Full colour images of MP Sideswipe revealed on Ehobby site

[kurdt_the_goat]

Full colour pix at ehobby (http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/shopdetail/002013000010/) That Lambo looks glorious! Hoping the complexity is up there with the Alternity toys.

[gamblor916]

He's so tiny! And is that a painted black windscreen?
Alt mode looks very good as it should for a licensed vehicle.

[5FDP]

The head sculpt is terrible, the windows don't appear to be transparent (even the original toy had this), and he looks even smaller in those pics. I'd pay $60-$70 tops.

[ITZTRU]

I know he's supposed to be shorter. But not THAT short, surely? His head should at LEAST reach Prime's chest?!

[griffin]

Using the image of Sideswipe standing in front of Optimus, his head comes up to the line on the red part of his abdomen... which make it a head shorter than Alt/BT Sideswipe, and the same height as Voyager TFPrime Megatron & FE Optimus.
The price will be easier for us to swallow, as it is closer to our Voyager price-point than the Americans (which is only $20, compared to our $45-50). That means we only need twice the TFPrime quality for it to be worth it (that won't be difficult), while the Americans would need it to be 4 times as good to be worth the expense of it.
In other words, if it was priced at $160 instead of $80, how many of us would buy it (because that's what the American fans would see from that pricing).

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

Using the image of Sideswipe standing in front of Optimus, his head comes up to the line on the red part of his abdomen... which make it a head shorter than Alt/BT Sideswipe, and the same height as Voyager TFPrime Megatron & FE Optimus.
The price will be easier for us to swallow, as it is closer to our Voyager price-point than the Americans (which is only $20, compared to our $45-50). That means we only need twice the TFPrime quality for it to be worth it, while the Americans would need it to be 4 times as good to be worth the expense of it.
In other words, if it was priced at $160 instead of $80, how many of us would buy it (because that's what the American fans would see from that pricing).

TFW has colour pics up

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/japanese-transformers-40/first-color-pictures-of-mp-12-lamborsideswipe-175250/

[ITZTRU]

TFW has colour pics up

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/japanese-transformers-40/first-color-pictures-of-mp-12-lamborsideswipe-175250/

Yeah man, they're the same pics as kurdt_the_goat posted a link to from ehobby

[griffin]

Yeah, he's just giving us a site that has the images mirrored, as the ehobby site uses java, and isn't in english... so can be difficult.
Seibertron also has the images mirrored (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/color-images-of-mp12-lambor-sideswipe/25073/) (because TFW was having issues this week with too many users overloading the system).

[Paulbot]

Looks great. Wasn't sure before but can't not get this now.

[1orion2many]

What the hell has happened to MP size wise:eek:, Sideswipe should at least be shoulder height as far as I'm concerned, Smaller than a BT you say:(. I will buy this as it's a completey new mould but I'm a Sad Panda:(.

[kurdt_the_goat]

Considering they're obviously in the same or very close scale now that they're real objects, don't you think the robots are now the size they *should* have been in the cartoons? At least until they show Soundwave and ruin everything!

[GoktimusPrime]

Pricewise this toy is going to retail for 6000JPY (AU$76), but if you preorder they give you a 12% discount so it becomes 5359JPY (AU$68). That's a fair price for a MP IMHO - certainly much better than MP10's RRP. Otherwise one could wait for Hasbro to release their version and risk an inferior colour scheme -- I would expect this toy to sell here at a similar price range as MP Rodimus; probably $80 at first, then later reduced to $60 if the toy doesn't move.

As for the non-transparency of the windows -- I suspect that TakTOMY were unable to engineer the toy to give it a driver's compartment in vehicle mode, so rather than displaying the unslight robot kibble they decided to cover it up with painted windows. I admit that this is disappointing for a Masterpiece as previous MPs have had a driver/pilot's compartment engineered in (does MP Grimlock have that pilot's compartment on the back of his dinobot mode like G1 Grimlock? I can't remember atm).

[optimus1]

I'm still impressed with Sideswipe, I couldn't be happier that finally an MP quality Lamborghini licenced version of him is coming out.

[Senor_2]

The alt mode does look great except for the blacked out windows, but the size in robot mode?!
That's next to MP10, be almost tiny next to MP1, wouldn't be much bigger than a G1 Sideswipe! :(

[Decepticon]

LOOK!!.....No Hands!......FAIL!:(

[kup]

I could be wrong but I think that I can see through the windshield a bit. It could just be very dark glass that looks mat in the photo.

What concerns me more is that the tires appear to be plastic which is unacceptable for a figure within a 'collector' premium range.

[5FDP]

LOOK!!.....No Hands!......FAIL!:(

Ummm... you realise that they are his pile drivers yeah ;)

[kurdt_the_goat]

Aren't these pics usually hand painted prototypes? I'd imagine it'll just be a very dark tinting effect on the final toy, but i actually quite like the contrast it creates anyway.


What concerns me more is that the tires appear to be plastic which is unacceptable for a figure within a 'collector' premium range.

How can you see that? The photo with MP-10 doesn't give anything away to it's tyres being rubber but we know they are. I think it's highly unlikely they'll be anything but rubber.
Hmm now that i look at that front photo tho yeah the glare on the tyres near his feet seems to indicate plastic.. that'd be a true wtf if it's the case.

[KalEl]

so glad it is in my pile of loot :)

[Decepticon]

LOOK!!.....No Hands!......FAIL!:(

Woops:o. I only looked at the one pic. Looks better with hands now:D

[Lint]

Love the finish on that paint! Hopefully they don't con us with these beautiful promo pics and cheap out on the finished product like MP11 Starscream.

[GoktimusPrime]

My concern with the Hasbro version is that the white won't look as pearly brilliant as this one and be more of a off-creamy white; similar to the difference between United and RtS Jazz. Mind you -- that's not _that_ bad... a helluva lot less painful to behold than Hasbro Grey(TM)! Hasbro would have to make a concerted effort to screw up the colours on this toy. What they ought to do is give it transparent windows. I'm not too fussed about the size difference. 1984 G1 Sideswipe was pretty short next to 1984 Optimus Prime. Might take a comparison pic later tonight.

Oh man, how awesome would it be if MP Soundwave came with a "mini-Soundwave" in radio-cassette player mode! Kinda like how MP Convoy came with that "mini-Megatron" gun - i.e. a miniaturised model of him in alt mode to simulate mass-shifting! :D What they should do is release an eHobby or Amazon exclusive repaint of MP Soundwave as Soundblaster - repaint Laserbeak as Buzzsaw. Oh yeah! (I personally wouldn't get it - not that much of a fan of Soundblaster or Buzzsaw, but there would be enough people who'd want it - and as a limited exclusive I reckon it'd work).

[Tober]

HLJ have just listed (http://www.hlj.com/product/TKT45997) with a 20% pre-order incentive. Aprox $60 + shipping.

This usually means Amiami and Anime Export etc will be even cheaper, but HLJ still has their 20% off EMS shipping, so...

[kurdt_the_goat]

Some more pics from Amazon Japan:

http://i.imgur.com/3kY21.jpg

[canofwhoopass_87]

Those tyres look plastic to me.....and the windows are certainly opaque

[Trent]

That looks awesomely like a real Countach! I'm impressed. I agree he's a bit small but in order to fit in mp-10's trailer I suppose that's the size he had to be.

The only thing I don't like is the size of the Autobot insignia. Looks to big in alt mode.

[kurdt_the_goat]

The chrome things in the pic above appear to be Amazon Japan exclusive btw

[SharkyMcShark]

What's the scale on this? Looks roughly Alternator sized from what I've seen.

[Tober]

What's the scale on this? Looks roughly Alternator sized from what I've seen.

Closer to Classics/Alternity 1/32.

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/COMPARISON1.jpg

[Trent]

And I love the little raging bull badge. :D so cool!

I'm getting this just to leave in alt mode.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

When I think about the current prices for a Henkei Streak and a Classics Sideswipe...
You win this round TakaraTomy.

[GoktimusPrime]

I'm getting this just to leave in alt mode.
Erm... why don't you just get a regular Lamborghini Countach toy or model kit if you're just gonna leave it in alt mode? :o T'would be cheaper/easier. ;)

[kurdt_the_goat]

What's the scale on this? Looks roughly Alternator sized from what I've seen.

Alternators don't fit in MP-10. Here's a quick comparison i did with Alternity Starscream, G1 Sideswipe & Henkei Sunstreaker.

http://i.imgur.com/zk07A.jpg

Almost the same size as Alternity Starscream then and thus probably 1/32 if anything.

[kup]

Closer to Classics/Alternity 1/32.

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/COMPARISON1.jpg

Wow! Much smaller than expected!

It may as well be Alternity than Masterpiece!

I can't wait for the day where the new MP size is Legends class! :D

This is now officially over-priced.

[Trent]

Erm... why don't you just get a regular Lamborghini Countach toy or model kit if you're just gonna leave it in alt mode? :o T'would be cheaper/easier. ;)

Because then it wouldn't be Sideswipe;) I think this is potential work desk material and get Red Alert for home.

[Robzy]

Beautiful! Love it! Yeah, he's small. But I'm really digging this new direction the MP line has gone.

This is my TF Classics line!

[Oilspill]

Hmm.. so it really is not much bigger than Classics scale.

However, besides the size, this is exactly what I want from a figure. One that looks exactly like G1 Sideswipe but merged with the cartoon Sideswipe and with better articulation.

I was more than happy with Classics Sideswipe before, but MP Swipe just looks so much better! The extra engineering will justify the increased price to me - and I'm sure when Hasbro release it it will be much cheaper. The Takara version is about $80, so I'm guessing about $50 in the US, loosely based on MP-10 (wasn't that about $250, whereas Hasbro's is expected to be about $100?).

Anyway, if they are using this smaller size, but with this awesome looking accuracy & engineering, then I hope they can release a figure every 2 months or so.

[5FDP]

It better come with some diecast.

[SharkyMcShark]

Alternators don't fit in MP-10. Here's a quick comparison i did with Alternity Starscream, G1 Sideswipe & Henkei Sunstreaker.

http://i.imgur.com/zk07A.jpg

Almost the same size as Alternity Starscream then and thus probably 1/32 if anything.

Thanks for that Kurdt.

Still very keen on this, mainly because I'm a sucker for lamborghinis.

Not sure I'm a massive fan of the shade of red - it's a bit orangey especially compared to the G1 version.

EDIT: Although the pictures you posted in post 24 are a nicer shade of red.

[Slag]

as everyones said, it's just way to small.. i don't care if it fits in mp-10's trailer or not.. (i'm not playing Knight Rider)
still if its around 60 or 70. i might still buy it, or wait for a Hasbro version and get it on sale at TRU. (if mp hotrod is anything to go by) should come in at the $15 - $20 mark:p

[GoktimusPrime]

It better come with some diecast.


as everyones said, it's just way to small.. i don't care if it fits in mp-10's trailer or not.. (i'm not playing Knight Rider)
still if its around 60 or 70. i might still buy it,
5359~6000JPY = AU$68~76.


or wait for a Hasbro version and get it on sale at TRU. (if mp hotrod is anything to go by) should come in at the $15 - $20 mark:p
Wow! The cheapest I saw MP Rodimus get marked down to was $60! :eek: It initially retailed for $80 -- at least, that's how much I paid for at TRU.

[5FDP]

still if its around 60 or 70. i might still buy it, or wait for a Hasbro version and get it on sale at TRU. (if mp hotrod is anything to go by) should come in at the $15 - $20 mark:p


Wow! The cheapest I saw MP Rodimus get marked down to was $60! :eek: It initially retailed for $80 -- at least, that's how much I paid for at TRU.

I don't think he's hinting at having bought MP Rodimus for $20 but rather that's how much MP Sideswipe should retail for given the size difference ;) :p

[GoktimusPrime]

I don't think he's hinting at having bought MP Rodimus for $20 but rather that's how much MP Sideswipe should retail for given the size difference ;) :p
Oh right, I see. :) To be fair, I think this toy should be more complex than an average Deluxe -- so probably $40 is a fairer price. Alternities retailed for about $50-55, which I've always felt was too much (considering that Binaltechs retailed at that range). But given that alternities do retail at that level, $50-55 might be acceptable. The pre-order price is $68, and apparently you get the exclusive chrome piledrivers with it.

[Slag]

I picked up HMP hotrod for 50 on sale at TRU(i thought that was insanely cheap!) then 2 weeks later he was discounted even further. this was only a few months ago

and yeah, i was just thinking about the price diff between TMP Hotrod and HMP Hotrod and then applying it to Sideswipe. It will most likely not happen but....:rolleyes:
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[Oilspill]

The preorders for Sideswipe/Red Alert are 58.90 at RK, (which was cheaper than I thought, I seem to recall them being just over $80 before).

[gdmetro]

Apparently there's an amazon jp exclusive with exclusive pile drivers? Anyone know how to order it and what the price difference will be to say regular to price ($59)?

[kaiden]

Apparently there's an amazon jp exclusive with exclusive pile drivers? Anyone know how to order it and what the price difference will be to say regular to price ($59)?

tober told me it was 6600yen from fantofan which is $80+

[Oilspill]

tober told me it was 6600yen from fantofan which is $80+

Well that's easy for me - I'm not paying $20 for some chrome pile drivers that I would attach to a figure once and then put in a plastic baggy.

[Decepticon]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Takara-Tomy-Transformers-Masterpiece-MP-12-Sideswipe-Lambor-Figure-Lamborghini-/230810806032?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item35bd656710#ht_1357wt_922

If anyone is interested:)

[Tober]

HLJ have just listed (http://www.hlj.com/product/TKT45997) with a 20% pre-order incentive. Aprox $60 + shipping.

This usually means Amiami and Anime Export etc will be even cheaper, but HLJ still has their 20% off EMS shipping, so...

For anyone who may have missed it... Obviously the Amazon exclusive jackhammers arn't included.

[Magnus]

Very nice, and the prices look reasonable, considering the size.

Right now, I'll be getting this mould, but I don't know if I'll get the TT version or wait for the Hasbro version...

[Zippo]

Ok, these new colour photos have me really excited.
Can't wait for the release and it looks like RK is having a price war over the price and it seems to be way cheaper than Jp retail.

[Trent]

I wonder what will happen with the hasbro version colour wise, as Lamborghini are 'overseeing' the paint scheme, will they allow hasbro to alter it or will they insist it is the same? Or won't they have a say at all?

[Sky Shadow]

My jaw just dropped because I saw the piledriver pics for the first time. Awesome. Does the Amazon version come with the pildedrivers and jackhammers?

[Tober]

My jaw just dropped because I saw the piledriver pics for the first time. Awesome. Does the Amazon version come with the pildedrivers and jackhammers?

Yes, the Amazon chrome jackhammers are exclusive to them, within Japan at least.

[Sky Shadow]

Yes, the Amazon chrome jackhammers are exclusive to them, within Japan at least.

Tober, I actually meant is it an either/or situation or does the Amazon version come with both. (i.e. does the Amazon version come with piledrivers too or just jackhammers.)

[Tober]

Tober, I actually meant is it an either/or situation or does the Amazon version come with both. (i.e. does the Amazon version come with piledrivers too or just jackhammers.)

Oh... well, the Amazon photostream (http://www.amazon.co.jp/トランスフォーマー-マスターピース-MP12-ランボル-※Amazon-co-jp限定特典付/dp/B008B3ZZIA/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys&ie=UTF8&qid=1339693288&sr=1-1) shows both so I would assume both are included. I was under the impression that the pile-drivers were molded in.

[Sky Shadow]

Oh... well, the Amazon photostream (http://www.amazon.co.jp/トランスフォーマー-マスターピース-MP12-ランボル-※Amazon-co-jp限定特典付/dp/B008B3ZZIA/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys&ie=UTF8&qid=1339693288&sr=1-1) shows both so I would assume both are included. I was under the impression that the pile-drivers were molded in.

Thanks Tober - yeah, I've been trying to work out if the piledrivers can fold back in somehow or if they're too big and are removable like the jackhammers. I think I can live without the Amazon one unless I can get it at the same price. I suspect I'll be buying the mould again in future anyway, for G2 Sideswipe and Tigertrack and maybe Red Alert and Deep Cover.