Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019

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Those who ordered MP BW Megatron on Amazon Japan have received an email saying that their orders have been delayed. We can deduce that the toy's release will now be end of March since the e-mail sent shows a new delivery date for beginning April. The e-mail is below, it is a mixture of English and Japanese. A similar e-mail was also sent for PP 43 Throne of the Primes which will now be received by those who ordered it between 2019-01-29 - 2019-02-01.

"Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Megatron (Beast Wars)"
Estimated delivery date: 2019-04-02 - 2019-04-05

"Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Megatron (Beast Wars)"

Dear Customer: We have learned that there has already been delayed some of the item (s) in your order indicated above.
When your order is shipped you will receive an e-mail message confirming the date, contents and method of shipment.

Credit(s): Amazon Japan

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Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (1996566)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on December 1st, 2018 @ 11:46pm CST

Kinda sucks about the delay, but I guess it gives fans extra time to get more funds for other wanted figures( like MP-44 Prime). You're welcome for the tipoff btw

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (1996567)
Posted by william-james88 on December 1st, 2018 @ 11:48pm CST

Nathaniel Prime wrote:Kinda sucks about the delay, but I guess it gives fans extra time to get more funds for other wanted figures( like MP-44 Prime). You're welcome for the tipoff btw

Yeah thanks, you got the news credit

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (1996596)
Posted by Emerje on December 2nd, 2018 @ 4:55am CST

Now to actually put aside the money for Megatron and resist the urge to spend it.

Emerje

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (1996611)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on December 2nd, 2018 @ 9:40am CST

Right, so now I don't have to be quite so frugal with Stag Do I will be attending in February :lol:

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (1996612)
Posted by Ironhidensh on December 2nd, 2018 @ 9:40am CST

I canceled my pre-order, so if you are looking, there might be one popping up on HLJ, though I'm not sure how that works for them.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (1996622)
Posted by Deathsaurus1 on December 2nd, 2018 @ 11:52am CST

Be perfect as a birthday gift to myself!!
Cant wait to own this purple dino

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (1996788)
Posted by BluePhirePB on December 3rd, 2018 @ 9:00am CST

Ok good, I can spread my cash around then haha.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (1996887)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 3rd, 2018 @ 7:04pm CST

Well, he went from being my birthday gift to myself to being an Easter present!

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2012183)
Posted by shajaki on February 24th, 2019 @ 9:49am CST

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2012186)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on February 24th, 2019 @ 9:56am CST

He looks stunning. He should be the only Predacon with the multi-panel Beast Mode. Now it is bugs and Terrorsaur, so I might even consider leaving some of them in Beast Mode on display. :-?

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2012217)
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on February 24th, 2019 @ 3:09pm CST

Holy balls, he’s shipping out already?

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2012221)
Posted by william-james88 on February 24th, 2019 @ 3:14pm CST

Nemesis Maximo wrote:Holy balls, he’s shipping out already?

I read online that these pics may be of a KO, not certain

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2012228)
Posted by Ironhidensh on February 24th, 2019 @ 4:44pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
Nemesis Maximo wrote:Holy balls, he’s shipping out already?

I read online that these pics may be of a KO, not certain

Really? I want aware of any Beast Wars KOs. That would be awesome if they did it for this guy.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2012264)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 24th, 2019 @ 8:10pm CST

I don't think they've done any BW KOs yet?

Also, he should be shipping out in another month here, he's still a ways out.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2013853)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 7th, 2019 @ 1:18pm CST

Today I got my invoice through from Kapow Toys...

He is coming!

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2013854)
Posted by wilcosu35 on March 7th, 2019 @ 1:19pm CST

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Today I got my invoice through from Kapow Toys...

He is coming!

Yeeees, excellent

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2013857)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 7th, 2019 @ 1:34pm CST

Indeed. I just realised he is going to be the single most expensive figure I've ever bought :shock:

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2013877)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 7th, 2019 @ 6:48pm CST

Man, I thought he wasn't due till the end of the month!

Since I'm going Amazon Japan, Dinobot will remain my most expensive purchase, though Megs will be 2nd still

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2015354)
Posted by william-james88 on March 20th, 2019 @ 9:18am CDT

Ironhidensh wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Nemesis Maximo wrote:Holy balls, he’s shipping out already?

I read online that these pics may be of a KO, not certain

Really? I want aware of any Beast Wars KOs.

it is now a thing: beast-wars-mps-are-now-being-ko-d-p2015353.php#p2015353

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2015361)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on March 20th, 2019 @ 11:30am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Nemesis Maximo wrote:Holy balls, he’s shipping out already?

I read online that these pics may be of a KO, not certain

Really? I want aware of any Beast Wars KOs.

it is now a thing: beast-wars-mps-are-now-being-ko-d-p2015353.php#p2015353

FFS

Some people just live to suck the joy out of everything, don't they?

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2015432)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 20th, 2019 @ 6:08pm CDT

Unless I'm remembering wrong and reading amazon Japan wrong, he should be due out next week!

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016123)
Posted by william-james88 on March 26th, 2019 @ 11:18pm CDT

A little while ago, Masterpiece Beast Wars Megatron was just a passing mention in a Takara interview and now in just a few short days, he will be released. His official release date is March 30th, that is when it will be available at Japanese retailers. Westerners who ordered him from Amazon Japan will be getting him by April 5th. With Beast Wars Megatron just about to come out, Robot Kingdom posted images of his box which we included below along with an image of his inner plastic tray which surfaced a little while ago. He will be packaged in Beast Mode. Do you all have him for preorder?

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016128)
Posted by Seibertron on March 27th, 2019 @ 12:45am CDT

I can't wait to get MP-43 next week. He looks fantastic.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016132)
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on March 27th, 2019 @ 4:52am CDT

is it confirmed there's a stand in the tray *under* him?

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016133)
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on March 27th, 2019 @ 4:53am CDT

Seibertron wrote:I can't wait to get MP-43 next week. He looks fantastic.

Does make me wish they'd textured/carved some lines in Cheetor or Primal (especially the toy deco Primal)

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016147)
Posted by Phoenix-2 on March 27th, 2019 @ 11:42am CDT

SpikeyTigertron wrote:is it confirmed there's a stand in the tray *under* him?

I assume the stand is in/under the part of the tray that is not in the picture. The product shots on the bottom right side (back of the box) do indicate that a stand would be included (although I suppose it could be the stand packaged with Dinobot - however only having a single, shared, stand would be kind of stupid/useless when trying to set them both up in a battle scene).

From what I can see he looks totally bad-a$$. Can't wait till he arrives!!!

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016177)
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on March 27th, 2019 @ 4:01pm CDT

I don’t think he does come with a stand. We’ve seen pics of all included parts, and the stand is always missing from those even though he’s seen using one.

I dunno for sure though, but we’ll be finding out soon!!! *rubs hands together greedily*

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016186)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 27th, 2019 @ 5:44pm CDT

Super excited for him! Hopefully I'll get him next week, he's supposed to come in stock this weekend

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016203)
Posted by william-james88 on March 27th, 2019 @ 7:49pm CDT

SpikeyTigertron wrote:is it confirmed there's a stand in the tray *under* him?

No and im pretty sure he doesnt come with a stand. Just additional clear plastic pieces to add to Dinobot's stand.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016236)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on March 28th, 2019 @ 8:20am CDT

TFW2005 Boards member chrisr291 has MP-43 BW Megatron in hand, and posted pictures there. Not sure if I'm allowed to mirror his pictures here, but I checked them out and he does indeed look great. Got check him out if you want to add more hype to his excitement

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016237)
Posted by william-james88 on March 28th, 2019 @ 8:33am CDT

Nathaniel Prime wrote: TFW2005 Boards member chrisr291 has MP-43 BW Megatron in hand, and posted pictures there. Not sure if I'm allowed to mirror his pictures here, but I checked them out and he does indeed look great. Got check him out if you want to add more hype to his excitement

Yes, you can post them here and provide a link to the source

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016281)
Posted by william-james88 on March 28th, 2019 @ 2:47pm CDT

This year's most important release (take that MP 44) is upon us. I am talking of course of Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron. While he is being released officially after tomorrow, certain stores already got him in stock (to be ready for release date) and some lucky fans have already held him in their loving arms. We are now getting many in hand images while we wait for a video review. The images show us that he is even bigger than MP-36 G1 Megatron. We see him scale with Optimus Primal and Dinobot. We also see the electronics with his eyes as well as shots of him without his beast shell.

The images come to us from various sources such as 变形金刚玩具吧 (who has a haunting avatar photo), and chrisr291 (who has an avatar I can get behind) along with other posts on various social media outlets.

The initial reaction has been mostly favourable. He is imposing, solid and has a nice transformation, reminiscent of the original toy. While the hip pieces don't hold on as tightly as would be preferable, the remaining beast shell stays on the robot quite well.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016284)
Posted by bvzxa on March 28th, 2019 @ 2:52pm CDT

Dont buy from e-tailers, get this directly from Amazon Japan

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016289)
Posted by -Crossfire- on March 28th, 2019 @ 3:18pm CDT

"A single Masterpiece figure, perfectly crafted in the likeness of the show model. I'm almost touched!"

*looks at price*

"...fortunately, such moments pass quickly."

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016290)
Posted by joevill on March 28th, 2019 @ 3:25pm CDT

AMAZING!!!

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016292)
Posted by Lore Keeper on March 28th, 2019 @ 3:33pm CDT

These pictures make me regret cancelling my preorder. But that price tag... It would be the most expensive figure I've ever purchased.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016298)
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on March 28th, 2019 @ 3:53pm CDT

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016302)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on March 28th, 2019 @ 4:07pm CDT

-Crossfire- wrote:"A single Masterpiece figure, perfectly crafted in the likeness of the show model. I'm almost touched!"

*looks at price*

"...fortunately, such moments pass quickly."

How does this quote fit this Masterpiece better than "Yesssss"? :lol:

Anyway, this is one great figure, and I am shocked that he has both a sound chip and an ab crunch, both of which I had no idea he had. I bet this guy will be worth the price, and just makes me cry in agony that I'm still broke :-(

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016320)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 28th, 2019 @ 5:59pm CDT

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

Me too Brother.

Sooooooooooooon. Next week hopefully!

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016360)
Posted by Emerje on March 29th, 2019 @ 2:17am CDT

bvzxa wrote:Dont buy from e-tailers, get this directly from Amazon Japan

Amazon Japan in an e-tailer.

I just got the payment request from AmiAmi! Yeah, I'm paying more overall and the shipping is going to be a little slower (air small packet, better than SAL), but I'm not in a rush and I have enough points saved up to bring the total price down to $250 just like on Amazon Japan right now.

Emerje

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016365)
Posted by zipper on March 29th, 2019 @ 7:31am CDT

I know this is a stupid question, but which Optimus Primal figure is that?

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016369)
Posted by william-james88 on March 29th, 2019 @ 8:03am CDT

zipper wrote:I know this is a stupid question, but which Optimus Primal figure is that?

Masterpiece

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016391)
Posted by william-james88 on March 29th, 2019 @ 1:37pm CDT

While the first in hand images of Transformers Masterpiece MP 43 Beast Wars Megatron made us all drool a bit, it seems that might have been a bit premature. The toy looks amazing, of course, but we are now getting reports of breakage. There is indeed an extra instruction page for Japanese readers that was meant to help avoid some problems, but that may not help most westerners. The plastic is also said to be rather thin, leading to stress marks which are very revealing on purple plastic. I don't know about you, but that broken crotch is the stuff of nightmares to me.

These images come from a Hong Kong fan and can be seen below. This is simply meant to warn you to be careful when handling and transforming this great looking figure when most of us get it next week.

We had had another report of a broken crotch right out of the package from Goldimus Prime over at TFW who posted this image.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016392)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on March 29th, 2019 @ 1:47pm CDT

Hopefully we can get a Siege-quality revisit of Beast Wars some day. The masterpieces are pretty, but I don't want to transform a Faberge egg.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016395)
Posted by ScottyP on March 29th, 2019 @ 2:05pm CDT

Megatronus wrote:I blame sweaty man-hands.

Well said, Megatronus.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016399)
Posted by Randomhero on March 29th, 2019 @ 2:35pm CDT

ScottyP wrote:
Megatronus wrote:I blame sweaty man-hands.

Well said, Megatronus.

Yeah I’m not gonna start blaming a toy until this is mass released and there are multiple reports. I’ve broken some just by applying too much force and pushing something that shouldn’t be pushed because I read instructions wrong.

Never blame QC until I hear 5-10 reports

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Posted by Randomhero on March 29th, 2019 @ 2:36pm CDT

Caelus wrote:Hopefully we can get a Siege-quality revisit of Beast Wars some day. The masterpieces are pretty, but I don't want to transform a Faberge egg.

We kinda have already. rhinox, rattrap, waspinator, Black arachnia. All pretty stop quality figures in the passed 5 years

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016403)
Posted by Evil Eye on March 29th, 2019 @ 3:01pm CDT

I'm hoping this is a Dinobot case where the early ones are hit-or-miss and later batches are much more solid. That said: Jesus, Takara, get your **** together. You better not screw up Blackarachnia.

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Posted by william-james88 on March 29th, 2019 @ 3:20pm CDT

Black Hat wrote:I'm hoping this is a Dinobot case where the early ones are hit-or-miss and later batches are much more solid. That said: Jesus, Takara, get your **** together. You better not screw up Blackarachnia.

I dont think there were later batches with Dinobot. Me and Ironhidensh got ours the same time. His was super solid and mine got his head broken off during transformation.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron Delayed Until End of March 2019 (2016414)
Posted by noctorro on March 29th, 2019 @ 3:52pm CDT

Oh my gods, that looks terrible.

My sympathys go out to all who have ordered him.

I'm happy with my original Megatron (even with his dinky color scheme and face). Masterpieces look amazing, totally agree but I (30 something year old manchild) still plays with Transformers and transform a lot. So I don't collect Masterpieces anymore.

Broken Transformers, man one of my top 10 nightmares.

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