Takara-Tomy MP-01L Official Product Page

I only considering buying this after Takara first announced him, but after looking at the first picture, I'm pretty sure that I'm sold, I know that this guy shouldn't be anything new by now, but that pose is just so cool! , by the way has Takara revealed the release date for this guy yet?

Such a great figure, if I didn't already have it I would buy another one.

I have to question weither or not we may start seeing some mold degredation on this, what is it now, sixth use of this mold.

MP-01, MP-02, MP-04, Hasbro version 1, 20th DVD version.

--B-- wrote:Such a great figure, if I didn't already have it I would buy another one.

I have to question weither or not we may start seeing some mold degredation on this, what is it now, sixth use of this mold.

MP-01, MP-02, MP-04, Hasbro version 1, 20th DVD version.

MP-01B, MP-04S

MP Ultra Magnus, is that you?

--B-- wrote:Such a great figure, if I didn't already have it I would buy another one.

That makes no sense!!
If you dont have one, how can you buy another?

OlivusPrime wrote:I think every Transformers fan in the known universe must own this figure by now. I just want another chance to get Megatron!

Megatron was re-released last year (or he comes out soon?). I thought it had already come out, but BBTS has it listed as a preorder for March.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK11213&mode=retail

cannonfodder4000 wrote:I only considering buying this after Takara first announced him, but after looking at the first picture, I'm pretty sure that I'm sold, I know that this guy shouldn't be anything new by now, but that pose is just so cool! , by the way has Takara revealed the release date for this guy yet?

See thats the thing, some of the poses shown sometimes aren't possible as the ratchets in the leg pop to wide so it justs looks wrong, I just checked that the pose shown is, but I remember when I first got that I had a problem with some poses that ha dbeen depicted, I think it was due to top heavyness also making the legs want to spread more. Great figure but I wish he was all plastic to help posing.
On another note is it me or are the legs more metalic looking, or is that just he promotion pics. As the thighs look metalic instead of a more flat grey.

Seibertron wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:QC has gone down since the MP-4 release (paint chipping, missaligned windows) and the second issue of Ultra Magnus (missassembly of the lights). Let's hope TakaraTomy fixes those issues.

The very first release of him had some paint chipping issues, as was also pretty common with Binaltech figures.

Just to add to this, the chest alignment issues were supposedly fixed in the release of Sleep Convoy or the one before. I can't remember which, for certain. It was one of the advertising bullet points that Takara Tomy were using for whichever release it was.

DTR69 wrote:See thats the thing, some of the poses shown sometimes aren't possible as the ratchets in the leg pop to wide so it justs looks wrong, I just checked that the pose shown is, but I remember when I first got that I had a problem with some poses that ha dbeen depicted, I think it was due to top heavyness also making the legs want to spread more. Great figure but I wish he was all plastic to help posing.

You're right about the heaviness and ratchets hindering posing but the pic of him holding Megatron IS possible. Mine is currently doing the pose exactly as shown.

DTR69 wrote:On another note is it me or are the legs more metalic looking, or is that just he promotion pics. As the thighs look metalic instead of a more flat grey.

Yes, they've painted the thighs in pretty shiny silver. Whether or not that paint app makes it to the released figure, who knows?

I take it the Japanese text over the display base says there's a hint regarding a new Masterpiece figure?

Who else has held the Matrix other than Rodimus, Starscream, Ultra Magnus?

Alpha Trion? Galvatron (which actually could be a sweet Masterpiece figure)?