Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart
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The latest issue of Dengeki Hobby features a short article regarding the recent winner of Takara Tomy's Transformers 30th Anniversary Masterpiece Fan Poll, Star Saber. With the article comes a new piece of Star Saber lineart, which could be our first glimpse at the early designs for the his upcoming Masterpiece figure. Check out the article and image mirrored below.
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Re: Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart (1531645)
Posted by jamiko on November 25th, 2013 @ 8:10am CST
Posted by jamiko on November 25th, 2013 @ 8:10am CST
MY HEAD EXPLODE! 
Re: Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart (1531646)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 25th, 2013 @ 8:10am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on November 25th, 2013 @ 8:10am CST
And just for reference, here is the original animation model to compare:
Re: Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart (1531648)
Posted by stocky on November 25th, 2013 @ 8:19am CST
Posted by stocky on November 25th, 2013 @ 8:19am CST
When are we going to start seeing some photos, or even just silhouettes, of Wheeljack and Bumblebee??? It was almost 6 months ago that they were announced, and since then we haven't seen or heard ANYTHING about them at all....
Re: Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart (1531660)
Posted by hinomars19 on November 25th, 2013 @ 8:56am CST
Agreed.
The MP poll has nothing to do with the main MP line, but it is starting to get a little worrying nothing of those 2 has surfaced yet
Seriously though, if Star Sabre ends up with those curves...
Posted by hinomars19 on November 25th, 2013 @ 8:56am CST
stocky wrote:When are we going to start seeing some photos, or even just silhouettes, of Wheeljack and Bumblebee??? It was almost 6 months ago that they were announced, and since then we haven't seen or heard ANYTHING about them at all....
Agreed.
The MP poll has nothing to do with the main MP line, but it is starting to get a little worrying nothing of those 2 has surfaced yet
Seriously though, if Star Sabre ends up with those curves...
Re: Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart (1531670)
Posted by Super Megatron on November 25th, 2013 @ 9:39am CST
Posted by Super Megatron on November 25th, 2013 @ 9:39am CST
Finally a real Autobot leader! Star Saber getting the MP treatment is just gravy on top!
Re: Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart (1531697)
Posted by kirbenvost on November 25th, 2013 @ 11:43am CST
Posted by kirbenvost on November 25th, 2013 @ 11:43am CST
Sexy. If he ends up looking this good I need to ensure I have funds for this.
Re: Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart (1531700)
Posted by rpetras on November 25th, 2013 @ 11:50am CST
Posted by rpetras on November 25th, 2013 @ 11:50am CST
This series is not something that particularly interests me, so I was planning to skip this figure.
But if it looks this good, I'll definitely reconsider!
But if it looks this good, I'll definitely reconsider!
Re: Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart (1531703)
Posted by RhA on November 25th, 2013 @ 12:13pm CST
Posted by RhA on November 25th, 2013 @ 12:13pm CST
I still need a GEEWUN Starsaber. This is nice too...
Re: Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart (1531722)
Posted by Mindmaster on November 25th, 2013 @ 2:27pm CST
Posted by Mindmaster on November 25th, 2013 @ 2:27pm CST
Let's just hope that if it's amazing, Hasbro will have the sense of mind to release it domestically, at least promoting it as the IDW character.
Re: Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart (1531725)
Posted by GuyIncognito on November 25th, 2013 @ 2:33pm CST
Posted by GuyIncognito on November 25th, 2013 @ 2:33pm CST
I would put the odds of Hasbro making this figure for the West at about one-in-a-million. It wouldn't make much business sense.
Re: Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart (1531731)
Posted by megatronus on November 25th, 2013 @ 3:15pm CST
Posted by megatronus on November 25th, 2013 @ 3:15pm CST
Can't wait to add this Mobile Suit: Gundham figure to my collection!
Re: Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart (1531770)
Posted by datguy86 on November 25th, 2013 @ 7:12pm CST
I agree. IDW would have to make Star Saber a major villain in the next year to start showing interest in a Western release.
Even if MP Star Saber turns out to be an awesome piece, the relative inability to play with it wold hurt a US release. After all, regular Transformers fans (kids who watch Prime, teens and adult who focus on the IDW comics, and moviegoers) most likely are not a strong enough market for a US masterpiece release.
Posted by datguy86 on November 25th, 2013 @ 7:12pm CST
GuyIncognito wrote:I would put the odds of Hasbro making this figure for the West at about one-in-a-million. It wouldn't make much business sense.
I agree. IDW would have to make Star Saber a major villain in the next year to start showing interest in a Western release.
Even if MP Star Saber turns out to be an awesome piece, the relative inability to play with it wold hurt a US release. After all, regular Transformers fans (kids who watch Prime, teens and adult who focus on the IDW comics, and moviegoers) most likely are not a strong enough market for a US masterpiece release.
Re: Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart (1531848)
Posted by guarayakha on November 26th, 2013 @ 8:03am CST
Posted by guarayakha on November 26th, 2013 @ 8:03am CST
The more I look at it, the more I hope that it would somehow incorporate parts that allow one to attach G1 Victory Leo, in case they weren't planning for a MP version of him.
Re: Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart (1531850)
Posted by Autobot032 on November 26th, 2013 @ 8:44am CST
I doubt they will. If anything, this is their segue into milking collectors for a new Victory Leo. Although, TakTom has been known to throw curveballs in the past. We might just see Star Saber and nothing more. At this point, no one knows. Once we see the final product, we'll know if there's any connection point system or if it's just one solid, single piece.
And even if it would connect to Victory Leo, where are people going to find one now? It'll just get the KO makers firing up their molds and the fans will be polarized all over again. It'll be a mess.
If TakTom's smart, they'll just make him as a one off kinda deal and be done.
Posted by Autobot032 on November 26th, 2013 @ 8:44am CST
guarayakha wrote:The more I look at it, the more I hope that it would somehow incorporate parts that allow one to attach G1 Victory Leo, in case they weren't planning for a MP version of him.
I doubt they will. If anything, this is their segue into milking collectors for a new Victory Leo. Although, TakTom has been known to throw curveballs in the past. We might just see Star Saber and nothing more. At this point, no one knows. Once we see the final product, we'll know if there's any connection point system or if it's just one solid, single piece.
And even if it would connect to Victory Leo, where are people going to find one now? It'll just get the KO makers firing up their molds and the fans will be polarized all over again. It'll be a mess.
If TakTom's smart, they'll just make him as a one off kinda deal and be done.
Re: Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart (1531854)
Posted by Diem on November 26th, 2013 @ 9:33am CST
Posted by Diem on November 26th, 2013 @ 9:33am CST
If they include Saber and the Yuuki No Brain at Masterpiece quality then I'm sold.
Re: Potential Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber Lineart (1534516)
Posted by chaosmage42 on December 11th, 2013 @ 11:55am CST
Posted by chaosmage42 on December 11th, 2013 @ 11:55am CST
i like this as this will give people like me who don't have a star saber in their collection one to fill in that spot -seriously this is the kind of thing they need to do we have a million megatrons and optimus prime figure and characters that don't have that many should be ones that we demand
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