New Listings for Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-10 Convoy / Optimus Prime Golden Version

Why would we even need a new Masterpiece Optimus Prime mold? How about instead, Takara moves forward with some more characters.

Interesting. MP 10 was released 8 years after MP-01's original debut.

We're coming up on the 8th birthday for MP 10. Coincidence? You be the judge.

Also interesting, is that its not a Lucky Draw figure. Just a golden release.

I would love if it looked like that image but not counting on it.

BW Megatron wrote:Why would we even need a new Masterpiece Optimus Prime mold? How about instead, Takara moves forward with some more characters.

i dont see green all i see his gold paint tired of all these repaints when they make new figure same thign is going to happen again if they rerelease master piece prime figure with some new looking parts stop with repaints make new figures there not strom troopers, gijoe cobra soldiers

william-james88 wrote:2018 Wonder Festial, Japan's biggest toy fair.

Will, again, Wonder Festival (which happens in the winter and summer) is not Japans biggest toy fair, that's Tokyo Toy Show, the literal equivalent to New York Toy Fair where the entire Japanese toy industry goes. WonFest is more like SDCC and NYCC without the movie trailers, just a place for nerds like us to look at collectibles twice a year.

How do we know so much about this figure already nearly 4 months away? I feel like the source is making a lot of assumptions without actually seeing the figure. I think it's too much to expect it to be an entirely golden figure, I'm cautiously expecting it to just be the regular figure with the silver parts replaced with gold.

Emerje

How much of the deco comes off the first time the figure is transformed?

Oh ShaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaj...................

BLING!BLING!

shajaki wrote:

I actually thought you would like this news. As a completionist, its prety cool that what would be a Lucky Draw figure to be easier to obtain.

Emerje wrote:

william-james88 wrote:2018 Wonder Festial, Japan's biggest toy fair.

Will, again, Wonder Festival (which happens in the winter and summer) is not Japans biggest toy fair, that's Tokyo Toy Show, the literal equivalent to New York Toy Fair where the entire Japanese toy industry goes. WonFest is more like SDCC and NYCC without the movie trailers, just a place for nerds like us to look at collectibles twice a year.

How do we know so much about this figure already nearly 4 months away? I feel like the source is making a lot of assumptions without actually seeing the figure. I think it's too much to expect it to be an entirely golden figure, I'm cautiously expecting it to just be the regular figure with the silver parts replaced with gold.

Emerje

I will get it right next time! Anyways, if they just switch the silver for the gold, wouldnt that end up looking more like the YOTH version?

Damn it....they. finally made a non Black MP10 I'm willing to buy. Damn you Takara.

william-james88 wrote:I will get it right next time! Anyways, if they just switch the silver for the gold, wouldnt that end up looking more like the YOTH version?

Does it matter? The YOTH version wasn't released in Japan. It could be exactly the same figure just without the YOTH logo for all we know. I have my doubts about the figure being entirely gold chromed like the lucky draw figures since those aren't exactly intended to be played with and people should be able to play with their $150 figure without fear of it chipping. Not sure I'd want an entire figure done up like MP G2 Bumblebee either. Minimal gold chrome is best I think.

Emerje

william-james88 wrote:I actually thought you would like this news. As a completionist, its prety cool that what would be a Lucky Draw figure to be easier to obtain.

Well, first off I'm not convinced this thing is legitimate, yet. And if it is, due to the nature of Lucky Draws, I don't believe that THIS figure would be gold chrome head to toe. It would cheapen the idea of LD's.

And naw, I'm not overly excited. More annoyed at this point. There's only so many more Convoy's you can squeeze out of this mold, and they won't give them to me. But instead they do BAPE's, Gold, 7-11 (which I admittedly adore) instead of Diaclone Blue or a kickass G2.

Also, obviously I too would be worried about chipping a chromey figure like that.

shajaki wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I actually thought you would like this news. As a completionist, its prety cool that what would be a Lucky Draw figure to be easier to obtain.

Well, first off I'm not convinced this thing is legitimate, yet. And if it is, due to the nature of Lucky Draws, I don't believe that THIS figure would be gold chrome head to toe. It would cheapen the idea of LD's.

And naw, I'm not overly excited. More annoyed at this point. There's only so many more Convoy's you can squeeze out of this mold, and they won't give them to me. But instead they do BAPE's, Gold, 7-11 (which I admittedly adore) instead of Diaclone Blue or a kickass G2.

Also, obviously I too would be worried about chipping a chromey figure like that.

It could just be paint and not chrome, like what we saw with Gold Megatron.

Also, would dead Prime deco be redundant at this point with the Bape one?

And I find 711 definitely hits a spot for those who wanted a MP02 type deco.

shajaki wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I actually thought you would like this news. As a completionist, its prety cool that what would be a Lucky Draw figure to be easier to obtain.

Well, first off I'm not convinced this thing is legitimate, yet. And if it is, due to the nature of Lucky Draws, I don't believe that THIS figure would be gold chrome head to toe. It would cheapen the idea of LD's.

And naw, I'm not overly excited. More annoyed at this point. There's only so many more Convoy's you can squeeze out of this mold, and they won't give them to me. But instead they do BAPE's, Gold, 7-11 (which I admittedly adore) instead of Diaclone Blue or a kickass G2.

Also, obviously I too would be worried about chipping a chromey figure like that.

Shaj, how many "SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY" would you shout if a MP-10 in these colors was announced? Oh, and it would come with an exlusive sword too....

-Kanrabat- wrote:Shaj, how many "SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY" would you shout if a MP-10 in these colors was announced? Oh, and it would come with an exlusive sword too....

Honestly, that would probably make me angry more than anything. I can't imagine what kind of mess the truck mode would be to make the bot look like that.

But is that even the G2 he was talking about? I was thinking more like this:

william-james88 wrote:Also, would dead Prime deco be redundant at this point with the Bape one?

You mean the gray one? Doesn't the camo stripe on the outside of his arm and Bape logo throw that off?

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Also, would dead Prime deco be redundant at this point with the Bape one?

You mean the gray one? Doesn't the camo stripe on the outside of his arm and Bape logo throw that off?

Emerje

Yeah, thats why I asked. I would throw people off as much as the 711 fo an ultra magnus deco, so I wonder what people think.

And I too thought by G2, he meant the black trailer.

Yes, I meant the black trailer version. It's not out of the realm of possibility, they have done G2 Sideswipe and Bumblebee after all.

And yes! Sleep Mode! I forgot about that one.

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Also, would dead Prime deco be redundant at this point with the Bape one?

You mean the gray one? Doesn't the camo stripe on the outside of his arm and Bape logo throw that off?

Emerje

Yeah, thats why I asked. I would throw people off as much as the 711 fo an ultra magnus deco, so I wonder what people think.

The benefit of the 7-Eleven Magnus is that the original G1 figure doesn't come with a Prime style trailer so it can really look like anything and is pretty convincing for a robot in disguise. Plus the sticker on his shoulder is optional so the figure itself is purely UM (even if TT calls it Convoy).

Camo stripes and a BAPE logo aren't as easily overlooked.

Emerje

And to think some thought the Masterpiece line was slowing down. Well, not only did we get a slew of announcements recently, but in the same magazine which gave us our first look at the upcoming Mastepriece Beast Wars Megatron's beast mode, we also got two additional reveals.
We finally get our first full look at MP10-G, which is the gold version of the Masterpiece Optimus Prime mold. We see that it is indeed fully golden and not simply MP10 with gold highlights ala Year of the Horse Prime.
We also get our very first images of the upcoming third version of Masterpiece Optimus Prime, which many fans are referring to as MP Prime 3.0. We see part of his chest and shoulder along with a part of his upper leg. More on this will be seen at the Tokyo Toy Show. For now, take a look at the image below brought to us by Lee on Twitter.

Am I the only one looking forward to the possible 3.0 version? If it's going to be more cartoon accurate, I'm in. I need a new,one since the one I have now has a,defect that shows up in bot mode....

I don’t have a lot of MPs, but from what I hear (WJ’s lists), a new mold could be a vey good thing. So, even if I don’t get it, I am looking forward to it as well.

I'm a bit disappointed they're doing yet another MP Prime. The MP 10 is more than serviceable. I'd much rather see the resources go toward a new character, especially one that people have been asking for. But, Optimus sells like hot cakes, so I can't blame them for trying to make money.

MagicDeath wrote:I don’t have a lot of MPs, but from what I hear (WJ’s lists), a new mold could be a vey good thing. So, even if I don’t get it, I am looking forward to it as well.

It’s good figure. But have same. Figure. With some misifcations to it to have another prime to be released that is not another another countless repaint or same figure. I like to see something new for once no repaints is a lot to ask for

MP Optimus V3 is most likely to be the best G1 Cartoon-accurate one ever! I still love my MP10 & MP01/MP04. They each have their strengths & weaknesses; MP01 has the best size, features, & homages the G1-toy, while MP10 blends a lot of the cartoon's "Heroic Proportions" with some classic details. V3 looks to be purely cartoon based, but I hope it still has chrome parts instead of gray or white plastic. I expect it to resemble the old MetalForce vinyl figure in size & body proportions (tfwiki.net/wiki/File:MetalforceConvoy.jpg) or the Hard Hero statue (tfwiki.net/wiki/File:HHero_OptimusStatue.jpg). Only time will tell, but I bet he'll pass the $200.00 mark.

Well on the plus side, MP-10 should drop in price now...I hope...


I know I've prattled on about this a million times but I really don't care for the new direction the MP line is taking, and Prime 3.0 is the epitome of that. MP-10, design wise, looked nigh-on perfect from every angle. Sure, he wasn't 100% faithful to the cartoon model (mainly the legs and surface detail) but he looked good, and he was never meant to be 100% cartoon-accurate; none of the "golden age" MPs were. I can't find the quote right now but Hasui went on record as saying the whole point of the MP line was meant to be the perfect toy of the character, not the perfect representation of the cartoon model, and that the design was influenced by the cartoon, the toy, the vehicle and what would just look good whilst still being unmistakably recognizable as the character. Hence why Prime had things like the IDW-original gun storage, which he never had in the cartoon but certainly didn't take anything away from the figure. Similar story with Sideswipe- Not 100% cartoon accurate but a damn fine toy and instantly recognizable as Sideswipe.

I'm deeply worried that this new Prime is going to be dreadfully uninspired. On the plus side I don't think they're likely to make the transformation nightmarishly complex like Megatron (Prime's conversion is pretty simple and established) but I have a horrible feeling he'll have the same overly-literal interpretation of the cartoon model as other "nu-MPs". So very little surface detail on bland, flat panels, limited colour breakup and grey or white instead of silver. I'm sure it'll be a decent toy, and I'm happy to eat my words if he turns out amazing, but I can't help but feel it would have made more sense to carry on making MPs in the "golden age" style rather than to reinvent the wheel and redo existing, perfectly good figures and thus necessitate people replacing more or less their entire collection.

Something to note about this "gold" MP-10 is that he's not head to toe in chrome. He's got chrome parts, and gold plastic parts. Proper Lucky Draw's are chromed up completely. So it IS kinda different.

You bitch enough about something not happening, and it will. I regret nothing.

I’m always down for an upgraded MP model. I don’t believe, when it comes to my collection, anything is “good enough”.

That said, I am disappointed we still aren’t getting an MP Hound.

Im all for cartoon accuracy, but when all theyre doing is making petty changes based on art, it seems like a waste of resources. So the stomach grill will be shorter, the smoke stacks lowered, the leg wheels hidden....who cares? These arent the things that make the character any more or less Prime. These are just petty artist details that I never even noticed before this 3rd MP Prime was announced. They are really scraping the bottom of the barrel on this one. It opens up the door to do all the seekers over with the tailfin kibble folded away like the Maketoys MP seeker. I would rather see them finish the season 1-2 cast and leave all that reboot crap alone.

I think a lot of people are forgetting something: this might mean we get a new MP-scaled Prime without a back part so high off the ground it has to have ladders. I for one, would view that alone as good enough reason for a redesign.

Gold chrome + gold plastic =

I just can't stand the combination of the two. Gold plastic on its own is pretty nasty looking, but when you add the chrome it just shows how awful the plastic really is. This is going to be an easy pass. There's about one giant robot that I'll accept the combination from and that's only because he's supposed to be all gold and not just a poor man's lucky draw:

Brave of Gold Great Goldran




Optimus 3.0 will be a pre-order, he's going to be amazing! People can complain all they want about another Optimus, he's going to be a big seller and figures like him are what helps bankroll more obscure MPs.

I don't know if it's good or bad that his truck mode will now be different from Ultra Magnus, who's cab was painstakingly sculpted to look like MP-10. Ultra Magnus 2.0? I'm kidding, but I wouldn't be surprised if it happens.

Emerje

If they redo Ultra Magnus... I really hope they do the armored white prime version... that would be the only way I'd double dip. Oddly enough... it'd be curious if they did Laser/G2 Prime as a MP next.

SpikeyTigertron wrote:If they redo Ultra Magnus... I really hope they do the armored white prime version... that would be the only way I'd double dip. Oddly enough... it'd be curious if they did Laser/G2 Prime as a MP next.

As much as I like MP Ultra Magnus, the lack of a cab robot has always bothered me. I get the difficulty in engineering such a thing, but its omission is felt every time I look at my figure.

Thanks to a heads up from Seibertron users westjames/notirish and Kurthy, we have news of not only new images of the previously mentioned Golden Lagoon Masterpiece Optimus Prime, but also a whole cast of new Golden Lagoon figures, including Unite Warriors Starscream, Titans Return Perceptor and Seaspray, and Power of the Primes Beachcomber!

These new figures are on display at the Tokyo Toy Show, shown off in all their gold painted excellence, and are also listed on Takara's official page and TakaraTomy Mall. According to the listings, these figures are set to come out over the course of 4 months, with Optimus coming in August at Wonderfest for 15,000 yen, Unite Warriors Starscream in October through TakaraTomy Mall for 3,800 yen, and Perceptor, Beachcomber, and Seaspray in November also through TakaraTomy Mall for 8,000 yen.

Not mentioned or shown here, but there is also a Golden Lagoon MP-36 that has been previously revealed as well.

Check out the images below, and let us know what you think of them in the comments section below!

Will these figures crumble to DUST in a few years?

I wasn't on board, but that Perceptor actually looks cool as hell.

Also. Starscream has a POTP hand?!!?!

DecepticonFinishline wrote:I wasn't on board, but that Perceptor actually looks cool as hell.

Also. Starscream has a POTP hand?!!?!

It’s the takara Unite Warriors Starscream that was part of the Grand Galvatron set

These look pretty good. I'm only interested in the Starscream and three figure set so if the price is right, I'm down.

I'm pretty sure the Gold MP-36 was confirmed to be a KO

Looks like I've found the last piece for my SkyReign

How come I wasn't awarded with a news credit for this?

Looks like people have another Starscream to add to their 'Screamer combiner team.

Emerje

Way to mess with the OCD people out there Hasbro. Now they'll go crazy not having a full gold CW combiner to go with that Starscream.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Will these figures crumble to DUST in a few years?

Good question. Probably not. The gold plastic composition was changed several years ago, so GPS is not supposed to be a thing anymore.

But who knows. Maybe when Transformers turns 50, these will be the Electro and Randy of this generation.

Randomhero wrote:

DecepticonFinishline wrote:I wasn't on board, but that Perceptor actually looks cool as hell.

Also. Starscream has a POTP hand?!!?!

It’s the takara Unite Warriors Starscream that was part of the Grand Galvatron set

But the Hand Armor is from PotP Dreadwing/Blackwing.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Will these figures crumble to DUST in a few years?

Short answer: no.
Long answer: no, as it looks be flat-colored, no metallic flake whatsoever. It's the reaction with the flakes that causes the plastic to become brittle.

I want a Golden Powerglide now

westjames/notirish. wrote:How come I wasn't awarded with a news credit for this?

Kurthy sent us links to these images before you did, so we used images from the 3 different links provided, but he sent in a submission first so he got the credit.

Emerje wrote:Looks like people have another Starscream to add to their 'Screamer combiner team.

Emerje

I'm really considering if I want a gold Screamer to go with my combiner. I think it would round out the combiner nicely with Dreadwind, Blackwing, and Blastoff.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

westjames/notirish. wrote:How come I wasn't awarded with a news credit for this?

Kurthy sent us links to these images before you did, so we used images from the 3 different links provided, but he sent in a submission first so he got the credit.

Emerje wrote:Looks like people have another Starscream to add to their 'Screamer combiner team.

Emerje

I'm really considering if I want a gold Screamer to go with my combiner. I think it would round out the combiner nicely with Dreadwind, Blackwing, and Blastoff.

How much would you be willing to spend on it?

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

westjames/notirish. wrote:How come I wasn't awarded with a news credit for this?

Kurthy sent us links to these images before you did, so we used images from the 3 different links provided, but he sent in a submission first so he got the credit.

Emerje wrote:Looks like people have another Starscream to add to their 'Screamer combiner team.

Emerje

I'm really considering if I want a gold Screamer to go with my combiner. I think it would round out the combiner nicely with Dreadwind, Blackwing, and Blastoff.

How much would you be willing to spend on it?

I'm not sure. As is, the price is for $35 USD once converted, so I mean splurging a bit for a golden Starscream for a Starscream combiner ain't that bad. And even if I don't, I have a flea market Dragstrip minus accessories and a wheel to take the 4th limb place. But a golden Starscream would be awesome

Once again via fellow Seibertronian kurthy, we have an update on the Takara Tomy exclusive Golden Lagoon figures - featuring Optimus Prime, Perceptor, Sea Spray and Beachcomber - and specifically their ordering dates for the set, which is also being released for the 35th Anniversary of the brand.

We previously knew that these figures were set to come out over the course of 4 months, with Optimus coming in August at Wonderfest for 15,000 yen, Unite Warriors Starscream in October through TakaraTomy Mall for 3,800 yen, and Perceptor, Beachcomber, and Seaspray in November also through TakaraTomy Mall for 8,000 yen. What the recent Takara Tomy tweet points out is that:

The 35th anniversary of the Golden Lagoon Mall Limited Edition 3-body set is available on the 2nd day of the week until 13:00!
The quantity and the reservation period remain low.
Because it is a set of three main characters that appeared in the spring of the Golden Lagoon, you do not miss buying! Booking ↓â†

It is unclear at this point if they're only referring to a set inclusive of all three, and whether this negates the previous staggered release info we covered. If you find out any more details, please let the news staff know!