The Energon Pub

News Credits: 905 · by **Mach** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:02 am

HK-TF member redfish (http://www.hk-tf.com/discuz/upload/view ... #pid241441) has found the initial toy concept sketch of upcoming Masterpiece Rodimus Prime from a Japanese website.
The upcoming toy will be heavily based on its Generation 1 counterpart and it is confirmed Rodimus Prime will comes with the trailer.

MP Rodimus Prime is part of the Takara's Transformers 2010 campaign and this toy is worth 3 Campaign Points in Japan.

It is believe MP Rodimus Prime is scheduled to be released early 2011.

Stay tuned to Seibertron, The Ultimate Resource of Transformers!

by **HydraLancer** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:11 am

Looks excellent!

Based on what I see, which seems to be pretty much the animation model, I wonder how there going to do the trailer.

I must admit this is disappointing slightly, when they mentioned only "Rodimus" in the secret message I was hoping they were referring to Hot Rod, I don't know how I feel about an MP who isn't stand alone and requires a trailer.

Oh well, I'll still be all over this thing when it comes out!

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:29 am

Well, this doesn't show us much, it just looks like the animation model. And yeah, now that I think about it, I guess I would rather have Hot Rod than Rodimus Prime. :-(

by **EyeOfTheTigatron** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:33 am

This will probably look better in toy form but i want a Masterpiece Shockwave!

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:34 am

Looks sweet. Definite buy. But a thought occurs...

How hard would it be to create a car mode that simply attaches to the trailer for this figure? Hot Rod and Rodimus were virtually identical physically in the cartoon/movies. Why not have a changing face (ala the Seekers), a flip down motor, and allow the car mode to dock with the trailer? Makes sense to me...

News Credits: 5 · by **King Henrik** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:44 am

First-Aid wrote:Looks sweet. Definite buy. But a thought occurs...

How hard would it be to create a car mode that simply attaches to the trailer for this figure? Hot Rod and Rodimus were virtually identical physically in the cartoon/movies. Why not have a changing face (ala the Seekers), a flip down motor, and allow the car mode to dock with the trailer? Makes sense to me...

thinking the same thing! I'd buy it either way of course, but i might buy 2 if it can double as hot rod and rodimus!

by **HydraLancer** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:46 am

First-Aid wrote:Looks sweet. Definite buy. But a thought occurs...

How hard would it be to create a car mode that simply attaches to the trailer for this figure? Hot Rod and Rodimus were virtually identical physically in the cartoon/movies. Why not have a changing face (ala the Seekers), a flip down motor, and allow the car mode to dock with the trailer? Makes sense to me...

Some good ideas, we would essentially get what Fansproject is doing though in that case perhaps. Though the bigger issue I guess with this is that Rodimus Prime's 'nose' is a bit short, so you may get a bit of a shrimpy looking hot rod out of it.

It's probably why the Fansproject Rodimus looks a little odd connected to the trailer, but maybe I'd need to see a colored version once and for all before I get a good opinion. >.>

News Credits: 905 · by **Mach** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:53 am

kirbenvost wrote:Well, this doesn't show us much, it just looks like the animation model. And yeah, now that I think about it, I guess I would rather have Hot Rod than Rodimus Prime.

From the words of people who have seen the prototype, Hot Rod will become Rodimus Prime when combine with parts from the trailer... Ala Fans Project....

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:07 am

That will be awseome as long as they don't make it too small. I'll buy one.

News Credits: 5 · by **Oilspill** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:09 am

Sweet! Head sculpt looks good on paper

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:27 am

Don't get too exited, remember what happened when the first sketches and prototype for MP Starscream where leaked and then officially released? Everybody loved it due to it being show accurate, just like this thing here, then they changed it.

The concept of it combining with the trailer to make Rodimus Prime from Hot Rod is pretty interesting, but I'll wait for the final pics before I get too exited.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:30 am

This is either going to be a hot mess or a hot rod. I hope it's the latter. BTW, we have basically identical avatars now, we're twins.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:36 am

Blurrz wrote:This is either going to be a hot mess or a hot rod. I hope it's the latter. BTW, we have basically identical avatars now, we're twins.

As in batshit crazy people? :lol:

News Credits: 21 · by **Skice** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:00 am

Words cannot convey how happy this makes me. Thank you Takara.

*fangasams* :BOWDOWN:

News Credits: 15 · by **Ravage XK** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:36 am

Its probably easier to create Rodimus Prime with the trailer as it will allow more freedom to get things right in alt mode as more can be hidden beneath the trailer. Should allow them to get a better robot mode rather than be forced to hide it all in Hot Rods car form.

News Credits: 3 · by **Torneira** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:44 am

My guess is that the next MP after this one will be Hot Rod.
If they can make Rodimus, then with just a few slight changes and you have Hot Rod.
And I think marketingwise that it's more rendable to sell them seperately :ic$:

Anyhow, I am sure gonna get Rodimus. And Hot Rod for that matter.

by **guarayakha** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:11 am

This is hardly a concept of the toy; it's just an official announcement of MP Rodimus Prime. The picture(which looks more like a design sketch for the cartoon) is just to show the readers who Rodimus Prime is.

News Credits: 21 · by **Skice** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:12 am

Now all we need is Galvatron.

by **DTR69** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:50 am

AT LEAST WE ALL SEEM TO AGREE ON SOMETHING.
Yeah this is not a prototype sketch. This is just a preliminary sketch. This shows what they are aiming for in both modes, they work away between the 2 and what ever process used, will determine how the final thing will look eg. hinges, kibble, proportions, re-shaping etc. I can bet for a start that neck will go. And a whole heap of features will be added, then stripped back due to costs. We will def have a matrix in the chest compartment. Probaly a slide back fist with some weaponary like a saw or sumit, and a pack of energon goodies.
I totaly agree that, this should be a Hot Rod which docks with the trailer and merges with the trailer to make a Rodimus Prime. A trailer that simply splits down the middle to make some lame battle station has never appealed to me, I'd much rather all that extra plastic do something alot more interesting. And lets face it, most of rodimus is hidden under that trailer, there isn't gonna be much transforming going on, instead of hiding the rest of rodimus, hide hot rod, the trailer can stil split in 2, an stil have a few bits to merge to make rodimus, after all, rodimus is only a bit bigger, you don't need a whole traile rfor that. This way, we can have our cake and eat it.
A battle station for G1 purists & Hot Rod for those of us who want something a little more ingenius. So come on Takara pull your finger out, and do what is so obvious and isn't really that hard to acheive, since the trailer can mask alot of the issues, and Hot ROd and Rodimus, were not hard to engineer, if the originals had some extra articulation, they would of been virtualy like there cartoon counterparts, so we already know it's not a MEgatron situation. This is an easy project, so make it good.

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:52 am

How long till people start speculating on his height?

I hope he gets better shoulder articulation that MP Megs, MP Grimlock and Classics Hot Rod. The idea of an Hot Rod that can be upgraded to Rodimus Prime without paying extra is SO FREAKING GOOD that it won't happen.

by **DTR69** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:18 am

Dead Metal wrote:Don't get too exited, remember what happened when the first sketches and prototype for MP Starscream where leaked and then officially released? Everybody loved it due to it being show accurate, just like this thing here, then they changed it.

The concept of it combining with the trailer to make Rodimus Prime from Hot Rod is pretty interesting, but I'll wait for the final pics before I get too exited.

The starscream situation was different. That was a fully working prototype, tey brought in a secomd designer, to help appeal to Macross fans. Why they did that knowing they were going to make numerous repaints, which TF fans wwould buy is beyond me. Thats why Starscream was released in green. It was all aimed for people outside of the TF fandom. I think they thought they could make an extra buck. Anyway we ended up with a more realistic plane mode, and a whole heap of people complaining about hip kibble.
Now here all we have is an almost revelotech looking sketch of what Rodimus should look like in either mode. You can clearly see that there has been no allowances for any engineering aspects that would be needed to make this a transforming toy. Let alone something ready for production.
If we are to receive this toy this year, which is what I thought, then they are way down the line, they must already have a working mock up. Usualy we see te finished thing by now, as this has been released makes me think, that it's either so brilliant they don't want ideas nicked, or its a complete joke and they don't want to dent sales, an will use this to generate pre orders. Remember Megatrons prototype sketch. Teh final toy was more or less the same, but some how the sketches proportions looked so much better, even the face was spot on, we ended up with something that looked so different but so the same.
These things move so fast, by the end of the week we may be treated to the first shots of the real thing. At least the ball is rolling, so we won't have to wait long now.

News Credits: 1 · by **Jesterhead** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:39 am

Looks like I'll be making my own "Sons of Cybertron" display!

by **UM Prime** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:39 am

i cant wait masterpiece is amazing

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:14 am

While I'm not a Roddy fan, I'll snap up this toy quickly.

Although the pictures really don't say much at all.

by **hinomars19** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:38 am

my guess is he'll turn out to be a huge block of awesomeness like MP Prime. compared to megs/screamer, the engineering isn't too involved on Prime, but he's huge and he's metal! If he's smaller na dmore complex then cool beans. And I am happy as bunny!
Best news ever!