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News Credits: 86 · Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:58 pm

some hi-res scans, I got my copy in this afternoon.
http://www.allspark.com/content/2014/07 ... ial-guide/

Randy

News Credits: 293 · Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:21 pm

thanks for the high res scans!

i may have previously said this figure was looking flat, lacking in detail. but those alt modes look model'esq actually. im quite impressed. i have yet to pass on an MP and i wont be starting with this one!

News Credits: 5 · Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:31 pm

fenrir72 wrote:@ Saberblade Brave module is included. Your fears averted.

Sideshow Sideswipe wrote:Never understood the appeal of Star Saber... I never watched Masterforce so I don't feel any connection to the Saber character.

I love it. It reminds me of the time Kirk saved Darth Vader on the Serenity from Dr. Who with a generational Star Gate.

Sabrblade wrote:I too once asked about the appeal of Star Saber as a character.

Isn't that kind of like the Fusion Canon asking about the appeal of Megatron as a character, Sabrblade?

What other secrets will be revealed on the internet by this book?

News Credits: 462 · Thu Jul 31, 2014 12:33 am

Convoy wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:I too once asked about the appeal of Star Saber as a character.

Isn't that kind of like the Fusion Canon asking about the appeal of Megatron as a character, Sabrblade?

Ah, but my good Sōshireikan, you see, my name isn't spelled with two E's like the sword's name is.

News Credits: 5 · Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:20 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Convoy wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:I too once asked about the appeal of Star Saber as a character.

Isn't that kind of like the Fusion Canon asking about the appeal of Megatron as a character, Sabrblade?
Ah, but my good Sōshireikan, you see, my name isn't spelled with two E's like the sword's name is.

Hence my spelling of cannon in my quoted comment, my good sir.

Edit: No need to kowtow.

News Credits: 462 · Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:24 am

Convoy wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Convoy wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:I too once asked about the appeal of Star Saber as a character.

Isn't that kind of like the Fusion Canon asking about the appeal of Megatron as a character, Sabrblade?
Ah, but my good Sōshireikan, you see, my name isn't spelled with two E's like the sword's name is.

Hence my spelling of cannon in my quoted comment, my good sir.

With how often people so commonly misspell cannon/canon, it's understandable.

News Credits: 6188 · Wed Aug 06, 2014 4:05 pm

Courtesy of the TFYuki Twitter account, we get another update on the upcoming Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber, looking at where it stands - quite literally - compared to its predecessor! Check out the image below, and compare it to the Seibertron.com gallery for further reference.

Wed Aug 06, 2014 5:04 pm

The ultimate question though is: Is he in scale with the other MPs? They said he's a little taller than Ultra Magnus but is that accurate to the cartoon? I haven't been able to find any size references to confirm this.

News Credits: 10 · Wed Aug 06, 2014 5:19 pm

mcfmullen wrote:The ultimate question though is: Is he in scale with the other MPs? They said he's a little taller than Ultra Magnus but is that accurate to the cartoon? I haven't been able to find any size references to confirm this.

It's hard to say. The best option from the toons is to compare Sixshot and Magnus from the Headmasters series, and then compare Star Saber and Greatshot, a recolor of Sixshot, from the Victory series.

Or just take some aspirin and lie down before thinking of scale again... 8-}

News Credits: 13 · Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:17 pm

I just had a thought. Could there be a possibility of a Masterpiece Victory Leo? ¿Podría ser?

News Credits: 251 · Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:21 pm

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:I just had a thought. Could there be a possibility of a Masterpiece Victory Leo? ¿Podría ser?

Star Saber is more of a one-off thing in celebration of the thirthieth anniversary. However, it's basically a given that if Takara is unwilling to give Victory Leo the Masterpiece treatment, then third party companies will step up to the challenge. There's also the possibility of backwards compatibility with the original Victory Victory Leo, but as several individuals have pointed out, combination with the twenty-year-old toy would probably be too great a risk.

News Credits: 5 · Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:52 pm

Mindmaster wrote:There's also the possibility of backwards compatibility with the original Victory Victory Leo, but as several individuals have pointed out, combination with the twenty-year-old toy would probably be too great a risk.

I feel like I'm way more okay with the idea of a tail-end G1 figure combining with a Masterpiece homage than I should be. I admit it would be a pretty cool way to bridge the lines, especially for the Japanese 30th. Heck, it's been done with Skoponok and Cerebros. I'm even more okay with it if it results in both Victory Leo and Star Saber getting re-issues.

Let's say, go.

News Credits: 60 · Wed Aug 06, 2014 9:46 pm

I wonder how the "brainmaster" face gimmick will be implemented here..........very curious and excited.

Oh,pray to Primus that old elevator shoes/backpack power up mushroom Victory Leo will be also be released.

News Credits: 332 · Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:58 pm

fenrir72 wrote:I wonder how the "brainmaster" face gimmick will be implemented here..........very curious and excited.

Oh,pray to Primus that old elevator shoes/backpack power up mushroom Victory Leo will be also be released.

Don't forget it was a quad changer too.

News Credits: 462 · Wed Aug 06, 2014 11:32 pm

mcfmullen wrote:The ultimate question though is: Is he in scale with the other MPs? They said he's a little taller than Ultra Magnus but is that accurate to the cartoon? I haven't been able to find any size references to confirm this.

Sadly, it looks like he won't be.

In the Victory cartoon, Star Saber was gestalt-sized, whereas this toy looks like it'll be slightly taller than MP Ultra Magnus, who will be about two heads taller than MP-10:

Thus, Star Saber likely, yet unfortunately, won't be as giant as he was in the cartoon:

Thu Aug 07, 2014 12:37 am

mcfmullen wrote:The ultimate question though is: Is he in scale with the other MPs? They said he's a little taller than Ultra Magnus but is that accurate to the cartoon? I haven't been able to find any size references to confirm this.

Going by memory here:

StarSaber= Slightly larger than GodGinrai
Regular Ginrai= Approx/Same size as Optimus = Mp-10
GinraiSuperMode is at least twice as tall if scaled correctly.

So yeah, he's not in scale, but an impressive size nonetheless.

News Credits: 1350 · Thu Aug 07, 2014 5:04 am

Can't wait till he's released, for me scale doesn't matter, especially since he's a special one off

Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:05 am

Well if he is gestalt size, I wouldn't expect him to be in scale, but I would hope he is relatively close. For example, MP-08 Grimlock isn't "in scale" but is so close it might as well be considered as such. One head height isn't an end-all-be-all. Same with MP-09.

However, from the looks of the screenshots, wheeljack and sideswip are just a little taller than Star Saber's knees. Since both are about MP-10 waist height and Star Saber will be about 3 heads taller than optimus (one taller than magnus) I'd think the scale is close enough.

News Credits: 462 · Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:34 am

mcfmullen wrote:Well if he is gestalt size, I wouldn't expect him to be in scale, but I would hope he is relatively close. For example, MP-08 Grimlock isn't "in scale" but is so close it might as well be considered as such. One head height isn't an end-all-be-all. Same with MP-09.

However, from the looks of the screenshots, wheeljack and sideswip are just a little taller than Star Saber's knees. Since both are about MP-10 waist height and Star Saber will be about 3 heads taller than optimus (one taller than magnus) I'd think the scale is close enough.

Yeah, I starting to think that he might at least look close to show scale with the MP Autobot Cars, especiaaly after seeing this pic of Saber (not Star Saber, but his standard robot form Saber) standing next to MP Prowl:

https://twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/497306528089509888/

As Prowl was about the same height as Perceptor (according to the official G1 scale guide), who was about the same height as Saber.

News Credits: 6188 · Thu Aug 07, 2014 10:16 am

After yesterday's size comparison shot of the upcoming Takara Tomy Masterpiece Star Saber in its powered up mode, TFYuki has posted another image, this time showing off Saber, the smaller robot, compared to MP Prowl. Check out the image mirrored below, thanks to Seibertron.com member Sabrblade!

News Credits: 3 · Thu Aug 07, 2014 11:34 am

"He's standing behind me...isn't he?"

News Credits: 22 · Thu Aug 07, 2014 12:14 pm

I can't wait to see final shots of Star Saber. I was never much into the japanese G1, but the toy itself looks pretty good just to pose on a shelf. That MP Magnus looks hideous, but that Prowl looks pretty good. I was on the fence about him, but I might just have to pick him up. G1 Prowl was my 1st ever TF toy, and I haz teh nostalgiks.