Here it is, the biggest news of the year, the full reveal of Takara's Transformers Beast Wars Masterpiece MP 41 Dinobot.
The
Japanese preorders are now out so we know the full MSRP for those ordering directly from Takara and it is 28,000 Yen. This is
exactly what was initially reported. Of course, those wishing to import it themselves may be privy to retailer specific discounts however as you will see below, this is a big boy, one of the biggest Masterpiece figures yet, and the shipping for such a box could make the total cost a wash compared to what a local collectible stores are selling him at (which is around $250 USD).
Now onto this amazing reveal. Below you will see images of this beast of a figure showing a robot mode which looks like it seriously cannot transform. A shot of him with the previous Beast Wars Masterpiece figures shows he is scaled proportionally in robot mode, being more than a head taller than Optimus Primal. However, a shot of him in beast mode reveals that the scale of the robot mode was clearly the priority here. You will let us know what you think about that. A listing from
Amiami gives us a full list of his accessories which can also be seen in a shot below. These, along with the electronics, might help answer for the high price of the figure. He includes a modular base which seems to be the first in a series, similar to what comes with the new Machine Robo figures. You will see no mention of a different set of eyes for the raptor mode but that is because the eye changing gimmick is probably similar to MP Grimlock's where the eyes are not a seperate piece that must be removed to be changed. The full list of accessories will be found after the images that were found on the
Snakas blog (initially originating from a now removed Amazon Japan listing).
This figure is scheduled for a July 2018 release.
Amiami wrote:Specifications
Battery Type: LR44 Button Battery x2 (sold separately)
[Set Contents]
-Dinobot figure (1)
-Cyber shield (1)
-Dyno saber (1)
-Face (smiling) (1)
-Face (shouting) (1)
-Face (beam)
-Beam effect (1)
-Golden disc (1)
-Disc stand (1)
-Disc adaptor (1)
-Base adaptor (beast mode) (1)
-Base adaptor (robot mode) (1)
-Base A (1)
-Base B (1)
-Arm (1)
-Character card (1)
-Instruction paper (1)