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[D-Maximal_Primal]

Before I take on Ginrai, I wanted to touch on Raiden.

I got an upgrade kit for him which completely replaces Kaen in the combined form while getting rid of a bunch of kibble and stabilizing him. It is cheating, but it has had a huge impact on him. while it doesn't solve all his problems, it does solve a bunch and allows my favorite trainbot to stand alone.





Which is good news to Kaen too, I love this little dumpy guy.




Now, onto Ginrai. I got the super version, and wow, he is nice. Simpler than I expected, but that is OK, he is actually fun to transform. also, he is super heavy, there is weight to him. I am greatly enjoying him so far.

[Brokebot]

Before I take on Ginrai, I wanted to touch on Raiden.

I got an upgrade kit for him which completely replaces Kaen in the combined form while getting rid of a bunch of kibble and stabilizing him. It is cheating, but it has had a huge impact on him. while it doesn't solve all his problems, it does solve a bunch and allows my favorite trainbot to stand alone.

Which is good news to Kaen too, I love this little dumpy guy.

Now, onto Ginrai. I got the super version, and wow, he is nice. Simpler than I expected, but that is OK, he is actually fun to transform. also, he is super heavy, there is weight to him. I am greatly enjoying him so far.

Which upgrade kit is that? It looks a bit different than the DK-58 kit from DNA Design.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Before I take on Ginrai, I wanted to touch on Raiden.

I got an upgrade kit for him which completely replaces Kaen in the combined form while getting rid of a bunch of kibble and stabilizing him. It is cheating, but it has had a huge impact on him. while it doesn't solve all his problems, it does solve a bunch and allows my favorite trainbot to stand alone.

Which is good news to Kaen too, I love this little dumpy guy.

Now, onto Ginrai. I got the super version, and wow, he is nice. Simpler than I expected, but that is OK, he is actually fun to transform. also, he is super heavy, there is weight to him. I am greatly enjoying him so far.

Which upgrade kit is that? It looks a bit different than the DK-58 kit from DNA Design.

This one

[-Kanrabat-]

MPG-09 MP Super Ginrai is a great figure. I customised mine to be full "toy" version. The normal bot is annoying to transform so I think I'll ever just do it once. But the super mode is a breeze. Also, I don't consider it a "Masterpiece." It is a "HASLAB-ish" "Generations toy. It feels like a high end Generations and is perfectly in scale with the current Generations and SS86n line. I like it. I'm looking forwards Godbomber to complete the package.



Proof that this is indeed in scale with Generations:
(ignore the misstransformed chest.)



I'll just use the accessories here. The rest will be boxwarmers.



Overall, very worth the 400$CAN. This is my "HASLAB" of the year.

[Emerje]

Japanese pre-orders have opened for MP-16 Nucleon Quest Super Convoy. Release in December.

https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail?gcode=FIGURE-182054
https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/T-SPARK-T ... 254&sr=8-1

He doesn't come with the extra head, hands or lightning effect parts of MPG-08. I was hoping they'd replace those with something interesting, but it looks like they just slightly reduced the price 2,000 JPY instead.

Emerje

[-Kanrabat-]

I'd really love to have him, but paying 60$can of shipping is a big far NOPE for me.

I'll settle with my normal Super Ginrai.

[Emerje]

Man, I knew it was coming and ready for it, but it's still quite the blow having MPG Lift Ticket and Guard and Adamas Machina Rodimus ship all on the same day.

Emerje

[-Kanrabat-]

Seeing MPG Super Ginrai being Generations scale, is it the same with Raiden?

[chuckdawg1999]

Man, I knew it was coming and ready for it, but it's still quite the blow having MPG Lift Ticket and Guard and Adamas Machina Rodimus ship all on the same day.

Emerje

Oh my, that's a CC hit.

[Emerje]

Seeing MPG Super Ginrai being Generations scale, is it the same with Raiden?

More or less, the combined form is about 12", though the trains themselves are more like Voyager height, about the size of a MP car (Prowl, Sideswipe, etc), hence all the parts that get made into kibble rather than incorporated properly.

Emerje

[Emerje]

Man, I knew it was coming and ready for it, but it's still quite the blow having MPG Lift Ticket and Guard and Adamas Machina Rodimus ship all on the same day.

Emerje

Oh my, that's a CC hit.

Thankfully Rodimus was paid for due to either Amazon Japan now charging upfront for pre-orders or my card just charging outright instead of placing a hold. Haven't figured out which it is yet, but I'm thinking it's the former. Either way, I've got a ton of figures on pre-order at Amazon Japan right now and they're all paid off.

Emerje

[chuckdawg1999]

Man, I knew it was coming and ready for it, but it's still quite the blow having MPG Lift Ticket and Guard and Adamas Machina Rodimus ship all on the same day.

Emerje

Oh my, that's a CC hit.

Thankfully Rodimus was paid for due to either Amazon Japan now charging upfront for pre-orders or my card just charging outright instead of placing a hold. Haven't figured out which it is yet, but I'm thinking it's the former. Either way, I've got a ton of figures on pre-order at Amazon Japan right now and they're all paid off.

Emerje

Amazon Japan's new policy is why I'm probably done with imports.

[Emerje]

Man, I knew it was coming and ready for it, but it's still quite the blow having MPG Lift Ticket and Guard and Adamas Machina Rodimus ship all on the same day.

Emerje

Oh my, that's a CC hit.

Thankfully Rodimus was paid for due to either Amazon Japan now charging upfront for pre-orders or my card just charging outright instead of placing a hold. Haven't figured out which it is yet, but I'm thinking it's the former. Either way, I've got a ton of figures on pre-order at Amazon Japan right now and they're all paid off.

Emerje

Amazon Japan's new policy is why I'm probably done with imports.

Well, that and the extra 10% duty on Chinese products we now have to pay. (Keep it to yourself, Canada. ) At least Transformers aren't made in China but a lot of the stuff I import are.

Emerje

[-Kanrabat-]

From now on, I will order very sparingly from Amazon Japan because they charge the most expensive DHL shipping by default. This result in most things I'd order from over there costing between 40$ to 60$ (canadian) in shipping alone for a single thing.

So I'll stick with Mandarake and Hobby Search, who at least give the option of Air Small Packet.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Man, I knew it was coming and ready for it, but it's still quite the blow having MPG Lift Ticket and Guard and Adamas Machina Rodimus ship all on the same day.

Emerje

Oh my, that's a CC hit.

Thankfully Rodimus was paid for due to either Amazon Japan now charging upfront for pre-orders or my card just charging outright instead of placing a hold. Haven't figured out which it is yet, but I'm thinking it's the former. Either way, I've got a ton of figures on pre-order at Amazon Japan right now and they're all paid off.

Emerje

Amazon Japan's new policy is why I'm probably done with imports.

I still have preorders for them for T-Spark MPM Bee and MPG God Bomber, and I was not charged up front for either.

My Rodimus also just shipped, but was charged when he shipped

[chuckdawg1999]

Man, I knew it was coming and ready for it, but it's still quite the blow having MPG Lift Ticket and Guard and Adamas Machina Rodimus ship all on the same day.

Emerje

Oh my, that's a CC hit.

Thankfully Rodimus was paid for due to either Amazon Japan now charging upfront for pre-orders or my card just charging outright instead of placing a hold. Haven't figured out which it is yet, but I'm thinking it's the former. Either way, I've got a ton of figures on pre-order at Amazon Japan right now and they're all paid off.

Emerje

Amazon Japan's new policy is why I'm probably done with imports.

I still have preorders for them for T-Spark MPM Bee and MPG God Bomber, and I was not charged up front for either.

My Rodimus also just shipped, but was charged when he shipped

Those went up JUST before Amazon Japan changed their policies. I have God Bomber, GSC Granbird, and T-Spark King Exkiser POd and that might be it.

[Emerje]

Man, I knew it was coming and ready for it, but it's still quite the blow having MPG Lift Ticket and Guard and Adamas Machina Rodimus ship all on the same day.

Emerje

Oh my, that's a CC hit.

Thankfully Rodimus was paid for due to either Amazon Japan now charging upfront for pre-orders or my card just charging outright instead of placing a hold. Haven't figured out which it is yet, but I'm thinking it's the former. Either way, I've got a ton of figures on pre-order at Amazon Japan right now and they're all paid off.

Emerje

Amazon Japan's new policy is why I'm probably done with imports.

I still have preorders for them for T-Spark MPM Bee and MPG God Bomber, and I was not charged up front for either.

My Rodimus also just shipped, but was charged when he shipped

Those went up JUST before Amazon Japan changed their policies. I have God Bomber, GSC Granbird, and T-Spark King Exkiser POd and that might be it.

I've got MPM Bumblebee, Dramatic Capture Triple Takeover, Missing Link Sunstreaker and Cordon, God Bomber, Godzilla crossover Optimus and Megatron, Toyrise Burn Bravern, Exkiser, Toyrise Genesic GaoGaiGar, and and a hand full of S.H.Figuarts figures. All already paid for.

Emerje

[chuckdawg1999]

Man, I knew it was coming and ready for it, but it's still quite the blow having MPG Lift Ticket and Guard and Adamas Machina Rodimus ship all on the same day.

Emerje

Oh my, that's a CC hit.

Thankfully Rodimus was paid for due to either Amazon Japan now charging upfront for pre-orders or my card just charging outright instead of placing a hold. Haven't figured out which it is yet, but I'm thinking it's the former. Either way, I've got a ton of figures on pre-order at Amazon Japan right now and they're all paid off.

Emerje

Amazon Japan's new policy is why I'm probably done with imports.

I still have preorders for them for T-Spark MPM Bee and MPG God Bomber, and I was not charged up front for either.

My Rodimus also just shipped, but was charged when he shipped

Those went up JUST before Amazon Japan changed their policies. I have God Bomber, GSC Granbird, and T-Spark King Exkiser POd and that might be it.

I've got MPM Bumblebee, Dramatic Capture Triple Takeover, Missing Link Sunstreaker and Cordon, God Bomber, Godzilla crossover Optimus and Megatron, Toyrise Burn Bravern, Exkiser, Toyrise Genesic GaoGaiGar, and and a hand full of S.H.Figuarts figures. All already paid for.

Emerje

Genesis GGG was up for PO?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Man, I knew it was coming and ready for it, but it's still quite the blow having MPG Lift Ticket and Guard and Adamas Machina Rodimus ship all on the same day.

Emerje

Oh my, that's a CC hit.

Thankfully Rodimus was paid for due to either Amazon Japan now charging upfront for pre-orders or my card just charging outright instead of placing a hold. Haven't figured out which it is yet, but I'm thinking it's the former. Either way, I've got a ton of figures on pre-order at Amazon Japan right now and they're all paid off.

Emerje

Amazon Japan's new policy is why I'm probably done with imports.

I still have preorders for them for T-Spark MPM Bee and MPG God Bomber, and I was not charged up front for either.

My Rodimus also just shipped, but was charged when he shipped

Those went up JUST before Amazon Japan changed their policies. I have God Bomber, GSC Granbird, and T-Spark King Exkiser POd and that might be it.

I've got MPM Bumblebee, Dramatic Capture Triple Takeover, Missing Link Sunstreaker and Cordon, God Bomber, Godzilla crossover Optimus and Megatron, Toyrise Burn Bravern, Exkiser, Toyrise Genesic GaoGaiGar, and and a hand full of S.H.Figuarts figures. All already paid for.

Emerje

After Godbomber, I realized that Amazon JP is only really good if you want it first anymore, as import sites are now on par with the cost once the higher shipping is included. That's why for the moment God Bomber is my last PO through them

[chuckdawg1999]

Man, I knew it was coming and ready for it, but it's still quite the blow having MPG Lift Ticket and Guard and Adamas Machina Rodimus ship all on the same day.

Emerje

Oh my, that's a CC hit.

Thankfully Rodimus was paid for due to either Amazon Japan now charging upfront for pre-orders or my card just charging outright instead of placing a hold. Haven't figured out which it is yet, but I'm thinking it's the former. Either way, I've got a ton of figures on pre-order at Amazon Japan right now and they're all paid off.

Emerje

Amazon Japan's new policy is why I'm probably done with imports.

I still have preorders for them for T-Spark MPM Bee and MPG God Bomber, and I was not charged up front for either.

My Rodimus also just shipped, but was charged when he shipped

Those went up JUST before Amazon Japan changed their policies. I have God Bomber, GSC Granbird, and T-Spark King Exkiser POd and that might be it.

I've got MPM Bumblebee, Dramatic Capture Triple Takeover, Missing Link Sunstreaker and Cordon, God Bomber, Godzilla crossover Optimus and Megatron, Toyrise Burn Bravern, Exkiser, Toyrise Genesic GaoGaiGar, and and a hand full of S.H.Figuarts figures. All already paid for.

Emerje

After Godbomber, I realized that Amazon JP is only really good if you want it first anymore, as import sites are now on par with the cost once the higher shipping is included. That's why for the moment God Bomber is my last PO through them

I use Amazon Japan because I can acess it from the Amazon app while those other sites aren't exactly mobile friendly.

[Emerje]

MPG-17 Optimus Prime (Style Gen.)

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Is that an MP version of Earthrise Optimus?? He even seems to have 5mm peg holes on his arms and Siege Prime's axe! This is pretty crazy. OK, so it's not really Earthrise Prime, it's a new reimagining for I guess a new "Style Generation" sub line of more articulated and complex figures at the smaller size, but it's interesting to see that some nods to War for Cybertron Trilogy in there.

Emerje

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I really wish that, if they are going to use parts from other Optimi, they would give him more than just the swords. The swords are cool, don't get me wrong, but I wish they would take in some other design cues, like moving the wheels, stacks, or doors a bit for instance.

This looks nice, but I am good with Optimi for now

[Emerje]

Another teaser from Takara Tomy went out on X last night, this time for a mysterious new use of the Inferno mold, which has already been used for Grapple and Artfire, in the MPG line. The most obvious guess would be Hauler, the (sometimes) green version of Grapple which hasn't seen a Masterpiece release yet. What we can tell so far is that it features the alternate gun/nozzle hand, the chromed realistic truck front and a new flatter truck front we haven't seen before. What's really intriguing is the head sculpt, not just the face, but the entire head area, appears to be new and there's no sign of a crane or ladder on the back of the truck.

This guy is a real mystery, feel free to post your own theories in the Energon Pub forums!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

They already had Hauler on display last weekend at a show in Japan, that is Hauler.

[Emerje]

BTW, other sites are saying it's definitely Hauler, but there's nothing on the tweet that indicates that's definitely true since no name was listed. He also isn't a straight up Grapple repaint, which would have been easy, and whatever is going on with the back of the truck. It's a little too inconsistent with Hauler to agree it's definitely him. Plus the hydraulic stabilizers on the back of his head are really throwing me off!



Emerje