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Originally Posted by kaiden
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Originally Posted by Iriorne
he does look good... hopefully with him painted , the gaps in the joint is not that noticeable in car mode.... and that slip in the roof also...
Let's not forget the lack of rubber tyres, the lack of diecast, the small size (out of scale with MP-01) and the lack of moulded car interior and component detail.Quote:
Originally Posted by VERT
It's hard to tell from the photo but I'm going to go out on a limb and add lack of ankle tilts to the list but at least he can spread his arms out into a T shape. I think that about covers the standard list of complaints? ;)
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Originally Posted by kaiden
Looks great, but at this point it's pretty much a given that MPs are gonna be DYNAMITE
Need side-on pics in bot mode. The MP Datsuns, as good as they were, suffered from over bulging backpack syndrome. Hopefully designers have over come this design weakness for this new mold.
Meh. It looks great and there is nothing to suggest that there is a massive backpack. But then I don't really have a problem with the Datsuns. Or the Lambos for that matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Megatran
And stop picking on Gok. Allow him his repetitiveness. :p
Uhh... What? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Megatran
Looks good but damn, August?
Wallet is happy but that is some wait, and presumably quite the while until Bumblebee too.
Perfect! Absolutely perfect! :eek:
Still can't believe people on the US sites were bagging it before it had even been revealed :rolleyes: Must be eating their words now!!
Looks fantastic! hopefully they don't disappoint with the paint job!
(just be careful with the poking of fun guys... it might be harmless with no bad intentions, but enough of it all at once can look like a mobbing)
haha yeah sorry. I hope Gok understands I'm just poking fun at his 'shoulder' issue and is not a personal attack or anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
I can see what you mean about the backpacks but honestly I don't think its a problem so I would hardly call it a weakness as the front windscreen and roof of the car have to go somewhere. Unfortunately the datsuns and lamborghinis aren't blocky like Optimus Prime and Soundwave which creates the design limitation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Megatran
Looks great but yeah, August is a long way off. :) :(
I expect to see a few MP seeker repaints to fill the time.
Did Wheeljack ever get a eHobby repaint or any other, besides the Diaclone red and white?
Nice to see the prototype pics, can't wait to see the coloured version. I'm going to try and avoid staring at it for too long and trying to work out how it works.
I'll probably be sticking with HLJ.com & the Private Warehouse again, although i dont think their preorders are up yet. I have one order from BBTS when it was first announced but i'll be cancelling thatQuote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
You've also got your RK
http://www.robotkingdom.com/just-lis.../tftrmp20.html
Chimungmung
http://chimungmung.com/product_info....oducts_id=1317
Also keep an eye on the other stores like AmiAmi, eHobbyBaseShop etc
:)
saw your post sinnertwin. He's up for order from anime-export!
Masterpiece Wheeljack!
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$44USD for an MP Wheeljack? Nice work, Yoshi ;)
Now to see how they handle the paintwork. Alitalia bells & whistles or cartoon simplicity?
Anime Export have good prices and ship fast, however after my last ordeal with them I won't be using them again. They require payment upfront and that shipping date is more than six months away, so I'll wait for HLJ, Amiami or HobbySearch to open their orders.
I mostly get the masterpiece from the HK dealer as you get the extra and the coins as well ....with the Japan based one you don't get anything
MP 19 (Smokescreen) came out in December
So we have for 2014...
MP 12G (Gen2 Sideswipe) in February
MP 13B (Soundblaster w/ Ratbat) in March
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then a five month gap
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MP 20 (Wheeljack) in August
MP 21 (Bumblebee)
MP 22 (allegedly Ultra Magnus)
Since the previous Cassette 2-packs had their own numbers, and we have 19, 20, 21 & 22 noted for this year as Autobots, it doesn't leave much hope for any more cassette 2-packs... or any hope of a Hasbro release of Soundblaster with 5 cassettes (if there was any interest by Hasbro to do one).
With Soundwave being so successful, I'd imagine Soundblaster would be high on the Hasbro agenda, as they managed to successfully sell a "green Starscream" that wasn't even a Gen1 character, so shouldn't have much trouble selling a black Soundwave (who was at least a Gen1 character, just not in America).
Did they say if star saber was supposed to be a 2014 release?
Edit: current rumours for MP schedule after Magnus is galvatron, tracks, bruticus.
There is a second run of Sideswipe coming up too, does that count?Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
I do wonder if there is any chance of Hasbro picking up a few existing MPs for a run during this period, the second run and revised Sideswipe maybe? Possibly MP11 Starscream? Although they did just do Acidstorm so unlikely i guess (I would buy one though! :D ).
Sigh... and I was only just talking about Star Saber with Justowen today and I completely forgot to include it in the list. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by llamatron
But yes, that's another one that you'd think "should" be out in 2014, as it appeared to be an Anniversary fan-vote thingy for Japan. (like we had Windblade as ours)
BBTS used to have Wheeljack and Bbee listed as "2nd quarter 2014", which means they are now delayed by at least 2 months... making for a very cramped end of the year if we are to get 4 new moulds from August.
We may have had a record 8 JP MPs released in 2013 (9 if Acid Storm actually got released - it was noted as a pre-order, but I cant find any evidence it actually got released), but after March there was only the one new mould (Prowl/Streak/Smokescreen) for the rest of last year.
2014 is shaping up to be the opposite, with all the new moulds being at the end of the year (except Ratbat, which is more of a new accessory to a redeco anyway).
Arms look a bit to plain in the prototype. I mean he looks good, but shouldn't he have wheels on his upper arm? Rather than that flatness.
But that price of 6000 yen I be questioning whether is it rrp price or paying premium? that's definitely bumped up from what Smokescreen was. Not saying I won't pay 6,000 yen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tober
HLJ is my last line of defence for me, Hobbysearch does well enough most of the times.
I can't remember exact numbers but rrp for smokescreen was higher than sideswipe and prowl.
It is, and I am aware of that and seeing Anime Ex 6,000 yen price for pre-order, I am uncertain again whether this is self mark up or the new RRP due to the shoulder launcher, due to limited to one character use for the mould, god knows.Quote:
Originally Posted by llamatron
Will need to see what hobbysearch and others will list it at, as those will be the prices I will trust.
Was told rrp for smokescreen was the cheapest of the Nissan brothers.
Glad this mp wheeljack is cartoon accurate to what I see. Will be a popular item for sure.
They have at least 2 more uses they could do. Actionmaster Slicer and Diaclone Malbor. And I would buy all 3 :pQuote:
Originally Posted by drifand
I wonder if they'll try and cram a Blue Bluestreak release in as well as a diaclone tribute similar to Tigertrack since he seemed to sell pretty well?
It'll make Heroic Decepticon pretty happy if they did, that's for sure. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Trent
I don't think that is correct, Smokescreen follows suit with sideswipe G2 at a higher price. Noted there were places selling way below RRP but the RRP was set higher than Prowl and Streak.Quote:
Originally Posted by nexusnixx
on hobbysearch
Streak is going at 5800 yen RRP and Smokescreen is at 6500 yen as with Sideswipe G2.
So I guess 6000 yen is still below RRP.
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Originally Posted by Trent
And I'd buy it too :D lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
I just can't get enough masterpieces. Only 3 I don't have are Greenscream, Black Rodimus and Black MP01 Prime. Latter 2 I wouldn't mind trying to get. And maybe Rodimus with the trailer too... maybe :p
I've never dealt w/ AE before, but the idea of upfront payment isn't convenient for me. I like dealing w/ Amazon because they don't charge until after the toy has shipped. And Amazon JP's preorder price is only a few dollars dearer than AE's anyway... I'll probably stick w/ Amazon JP (hopefully they'll offer some bonus goodie).Quote:
Originally Posted by Tober
...now... I wonder if they'd make a limited exclusive MP Slicer?! :D
Slicer, i'm not too fussed about, but a Marlboro version? :drool:
I'd be curious to know what you wouldn't buy! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by 1AZRAEL1
Seems like Anime E now listed it at 4550 yen pre-order, you can't really go wrong but I am unsure how their shipping is like.
Haha, nice. :D It'd depend on my opinion of the Wheeljack mould as to whether or not I'd get repaints. But that is a cool idea. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 1AZRAEL1
Just to clarify for you...Quote:
Originally Posted by nexusnixx
MP Prowl RRP = 6090JPY
MP Bluestreak RRP = 6090JPY
MP Smokescreen RRP = 6825JPY
(Source)
So Smokescreen is actually the most expensive of the MP Nissans at RRP.
Yea RRP for Smokescreen was definitely higher than Prowl and Bluestreak. However, lots of place still seem to have stock of Smokescreen while Prowl/Bluestreak were instant sellouts. One might speculate that places overordered Smokescreens after witnessing the demand for Prowl/Streak and also buyers might have gotten burnt out after having the same mold released so many times in a row.