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:confused:Very Revoltech looking to me and I'm not a big fan of them:rolleyes:. To me the Masterpiece line is going away from what I thought it was meant to be, A collectors line. I can't say it's getting cheaper (not for the consumer anyway:rolleyes:) but they are going cheaper materials with scaled down figures, If the price point dropped with the what I can only guess must be reduced material costs then I'd have an interest, until then this is a definite miss for me.
this updated optimus is just amazing compared to the first masterpiece, as long as i try not to think about the price :( the first one feels so blocky and clunky by comparison. i love the little details like the side mirrors and the fact there's even an engine inside!
the only thing that bugged me was how.. well, how dead his eyes looked, so i took a huge risk for such an expensive thing and took his head apart (WARNING, IT'S REALLYREALLYHARD TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER because the little grooved pieces in his ears are seperate to the antenna and fall out all over everywhere) so i could paint some clear blue shimmer nailpolish over the eye piece. i didn't trust myself to not make a mess of his eyes if i didn't take him apart first, so at least it's neat!
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/...ina85/eyes.jpg
it's hard to capture on my phone, but the effect is actually quite subtle and really makes his eyes come alive :D
nicely done! should copy to the creative/art thread
Massive fan of this.
I think a lot of what thsi version does well is in nuance. It is head and shoulders above MP1 (which I loved by the way) and one of the main reasons is the posability and stability of the figure. He holds his position without wobbling. The weapons storage is highly innovative. The handling of the lights and front panels is very clever. The articulation is phenomenal as well. I was very excited by this when I saw the pictures out of box showcasing the poseability and I was not wrong. Alt mode is great too although I'm disappointed my trailer which had a smudging mark across the top of it that's disappointing for out of the box. Roller too is well nuanced too.
My only gripe is the leg pieces don't stick together well. (Am I doing anything wrong?) Price tag? I'm not fussed. This Prime is head and shoulders better than the original and I am now very glad they re-did this b/c I see myself actually playing with this one more often and really not having to worry about it faling flat on its face b/c of weak ankle joints.. I know it looks similar but appearances can be deceiving. It's all about nuance and this Prime is easily more than meets the eyes.
Ah hell I'm sold. Got to buy one now :D
Where did you guys pick yours up? The cheapest I can find is over at http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=engli...e_display.html for 16,120 JPY (about $205AU)
any cheaper alternatives? Prefer Japanese based stores - since their shipping rates are kick ass
That's a good price, but Japan Post is privatised. HK Post is usually much cheaper.
It's G1... it's meant to be blocky ;) :pQuote:
Originally Posted by jaina85
I thought MP1 stood taller :DQuote:
Originally Posted by STL
Could some please post side-by-side comparison pics with MP1?
Also, just by means of price comparison:
MP04 = 18900JPY (239AUD)
MP10 = 23100JPY (293AUD)
So MP10 is 4200JPY ($53) more expensive than MP04... that's pretty substantial. 4200JPY is the RRP for a Voyager Class DOTM toy, and likewise in Australia it'd buy you a Voyager DOTM toy at full RRP with $3 change!
Without having ever seen MP10 in person I really can't judge it... but it does seem rather expensive. Size wise, I saw some pics on TakaraTOMY's official site and there's a pic of MP10 Convoy next to MP Rodimus and they look to be about the same size. I'm not home right now, but IIRC MP Convoy's about 30.5cm in robot mode... Rodimus... erm... maybe 25cm?? (very rough guesstimation) <shrug>
It does seem like a neat figure, but not sure if it's worth paying nearly $300 for (and that's not even including postage)... the only toy I've ever paid $300 for was Brave Maximus.
Most places I have seen it at aren't charging 23100 yen though. I think I found mine from amiami for about 16000 or so.
I did a pic earlier comparing some Primes, click to enlarge:
http://www.australian-postcodes.com/...0/P1070885.JPG
I did some research during a price discussion earlier - retail vs actual cost swings the results in MP-10's favour a bit:
MP-04 - 18,900Y retail down to 12,852Y (-6,048Y) @ Bigbe Rakuten
MP-09 - 17,640Y retail down to 11,500Y (-6,140Y) @ Amazon Japan
MP-10 - 23,100Y retail down to 15,992Y (-7,108Y) @ Amazon Japan
That's 3,140Y more expensive than MP-04, 5 years later.
It's also fairly close to what other high end transformable toys go for:
God Sigma - 24,150Y retail down to 19,800Y (-4,350Y) @ Amazon Japan
Daltanious - 23,100Y retail, down to 16,632Y (-6,468Y) @ Bigbe
Or Macross. The recently announced VF-17s retails for 24,800 and only comes down to 21,800 with discount. It comes with a 2cm tall pilot, and a gun!
Yamato is a smaller company though so we're probably paying a lot because of that. There's too much info that we aren't privy to, that determines how much these things cost, so if i have the money and want the toy (now) i don't dwell on it too much.