Takara Tomy Masterpiece Hot Rod (MP 28 Hot Rodimus) box art revealed
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Oct 9, 2015 at 10:44pm CDT
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YESSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My wallet is sooooooooooooooo DEAD!
Comment by fenrir72
Oct 10, 2015
william-james88 wrote:Takara Tomy took us by surprise when they revealed that a new Masterpiece Hot Rod / Rodimus figure was coming out in 2016 (and first quarter to boot!). While we have had a whole bunch of coloured images we now have the box art revealed as well along with a breakdown of his promotional images (courtesy of fellow Seibertronian Autobot032). He is titled MP 28 Hot Rodimus, enjoy!
YESSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My wallet is sooooooooooooooo DEAD!
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Wasn't until you mentioned that i looked at the wheels and gosh you are right: They do seem rather small
Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Oct 10, 2015
Hellscream9999 wrote:Man, those wheels are so under-scaled, it really ruins the look of the vehicle mode
Wasn't until you mentioned that i looked at the wheels and gosh you are right: They do seem rather small
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Yeah, he wouldn't have any ground clearance, and it ruins the look of it.
Comment by Hellscream9999
Oct 10, 2015
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Man, those wheels are so under-scaled, it really ruins the look of the vehicle mode
Wasn't until you mentioned that i looked at the wheels and gosh you are right: They do seem rather small
Yeah, he wouldn't have any ground clearance, and it ruins the look of it.
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Eh, true, but still not completely terrible though
Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Oct 10, 2015
Hellscream9999 wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Man, those wheels are so under-scaled, it really ruins the look of the vehicle mode
Wasn't until you mentioned that i looked at the wheels and gosh you are right: They do seem rather small
Yeah, he wouldn't have any ground clearance, and it ruins the look of it.
Eh, true, but still not completely terrible though
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Comment by Kup98ss
Oct 10, 2015
I feel a bit disappointed in both hot rod and ironhide. They just don't seem to have that attention to detail like previous masterpiece releases. Hot rods tires and flat long chest is just killing it for me, and it could have been an easy fix. They sacrificed the look of the robot for a gimmick.
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I think I'm missing something, what gimmick does this guy have? I do agree with what you're saying but I wasn't aware of any gimmick.
Comment by steals_your_goats
Oct 10, 2015
Kup98ss wrote:I feel a bit disappointed in both hot rod and ironhide. They just don't seem to have that attention to detail like previous masterpiece releases. Hot rods tires and flat long chest is just killing it for me, and it could have been an easy fix. They sacrificed the look of the robot for a gimmick.
I think I'm missing something, what gimmick does this guy have? I do agree with what you're saying but I wasn't aware of any gimmick.
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The Matrix holding compartiment hidden in the chest, which sparked a overly long and nerdy discution about G1 fiction that lasted for pages.
Comment by -Kanrabat-
Oct 10, 2015
steals_your_goats wrote:Kup98ss wrote:I feel a bit disappointed in both hot rod and ironhide. They just don't seem to have that attention to detail like previous masterpiece releases. Hot rods tires and flat long chest is just killing it for me, and it could have been an easy fix. They sacrificed the look of the robot for a gimmick.
I think I'm missing something, what gimmick does this guy have? I do agree with what you're saying but I wasn't aware of any gimmick.
The Matrix holding compartiment hidden in the chest, which sparked a overly long and nerdy discution about G1 fiction that lasted for pages.
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Oh okay, I guess I just didn't really see that as a gimmick, but instead more of an Easter egg.
Comment by steals_your_goats
Oct 10, 2015
-Kanrabat- wrote:steals_your_goats wrote:Kup98ss wrote:I feel a bit disappointed in both hot rod and ironhide. They just don't seem to have that attention to detail like previous masterpiece releases. Hot rods tires and flat long chest is just killing it for me, and it could have been an easy fix. They sacrificed the look of the robot for a gimmick.
I think I'm missing something, what gimmick does this guy have? I do agree with what you're saying but I wasn't aware of any gimmick.
The Matrix holding compartiment hidden in the chest, which sparked a overly long and nerdy discution about G1 fiction that lasted for pages.
Oh okay, I guess I just didn't really see that as a gimmick, but instead more of an Easter egg.
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It's just that the space used for that could have been used for a better overall design.
Anyway, Shockwave took all my pre-order budjet so I'll have to pass on Roddy.
Comment by -Kanrabat-
Oct 10, 2015
steals_your_goats wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:steals_your_goats wrote:Kup98ss wrote:I feel a bit disappointed in both hot rod and ironhide. They just don't seem to have that attention to detail like previous masterpiece releases. Hot rods tires and flat long chest is just killing it for me, and it could have been an easy fix. They sacrificed the look of the robot for a gimmick.
I think I'm missing something, what gimmick does this guy have? I do agree with what you're saying but I wasn't aware of any gimmick.
The Matrix holding compartiment hidden in the chest, which sparked a overly long and nerdy discution about G1 fiction that lasted for pages.
Oh okay, I guess I just didn't really see that as a gimmick, but instead more of an Easter egg.
It's just that the space used for that could have been used for a better overall design.
Anyway, Shockwave took all my pre-order budjet so I'll have to pass on Roddy.
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You only budget 180 for Masterpiece in a year? I'm impressed.
Comment by sol magnus
Oct 10, 2015
-Kanrabat- wrote:steals_your_goats wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:steals_your_goats wrote:Kup98ss wrote:I feel a bit disappointed in both hot rod and ironhide. They just don't seem to have that attention to detail like previous masterpiece releases. Hot rods tires and flat long chest is just killing it for me, and it could have been an easy fix. They sacrificed the look of the robot for a gimmick.
I think I'm missing something, what gimmick does this guy have? I do agree with what you're saying but I wasn't aware of any gimmick.
The Matrix holding compartiment hidden in the chest, which sparked a overly long and nerdy discution about G1 fiction that lasted for pages.
Oh okay, I guess I just didn't really see that as a gimmick, but instead more of an Easter egg.
It's just that the space used for that could have been used for a better overall design.
Anyway, Shockwave took all my pre-order budjet so I'll have to pass on Roddy.
You only budget 180 for Masterpiece in a year? I'm impressed.
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It's more the fact that I already preordered Ironhide and I have little interest in Roddy. Also, Shocky and Roddy may come out at the same time so it's more a matter of "for spring" than "for a year".
Also, there's not JUST MP Transformers that I collect. There's the mainline Transformers, some video games, other random toys.
Finally there those things called "food", "rent", "bus fare", and "bills", that kinda get in the way of buying every single plastic crap that come out.
Comment by -Kanrabat-
Oct 10, 2015
sol magnus wrote:You only budget 180 for Masterpiece in a year? I'm impressed.
It's more the fact that I already preordered Ironhide and I have little interest in Roddy. Also, Shocky and Roddy may come out at the same time so it's more a matter of "for spring" than "for a year".
Also, there's not JUST MP Transformers that I collect. There's the mainline Transformers, some video games, other random toys.
Finally there those things called "food", "rent", "bus fare", and "bills", that kinda get in the way of buying every single plastic crap that come out.
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Comment by Desslok2201
Oct 10, 2015
Do these 2 releases seem accelerated to anyone but me? It seems like we just found out about them, now we have box images. We don't have box images for Ironhide yet, do we?
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Comment by Rodimus Prime
Oct 10, 2015
You young whippersnappers should use these opportunities to broaden your Transformers knowledge.-Kanrabat- wrote:The Matrix holding compartment hidden in the chest, which sparked a overly long and nerdy discussion about G1 fiction that lasted for pages.
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I think they are going for animated accuracy. The G1 toy looked really great, in my opinion. In fact, I thought it was one of the best looking toys in both bot and robot mode of that time. But, the animation model had much smaller tires. The way they drew Hot Rod in the movie still looked very cool, in my estimation, but the tires were always undersized for some reason. I don't know why it looked okay in the animation and not in a toy...
Yeah, I really enjoyed that discussion. It had two sides arguing their points, without breaking down into animosity or mudslinging. It also led to some great reminiscing.
Comment by Agamemnon
Oct 10, 2015
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Man, those wheels are so under-scaled, it really ruins the look of the vehicle mode
Wasn't until you mentioned that i looked at the wheels and gosh you are right: They do seem rather small
Yeah, he wouldn't have any ground clearance, and it ruins the look of it.
Eh, true, but still not completely terrible though
I think they are going for animated accuracy. The G1 toy looked really great, in my opinion. In fact, I thought it was one of the best looking toys in both bot and robot mode of that time. But, the animation model had much smaller tires. The way they drew Hot Rod in the movie still looked very cool, in my estimation, but the tires were always undersized for some reason. I don't know why it looked okay in the animation and not in a toy...
Rodimus Prime wrote:You young whippersnappers should use these opportunities to broaden your Transformers knowledge.-Kanrabat- wrote:The Matrix holding compartment hidden in the chest, which sparked a overly long and nerdy discussion about G1 fiction that lasted for pages.
Yeah, I really enjoyed that discussion. It had two sides arguing their points, without breaking down into animosity or mudslinging. It also led to some great reminiscing.
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Comment by DMSL
Oct 10, 2015
If only you could put Spike and Daniel in the cockpit, that would be epic. The fishing rod is pointless.
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Indeed.
I only collect Transformers Masterpiece at this point, and I don't get everything.
Comment by sol magnus
Oct 10, 2015
-Kanrabat- wrote:sol magnus wrote:You only budget 180 for Masterpiece in a year? I'm impressed.
It's more the fact that I already preordered Ironhide and I have little interest in Roddy. Also, Shocky and Roddy may come out at the same time so it's more a matter of "for spring" than "for a year".
Also, there's not JUST MP Transformers that I collect. There's the mainline Transformers, some video games, other random toys.
Finally there those things called "food", "rent", "bus fare", and "bills", that kinda get in the way of buying every single plastic crap that come out.
Indeed.
I only collect Transformers Masterpiece at this point, and I don't get everything.
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Hey wow, I didnt know Wendy Oldbag had an account on Seibertron
I loved that discussion right away and totally recomend younger fans to get into the older stuff, as I did, just to see the rich history of this wonderful property.
About Hot Rodimus, I myself will not be getting him either. Unlike Shockwave, I cannot figure out just by pictures if he is worth it. I dont know how the backpack will look or how well the shellforming will go and those screws on his wrists (who is he, Jesus Christ?!) look beyond odd. So I cant afford to bet minimum 60$ on a whim. Instead I will wait for the reviews and then buy it when it gets a hasbro release. There are actually very few MPs left for Hasbro to issue that have no licenses so I dont doubt he will come around in 2017. I can easily wait till then, they are issuing a bunch of stuff in the meantime that I am very excited about. If I only collected MPs though, this would be a totally different situation.
Comment by william-james88
Oct 10, 2015
Rodimus Prime wrote:You young whippersnappers should use these opportunities to broaden your Transformers knowledge.-Kanrabat- wrote:The Matrix holding compartment hidden in the chest, which sparked a overly long and nerdy discussion about G1 fiction that lasted for pages.
Hey wow, I didnt know Wendy Oldbag had an account on Seibertron
I loved that discussion right away and totally recomend younger fans to get into the older stuff, as I did, just to see the rich history of this wonderful property.
About Hot Rodimus, I myself will not be getting him either. Unlike Shockwave, I cannot figure out just by pictures if he is worth it. I dont know how the backpack will look or how well the shellforming will go and those screws on his wrists (who is he, Jesus Christ?!) look beyond odd. So I cant afford to bet minimum 60$ on a whim. Instead I will wait for the reviews and then buy it when it gets a hasbro release. There are actually very few MPs left for Hasbro to issue that have no licenses so I dont doubt he will come around in 2017. I can easily wait till then, they are issuing a bunch of stuff in the meantime that I am very excited about. If I only collected MPs though, this would be a totally different situation.
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Comment by huryochagi
Oct 10, 2015
I can't wait to get this one and Shockwave. They both look great.
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Side note: I really need to get a hold of MPs Wheeljack, Bumblebee, Sideswipe, and Ultra Magnus as I honestly don't know why I haven't yet!!
Comment by galvatron00
Oct 10, 2015
I'm just happy I was able to contribute! TF:TM and More Than Meets the Eye/The Ultimate Doom are the things I rematch the most from G1 or any TF universe. Also, pre-ordered him today, after finally pre-ordering Ironhide and Shockwave last night.william-james88 wrote:I loved that discussion right away and totally recomend younger fans to get into the older stuff, as I did, just to see the rich history of this wonderful property.Rodimus Prime wrote:You young whippersnappers should use these opportunities to broaden your Transformers knowledge.-Kanrabat- wrote:The Matrix holding compartment hidden in the chest, which sparked a overly long and nerdy discussion about G1 fiction that lasted for pages.
Side note: I really need to get a hold of MPs Wheeljack, Bumblebee, Sideswipe, and Ultra Magnus as I honestly don't know why I haven't yet!!
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it is indeed debatable
useing the word "created" was never the right way to describe what was done
and either way the cartoon continuity never trully established eXactly how Alpha Trion accomplished the task
Comment by sto_vo_kor_2000
Oct 10, 2015
Cyberpath wrote:
It is not.
it is indeed debatable
It's a well-established fact in the cartoon continuity that Alpha Trion created Optimus Prime.
useing the word "created" was never the right way to describe what was done
and either way the cartoon continuity never trully established eXactly how Alpha Trion accomplished the task
the point is that you are only assuming that optimus was aa prime before getting the matrixThe point is that Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus were already Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus before they possessed the Matrix. They were already big and strong, so they didn't need an upgrade like Hot Rod.
