Desslok2201 wrote:I really don't understand the hate for this, it's GORGEOUS!!!,
Me too!
Desslok2201 wrote:I really don't understand the hate for this, it's GORGEOUS!!!,
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Here are my two concerns:
1) Can't hold the sword edge forward in one hand
2) Where's the laser rifle for Saber?
Autobot Dash wrote:"we have more news regarding the Transformers Masterpiece MP24 Star Saber figure"
Yeah!
"in the form of a lenghty interview with its designer team, including Hisashi Yuki"
Cool, very cool!
"The interview, found here"
YEAH, YEAH!!!
"is in Japanese"
Va'al wrote:Autobot Dash wrote:"we have more news regarding the Transformers Masterpiece MP24 Star Saber figure"
Yeah!
"in the form of a lenghty interview with its designer team, including Hisashi Yuki"
Cool, very cool!
"The interview, found here"
YEAH, YEAH!!!
"is in Japanese"
Ha!
Yeah, I know, but I have little time to humanise the machine translation today, and don't feel comfortable posting Google Translate version as-is. You're welcome to use it though!
Left hand side of this pic:chuckdawg1999 wrote:2) Where's the laser rifle for Saber?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Delta Magnus wrote:I've never seen any of the Japanese-exclusive G1 series (like Zone, Victory, The Headmasters etc) so I don't really have any attachment to the character. Regardless that is an amazing looking toy- they seem to have completely nailed it. IIRC, Star Sabre is one of the most beloved Transformers ever in Japan, and they look to have done him justice. I'll bet there's some very happy fans over there right now.
thedistinctroom wrote:Hisashi Yuki is my hero. I read that he only had 12 days to design MP Megatron. Wow.
DMSL wrote:thedistinctroom wrote:Hisashi Yuki is my hero. I read that he only had 12 days to design MP Megatron. Wow.
So he was drunk for 12 days straight, huh?
does anyone think that... japanese TF fans resent us? pretty much everything hastak releases is geared toward us. even when MP SS was announced, and number of our fandom were upset that an obscure(ish) character we never even had over here was getting the MP treatment. anyone think they feel that way about us? and MP1-23?Va'al wrote:It was the result of a fan poll, so you'd hope so!Delta Magnus wrote:I've never seen any of the Japanese-exclusive G1 series (like Zone, Victory, The Headmasters etc) so I don't really have any attachment to the character. Regardless that is an amazing looking toy- they seem to have completely nailed it. IIRC, Star Sabre is one of the most beloved Transformers ever in Japan, and they look to have done him justice. I'll bet there's some very happy fans over there right now.
The Japanese got the same shows and characters we got.shajaki wrote:does anyone think that... japanese TF fans resent us? pretty much everything hastak releases is geared toward us. even when MP SS was announced, and number of our fandom were upset that an obscure(ish) character we never even had over here was getting the MP treatment. anyone think they feel that way about us? and MP1-23?Va'al wrote:It was the result of a fan poll, so you'd hope so!Delta Magnus wrote:I've never seen any of the Japanese-exclusive G1 series (like Zone, Victory, The Headmasters etc) so I don't really have any attachment to the character. Regardless that is an amazing looking toy- they seem to have completely nailed it. IIRC, Star Sabre is one of the most beloved Transformers ever in Japan, and they look to have done him justice. I'll bet there's some very happy fans over there right now.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
youre right. but thats not to say that headmasters and on havent been widely ignored.Sabrblade wrote:The Japanese got the same shows and characters we got.shajaki wrote:does anyone think that... japanese TF fans resent us? pretty much everything hastak releases is geared toward us. even when MP SS was announced, and number of our fandom were upset that an obscure(ish) character we never even had over here was getting the MP treatment. anyone think they feel that way about us? and MP1-23?Va'al wrote:It was the result of a fan poll, so you'd hope so!Delta Magnus wrote:I've never seen any of the Japanese-exclusive G1 series (like Zone, Victory, The Headmasters etc) so I don't really have any attachment to the character. Regardless that is an amazing looking toy- they seem to have completely nailed it. IIRC, Star Sabre is one of the most beloved Transformers ever in Japan, and they look to have done him justice. I'll bet there's some very happy fans over there right now.
Sabrblade wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:Something just hit me. Sure his battle helmet reminds me of the RX-78 Mobile Suit. I just realized, after looking at him closely, the V-star reminds me of the Core fighter attached to the G-booster. Nearly the same red, white and blue motif.
Kind of like Starship Maximus reminds me of Pegasus Whitebase.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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