APS-03 Decepticon Soundwave and Barricade Mini Boombox Promotion at Select Asia Retailers
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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Dec 31, 2014
Hey look, Frenzy's back 
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Comment by shajaki
Dec 31, 2014
neat! looks die-cast-y.
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Agreed 1000%.
Comment by Robogeek1973
Dec 31, 2014
Seibertron wrote:Ok, now that we've redone these 3 Seekers ... can we please have Thrust, Ramjet and Dirge finally? It's been almost 9 years since the original Masterpiece Starscream was released. It's time to finally do these guys!
Agreed 1000%.
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My preorder for MP Ultra Magnus was placed 14 months ago on October 31, 2013 and I most likely won't get it before January 9, 2015. Considering that, Skywarp can wait!
Comment by zodconvoy
Dec 31, 2014
megatronus wrote:K2vox wrote:I wish they kept SW's eyes yellow, and some ankle tilts would have REALLY helped that mold out a lot.
I thought the new ones did have ankle tilts? Or am I not remembering correctly? And if not, at least the new ones can stand with some sense of balance...
I'd love to see the Coneheads, too, but I'm aching for official Shockwave and Megatron figures. It's odd we haven't heard about what's happening post Star Saber - usually we have, what, 6 months notice before a new MP is released? So hopefully the next reveal is a big one.
My preorder for MP Ultra Magnus was placed 14 months ago on October 31, 2013 and I most likely won't get it before January 9, 2015. Considering that, Skywarp can wait!
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Comment by Va'al
Jul 8, 2016
Believe it or not, Takara has never released MP-11SW Skywarp in Japan. The only release of this toy so far was the Hasbro Asia release that was available in China and international web retailers. For those in Japan who never got a chance to own this toy, we have some good news for you, directly from TakaraTomyMall, as it looks like the figure will be released this year, with pre-order periods running from July 11 , 2016 (Mon ) 12:00 noon to July 27 (Wed. ) 13:00. The catch, of course, is that it will be a Japan Takara Tomy Mall exclusive with limited quantities of 2,000 items. Unlike the usual Takara Tomy Mall exclusives, the Asian release was done long before, so it is not certain that there will be another Asian release of this product that can be sold internationally.
For those outside Japan wishing to own him, you have to be a bit creative and find professional middlemen who can ship it to an adress outside Japan, like specialized shipping company Tenso.
Still, another chance to grab a teleporting seeker is not one to pass on - refresh your memory with our gallery right here, and check out some further stock images mirrored below!
For those outside Japan wishing to own him, you have to be a bit creative and find professional middlemen who can ship it to an adress outside Japan, like specialized shipping company Tenso.
Still, another chance to grab a teleporting seeker is not one to pass on - refresh your memory with our gallery right here, and check out some further stock images mirrored below!
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Comment by Deathsanras
Jul 8, 2016
Maybe these ones won't be opened at the factory...
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Comment by LegendaryAntiHero
Jul 8, 2016
I'm glad Takara is giving us another chance to get these figures
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Comment by Wolfman Jake
Jul 8, 2016
It still baffles me that Takara would produce a "Masterpiece" Skywarp with those weird shoulder, wrist, and "pectoral" pin stripes, making him far less screen accurate, especially now that the Masterpiece line is catering to that preference more than ever before. I know that's how it ended up for the Hasbro Asia market release a few years ago, but as this is being released only in Takara Tomy's home market, Japan, you'd think they could make a few changes to the paint apps? That's really all it would take.
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Otherwise, Takara's release of Acid Storm ought to have been recolored as, well... this:
Comment by Sabrblade
Jul 8, 2016
Think of this as like Takara's release of Hasbro's MP Acid Storm. A straight reissue for the main Japanese market of a foreign market figure.Wolfman Jake wrote:It still baffles me that Takara would produce a "Masterpiece" Skywarp with those weird shoulder, wrist, and "pectoral" pin stripes, making him far less screen accurate, especially now that the Masterpiece line is catering to that preference more than ever before. I know that's how it ended up for the Hasbro Asia market release a few years ago, but as this is being released only in Takara Tomy's home market, Japan, you'd think they could make a few changes to the paint apps? That's really all it would take.
Otherwise, Takara's release of Acid Storm ought to have been recolored as, well... this:
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Acid Storm is quite a D-List character, though. Skywarp is an established A-lister, part of an iconic trio of characters. It's annoying that he doesn't "match" his mold-mates Starscream and Thundercracker. Heck, Takara's Sunstorm does a better job of conforming to the "seeker trio" paint scheme. That's just weird.
Comment by Wolfman Jake
Jul 8, 2016
Sabrblade wrote:Think of this as like Takara's release of Hasbro's MP Acid Storm. A straight reissue for the main Japanese market of a foreign market figure.Wolfman Jake wrote:It still baffles me that Takara would produce a "Masterpiece" Skywarp with those weird shoulder, wrist, and "pectoral" pin stripes, making him far less screen accurate, especially now that the Masterpiece line is catering to that preference more than ever before. I know that's how it ended up for the Hasbro Asia market release a few years ago, but as this is being released only in Takara Tomy's home market, Japan, you'd think they could make a few changes to the paint apps? That's really all it would take.
Otherwise, Takara's release of Acid Storm ought to have been recolored as, well... this:
Acid Storm is quite a D-List character, though. Skywarp is an established A-lister, part of an iconic trio of characters. It's annoying that he doesn't "match" his mold-mates Starscream and Thundercracker. Heck, Takara's Sunstorm does a better job of conforming to the "seeker trio" paint scheme. That's just weird.
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Sunstorm may be more known in external media, but strictly speaking of the cartoon, he's even lower tier than Acid Storm, Nova Storm, and Ion Storm.
Comment by Sabrblade
Jul 8, 2016
Takara's Sunstorm is a good example to bring up since, cartoon-wise, he's just as obscure in the show as Acid Storm was (arguably even moreso since Sunstorm was only seen in one shot of the one episode he showed up in, while Acid Storm got more screentime with multiple shots in the episode he appeared in) and yet received a deco that was very beholden to his single onscreen appearance:Wolfman Jake wrote:Acid Storm is quite a D-List character, though. Skywarp is an established A-lister, part of an iconic trio of characters. It's annoying that he doesn't "match" his mold-mates Starscream and Thundercracker. Heck, Takara's Sunstorm does a better job of conforming to the "seeker trio" paint scheme. That's just weird.
Sunstorm may be more known in external media, but strictly speaking of the cartoon, he's even lower tier than Acid Storm, Nova Storm, and Ion Storm.
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Which just begs the question even more: What the hell, Takara Tomy!? Give poor Skywarp a break!
Comment by Wolfman Jake
Jul 8, 2016
Sabrblade wrote:Takara's Sunstorm is a good example to bring up since, cartoon-wise, he's just as obscure in the show as Acid Storm was (arguably even moreso since Sunstorm was only seen in one shot of the one episode he showed up in, while Acid Storm got more screentime with multiple shots in the episode he appeared in) and yet received a deco that was very beholden to his single onscreen appearance:Wolfman Jake wrote:Acid Storm is quite a D-List character, though. Skywarp is an established A-lister, part of an iconic trio of characters. It's annoying that he doesn't "match" his mold-mates Starscream and Thundercracker. Heck, Takara's Sunstorm does a better job of conforming to the "seeker trio" paint scheme. That's just weird.
Sunstorm may be more known in external media, but strictly speaking of the cartoon, he's even lower tier than Acid Storm, Nova Storm, and Ion Storm.
Which just begs the question even more: What the hell, Takara Tomy!? Give poor Skywarp a break!
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Comment by SeventhSage
Jul 9, 2016
That's it. I'm moving to Japan.
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Dont need to . Turns out Hasbro Asia is making a simultaneous reissue of their skywarp and you can get it at BBTS and TFSource for 189$ (so 10$ cheaper than initially).
Comment by william-james88
Jul 11, 2016
SeventhSage wrote:That's it. I'm moving to Japan.
Dont need to . Turns out Hasbro Asia is making a simultaneous reissue of their skywarp and you can get it at BBTS and TFSource for 189$ (so 10$ cheaper than initially).
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Comment by william-james88
Jan 6, 2017
This is surprising, it turns out there is an actual difference between the most recent release of Masterpiece Skywarp and the Hasbro Asia release of two years ago. It was taken for granted that the previous Hasbro Asia release was simply the Takara release to be sold outside Japan but that is not the case. Fellow Seibertronian Powered Convoy, (Randy of the Allspark) has done a write up of the differences between the recent release and the one from two years ago, and seperated them between what he finds better, worse and inconsequential. This means that there is indeed a distinction between the Takara version of MP 11 Skywarp and the Hasbro version, even though North America has yet to see this toy released. How do you completionists feel? Were you aware? Does it look like one of them is sporting the movie Decepticon symbol? Let us know.
The Good:
- Black painted biceps and knees are now black plastic
- Chest fans are considerably darker
- Joints are really nice and tight (unlike Thrust and his wobbly waist), though this isn’t any better than the original
- Heel spurs, and jet exhausts are darker
The Bad:
- Torso area behind his biceps is no longer painted silver, just silver plastic
- Bottom of shoulder pylons are considerably darker
The Indifferent:
- Purple is much warmer purple
- Symbols are lighter
- Chest missiles are darker
- Silver feet detail is darker
- Buttocks is black plastic
- Yellow wing paint is lighter and does not extend past molded detail
- Window is lighter but less clear
So really nice. I do like the old purple better, though this purple is similar to what was on the Henkei (not exactly the same). The biceps and knees being cast in black rather than painted is a definite improvement. As they are kind of distracting on the original. The lack of paint on the chest section is disappointing.
So it’s a matter of how much the change in purple bothers you (if it does at all) and how much the lack of paint (good for the biceps & knees, bad for the torso section) matter to you.
Looking at them from here, the black plastic biceps and darker chest fans are winning me over right now. You can’t lose with either of them. The ideal for me would be the 2016 version with the 2014 purple and painted chest part.
In all the pics the China 2014 version is on the left, the Japanese 2016 on the right.
Randy
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Comment by shajaki
Jan 6, 2017
Huh. Do I need to buy another MP11SW? 
Also, was this aimed at me?
Luckily, I prefer everything on the original. But I don't know if my neurosis can let this slide....
Also, was this aimed at me?
william-james88 wrote:How do you completionists feel?
Luckily, I prefer everything on the original. But I don't know if my neurosis can let this slide....
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Comment by Sabrblade
Jan 6, 2017
Oh wow. I didn't expect to see Randy's comparison posted here. I'd forgotten he'd done it, tbh. 
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Hes a member of ours too and no one elsehad done such a comparison.
And Shajaki, while I was hoping you would respond, I think you aren't the only cpmpletionist and I am always hoping to find others who can share their hopes and frustrations. But you are by far the most vocal, and I am thankful.
Comment by william-james88
Jan 6, 2017
Sabrblade wrote:Oh wow. I didn't expect to see Randy's comparison posted here. I'd forgotten he'd done it, tbh.
Hes a member of ours too and no one elsehad done such a comparison.
And Shajaki, while I was hoping you would respond, I think you aren't the only cpmpletionist and I am always hoping to find others who can share their hopes and frustrations. But you are by far the most vocal, and I am thankful.
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Comment by RiddlerJ
Jan 6, 2017
Is it possible that Masterpiece Skywarp will show up in US Markets like Starscream recently did?
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Comment by Sabrblade
Jan 6, 2017
I know he is. I just... forgot that he did this.william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Oh wow. I didn't expect to see Randy's comparison posted here. I'd forgotten he'd done it, tbh.
Hes a member of ours too and no one elsehad done such a comparison.
