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New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee)

Transformers News: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee)

Monday, August 3rd, 2015 11:41AM CDT

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Suddenly, a new gallery update appears! Today's Masterpiece subject hails from the first series after Generation One, Generation 2: Bumblebee! While not as shiny and blinded out as his precursor was, this figure fits right in for the G2 enthusiast along with Masterpiece G2 Sideswipe. In place of a Witwicky in an Exosuit, he instead comes with a jet pack accessory. If you're still in the fence on this guy, why not take the opportunity to take a look through our gallery?

Transformers Masterpiece Bumble G-2 Ver

Transformers News: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee)

Transformers News: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee)

Transformers News: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee)

Transformers News: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee)

Transformers News: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee)

Transformers News: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee)
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Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1715500)
Posted by ScottyP on August 3rd, 2015 @ 12:05pm CDT
Looks great. It'd be cool if HLJ would ship mine.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1715508)
Posted by Seibertron on August 3rd, 2015 @ 12:34pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:Looks great. It'd be cool if HLJ would ship mine.


I had two packages from them ... one shipped out by Monday last week. The other shipped out yesterday. Hopefully this is just a little blip. I liked it a lot better when something would arrive at HLJ Thursday, ship Friday and arrive at my house on Monday.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1715510)
Posted by Cobotron on August 3rd, 2015 @ 12:46pm CDT
Looks good!
I like seeing him next to the OG G2, G-wiz!
Tracking shows he has cleared customs in NY. Hoping he's here by the end of the week, 'cause I'm jonesing for some new bot action.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1715550)
Posted by MaverickPrime on August 3rd, 2015 @ 2:43pm CDT
The Autobot logo on his feet is optional or is it tampgraphed on?
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1715562)
Posted by Bounti76 on August 3rd, 2015 @ 4:02pm CDT
MaverickPrime wrote:The Autobot logo on his feet is optional or is it tampgraphed on?


It looks to me like it's a sticker. In some of the close-up shots, you can see the edges of the sticker just visible.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1715564)
Posted by Cobotron on August 3rd, 2015 @ 4:09pm CDT
I seem to recall from a video review that all his emblems are stickers, so if you choose you can put either the classic or the G2 on his flippy chest panel.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1715587)
Posted by Noideaforaname on August 3rd, 2015 @ 4:53pm CDT
G2 Bumblebee was just a shiny version of himself? That's disappointing.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1715605)
Posted by necr0blivion on August 3rd, 2015 @ 7:39pm CDT
Cobotron wrote:I seem to recall from a video review that all his emblems are stickers, so if you choose you can put either the classic or the G2 on his flippy chest panel.

You are correct, sir!
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1715612)
Posted by megatronus on August 3rd, 2015 @ 8:57pm CDT
Seibertron wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Looks great. It'd be cool if HLJ would ship mine.


I had two packages from them ... one shipped out by Monday last week. The other shipped out yesterday. Hopefully this is just a little blip. I liked it a lot better when something would arrive at HLJ Thursday, ship Friday and arrive at my house on Monday.

They're slowed down because of the mid-year sale.

My order shipped out Friday, and arrived today. :-P
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1715650)
Posted by Sabrblade on August 3rd, 2015 @ 11:40pm CDT
Noideaforaname wrote:G2 Bumblebee was just a shiny version of himself? That's disappointing.
All of the G1 molds in the G2 line were like that. Straight redecos, with or without new accessories.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1716004)
Posted by Noideaforaname on August 5th, 2015 @ 3:18pm CDT
^ Wasn't expecting anything other than a repaint, but with G2 Grimlock being blue, Sideswipe inverting his colors and adding electric green details, and both Megatron and the Combaticons sharing this bizarre purple camo theme, I thought Bumblebee would be something equally wild.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1716290)
Posted by LegendaryAntiHero on August 7th, 2015 @ 1:11am CDT
Great pictures, Mind Master. Im glad I picked up Masterpiece Goldbug when I got the chance
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1716369)
Posted by Sabrblade on August 7th, 2015 @ 10:52am CDT
LegendaryAntiHero wrote:Great pictures, Mind Master. Im glad I picked up Masterpiece Goldbug when I got the chance
That ain't Goldbug. Coin got the name wrong.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1716771)
Posted by Bounti76 on August 9th, 2015 @ 4:49am CDT
I don't know how hard it would have been to do, or how well it would have held up, but I wonder how hard it would have been to have done MP G2 Bee in actual vacuum-metallized gold chrome.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1717916)
Posted by Seibertron on August 13th, 2015 @ 3:18pm CDT
Bounti76 wrote:I don't know how hard it would have been to do, or how well it would have held up, but I wonder how hard it would have been to have done MP G2 Bee in actual vacuum-metallized gold chrome.


I agree. This should have been Goldbug with a new head with just plain gold paint.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1717917)
Posted by Seibertron on August 13th, 2015 @ 3:19pm CDT
I added images from the back of G2 Bumblebee's instruction booklet to the gallery.

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Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1723480)
Posted by Va'al on September 3rd, 2015 @ 5:43am CDT
We've just seen a batch of in-hand images for the latest redeco of the Nissan Fairlady Z mold from Takara Tomy - but why not take a look at Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak in all his glory in our new Seibertron.com galleries? The last (as far as we know) addition to the Datsun streak (heh) of characters, the figure shares the same basic mold as the first Streak and the Tokyo Toy Show 2014 exclusive Silverstreak, with some added Prowl parts for further accuracy - and is also actually blue, a callback to the rare Diaclone predecessor figure.

Any of the images below will take you to the full show, including comparisons with the toys mentioned above, multiple poses, the trademark under-the-foot shot, and much much more. Click away!

Transformers Masterpiece Bluestreak

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Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1723489)
Posted by Down_Shift on September 3rd, 2015 @ 8:01am CDT
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I absolutely love this pic. You nailed the box art pose!
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1723509)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 3rd, 2015 @ 10:24am CDT
Nissan Sentai Datsunger!

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Also, bit of trivia about the character this toy represents. He's a different person from G1 Bluestreak, suspected of having come from the Diaclone universe.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1723511)
Posted by Seibertron on September 3rd, 2015 @ 10:27am CDT
I didn't realize until I transformed MP-18S Bluestreak that he has Prowl's robot mode parts to make him look more like the G1 toy.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1723512)
Posted by megatronus on September 3rd, 2015 @ 10:30am CDT
Seibertron wrote:I didn't realize until I transformed MP-18S Bluestreak that he has Prowl's robot mode parts to make him look more like the G1 toy.

I'm a fan. I'd rather have a Prowl redeco than a 3rd version of Bluestreak.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1723525)
Posted by Bounti76 on September 3rd, 2015 @ 12:00pm CDT
I have him on order, and he looks great. My only issue is the Autobot symbol isn't a sticker, so It'll be slightly awkward to display him with Tigertrack or any other future Diaclone MPs.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1723557)
Posted by Cobotron on September 3rd, 2015 @ 2:00pm CDT
Seibertron wrote:I didn't realize until I transformed MP-18S Bluestreak that he has Prowl's robot mode parts to make him look more like the G1 toy.
I knew the head was Prowl's, but what else? The pelvis? Any others? I don't have Prowl.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1724821)
Posted by Seibertron on September 8th, 2015 @ 11:07am CDT
Cobotron wrote:
Seibertron wrote:I didn't realize until I transformed MP-18S Bluestreak that he has Prowl's robot mode parts to make him look more like the G1 toy.
I knew the head was Prowl's, but what else? The pelvis? Any others? I don't have Prowl.


The pelvis and the head are Prowl's, the car roof is Bluestreak.

I updated the gallery to include several pictures of Bluestreak's coin.

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Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1728946)
Posted by Va'al on September 25th, 2015 @ 1:32pm CDT
The latest offering from the Seibertron.com gallery machine that is site owner Seibertron is also the latest offering from Hasbro in their Transformers Masterpiece line: MP-07 Starscream!

The figure is a redeco of the original Takara Tomy MP-11 release, and features a couple of tweaks, such as blue nosecone in jet mode, lighter shades of grey, slightly different Decepticon symbols and a stand that can be used for both the jet and robot mode. Click on any of the images below to compare the two toys, and take your time to admire the devious Decepticon lieutenant by following through to the galleries.


Transformers Masterpiece Starscream

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Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1728948)
Posted by Cobotron on September 25th, 2015 @ 1:35pm CDT
Nice to see the comparisons photographed in high quality.
Thanks Chief! ;)^
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1728951)
Posted by Seibertron on September 25th, 2015 @ 1:46pm CDT
This gallery is gallery #3,800!!! Gallery #4,000 here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/galleries/new/
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1728956)
Posted by Seibertron on September 25th, 2015 @ 1:56pm CDT
Cobotron wrote:Nice to see the comparisons photographed in hi quality.
Thanks Chief! ;)^


Thanks Cobotron! I think I prefer the Hasbro version, surprisingly. The lighter face paint, the blue nosecone, the lighter cockpit, and a few other things make it a winner to me. I like having the crown and other "King Starscream" accessories so I won't be parting with that version either. There are enough differences between the two to warrant an extra one, especially since it's much cheaper than the $200 I paid for the Takara Tomy version a few years ago. :D
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1728961)
Posted by Cobotron on September 25th, 2015 @ 2:11pm CDT
Good to know. I never could bring myself to shell out that kinda loot for the Takara version.
I'm super pleased with this Starscream over previous Hasbro Seeker releases, that's for sure.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1728973)
Posted by no-one on September 25th, 2015 @ 2:33pm CDT
Seibertron wrote:This gallery is gallery #3,800!!! Gallery #4,000 here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats.

Super stoked for mine to arrive. It will be my first hands on with this mold.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1729095)
Posted by AutobotAlvaron on September 26th, 2015 @ 12:44am CDT
Another awesome gallery Seibertron! They're my second favorite thing about this site (the first being all the news & updates). :APPLAUSE:

So, the differences between the two Starscreams that I can see are: the jet nosecone color, the slight difference in shades of gray & red plastics (Hasbro's red looks paler & the jet canopy is a deeper yellow on Takara's), and the Takara head looks painted gloss-black while Hasbro's is molded in semi-matte/satin dark charcoal.

I just got the TRU Starscream and he's great; the joints are tighter than my TRU MP Thundercracker's as well. I wonder if MP Skywarp will get yet another Hasbro release in this mold, but I think I'm done collecting the Seeker mold.

I'm really looking forward to MP Shockwave, Hot Rod, and I still hold out hope for Galvatron, Megatron v2, and now Arcee too.

Keep it up with the great galleries, and thanks for making this a fun place!
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1729114)
Posted by LegendaryAntiHero on September 26th, 2015 @ 1:55am CDT
The new Bluestreak looks great. I lalready have all 3 Datsun characters in Masterpiece form but this figure is making me want to buy Bluestreak again
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1729115)
Posted by steve2275 on September 26th, 2015 @ 2:27am CDT
very starscream
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1729139)
Posted by Amelie on September 26th, 2015 @ 5:27am CDT
steve2275 wrote:very starscream


Much Decepticon.

So Transformer.

Glad I held back on the Takara Starscream now. The Hasbro one looks better
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1729208)
Posted by Seibertron on September 26th, 2015 @ 11:19am CDT
Does anyone know if there are differences between Hasbro's Bluestreak and MP-18?
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1729213)
Posted by Cobotron on September 26th, 2015 @ 11:38am CDT
Seibertron wrote:Does anyone know if there are differences between Hasbro's Bluestreak and MP-18?
I don't know first hand, but have read many reports in here, that they are the same.

Here is a report from Seibertron's very own, ScottyP!
http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/toysrus-exclusive-hasbro-transformers-masterpiece-discussion-thread-t103923s125.php#p1710419
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1729215)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 26th, 2015 @ 11:43am CDT
Seibertron wrote:Does anyone know if there are differences between Hasbro's Bluestreak and MP-18?
Powered Convoy (aka Randy) is really good at noting all the little detail differences between Hasbro and Takara MPs, so he might know.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1729348)
Posted by Va'al on September 27th, 2015 @ 3:10am CDT
Taking a break from all of the Starscream updates, we return to first new Masterpiece from Takara Tomy - the Optimus Prime that redefined the line, MP-10 - and the exclusive crossover deco that tried merging robotic sentient beings with... whatever the actual heck EVA Units are. The Seibertron.com gallery-maker is proud to present Transformers X Evangelion Masterpiece MP-10 Convoy Mode "EVA"!

By clicking on any of the images below, you can access the full gallery, featuring side-by-side comparisons with the original deco of both Convoy/Optimus and Spike/the NERV technician, as the new figures take on the purple, green, orange and red colouring of Unit 01 from (Rebuild of) Neon Genesis Evangelion 3.0 - You Can (Not) Redo. The set also includes a redecoed trailer and Roller, featuring the NERV symbol alongside the Autobot one, and all the accessories of the original!

Transformers Masterpiece Convoy Mode "EVA"

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Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1729370)
Posted by sol magnus on September 27th, 2015 @ 9:02am CDT
This version of Convoy has been out almost a year. No one seems to have noticed Red Bumblebee in the little comic...
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1729372)
Posted by Rated X on September 27th, 2015 @ 9:21am CDT
Break out the BAPE Prime and have an ugly contest ! Who would win the epic battle for the coveted title of "The Ugliest Prime" ???
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Posted by Sabrblade on September 27th, 2015 @ 9:48am CDT
sol magnus wrote:This version of Convoy has been out almost a year. No one seems to have noticed Red Bumblebee in the little comic...
Bumblebee isn't red in the image. It's just the lighting. Compared to the very red Optimus, Bee's colors are much brighter.
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Posted by sol magnus on September 27th, 2015 @ 9:59am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:
sol magnus wrote:This version of Convoy has been out almost a year. No one seems to have noticed Red Bumblebee in the little comic...
Bumblebee isn't red in the image. It's just the lighting. Compared to the very red Optimus, Bee's colors are much brighter.

I don't have the figure, so I'll defer, but he lookS as red as Sideswipe...then again, maybe that's Tigertrack. :-D
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1729388)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 27th, 2015 @ 10:02am CDT
sol magnus wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
sol magnus wrote:This version of Convoy has been out almost a year. No one seems to have noticed Red Bumblebee in the little comic...
Bumblebee isn't red in the image. It's just the lighting. Compared to the very red Optimus, Bee's colors are much brighter.

I don't have the figure, so I'll defer, but he lookS as red as Sideswipe...then again, maybe that's Tigertrack. :-D
The story identifies him as Sideswipe.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1729482)
Posted by Seibertron on September 27th, 2015 @ 6:26pm CDT
It's definitely regular yellow Bumblebee, colored properly to show the red fiery highlights from the scene. All you have to do is look at red Optimus Prime to see that Bumblebee is yellow under red lighting.

Even if it is red Bumblebee, what's the big deal? If some of you want to believe that's red Bumblebee, have at it!
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1729490)
Posted by sol magnus on September 27th, 2015 @ 7:30pm CDT
Seibertron wrote:It's definitely regular yellow Bumblebee, colored properly to show the red fiery highlights from the scene. All you have to do is look at red Optimus Prime to see that Bumblebee is yellow under red lighting.

Even if it is red Bumblebee, what's the big deal? If some of you want to believe that's red Bumblebee, have at it!

It's not a big deal. Just looked red to me from the photo. Would have been a nice preview or grist for the rumor mill had it been A. correct and B. caught back when EVA mode Convoy came out.
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Posted by Seibertron on September 27th, 2015 @ 7:54pm CDT
sol magnus wrote:
Seibertron wrote:It's definitely regular yellow Bumblebee, colored properly to show the red fiery highlights from the scene. All you have to do is look at red Optimus Prime to see that Bumblebee is yellow under red lighting.

Even if it is red Bumblebee, what's the big deal? If some of you want to believe that's red Bumblebee, have at it!

It's not a big deal. Just looked red to me from the photo. Would have been a nice preview or grist for the rumor mill had it been A. correct and B. caught back when EVA mode Convoy came out.


I think red Bumblebee was a given at some point. What was a disappoint me to me was G2 Bumblebee was kind of a cop-out. He should have been gold chromed. The "gold" painted Bumblebee with a new head should have been Goldbug, complete with the alternate transformation of the backpack flipped around the other way so that it looks like Goldbug's backpack. It's a bummer they didn't go this route. The recent G2 resurgence, while fun, is still odd when other mainline opportunities are being passed up and G2 repaints aren't being done properly.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1729504)
Posted by sol magnus on September 27th, 2015 @ 9:03pm CDT
Seibertron wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
Seibertron wrote:It's definitely regular yellow Bumblebee, colored properly to show the red fiery highlights from the scene. All you have to do is look at red Optimus Prime to see that Bumblebee is yellow under red lighting.

Even if it is red Bumblebee, what's the big deal? If some of you want to believe that's red Bumblebee, have at it!

It's not a big deal. Just looked red to me from the photo. Would have been a nice preview or grist for the rumor mill had it been A. correct and B. caught back when EVA mode Convoy came out.


I think red Bumblebee was a given at some point. What was a disappoint me to me was G2 Bumblebee was kind of a cop-out. He should have been gold chromed. The "gold" painted Bumblebee with a new head should have been Goldbug, complete with the alternate transformation of the backpack flipped around the other way so that it looks like Goldbug's backpack. It's a bummer they didn't go this route. The recent G2 resurgence, while fun, is still odd when other mainline opportunities are being passed up and G2 repaints aren't being done properly.

I can agree with the sentiment that they've missed some opportunities. G2 Bumblebee is definitely a moneygrab ('cause I want that jet pack :lol: ).

One thing I've wondered about is with this new Volkswagen issue, how will that affect us ever getting a Masterpiece Jazz. Porche, Audi, Volkswagen...same company...and they stand to lose billions. Probably makes it even more odd Masterpiece Jazz/Meister hasn't been made yet. VW already gave Takara a license. Same weird curiousity regarding the distinct lack of Sunstreaker from Lamborghini.
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1729556)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 27th, 2015 @ 11:16pm CDT
I would be terrified to ever attempt to transform an MP covered in chrome. I'd be scared to death about scratching or flaking or doing any kind of damage to the chrome in mid-transformation, and there's the potential threat of the chrome just flaking off itself over time. On a regular figure, I'd be bummed, yeah, but on an MP, I'd be devastated to see any kind of chrome flaking off of a crucial part of the body.

I am glad that MP Bumble G-2 Ver. was metallic instead of chrome. A chrome-covered MP is an accident waiting to happen.
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Posted by Autobot032 on September 28th, 2015 @ 12:55pm CDT
It is the year 2000. The treacherous Destrons have been replaced, along with the Cybertrons, to make way for Takara's newest Transformers series: Car Robots. It changed pretty much everything. Gone (for the most part) were the beasts we had come to know and love, now the Cybertrons were vehicles and Convoy was a FAIYAA ENJIN, his cohorts were expensive luxury vehicles with ridiculous disproportionate bodies, and together they waged a war against Gigatron and his evil Destrongers. (Although one of them, that shark fellow, had the spirit of a poet and the intelligence of a stone.)

It was refreshing to see Transformers begin to return to their roots, vehicles, but the series was notorious for including a new character we hadn't seen done before.... Black Convoy. An evil clone of Convoy? Balderdash!

And so began the evil Convoy/Optimus clone repaints. (I know what you're thinking "Hey! There was a Lio Convoy colored to look like Galvatron, years before that, mister!" I know, but he wasn't Nemesis colored, so there. :P Okay, okay, there WAS a Nemesis colored Lio Convoy, but meh.)

Of course, Masterpiece couldn't be left out of that list of toylines due to receive an evil Optimus, oh no. Heck, we've seen some rather crazy stuff in Transformers, including a mish mash of Transformers and Evangelion! (You can see that gallery, here.) So, a Nemesis Prime/Black Convoy repaint in Masterpiece is not only not surprising, but expected!

And that brings us to the first of today's newest gallery: Masterpiece MP-1B Convoy Black Version! Oh and even though he wears the coat of evil, this dude's all good and saint like, so it's Optimus, going through an emo phase, apparently. He should've come with headphones so he could listen to The Cure.

Wait, what's that you say? "There's another gallery included with this, tell us about that!" You're right, my apologies. MP-4S Convoy Sleep Version is yet another repaint of yet another Convoy/Optimus mold (you don't say!) and also a Masterpiece! (Starting to see the trend, here?!)

For those of you who don't know, this Masterpiece is based on one of the worst scenes in Transformers history, the death of Optimus Prime. It wasn't bad enough that Hasbro and Sunbow teamed up to create Transformers: The Movie, which was really The Quest For More Money: Let's Kill Off All The Good Characters To Make Way For New Ones: The Movie. It wasn't enough to make kids all sad inside and out watching their beloved Optimus Prime die, oh no, they had to go full throttle and make his body decay and turn gray and black before our very eyes. (Our young, heartbroken eyes.) Here comes Takara Tomy to the rescue because no one had made a dead Optimus figure before!

And that brings us to our second gallery of the day: MP-4S Convoy Sleep Version

You can see both figures and their galleries by clicking on the respective images below. When you're done checking them out, come on back to the forums and share your thoughts with us!

New Galleries: Masterpiece MP-1B Convoy Black Version and MP-4S Convoy Sleep Version

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Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver (aka G2 Bumblebee) (1729669)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 28th, 2015 @ 1:05pm CDT
Though Sleep Mode looks pretty depressing (as it should), the Eldedroid looks pretty cool. Daniel Witwicky never looked better. 8-)

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