If you are a fan of Masterpiece figures, we have what might be the first image of MPM Barricade.










MagicDeath wrote:No, he won't be brittle, as it's gold paint, not gold plastic. The paint might be brittle, though.
Also, is it really an homage to "The Golden Lagoon", or is it just part of the Japanese obsession with chromed and clear figures?
Black Hat wrote:Ah yes, one of the most obscenely complex Transformers in recent history, with well-documented paint scuffing and tolerance issues, covered entirely in gold vaccuum metalized chrome, a material known for fragility and affecting tolerances. Genius, Takara!
The latter, as it's a Lucky Draw figure.MagicDeath wrote:Also, is it really an homage to "The Golden Lagoon", or is it just part of the Japanese obsession with chromed and clear figures?
Emerje wrote:I never really thought height was the issue with MP-10 and in your pic he now looks taller than Megatron. My problem with the legs was the wheel covers, they should have been able to hide the wheels inside the legs instead of trying to cover them up. I do think it's a matter of time before we do see a new Prime done closer to the cartoon style to go with the rest of the cartoon modeled figures they've been making, but that may be a while, like MP-50.
Emerje
Cyberpath wrote:I don't think MP-10 needs longer legs, buuut I'd love if the wheels could be stored completely inside the legs. Hasui said that he could have easily come up with a way to do it -- but ultimately decided the pockets were a good compromise as far as durability and ease of transformation.
Personally, I think official upgrade-kits are unlikely. Takara might get blamed for deliberately making the toys less than perfect so they could sell you a kit later. I think an MP Convoy v3 is more likely, eventually.
MP-10 is still my favourite!I'm pleased with all the MPs so far, except for Red Alert.
skywarp-2 wrote:Yea, I see what you mean, the legs do look better without the wheel pocket. What if they did the legs more Anime esque, and captured it perfectly like the feet on MP-36.. that would look great on the bot. I have to disagree tho, while the legs should be taller so the crotches match, Prime would be slightly taller then Megs, but only by a few inches, and in the cartoon, it always looked to me, at least, that Prime was about the same height. If he's just a smidge above Megs with longer Legs, I could live with that..it's a Matrix height thing.. (See Hot Rod height increase 1986 Movie).
Relic0037 wrote:Just got a payment request email for my MP-36 Preorder, so it looks like that second run of Masterpiece Megatron will be hitting US shores soon.
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Relic0037 wrote:Just got a payment request email for my MP-36 Preorder, so it looks like that second run of Masterpiece Megatron will be hitting US shores soon.
Excellent! I've been waiting, and I was hearing February of next year was when he would hit, but I've started to hear rumors he was hitting the payment requests over the past week
skywarp-2 wrote:This is probably one of the best figures to ever come from Takara Tomy, worth paying for its original figure. Sure the KOs are coming and offer additions, but the original is worth it. A very satisfying figure.