New Renders - Takara Tomy Masterpiece Beast Wars Optimus Primal

That has to be the best-proportioned season 1 Primal toy design we've ever gotten.

But the big heels on the feet in both modes concern me.

Emerje wrote:I'm sure. I thought I was being careful, but a put some pressure on the back of the part to get it on the back of Magnaboss' head and the whole piece caved in. TFWiki says GPS is rare on him, but I think it's more like owners just don't transform him enough to notice.

It's not rare on him, just have to be careful. All it takes is one little slip up unfortunately. Mine has survived so far, but mostly because of lack of use. I have a few backups from the Seibertron.com store though that I'm holding on to just in case.

Ok, I am back in. They are doing a totally new and different transformation here. And I get it. The gorilla head is far better proportioned and thus too small to turn into the chest. So instead, it fold into the backpak.

Cant wait to see this guy in finished to form!

*sigh* I think I'll have to get this and BWMP Megatron whenever it comes out.

Could at least bot arms in beast mode to make it more beast like instead half beast and robot in gorilla mode

kurthy wrote:I have to admit, it looks pretty awesome.

Too bad I won't be getting one. I'm holding out hope for MP transmetal OP and Megatron. I need monkeys on skateboards and dinosaurs on rollerskates.

That's a shame; but why are you hoping for a MP TM o/p and megs?

They are already show accurate, and fully functional and poseable. If you were saying a re-issue (in new non-breaking plastics) I could get behind that, but not MP's of them - unless you just wan them to get bigger figures

I could see megs' mp getting rolling wheels, multi-directional fans, gun barrels molded into the dino fingers, and alternate tail-claw plug-in's for a golden disk accessory. Don't get me wrong, they'd be great, I'm just wondering why you are holding out for this, when there doesn't really seem to be a reason for them.

Only BW fig I own

Magmatron
Big
Lio
Glamvatron
Megastorm
BB and Starsrem
Dirge and Thrust

That's how I "despise" the line but this munkky is sooooo bought the moment the pre-orders are in!

He just looks soooooooo KONG!

Emerje wrote:Meh.

Bot mode looks OK, but from what we've seen I just can't get behind that gorilla mode. Just doesn't feel like a Masterpiece to me, more like a Voyager or maybe a Leader. Perhaps the actual figure will win me over, we'll see.

I'm still going to buy it either way since it's a Masterpiece, but I wont be happy about it.

Emerje

And yet, no one has answered my question: What are they supposed to do to make it look like a fully-fur-covered gorilla? - unless you are referring to some issue that I cannot glean...

Seriously, he is working with minimal mass, they would have to have an extraordinary amount of panel forming to cover all of his bot parts...

I can sympathize that those parts will stand out when molded in white plastic, but my point remains, that TT just can't do it and have him be an equitable, poseable, over-fiddly, toy

fenrir72 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Emerje wrote:Meh.

Bot mode looks OK, but from what we've seen I just can't get behind that gorilla mode. Just doesn't feel like a Masterpiece to me, more like a Voyager or maybe a Leader. Perhaps the actual figure will win me over, we'll see.

I'm still going to buy it either way since it's a Masterpiece, but I wont be happy about it.

Emerje

And yet, no one has answered my question: What are they supposed to do to make it look like a fully-fur-covered gorilla? - unless you are referring to some issue that I cannot glean...

Seriously, he is working with minimal mass, they would have to have an extraordinary amount of panel forming to cover all of his bot parts...

I can sympathize that those parts will stand out when molded in white plastic, but my point remains, that TT just can't do it and have him be an equitable, poseable, over-fiddly, toy

Sticking felt like materials (?) on the surface or mold the "organic" monkey part surface in a fuzzy like consistency?

Well they probably will be, these are just the wire-frame, base render, textures would have a separate layer, and the textured molding would also have a separate layer. Turning them off lets you see the model in better detail.

It would be hilarious if it was flocked.

Like this...






Hilariously disappointing.