MP Grimlock and Alternity Megatron???

I am hyped for Masterpiece Grimlock!

They are saying that it will be the largest of the Masterpiece figures and much bulkier. That is why there is a price increase.

I can't wait and hoping that they go for an IDW style interpretation that 'modernizes' the T-Rex mode but keeps the robot mode similar to G1.

big G1 brick please! but I'll get it anyways, as long has he's a T-Rex!

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Originally Posted by griffin

I think it would be more expensive because there isn't really any recolour potential to it that would be marketable enough to sell as an additional MP.

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I wouldn't put it beyond them to recolour it as G2 Grimock, assuming of course that its going to Transform into a Dino and not some car in the first place.

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Originally Posted by Gutsman Heavy

big G1 brick please! but I'll get it anyways, as long has he's a T-Rex!

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You just gave me a bad thought...

What if he does not turn out to be a Tyrannosaurus but some sort of military vehicle?

This goes back to previous discussions on Masterpiece Grimlock in which it was argued that the toy would be an unlikely Masterpiece release because it was unrealistic and the Japanese prefer realistic vehicles much more than in the western market.

MP Grimlock FTW!

If they don't make it relate to G1 or a T-Rex, I'll probably not buy it if only in protest. I'm a little tired of Has/Tak slapping memorable G1 names onto toys as an excuse to sell it to fans.

This looks to be an official teaser (posted at digital-toys.com)
http://www.digital-toys.com/MPGRIM.gif
Certainly looks familiar, unless it's just the G1 toy silhouetted!

Wonder how sturdy this thing will be. MP megs is flimsy as and a bit emaciated especially the legs. Now for this one, hope there's more metal in itand not just in the middle. They started well using die cast for Prime and each MP after keeps seeing less and less diecast parts its making the figures a little too fragile when it shouldnt. :(. Will the other dinos then see an MP release? These would be massive!

kurdt: that image is a silhouette of the G1 toy box art. :p I would be very surprised if it's not a mechanical T-Rex as the Masterpiece line is all about making them like G1, unlike Binaltech which was about adapting G1 characters into real-life vehicles.

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Originally Posted by Gutsman Heavy

big G1 brick please!

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lol :D

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Originally Posted by liegeprime

Wonder how sturdy this thing will be. MP megs is flimsy as and a bit emaciated especially the legs. Now for this one, hope there's more metal in itand not just in the middle. They started well using die cast for Prime and each MP after keeps seeing less and less diecast parts its making the figures a little too fragile when it shouldnt. :(

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Yeah, that's the real worry... You really don't want to spend that much on one figure when it only takes a slight breeze to knock it over... :rolleyes: