TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron.

Thursday, April 19th, 2007 9:58PM CDT

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Due to an almost instant nation-wide sell-out, TakaraTomy is going to produce another run of MP-05 Masterpiece Megatron. Scheduled for a July release, those who missed out on this figure will have another chance to snag him at retail.

Action HQ already has a pre-order available for this figure.

http://www.action-hq.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=2625

Now if only they would do the same for KISS Hot Rodimus...

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Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91463)
Posted by Nemesis_Apoc on April 19th, 2007 @ 10:07pm CDT

yeah, i'm feelin ya on the hot rodimus...

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91467)
Posted by Professor Smooth on April 19th, 2007 @ 10:09pm CDT

Nemesis_Apoc wrote:yeah, i'm feelin ya on the hot rodimus...

You were only able to buy 2 of the shelf last week too?

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91469)
Posted by Hotrod on April 19th, 2007 @ 10:11pm CDT

Nemesis_Apoc wrote:yeah, i'm feelin ya on the hot rodimus...

I am also

Thanks for getting this up Professor Smooth.

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91471)
Posted by Windracer on April 19th, 2007 @ 10:12pm CDT

Yay! I might stand a chance of getting one now! :grin:

Though if I do miss out I suppose I can go to BBTS and get the plugg'd version. From what I've been reading the plug comes out easy anyhow so either way...

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91486)
Posted by Nemesis Cyberplex on April 19th, 2007 @ 10:37pm CDT

Windracer wrote:Yay! I might stand a chance of getting one now!

Though if I do miss out I suppose I can go to BBTS and get the plugg'd version. From what I've been reading the plug comes out easy anyhow so either way...

Kinda. It's in there secure & requires some trickery to get out, otherwise it won't budge. What I did was take a blowdryer to the end of the gun barrel on the low/hot setting for a few minutes to heat the glue up, thus loosening it, & then use pliers to yank it out. Not too much to it, but you need to be careful so you don't scar up the end of the barrel....or hurt yourself, for that matter. I broke a nail getting that sucker off, & I don't really even have nails, it almost started bleeding.

Anywho, the sellout does make me glad I have mine now. Now I don't have to wait untill July. :grin:

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91500)
Posted by Ninja Sixshot on April 19th, 2007 @ 11:01pm CDT

i thought they would produce more anyways. but july is great news for me. and i didnt know takara hasnt made anymore kiss players hot rodimus.

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91519)
Posted by Professor Smooth on April 19th, 2007 @ 11:14pm CDT

With many toys in Japan, the toy companies only produce one run of a figure then move on to working on the next figure. This has been true of the KISS Play figures and the Masterpiece figures. I have not been in Japan long enough to comment on other lines like reissues.

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91532)
Posted by jgilkinson on April 19th, 2007 @ 11:27pm CDT

man they were only going to do one run... glad i get a second chance

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91546)
Posted by transmetropolitan on April 19th, 2007 @ 11:57pm CDT

I ordered mine off a guy on ebay in Febuary who guaranteed it would be unmodified or money back. This was when that bruhaha was happening. I estimate he sold about 40 on ebay. Says it will be 2 weeks before it's shipped slow-ass UPS ground from California. They don't physically have them yet in states and this news of them being sold out in Japan worries me that they may not be able to locate a stock of them...maybe till July. Sigh.

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91547)
Posted by zoso504 on April 19th, 2007 @ 11:58pm CDT

My MP Meg from BBTS came with the plug and it was real easy to remove, just a little scarey at first because i was afraid I might damage the figure but it came out very nicely.

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91574)
Posted by dabattousai on April 20th, 2007 @ 12:45am CDT

I got two on their way. If things go smooth with Robotkingdom's unmodified version arriving, I will report that it is safe to buy from them if they still got them in stock.

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91595)
Posted by clk430r1 on April 20th, 2007 @ 2:09am CDT

i got mine last week the plug just popped right out

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91793)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on April 20th, 2007 @ 7:53am CDT

I already ordered and am waiting on mine, but hopefuly the next batch will be a little cheaper, cause I got robed on mine and would like a second.

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91809)
Posted by Sean on April 20th, 2007 @ 8:21am CDT

It freaks me out that I haven't got my masterpiece megatron in yet ,since it has been shipped out since march 30th from Hobby link japan .and i used SAL shipping method . how much longer ??

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91866)
Posted by Archanubis on April 20th, 2007 @ 9:31am CDT

Windracer wrote:Yay! I might stand a chance of getting one now!

Though if I do miss out I suppose I can go to BBTS and get the plugg'd version. From what I've been reading the plug comes out easy anyhow so either way...

I may be picking up an unaltered MP Megs off eBay here fairly soon... :grin:

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91965)
Posted by Hanch Prime on April 20th, 2007 @ 11:28am CDT

I got mine from BBTS too. I didn't heat up the glue or anything. What I did was unscrew the two screws holding it to his back. A little piece comes off, then the barrel itself just slides off the figure. Now youve got plenty of leverage, and don't have to worry about scratching the barrel or messing Megs himsefl up. Then you grab the plug with some needle nose, and it comes right out. then screw the barrel back on. Real easy comes right out.

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (91989)
Posted by Professor Smooth on April 20th, 2007 @ 12:03pm CDT

Sean wrote:It freaks me out that I haven't got my masterpiece megatron in yet ,since it has been shipped out since march 30th from Hobby link japan .and i used SAL shipping method . how much longer ??

I think SAL takes between 6-8 weeks from Japan to the US.

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (92028)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on April 20th, 2007 @ 12:59pm CDT

Nice. I should have money by then so now i can get one.

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (92080)
Posted by fernando on April 20th, 2007 @ 1:43pm CDT

Lol, sold out very fast even though of the small rants. I can't wait to get mine, it's underway from Hong Kong, I also bought MP-01 from that same ebay seller so it's going to be my first 2 Masterpieces! Can't wait, he looks so good (Remy's Galleries). Can't wait for Skywarp and a normal coloured Starscream.

Re: TakaraTomy to Produce More Masterpiece Megatron. (92085)
Posted by Starscreams bad comedy on April 20th, 2007 @ 1:47pm CDT

I ordered mine from BBTS, its currently in the warehouse.

:lol: