Tokyo Toy Show Coverage: Masterpiece Star Saber Prototype Revealed

Posted by El Duque Jun 13, 2014 at 9:40pm CDT 22,594 views

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And here's the moment so many of you have been waiting for, our first glimpse at the Masterpiece Fan's Choice winner Star Saber! The prototype has been revealed at the Tokyo Toy Show. The prototype is behind glass and it appears pictures are prohibited, but someone still managed to snap a quick image. Check out the image mirrored below courtesy of Weibo user ?????.

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Comment by Sabrblade Jun 13, 2014

Wonder if any requests will come in to have this pic taken down since TakaraTomy had ordered no photography of this thing.

Also, HUH?! He's shorter than Ultra Magnus?!

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Comment by hinomars19 Jun 13, 2014

Am I the only one who thought he'd be bigger? :-?

*edit*

Sabrblade wrote:Also, HUH?! He's shorter than Ultra Magnus?!

I know right?...maybe since he isn't part of the main MP line they haven't made him to fit in size wise? More like a leader sized Star Saber to work with classics?

Still, he looks pretty solid. Although he almost looks like a non posable PVC :lol:

Can't wait to see more

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Comment by SW's SilverHammer Jun 13, 2014

The awesome can not be contained, so he has to be chained. (Yes, I know it's the glare)

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Comment by Nemesis Destron Jun 13, 2014

So fired up for this one! :michaelbay:

I really love that color scheme on that UM alt-mode all Motormaster-ish looking. :VEHI:

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Comment by Sabrblade Jun 13, 2014

Nemesis Destron wrote:I really love that color scheme on that UM alt-mode all Motormaster-ish looking.

You mean that prototype?

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Comment by Bumblevivisector Jun 13, 2014

"Let the COUNTDOWN begin"? He used to live there, but wasn't it Moonradar's rocket base in his continuity?

Weibo user 北马伊斯力.

"I wear the chain I forged in life. I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Is its pattern strange to you? Or would you know, the weight and length of the strong coil you bear yourself? It was full as heavy and as long as this, seven Christmas Eves ago. You have laboured on it, since. It is a ponderous chain!"

Oh, yeah, the size thing...He WILL scale well with Classics, I guess. Maybe it's partly because this begs for a Victory Leo to combine with someday, and they couldn't justify making that toy any bigger than this. Really makes me glad Fort Max didn't win; even for a Marvel loyalist like myself, a Masterpiece Max this size would be sort of a letdown.

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Comment by Nemesis Destron Jun 13, 2014

Sabrblade wrote:
Nemesis Destron wrote:I really love that color scheme on that UM alt-mode all Motormaster-ish looking.
You mean that prototype?

Indeed, very cool looking IMHO. :VEHI:

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Comment by Convoy Jun 13, 2014

SW's SilverHammer wrote:The awesome can not be contained, so he has to be chained. (Yes, I know it's the glare)

MP Star Saber has usurped all of my love.

EDIT: I'm praying to TT for a Victory Leo to make Victory Saber tower over the other MPs with his platform shoes.

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Comment by morphobots Jun 13, 2014

Bumblevivisector wrote:"Let the COUNTDOWN begin"? He used to live there, but wasn't it Moonradar's rocket base in his continuity?

Weibo user 北马伊斯力.

"I wear the chain I forged in life. I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Is its pattern strange to you? Or would you know, the weight and length of the strong coil you bear yourself? It was full as heavy and as long as this, seven Christmas Eves ago. You have laboured on it, since. It is a ponderous chain!"

Oh, yeah, the size thing...He WILL scale well with Classics, I guess. Maybe it's partly because this begs for a Victory Leo to combine with someday, and they couldn't justify making that toy any bigger than this. Really makes me glad Fort Max didn't win; even for a Marvel loyalist like myself, a Masterpiece Max this size would be sort of a letdown.

The Dickens's quote is pure genius. :APPLAUSE:

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Comment by BERSEKAEL Jun 13, 2014

hahahaha fail size :lol:

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Comment by Siger Jun 13, 2014

BERSEKAEL wrote:hahahaha fail size

That's ironic considering your signature pic. :lol:

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Comment by megatronus Jun 14, 2014

Even Takara's prototypes are better. Two-tone grey? Splash of red? Geez, that's awesome! :lol:

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Comment by BERSEKAEL Jun 14, 2014

Siger wrote:
BERSEKAEL wrote:hahahaha fail size

That's ironic considering your signature pic.

well, my main collection is that 3" tall line, but I also collect MP and That MP Star Saber is not MP scaled, total fail... maybe is a different and new MP scale, or just size/scaled random like AoE toys. Glad Fortress didn't win, would match with WST rather than MP :APPLAUSE:

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Comment by BERSEKAEL Jun 14, 2014

Siger wrote:
BERSEKAEL wrote:hahahaha fail size

That's ironic considering your signature pic.

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Comment by Seibertron Jun 14, 2014

What makes you guys think that he's that much smaller than Ultra Magnus? The angle of the picture makes it difficult to tell. It looks like the photographer was holding the camera up on the same level with Magnus but quickly tilted the camera down to snap the photograph of Star Saber (hence why there is only 1 pic). It might be smaller than Magnus but I'd be surprised if he was smaller than the Seeker or Soundwave mold.

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Comment by Seibertron Jun 14, 2014

In this pic, Star Saber looks very comparable in size to Ultra Magnus.

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Comment by guarayakha Jun 14, 2014

Seibertron wrote:In this pic, Star Saber looks very comparable in size to Ultra Magnus.

He probably looked shorter than he's supposed to be because:

a) perspective; &
b) he's much better proportioned and has slimmer legs compared to UM.

But, I guess they couldn't fit in the SaberBlade gimmick huh?

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Comment by Seibertron Jun 14, 2014

I just got a message from Professor Smooth on Facebook. He was at the show earlier, saw Star Saber in person, and said that Star Saber and Ultra Magnus are "Very similar in size".

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Comment by Shuttershock Jun 14, 2014