The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jan 02, 2019 9:10 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:Now available on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CL ... _389355240

I am resisting the urge to buy him right now. I really want him, but I need to space some purchases out

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:01 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Now available on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CL ... _389355240

I am resisting the urge to buy him right now. I really want him, but I need to space some purchases out

I saw it for 30 bucks cheaper than anywhere else and caved. Plus, I had a 60 dollar Amazon gift card burning a hole in my pocket. :-D

Of course, next black Friday, when this bastard is only 60 bucks, I'll hate myself. >:oP

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:10 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Now available on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CL ... _389355240

I am resisting the urge to buy him right now. I really want him, but I need to space some purchases out

I saw it for 30 bucks cheaper than anywhere else and caved. Plus, I had a 60 dollar Amazon gift card burning a hole in my pocket.

Of course, next black Friday, when this bastard is only 60 bucks, I'll hate myself.

I have a $25 gift card for this, but I need to wait at least 2 or 3 weeks. I can't wait to complete 3 of the 5 original bots in MPM form though!

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:34 pm

Have you been waiting for some more Transformers Masterpiece Movie Series figures? Wait no longer! MPM-6 Ironhide is finally here! Seibertron.com member Ironhidensh has tipped us off that Masterpiece Movie Series Ironhide is now available to purchase on Amazon.com! Click HERE to view the listing for yourself. Ironhide is priced at $99.99 USD and is also Prime eligible (free 2-day shipping for Amazon Prime members)! This latest entry in the Masterpiece Movie Series features a 6 inch tall Ironhide figure, based specially on his look from the 2007 "Transformers" movie. He converts into a licensed GMC Heavy Duty Topkick 6500 4x4 Crew Cab Edition (wow, that's a mouthful!). Take a look at the product pictures provided by Amazon and decide for yourself if this is the ultimate movie Ironhide figure.

What do you think? Will you be adding MPM-6 Ironhide to your collection? Is the price just right, or will you wait for a discount? What figures do you want to see next in the joint Hasbro and Takara Tomy venture that is the Masterpiece Movie Series line? Let us know in the comments below and keep tuned in to Seibertron.com for the latest news on all things Transformers!

News Credits: 2 · by **SpikeyTigertron** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:47 am

Damn it Amazon.... I wish they hadn't pulled their original listings from MONTHS AGO. I thought perhaps they weren't *going* to carry it (or was it an exclusive for them?). Ended up going with BBTS but now I've spent $50 more than I needed to (with shipping -_-). I guess it's a new age for MPs, and perhaps holding off and letting the dust settle is the smarter idea now.

News Credits: 2 · by **SpikeyTigertron** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:49 am

As far as next Movie MP, I'd really like to see Jazz. Did his Human Alliance figure ever get an "MP" treatment? That mold was so perfect.

News Credits: 4 · by **GeekyGamer Gal** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:32 am

I watched Amazon pull their listing, right as I was going to pre-order. I tried navigating the Japanese Amazon site, only to find out they won't ship to the USA on pre-orders.
Right as this came out in Japan I managed to convince my visiting uncle to pick one up for me, and I should hopefully be getting it today. Only to find that Amazon has reposted the listing...

The only benefit to this is the fact that my uncle might still give me free shipping, and I might still get it sooner than if I had ordered it off Amazon.

News Credits: 11 · by **Ominous Sand** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:07 am

I’m honestly glad that I waited. He’s on like TFsource and BBTS for $145! That’s a little too much for me at the moment, but I think the $100 is alright. Hope he goes on sale eventually like Barricade

News Credits: 2 · by **SpikeyTigertron** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:23 pm

Riley Hoffman wrote:I’m honestly glad that I waited. He’s on like TFsource and BBTS for $145! That’s a little too much for me at the moment, but I think the $100 is alright. Hope he goes on sale eventually like Barricade

As long as Amazon keeps him in stock and doesn’t scalp with resellers. Half tempted to ask bbts for some adjustment in store credit (but I assume their stock came from overseas, hence the price jump) -_-“

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 4:21 pm

Features feet that stick out in truck mode!

News Credits: 4 · by **GeekyGamer Gal** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 5:40 pm

Well, came home from work and he's sitting on the table in a power supply box, but he's here. So, something rather interesting is if you get the Takara/Japanese release where the Hasbro logo is, in the picture above, there is a Transformers 35th Anniversary stamp. I only mention this because I don't think I saw it on the early box pictures.

Otherwise, I'll just pretend the toes that stick out are one of those extra tall bumpers on trucks that have the built in steps for loading and unloading the bed. Yep, that's what they are, and not kibble.

News Credits: 2 · by **SpikeyTigertron** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 6:53 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Features feet that stick out in truck mode!

“Heavy duty Mudflaps”

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 7:07 pm

GeekyGamer Gal wrote:I tried navigating the Japanese Amazon site, only to find out they won't ship to the USA on pre-orders.

Are you sure about this? I have MP-43 on Pre-order from them with a US address and all is good here.

Also guys, I think a lot of you bought the Takara Release (identical to the Hasbro one) on BBTs/TFsource and such, and this is the official stateside Hasbro release, hence the money differences.

It's why I waited for this, I knew we would get it here somehow. But I was expecting HTS, considering it was supposed to be an HTS exclusive. And it's been so odd too cause he was supposed to come out last August and Amazon had pre-orders up then that disappeared not long after

News Credits: 4 · by **GeekyGamer Gal** » Thu Jan 03, 2019 7:25 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
GeekyGamer Gal wrote:I tried navigating the Japanese Amazon site, only to find out they won't ship to the USA on pre-orders.

Are you sure about this? I have MP-43 on Pre-order from them with a US address and all is good here.

It wouldn't, at least where I live...
My mailing has been messed up since the USPS tried to close my post office, which removed my address from almost all USPS databases, so most stores and the like often claim that my mailing address doesn't exist. :HEADHURTS:

That might have been the issue...

by **Acolyte** » Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:43 am

I would be REALLY curious to know if someone has figured out the whole shoulder-looseness issue. Is there a tab solution or transformation step missing that gets the entire figure to come together solidly in the upper body? If not, this is a hard pass for me, which is disappointing, since I have considered the MPM's to be more cost-effective to collect than the MP's (reasonably true statement, and enough people seem to hate on the Bayverse styling that I find them HEAVILY discounted each Thanksgiving). The QC on every figure I've ordered has been questionable or outright disastrous though, with the exception of MPM-7, so unless I see Hastak turn a corner here I'm probably done with MPM for the foreseeable future.

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:44 pm

Acolyte wrote:I would be REALLY curious to know if someone has figured out the whole shoulder-looseness issue. Is there a tab solution or transformation step missing that gets the entire figure to come together solidly in the upper body? If not, this is a hard pass for me, which is disappointing, since I have considered the MPM's to be more cost-effective to collect than the MP's (reasonably true statement, and enough people seem to hate on the Bayverse styling that I find them HEAVILY discounted each Thanksgiving). The QC on every figure I've ordered has been questionable or outright disastrous though, with the exception of MPM-7, so unless I see Hastak turn a corner here I'm probably done with MPM for the foreseeable future.

I'm either lucky or doing something wrong (don't discount that as possible!) but I don't have any problems with the bot mode.

Getting this thing into truck mode is a tabby, panel massage disaster mess of frustration, but at least it can get there unlike MPM-4. The instructions for the front of the truck are awful, watch a video. It still won't make it fun to transform, or help you get every tab in place securely (especially the back of the roof), but it will save you some time. I find it telling that the stock photos above also don't have truck mode completely secure.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Sat Jan 05, 2019 10:16 am

Got mine yesterday. I've literally only taken him out of the box, and have yet to even try to properly tab up his robot mode.

I will say he is a lot bigger and heavier than I was expecting. That was a pleasant surprise.

by **Megaprimatron** » Sun Jan 13, 2019 2:57 am

Great to see the price has now dropped to $81.98! Since I bought him 8 days ago from Amazon for $99.99, I called customer service and they gave me a store credit for $18.01 :APPLAUSE:

This figure is larger and heavier than I imagined with amazing detail that's much more impressive in hand than viewing online. I'm glad to add it to my collection at this great price!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CL575LG/re ... 65940&sr=1

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:53 am

I haven't even attempted to change this piece of **** into truck mode yet, and I'm ready to throw it into the wall. :HEADHURTS:

Why? Trying to get his shoulders to lock in, and the folded side panels do not clip into his wrists like they are supposed to.

So very frustrating, as its a great looking mold with excellent size.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:49 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:I haven't even attempted to change this piece of **** into truck mode yet, and I'm ready to throw it into the wall.

Why? Trying to get his shoulders to lock in, and the folded side panels do not clip into his wrists like they are supposed to.

So very frustrating, as its a great looking mold with excellent size.

RE the shoulders, did you try the ScottyP method from the last podcast?

by **Megaprimatron** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:18 pm

What is "the ScottyP method"? Do you have a link?

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:27 pm

Megaprimatron wrote:What is "the ScottyP method"? Do you have a link?

You'll need to go to the MPM-6 section of this podcast to listen to the description proper:

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... oys/42750/

Basically, MPM-6 Ironhide has shoulders that are not even, the right sits higher than the left as that is how he appeared in the movies, with a strange slight hunched stance. Once you figure out the shoulders are A-symmetrical in appearance and in inner tooling, it is supposed to help a lot

by **Megaprimatron** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:33 pm

Thank you!

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:19 pm

For me, it's more an issue of his tabs not having any ability to hold. Plug one in, 3 others pop out.

News Credits: 4 · by **GeekyGamer Gal** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:21 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Basically, MPM-6 Ironhide has shoulders that are not even, the right sits higher than the left as that is how he appeared in the movies, with a strange slight hunched stance. Once you figure out the shoulders are A-symmetrical in appearance and in inner tooling, it is supposed to help a lot

Cool! I never noticed how Ironhide has a Cybertronian/NBE version of scoliosis!

Haven't transformed mine, but I've gotten the shoulders to kinda sit/lock in place based off his bumper front. This allows his arms to be posed without some gaps or deviating too much from the CGI in the movie. Still working on a good action display pose, as well as a shelf to display him on.