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Q3. What other masterpiece Transformers will be available in the US after the Skywarp Walmart Exclusive?

A3. We are pleased to announce that the next Masterpiece item that we will be releasing will be Grimlock in 2010. We are excited to be able to offer this item within the U.S. and will certainly share more details as we get closer to releasing him.

Front page this ****, post haste!

Cool

I have the Takara version, but this is great news for everyone who had the willpower not to buy one

i don't know about willpower..my wallet couldn't support the shipping cost...so this is deff GREAT news for me !

I knew this would happen, I'm glad I waited.

YAAAAAAAAAAAY!

OH YEAH BABY!!!!! I am so gonna get this when it comes out.

SWEET!!!!! Hopefully it's a Walmart exclusive, so it keeps the price tag of $49.99.

Thank Primus!

Excellent! But... I already got him...

I am very pumped.

good, he was never worth the £130+ takara tagged for him but if hes now under £60 i guess its hard to pass him up
prob get him then but feel he'll fit in with the universe line better
wonder what he'll come with being a hasbro release

Does this mean no Hasbro MP Thundercracker next year? Bummer. Still, great news for those who did not get the Takara MP Grimlock. I wonder if the US version will keep all the chrome?

If he is exactly the same, then thats the last Masterpiece figure I will be buying from Takara. I dont think im going to continue to pay more than double just for a nice black box!!

Damn come to the UK my friend come to the UK

Dread_Wing wrote:Does this mean no Hasbro MP Thundercracker next year? Bummer.

My thoughts exactly. I really want a US Thundercracker since the Takara version had some issues.

As for Grimlock, I'm pleased for the people who held off for one reason or another. He's a cool figure and may just pick up a US version so I'll have one to diplay in each mode.

Going forward, I question whether I'll jump at future Takara releases. In nearly all cases, both versions are available at the same time-the online retailers still have the Takara versions available at the time of the US release. I'll probably hold off and then compare the differences before choosing which way to go.

That is just sweet! Release as is. DO NOT FRACK IT UP HASBRO!

YES!!!!

I want the mold, but just wouldn't bit the bullet and order it with hopes of a stateside release.

Now I just have to find the damn thing! Same with Skywarp. I never managed to find Starscream, but I will get Warp.

I'm so glad I waited. Thanks for keeping the faith Hasbro!!!

This is cool. I already have the Takara release, but I will pick up a Hasbro release so I can have both robot and dino mode. Hopefully it looks just as good as the Takara version. I'm really hoping for a Target exclusive, as they are easier to find than Walmart exclusives for me. We'll see. My guess is it'll be Walmart since both Starscream and Skywarp have been.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

thats awesome! glad to hear such a great figure will be more available to people who either missed out the 1st time or couldnt afford the hefty price tag.

im not too worried tho, i love my takara version and im sure the quality of the hasbro version wont be as good.

still good news nonetheless

Starscream6 wrote:im sure the quality of the hasbro version wont be as good.

I'm sorry, but stuff like this really bothers me. These toys are made in the SAME factories, by the same people. Just because TakaraTomy is footing the bill, instead of Hasbro, does not mysteriously increase the quality or reduce errors. TakaraTomy is not some magical entity that creates perfect toys.

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Misconceptions_a ... mers#Other

I don't want to pick on this, but it's a bigoted misconception with a holier-than-thou attitude that I'm just tired of.

Razorclaw0000 wrote:

Starscream6 wrote:im sure the quality of the hasbro version wont be as good.

I'm sorry, but stuff like this really bothers me. These toys are made in the SAME factories, by the same people. Just because TakaraTomy is footing the bill, instead of Hasbro, does not mysteriously increase the quality or reduce errors. TakaraTomy is not some magical entity that creates perfect toys.

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Misconceptions_a ... mers#Other

I don't want to pick on this, but it's a bigoted misconception with a holier-than-thou attitude that I'm just tired of.

woah man! bigoted?

far from it! im basing my statement on facts. i own the orignal MP skywarp AND the walmart starscream. now, screamer is of good quality the skywarp is superior. plastic durability, paint aps, the non dumbed down sharp points. they all are better. i have also heard the same about the new MP walmart skywarp.

i also own several henkei versions of classics figs that share these same positives.

now hopefully i will be wrong about Grimlock but i had to throw out MY opinion based on MY experiences.

i in no way tried to convey a "holier than tho attitude"

Heck yeah!!!!!!!!

I applaud this decision!!