Takara Tomy MP-36+ Masterpiece Megatron Official Images

Posted by Bounti76 Jun 7, 2018 at 3:03am CDT 28,857 views

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When it was first revealed, the toy-accurate version of Masterpiece Megatron 2.0 was not much more than a somewhat blurry scan from a hobby magazine. When site sponsors started putting up pre-orders for this toy, we knew it couldn't be long before official, high quality images surfaced. And now, thanks to Takara Tomy's own website, we have 10 high quality photos of this addition to the MP ranks. They show off a very toy accurate deco, including a new face and chest piece, along with the stock and silencer from the original release of MP-36. The helmet itself appears to be the same, as one picture shows MP-36's face and chestplate attached.

One notable feature shared with the previous version version of this mold, is the inclusion of sound and voice clips by Megatron's Japanese G1 voice actor. It does not seem to include any of the other accessories that the original (toon-accurate) version has.

So what do YOU think, fellow Seibertronians? Do these pictures whet your appetite for this figure? If they do, you can use the handy links below to pre-order this bad boy. Even if you don't plan on getting him, let us know what you think!

Transformers News: Takara Tomy MP-36+ Masterpiece Megatron

Preorder him via Big Bad Toy Store here:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/V ... ails/74810

Or via TFSource, here:
https://tfsource.com/masterpiece/mp-36-plus-megatron/

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Comment by Nathaniel Prime Jun 7, 2018

It looks great! All that silver and chrome really help gun mode, and that headsculp looks really cool. That red looks gorgeous too. If this comes with the giant sword and blaster rifle the Japanese G1 toy had, I'm sold. Too bad I can't afford it though :-(

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Comment by BumbleDouche Jun 7, 2018

Ugh, that is grotesque! Silver or grey, one or the other - both like that just looks awful!

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Comment by Cobotron Jun 7, 2018

Oh man! I think he looks great!

Also, I think he will come with some accessories. He has an alternate head and chest in this shot.

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Comment by Evil Eye Jun 7, 2018

Whilst I'm happy with Despotron, if I get any version of this mold it'll be that one.

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Comment by kurthy Jun 7, 2018

Hard pass, do not care for the toy accurate deco. The original MP-36 works just fine for me.

And are those stickers? I wouldn't pay $250 for stickers. :SICK:

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Comment by ScottyP Jun 7, 2018

kurthy wrote:Hard pass, do not care for the toy accurate deco. The original MP-36 works just fine for me.

And are those stickers? I wouldn't pay $250 for stickers.

Good thing you get a toy with them too

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Comment by shajaki Jun 7, 2018

Also for the sticker debate, see MP Artfire.

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Comment by Sabrblade Jun 7, 2018

Cobotron wrote:Oh man! I think he looks great!

Also, I think he will come with some accessories. He has an alternate head and chest in this shot.

He's the wearing the normal non-plus MP-36 face and chest in that shot.

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Comment by Hydrargyrus Jun 7, 2018

Sabrblade wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Oh man! I think he looks great!

Also, I think he will come with some accessories. He has an alternate head and chest in this shot.
He's the wearing the normal non-plus MP-36 face and chest in that shot.

They look a bit metallic. Did the previous release have metallic parts?

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Comment by Epsilon Delta Jun 7, 2018

Toy accurate? But where is the crotch trigger?

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Comment by Sabrblade Jun 7, 2018

MagicDeath wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Oh man! I think he looks great!

Also, I think he will come with some accessories. He has an alternate head and chest in this shot.
He's the wearing the normal non-plus MP-36 face and chest in that shot.

They look a bit metallic. Did the previous release have metallic parts?

Good eye! They do look shinier, yes.

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Comment by Lore Keeper Jun 7, 2018

Sabrblade wrote:
MagicDeath wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Oh man! I think he looks great!

Also, I think he will come with some accessories. He has an alternate head and chest in this shot.
He's the wearing the normal non-plus MP-36 face and chest in that shot.

They look a bit metallic. Did the previous release have metallic parts?
Good eye! They do look shinier, yes.

Unless the lighting is off, the helmet part of that face is a different color than the one on MP-36. This is very cool. If this and the new Shockwave were the first versions to come out, I would have totally bought them. But, I can't drop the same money on these all over again.

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Comment by shajaki Jun 7, 2018

So....

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Comment by william-james88 Jun 7, 2018

shajaki wrote:So....

They look different to me. It means Takara didnt copy anything. And it makessense taht they are similar since both the KO and Takara are pooling from the same source, being the G1 toy.

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Comment by YRQRM0 Jun 7, 2018

Though I don't care to own it, this is really awesome. Can't wait to see the Prime counterpart.

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Comment by hausjam Jun 7, 2018

He does look awesome. But I already have MP-36 and Dynastron (who is all reprolabeled up) so I'm good.

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Comment by shajaki Jun 7, 2018

william-james88 wrote:
shajaki wrote:So....

They look different to me. It means Takara didnt copy anything. And it makessense taht they are similar since both the KO and Takara are pooling from the same source, being the G1 toy.

I'm actually willing to bet that the KO toy face is the same and the 36+. It and the new chest are freakishly similar. These new pics are higher res and such, but are still too small to make out the finer details. On the 36+ face, there's a lot more black added which makes it difficult to confirm. Here's a better pics of the KO though.

And all the face/chest pics of 36+

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Comment by shajaki Jun 7, 2018

The more I look at it, the more convinced I get they're the same. The placement of the curles on the chest are identical.

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Comment by Sabrblade Jun 7, 2018

I could imagine someone from the KO company getting their hands on (leaked/stolen) preliminary design work for MP-36+ and getting them released in KO form ahead of the official Takara version.

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Comment by shajaki Jun 7, 2018

Sabrblade wrote:I could imagine someone from the KO company getting their hands on (leaked/stolen) preliminary design work for MP-36+ and getting them released in KO form ahead of the official Takara version.

My thoughts as well. Highly unlikely that TT is thieving KO pieces.

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