maybe a toy deco version, but outside of that it'd have to be Grimlock or Fox Kids or some US toy-only deco that I can't imagine them touching. Would be happy to be way wrong about this, for the record!

Original toy, BWN Hardhead, the Season 3 Cyberraptors... they used this mold a lot.

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:06 am

Ah, yep I forgot Hardhead in Neo but good call! Cyber raptors would surprise me but if the mold sells super well I could see it as a quick cash-in

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:20 am

Excited to see that we are finally making ground with this figure. I was hoping to pick Dinobot up, considering how great I found the character. I wasn't that impressed with Cheetor, and I didn't have the money to get Primal, so hopefully he is good and i have money!

As for your question Scotty, Megatron has to come soon. I wouldn't be surprised to see Tigatron soon, but they had better do a Megatron soon.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 11:26 am

I had completely forgotten that this figure was coming. I expect the price will be around the seeker range, though, if it is going to be taller than Primal. That is quite deflating.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 1:09 pm

Kurona wrote:Always count on redecos happening first I honestly think the next thing we'll get is a Dinobot mold re-use. He's certainly got a lot to choose from...
But after that? I'll be surprised if Megatron isn't next.

They could release a Clone version, with his transformation joints glued together :lol:

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 1:16 pm

shajaki wrote:
Kurona wrote:Always count on redecos happening first I honestly think the next thing we'll get is a Dinobot mold re-use. He's certainly got a lot to choose from...
But after that? I'll be surprised if Megatron isn't next.
They could release a Clone version, with his transformation joints glued together

Oh man, actually, how many people are gonna buy two MP Dinobots because of the clone?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 1:20 pm

Kurona wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Kurona wrote:Always count on redecos happening first I honestly think the next thing we'll get is a Dinobot mold re-use. He's certainly got a lot to choose from...
But after that? I'll be surprised if Megatron isn't next.
They could release a Clone version, with his transformation joints glued together

Oh man, actually, how many people are gonna buy two MP Dinobots because of the clone?

Well, NOW that you guys brought up the idea...

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 1:29 pm

Of course

Come to think of it, this sort of schedule would imply MP Dinobot is coming out sometime next year, right? As are the POTP Dinobots, and any possible redecos of any of those. Year of the friggin' Dinosaurs and related creatures dude!

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 1:36 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Kurona wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Kurona wrote:Always count on redecos happening first I honestly think the next thing we'll get is a Dinobot mold re-use. He's certainly got a lot to choose from...
But after that? I'll be surprised if Megatron isn't next.
They could release a Clone version, with his transformation joints glued together

Oh man, actually, how many people are gonna buy two MP Dinobots because of the clone?
Well, NOW that you guys brought up the idea...

Because of my Dinobot Shrine, I was actually going to buy 3 right outta the gate 8-}

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:27 pm

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:15 am

Kurona wrote:Of course

Come to think of it, this sort of schedule would imply MP Dinobot is coming out sometime next year, right? As are the POTP Dinobots, and any possible redecos of any of those. Year of the friggin' Dinosaurs and related creatures dude!

Well, if Dinobot ends up being MP-41 (remember that Primal fiasco with MP-31 going to an out of nowhere Delta Magnus and Primal going back to MP-32, I ain't gonna say for sure yet) he should come out around April or May, seeing as how Sunstreaker is December and Targetmaster Hot Rod is February, that would be my guess

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 5:33 am

After the latest news about the character - his appearance in the Kabam Studios Forged to Fight mobile game, reported here - we have another update on the next figure in a high-end collectible toyline from Takara Tomy Transformers: Masterpiece MP-41 Dinobot, the third of the Beast Wars character to receive the plastic incarnation treatment!

While we still have very little news about the fan-favourite Predacon turned Maximal, Loopaza Mega Store on Facebook brings us a release date and a price - and you may not be happy about the latter. According to their source, we're looking at 28000 Yen (approx 245 USD at the time of writing), making it the priciest MP figure to date, due in July 2018. What do you make of this new information? Is it a turn-off? Let us know in the Energon Pub!

Takaratomy Transformers Next Masterpiece

We have a confirmation on the coming up Transformers Masterpiece MP-41 will be the expected Dinobot from Beast Wars. But there is surprising pricey on him as we have been told the Retail Price is 28,000 JPY!

Meanwhile, we are not sure how big Dinobot will be or just Takaratomy send out a wrong information on the price. If this is the final case, Dinobot will be the most expensive MP so far.

Price: 28,000 JPY
Release Date: July, 2018

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 6:07 am

Well that is a massive deal breaker, if true. I won't even pay that for superior 3rd party product.

It has to be an error.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 6:33 am

Ironhidensh wrote:Well that is a massive deal breaker, if true. I won't even pay that for superior 3rd party product.

It has to be an error.

We are waiting for other sources to confirm what the situation actually is, but that is currently the price reported by all retailers carrying the figure.

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 6:53 am

Hell no. Only time I've paid that much was either a 3P combiner, or TM3 Megatron. And even then, they were a rarity because it was my favourite combiner and a Beast Wars botcon that was the last one. But for a regular MP release? Unless it comes with a full sized Axalon control room diorama with tables and chairs, all interest in this has gone instantly.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Pepsimus · by **Black Bumblebee** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 7:53 am

If they are keeping Dinobot in scale with the other MP figures, he should be a head taller than MP Primal... but... yikes. I don't see that causing such a price hike. What are they expecting to include with him, a MP Rattrap to ride on top of him???

News Credits: 18 · by **Immortal Starscream** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:02 am

what in the holy hand grenades of antiok are they thinking? what does he come with? the axalon bridge?

News Credits: 3 · by **Randomhero** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:16 am

Megatron was that price so he’s gotta he that big. I mean he is dinobot after all and he better come with a slew of accessories. His blaster from code of a hero, swappable bartle damage, golden discs etc

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:44 am

Maybe he'll come with his full-size clone who transforms into a wall mount.

News Credits: 3 · by **MrBlack** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:45 am

BBTS has their preorder up at $249. I assume that's based on the same info Takara sent other retailers.

Unless Dinobot is as complex a figure as MP Megatron I can't see any justification for that price. If this is the new reality for Masterpiece figures, I'm out.

News Credits: 1 · by **Marcdachamp** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:04 am

Gonna go ahead and echo what everyone else is saying: unless there's some kind of an error or he really does come with some amazing accessories, I'm out. Shame, too.