Taken with a grain of salt of course, however judging by the new pictures this could well be true. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by hanprimus
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Taken with a grain of salt of course, however judging by the new pictures this could well be true. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by hanprimus
Meh... as if anyone would buy a gold coloured Rodimus toy... :p
Not such a similar transformation after all...
http://i28.tinypic.com/313sl6v.jpg
Wow! Now we know what the next MP after this one is. MP 'Shitpiece' :D:p:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by kurdt_the_goat
I don't get it. :confused: Oh, hold on... Kup?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lint
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Originally Posted by kurdt_the_goat
That's excellent news. We just need to wait for confirmation on scale.
Yeah, it's a reference to DrSmoov. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
I dunno....those wheels on his calves look half hidden like the back wheels on g1 rody minor.Quote:
Originally Posted by kurdt_the_goat
Also he's got 'front' wheels on his shoulders.
And finally the pink bit thats highlighted on the zoom-in vehicle mode, has another exhaust thats not highlighted to right of screen. I'd say thats the elbow joint......
An idea of size
http://i28.tinypic.com/2jbk0nr.jpg
That's very good, I am much more hopeful now but I would like him next to Predaking rather than infront of him to be sure. Although the cards to provide a scale control of sorts and it does seem at least as tall as MP Starscream, perhaps taller.Quote:
Originally Posted by kurdt_the_goat
Wicked! :eek: Love it!!
For me Masterpiece Rodimus Prime is looking OK but I'm not blown away yet. But I am liking the idea of him being able to also just be Hot Rod in car mode if you don't want to use the trailer. I guess it would be a tad bit too difficult to incorporate his trailer into the transformation like it was with Titanium Rodimus. It worked great for Titanium Rodimus but that figure had a much simpler design to a Masterpiece.
Titanium Rodimus Prime also doesn't try to achieve a show-like robot mode like MP Rodimus Convoy does.
RobotKingdom have Rodimus up for pre-order now... for $159.90 USD. That's $40 USD more than Grimlock when he was first released, christ! He is apparently to be released in January next year.
wowzers, he better be great!
I think like MP4, the trailer is the main reason for increased cost. But i'm not phased; with the exchange rate as it is, he works out the same or less than what most paid for Grimlock on release.
More images of MP Rodimus. Just beautiful.
Does look good so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by High_Q
And something that was mentioned on TFW, it looks like the gun may separate into 2 smaller guns that resemble Hot Rods guns. Linky
On close inspection, it does seem that way.
Size comparison for those concerned:
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...g?t=1282545091
Sems to be just a bit taller the Grimlock but the much higher head would make it seem considerably larger. This is good news and he would fit fine with MP Prime and Megatron.
That gun trailer looks sweet as. I was thinking it may be a bit week, but it looks really beefy.
SHAWING!
Still not sold on the face but everything else looks great.
I'll probably be more impressed once they splash some colour on him :)
Man, this guy is shaping up to be a million times better than his G1 counterpart (wouldn't be hard :p) and IMO I think his face is great! :D
Ooh! he is gonna fetch a price. :p
Thanks for the size comparison Kurdt.:) I was really hoping someone could do that since my MP Grimlock and G1 Rodimus prime are in storage.
I'm a touch disappointed he isn't the same size as MP Prime. I was hoping all the leader masterpieces would be in scale but I was always pretty confident he would at least be as tall as MP Grimlock/Screamer.
I congratulate Tak-Tom for not showing images of the Hot rod car mode. It adds a whole "more than meets the eye" feeling to this particular MP release. Its also prompted some exceptional discussion and sleuthing based on the prototype pics that are coming out. This sort of anticipation/scrutiny of all the prototype pics has whet my appetite for the toy to unbelievable levels!
If indeed the hot rod car mode is in there I will consider this an engineering masterpiece second only to MP megatron. To get a cartoon accurate robot mode with great proportions that transforms into a cartoon accurate car AND truck cab is a real achievement [having said that until we see the hot rod car mode we wont know if it looks cartoon accurate or not but the truck cab certainly looks fine]
I actually like his face. The long chin gives him a slightly older more "Prime" look.
There should be some interesting discussion going on over at TFW2005 after the new pic came out....
I'm a little disappointed that he's not the same size as Prime and Megs, especially with the price they're asking for him. The three of them would have gone together really well. I guess TakTom aren't interested in doing those sizes ever again. :(
He is shaping up to be very sexylicious though. Can't wait for coloured pics.
I reckon you've hit the nail on the head Adzma, IMO the reason they've not gone for the 'Leader' size MP scale is because I reckon they want those 2 figures to "Stand above the rest" in collections around the world as tributes to the marvel of engineering they contain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adzma
I agree that MP Rodimus is shaping up to be an awesome looking figure, how they've achieved such a "sexylicious" Bot mode from such an odd alt mode is incredible!
I'm awaiting pics of the Hot Rod car mode before making a call on whether to get it.
If it's just the winnebago pulling chunky looking thing then probably not, but if it becomes sleeker and more sporty then I'm probably in.
Is Rodimus supposed to be as tall as Optimus though? I know the toy is probably taller, but character wise, I would be happy with Rodimus being a little shorter, after all he wasn't that graet of a leader :p
Jizaitoys have posted a rough block animation of the theoretical Rodimus to roadster transformation.
As long as it has some nice chrome. It looks pretty sweet.
That's clever and I like the transformation sequence. Not too complex but elaborate enough to be satisfying.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tober
Oooh linteresting. I'd be so in if it did that :D.... and looked less munted :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tober
In Dark Awakening you can see the two Primes together and they are pretty much the same height.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy
http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/p...etoostrong.jpg
The angle's a little awkward but you can see it.
Yeeeah, I wouldn't put too much faith in the G1 cartoon or Marvel comic series for that matter. It's widely known that scale went right out the window with their designs :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Adzma