Official Images and Product Description for MPM-4 Movie Masterpiece Optimus Prime

Sabrblade wrote:Better pics would help,

Heh. Ask, and I shall receive a mere four minutes later.

Back looks mistransformed on that stock photo cos those red bits be hanging down. And they haven't pulled out the smokestacks on the truck pic. tsk...

Still a great looking figure but hard to decide between it and the RotF mold versions.

Sabrblade wrote:I look at that and just can't help but think it's the ROTF Leader mold retooled. It's too similar to avoid tricking my brain into thinking it's anything other than the ROTF Leader mold at a base. Better pics would help, so I'll look forward to seeing more.

That is exactly how I feel, especially when looking at the legs and shoulders. Even that uper chest area, it looks like the same parts from the ROTF mold.

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I look at that and just can't help but think it's the ROTF Leader mold retooled. It's too similar to avoid tricking my brain into thinking it's anything other than the ROTF Leader mold at a base. Better pics would help, so I'll look forward to seeing more.

That is exactly how I feel

I concur!

Trying to work out where the steps beneath the truck doors go in robot mode. On the RotF they're blue and end up just stuck to the sides of the legs but they're not on the legs on the MP and they're silver in truck mode.

Seibertron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I look at that and just can't help but think it's the ROTF Leader mold retooled. It's too similar to avoid tricking my brain into thinking it's anything other than the ROTF Leader mold at a base. Better pics would help, so I'll look forward to seeing more.

That is exactly how I feel

I concur!

Seeing these new official pics, the legs are now making me think of the movie-accurate Battle Blades Voyager mold from 2010.


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Nice prime figure I'll choose video review over pictures any day like to see transformation and difference between either leader class prime figures

william-james88 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Specially if its going to be 2 or 3 times the price I paid for MB-11

The good news is that it wont be. It will just be $30 more since MB-11 was $70 (or around that depending on the direct retailer).

However, MB 11 came with a knucke acessory, 2 hooks, 2 swords and gas tanks that combine into a giant gun while this guy doesnt seem to come with as many accessories.

That is good news. However, with these new stock photos, I just don't see anything there that makes me think this is a better figure that MB-11. Definitely not enough to make me want to drop 100 bucks on it plus shipping.

Not feeling the white outline on the flames, the tires look awfully thin on his hips.

The feet look to be almost identical to the Leader class mold. The shoulders also look like the same setup.

The hood does look more broken up to better fold away in robot mode though. Guess you can't have it all.

hmmm.... decisions....

Overcracker wrote:
hmmm.... decisions....

Same here. The good news though is that I dont feel retro jipped in the least to having bought MB11. Its a gorgeous piece.

I do preffer the lack of excess kibble on the arms for this new one though. The ehad on MB11 is way better though (in my opinion).

I can see the differences more now:

william-james88 wrote:I can see the differences more now:

so are they retools or new molds.
i think hes a new mold

Bumblebee21 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I can see the differences more now:

so are they retools or new molds.
i think hes a new mold

Backpanels on that left one aren't rotated and clipped in properly.

I think its a new mold, but more like how MP10 is a new mold compared to MP01. I am sure they will have shared engineering/designs. Its only natural.

I have to agree, he looks on par with the RotF Prime mold. He doesn't appear to be significantly better looking, and both molds accomplish awesome looking modes. I feel good about my Prime and feel comfortable skipping this one and focusing on MP Bee

william-james88 wrote:I think its a new mold, but more like how MP10 is a new mold compared to MP01. I am sure they will have shared engineering/designs. Its only natural.

didnt hasbro say somewhere that all the mpms would be new molds.
im going all in on the mpms. i hope we get the full 07 movie cast.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Backpanels on that left one aren't rotated and clipped in properly.

How are they supposed to be? That's from my gallery and I think that's how I transformed all of them.

this is supposed to be the correct transformation

I hate what they did with the forarms. Those alt mode panels clash quite a bit with all that flame detail looking super random there. I had to look at the CG model just to make sure that wasnt something there all along and sure enough it isnt:

There is a few curious missing paint aps and things that are slightly the wrong colour but if he's smaller than the leader and bigger than the Voyager that would be a nice size for an optimus (i'm sure one of the KO is that size though already).

I would have like him to have the Rotating face swap gimmick instead of a part you can loose.

I bet they reissue it with a wing pack sometime and if they don't someone will make him one.

I'd certainly get him once he was slightly reduced to around £60.00 I might even pay a bit more and if he's available in the UK TRU as well it's seems more likely - but if he's out in America and gets reduced I might make the effort.

If he's the same size as the current Leader / AOE Optimus that would be a great size to have him. If he's the same size and ROTF Prime then I won't chase him.

I've got 3 mould derived from ROTF Optimus and I have yet to garnish the enthusiasm to chase the other decos yet... I did repeatedly try to get a KO Striker Prime but kept getting stiffed on the Transaction. as I wanted one to wear the 3rd party wings and a KO is the most appropriate.

I'd be interested to see if he's of a size to be compatible with any existing trailers too.

The only things I'm not sold on are :

1) The silver behind the windows
2) some missing paint in places
3) The weapons could be a more pleasing shade of yellow/orange.
4) Gun looks a bit wimpy
5) His face is a bit to 2007 CGI looking I like Prime having a little space between the sides of his eyes and the helmet personally The small tweaks the made to his face made a big difference to how handsome he was over time and I prefer that later look (especially around the eyes).

Also is this actually needed at all ?

Wouldn't Ratchet have been a better choice or even The Wreckers ?
I guess they made this to appeal to Just the Movie fans as a collectable which is fair enough but lets be Honest Optimus has a good toy (aside from the time it takes to change the thing).

If they wanted to make a "Tweaked" toy then Sentinel could do with some additional weapons some more paint, a better neck and some stronger ankles. But for new Moulds Megatron is the guy who really needs addressing badly as 2007 Megs has only been done well once and that was a non-transforming xmas decoration. And 2009 Megs is barely better.

DOTM Megs would make a very handsome premium deco toy though (bigger than the original obviously) but there is a great KO of him coming out that should solve that. actually the KO/3rd and a bit party Movie toys look superb and a heck of a lot nicer than this thing which is OK - it's fine - but the robot mode is a bit nothing special shape wise and he's missing some paint - and for $100 or a bit more i'm most of the way to something way sexier.

Funny really where I'm comparing a Premium deco Hasbro toy and saying it looks a bit cr*p not just because it is a bit average looking but simply as it's no where near as good as the 3rd party and KO's.

But i'd be happy to own one and he's darn sure got a lot more effort put into him than some of the things Hasbro and Takara makes sometimes - so I will give him some regard for that.

And one good point is he won't keep saying "I am Optimus Prime" about 20 times during Transformation this time.

That's what was bugging me! The white outlines on the flames are too thick...anyway, overall, I feel like this'll look a lot better once we can fiddle with the toy in hand. I'm sure there are more CGI accurate positions for all those panels.

They so often forget to paint the cuffs around his biceps and the blue on the top of his foot I always notice that lack when it's not done. This time they have done the main cuff and not done the one on the tricep on the back of his arms.

There is some gold or copper missing on his legs too and some blue missing on the outer part of his elbows.

I would have really liked a more curved shoulder piece - a flip out piece there to fill in the front edge of his should panels and some hinged extensions for the chest doors lower edges would be nice too.

More separate metal wing mirrors would be nice too.

He looks nicer in the in hand shot on someone desk than he does in the official pics I feel.

So sick of toys r us exclusives when there's no toys r us in Ireland.

william-james88 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:
hmmm.... decisions....

Same here. The good news though is that I dont feel retro jipped in the least to having bought MB11. Its a gorgeous piece.

I do preffer the lack of excess kibble on the arms for this new one though. The ehad on MB11 is way better though (in my opinion).

Oh, I agree. MB-11 is fantastic. No regrets about it.


I do like the faceplated head on MB-11 more than the open face on this one.

Prowl4 wrote:So sick of toys r us exclusives when there's no toys r us in Ireland.

Toys R Us UK now ships to the Republic of Ireland!

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/toys/content/help/southern_ireland

Seibertron wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:So sick of toys r us exclusives when there's no toys r us in Ireland.

Toys R Us UK now ships to the Republic of Ireland!

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/toys/content/help/southern_ireland

They do but it's a nightmare their online page and that's if the UK get it at all. Tru UK are uncertain about everything.

Prowl4 wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:So sick of toys r us exclusives when there's no toys r us in Ireland.

Toys R Us UK now ships to the Republic of Ireland!

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/toys/content/help/southern_ireland

They do but it's a nightmare their online page and that's if the UK get it at all. Tru UK are uncertain about everything.

there is the japanese sites. they will have them as well

Bumblebee21 wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:So sick of toys r us exclusives when there's no toys r us in Ireland.

Toys R Us UK now ships to the Republic of Ireland!

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/toys/content/help/southern_ireland

They do but it's a nightmare their online page and that's if the UK get it at all. Tru UK are uncertain about everything.

there is the japanese sites. they will have them as well

And oftentimes it is cheaper or about the same price than getting it from a domestic Toys R Us.

Hmm. This does look pretty nice but I think I'm fine with my original RotF Leader. Some things look slightly off but it's not a big deal. I'm interested in seeing some in hand shots and opinions when this is released but I don't see my self spending the $100. Still looks great and between this and the Movie the Best Prime there are two almost perfect representations of Movie Prime.

Prowl4 wrote:So sick of toys r us exclusives when there's no toys r us in Ireland.

We only know that they are toys r us exusive in the US. No word on the uk but thats ok since you will still.ne able to get the takara release online easily.

i feel like im in the minority of people actually hyped for this figure. you cant really judge it based on those hotos since he isnt transformed correctly llike mpm bee

Bumblebee21 wrote:this is supposed to be the correct transformation

They're both transformed correctly/the same way/the way the instructions for the toy say to do it. Photo in the site gallery has the gas tank thingies attached and the other doesn't. Additionally, it's a comparison of a straight on shot vs one at an angle.

In other news, I like everything about MPM-4 except for those elbows. Those are, I mean, what in the world? MP figure of the second most iconic Optimus Prime design and it gets shrimpy little hinges :'(

Ignoring the elbows, the rest looks great to me based on the few photos available. Takes the RotF design and tacks on the last 8 years (sheesh I'm getting old) of Movie Prime toy design improvements and distills them into a shockingly affordable package. I'm sure it probably isn't but here's hoping it's compatible with the DotM Jetwing pack!

I gotta be honest. I'm really hooked for this mold! I've never been so excited for a Masterpiece for a while! The other figures are great, but this feels special for me, and he will look great with Nightwatch Prime and ROTF Prime!

Seibertron wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Backpanels on that left one aren't rotated and clipped in properly.

How are they supposed to be? That's from my gallery and I think that's how I transformed all of them.

Ah actually I think the panels themselves are fine but it's the grey parts that make up the lower piece of the smokestacks should be tucked away under the panels not above like they are in that shot. Sorry I got the bit wrong but they shouldn't be there.

Well, I'm still very pumped for this figure. While I like the ROTF leader Prime mild,I certainly don't put it on the pedistal the rest of the fandom apparently does. To me, the MP looks far more accurate to the screen model for the 07 prime.

Everyone keeps comparing him to RotF Leader class... Correct me if I'm wrong... but he looks closer to a rebuild of the HftD/RtS Battle Hooks(?) Optimus Prime voyager than the leader. Especially those in-hand shots. Not to mention it would scale better with a large deluxe/small voyager MP Bumble Bee.

**Edit: Or was the voyager literally just a downscale of the leader? (it's been a while) ***

SpikeyTigertron wrote:Everyone keeps comparing him to RotF Leader class... Correct me if I'm wrong... but he looks closer to a rebuild of the HftD/RtS Battle Hooks(?) Optimus Prime voyager than the leader. Especially those in-hand shots. Not to mention it would scale better with a large deluxe/small voyager MP Bumble Bee.

**Edit: Or was the voyager literally just a downscale of the leader? (it's been a while) ***

ROTF voyager prime is a downscale of the leader, yes.

Another cool thing about owning MB 11 and owning this guy is you would have a leader class prime representing him in he first movie and another one representing him in DOTM.

Do you want more images of the newly revealed MPM 04 Optimus Prime? Here are many more and what makes these extra special is that you finally see him properly transformed. These are all provided by Notrab on Weibo. We can finally see how different this is to the ROTF Leader mold, especially when looking at the backpack which is completely compressed for this figure to look like the CG model at all angles.

Enjoy!

Hate to say it but this Prime looks pretty good to me!

Big Grim wrote:Hate to say it but this Prime looks pretty good to me!

Why would there be hate? i think he looks pretty good too. especially with that back.

Yes!!!!! Ahhh man this pictures put all my problems with this toy to rest, can't wait now love this mold, I hope in the future they update to dotm!!! And I need scale now because I looks like is just a bit bigger than voyager evasion prime in robot mode from what I can tell in the on hand pics from yesterday. Love it!

I busted out ROTF Leader Prime, 2010 Leader Starscream and Battle Ops Bumblebee after some years in storage to see if they still held up and I was pleasantly surprised. If this is basically ROTF Prime but tweaked, I'd be delighted.

That said, I hope that the US release uses a warm gray or metallic gray plastic for the appropriate parts, rather than the ugly cheap gray plastic they've been using recently.

Bloody hell that's a huge improvement in the backpack area. And also the arms look vastly superior from the side too. I wanna know how this thing transforms!

Puts the rotf leader class to shame lol.
Another 100$ to spend this year!

I hope they make a mpm megatron and starscream!!

Might have to pick this up...but I must resist...!!

By the time the movie's 50th anniversary rolls around, do you think we'll have a new figure that perfectly replicates the CGI...including the transformation?

Sigma Magnus wrote:Might have to pick this up...but I must resist...!!

By the time the movie's 50th anniversary rolls around, do you think we'll have a new figure that perfectly replicates the CGI...including the transformation?

Got me dwelling on whether I'll be around in 2057 or not. And if I am, will I still be buying Transformer figures? :O

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

Sigma Magnus wrote:Might have to pick this up...but I must resist...!!

By the time the movie's 50th anniversary rolls around, do you think we'll have a new figure that perfectly replicates the CGI...including the transformation?

Got me dwelling on whether I'll be around in 2057 or not. And if I am, will I still be buying Transformer figures? :O

And does Transfomrers have the potential to be a brand that exists for 75 years or so? And still making toys? The only other brand I can think of that never stopped is Barbie but thats only 58 years old.

So that's what leader Optimus looks like without electronics, MPM Optimus Prime!!

Super excited kids, SUPER excited. Hasbro wants all of our money!!

Jeez and I JUST bought that Takara MB-11. Should I have waited?!

I don't understand why none of the pictures have the chest windows tabbed in properly...

william-james88 wrote:

Big Grim wrote:Hate to say it but this Prime looks pretty good to me!

Why would there be hate? i think he looks pretty good too. especially with that back.

Because I have to fight the temptation to get one, that's all!