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by **butcher31** » Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:56 pm

It looks like on the close up shots of his arms that those door panels on his forearms have disappeared. Have they been photo-shopped out? Or am I missing something?

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:30 pm

DeathReviews wrote: It's like Ironhide has the power to make every photo of his face go out of focus on purpose.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:49 pm

butcher31 wrote:It looks like on the close up shots of his arms that those door panels on his forearms have disappeared. Have they been photo-shopped out? Or am I missing something?

Looks like it, you can see part of the door at the back of his arm near his elbow, but the part that should be at his hand is missing, probably to make it easier to see the hand.

His shoulders being on his back is very hard for me to overlook, it's a terrible place for his arms to stick out of. I'm fine with them being angled backwards, but this is too far. But I guess he doesn't need to do much more than point his big guns so maybe it isn't that bad. Really need to mull this one over.

Emerje

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 12:39 am

Hard to say by pictures looks like canons may be detachable in truck mode

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 1:51 am

Ah now these pictures look MUCH better. I like it a hell of a lot now!

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:01 am

Va'al wrote:

I wanted to wait to comment until we got a better Ironhide than that in the display images, and this is so good. I am thrilled for this, and a dream of having the 2007 movie cast in MP form is coming true!! It's also nice to see they are planning to go farther with the MPM line.

Also showed my sister the story, as she loves movie Ironhide over most everything else, even if she isn't really a TF fan. She said she wants one too. Thank goodness this is going up on HTS, makes it much more likely I won't need to place a TFsource pre-order

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 12:46 pm

This thing looks so terrible, for a 'masterpiece' to have so limited arm articulation it may as well not be there is an honest crime :HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 2:03 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Va'al wrote:

I wanted to wait to comment until we got a better Ironhide than that in the display images, and this is so good. I am thrilled for this, and a dream of having the 2007 movie cast in MP form is coming true!! It's also nice to see they are planning to go farther with the MPM line.

Also showed my sister the story, as she loves movie Ironhide over most everything else, even if she isn't really a TF fan. She said she wants one too. Thank goodness this is going up on HTS, makes it much more likely I won't need to place a TFsource pre-order

I've looked at this photo so many times in the past day. After feeling very disappointed with the first few photos with the mistransformation I'm so relieved the figure actually looks great when done properly. Movie Ironhide is one of my all time fave Transformer designs ever (ironic since G1 Ironhide is one of my least, he's so boring and bricky) and while most of his toys have been good there's often been something that annoys me about them (the Voyagers often have fiddly chest bits, the Leader is far too big, the Deluxe too small). Ok the price is the issue with this one being a Masterpiece so it's going on my list of TFs I will buy if I ever start getting some proper money like winning the lottery or something.

I wonder who's next? If autobot then probably Ratchet (Jazz another possibility but I would be surprised if he comes before Ratchet), if Decepticon... hm... Not sure...Megatron?

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 2:25 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote: I wonder who's next?

The latest rumours indicate that Starscream is next.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 3:09 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I've looked at this photo so many times in the past day. After feeling very disappointed with the first few photos with the mistransformation I'm so relieved the figure actually looks great when done properly. Movie Ironhide is one of my all time fave Transformer designs ever (ironic since G1 Ironhide is one of my least, he's so boring and bricky) and while most of his toys have been good there's often been something that annoys me about them (the Voyagers often have fiddly chest bits, the Leader is far too big, the Deluxe too small). Ok the price is the issue with this one being a Masterpiece so it's going on my list of TFs I will buy if I ever start getting some proper money like winning the lottery or something. I wonder who's next? If autobot then probably Ratchet (Jazz another possibility but I would be surprised if he comes before Ratchet), if Decepticon... hm... Not sure...Megatron?

I agree, I spent some time last night checking out the images closely. Is he perfect? No. Does he look to have some issues, yes. But it still looks the part, and the fact that they got the bot mode that close to the CG model is awesome. I will agree that Prime needed some extra work, but Bee was great and I have high hopes for Barricade. I am loving the movie MPs and the ideas behind them a lot, despite my criticisms.

As for future MPs, I really don't know if they'd do Jazz or Ratchet next, but it would be funny if a movie MP Jazz came out before a G1 MP Jazz :lol:

and I really am interested to see how Ratchet will come out. I also look forward to an eventual Sideswipe, he was my favorite movie Autobot (and funny enough, my 2nd/3rd favorite G1 guy).

As for cons, I think they are gonna go the MP36 route and wait out doing a good proper Megatron for a bit, probably stick to the guys who went more than 1 movie, like Starscream. I'm really hoping for a MP Bonecrusher though, love that guy.

Also, as a final note for this post: I actually like the head. And I find it kind of funny that all the new movie MPs have some sort of facial moving feature: the masks or the mouths.

News Credits: 2 · by **Spider5800** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 2:06 am

I'm digging it. I get some of the complaints, the toes showing in vehicle mode are a little annoying, and hopefully the cannons are removable, but overall it's a huge improvement over any of the movie voyagers, and its a better scale than the DotM leader (and you don't need to buy proper cannons from a 3rd party, LOL). I'll wait for a price confirmation, but unless the price is insane I'll definitely pick it up, and FINALLY replace my movie 1 voyager.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 4:00 am

Also thanks to Hobbymizer administrator Stanley Cheung, we have some equally nice, clean, high-definition shots of the latest reveal from the Hasbro - Takara Tomy collaboration on the Transformers Movie Masterpiece live, with MPM-6 Ironhide - which you can check out below!

The shots were taken at the private press event during the Hong Kong Toys and Games Fair 2018, as first reported here, and include the figure in robot and vehicle mode, plus comparisons with the Bumblebee Movie Masterpiece toy, and close-ups from a number of angles in both robot and vehicle modes. You can compare the photos below with the official images we received from Hasbro here!

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 7:12 am

The more I see of him, the more I like him. He's not perfect but he looks good, and the fact he's essentially Voyager sized is nice too.

News Credits: 4 · by **Quantum Surge** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 7:19 pm

KVO Prime wrote:Michael Bay and his bayverse toys get no more money from me...

And why are you here?

by **Ultra Markus** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:47 pm

DeathReviews wrote:No matter how many times I look at that 'face' on Ironhide (or Ratchet, or many of the others), I'm never sure exactly what it is I'm supposed to be seeing. It's like Ironhide has the power to make every photo of his face go out of focus on purpose. I've never been a big fan of the bayverse look, especially with the toys. For all the detail and complexity, they still somehow convey the impression that the designers gave up half way through the design process.

to me he looks like a robot pig wearing a helmet winking

News Credits: 4 · by **Quantum Surge** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:05 pm

DeathReviews wrote:No matter how many times I look at that 'face' on Ironhide (or Ratchet, or many of the others), I'm never sure exactly what it is I'm supposed to be seeing.

If you remove the last three sentences, I would have mistaken you for talking about...whatever these are supposed to be.

by **President-prime** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:27 am

Seriously, you would not think twice about this figure if you have the leader class one. Leader ironhide makes this mpm ironhide, looks like a waste of money. I️ prob won’t even buy it fir a voyager price. Sheeshhh. Get this garbage out of here. Stop calling it a masterpiece.

by **President-prime** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:30 am

@quantum surge. It’s called a transformer (from the 80s). And it was retailed for about $8.00, not like mom at minimum st $100.

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:38 am

President-prime wrote:Seriously, you would not think twice about this figure if you have the leader class one. Leader ironhide makes this mpm ironhide, looks like a waste of money. I️ prob won’t even buy it fir a voyager price. Sheeshhh. Get this garbage out of here. Stop calling it a masterpiece.

But DOTM Leader Class Ironhide looks like absolute trash.

News Credits: 4 · by **Quantum Surge** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:48 am

PrymeStriker wrote:
President-prime wrote:Seriously, you would not think twice about this figure if you have the leader class one. Leader ironhide makes this mpm ironhide, looks like a waste of money. I️ prob won’t even buy it fir a voyager price. Sheeshhh. Get this garbage out of here. Stop calling it a masterpiece.

But DOTM Leader Class Ironhide looks like absolute trash.

I find DOTM Leader Ironhide frustrating, and I looked forward to him the most at the time. The weapons are too puny, the hip's ratchet joints aren't like other ratchet joints on Leader figures, the feet make it hard to stand on, and most copies have a joint at the neck; it's glued in place.

News Credits: 2 · by **Barricade.it** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 3:49 am

I've the Leader Class Ironhide from RTF: the ultimate Ironhide in my opinion.

I hate the cannons to stay clearly visible on the arms, specially in the alt mode: the leader class ROTF could retract them in the forearms and eject even in the alt mode.

ROTF toy line was the best ever for Movie series... maybe too difficult for kids to convert but they were all masterpieces.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:02 am

My sister owns the DotM Leader Ironhide, and I've messed around with it some, and I can agree that while the mold is good, this looks better. The colors are off on the leader, I don' really like how the arms work with them being so big and the cannons flipping out, and the legs are difficult in bot mode. He's good, but he needed to be smaller. And I am satisfied with how this guy is going to turn out

by **President-prime** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:40 am

@Prymstriker. Leader dotm looks awesome. Personally, I️ think that’s one of the best looking toy in the series. Looks badass. Sorry I️ like my toys bulky and intimidating.

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:50 pm

President-prime wrote:@Prymstriker. Leader dotm looks awesome. Personally, I️ think that’s one of the best looking toy in the series. Looks badass. Sorry I️ like my toys bulky and intimidating.

Yeah, no. His colors are way off, too much ugly factory blue, the weapons are small and look like they were molded in Minecraft, he's far too long proportionally making him look way thinner than his onscreen counterpart...basically everything everyone else complained about above. This looks far more screen accurate, it's not even comparable.

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:17 pm

Here's a comparison with the MPM and the DOTM leader next to the CGI model. I think this Ironhide MPM looks freaking incredible, can't wait to get it.