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Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:23 am
by Desslok2201
Rellko wrote:Masterpiece Blaster, Masterpiece Blaster... It's got to happen...

More importantly, MP Twincast redeco!!

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 12:10 pm
by DecepticonFinishline
Emerje wrote:
DecepticonFinishline wrote:AUDICONS!

I've never heard them called "Audicons" before, especially since the two cats are Autobots. Usually they're called Mini-Cassettes or Cassette Warriors (or just cassettes or tapes).

This is an Audi-Con:
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Blackstreak wrote:Awesome! How do I order them? I can't read Japanese. Is this the only venue to get them?

They're exclusive to Takara Tomy Mall in Japan, but the TTM exclusives often end up as Asia retail exclusives as well so there's a chance of that happening. Either way we'll certainly see them imported through sites like TFSource and BBTS as well. Of course you could always try using a proxy service and order them directly, but that's not necessarily the cheapest rout.

Emerje


Before I realllly started getting in to collecting, Soundwave and the Cassettes were already my favorites just because of what they were.

So. When I was learning about combiner teams, and how the each had a team name, I self-assigned the cassettes Audicons (audio-cons). Then I realized that the -bots and -cons suffix lined up with their faction. :BANG_HEAD: I came up with "Soundbots" but that just sounds stupid. I ultimately decided that if an entire race of transformers can be called "Mini-cons" and not all be Decepticons, then I would just stick with Audicons as a collective name.

A number of years ago, I was hoping it would catch on. At this point, I am just stuck with the term by habit.

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 12:25 pm
by Mr.MicroMaster
Man those cassettes look great I wish I had the money to get them. :TAKARATOMY:

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 12:28 pm
by Mr.MicroMaster
Desslok2201 wrote:
Rellko wrote:Masterpiece Blaster, Masterpiece Blaster... It's got to happen...

More importantly, MP Twincast redeco!!

I would buy a masterpiece Blaster aka Broadcast(in Japan) and Twincast in a heartbeat.

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 12:59 pm
by frogbat
I still wish mp rat at would be more easily available

Also if they do mp blaster. I'd like for them to somehow incorporate some audio tech like one of the original versions of the toy had

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 1:52 pm
by Relic0037
Mr.MicroMaster wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
Rellko wrote:Masterpiece Blaster, Masterpiece Blaster... It's got to happen...

More importantly, MP Twincast redeco!!

I would buy a masterpiece Blaster aka Broadcast(in Japan) and Twincast in a heartbeat.

I'm guessing Masterpiece Blaster (Broadcast) would come with Steeljaw, Twincast would come with either Eject or Rewind, & then a two pack of cassettes would come out with Ramhorn & the other bot cassette.

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 2:19 pm
by Desslok2201
Relic0037 wrote:
Mr.MicroMaster wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
Rellko wrote:Masterpiece Blaster, Masterpiece Blaster... It's got to happen...

More importantly, MP Twincast redeco!!

I would buy a masterpiece Blaster aka Broadcast(in Japan) and Twincast in a heartbeat.

I'm guessing Masterpiece Blaster (Broadcast) would come with Steeljaw, Twincast would come with either Eject or Rewind, & then a two pack of cassettes would come out with Ramhorn & the other bot cassette.

I'd rather Steeljaw came with Twincast, so I can display them next to the g1 versions, but whatever. Hopefully this renewed interest in the tapes means that the remaining decepticon tapes are in the works, and I'd love to see the tape combiners (including the autobot dinosaurs!)

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 2:42 pm
by Kurona
I've already got a Masterpiece Twincast :-P
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Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 2:44 pm
by Desslok2201
Kurona wrote:I've already got a Masterpiece Twincast :-P
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Me too, but I never understood what the masterpiece buttplug was supposed to turn into

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 2:59 pm
by Jelze Bunnycat
Desslok2201 wrote:
Kurona wrote:I've already got a Masterpiece Twincast :-P
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Me too, but I never understood what the masterpiece buttplug was supposed to turn into


It's not a butt plug, as it attaches to the front of the car mode, not the back. :oops:

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 3:34 pm
by zatara1701
DecepticonFinishline wrote:
Emerje wrote:
DecepticonFinishline wrote:AUDICONS!

I've never heard them called "Audicons" before, especially since the two cats are Autobots. Usually they're called Mini-Cassettes or Cassette Warriors (or just cassettes or tapes).

This is an Audi-Con:
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;)
Blackstreak wrote:Awesome! How do I order them? I can't read Japanese. Is this the only venue to get them?

They're exclusive to Takara Tomy Mall in Japan, but the TTM exclusives often end up as Asia retail exclusives as well so there's a chance of that happening. Either way we'll certainly see them imported through sites like TFSource and BBTS as well. Of course you could always try using a proxy service and order them directly, but that's not necessarily the cheapest rout.

Emerje


Before I realllly started getting in to collecting, Soundwave and the Cassettes were already my favorites just because of what they were.

So. When I was learning about combiner teams, and how the each had a team name, I self-assigned the cassettes Audicons (audio-cons). Then I realized that the -bots and -cons suffix lined up with their faction. :BANG_HEAD: I came up with "Soundbots" but that just sounds stupid. I ultimately decided that if an entire race of transformers can be called "Mini-cons" and not all be Decepticons, then I would just stick with Audicons as a collective name.

A number of years ago, I was hoping it would catch on. At this point, I am just stuck with the term by habit.



Ok... We were all creative as kids and filled in gaps, but in reading this I thought of something...

Audiobots :BOT:

:michaelbay: Mind blown :michaelbay: Bam, that just happened. You can thank me later :lol:

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:56 pm
by Me Grimlock King
WING THING and ENEMY....these are the best names they could come up with? :BANG_HEAD: :HEADHURTS:

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:03 pm
by Sabrblade
Me Grimlock King wrote:WING THING and ENEMY....these are the best names they could come up with? :BANG_HEAD: :HEADHURTS:
Both are from G1. Wingthing was Soundwave's Action Master partner while "Enemy" was the name of this red G1 voice changer accessory that looked like Rumble/Frenzy:
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Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:20 pm
by Seibertron
DecepticonFinishline wrote:
Emerje wrote:
DecepticonFinishline wrote:AUDICONS!

I've never heard them called "Audicons" before, especially since the two cats are Autobots. Usually they're called Mini-Cassettes or Cassette Warriors (or just cassettes or tapes).

This is an Audi-Con:
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;)
Blackstreak wrote:Awesome! How do I order them? I can't read Japanese. Is this the only venue to get them?

They're exclusive to Takara Tomy Mall in Japan, but the TTM exclusives often end up as Asia retail exclusives as well so there's a chance of that happening. Either way we'll certainly see them imported through sites like TFSource and BBTS as well. Of course you could always try using a proxy service and order them directly, but that's not necessarily the cheapest rout.

Emerje


Before I realllly started getting in to collecting, Soundwave and the Cassettes were already my favorites just because of what they were.

So. When I was learning about combiner teams, and how the each had a team name, I self-assigned the cassettes Audicons (audio-cons). Then I realized that the -bots and -cons suffix lined up with their faction. :BANG_HEAD: I came up with "Soundbots" but that just sounds stupid. I ultimately decided that if an entire race of transformers can be called "Mini-cons" and not all be Decepticons, then I would just stick with Audicons as a collective name.

A number of years ago, I was hoping it would catch on. At this point, I am just stuck with the term by habit.


Cassettrons is what our friends overseas call them in Japan.

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:23 pm
by Seibertron
ScottyP wrote:I hope Nightstalker's very weird looking missiles are just a play on that toy using Ravage's missiles instead of Steeljaw's cannons. Steeljaw will need some serious retooling from that to look right.

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Transformers Encore Nightstalker Gallery

Windsweeper wrote:
I never liked Nightstalker using Steeljaws molds. I always saw him as Ravage's twin and felt he should have shared Ravage's mold.
Or instead of a black repaint of a black toy you could buy a second Ravage and slap an Autobot logo on him ;)^



Yah, the oddly placed missiles that don't fold out look terrible. It looks like he'll blast himself if he fires them. Hopefully Steeljaw isn't a reinvention and retains the proper wings that make Steeljaw unique with his release. If he doesn't ... sadly I'll retain my thoughts that they tried too hard and failed with the Masterpiece Cassettes by making them have weapon integration instead of separate weapons (though Rumble and Frenzy are the obvious exception). I would have preferred all of these guys to have separate weapons.

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:54 pm
by Prime Target
Ohhhhhh Yeaaaaaaaah :-D So hype for this ! Bring on MP Blaster and Twincast! Finally Stripes, Nightstalker and Enemy finally get new toys based on their original Designs (TR Stripes Does'nt count) Wingthing i guess makes sense in this form since his Original Encore toy was a Ratbat Repaint and that Trait is carried over here but he is a bit of a departure from the Wingthing i'm used to (Action master Soundwave's partner). We're obviously gonna get Steeljaw from Nightstalker so let the Speculation and Repaint hope begin.


My hope for the Blaster cassettes
. Eject or Rewind whichever comes first to be repainted into the other and that mold to be used also as Flip Sides and Rosanna

i'm seriously surprised Ravage has'nt been repainted into Glit and Howlback yet. Same with Laserbeak into Sundor and Garboil. :-?

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 9:22 pm
by shajaki
I'm thrilled for this. Thrilling 33 y'all! :lol:

I hope that these wonderful weirdos open the door for all the rest. I would kill for an MP Sunder! And y'know, maybe the precedence set with MP10SG, we'll see a giant ass Soundwave/Blaster box set in the future. :-?

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 10:46 pm
by DecepticonFinishline
shajaki wrote:I'm thrilled for this. Thrilling 33 y'all! :lol:

I hope that these wonderful weirdos open the door for all the rest. I would kill for an MP Sunder! And y'know, maybe the precedence set with MP10SG, we'll see a giant ass Soundwave/Blaster box set in the future. :-?


I mean... SG Soundwave and Blaster are ACTUALLY super cool... But I gotta tell ya' man. That would be a nightmare. Completionists have it bad as it is. If SG was a thing, who knows where they would stop... :HEADHURTS:

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:24 pm
by Seibertron
The Shattered Glass concept, great for one-offs, is an absolutely horrid idea to keep around. Lazy man repaints galore! Please for the love of Primus let the Shattered Glass concept go away for a decade or so.

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:22 am
by Kurona
I mean, the Masterpiece line is almost on par with Combiner Wars on the absurd amount of repaints it puts out -- I must say I'd prefer an awesome Shattered Glass deco to obscure Diaclone E-hobby dude #3589.

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:53 am
by Desslok2201
Seibertron wrote:The Shattered Glass concept, great for one-offs, is an absolutely horrid idea to keep around. Lazy man repaints galore! Please for the love of Primus let the Shattered Glass concept go away for a decade or so.

Amen

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:50 am
by D-Maximal_Primal
Seibertron wrote:The Shattered Glass concept, great for one-offs, is an absolutely horrid idea to keep around. Lazy man repaints galore! Please for the love of Primus let the Shattered Glass concept go away for a decade or so.

Noooo no no no no. Lazy repaints as awesome alternate universe guys is better to me than a lazy repaint just to sell in a toy, cartoon, and comic color scheme

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:59 am
by Cobotron
Kurona wrote: I must say I'd prefer an awesome Shattered Glass deco to obscure Diaclone E-hobby dude #3589.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Lazy repaints as awesome alternate universe guys is better to me than a lazy repaint just to sell in a toy, cartoon, and comic color scheme
Oh. I'm starting to take offense here. [-(

How about... All the repaints, all the time. Something for everybody!

Everyone is happy = PARTY! WOOOOOOOO! :KREMZEEK:

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:07 am
by D-Maximal_Primal
Cobotron wrote:
Kurona wrote: I must say I'd prefer an awesome Shattered Glass deco to obscure Diaclone E-hobby dude #3589.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Lazy repaints as awesome alternate universe guys is better to me than a lazy repaint just to sell in a toy, cartoon, and comic color scheme
Oh. I'm starting to take offense here. [-(

How about... All the repaints, all the time. Something for everybody!

Everyone is happy = PARTY! WOOOOOOOO! :KREMZEEK:

As long as there are some SG stuff, that is ok with me!

Re: TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set

PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:40 am
by shajaki
Shattered Glass sticking around really only hurts us completionists, and I personally don't mind them (sorry Seibs). And a combination of getting the e-Hobby VS set and seeing a custom made me hungry for a MP SG Soundy :x

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