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Hotrodimust wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

orangeitis wrote:

Trikeboy wrote:I would not want a Breakdown toy from this mould. His bit mode is completely different. Masterpiece is about G1 accuracy. Breakdown doesn't look anything like Sideswipe.

Mot to mention that G1 Sideswipe, y'know... don't have a limb mode.

breakdown99 wrote:Don't forget my namesake and his G2 version. Maybe even a Punch/Counterpunch? (obviously modifications will up the price). Wow, he could even top Starscream in MP repaint stakes.
Any other Lambo's in Transformerland? I'm sure there was a Lambo micromaster somewhere...[/color]

...I give up.

For the last time:

Masterpiece does not follow Classics logic when it comes to repaints or retools! So stop using the Universe Sideswipe mold as an example for potential repaints.

Maybe we can get a prowl repaint from mp-12 and a silver streak lol

Deruji wrote:

Hotrodimust wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

orangeitis wrote:

Trikeboy wrote:I would not want a Breakdown toy from this mould. His bit mode is completely different. Masterpiece is about G1 accuracy. Breakdown doesn't look anything like Sideswipe.

Mot to mention that G1 Sideswipe, y'know... don't have a limb mode.

breakdown99 wrote:Don't forget my namesake and his G2 version. Maybe even a Punch/Counterpunch? (obviously modifications will up the price). Wow, he could even top Starscream in MP repaint stakes.
Any other Lambo's in Transformerland? I'm sure there was a Lambo micromaster somewhere...[/color]

...I give up.

For the last time:

Masterpiece does not follow Classics logic when it comes to repaints or retools! So stop using the Universe Sideswipe mold as an example for potential repaints.

Maybe we can get a prowl repaint from mp-12 and a silver streak lol

And then a Bumblebee repaint? ><

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:For the last time:

Masterpiece does not follow Classics logic when it comes to repaints or retools! So stop using the Universe Sideswipe mold as an example for potential repaints.

Deruji wrote:

Hotrodimust wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

orangeitis wrote:

Trikeboy wrote:I would not want a Breakdown toy from this mould. His bit mode is completely different. Masterpiece is about G1 accuracy. Breakdown doesn't look anything like Sideswipe.

Mot to mention that G1 Sideswipe, y'know... don't have a limb mode.

breakdown99 wrote:Don't forget my namesake and his G2 version. Maybe even a Punch/Counterpunch? (obviously modifications will up the price). Wow, he could even top Starscream in MP repaint stakes.
Any other Lambo's in Transformerland? I'm sure there was a Lambo micromaster somewhere...[/color]

...I give up.

For the last time:

Masterpiece does not follow Classics logic when it comes to repaints or retools! So stop using the Universe Sideswipe mold as an example for potential repaints.

Maybe we can get a prowl repaint from mp-12 and a silver streak lol

And then a Bumblebee repaint? ><

dinojack86 wrote:Man I checked this thread again to find to see what others were saying about MP Soundwave and all I find are people complaining about Sideswipe and whether or not there will be a Sunstreaker or whoever. I mean come on- MP SOUNDWAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

zodconvoy wrote:So if the cassettes are being released in a separate set later we can all agree that Soundwave will come with Buzzsaw, right?

And that there will probably be a Marvel Comic accurate purple Soundwave. Possibly with a mouth!

Dead Metal wrote:

zodconvoy wrote:So if the cassettes are being released in a separate set later we can all agree that Soundwave will come with Buzzsaw, right?

And that there will probably be a Marvel Comic accurate purple Soundwave. Possibly with a mouth!

Ala King Grimlock.
Would make sense, and of course MP 13-B Soundblaster, or New Soundwave with Laserbeak. I do hope he comes with a few cassettes though and not just one.

Dead Metal wrote:It would be a total let-down if MP Soundwave was engineered to fit G1 Cassettes and then they would only reissue the G1 versions instead of making new ones.
God I hope not.

datguy86 wrote:While a Soundblaster repaint is imminent, do you think there will be a retool for Blaster, or an all-new mold? IIRC, the transformations are the same save the handle.

Road Turtle wrote:Is it a bad thing if you can win at "Name That Pokemon" with G1 silhouettes? I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only one who screamed "That's Soundwave!".

Road Turtle wrote:Also, I heard that Skyfire was one of those names that Hasbro had to use cause they couldn't use the intended name for copyright reasons. In this case, they wanted to use Jetfire, but only could after G1 was well over. Could anyone confirm?

The first two years of Transformers toys were figures taken from older Japanese toylines, primarily Takara's Diaclone and Microman lines. 1985, however, saw several figures reused from lines created by Takatoku Toys, of which Jetfire was one — that of the VF-1S Super Valkyrie Fighter from the Macross series. This figure was one the most articulated of the early Transformer toys, featuring fully poseable shoulder, hip, elbow and knee joints, and even poseable sacroiliac joints. The instruction manual for the toy even included the Gerwalk mode designed for the Macross version of the toy, which was used in that animated series, and seen briefly in the Transformers season 2 episode "The Day of the Machines".

Problems over the Jetfire toy began when Bandai absorbed Takatoku Toys, and Macross regained popularity, leading to Bandai's desire to reproduce the Valkyrie toy themselves. This led to problems for Takara when they imported the Transformers toyline — although Hasbro was able to market the Jetfire toy in their markets, Takara was not, nor could they promote it via the animated series, since the mold was owned by their main competitor. Although an animation model had been created for Jetfire based on the appearance of the toy (which could be seen in the original toy commercial advertising the figure), this was quickly scrapped and completely redesigned so as to no longer resemble the Valkyrie. This was the design that went on to feature in the comics and cartoons — additionally, the cartoon character was redubbed "Skyfire," presumably because the character no longer served to advertise the Jetfire toy. Some fans of the series consider Skyfire a separate character from Jetfire, though according to writers of the comics and television series it is exactly the same character. In the comic book Jetfire is called Jetfire, not Skyfire, and yet looks identical to Skyfire from the cartoon.

Jetfire only saw a few American production runs, as the show the original toy was based upon, The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, was exported to America to become the first third of Robotech. Ironically, since Hasbro released Jetfire first, there was never a U.S. release of an authentic transforming version of the toy for Robotech, even though the design was the series' most recognizable and popular mecha. As with other pre-Robotech borrowings from Macross (for instance, Battletech), the licensing situation for the toy became murky with two different companies (Big West and Tatsunoko Production) asserting exclusive rights to license Macross merchandise outside Japan. Due to these legal issues, Jetfire has not been among the Transformers toys reissued in the 21st century.
This toy is patented in the U.S. as patent number D287037.

Mindmaster wrote:

Mechastrike wrote:too bad Soundwave couldn't be a working cassette tape player. thank God for Music Label though.

In technicality, Music Label Soundwave isn't a working cassette tape player either.

Mechastrike wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

Mechastrike wrote:too bad Soundwave couldn't be a working cassette tape player. thank God for Music Label though.

In technicality, Music Label Soundwave isn't a working cassette tape player either.

i know... i'm just saying MP Soundwave can't play music.

Stormrider wrote:Having a working cassette player gimmick that sacrifices the transformation or bot or alt mode appearance is not a gimmick I want or need.