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News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:33 am

Big Grim wrote:
Bumblebee21 wrote:i thought jazz had wings in the cartoon. yep im wrong he didnt have wings. they might make it so that you can have them out or hide them if you want to, like under the windshield

That's what I'd hope for as Jazz should have the wings out in my opinion. It'd be great to have the option.

hopefully they will. we can only hope

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:18 pm

Optional wings sound like something Takara would do in MP, yeah. They go show-accurate first though they also add in some toy stuff as secondary; and given how outside of the cartoon the door wings are otherwise such an iconic part of Jazz's imagery...

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Wed Oct 19, 2016 11:58 pm

Since MP Inferno is due next month and being an officially licensed Mitsubishi Great Fire Engine vehicle, hopes springs eternal that the license will also extend to Hound who is based on a J-59 "Willys" 4x4 Jeep

takara-tomy-transformers-masterpiece-inferno-discussion-thread-t106788.php

References:

Ozeki, Kazuo (2007). 日本のトラック・バス 1918~1972 [Japanese Trucks and Buses 1918-1972] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Miki Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-4-89522-494-9.

and

http://www.gasolinealleybingley.co.uk/s ... s-Jeep-4x4

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 4:33 am

マスターピースシリーズがグッドデザインロングライフデザイン賞を受賞しました！ありがとうございます。明日から受賞展もやっておりますので、ぜひご覧ください

http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/product_rel ... 161028.pdf

Translated from Japanese by Bing

Masterpiece series has been awarded the good design long life design award! Thank you very much. From tomorrow we have our award-winning exhibition, so please take a look at

http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/product_rel ... 161028.pdf

https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/791935127269933056

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 4:37 am

Part of me's betting it'll just be a Megatron 'reveal' alongside the upcoming Inferno, Grapple, Primal, Cheetor and Coneheads.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 5:19 am

Fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath has spotted a new tweet from TF_pr, proudly tootin their own horn as the Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece toy line has been awarded the Long Life Design 2016 prize, by Japanese Good Design Award (more info on it here)! The official press release includes a history of the 2003 MP-1 Optimus Prime figure, some more info on the transition from G1 to Masterpiece, a plug for MP32 Optimus Primal, a spotlight on designer Hironoshi Kobayashi, and more. Check it out here!

Like steve2275 on Facebook · by **steve2275** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 5:32 am

way ta go

News Credits: 1 · by **Alpha Dominus** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 8:33 am

Congrats to the design team at Takara Tomy! The standards they established have helped set the bar for official and third party to live up to. (Now if they could just figure out a way to satiate the fans evenly with those darn color schemes.)

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 8:55 am

That's pretty cool!! Why does it say "Bump of Chicken" in the first page of the .PDF though?! WHO IS THE BUMP OF CHICKEN MP?! :lol:

I'm also a fan of the thread name change. Good jorb ;)^

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 9:08 am

itscramtastic wrote:That's pretty cool!! Why does it say "Bump of Chicken" in the first page of the .PDF though?! WHO IS THE BUMP OF CHICKEN MP?!

I'm also a fan of the thread name change. Good jorb

which one of em is a chicken

News Credits: 1 · by **datguy86** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 10:57 am

Bumblebee21 wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:That's pretty cool!! Why does it say "Bump of Chicken" in the first page of the .PDF though?! WHO IS THE BUMP OF CHICKEN MP?!

I'm also a fan of the thread name change. Good jorb

which one of em is a chicken

Bump of Chicken is a Japanese band. They did music for Final Fantasy Type-0, and the legal dispute over regional use of it is one of the reasons North America didn't see a version until the PS4/Xbone release.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 12:37 pm

datguy86 wrote:
Bumblebee21 wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:That's pretty cool!! Why does it say "Bump of Chicken" in the first page of the .PDF though?! WHO IS THE BUMP OF CHICKEN MP?!

I'm also a fan of the thread name change. Good jorb
which one of em is a chicken
Bump of Chicken is a Japanese band. They did music for Final Fantasy Type-0, and the legal dispute over regional use of it is one of the reasons North America didn't see a version until the PS4/Xbone release.

Thank you for dat clarification guy ;)^

I just thought it was a random crazy translation thing, and I'm still not sure why it's in the article that I can't read otherwise :lol:

News Credits: 1 · by **datguy86** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 12:44 pm

itscramtastic wrote:
datguy86 wrote:
Bumblebee21 wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:That's pretty cool!! Why does it say "Bump of Chicken" in the first page of the .PDF though?! WHO IS THE BUMP OF CHICKEN MP?!

I'm also a fan of the thread name change. Good jorb
which one of em is a chicken
Bump of Chicken is a Japanese band. They did music for Final Fantasy Type-0, and the legal dispute over regional use of it is one of the reasons North America didn't see a version until the PS4/Xbone release.
Thank you for dat clarification guy I just thought it was a random crazy translation thing, and I'm still not sure why it's in the article that I can't read otherwise

I love puns! Thank you.

Looks like the band are fans of the Transformer brand, and are either presenting the award or performing during the show. My Japanese is terrible, though; so please take with a grain of salt.

News Credits: 4 · by **padfoo** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 7:54 pm

Way to go, totally deserving!

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Sun Oct 30, 2016 3:13 am

Where was this little trick when they were creating MP Starscream (or almost any other Starscream figure)? :shock:

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Sun Oct 30, 2016 7:54 am

Cyberpath wrote:Where was this little trick when they were creating MP Starscream (or almost any other Starscream figure)?

And I adore how they were still able to make a Titan Master cockpit fit in there. It's really good design and engineering.

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:01 am

The remaining Autobots (up to Rebirth/Headmasters); felt like seeing who's left. Naturally not everyone will be made.

I would guess that Jazz is probably the most wanted?

I don't think I have space for more, but an MP Hoist would sure go well with MP Grapple and UW Devastator.

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:17 am

didnt even know this thread existed

but on the tfw threads tcracker has listed off some intresting things coming
he said that theres an mp galvatron coming
mp-39 is dinobot
mp-40 is supposed to be jazz or hound
and the supposeded big g1 character coming is gonna be someone out of left field
thats all for now.
take these as rumors :-$

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:18 am

We do at least know for sure that Dinobot is coming (finally!).

News Credits: 13 · by **steals_your_goats** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:37 am

I heard that an MP Jetfire is in the works

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:39 am

steals_your_goats wrote:I heard that an MP Jetfire is in the works

he does seem out of left field so maybe the rumor will be true

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:17 pm

steals_your_goats wrote:I heard that an MP Jetfire is in the works

You might just be hearing about the coming Fanstoys Phenix.

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:19 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:I heard that an MP Jetfire is in the works

You might just be hearing about the coming Fanstoys Phenix.

also in the second pic cyberpath posted theres a pic of hauler

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:27 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:I heard that an MP Jetfire is in the works

You might just be hearing about the coming Fanstoys Phenix.

An MP Jetfire could go one of two ways:

1) Bandai will have a hissy-fit and stop its development.
2) It will be based on the cartoon Skyfire design

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 2:13 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:I heard that an MP Jetfire is in the works

You might just be hearing about the coming Fanstoys Phenix.

An MP Jetfire could go one of two ways:

1) Bandai will have a hissy-fit and stop its development.
2) It will be based on the cartoon Skyfire design

Why wouldn't it automatically be Option 2?

And wouldn't it be Harmony Gold, rather than Bandai, who'd throw the hissy fit since it was Harmony Gold who threw it the last few?