MP-12G - Masterpiece G2 Sideswipe new images

Courtesy of TFsource:

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/...ps35a8aec7.jpg


Good grief does it look friggin' amazing or what!?! :eek::D

:eek::eek: that a alot of red ! .. i like it :D but no green seen anywhere..?
Two MP news in one day !! it just too much.... so cool !

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Originally Posted by lancalot

:eek::eek: that a alot of red ! .. i like it :D but no green seen anywhere..?
Two MP news in one day !! it just too much.... so cool !

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It would seem that the green accents/decals may be apart of a sticker sheet, as the bottom left images of his Alt mode show him both with & without said G2 toy stickers. ;):cool:

Ohh i see ...i thou that was the orig G2 toy for comparison :rolleyes: ...

Am i missing something? :confused: BBTS has had this up for preorder since June along with Wheeljack & BB. They have however, amended their existing Sideswipe image to reflect the new ones

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Originally Posted by Sinnertwin

Am i missing something? :confused: BBTS has had this up for preorder since June along with Wheeljack & BB...

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Quite often I've found that BBTS, and occasionally TFsource, will throw up a preorder page simply upon catching wind of a possible figure/item release - Often with little more basis than: "So-n-so's computer had this code in it...". :rolleyes:;)

This recent pic certainly seems a little more solid at least. :)

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Originally Posted by Hursticon

Quite often I've found that BBTS, and occasionally TFsource, will throw up a preorder page simply upon catching wind of a possible figure/item release - Often with little more basis than: "So-n-so's computer had this code in it...". :rolleyes:;)

This recent pic certainly seems a little more solid at least. :)

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In this case though, Hursti, production/prototype sample was announced at this years Tokyo Toy Show. But, i do see how other items without some form of tangible content may lead to skepticism :)

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Originally Posted by Sinnertwin

In this case though, Hursti, production/prototype sample was announced at this years Tokyo Toy Show. But, i do see how other items without some form of tangible content may lead to skepticism :)

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True, there was the prototype photos shown & hence that is what sparked their preorder page :) - but doesn't that seem a little early to post such a thing though? :confused:, I feel it is as it's not like a Has/Tak rep has contacted them & said "This is what we're doing..." you know what I mean? :o

At any rate, you can bet I'll be picking this bad boy up as sure as Sexy Susie will make an appearance at the next Parra Fair. ;):D

Looks great! And the choice of having the neon green or not is pretty cool.

Do we know what month the release should be? I hope it doesn't fall alongside the regular Sideswipe re-release. I need both.

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Originally Posted by Meangreen

Looks great! And the choice of having the neon green or not is pretty cool.

Do we know what month the release should be? I hope it doesn't fall alongside the regular Sideswipe re-release. I need both.

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february 2014 and soundblaster is march 2014

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Originally Posted by Meangreen

Do we know what month the release should be? I hope it doesn't fall alongside the regular Sideswipe re-release. I need both.

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Nothing firm at the moment I don't believe, but most places seem to think an early 2014 release is most likely - Possibly to coincide with Takara's celebration of Transformers' 30th. ;):)

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Originally Posted by lancalot

Ohh i see ...i thou that was the orig G2 toy for comparison :rolleyes: ...

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lolol, MP Lambor's not that small! :D :)

Got to admit I'm liking the look of this.

I don't usually go for MP repaints, but damn that is gorgeous! At least this makes more sense than MP cosmic-space-prince Rodimus.

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Originally Posted by Hursticon

Quite often I've found that BBTS, and occasionally TFsource, will throw up a preorder page simply upon catching wind of a possible figure/item release - Often with little more basis than: "So-n-so's computer had this code in it...". :rolleyes:;)

This recent pic certainly seems a little more solid at least. :)

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Originally Posted by Sinnertwin

In this case though, Hursti, production/prototype sample was announced at this years Tokyo Toy Show. But, i do see how other items without some form of tangible content may lead to skepticism :)

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Here's a question though: Have BBTS ever been wrong with the preorders they've put up on the slightest hint of a new MP?

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Originally Posted by Hursticon

Quite often I've found that BBTS, and occasionally TFsource, will throw up a preorder page simply upon catching wind of a possible figure/item release - Often with little more basis than: "So-n-so's computer had this code in it...". :rolleyes:;)

This recent pic certainly seems a little more solid at least. :)

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Reminds me of Generations Springer. They used the FoC concept art as a placeholder. To this day, I still would've preferrred Springer as a jet/buggy.

Wow! I guess I will be owning 4 version of the mold

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Originally Posted by Trent

Here's a question though: Have BBTS ever been wrong with the preorders they've put up on the slightest hint of a new MP?

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Once, years ago.

And I do means YEARS ago.

Wouldn't happen these days.

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Originally Posted by tinyJazz

I don't usually go for MP repaints, but damn that is gorgeous! At least this makes more sense than MP cosmic-space-prince Rodimus.

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Heyyyy. That's an awesome deco.

I'd own it in a flash if the knees weren't arthritic on almost every single one.

I am not big on MP's, but this is seriously one difficult release to skip..

do notice that between lambor and this new release... they just swapped the colours around...

if lambor had red on the chest... its black on the new release
if lambor had black sheen.... its red on the new release...

ha ha ha:p

Preorders have gone up at the following retailers:

• Hobby Search
• AmiAmi
• Hobby Link Japan

Preorders up at anime-export too. :)

Ami Ami is already sold out. Ha.

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Originally Posted by Ae-Evolution

Ami Ami is already sold out. Ha.

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Man, seems I buggered up on both AmiAmi links - Sorry guys. :(
Plenty of other options though; Cheers Iriorne for throwing up the Anime Export link too. ;):cool:

Some clearer, awesome photos courtesy of E-Hobby!
Looks to be a new face too! Can't quite tell if the helmet is different as well.

http://i.imgur.com/9escyb5.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/7Wp9Alj.jpg

so pretty...
hard choice between either G2 SS or Red Alert...

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Originally Posted by Skript

so pretty...
hard choice between either G2 SS or Red Alert...

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Both?

Love it! That face is straight out of the comic!:cool:

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Originally Posted by Trent

Love it! That face is straight out of the comic!:cool:

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Ditto! :eek:

That heads culpt takes this retooling to a whole new level of awesome! :D
Cheers for the shots Kurdt, this figure is looking badass as hell and the wait is going to be friggin' painful! :cool:

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Originally Posted by Hursticon

Ditto! :eek:

That heads culpt takes this retooling to a whole new level of awesome! :D
Cheers for the shots Kurdt, this figure is looking badass as hell and the wait is going to be friggin' painful! :cool:

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that total cool face!! man it going to be a long wait that forsure ...i love the red tint windows!

Its going to be a long wait for this to be released :(

Yeah the face is cool, just gets better and better. This is the best marvel TF comic homage since Comic MP Grimlock. They just need to add a bandoleer.

Images without watermarks, from Amazon Japan.

It looks so sexy in plain black, it's gonna be tough to put the stickers on to make it properly Gen2.

Some of the photos

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3343f11e.jpg

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...ps12a292b1.jpg

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6d7cc28b.jpg

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...pse5fc907d.jpg

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...ps85f550d9.jpg

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...psd8e25848.jpg

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/...ps839325ef.jpg

I wont be bothering with stickers. I'd hate to have mine misaligned -_-

The G2 emblem will need some serious trimming if it's to look any good on black, as those pics clearly show.

I'd have liked it to be tampo'd for my own tastes, but realise they're trying to please everyone with options.

The rest of the G2 stickers will be staying on the sheet for me!

I'll be stickerin' that son-bitch up like it's nobody's business! ;):cool:

The G2 figure is where I draw my nostalgia for this repaint/retool, hence those fluorescent green stickers are a quintessential requirement; That head sculpt, those shoulders & those weapons just seal this figure as being THE baddest of asses mind you! :D:cool:

I'm with the goat. Only the G2 sticker for me. I wanna keep it as close to the comic iteration as possible ;)

G2 Sideswipe looks friggin awesome! If I had known he was coming out I would have skipped the G1 version, got Red Alert instead and waited for this guy

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Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev

If I had known he was coming out I would have skipped the G1 version, got Red Alert instead and waited for this guy

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I think that's what they were afraid of! :p