Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-25 - Colours and Accessories Featuring Raoul, Blaster & More

If it wasn't a must buy before (it was), it definitely is now.

Raoul. Who'd ever guess that?

Va'al wrote:

Wow, things are moving really fast this time.

Raoul, lol. Obama is fighting to keep Raoul from being deported.

Should we be concerned about the inclusion of the extras? Aren't they normally used to make up for a smaller or less impressive figure?

Ravage XK wrote:Should we be concerned about the inclusion of the extras? Aren't they normally used to make up for a smaller or less impressive figure?

I wouldn't. Most of them have come with at least a few accessories, regardless of size.

I can see Sunstreaker in there, somewhere.

His torso doesn't look hollow anymore.
But the biggest news? MP BLASTER!!!!

Awesome, can't wait to get the KO version at $30 in about six to nine months! It will go great with my KO Prowl, Sideswipe, Silverstreak, Red alert, and Smokescreen.

Is this like, the fastest that Takara has gone from rumor to confirmed to grey prototype to color images ever with a Masterpiece figure?

Nemesis Maximo wrote:Is this like, the fastest that Takara has gone from rumor to confirmed to grey prototype to color images ever with a Masterpiece figure?

Probably! Maybe they're just trying to make up for lost time

shockblast2 wrote:Awesome, can't wait to get the KO version at $30 in about six to nine months! It will go great with my KO Prowl, Sideswipe, Silverstreak, Red alert, and Smokescreen.

HERESY!

Anyways, in all honesty, this may be one of my favorite MPs to date. Tracks was a favorite of mine from G1, and got a fair share of valuable screen time, too, unlike some other favorites of mine *coughProwlcough*. The mini Blaster just makes things that much better.

Stardrift wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:Awesome, can't wait to get the KO version at $30 in about six to nine months! It will go great with my KO Prowl, Sideswipe, Silverstreak, Red alert, and Smokescreen.

HERESY!

Anyways, in all honesty, this may be one of my favorite MPs to date. Tracks was a favorite of mine from G1, and got a fair share of valuable screen time, too, unlike some other favorites of mine *coughProwlcough*. The mini Blaster just makes things that much better.

Yeah, he basically got two whole episodes to himself in season 2. Can Prowl or Bluestreak say the same?

Spike and Raoul are totally gonna have a Breakdance dance off on my desk.
I already cut out a little piece of card board for backspins and windmills.

Shuttershock wrote:

Stardrift wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:Awesome, can't wait to get the KO version at $30 in about six to nine months! It will go great with my KO Prowl, Sideswipe, Silverstreak, Red alert, and Smokescreen.

HERESY!

Anyways, in all honesty, this may be one of my favorite MPs to date. Tracks was a favorite of mine from G1, and got a fair share of valuable screen time, too, unlike some other favorites of mine *coughProwlcough*. The mini Blaster just makes things that much better.

Yeah, he basically got two whole episodes to himself in season 2. Can Prowl or Bluestreak say the same?

The closest Prowl got to an episode of his own was when Chip took control of his combat systems. And that wasn't even for very long.

Cobotron wrote:Spike and Raoul are totally gonna have a Breakdance dance off on my desk.
I already cut out a little piece of card board for backspins and windmills.

You deserve a fully-stocked cookie jar.

Darn,they're doing the yellow square around the Autobot symbol. I know it's accurate, but it looks ugly as sin. Also, why is Raoul a static statue instead of 'articulated' like all the other humans so far? Granted, he looks better, but consistency would have been nice. And where's Carly?! Or Marissa? We need some spaceladies on our MP shelves!

Nitpicks aside, Tracks is looking pretty good. The color pic doesn't excite me as much, but I'm definitely picking him up.

They need to include some tiny cardboard pieces and some Dancitron tickets, hahaha

Ultra Magnus wrote:They need to include some tiny cardboard pieces and some Dancitron tickets, hahaha

Michael Jackson Raoul sold separately.

He looks awesome. I hope that stand will be clear and it looks like Raoul will have a stand? That's a nice touch, but i hope it will be like the figures we got before.

Tracks. It seems to me that Takara's choice of Transformers to make as toys are starting to become random. Any chance of us seeing a Masterpiece Optimus Primal? That would be nice. Right?

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Tracks. It seems to me that Takara's choice of Transformers to make as toys are starting to become random. Any chance of us seeing a Masterpiece Optimus Primal. That would be nice. Right?

Telemocha Series Convoy is better than any MP Primal could be.

RhA wrote:Raoul. Who'd ever guess that?

Everybody!

Me likes in color. Tracks with a flight mode and mini Blaster and Raoul... TT is giving no quarter. They are certainly and definitely serious! Flight mode tail fins are so cool looking! I happen to like the yellow square around the bot symbol. It certainly sells the animation accuracy for me.

Road Rage with Twincast repaint? Evil Raoul?

Tigertrack wrote:Road Rage with Twincast repaint? Evil Raoul?

Tracks can come with "Make Tracks" Raoul while Road Rage can come with "Auto-Bop" Raoul.

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Tracks. It seems to me that Takara's choice of Transformers to make as toys are starting to become random. Any chance of us seeing a Masterpiece Optimus Primal? That would be nice. Right?

I can't see what's random about this. Tracks was in the first wave of Japanese releases

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DMSL wrote:He looks awesome. I hope that stand will be clear and it looks like Raoul will have a stand? That's a nice touch, but i hope it will be like the figures we got before.

By the looks of it, it's nothing like the previous figures. He looks to have none of the Witwicky's articulation, but unlike them, may have a face.

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Tracks. It seems to me that Takara's choice of Transformers to make as toys are starting to become random. Any chance of us seeing a Masterpiece Optimus Primal? That would be nice. Right?

Sure. The masterpiece line, however, is dedicated to th G1 line. Even Starsaber is a part of G1.

Stardrift wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:Awesome, can't wait to get the KO version at $30 in about six to nine months! It will go great with my KO Prowl, Sideswipe, Silverstreak, Red alert, and Smokescreen.

HERESY!

Anyways, in all honesty, this may be one of my favorite MPs to date. Tracks was a favorite of mine from G1, and got a fair share of valuable screen time, too, unlike some other favorites of mine *coughProwlcough*. The mini Blaster just makes things that much better.

Why, because I am getting the same figure cheaper by being patient? What is the difference between that and a sale? Because it is supposedly a KO? These "KO's" have been shown to have the same quality, if not better, than the "official" releases. Official as in Hasbro marking them up and selling them at retail. No thanks. There is NO effin way I would pay $70 or more for one of these Masterpiece figures. They are ok, but not worth more than what I paid for them. If even that.

Va'al wrote:Courtesy of site sponsors' RobotKingdom.com Facebook page and Kapow! Toys Facebook page, we have a first look not only at the official colours for the upcoming Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-25 Tracks, but also showing off both Corvette and flying mode, the inclusion of a flight stand, and accessories in Raoul and mini-Blaster boombox mode - check it all out in the mirrored image from Kapow below!

That pose in that pic makes him look derpy as hell.

shockblast2 wrote:

Stardrift wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:Awesome, can't wait to get the KO version at $30 in about six to nine months! It will go great with my KO Prowl, Sideswipe, Silverstreak, Red alert, and Smokescreen.

HERESY!

Anyways, in all honesty, this may be one of my favorite MPs to date. Tracks was a favorite of mine from G1, and got a fair share of valuable screen time, too, unlike some other favorites of mine *coughProwlcough*. The mini Blaster just makes things that much better.

Why, because I am getting the same figure cheaper by being patient? What is the difference between that and a sale? Because it is supposedly a KO? These "KO's" have been shown to have the same quality, if not better, than the "official" releases. Official as in Hasbro marking them up and selling them at retail. No thanks. There is NO effin way I would pay $70 or more for one of these Masterpiece figures. They are ok, but not worth more than what I paid for them. If even that.

I haven't bought a wide enough range of official MPs to compare, but I've bought 4 of those leftover parts KOs, and 3 of them had problems. Their primary use is leftover parts for when one finally saves up for the real deal.

Before this thread polarizes into the usual pro/anti knock-off, I'd just like to state that as much as I'd like to, I haven't bought a Japanese MP figure in years, simply for financial reasons; even though I'd love to, I'll probably have to wait until most of the ones I want are on the secondary market. And if stating that you're buying an MP KO somehow discourages Takara from continuing the line, then so does me honestly saying I have to put off buying the real figures, even though I'm passing on the KOs as well. Every fan's buying power is what it is.

However, keeping this on track, Raoul getting a toy has me foolishly optimistic that future MP releases could dip into Marvel human territory, including the legal nightmare of a Circuit Breaker to accompany MP Jazz! Hey, it'd convince me to immediately pounce on Takara's and not wait for Hasbro's, since that'd be next to impossible to include at TRU...unless they made it a Marvel crossover variant where all of Jazz's black turned blue; that'd make more sense than the Year of the Goat MP repaints.

He looks okay, but the cartoon character has a stocky appearance. Certainly not slim. Since the corvette is long, they were more or less forced to make him slim in robot mode, but still.

I think Raoul is a figurine but looking back at all the comments people have made about the quality of Spike, Daniel, and adult Spike, this might be a good idea. The shoulder cannons look rather small as I remember them being bigger in the show as well as his hand gun. Then again these are prototype images and things can always change.

Instant get!

Brilliant in every way, I will buy every color. I want this along with Red, Yellow & Black.

Leader_Ultra_Magnus wrote:Brilliant in every way, I will buy every color. I want this along with Red, Yellow & Black.

I'll second that. Yellow least needed though for me.

shockblast2 wrote:

Stardrift wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:Awesome, can't wait to get the KO version at $30 in about six to nine months! It will go great with my KO Prowl, Sideswipe, Silverstreak, Red alert, and Smokescreen.

HERESY!

Anyways, in all honesty, this may be one of my favorite MPs to date. Tracks was a favorite of mine from G1, and got a fair share of valuable screen time, too, unlike some other favorites of mine *coughProwlcough*. The mini Blaster just makes things that much better.

Why, because I am getting the same figure cheaper by being patient? What is the difference between that and a sale? Because it is supposedly a KO? These "KO's" have been shown to have the same quality, if not better, than the "official" releases. Official as in Hasbro marking them up and selling them at retail. No thanks. There is NO effin way I would pay $70 or more for one of these Masterpiece figures. They are ok, but not worth more than what I paid for them. If even that.

I was kidding more than anything, dude; but I also don't really buy KOs, just because that's my personal choice.

huryochagi wrote:He looks okay, but the cartoon character has a stocky appearance. Certainly not slim. Since the corvette is long, they were more or less forced to make him slim in robot mode, but still.

I agree with you I will probably get this figure, but I feel he could have been designed better (beefier).

Sabrblade wrote:

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Tracks. It seems to me that Takara's choice of Transformers to make as toys are starting to become random. Any chance of us seeing a Masterpiece Optimus Primal. That would be nice. Right?

Telemocha Series Convoy is better than any MP Primal could be.

Can that still be had for a reasonable price? It's from a while back.

Anyhow, who from Beast Wars should get a Masterpiece figure then? Waspinator, Rhinox, and Rattrap all have great (not perfectly show-accurate, but close enough) Generations figures. Tarantulas, perhaps? Not that they're likely to do non-G1 Masterpieces (the two "movie masterpiece" figures notwithstanding), but it's fun to speculate.

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Tracks. It seems to me that Takara's choice of Transformers to make as toys are starting to become random. Any chance of us seeing a Masterpiece Optimus Primal. That would be nice. Right?

Telemocha Series Convoy is better than any MP Primal could be.

Can that still be had for a reasonable price? It's from a while back.

Anyhow, who from Beast Wars should get a Masterpiece figure then? Waspinator, Rhinox, and Rattrap all have great (not perfectly show-accurate, but close enough) Generations figures. Tarantulas, perhaps? Not that they're likely to do non-G1 Masterpieces (the two "movie masterpiece" figures notwithstanding), but it's fun to speculate.

I bought mine at a BotCon 2012 for $59.

As for who, Blackarachnia needs a toy that can go from show-accurate black widow spider to show-accurate robot.

Though, I'm not really interested that much in giant versions of the BW cast since those guys were all more human-sized and the existing Deluxe/Mega/Ultra/Super toys, as well as the modern day Deluxe and Voyager toys, are in a good-enough scale with larger-sized G1 Masterpieces.

It sucks so much that we have to wait through crappy star saber to get to tracks........

Ironhidensh wrote:It sucks so much that we have to wait through crappy star saber to get to tracks........

Yup, because they could only have one engineering team working on one project at a time. They are so neanderthal while doing it too...you should see the 3. One guy draws a picture on a blackboard with chalk, one guy tries to decipher what the heck he drew, and we as consumers are left with what the third guy figured out from the first 2 idiots. It is what it is, but you could do better.

Does anyone know how long it usually takes hlj.com to get their pre-order online?
(I know I'm a bit impatient )

xMXUx wrote:Does anyone know how long it usually takes hlj.com to get their pre-order online?
(I know I'm a bit impatient )

I'm impatiently waiting as well.



Refresh.....refresh.....refresh......

Bumblevivisector wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:

Stardrift wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:Awesome, can't wait to get the KO version at $30 in about six to nine months! It will go great with my KO Prowl, Sideswipe, Silverstreak, Red alert, and Smokescreen.

HERESY!

Anyways, in all honesty, this may be one of my favorite MPs to date. Tracks was a favorite of mine from G1, and got a fair share of valuable screen time, too, unlike some other favorites of mine *coughProwlcough*. The mini Blaster just makes things that much better.

Why, because I am getting the same figure cheaper by being patient? What is the difference between that and a sale? Because it is supposedly a KO? These "KO's" have been shown to have the same quality, if not better, than the "official" releases. Official as in Hasbro marking them up and selling them at retail. No thanks. There is NO effin way I would pay $70 or more for one of these Masterpiece figures. They are ok, but not worth more than what I paid for them. If even that.

I haven't bought a wide enough range of official MPs to compare, but I've bought 4 of those leftover parts KOs, and 3 of them had problems. Their primary use is leftover parts for when one finally saves up for the real deal.

Before this thread polarizes into the usual pro/anti knock-off, I'd just like to state that as much as I'd like to, I haven't bought a Japanese MP figure in years, simply for financial reasons; even though I'd love to, I'll probably have to wait until most of the ones I want are on the secondary market. And if stating that you're buying an MP KO somehow discourages Takara from continuing the line, then so does me honestly saying I have to put off buying the real figures, even though I'm passing on the KOs as well. Every fan's buying power is what it is.

However, keeping this on track, Raoul getting a toy has me foolishly optimistic that future MP releases could dip into Marvel human territory, including the legal nightmare of a Circuit Breaker to accompany MP Jazz! Hey, it'd convince me to immediately pounce on Takara's and not wait for Hasbro's, since that'd be next to impossible to include at TRU...unless they made it a Marvel crossover variant where all of Jazz's black turned blue; that'd make more sense than the Year of the Goat MP repaints.

I had one issue with my Sideswipe figure and it really wasn't that bad. It had a mis-colored small paint blotch on the hood. I brought it up with the seller and he gave me a $15 refund. I took some red paint and corrected it, so I got a nice MP Sideswipe for $16. I would actually challenge anyone to take one of these KO's and an official and tell me the differences between them, because I don't see it. Hell, I thought it was because you didn't get a coin, but even the official ones come without coins unless you buy it noted with coin at an increased price.

These "KO" MP's are rumored to be the rejects from QC at the same factory as your $70 figure. If that is true, then who wouldn't take one for 70% less with a minor flaw that you can correct on your own? If not, then they are the best KO's I have ever seen. If you run a search on youtube you can watch videos of people comparing the "original" with a "KO" and there is no difference between the two. And I have actually seen some people say they are better quality, because the ebay seller corrects the flaws and checks the figure by hand before selling.

If you do not agree with buying KO's then that is your opinion and your right to do so. But if its because you have some sort of "loyalty" to Hasbro or Takara, then that is just silly because they don't give a sh*t about you when they jack up their prices for lessor product year by year.

If you want to talk KO's, theres a place to do so (make your own thread even!). Lets not derail this any further

shajaki wrote:If you want to talk KO's, theres a place to do so (make your own thread even!). Lets not derail this any further

Hear, hear!

On topic I am totally stoked about Raoul and the mini Blaster!

donny1975 wrote:On topic I am totally stoked about Raoul and the mini Blaster!

Same. I think it's already been pointed out that Raoul appears to just be a solid statue of a figure, but better detailed than previous human companions. I wonder what the general consensus about that is? Is anyone bummed that Raoul won't be able to have a seat in the Vette mode?

Personally, I'll take a better looking statue over a posable blob

shajaki wrote:

donny1975 wrote:On topic I am totally stoked about Raoul and the mini Blaster!

Same. I think it's already been pointed out that Raoul appears to just be a solid statue of a figure, but better detailed than previous human companions. I wonder what the general consensus about that is? Is anyone bummed that Raoul won't be able to have a seat in the Vette mode?

Personally, I'll take a better looking statue over a posable blob

I want both period ...they can make it happen.

But I am with you I would rather have something character over a few joints...

The little details tickle you pink! Tomy

The first of the overseas retailers to offer our pal Tracks hereis none other than BigInJapan, offering him up for the cool preorder price of 5625 Yen. That translation in most currencies is mighty good. Go check them out!

shajaki wrote:The first of the overseas retailers to offer our pal Tracks hereis none other than BigInJapan, offering him up for the cool preorder price of 5625 Yen. That translation in most currencies is mighty good. Go check them out!

That's a pretty cool price
What are your experiences with Big In Japan?