The Energon Pub

[Dagon]

I still don't have any of the MP-11 toys so I'm not completely familiar with the transformation yet -- why didn't they use the actual jet piece for the head?

Probably because it would have made for a ginormous conehead. And if they'd shrunk it down to be more proportionate for the robot mode head, then the jet mode would have likely ended up with a humorously dinky nosecone that would have looked far too ridiculously small when compared to the rest of the realistic-looking jet body.

I will forever disagree. The classics toys did something simple but smart which the amsterpiece line could have ameliorated on:


Transformers Henkei Thrust Gallery

And if it had to be a fake head they could have done a new mold to make a cleaner transformation that hides the nosecone. But no, instead they reused the same scheme from 10 years ago and just stick the nosecone in the back.

The MP Coneheads are not as bad as you're exaggerating them to be. Yeah, the Classics Coneheads did an interesting thing with the nosecone, but if you're making this big a deal out of a visible nosecone on the MPs, how well would an eternally visible face in jet mode sit with you? And that's just if they maintained the thing from the Classics design. If they made a jet nosecone helmet type thing, the nosecone would be too big and it would look dumb.It also makes the jet mode of the Classics Coneheads look short and, I think, bad.
I've got Ramjet and Thrust, and with exceptionally little effort have managed to position the jet nose in such a way that only by expressly looking to see it is it visible, and even then it's not much. It being black lets it hide itself between Ramjets' thighs, and it is surprisingly unifying visually with the black of Thrusts' chest. I think the visibility is more of an issue on Dirge because the color is grey instead of black, and I'm not sure why the nose doesn't plug in the way it did on the original MP Seeker mold.

[malcontentman]

I have to say, the official MP Coneheads might be a little polarizing, but I don't think it can be argued that Takara Tomy didn't try to stay faithful to the source material. I personally am a big fan of how Thurst and Dirge Look. Ramjet is still growing on me though. Just feels like something is missing with him.

[Cyberpath]

From Takara:

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Takara has released a pair of new images for their upcoming Masterpiece Dirge figure. The new figure is still based on the original MP-11 seeker mold with new wings and a new head, and can be seen below lined up with the other 2 members of the conehead/1985 seeker gang. Check out the images below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

[Bumblebee21]

you never got the first pics of dirge

hes soo fat like the others

[Va'al]

Via the official Takara Tomy Twitter account, we have another couple of images for their Transformers Masterpiece MP-11ND Dirge - and they show off the complete Decepticon Conehead set! Check him out in both robot and jet mode in the images below, along with Thrust and Ramjet.

[Dagon]

That group shot looks great. I can't wait to get Dirge.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

A bit of news...

Got an email from BBTS yesterday. Preorders for them will be processing soon.

[william-james88]

A bit of news...

Got an email from BBTS yesterday. Preorders for them will be processing soon.

Interesting, takara still says it will be coming out late June http://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810842590/

Let us know when you actually get an e-mail of your order being processed.

[ScottyP]

^ These come out 5/27 in Japan, sooo basically today. Well, in three hours or so

Edit: I am wrong - today is the release date for the ones being distributed by Hasbro Asia

[william-james88]

^ These come out 5/27 in Japan, sooo basically today. Well, in three hours or so

Edit: I am wrong - today is the release date for the ones being distributed by Hasbro Asia

But thats good news for almost everyone on this board who ordered from US e-tailers, who only get the Hasbro asia version

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Mine just processed and is in my POL.