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New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave

Posted by william-james88 Jan 25, 2019 at 8:59am CST 20,555 views
Thanks to Loopaza Mega Store, we have high resolution scans of the latest Figure King Magazine. This and Takara's PR Twitter account are the ways Takara shares the latest info and images for Transformers figures. This time we get our best look yet at the accessory portion of Masterpiece MP-44 Optimus Prime Ver 3, with a lot of attention given to the trailer. We also see how the jet pack interacts with both the trailer and MP Sideswipe, and we see an extra storage tray for unused accessories.

We also get a new reveal, with Golden Lagoon Soundwave. It is not the Masterpiece mold, but instead the original Titans Return/Legends mold being used. The price shown on Twitter is 10,000 Yen. The twitter post also included more images which we are sharing below.











New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave
New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave
New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave
New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave
New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave
New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave
New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave
New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave
New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave
New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave
New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave
New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave

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Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by angtre Jan 25, 2019
It seems to me that many online stores are struggling to get rid of the original Golden Lagoon-themed toys (they are frequently offered at high discount prices, at least), yet here's another one.
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Comment by DecepticonFinishline Jan 25, 2019
Me: *Collects Soundwaves*

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Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by william-james88 Jan 25, 2019
mentre83 wrote:It seems to me that many online stores are struggling to get rid of the original Golden Lagoon-themed toys (they are frequently offered at high discount prices, at least), yet here's another one.


Its unrelated because these are exclusives in Japan. Takara couldnt care less about toys sold in the US since BBTS didnt even get their stock from Takara.
Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by Randomhero Jan 25, 2019
mentre83 wrote:It seems to me that many online stores are struggling to get rid of the original Golden Lagoon-themed toys (they are frequently offered at high discount prices, at least), yet here's another one.



It’s probably more popular in Japan. Ya know, Takaras target audience? We’re just the extra icing on top to them
Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by Carnivius_Prime Jan 25, 2019
Jeez, another version of that cruddy over-large Titans Soundwave? Who'd wanna pay the extra cash for that if they own the original or the Bumblebee movie release especially when there's a much more scale-appropiate Soundwave in Siege that has better minions that don't all look like fold out tables?

May not be a fan of the G1 toon at all but that Prime really does do the best job of representing the character from it. It looks spot on. And far more accurate than the previous MP figures. Most of those configurations of the trailer look a bit tacky though (I kinda like the lil pod thingy being removed and carted about by Roller though for some reason). Some of those accessories are just goofy like the Starscream bit (reminds me of the fishing rod with MP Hot Rod, I hated that damn fishing rod, didn't fit in my accessory case at all). Trim it down or sell a version that's just Prime himself and it might be a more attactive price to collectors who don't want so much extra junk with him.
Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by Randomhero Jan 25, 2019
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Jeez, another version of that cruddy over-large Titans Soundwave? Who'd wanna pay the extra cash for that if they own the original or the Bumblebee movie release especially when there's a much more scale-appropiate Soundwave in Siege that has better minions that don't all look like fold out tables



Congratulations you’re not the target audience but there are people who collect gold repaints and people who like the TR figure just fine. Plenty of people have shared their collection of gold repaints
Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by Carnivius_Prime Jan 25, 2019
Randomhero wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Jeez, another version of that cruddy over-large Titans Soundwave? Who'd wanna pay the extra cash for that if they own the original or the Bumblebee movie release especially when there's a much more scale-appropiate Soundwave in Siege that has better minions that don't all look like fold out tables



Congratulations you’re not the target audience but there are people who collect gold repaints and people who like the TR figure just fine. Plenty of people have shared their collection of gold repaints


Hey I'm ok with gold repaints (is not my thing but some like the bling... didn't mean to rhyme) but it's just not a figure deserving of it with a terrible alt-mode and several big flaws in robot mode (they even messed up the ratio of the visor vs mouthplace, something that should have been real simple and results in him just looking kinda silly and not at all menacing like he should). Just think it's a really poor version of Soundwave. Not quite Titanium Soundwave levels of crud but far from the Masterpiece or even Siege versions.
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Comment by no-one Jan 25, 2019
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MP44 officially has the best feature of any TF evah!

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Carnivius_Prime wrote:I kinda like the lil pod thingy being removed and carted about by Roller though for some reason
As do I, a lot. Looks fun and silly ;)^
Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by Randomhero Jan 25, 2019
Carnivius_Prime wrote:
Randomhero wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Jeez, another version of that cruddy over-large Titans Soundwave? Who'd wanna pay the extra cash for that if they own the original or the Bumblebee movie release especially when there's a much more scale-appropiate Soundwave in Siege that has better minions that don't all look like fold out tables



Congratulations you’re not the target audience but there are people who collect gold repaints and people who like the TR figure just fine. Plenty of people have shared their collection of gold repaints


Hey I'm ok with gold repaints (is not my thing but some like the bling... didn't mean to rhyme) but it's just not a figure deserving of it with a terrible alt-mode and several big flaws in robot mode (they even messed up the ratio of the visor vs mouthplace, something that should have been real simple and results in him just looking kinda silly and not at all menacing like he should). Just think it's a really poor version of Soundwave. Not quite Titanium Soundwave levels of crud but far from the Masterpiece or even Siege versions.


It’s a recent mold and these lagoon sets while exclusive arnt that expensive. Takara went with that mold for that reason. They wanted to keep costs down on it and make it affordable like the others.
Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Jan 25, 2019
Already said this in the main Golden Lagoon toys thread, and I'll reiterate it here.

The TR mold gives us a solid gold disco nightclub for our Titan Masters, Prime Masters, Micromasters, BotBots, etc. to boogie down and shake their groove thing! :P
Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by Carnivius_Prime Jan 25, 2019
Randomhero wrote:It’s a recent mold and these lagoon sets while exclusive arnt that expensive. Takara went with that mold for that reason. They wanted to keep costs down on it and make it affordable like the others.


Oh well. Up to them. To me it's just a mold that shouldn't have existed in first place. When the early pics of Blaster were turning up in blurry images I had really hoped he'd be a voyager but was disappointed when he turned out to be a Leader class figure. I had wanted a decent Blaster in voyager scale (nope, I had the FoC version for a lil while but kinda hated it, especially the round disc minions and the lever used to push them out) to represent the badass Marvel comic version that fought Straxus (who ended up the other way by getting a much too small Deluxe figure after a couple decades of waiting for any at all). Guess third-party is the way to go for that but darn they're expensive. Is just a character I see no need for at that size in Generations scale. Much too large. But yeah you're right if folk wanna buy it, it's their money. Have a good weekend, sir. :D
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Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jan 25, 2019
I was gonna suggest the Linkin Park Soundwave, but that one uses the G1 mold:

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Instead, let's go with the Year of the Goat one:

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Transformers Platinum Edition Year of the Goat Soundwave Gallery
Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by Ominous Sand Jan 25, 2019
I actually really like the golden Soundwave. It reminds me of the Linkin Park one from a few years ago. I hope some Reprolabels, or something gets made for the Linkin Park logos so we can have an updated version of it. I know I’d buy them
Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by william-james88 Jan 26, 2019
Takara has a lot of Transformers exclusives that will be in collector's hands soon, if not already, and thus we have several images coming from various sources. We have all the images below and we will now breakdown what you are about to see:

Official Images of Movie The Best MB-Ex Arm Cannon Bumblebee which is a Toysrus Japan exclusive redeco of Age of Extinction deluxe Bumblebee with a new weapon. You can follow discussion regarding that toy here: viewtopic.php?t=107981&p=2006354#p2006354

Official Images of Studio Series SS-Ex Drift which is another Toysrus exclusive in Japan. It is the same exclusive redeco of TLK Drift which is exclusive to Entertainment Earth in the US. You can follow discussion regarding that toy here: viewtopic.php?t=110126&p=2006737#p2006737

In hand images of Encore Big Convoy, courtesy of Kamito Sakura on Twitter. This is a toy many are looking forward to. The original was exclusive to Japan, as is this release. You can follow discussion regarding that toy here: viewtopic.php?t=111631&p=2006459#p2006459

In package images, courtesy of Robot Kingdom, of the upcoming Monsterbot two pack from Takara. These are a Takaratomy Mall Exclusive in Japan and feature Transformers LG-EX Grotusque & Repugnus. They are the same toys already released in the US through Hasbro Toy Shop and Amazon. You can follow discussion regarding that toy here: viewtopic.php?t=101179&p=1977451#p1977451

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Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by PhunkJunkion Jan 26, 2019
I'd buy that Drift in a heartbeat if it wasn't for the head. Here's hoping for a retool...
Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Jan 26, 2019
PhunkJunkion wrote:I'd buy that Drift in a heartbeat if it wasn't for the head. Here's hoping for a retool...
It's the same as the one Hasbro is releasing.
Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by Bucky Jan 27, 2019
Super excited for Convoy. Those colors are so vibrant. It looks top notch.

I’m also looking forward to Drift. I’ve never handled a movie Drift, and I’m not expecting much from the figure itself, but the paint job does look premium. If nothing else, it’ll be nice to have a good looking Drift to round out the movie cast. Plus I’m such a sucker for minifigs. Mostly for human minifigs, for scale, but these baby Dinobots look nice.
Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by -Kanrabat- Jan 27, 2019
Repugnus and Grotusque in the same box!
I missed out on the Amazon ones so I will buy this set in a heartbeat! =P~

Also, that Drift is sexy as fok. I won't buy it because of the overall price. But still, if a used loose one pop up at a reasonable price, I would cave in.
Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Jan 27, 2019
-Kanrabat- wrote:Also, that Drift is sexy as fok. I won't buy it because of the overall price. But still, if a used loose one pop up at a reasonable price, I would cave in.
Why not the identical Hasbro version?
Re: New Figure King Magazine Scans with MP-44 Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon Soundwave (view post)
Comment by -Kanrabat- Jan 27, 2019
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Also, that Drift is sexy as fok. I won't buy it because of the overall price. But still, if a used loose one pop up at a reasonable price, I would cave in.
Why not the identical Hasbro version?


Whatver the cheaper and easiest to obtain.
That Takara set is a Takara Tomy Mail exclusive. The Amzon ones are sold out or overpriced.
Sigh, guess I'll have to pass on everything. #-o
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