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What about mp-09 he was the official scale reboot starter

Bumblebee21 wrote:What about mp-09 he was the official scale reboot starter

He's one I've been flip flopping on. He's really expensive and if I get him I'll be obligated to get MP-09B who is also expensive

steals_your_goats wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:What about mp-09 he was the official scale reboot starter

He's one I've been flip flopping on. He's really expensive and if I get him I'll be obligated to get MP-09B who is also expensive

... and fragile, just short of GPS fragile. The regular one has problems with the springs in the shoulders, especially the Hasbro version, while the black one has weak knee joints, breaking after just a few movements. Just thought I should warn you.

Took the plunge and PO'd MP Sideswipe. My MP collection really needed a Lambo! Anyone know if Anime Export have any sort of POL feature, or do I need to ship it when it's in stock?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:What about mp-09 he was the official scale reboot starter

He's one I've been flip flopping on. He's really expensive and if I get him I'll be obligated to get MP-09B who is also expensive

... and fragile, just short of GPS fragile. The regular one has problems with the springs in the shoulders, especially the Hasbro version, while the black one has weak knee joints, breaking after just a few movements. Just thought I should warn you.

Oh trust me that's another major reason why I'm probably skipping that one. I'm not about to drop $200+ at a minimum on a figure if the knees (arms? I forget which one) are just going to explode.

Bumblebee21 wrote:heres a mini discussion topic.

Why do you collect MPs and what do you do with them?

I transform them. I really like seeing next level engineering and having gorgeous looking bots and alt modes. Like that sideswipe and wheeljack, wow.

do you buy them because they look good and are fun?

Yes, and because they (should) have advanced engineering.

do you buy them as statues to display in a pose and leave them there?

No, I play with them and then put them back in their boxes.

are you a completionist?

no, I am currently trying to cut down to one toy per mold, but I havent succeeded yet.

or do you have an unwavering need for plastic crack?

I just really love trying out new mold and seeing the magic Takara can do

nycPrime wrote:Took the plunge and PO'd MP Sideswipe. My MP collection really needed a Lambo! Anyone know if Anime Export have any sort of POL feature, or do I need to ship it when it's in stock?

Great news, they totally have a POL system. I use it all the time. Since you already pay up front for the toy, they dont really care when you ship it. They will tell you when its in stock and then you choose what you want to do. You can log into your account page and choose the items you want to ship after that. I dont know what the limit amount of time is but the last time I waited 3 months to ship my items.

So D-max's high praise for Artfire including "best use of the mold" and me loving Road Rage a lot more than Tracks got me to thinking... in general, do you guys think the obscurer characters the MP molds were repainted/retooled into are better toys than the characters the molds were actually meant for? Discounting things like Skywarp and Bluestreak of course, we all know the Prowl and Starscream molds were always meant to be used for them - but I'm talking Artfire, Road Rage, Delta Magnus, Tigertrack, Clampdown; all those guys that aren't actual characters from the show but are made because money and Diaclone/Microman/Headmasters/whatever references. How much more do you like Loud Pedal than Tracks, or Blue Bluestreak than Smokescreen; if at all?

steals_your_goats wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:What about mp-09 he was the official scale reboot starter

He's one I've been flip flopping on. He's really expensive and if I get him I'll be obligated to get MP-09B who is also expensive

... and fragile, just short of GPS fragile. The regular one has problems with the springs in the shoulders, especially the Hasbro version, while the black one has weak knee joints, breaking after just a few movements. Just thought I should warn you.

Oh trust me that's another major reason why I'm probably skipping that one. I'm not about to drop $200+ at a minimum on a figure if the knees (arms? I forget which one) are just going to explode.

Here's my thoughts on MP-9....

I would really only recomend him if you're a completist, or a huge Hotrod fan. I have 4 of them (First MP-9, Second MP-9, Hasbro MP Hotrod, MP-9B) and they all terrify me. The only one who actually broke is my Habro Rodders (feet) but my first run MP-9 has some janky pieces. I bought the second run MP-9 because I had visions of displaying him in as many modes as possible, but I can't really attest to his tolerances as I barely posed him and left him on the shelf "just in case" he decides to fall apart. Two positives though: MP-9B once in hand, blew me away, he's really stunning. And, the QC problems of this mold are so widespread that there's readily available replacements pieces on eBay. Even diecast versions of the knee joints.

But yeah. For the price he commands these days, like I said: only buy if you're a huge fan or completist.

shajaki wrote:Two positives though: MP-9B once in hand, blew me away, he's really stunning.

Talking of which, I REALLY hope they release MP-28 in those colours... it'd be nice for a better, solid mold to have that really cool colour scheme. And it'd even be relevant considering Lost Light Rodimus is in very similar colours right now!

Kurona wrote:So D-max's high praise for Artfire including "best use of the mold" and me loving Road Rage a lot more than Tracks got me to thinking... in general, do you guys think the obscurer characters the MP molds were repainted/retooled into are better toys than the characters the molds were actually meant for? Discounting things like Skywarp and Bluestreak of course, we all know the Prowl and Starscream molds were always meant to be used for them - but I'm talking Artfire, Road Rage, Delta Magnus, Tigertrack, Clampdown; all those guys that aren't actual characters from the show but are made because money and Diaclone/Microman/Headmasters/whatever references. How much more do you like Loud Pedal than Tracks, or Blue Bluestreak than Smokescreen; if at all?

I wouldn't really "better" in the sense of overall quality per se. I think "more desirable" is a better way to put since Diaclone and Microman aren't used as much as inspiration for decos compared to Transformers. Of course, the premise changes a bit when retooling is involved, like in the case of Road Rage and Exhaust, or new accessories are introduced like with Artfire.

Kurona wrote:So D-max's high praise for Artfire including "best use of the mold" and me loving Road Rage a lot more than Tracks got me to thinking... in general, do you guys think the obscurer characters the MP molds were repainted/retooled into are better toys than the characters the molds were actually meant for?

From my experience, I preffer the original characters. I have red bee and thats merely all he is. he doesnt wear the mold any better than Yellow bee. its made to look like the g1 cartoon character and neither the g1 nor the red bee were ever cartoon characters.
I also have roadrage and while that mold blows either way, at least Tracks can lock his head, so points go to tracks.
I also have YOTG Soundwave and he isn`t better than the standard soundwave since those are the colours we know him as.

I guess my idea is that the MP line is supposed to represent the characters we see on the show, so I favour the character they were intended for. I usually get the secondary uses inorder to try the mold out for cheaper (since they rarely sell as well unless they are exclusives).

WJ - you recommend Tracks? He's been availed for about $55 USD and I've been going back n forth on getting him or not.

Go with hlj. They have him for $38 and you get $10 off your next purchase

nycPrime wrote:WJ - you recommend Tracks? He's been availed for about $55 USD and I've been going back n forth on getting him or not.

No, thats way too much to pay for dissappointment. I bought roadrage for 35$ and still felt i overpaid. It is with no question the biggest dip in the mp line since mp 09 rodimus.

But if you have an attachment to the character it becomes a different story. I dont.

Heh interesting. Thanks guys. Might take the plunge from HLJ. I'm a sucker for cars.

nycPrime wrote:Heh interesting. Thanks guys. Might take the plunge from HLJ. I'm a sucker for cars.

You might end up paying the same amount though, once shipping is taken into account.

If you just wanted it for the car, you were better off getting roadrage for $30 at tfsource https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... 999/38378/

Dont know if the deal is expired. But you can get her for way cheaper than tracks.

all out of stock

Bumblebee21 wrote:all out of stock

Ah too bad, I would have loved my buddy nycprime to take advantage of it.

william-james88 wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:all out of stock

Ah too bad, I would have loved my buddy nycprime to take advantage of it.

Yeah that was a good deal

Wouldve been close to 50 for me, with shipping and tax

Bumblebee21 wrote:What about mp-09 he was the official scale reboot starter

Was he? I really dont think he was simply because the reboot is so synonymous with MP 10 and Hasui coming into the fold. He has the right scale for Rodimus, yes, but I feel its more as a coincidence to how they chose to make the MP line moving forward. He's as much a coincidence of the right scale as MP03 is. At least thats how I interpret how this line unfolded at Takara HQ.

According to tf wiki. Take it as you will.

With the release of a new tooling of Convoy in 2011, the line was rebooted, featuring a smaller, more consistent scale based on MP-09 Rodimus Convoy,

Bumblebee21 wrote:According to tf wiki. Take it as you will.

With the release of a new tooling of Convoy in 2011, the line was rebooted, featuring a smaller, more consistent scale based on MP-09 Rodimus Convoy,

Thats exactly what I said. The line and consistent scale reboots with Convoy, not Rodimus.

But no worries, we are saying similar stuff just differently. And why would raodrage have cost you $50? Florida residents wouldnt have to pay taxes for a tfsource product no?

Talking of Road Rage, Kapow in the UK once again has her on sale at £30. Easily worth that price tbh.