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News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 7:46 am

My 2 cents on the altmode: G1 Space Gun or bust. Choosing a different mode would disqualify it from the Masterpiece name as it wouldn't be true to the original source, going against what Masterpiece is all about.

Insurgent wrote:I'd say it's more a cost issue. Shockwave, like Megs and Soundwave, don't exactly have much in the way of repaint potential. In fact, outside the seekers, none of the cons do. Whereas the Autobots are full of repaints. Coupled with the fact Autobots sell better in Japan, I think Takara work by creating a base of Autobots that get the hell repainted out of them, then that gives them a nice foundation of money to create the castings for the next Con. That's why we have large gaps between each con release. That's my personal take on it anyway.

He does have repaint potential: the original Astro Magnum colors, or even the US "Shackwave"

News Credits: 4837 · by **william-james88** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 8:43 am

Every Decepticon on earth from Season one has been accounted for in the MP line while the autobots still have a ways to go.

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 9:10 am

william-james88 wrote:Every Decepticon on earth from Season one has been accounted for in the MP line while the autobots still have a ways to go.

I'm guessing you mean based on the catalogues, not in show. Otherwise the cons still have some left.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 9:17 am

Insurgent wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Every Decepticon on earth from Season one has been accounted for in the MP line while the autobots still have a ways to go.

I'm guessing you mean based on the catalogues, not in show. Otherwise the cons still have some left.

Just Shockwave (he appeared in More than Meets the Eye pt. 1) and Reflector, really.

News Credits: 4837 · by **william-james88** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:08 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Insurgent wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Every Decepticon on earth from Season one has been accounted for in the MP line while the autobots still have a ways to go.

I'm guessing you mean based on the catalogues, not in show. Otherwise the cons still have some left.

Just Shockwave (he appeared in More than Meets the Eye pt. 1) and Reflector, really.

And shockwave was never on earth (right?). Also, while it might not count for many of us, Takara did issue an MP reflector as an accessory to MP 05 Gold Version.

by **jay5** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:40 am

A non-transforming one, though, not an actual MP in and of itself.

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 12:26 pm

OK. But there's still Insecticons and constructions unaccounted for as well. And they were on earth.

News Credits: 4837 · by **william-james88** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 1:19 pm

jay5 wrote:A non-transforming one, though, not an actual MP in and of itself.

Oh I couldnt agree more and I would love for a transforming one to come out. I just wanted to give the devil's advocate argument as to why Takara Tomy wouldnt feel inclined to devote so many resources to one.

News Credits: 5 · by **REMINATOR** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 3:27 pm

Back in the old day when MP-12 Soundwave was revealed from one of the TV show, TTomy pull a teaser on us by putting a black silhouette of Shockwave before showing the true MP-12. If there's any license issue involve, I don't think they would do what they did back then. I'm sure they'll release MP Shockwave eventually.