New Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-25 Tracks with Comparison Shots

Tracks' backpack looks no worse than Sideswipe's.

megatronus wrote:Tracks' backpack looks no worse than Sideswipe's.

Agreed. But the gap does make his torso seem like it's too frontwards no? That's more my issue with him. Car looks amazing though and some of those action poses are really cool.

Despite what i will say about his robot mode gap, the vehicle mode is just simply amazing, a true beauty. And as a car fan myself, it is a beauty

william-james88 wrote:

megatronus wrote:Tracks' backpack looks no worse than Sideswipe's.

Agreed. But the gap does make his torso seem like it's too frontwards no? That's more my issue with him. Car looks amazing though and some of those action poses are really cool.

I see what you mean - from the side, it does look that way. But I'm overall happy with how he's looking, and I'm still curious whether the backpack will necessarily rest at an angle or if you're able to adjust it.

I'm just excited to get Tracks (and Road Rage!) in hand.

I remember when Alternators/Binaltech were all that. Man how things have evolved.

He's got more paint app details unlike the previous cars. And his sigil is different and his hood is reversed to that of the original G1 figure. Will wonders ever cease?

Btw, on a slight deviation, Sideswipe's back pack ain't that bad because that the max you can put in on given his earth mode design. I doubt it you can squeeze the figure any further.

william-james88 wrote:

Time for some old school breakin'?

Track's backpack appears to have a little play in it. Maybe down and in a bit? But then it might interfere with arm movement. He's a slender fellow ain't he?

Since we are getting a MP Road Rage from this Figure I would expect takara to make an MP Black Tracks since they want to make the most uses out of an masterpiece figure for characters and If they do they should give Black Tracks an Resemblance of the orginal g1 Black Tracks Head Sculpt

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Time for some old school breakin'?

I saw it as a step up showdown with Spike showing off some moves.

Mkall wrote:I remember when Alternators/Binaltech were all that. Man how things have evolved.

I still think Decepticharge is awesome!

November 7th release for this right? Looks mostly good, can't wait to get it.

I did say "mostly" good though. The face is does not remind me of Tracks, which is not a good thing for a Masterpiece figure. Actually, the face is pretty poor in general, very strange expression.

Mkall wrote:I remember when Alternators/Binaltech were all that. Man how things have evolved.

I was just thinking this the other day. I remember how jazzed we were at each binaltech release, and how amazed at how awesome they looked. Now, I hardly think about them compared to the Masterpiece line. So funny how things change with time.

Ironhidensh wrote:

Mkall wrote:I remember when Alternators/Binaltech were all that. Man how things have evolved.

I was just thinking this the other day. I remember how jazzed we were at each binaltech release, and how amazed at how awesome they looked. Now, I hardly think about them compared to the Masterpiece line. So funny how things change with time.

They still look cool, but in their own way, different from MPs.

ScottyP wrote:November 7th release for this right? Looks mostly good, can't wait to get it.

I did say "mostly" good though. The face is does not remind me of Tracks, which is not a good thing for a Masterpiece figure. Actually, the face is pretty poor in general, very strange expression.

Do you preffer it to Ramjet's MP face? I found that one pretty poor. Actually, thinking about it, the MP faces tend to not work out as well when the robot has a mouth.

This Tracks really disappoints me. I guess it is good for me though because it gives me 1 less MP to save up for.

I'll never understand why backpacks are such a complaint. 30 years of backpacks and it's never bothered me.

Cobotron wrote::lol: I'll never understand why backpacks are such a complaint. 30 years of backpacks and it's never bothered me.

Outside of ones like FE AoE op I'm not bothered, heck I grew up in teh age of legendary backpacks with BW. No, what bothers me is his entire collar and chest cavity is empty and garishly visible.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Cobotron wrote::lol: I'll never understand why backpacks are such a complaint. 30 years of backpacks and it's never bothered me.

Outside of ones like FE AoE op I'm not bothered, heck I grew up in teh age of legendary backpacks with BW. No, what bothers me is his entire collar and chest cavity is empty and garishly visible.

Seconded. The backpack design could have been done better to eliminate the gap, which is the main complaint about it. it wouldn't be as bad if the hole were sealed up

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Cobotron wrote::lol: I'll never understand why backpacks are such a complaint. 30 years of backpacks and it's never bothered me.

Outside of ones like FE AoE op I'm not bothered, heck I grew up in teh age of legendary backpacks with BW. No, what bothers me is his entire collar and chest cavity is empty and garishly visible.

The Sideswipe and Prowl molds both have the same issue. You can see right through them. People will get to use to this once it's in hand, and people who pass may regret it later. Par the course.

megatronus wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Cobotron wrote::lol: I'll never understand why backpacks are such a complaint. 30 years of backpacks and it's never bothered me.

Outside of ones like FE AoE op I'm not bothered, heck I grew up in teh age of legendary backpacks with BW. No, what bothers me is his entire collar and chest cavity is empty and garishly visible.

The Sideswipe and Prowl molds both have the same issue. You can see right through them. People will get to use to this once it's in hand, and people who pass may regret it later. Par the course.

The "R" word. Let them suffer Bwahahahahahaha

Cobotron wrote::lol: I'll never understand why backpacks are such a complaint. 30 years of backpacks and it's never bothered me.

Right there w you

Drift082111 wrote:

Cobotron wrote::lol: I'll never understand why backpacks are such a complaint. 30 years of backpacks and it's never bothered me.

Right there w you

Its not the backpack itself, it's the gap between it and the body.

Drift082111 wrote:

Cobotron wrote::lol: I'll never understand why backpacks are such a complaint. 30 years of backpacks and it's never bothered me.

Right there w you

I have no issues with backpacks, sometimes I think they look pretty cool. Especially if you can shove weapons in them.

I remember when I was a kiddo my Joes with backpacks were the coolest.

Anyways, I came here to share a listing for MP Tracks I stumbled upon on Amazon (while stalking and pining) for $65 shipped. If this is legit, it ships 11/02 - 11/05 . It's slightly less than what BBTS and TFSource has listed.

http://www.amazon.com/TOMY-Transformers?tag=seibertron07-20& ... ers+tracks

Its amazing these two are almost the same size in robot mode, there's a little mass shifting going on through modern engineering.



I loved the fact that they color matched the paint job of the excellent car mode Alternator Tracks. The color was another of the details they got right about this Alternator mold.

megatronus wrote:The cars look so good together... in both modes! Can't wait for Tracks to hit.

They are amazing together. " Autobots roll out!"

Ironhidensh wrote:

Mkall wrote:I remember when Alternators/Binaltech were all that. Man how things have evolved.

I was just thinking this the other day. I remember how jazzed we were at each binaltech release, and how amazed at how awesome they looked. Now, I hardly think about them compared to the Masterpiece line. So funny how things change with time.

They're still amazing, especially in car mode; different, but amazing!

I have him on pre-order. My only nit-pick is that I wish the windows were tinted a little bit. I can ignore the hollow places by positioning and posing him the way I want.

How does everyone keep getting him before Nov?

Cyberpath wrote:How does everyone keep getting him before Nov?

Stolen factory samples, perhaps?

I'm so ready for this; haven't had a new Masterpiece in almost a year.

I'm so ready for this...I haven't had a new Masterpiece in almost two weeks.

I'm so ready for this, but I probably won't get it in hand until December. I have a lot coming in this month and wanna save on shipping.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm so ready for this, but I probably won't get it in hand until December. I have a lot coming in this month and wanna save on shipping.

Truthfully, I won't see mine until Clampdown and Road Rage hit. I might (might) even wait until Ironhide comes out. Or, if they come in at different times, Tracks and Road Rage and Clampdown and Ironhide.

Shipping and all that.

sol magnus wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm so ready for this, but I probably won't get it in hand until December. I have a lot coming in this month and wanna save on shipping.

Truthfully, I won't see mine until Clampdown and Road Rage hit. I might (might) even wait until Ironhide comes out. Or, if they come in at different times, Tracks and Road Rage and Clampdown and Ironhide.

Shipping and all that.

I just usually like to ship all my pre-orders in a month at once, unless I need to review something. With Tracks it's going to be tough but I gotta be strong.

Just got payment request from amiami.
I told 'em, the Tracks in the mail!

My first TF order at BigInJapan (usually get those exclusive anime gals from them)

I ordered Tracks from BIJ also... can't wait!

Just got my payment request from HLJ.
Worst week of the month to get it too because all the monthly bills fall due in the first week of the month. ugh.

A few days to go and ill finally have him in hand, cant wait

BBTS sent me an email saying they'll get theirs within 5 days

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What a butt ugly fig worthy o the trash dump!

Believe me, Wheeljack isn't the only one excited that the reinforcements are here.


Boy! EMS shipping is FAST!

I got my notice yesterday evening from TFSource that MP Tracks is now in stock! My payment processed this morning. He's just waiting for me to hit that "Ship My Stack" button. Unfortunately, I don't have quite enough merchandise in stock to get free shipping just yet. >.<

I've only had the chance to get Tracks from car to robot mode. Flight mode is on the way between the two, but I didn't really stop there.

Tracks is a dainty little chap, I must say.
His transformation is even a delicate dance of tiny moving parts. The chest and shoulder transformations are like nothing I've seen, and the way it all pegs together is amazing. Pulling apart the front end of the car to split the legs was terrifying. Like Datsun Bros hood-to-chest scary.
He's really light though. He doesn't feel as solid as the previous cars. They used some lighter plastics. He feels like he weighs as much as Bumble Bee. Mine also has wiggly knees, but it's not really effecting his pose-ability, or stability.






Over all he looks cool and has nice articulation. He's fun to transform. He holds good poses, makes a solid action figure, and looks great next to everybody else.
That's a good TF in my book.

Cobotron wrote:I've only had the chance to get Tracks from car to robot mode. Flight mode is on the way between the two, but I didn't really stop there.

Tracks is a dainty little chap, I must say.
His transformation is even a delicate dance of tiny moving parts. The chest and shoulder transformations are like nothing I've seen, and the way it all pegs together is amazing. Pulling apart the front end of the car to split the legs was terrifying. Like Datsun Bros hood-to-chest scary.
He's really light though. He doesn't feel as solid as the previous cars. They used some lighter plastics. He feels like he weighs as much as Bumble Bee. Mine also has wiggly knees, but it's not really effecting his pose-ability, or stability.






Over all he looks cool and has nice articulation. He's fun to transform. He holds good poses, makes a solid action figure, and looks great next to everybody else.
That's a good TF in my book.

Lookin' good! So "blue" Bluestreak is literaly Prowl in blue, just like the G1 fig. Off to hunt for the anime style Bluestreak I go!

Cobotron wrote:I've only had the chance to get Tracks from car to robot mode. Flight mode is on the way between the two, but I didn't really stop there.

Tracks is a dainty little chap, I must say.
His transformation is even a delicate dance of tiny moving parts. The chest and shoulder transformations are like nothing I've seen, and the way it all pegs together is amazing. Pulling apart the front end of the car to split the legs was terrifying. Like Datsun Bros hood-to-chest scary.
He's really light though. He doesn't feel as solid as the previous cars. They used some lighter plastics. He feels like he weighs as much as Bumble Bee. Mine also has wiggly knees, but it's not really effecting his pose-ability, or stability.






Over all he looks cool and has nice articulation. He's fun to transform. He holds good poses, makes a solid action figure, and looks great next to everybody else.
That's a good TF in my book.

Tracks should feel lighter since the real life Stingray was made of like cardboard and gaffers tape. That might be a bit of an exaggeration but you see my point. It was made to go fast so it needs a lighter frame. A simple fender bender makes it look like it was in a crash with a truck.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Tracks should feel lighter since the real life Stingray was made of like cardboard and gaffers tape.

Ya, but not the toy. The older MP cars set a good president, I'd hate to see them lower the bar. But again, he is a neat toy none the less.
What I find hilarious (and it shouldn't really ever be an issue 'cause, ya know) is how small the alt mode is compared to the Datsun mold. Stingrays are a little bit bigger than 80's Z cars, right?

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/how-one-man ... 58582.html

Some backgrounder on the Corvette

Okay, so I'm seeing tracks on eBay for an average of $65 shipped. Any better deals out there?

Ironhidensh wrote:Okay, so I'm seeing tracks on eBay for an average of $65 shipped. Any better deals out there?

$59.33 (7300 Yen) shipped 3 day EMS from amiami.com. Can be cheaper if you choose a cheaper shipping method.

Ironhidensh wrote:Okay, so I'm seeing tracks on eBay for an average of $65 shipped. Any better deals out there?

HLJ is 60$ shipped sal (might be less)

http://hlj.com/product/TKT83175/Sci?utm_source=seibertron.com&=&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=news%20post