First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids

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Thanks to a tweet from the Twitter account of Honda Japan, of all accounts, we have our first look at the upcoming release of Masterpiece Skids! This actually makes sense when you take into account that Skids' altmode is a Honda, the City Turbo model to be exact. As you can see in the photos below, Skids looks to be far more toy accurate (right down to the shoulder detail looking like the stickers from the G1 toy) than has been the standard for the last several Masterpiece releases. Whether this is due to Skids' scant cartoon appearances, a change in direction for the line, or something else entirely remains to be seen. Enough chatter, feast your eyes on this prototype!

When translated, the tweet states that the images were published today (Thursday in Japan) in Figure King Magazine #277.

Now that we have our first clear look at the figure, what are you thinking? Is Skids now a must have? Holding out for the (inevitable) retool into Crosscut? Let us know what you think of these images below!

Credit(s): Figure King Magazine; Honda Japan

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Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096407)
Posted by blackeyedprime on February 25th, 2021 @ 2:51am CST

Be nice if the tyres match, it's mp not wfc. Other than that he's looking good, just not over £80 good. If he's hotrod kinda price maybe, if he's hound or arcee price then third party might be my go to.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096410)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 25th, 2021 @ 3:58am CST

Well, that Skids does indeed look damn sweet.
But my wallet would prefer a normal Generations figure first.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096412)
Posted by ThunderThruster on February 25th, 2021 @ 5:41am CST

blackeyedprime wrote:Be nice if the tyres match, it's mp not wfc. Other than that he's looking good, just not over £80 good. If he's hotrod kinda price maybe, if he's hound or arcee price then third party might be my go to.

Agreed.

Is it wrong that I'm more interested in what re-deco's this will be released in?

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096413)
Posted by angtre on February 25th, 2021 @ 5:44am CST

Loving the extra detail when compared to more recent MP G1 figures.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096415)
Posted by cloudballoon on February 25th, 2021 @ 6:54am CST

blackeyedprime wrote:Be nice if the tyres match, it's mp not wfc.

Well, the tyres size & hubcaps styling do match, I guess due to the shoulder transformation those front tyres need to be molded with those holes needed for production. But since tyres tend to be black, those holes should not be too obvious when that part is molded/painted in black. Still weird though.

If Takara REALLY want to put in the effort, the designer can easily make an additional frisbee-shaped part that looks like the tyre, and use those 2 holes to friction tab the frisbee part in to make it perfect looking.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096417)
Posted by Evil Eye on February 25th, 2021 @ 7:46am CST

An official MP, with a nice vehicle mode, clean robot mode, apparently non-bull**** transformation and best of all, ACTUAL ROBOT DETAILS?!?

I want it. It's gorgeous.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096420)
Posted by sol magnus on February 25th, 2021 @ 8:14am CST

Evil Eye wrote:An official MP, with a nice vehicle mode, clean robot mode, apparently non-bull**** transformation and best of all, ACTUAL ROBOT DETAILS?!?

I want it. It's gorgeous.

Yes, he's more like the MP-10 to MP-21 era of Masterpiece.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096426)
Posted by Immortal Starscream on February 25th, 2021 @ 9:02am CST

sol magnus wrote:
Evil Eye wrote:An official MP, with a nice vehicle mode, clean robot mode, apparently non-bull**** transformation and best of all, ACTUAL ROBOT DETAILS?!?

I want it. It's gorgeous.

Yes, he's more like the MP-10 to MP-21 era of Masterpiece.

here here! this is a breath of fresh air imho. the over engineering and lack of detail (and the massive cost as a result) on the more recent mp's had been turning me off to them. the second series mps (starting from mp10) were to me the much more definitive "masterpiece" giving a perfect fusion of the original toy and it's appearance in the cartoon, while still being fun and "play-with-able" this to me looks like what a masterpiece Skids should be. Some issues though for sure, but for me he is a step back in the right direction.

Just my opinion

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096429)
Posted by sol magnus on February 25th, 2021 @ 9:12am CST

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I think the less toony MPs are superior anyway.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:With Skids coming, Crosscut can't be far behind.

Now we just need MP Mirage. Seriously, what's been the holdup on him?

My guess is locating the license. Unlike other manufacturers, Ligier isn't active in the consumer automotive market, rather it was primarily active in motorsports and now in commercial vehicles and open-air sports. Then there's the (cigarette) advertising, and we all know how that went with Exhaust...
The former is probably a much greater factor. Gitanes isn't nearly as casually recognizable in the US, and the "Citanes" endorsements aren't exactly a lynchpin of Mirage's deco anyway.

sol magnus wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Now we just need MP Mirage. Seriously, what's been the holdup on him?
Maybe the faux cigarette company sponsor logos on his sides are making HasTak hesitant.

Did they make a Trailbreaker I'm not aware of?
No.
Should have explained further.

I have an association built in my head between Delta Magnus, Road Rage, Crosscut, Wheeljack, and Mirage because in the Diaclone Powered Convoy commercial, the Car Robots on the featured Powered Convoy's trailer are the Corvette, the Honda City-R, the "Alitalla" version of the Lancia Stratos, and the Ligier JS-11.

We have Wheeljack, we have Road Rage, we have Delta Magnus. With Skids on the way, Crosscut will soon follow. But we are still missing Mirage.

Hopefully, we'll get him soon, they're out of 85 cars minus Hoist now.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096435)
Posted by Glarryg on February 25th, 2021 @ 9:42am CST

I like it. The face reminds me of Rip Torn; maybe we can get a Tommie Lee Jones and Will Smith-bot and recreate "Mechs In Black."

Glarryg

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096438)
Posted by Mindmaster on February 25th, 2021 @ 10:00am CST

Even better than I anticipated. Might be the first MP I actively go out of my way for since Sunstreaker. Just hope the price isn’t godawful like the current trend is

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096450)
Posted by Tuned Agent on February 25th, 2021 @ 10:54am CST

Skids looks amazing, IMO the best G1 MP in years.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096486)
Posted by blackeyedprime on February 25th, 2021 @ 5:56pm CST

I'm looking forward to the repaints (I think they have at least 3 diaclones and the ehobby duo) so I'm likely to get at least one of him to go next to my Macross VF with the original toy sharing the same designer.
I'd like a Macross repaint as well though, either white with yellow stripes or maybe Max Sterlings blue/white and for the cheek of it do the possible scooter accessory in a mospeada cyclones paint scheme

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096488)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on February 25th, 2021 @ 6:42pm CST

You know what would be an easy repaint out of this, with very minor retooling? Armada Red Alert. We'd have our very first Armada MP. Primus forbid it's not *gasp* Optimus Prime.

I don't collect MPs but this piece looks really nice and the Marvel G1 comic story "Showdown" featuring Skids is 1 of my favorites so I'll get this figure if it's not outrageously expensive.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096489)
Posted by sol magnus on February 25th, 2021 @ 6:45pm CST

Rodimus Prime wrote:You know what would be an easy repaint out of this, with very minor retooling? Armada Red Alert. We'd have our very first Armada MP. Primus forbid it's not *gasp* Optimus Prime.

I don't collect MPs bit this piece looks really nice and the G1 comic story "Showdown" featuring Skids is 1 of my favorites so I'll get this figure if it's not outrageously expensive.

It's gonna be outrageously expensive. They all are now.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096494)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 25th, 2021 @ 7:04pm CST

Skids continues to look really cool. He looks like he will go perfectly with my MP-12. He's got the right detail and the non-cartoony look to him, I love it. I'm excited for him!

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096544)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 25th, 2021 @ 10:49pm CST

According to this article, MP Skids was designed by none other than Kōjin Ōno, the original designer of many Diaclone and Microman toys, including the original G1 Skids mold.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096660)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 27th, 2021 @ 11:51am CST

Figure King #277 scans

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096669)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on February 27th, 2021 @ 12:56pm CST

So his alt mode is going to be a hatchback even though he was a van?

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096672)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 27th, 2021 @ 1:16pm CST

Rodimus Prime wrote:So his alt mode is going to be a hatchback even though he was a van?

The Honda City Turbo is a subcompact car, not a van.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096674)
Posted by Evil Eye on February 27th, 2021 @ 1:23pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:So his alt mode is going to be a hatchback even though he was a van?
The Honda City Turbo is a subcompact car, not a van.

Yeah, Skids was meant to be a "Kei car"- a very, very small car meant for cities and the like. In his incredibly few appearances in the cartoon this got mangled as him being a van for...some ridiculous reason. Not even a stylistic choice like penny-racer Bumblebee, they straight up bungled his character model.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096728)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on February 28th, 2021 @ 12:01am CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:So his alt mode is going to be a hatchback even though he was a van?
The Honda City Turbo is a subcompact car, not a van.

I know. That's my point. I know his G1 toy was a car, but in media wasn't he portrayed as a van? I know in the G1 comic he was, I don't remember him in the cartoon.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096730)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 28th, 2021 @ 12:08am CST

Rodimus Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:So his alt mode is going to be a hatchback even though he was a van?
The Honda City Turbo is a subcompact car, not a van.

I know. That's my point. I know his G1 toy was a car, but in media wasn't he portrayed as a van? I know in the G1 comic he was, I don't remember him in the cartoon.

As a mini-van, yes, a new concept at the time in 1984. The concept of a sub-compact car was (literally) unheard of. About finding him in the cartoon, he appeared in two episodes and minor roles at that: Quest for Survival and Triple Takeover. His lack of proper appearances in the cartoon would get referenced in the Transformers Legends manga :lol:

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096771)
Posted by sol magnus on February 28th, 2021 @ 5:29pm CST

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:So his alt mode is going to be a hatchback even though he was a van?
The Honda City Turbo is a subcompact car, not a van.

I know. That's my point. I know his G1 toy was a car, but in media wasn't he portrayed as a van? I know in the G1 comic he was, I don't remember him in the cartoon.

As a mini-van, yes, a new concept at the time in 1984. The concept of a sub-compact car was (literally) unheard of. About finding him in the cartoon, he appeared in two episodes and minor roles at that: Quest for Survival and Triple Takeover. His lack of proper appearances in the cartoon would get referenced in the Transformers Legends manga

He's not even in the commercial that introduced ALL the 1985 Autobot cars.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096772)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 28th, 2021 @ 5:33pm CST

sol magnus wrote:He's not even in the commercial that introduced ALL the 1985 Autobot cars.

Because he's actually a late-1984 Autobot Car:

Skids had a somewhat odd release history: Because he was not one of the original eleven Autobot Cars released at the line's inception, he is commonly grouped in with the later 1985 Autobot Cars both fictionally and in the minds of fans. However, Skids was actually added to the 1984 Autobot Cars assortment (taking the place of a second Mirage in a case of twelve) very late in the year (December 1984 is the current earliest confirmed availability of the figure), during which time he came in 1984 packaging including a ™ mark by the "Transformers" logo, rather than an ® mark. Like the other 1984 cars, at least some of these early Skids releases lacked the rubsign on the roof that would later be added to all Transformers toys in 1985.[1] Presumably due to this early release, he got the short end of the stick in 1985: That year, the "Autobot Cars" price point was divided into two separate assortments, each of which contained six of the figures that had debuted in 1984 (packaged one per case in a case of 12) and three of the new figures that debuted in 1985 (packaged two per case). Since Hasbro apparently considered Skids a 1984 release, he ended up being packaged only one per case, thus making him somewhat more rare than his peers.

As Skids was released in the interim between the original 1984 launch and the big push of new 1985 figures, the character consequently fell by the wayside in the Generation 1 fiction of the 1980s. He was not included in the commercial promoting the new 1985 range of Autobot Cars, as he wasn't technically part of it. Similarly, he was also left out of the list of new 1985 product in the Generation 1 cartoon's production bible intended for inclusion in the show's second season, and as such, only managed to appear in little more than cameo roles in just two episodes, speaking one line in each and voiced by a different actor each time. He fared a little better in the Marvel comics, debuting alongside (an incomplete roster of) the other 1985 cars, but after getting an issue dedicated to himself, he all but completely vanished from the book and was banished to limbo by the UK comic for upwards of 100 issues, abandoned and forgotten.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096774)
Posted by sol magnus on February 28th, 2021 @ 5:39pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
sol magnus wrote:He's not even in the commercial that introduced ALL the 1985 Autobot cars.
Because he's actually a late-1984 Autobot Car:
Skids had a somewhat odd release history: Because he was not one of the original eleven Autobot Cars released at the line's inception, he is commonly grouped in with the later 1985 Autobot Cars both fictionally and in the minds of fans. However, Skids was actually added to the 1984 Autobot Cars assortment (taking the place of a second Mirage in a case of twelve) very late in the year (December 1984 is the current earliest confirmed availability of the figure), during which time he came in 1984 packaging including a ™ mark by the "Transformers" logo, rather than an ® mark. Like the other 1984 cars, at least some of these early Skids releases lacked the rubsign on the roof that would later be added to all Transformers toys in 1985.[1] Presumably due to this early release, he got the short end of the stick in 1985: That year, the "Autobot Cars" price point was divided into two separate assortments, each of which contained six of the figures that had debuted in 1984 (packaged one per case in a case of 12) and three of the new figures that debuted in 1985 (packaged two per case). Since Hasbro apparently considered Skids a 1984 release, he ended up being packaged only one per case, thus making him somewhat more rare than his peers.
As Skids was released in the interim between the original 1984 launch and the big push of new 1985 figures, the character consequently fell by the wayside in the Generation 1 fiction of the 1980s. He was not included in the commercial promoting the new 1985 range of Autobot Cars, as he wasn't technically part of it. Similarly, he was also left out of the list of new 1985 product in the Generation 1 cartoon's production bible intended for inclusion in the show's second season, and as such, only managed to appear in little more than cameo roles in just two episodes, speaking one line in each and voiced by a different actor each time. He fared a little better in the Marvel comics, debuting alongside (an incomplete roster of) the other 1985 cars, but after getting an issue dedicated to himself, he all but completely vanished from the book and was banished to limbo by the UK comic for upwards of 100 issues, abandoned and forgotten.

Nice trivia. Skids is so abandoned I couldn't be bothered to read his TFwiki bio. For his neglect all these years they should have put in WFC, but I'm sure they don't think of it that way.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096775)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 28th, 2021 @ 5:53pm CST

sol magnus wrote:Nice trivia. Skids is so abandoned I couldn't be bothered to read his TFwiki bio. For his neglect all these years they should have put in WFC, but I'm sure they don't think of it that way.

If you bring up his name I'm pretty sure they're gonna think of the one that nobody wants to talk about. :roll:

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096788)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on February 28th, 2021 @ 8:22pm CST

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
sol magnus wrote:Nice trivia. Skids is so abandoned I couldn't be bothered to read his TFwiki bio. For his neglect all these years they should have put in WFC, but I'm sure they don't think of it that way.

If you bring up his name I'm pretty sure they're gonna think of the one that nobody wants to talk about.

All the more reason to put the spotlight on the G1 character. Even though there was nothing wrong with the Bayverse version. >:oP

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096791)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 28th, 2021 @ 8:30pm CST

Rodimus Prime wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
sol magnus wrote:Nice trivia. Skids is so abandoned I couldn't be bothered to read his TFwiki bio. For his neglect all these years they should have put in WFC, but I'm sure they don't think of it that way.

If you bring up his name I'm pretty sure they're gonna think of the one that nobody wants to talk about.
All the more reason to put the spotlight on the G1 character. Even though there was nothing wrong with the Bayverse version.

Meh, I liked Skid-Z the best. He was quirky.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096792)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on February 28th, 2021 @ 8:32pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
sol magnus wrote:Nice trivia. Skids is so abandoned I couldn't be bothered to read his TFwiki bio. For his neglect all these years they should have put in WFC, but I'm sure they don't think of it that way.

If you bring up his name I'm pretty sure they're gonna think of the one that nobody wants to talk about.
All the more reason to put the spotlight on the G1 character. Even though there was nothing wrong with the Bayverse version.
Meh, I liked Skid-Z the best. He was quirky.

I always used to confuse him with Mirage.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2096846)
Posted by Spartron on March 1st, 2021 @ 11:31am CST

Evil Eye wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:So his alt mode is going to be a hatchback even though he was a van?
The Honda City Turbo is a subcompact car, not a van.

Yeah, Skids was meant to be a "Kei car"- a very, very small car meant for cities and the like. In his incredibly few appearances in the cartoon this got mangled as him being a van for...some ridiculous reason. Not even a stylistic choice like penny-racer Bumblebee, they straight up bungled his character model.

I wonder what the scale is going to be. Is he going to be like MP-21 Bumblebee?

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2099272)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 25th, 2021 @ 11:09am CDT

Skids and... someone else (not Crosscut):

https://twitter.com/UNOYUKI07153/status/1375094264175099911

The text make multiple mentions of リブースト ("Reboost"), so that could be its name. We'll have to wait and see.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2099280)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 25th, 2021 @ 11:34am CDT

Huh, another Diaclone deco given life. That's the final one we may get, the last one is too similar:

Crosscut, Skids, Burn Out, unnamed, "Reboost"

Tho... I can see TakaraTomy being cheeky and have "Reboost" come with a red Skids head to switch out and extra stickers. :lol:

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2099293)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on March 25th, 2021 @ 12:42pm CDT

Man it looks good, I really hope it's not overly complicated like the last few MPs have been.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2099299)
Posted by ZeroWolf on March 25th, 2021 @ 2:44pm CDT

Greetings Seibertronians! Fellow Seibertron user Sabrblade has pointed us in the direction of twitter user @UNOYUKIN07153 who has tweeted what looks like excerpts from an upcoming issue of Figure King Magazine (Same source as these Rodimus Prime images).

This time, it shows the upcoming Masterpiece Skids, alongside a previously unknown redeco of the figure!

The red figure seems to be reference to a colour scheme that the toy, that would become Skids, had in one of his Diaclone releases.

Sabrblade points out that the word "Reboost" appears a few times in the accompanying text, but it's unknown a this junction if that is the name that will be given to this release.

What do you think of this new reveal? Looking forward to seeing Skids on your shelf?

Shout out in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2099300)
Posted by Betenoire on March 25th, 2021 @ 2:54pm CDT

The Red one looks like a GT-R Convoy variant.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2099304)
Posted by Immortal Starscream on March 25th, 2021 @ 3:15pm CDT

Betenoire wrote:The Red one looks like a GT-R Convoy variant.

Just what I was thinking. But his silver repaint (crosscut) but the e-hobby g1 and generations version had this headsculpt. just the colors that make it seem like Prime

Transformers Generations Crosscut Gallery

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2099329)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 25th, 2021 @ 5:18pm CDT

Should have made the repaint white and blue with a new head and called it MP Armada Red Alert.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2099334)
Posted by Brutal brawl on March 25th, 2021 @ 6:05pm CDT

Mudflap?

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2099348)
Posted by Bounti76 on March 25th, 2021 @ 7:36pm CDT

I'll pick him up regardless, but shouldn't Skids' thighs be silver? None of his toys nor any media has him with completely blue legs like this.

I also don't see any logo (except Honda) on "Reboost"....I wonder if she/he will possibly be branded a Decepticon?

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2099351)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 25th, 2021 @ 8:10pm CDT

Bounti76 wrote:I'll pick him up regardless, but shouldn't Skids' thighs be silver? None of his toys nor any media has him with completely blue legs like this.

I'm pretty sure the Marvel comics did back in the day.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2099356)
Posted by Hydrargyrus on March 25th, 2021 @ 10:02pm CDT

Brutal brawl wrote:Mudflap?

Mudflap has been homaged with a G1 Skids redeco (technically the Crosscut version of the mold) (https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Screech_(Generations)), but that deco was distinct from the Diaclone one being homaged here. That being said, Mudflap could be a viable name for the upcoming figure, as I don't think it's been done as a TF before. Although the vehicle mode wouldn't have any mudflaps. Not that that's stopped the name being used in the past.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2099361)
Posted by YRQRM0 on March 26th, 2021 @ 12:38am CDT

Rodimus Prime wrote:Should have made the repaint white and blue with a new head and called it MP Armada Red Alert.

No way, Armada deserves its own original molds, not being an afterthought of G1-centric molds all the time. Plus, Red Alert would at least require a remolded hand/arm, and a light bar. But honestly I wouldn't be happy with it unless it also had the gun, a mini-con, and chest weapon too.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2099362)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 26th, 2021 @ 12:49am CDT

Clarity from a Japanese speaker: The redeco's name is indeed Reboost.

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2099365)
Posted by Emerje on March 26th, 2021 @ 1:01am CDT

I wonder what kind of story he could possibly have to earn that name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reboost

Emerje

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2099366)
Posted by Bounti76 on March 26th, 2021 @ 1:11am CDT

Rodimus Prime wrote:
Bounti76 wrote:I'll pick him up regardless, but shouldn't Skids' thighs be silver? None of his toys nor any media has him with completely blue legs like this.
I'm pretty sure the Marvel comics did back in the day.

The Marvel comics also made him a Minivan rather than a subcompact car, which this toy is. Eh. >:oP

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2099584)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 28th, 2021 @ 2:55pm CDT

Looking forward to more on Skids. He is looking pretty great from everything so far

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2101510)
Posted by Emerje on April 12th, 2021 @ 6:27pm CDT

Wow, pre-orders are up for both on AmiAmi and the price is nice for an MP, under $75 each!

Emerje

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2101511)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 12th, 2021 @ 6:28pm CDT

they are both looking so good, i am contemplating breaking my MP rule and ordering both Skids and Reboost

Re: First Prototype Images of Masterpiece Skids (2101517)
Posted by Emerje on April 12th, 2021 @ 7:06pm CDT

Have you felt that recent Masterpiece offerings have priced you out of the line? Well Takara Tomy's new direction for 2021 returning to its roots of realistic vehicle modes and bot modes that combine both toy and cartoon aesthetics also comes with a price that may be hard to resist! Pre-orders are launching now in Japan at a tax inclusive MSRP of 10,780JPY (about $98.50USD), however, Japanese pricing being as it is, retail discounts like those offered by AmiAmi for Skids and Reboost, could be as low as 7,540JPY or only $69 each at the current exchange rate! We've rarely seen new MP prices that low on new figures!

And while Skids is certainly a value at that price while including his two guns, don't wright off Reboost and his enticing pack of accessories including three weapons, a clear holomatter driver and a "Component X" Honda Motocompo compact scooter that can fit in the back of his Honda City alt mode just like the original Diaclone! If you didn't care about Reboost before this attention to detail might change your mind.

Will you be buying either or both of the latest MPs to hit Japan or is this not enough to get you back into the MP game? Let us know in the Energon Pub Forums!

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