MP 20 - Wheeljack and MP 21 Bumbleebee have been confirmed, not pictures at this stage but more info at it comes.
Price point at BBTS is $80 so im hoping BB comes with some stuff :)
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/l...lELofKrypton87
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MP 20 - Wheeljack and MP 21 Bumbleebee have been confirmed, not pictures at this stage but more info at it comes.
Price point at BBTS is $80 so im hoping BB comes with some stuff :)
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/l...lELofKrypton87
Will be waiting for Hasbro releases this time....feel a bit burnt with Takara MP Soundwave compared to Hasbro price.
Do... want!
Now for some pics.
Later this year is gonna be pretty pricey, what with soundwave/acidstorm coming locally and these becoming more widely available for preorder.
thats awesome news! all this autobot car goodness! does that mean wheeljack will be retooled into tracks? like the generations version? and bumblebee will have 'all those other guys' :p
One would weep with joy upon hearing such news.
There's also the new MP 12G - G2 Sideswipe, $89.99 on Preorder from BBTS.
I hope not. Tracks needs to be his own figure not just a retool.Quote:
Originally Posted by kaiden
Its great and welcome news. I hope they dont keep us waiting long for Jazz though.
I hope not, wheel jack is a Lancia Stratos and Tracks is a corvette, so totally differnt. it works OK for the Generations line. But if they're doing a proper G1 likeness like they have for all the other recent MP's they cannot afford to repaint one of those into the other.Quote:
Originally Posted by kaiden
even Bumblebee and Cliffjumper were different models of car in their original release.
this news though is awesome, I'm starting to wonder whether I'll start to curb my mainline transformers spending in favour of just getting all the MP toys. My hopes of a Masterpiece Jazz are stronger than ever.
Same. I believe the only way forward for me is as a MP collector. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by UltraMarginal
WOW :eek: Incredible news!!
100% agreed! Mind you, this has been what I've been doing for over a year now. MPs (and the Encores I don't have) are all I'm buying.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trent
Good to hear others are thinking this. I also having that feeling.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trent
Pumped for Bumblebee myself. I hope he comes with more accesories, as I'd prefer him to be a little cheaper if he was just on his own.
Great news! Can't wait for the Lancia Stratos and I sincerely hope for the original VW beetle rather than some surprise Camaro:p
Well if it makes you feel any better that's the general direction I have been headed also.Quote:
Originally Posted by VERT
Droool.... I'm really really interested to see how Wheeljack turns out!
Can't help having that 'another Bumblebee' feeling, but also interested to see how Takara does an MP version. The ArtFire one comes to close to MP class I think.
Nice :) I read CBratron's post last night before i headed off in the speculation thread and it put a big smile on my face :D
I'm thinking MP's 22 & 23 might have a Porsche theme to them
I never grabbed MP Thundercracker. Starting to wish I had as I'm starting to think like the rest of you re: getting all the MP's. Then again due to funds I did bypass Ultra Magnus.
MP Bbee & Wheeljack - awesome! Really looking forward to Wheeljack. Bumblebee I will reserve my excitment until whether they announce if it will be a VW Bug
Yay! Really wanting Wheeljack. Gettinf ro the point of too many pre orders though and woth the dropping dollar, this isn't looking good for my $$$ at the end of the year. This will create a total of 6 massive pre orders.
have i missed something or do we know that these will be released by hasbro also?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_K
:)
No confirmation yet. Considering they skipped Sideswipe and Red Alert, i personally doubt they'll release Prowl, Streak, Smokescreen and Wheeljack under the Hasbro banner. We'll have to wait and see how they play it with those characrters.Quote:
Originally Posted by janda the red
Bumblebee on the other hand is a whole different kettle of fish. The fact that he's everywhere may persuade Hasbro to do something.
cheers...
thanks sinnertwin :)
Um, haven't BBTS been wrong about pre-listings before though?
That said, if an eventual Masterpiece Bumblebee actually looked like the picture BBTS is using, I would love it. Screw "Cartoon model" accuracy, how about some more "Box art model" accuracy?
I wasn't expecting Wheeljack! :eek:
However I'm a little disappointed that it's not Jazz. Hopefully since they've managed to get the Volkswagen license, it'll open up the floodgates for the other companies under the VAG banner. :)
I'm not too worried about Bumblebee being something other than a beetle. If they didn't get the okay from VW I doubt they would go ahead with Bumblebee. MP 2.0 has been doing too well for TT to ruin its consistancy.:D
Agreed. If they didn't have a Beetle license then we wouldn't be seeing Bumblebee. Remember the whole point of the MP line is G1 accuracy. So the ONLY reason we would get a MP BB is because Takara have secured the license.Quote:
Originally Posted by doublespy
And wow. Has anyone looked at the release dates? These things are anywhere from 9 months to a full year away (assuming no delays) :eek::(
Tfsource have their preorder MP 20&21 up for $79.95. So it's a consistent pricing it looks like. :)
It says second quarter of 2014 on the BBTS listing.
Either the $79.99 is a placeholder for an official price, based on the other cars released, OR he'll come with some stuff, are my only explanations for the BB price. ;)
Kinda sad there isn't any more Decepticons. Wouldn't mind seeing what Wheeljack looks like
well there is still the subject of a new Megatron MP that hasn't been addressed. I ean they reissued Prime in the new smaller version, They have to realize we need his opposite number too. Not that they care what we buyers thinks though:mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lordy
Plus one. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
"G1 accuracy" means he could transform into a spaceship. And "G1 Accuracy" would also mean Black Rodimus, Tigertrack, Bay Starscream, Bay Bumblebee and the upcoming G2 Sideswipe and Acid Storm aren't Masterpieces or don't exist. (I'm playing Unicron's advocate - of course he'll be a Volkswagen.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Trent
I reaaaaly hope they make these two work - I still want my MP Martini G1 Jazz :)
I'm happy with their Classics versions but it's gonna be hard to turn either of those two down, especially if Bumblebee is made so he works with the Spike figure that came with MP10 and/or remolded into Goldbug.
The latest talk on the other boards seem to be about his head. I hope it's hexagonal and pudgy like his cartoon self, rather than the thin faced version with more yellow. :D
That said, I would like to see a faceplate head as well, seeing as he's 80 bloody dollars. ;)
I thought MP 20 would totally be Megatron:(Quote:
Originally Posted by liegeprime
But Hasui said in the MP10 interview that Megatron 2.0 would be "too easy" to do after they just re-did Convoy 2.0 (granted it's 11 MP numbers ago now!) and he wanted to have more variety in the MP line. Megs don't have no licensing issues, Hasui might have wanted to save him for later:D
Recent MP releases have been almost slavish to the G1 cartoon appearance. I would bet heavily on that trend continuing. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bidoofdude
Those preorder listings are based on preliminary info only. It could be just speculation and I'm damn sure those won't be the final prices.
I don't know about the pricing. I've heard that Smokescreen may end up being up to 10 dollars more, compared to his predecessors.
If so, $80 BBTS price doesn't seem that unlikely. Remember we're probably looking at realistic alt mode here, and not the penny racer. I think it's going to be a compressed robot mode, which works fine for me.
Definitely want both heads though. The final design would influence which I display it with. If it's not slavish to the animation he'll probably get the battle-mask on my shelf.
Realistic vs penny racer proportions is going to be quite the conundrum for Cliffjumper though. He's just not going to look right either way.
Megatron would not be a good use of resources. Why make a mould that can't be sold in half the world and has few recolour options to recoup costs?Quote:
Originally Posted by doublespy
Because you're Takara and you're awesome to fans :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
For example
- The first MP Megs
- MP Grimlock
- MP Rodimus
- That Unicron guy
I'd actually be happy to pay more.
We know that a collapsible chest for Sideswipe was absolutely doable, to increase his animation accuracy (and look better in general) but they couldn't do it for the budget they had.
I'd have happily paid more for that.
Rubber tyres are probably another desirable addon to a decent number of fans. Worth paying for? Yeah sure.
Make it a Masterpiece. Sure, Sideswipe is great, but he could have been better with a few simple upgrades. I want my MPs to stand the test of time, to be as accurate as possible to their source. I don't want compromise. Well, not a lot of it.
Every toy on that list other than the original Masterpiece Megatron can and has been sold all around the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lint