Maketoys RM-01 Cupola (Chromedome)

[Tober]

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[Ploughmans Lunch]

What is it with 3rd party companies producing Masterpiece-scaled toys that don't actually fit with the Masterpiece aesthetic? Do they just not get it? (I mean, Badcube and FansToys get it but everyone else? Dunno)

[CoRDS]

What is it with 3rd party companies producing Masterpiece-scaled toys that don't actually fit with the Masterpiece aesthetic? Do they just not get it? (I mean, Badcube and FansToys get it but everyone else? Dunno)



I'm all for mp scale/quality stuff lets hope these ones work well

[Trent]

MakeToys haven't made a MP scaled TF yet. I haven't been on TFW for a while so do they say over there what scale it is?

[spiderken17]

Where does it say they are they MP scale?

[spiderken17]

Don't worry, found it on the website.

[Lord_Zed]

What is it with 3rd party companies producing Masterpiece-scaled toys that don't actually fit with the Masterpiece aesthetic? Do they just not get it? (I mean, Badcube and FansToys get it but everyone else? Dunno)

Well based on the silhouette I'd say this was based on Chromedome from the Japanese Headmasters series. Can't tell what the end atheistic will look like, but it makes as much sense as making Starsabre as an MP.:confused:

[SuspectimusPrime]

I was surprised when Takara's poll did not include Chromedome since he's considered the field commander in HM. Guess MT must believe that an official MP Chromedome is a long time coming.

[spiderken17]

Seriously, why is Chromdome so popular? I get Hound and Inferno but there has to be a heap of other TF's to make before Chromedome.

[Lord_Zed]

Seriously, why is Chromdome so popular? I get Hound and Inferno but there has to be a heap of other TF's to make before Chromedome.

All the more reason for a 3rd party to make him I guess, it's only by the hand of fate that we have Starsaber.

[Sinnertwin]

I was surprised when Takara's poll did not include Chromedome since he's considered the field commander in HM. Guess MT must believe that an official MP Chromedome is a long time coming.

at this rate, i'm guessing 2022?

[Tober]

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/Chronedome_01-859x1024_1423317889_zpsaqb0g1xw.jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/Chronedome_01-859x1024_1423317889_zpsaqb0g1xw.jpg.html)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/Chronedome_03-670x1024_1423317889_zpszqjuemrz.jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/Chronedome_03-670x1024_1423317889_zpszqjuemrz.jpg.html)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/Chronedome_06-546x1024_1423317889_zpsarbyvhb1.jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/Chronedome_06-546x1024_1423317889_zpsarbyvhb1.jpg.html)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/Chronedome_13-1024x509_1423317889_zpsxcjxnbjk.jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/Chronedome_13-1024x509_1423317889_zpsxcjxnbjk.jpg.html)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/Chronedome_20-1024x527_1423317889_zpsw97zismo.jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/Chronedome_20-1024x527_1423317889_zpsw97zismo.jpg.html)

[Trent]

Awesomesauce!

[SuspectimusPrime]

The passenger seat looks like it can almost fit another Headmaster! :eek::eek:!!!

[Trent]

The passenger seat looks like it can almost fit another Headmaster! :eek::eek:!!!

Oh wow, it does too. That would be great!

[Lord_Zed]

Yup that's an MP style Chromdome alright. :)

[Tober]

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/Presentation1_zps7nda5ini.jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/Presentation1_zps7nda5ini.jpg.html)

[Tober]

Some pics from the Thai Toy Expo

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/11178497_418434914993297_361079624_n_zpsehbhwgub.j pg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/11178497_418434914993297_361079624_n_zpsehbhwgub.j pg.html)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/11198543_418435264993262_1395505693_n_zpsakxk04cl. jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/11198543_418435264993262_1395505693_n_zpsakxk04cl. jpg.html)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/11198669_418435284993260_1089955567_n_zpstq5ctmtl. jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/11198669_418435284993260_1089955567_n_zpstq5ctmtl. jpg.html)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/11198659_418436061659849_1061286013_n_zpsgz2xeaxz. jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/11198659_418436061659849_1061286013_n_zpsgz2xeaxz. jpg.html)

[spiderken17]

I'm more excited about Guardia behind him.

[M-bot]

I'm more excited about Guardia behind him.

Oh man, you said it.:D

[Lord_Zed]

Me three on Guardia, although I do like Chromedome too, but he ain't gonna be cheap at that size.

[Tober]

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/cupolla2_1433165819_zpsfu21y9qk.jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/cupolla2_1433165819_zpsfu21y9qk.jpg.html)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/cupolla3_1433165819_zpspswq7omh.jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/cupolla3_1433165819_zpspswq7omh.jpg.html)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/cupolla4_1433165819_zps8hmnj8fw.jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/cupolla4_1433165819_zps8hmnj8fw.jpg.html)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/Cupolla5_1433165819_zpszbx7jcwj.jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/Cupolla5_1433165819_zpszbx7jcwj.jpg.html)

[Deano85]

Pre-orders are up on tfsource.com but waiting to see if it's cheaper somewhere else.

[STL]

Pre-orders are up on tfsource.com but waiting to see if it's cheaper somewhere else.

Totally. I think Action Robo will be best followed by Chimungmung (sp?) for Aussies

[Deano85]

Totally. I think Action Robo will be best followed by Chimungmung (sp?) for Aussies

By the looks of it Chimungmung has cheaper shipping

http://chimungmung.com/product_info.php?products_id=2469

Are both sites in US dollars?

[leej84]

its a good deal for what its worth, and being a maketoys figure im sure its going to be a quality figure. I'd love to get him but i just dont hold that much allegiance and nostalgic feelings with the headmaster series. Having said that if they did a weirdwolf or apeface or snapdragon i might jump on it

[kurdt_the_goat]

Not at all sure how, but it's only $110 at TFi and due June 30!

4 FansProject Headmasters in, and here i am starting all over again. :o
That's just too good a deal to pass up though, and this one looks spot on to the cartoon... can't wait!

[llamatron]

Yeah not sure what magic is happening with that $110 price but I put in a pre-order for sure. This line is looking really good.

[Trent]

Great price. I put a preorder in but I'd bet a decent sum of cash that it won't be in on June 30. His dates are always way off.

[SuspectimusPrime]

4 FansProject Headmasters in, and here i am starting all over again. :o
That's just too good a deal to pass up though, and this one looks spot on to the cartoon... can't wait!

This is what's been tearing at me as well! Have been trying hard to avoid MP-scaled third party toys :(

[kurdt_the_goat]

Other stores are listing dates around July too, and from what i gather on TFW, Maketoys has been pretty good recently with having preorders open up close to release (at least since one of their armour sets showed up more than a year after preorders). So i'm hopeful it's pretty close!

[Deano85]

Pre-order done :). Chromedome was one of my first transformers as a kid. Awesome to finally have a new masterpiece version.

[llamatron]

Maketoys appear to be a professional outfit and given their links to FansProject the pre-order followed by immediate release seems realistic.

I'm lucky in that I only have the Decepticon F(x)'s... although I do have a forgotten about Madlaw as the sole occupant of my bbts pol.

[Akky82]

Pre order at BBTS lists it at 32cm high (9.05 inches)... Do you even math?

But the other point is they have it at $137 USD. Makes me wonder what kind of cut they're making, hopefully tfi's price is correct and there's no adjustments, as I've decided after seeing the not-hardhead digibash I'll jump on the MP scale headmasters bandwagon. Hopefully we see a lot more headmasters, I can dream one day of an MP scale Apeface (or ideally, the thought makes me drool, MP scale Powermasters!). Cupola pics look great, and almost sold me by themselves, and makes me glad I heeld back and never got into function x or totworld's headmasters, even though they're great.

[kurdt_the_goat]

BBTS just got the numbers back to front, Maketoys site lists it as 23cm which is 9 inches :)

[Akky82]

BBTS just got the numbers back to front, Maketoys site lists it as 23cm which is 9 inches :)

I know ^_^

[Deano85]

:)

http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww254/XternalForces/cupola__scaled_600_zpsyajgdans.jpg (http://s725.photobucket.com/user/XternalForces/media/cupola__scaled_600_zpsyajgdans.jpg.html)

[kurdt_the_goat]

Another new pic

http://i.imgur.com/oJnvK1A.jpg

[Deano85]

That's awesome. Seeing this makes me happy in pre-ordering. Can't wait to see this guy in hand. :)

Also noticed how small it makes their devastator look haha

[Lord_Zed]

Not at all sure how, but it's only $110 at TFi and due June 30!

4 FansProject Headmasters in, and here i am starting all over again. :o
That's just too good a deal to pass up though, and this one looks spot on to the cartoon... can't wait!

Me too dammit, and yet I still really want a complete set of FP Headmasters too, the FP toys are just so much fun and take the designs in a different direction, where as these look spot on to the toy/Japanese cartoon design. I dunno I really want both, especially considering the Headmasters and later years of TF toys don't seem to get as much attention as Geewun.

I still hope someone will do Targetmasters, preferably CHUG scale, yet if Maketoys make them MP style and they end up as cool as this guy seems to look, then that could also be awesome.

[kurdt_the_goat]

Agree completely on the F-X figures, they will always have a place in my collection regardless of what the other companies do. The only problem i have with them is the pace of release! I need all 4 of the next ones they've shown, like yesterday! Fingers crossed some painted protos of their Skullcruncher show up at one of the toys shows soon.

I'd like some Targetmasters too... But if we're talking wishes, my most wanted would be a brand spanking new Metalhawk :) That design could really be done justice i think, and it's not like i'd ever be able to get the G1 version!

[Lord_Zed]

Agree completely on the F-X figures, they will always have a place in my collection regardless of what the other companies do. The only problem i have with them is the pace of release! I need all 4 of the next ones they've shown, like yesterday! Fingers crossed some painted protos of their Skullcruncher show up at one of the toys shows soon.



Yeah! It's been one F-X release a year for the last 3 years. Ats this rate we'll see Apeface in 2018. :(

I wish FP would put some more people or resources on this.

[kurdt_the_goat]

Made a comparison of Cupola with you know who's box art... yeah, they know their target market alright :)

http://i.imgur.com/CFeNyS2l.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/CFeNyS2.jpg)

[Tober]

Made a comparison of Cupola with you know who's box art... yeah, they know their target market alright :)

Heh, cool. :cool:

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/99_168328_ba6c7cd44cc1522_zpsmllxbzvj.png (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/99_168328_ba6c7cd44cc1522_zpsmllxbzvj.png.html)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/99_168328_aeaa6173d7796f8_zpsv2rlrlby.png (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/99_168328_aeaa6173d7796f8_zpsv2rlrlby.png.html)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/99_168328_3260c052e71ca65_zpsubm3jarw.png (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/99_168328_3260c052e71ca65_zpsubm3jarw.png.html)

[Akky82]

Looks better every day. Tfi said sold out on pre order, was like noooooo, messaged him and he must've secured more as he put it back up, glad I didnt miss it (that's what I get for getting distracted). As it is now, Maketoys will probably takeover my budget in favour of x-transbots (as much as I want more 'cons, I'm a sucker for _____masters (Not Action Masters!)). Just hoping to see more of Hellfire, as it was revealed before not-Hardhead.

I'm hoping the release date is around the projected, then I can do a massive pickup from tfi and feel like Christmas in July.

[SuspectimusPrime]

Looks better every day. Tfi said sold out on pre order, was like noooooo, messaged him and he must've secured more as he put it back up, glad I didnt miss it (that's what I get for getting distracted). As it is now, Maketoys will probably takeover my budget in favour of x-transbots (as much as I want more 'cons, I'm a sucker for _____masters (Not Action Masters!)). Just hoping to see more of Hellfire, as it was revealed before not-Hardhead.

I'm hoping the release date is around the projected, then I can do a massive pickup from tfi and feel like Christmas in July.

Just pre-ordered mine from them as well.

It's a great price; and comparatively much better than the price on their Guardia series. However if they're doing all the limbs for $85ea and the torso for $110, then its the same price as Quantron. (apologies for the digression).

[Deano85]

I wonder what the transformation is going to be like compared to the G1. Didn't expect the bonnet to open up. I also pre-ordered from tfi :)

[leej84]

tfi has increased the price for this to $190 now.. wonder what that will mean for people who pre-ordered at $110.

[Deano85]

I pre ordered on tfi. Theres a pre order number and total payable amount of $120. Hopefully it doesn't get increased

[kurdt_the_goat]

Video review (chinese) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUHyvCXDX4k
Looks very sturdy, transformation looks involved but elegant and stress free. Bring it on!

[leej84]

here is the vid review by peaugh:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlrWersCy_k

kinda regretting not pre-ordering this at $110 AUD now....

[kurdt_the_goat]

Anyone get theirs yet? Mine's finally on it's way from TFI now. The wait has been unbearable!

[SuspectimusPrime]

Anyone get theirs yet? Mine's finally on it's way from TFI now. The wait has been unbearable!

Still no shipping information from them yet. Been waiting for a while now so a little longer couldn't hurt. I am expecting delays on top as AusPost seems to have really lagged since their announced cost cuts.

[llamatron]

Anyone get theirs yet? Mine's finally on it's way from TFI now. The wait has been unbearable!

No notice yet...

[leej84]

on tuesday i think he mentioned on fb he had received cupola and warbotron fierce attack. and he was going to start sending them out on tuesday and wednesday if he had the chance to. i ordered fierce attack and i havent gotten any notices yet either.

[Deano85]

Anyone get theirs yet? Mine's finally on it's way from TFI now. The wait has been unbearable!

I ordered mine from TFI as well. It's been a tease watching all the reviews and pics. Not long now tho. I'm sure the wait will be worth it once in hand.

[Trent]

Got mine from TFI today.

Wow! He's big. As tall as MP-10 and ever so slightly larger than Mp-09. Looks very cool and an interesting transformation. Quality is what you have come to expect from MakeToys, very good.

For the size I would have expected a bit more articulation out of the headmaster and Chromedome's ankles are a bit awkward. But overall I'm quite impressed and he fits in nicely on my MP shelf.

I would kill every last person on this board for them to do Apeface in this line (Simpsons reference. Don't get upset).

[SuspectimusPrime]

I would kill every last person on this board for them to do Apeface in this line (Simpsons reference. Don't get upset).

If/when moment comes that they announce a MP Snapdragon, I will politely send an email to griffin to wipe out my account on this board, ASAFP.

[leej84]

Got mine from TFI today.

Wow! He's big. As tall as MP-10 and ever so slightly larger than Mp-09. Looks very cool and an interesting transformation. Quality is what you have come to expect from MakeToys, very good.

For the size I would have expected a bit more articulation out of the headmaster and Chromedome's ankles are a bit awkward. But overall I'm quite impressed and he fits in nicely on my MP shelf.

I would kill every last person on this board for them to do Apeface in this line (Simpsons reference. Don't get upset).

hey trent, did you get a shipping notice from tfi for this? or it sort of just came?

[SuspectimusPrime]

hey trent, did you get a shipping notice from tfi for this? or it sort of just came?

I got my shipping notice yesterday at lunchtime. Came from a new email - info@tfidownunder.com

I think he's processing them manually (instead of printed pick lists), because my first name was misspelt.

[leej84]

I got my shipping notice yesterday at lunchtime. Came from a new email - info@tfidownunder.com

I think he's processing them manually (instead of printed pick lists), because my first name was misspelt.

thanks for the info mate

im still waiting for my shipping notice for an order (in which i know stock came in the same time with cupola).... the wait is unbearable:(

[kurdt_the_goat]

I don't know what's going on with mine... even though i got a tracking code last Friday, the status is stuck at "Shipping information approved by Australia Post" (also last Friday).

[Deano85]

How's peoples parcel tracking going? Mine should arrive tomorrow :)

[Tober]

Sent Friday, arrived today. :)

Tesla arrived yesterday.

Kurdt, you should have an email from Australia Post.

[SuspectimusPrime]

Mine was sent on Monday and apparently received this morning - apparently just minutes after I left the house.

[SuspectimusPrime]

Had a play with it late last night but no time to transform it. Awesome level of quality and no issues as far as I can see. Really like the way the headmaster's arms and legs peg together so tightly. Hip & thighs were a bit too tight, but not an issue - can be fixed if I really wanted to. Found it funny that the guns were packaged in plastic candy wrappers.

[Deano85]

Mine arrived yesterday arvo. Took him out of the box still yet to transform. Took a few photos. Glad to finally get it.

I found an autobot sticker to put on his chest after I took the photo

http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww254/XternalForces/Mobile%20Uploads/20150805_162233_RichtoneHDR_20150806095522930_zpsz cqscpkm.jpg (http://s725.photobucket.com/user/XternalForces/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150805_162233_RichtoneHDR_20150806095522930_zpsz cqscpkm.jpg.html)

[llamatron]

Mine is still logged as "shipping information received by Australia Post" boo-urns

[Deano85]

Finally transformed him into alt mode for the first time yesterday!


http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww254/XternalForces/Mobile%20Uploads/20150825_180257_RichtoneHDR_zpsopzhxzlx.jpg (http://s725.photobucket.com/user/XternalForces/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150825_180257_RichtoneHDR_zpsopzhxzlx.jpg.html)

[SuspectimusPrime]

Finally transformed him into alt mode for the first time yesterday!


Really love his transformation! It's not overly complicated, but clever and intuitive. Only minor gripe would be his 'toe plates' - the left one tends to pop off if I use the same amount of force as clicking a pen.