The Energon Pub

[fenrir72]

I didn't buy MP-01. It was too big, clunky and I disliked the over all aesthetic.

I didn't buy MP-10. It was better than MP-01, but felt like too much of a "halfway house" between what I really wanted (cartoon accuracy) and the infernal MP-01.

I'll be buying this. Its beautiful. MP28 (Hot Rod) is one of my favorite toys to date and the one that finally has brought me into the Masterpiece fold, so its a long mountain to climb from here.

MP-28? Really?

Judgement? Really? We're talking about toys dude. I have 90% of every MP released, and 28 is among my top 5. So yeah, he has fans out there.

I agree. MP-28 is one excellent MP. Leagues better than MP-09 for sure. Maye not as good, as say MP-12, or MP-20 But still top tier.

MP-28 hands down one of the best Autobot cars of the line. Sure MP-9 soured the line with all the QC issues but Hotrodimus took on the challenge and ht a home run!

Those putting the mold down don't know what they are talking about!

The so called "back pack" issue is a NON ISSUE. I challenge anyone else to design a fig even better! He's a near carbon copy of the 1986 character.

The somewhat disappointing (because Takara tried to put too much into so small a structure) was the Tracks mold.........(no neck lock is the worst part of the design).

[william-james88]

The big reveal of Tokyo Toy Show was the new Masterpiece Optimus Prime. So, with Wonderfest Summer happening right now, we get to actually see this grey model on display. It is next to previously released Masterpiece toys like Sunstreaker and Ratchet and also next to newly revealed Hound, for you to better assess the scale. His tag still does not give us his MP number but it does have "(ver. 3)" as part of it's title, for identification purposes. We see both his robot mode and his cab and trailer mode. We also get a good shot at his back which surprisingly seems quite clean and a good take on his backpack in the G1 cartoon. We also see him with his shoulders kept more inside for a more narrow stance. The pictures come from Weibo and Twitter, and Dengeki Hobby.

Let us know what you think of this new Optimus Prime Ver 3! And keep an eye out on our site as we will be unloading more news from the show!

[djross2000]

Proofreading: "assess", not "asses".

Still, very nice to see its scale. Also, MP Hound looks great!

[Qwan]

Proofreading: "assess", not "asses".

Still, very nice to see its scale. Also, MP Hound looks great!

Oops! Fixed that little (Freudian, Will? ) slip.

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

I wasn’t really impressed by the early pictures of this new Optimus, but he looks great in these pictures!

[Relic0037]

As much as they milked the MP-10 mold for as many repaints as they could get from it, I wonder how many we will get from this new version over the next 10 years or so?

[william-james88]

As much as they milked the MP-10 mold for as many repaints as they could get from it, I wonder how many we will get from this new version over the next 10 years or so?

[daoist]

...Holy crap his doors open!

[Ultra Markus]

very nice, but still if they go through the trouble of going cartoon accurate with robot mode this one especially they should make the truck mode cartoon accurate as well, who knows there might be less panel forming with it

[Cyberpath]

Hello, my new favourite Masterpiece!

[RotorstormNZ]

As much as they milked the MP-10 mold for as many repaints as they could get from it, I wonder how many we will get from this new version over the next 10 years or so?

As long as we get G2 (with soundbox and stupidly-large cannon) like I had as a kid, I'll be happy!

[Cyberpath]

Wow!

[ZeroWolf]

He actually does look quite good here, though I'm still not bothered about cartoon accuracy. The trailer intrigues me though, does it only open to reveal the Base as before or is there more going on there

[xMXUx]

Truck mode looks amazing! As does the rest of him!

[NTESHFT]

I'm ready to see color shots!!! I'm grabbing him too....

[Cyberpath]

Side profile of the head --






I'm glad they went with the more angular TOEI Animation style.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Eh, he looks better here than those initial reveals, but eh, still not doing it for me. The faceplate for some reason seems to be a bit too tall too

[Ironhidensh]

MP-10 is a better figure overall, but with the current direction of the MP line, this is a much, much better fit.

[Cyberpath]

Is that the alt-mode grill folded inside his back?

[daoist]

Is that the alt-mode grill folded inside his back?

Yeah looks like it. The top of the backpack with the central screw is the front bumper and hinged on to the sides are the outer corners of the front bumper.

Also sandwiched in the backpack it looks like the panels from the top of the truck mode.

[Amelie]

Holiday with girlfriend? Nope.
Redecorate the bedroom? Nope.
Christmas gifts for family? Nope.

This is what that part-time job is for. Hold everything else - I'm sleeping in a cardboard box until I've saved up enough.

[Emerje]

Aw crap, that's a soundbox if I ever saw one, you can see the speaker holes on the bottom and an on/off switch on the side. I'm not surprised, but I was really hoping this one would be lights only. This will most definitely be the new "most expensive MP ever". Maybe I'll pass and hold out for a Hasbro release with Peter Cullen's voice...

Emerje

[Amelie]

Aw crap, that's a soundbox if I ever saw one, you can see the speaker holes on the bottom and an on/off switch on the side. I'm not surprised, but I was really hoping this one would be lights only. This will most definitely be the new "most expensive MP ever". Maybe I'll pass and hold out for a Hasbro release with Peter Cullen's voice...

Emerje

I'm really hoping that the "sounds" are just 'pew pew', 'cho-chok-chik' and 'chik-chok-cho'....

Though we all know the end result is a remortgage and a long chat with the kids about why Santa won't be coming this Christmas....

[ZeroWolf]

Aw crap, that's a soundbox if I ever saw one, you can see the speaker holes on the bottom and an on/off switch on the side. I'm not surprised, but I was really hoping this one would be lights only. This will most definitely be the new "most expensive MP ever". Maybe I'll pass and hold out for a Hasbro release with Peter Cullen's voice...

Emerje

I'm really hoping that the "sounds" are just 'pew pew', 'cho-chok-chik' and 'chik-chok-cho'....

Though we all know the end result is a remortgage and a long chat with the kids about why Santa won't be coming this Christmas....

No its a chat about why santa is coming but only to daddy and why the kids aren't allowed to touch it

[MemphisR56]

Aw crap, that's a soundbox if I ever saw one, you can see the speaker holes on the bottom and an on/off switch on the side. I'm not surprised, but I was really hoping this one would be lights only. This will most definitely be the new "most expensive MP ever". Maybe I'll pass and hold out for a Hasbro release with Peter Cullen's voice...

Emerje

Unfortunately, We'll not be getting any more versions of MPs. One of the SDCC interviews with John Warden stated that any US releases will be the exact same production run of the figure as the markets, even in the exact same box, the only difference will be a cardboard sleeve around the box with english language text (and presumably hasbro branding).