Takara Tomy Masterpiece Hot Rod Version 2 coming soon?
Saturday, September 19th, 2015 8:39am CDT
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This looks to be taken from a Japanese hobby magazine, such as Figure King or Hobby Japan, but it is currently unknown what the exact original source of the image is. Machine translation on the image's text also suggests that this will scale more appropriately with Autobot Cars such as Prowl or Sideswipe than with the original Rodimus Prime.
Ready for a proper Hot Rod? Hoping this doesn't have the several quality control issues the original versions of MP-9 had? Ready for some Decepticons and giving a long sigh at this news? Chat with your fellow Seibertronians about this release by replying to this post, and remember you can always check out our galleries of the original Masterpiece Hot Rod by following that link.
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Posted by fenrir72 on September 19th, 2015 @ 8:41am CDT
ScottyP wrote:Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian Cyberpath, the weekend starts with potential news of a second version of Masterpiece Hot Rod. Hot Rod was originally released in early 2011 in Japan by Takara Tomy as MP-9, in a mold also intended to serve as Rodimus Prime. Could we be getting a new version soon? The image suggesting so is mirrored below.
This looks to be taken from a Japanese hobby magazine, such as Figure King or Hobby Japan, but it is currently unknown what the exact original source of the image is. Machine translation on the image's text also suggests that this will scale more appropriately with Autobot Cars such as Prowl or Sideswipe than with the original Rodimus Prime.
Ready for a proper Hot Rod? Hoping this doesn't have the several quality control issues the original versions of MP-9 had? Ready for some Decepticons and giving a long sigh at this news? Chat with your fellow Seibertronians about this release by replying to this post, and remember you can always check out our galleries of the original Masterpiece Hot Rod by following that link.
This is soooooooo BOUGHT! Here's hoping there's gonna be a Rodimus Convoy ver.2 too!
Posted by Solrac333 on September 19th, 2015 @ 8:43am CDT
Posted by ScottyP on September 19th, 2015 @ 8:44am CDT
I could see them borrowing some engineering, but those silhouette's proportions would make me skeptical of an extensive remold. Still an interesting thought, Hot Rod does transform very similarlyomega666 wrote:I wonder if it will be a remolding of the Lambor mold.

Posted by Cyberpath on September 19th, 2015 @ 8:46am CDT
Posted by RhA on September 19th, 2015 @ 9:35am CDT
Love,
RhA
Posted by Rodimus Prime on September 19th, 2015 @ 9:37am CDT

Posted by triKlops on September 19th, 2015 @ 9:37am CDT

Hopefully this means I will be able to get a problem free one on this round.
Posted by Optimizzy on September 19th, 2015 @ 9:52am CDT
Posted by Glarryg on September 19th, 2015 @ 10:30am CDT
Glarryg
Posted by Seibertron on September 19th, 2015 @ 10:57am CDT
Glarryg wrote:I'm definitely up for this. Missed out on MP Roddy the first time, and it's hard to justify inflated eBay prices for a figure I know will come with flaws. At this point, I'd be happy with a re-release that fixes the QC issues.
Glarryg
I'll gladly take an all-new MP Rodimus! MP-09 Rodimus was one of the worst Transformers to come out. He should've been Rodimus or he should've been Rodimus Convoy. Trying to do both just sacrificed the entire toy ... so much so that Rodimus Convoy's vehicle mode had more in common with a Pretender vehicle than the original Rodimus. This picture says it all:

Posted by Windlacer on September 19th, 2015 @ 11:13am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 19th, 2015 @ 11:17am CDT
A new MP Rodimus in the same size class as the other Autobot cars will be perfect.
Posted by zodconvoy on September 19th, 2015 @ 11:22am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 19th, 2015 @ 11:35am CDT
Seibertron wrote:Glarryg wrote:I'm definitely up for this. Missed out on MP Roddy the first time, and it's hard to justify inflated eBay prices for a figure I know will come with flaws. At this point, I'd be happy with a re-release that fixes the QC issues.
Glarryg
I'll gladly take an all-new MP Rodimus! MP-09 Rodimus was one of the worst Transformers to come out. He should've been Rodimus or he should've been Rodimus Convoy. Trying to do both just sacrificed the entire toy ... so much so that Rodimus Convoy's vehicle mode had more in common with a Pretender vehicle than the original Rodimus. This picture says it all:
EEEESSSH, I didnt know that. I never owned that mold and now I know for certain I will never have to, nor would I ever want to

Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 19th, 2015 @ 11:45am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Seibertron wrote:Glarryg wrote:I'm definitely up for this. Missed out on MP Roddy the first time, and it's hard to justify inflated eBay prices for a figure I know will come with flaws. At this point, I'd be happy with a re-release that fixes the QC issues.
Glarryg
I'll gladly take an all-new MP Rodimus! MP-09 Rodimus was one of the worst Transformers to come out. He should've been Rodimus or he should've been Rodimus Convoy. Trying to do both just sacrificed the entire toy ... so much so that Rodimus Convoy's vehicle mode had more in common with a Pretender vehicle than the original Rodimus. This picture says it all:
EEEESSSH, I didnt know that. I never owned that mold and now I know for certain I will never have to, nor would I ever want to
Don't panic Will. This is just an extra acessory like OP's trailer. The real vehicle mode is rather this:

And MP-09 is a 2.5changer. Meaning, he got his vehicle mode, plus 2 robot modes.
"Kid" Hot-Rod and Rodimus Prime.

It's still a horrible, horrible transformers. Still, if you can endure MP Megs, I guess you would still enjoy it if you can find it for cheap.
Posted by william-james88 on September 19th, 2015 @ 12:07pm CDT
triKlops wrote:Cool.![]()
Hopefully this means I will be able to get a problem free one on this round.
I hope it isnt a taktomymall exclusive
And Kanrabat, thanks for the explanation. The only difference I see between Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime in that pic you showed is that his legs are slightly longer. Is there anything else?
Posted by Shegotron on September 19th, 2015 @ 12:18pm CDT
RhA wrote:Dear Takara, please remember Galvatron too.
Love,
RhA
Hear hear! I mean, my G1 and eHobby Galvatrons scale fine with the modern MPs, but they're just a bit clunky looking.
I hope this new MP turns out well. MP-9 was just a clusterbomb of problems. Just trying to do too much with one figure.
Of course, since we're getting Ironhide, the MP I'm really anticipating is Ratchet. G1 Ratchet was the very first Transformer I ever had, alongside Mixmaster, and I'm anticipating coming full-circle.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 19th, 2015 @ 12:19pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:triKlops wrote:Cool.![]()
Hopefully this means I will be able to get a problem free one on this round.
I hope it isnt a taktomymall exclusive
And Kanrabat, thanks for the explanation. The only difference I see between Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime in that pic you showed is that his legs are slightly longer. Is there anything else?
It's hard to see from here but he have a face changing gimmick.
Posted by Shegotron on September 19th, 2015 @ 12:25pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:triKlops wrote:Cool.![]()
Hopefully this means I will be able to get a problem free one on this round.
I hope it isnt a taktomymall exclusive
And Kanrabat, thanks for the explanation. The only difference I see between Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime in that pic you showed is that his legs are slightly longer. Is there anything else?
It's hard to see from here but he have a face changing gimmick.

Here's that gimmick.
Posted by Desslok2201 on September 19th, 2015 @ 1:53pm CDT