The Energon Pub

[TulioDude]

Looks pretty nice,even with no attachment to the character,he seens a very solid toy.

Is this scale accurate to the show?

Day 646 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

[o.supreme]

Man this is going to be tough. Still, I prefer to wait and see if Pulse offers this as opposed to gambling with fluctuating exchange rates and possible Amazon price changes. I'll still keep my eyes open and all options including Amazon if it does work out for the best.

Raiden will look really nice next to PotP Predaking though, although he will likely be 3 times as heavy and 4-5 times as expensive .

These will be my first MP's since I bought MP1 when it first came out, and then sold it in 2007

[frogbat]

The trainbots form part of that category of Japanese exclusive toys that I wish I had as a kid.. my only connection was the Japanese headmasters cartoon… not enough to make me interested in an map figure.

If it were a generations titan figure, I’d be all over this. It’s final price as an mp will rival unicron’s.

[Immortal Starscream]

The trainbots form part of that category of Japanese exclusive toys that I wish I had as a kid.. my only connection was the Japanese headmasters cartoon… not enough to make me interested in an map figure.

If it were a generations titan figure, I’d be all over this. It’s final price as an mp will rival unicron’s.

true, but it is a price that is broken up into smaller installments as opposed to Unicron's full upfront price, which is how a lot of people (not me) justify the third party combiner purchases. Some of which are more pricey then this guy.

that being said, I have no connection to this combiner team, so I was initially like "yay, an mp toy I don't need, finally don't have to keep shelling out me cashola"


but then these pics happened

[frogbat]

You're perfectly right re the price being split up! - Fortunately I'm already pulling myself out of mp collecting.. he does look incredible tho and pretty solid which was my issue with my recent mp purchases

[william-james88]

Is this scale accurate to the show?

Here's the show, so let me know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehGdg7_ ... ikuro2pnt0

[AllNewSuperRobot]

true, but it is a price that is broken up into smaller installments as opposed to Unicron's full upfront price, which is how a lot of people (not me) justify the third party combiner purchases. Some of which are more pricey then this guy.

Just to reiterate:

Some time ago, I mentioned a 3P Raiden set was in the works. Then HasTak alluded to an official something Raiden related and all went quiet on both fronts.


Via TF-Source and Moon Studio, we have the entire team of six up for pre-order. Due to arrive December 2021, $109.99 each. There is also currently a multi-purchase option for $659.94.

I'll update as and when more information drops.


MS01 Dark Knight
MS02 Ice Land
MS03 Iron Arm
MS04 Moon Shine
MS05 Green Zone
MS06 Cool Peak

Note: The images attached are only renders at the moment. They combine to form Radiatron.

Update on Radiatron:

Each figure stands about 21CM/8.27" tall in robot mode.

Combine all 6 figures, Dark Knight, Ice Land, Iron Arm, Moon Shine, Green Zone and Cool Peak to form Radiatron.

For those interested, we have a completely different distribution method and pricing from Omegalock.co.uk

The six Train Bots are being sold as pairs, priced at £159.99. With a £39.99 deposit option available.

MS-01 Dark Knight & MS-02 Ice Land
MS-03 Iron Arm & MS-04 Moon Shine
MS-05 Green Zone & MS-06 Cool Peak

Which in total comes to £479.97 (or £119.97 via deposit). A cheaper alternative to TFSource, in light of customs, shipping etc.

[WeatherManNX01]

I'm intrigued, but I'd really like to know if Hasbro Pulse will offer it before I go preordering from elsewhere.

[william-james88]

I'm intrigued, but I'd really like to know if Hasbro Pulse will offer it before I go preordering from elsewhere.

They probably will but will also probably not be the best price

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Wow, Shouki looks really good! THAT style of robot really stands out to me, and the realistic train mode with tracks is fantastic. I love everything about it except the price. I placed a preorder, but I need to watch for cheaper options

[triKlops]

Got my preorder in at AJP.
I know it will take a price dip at some point but, yeah that was a tough one.
Better now though instead of on the aftermarket.

[Emerje]

Says he only comes with one gun, but they clearly goofed and left a spare stored behind his leg in a few pictures.




Also I'm pretty sure his torso mode isn't to scale here.



I think it's enlarged just to show his placement and most likely parts of another figure will cover the obvious train parts to smooth out the sides of Raiden.

Emerje

[william-james88]

I think it's enlarged just to show his placement and most likely parts of another figure will cover the obvious train parts to smooth out the sides of Raiden.

Emerje

it's definitely enlarged.

[-Kanrabat-]

Almost 200$CAN if I count taxes and shipping for what is basically a deluxe. That will be around a more than 1000$CAN combiner.

Allow me to NOPE out of this one.

[Sabrblade]

If it was Devastator, or Superion, or any other of the most popular G1 combiners instead of this obscure nobody, and the price was still the same for each of their components, would the price still be as much of a turnoff?

[-Kanrabat-]

If it was Devastator, or Superion, or any other of the most popular G1 combiners instead of this obscure nobody, and the price was still the same for each of their components, would the price still be as much of a turnoff?

Maybe.
Especially because there's a zillion 3P offerings that are overall cheaper.

One thing going for MP Raiden is that only ONE 3P version exist. It's not even out yet and the price is almost the same.

[Emerje]

For many of us 3P isn't even an option, we only buy the real deal so it's this or nothing.

Emerje

[o.supreme]

If it was Devastator, or Superion, or any other of the most popular G1 combiners instead of this obscure nobody, and the price was still the same for each of their components, would the price still be as much of a turnoff?

I think it's uniqueness makes it more desirable. But I guess I am the opposite of most. Although UW/CW/PotP wasn't perfect, it has given me a solid representation of most combiners that I have added to my collection. I don't need any further updates to any of them, which is why Legacy Stuntacons don't interest me. So as you see in my list in my signature, any of the combiners that haven't been previously released (or even all new ones for that matter), I would prefer over rehashing the same old 3 or 4 most popular ones again.

The price is tough no matter what, but I'm glad it's Raiden, and not one of the more common combiners.

[TF-fan kev777]

If it was Devastator, or Superion, or any other of the most popular G1 combiners instead of this obscure nobody, and the price was still the same for each of their components, would the price still be as much of a turnoff?

For me, it would make it sooo much easier to say no if it was Devy or Superion. I already have decent versions of them. This looks like it will be the only version of Raiden for quite some time as I can't see Hasbro deciding to do a Legacy version while MP Raiden is still in production (if ever).

[william-james88]

The price already dropped on amazon to $135 USD. But that's only a 15% drop. I think it will drop more.

[TF-fan kev777]

The price already dropped on amazon to $135 USD. But that's only a 15% drop. I think it will drop more.

I'm hoping so. I bit the bullet and pre-ordered already. With shipping I'm at $167 USD right now. I'd love to see it go lower.

Edit, I see him at 16592 JPY which was a 15% drop from when I added him to my list. However, that converts to $148 US according to Google. Is there another Listing you are seeing with a lower price?

[o.supreme]

The price already dropped on amazon to $135 USD. But that's only a 15% drop. I think it will drop more.

I'm hoping so. I bit the bullet and pre-ordered already. With shipping I'm at $167 USD right now. I'd love to see it go lower.

Edit, I see him at 16592 JPY which was a 15% drop from when I added him to my list. However, that converts to $148 US according to Google. Is there another Listing you are seeing with a lower price?

I found the same listing (Total $168 USD after shipping) . If there is a lower price listing I'd love to see it.

[AllNewSuperRobot]

Transformers Masterpiece MPG-01 Trainbot Shouki Raiden Combiner

Pre-order scheduled to arrive in June/July

InDemand - £169.99

OhMyPrimus - $200.00

The Chosen Prime - $209.99

TFSource - $209.99

10% deposit options available.

[o.supreme]

well that certainly narrows the options . I guess its between amazon.jp vs whatever Hasbro Pulse offers.

[AllNewSuperRobot]

well that certainly narrows the options . I guess its between amazon.jp vs whatever Hasbro Pulse offers.

That was my thinking also. I checked all my regular sources, including Pulse, and those listed were the only ones that currently noted the Train Bot.