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MP-28 Hot Rodimus
Available in Feb 2016
8000yen / US$ 59.90
http://i.imgur.com/ytrZpNz.jpg
MP-29 Laserwave
Available in March 2016
16800yen / US$ 129.90
http://i.imgur.com/fXdzIBr.jpg
Wow, wow, so soon, wow!!!
And what does this mean for the rest of 2016?! Is it a sign they're going full steam ahead with the MP line now? ... I really hope so!
Shockwave looks incredible. I hope that hot rod is mistransformed...that chest looks horrid~! thou his car mode looks awesome!
Good to get a size on Laserwave too compared to the other Decepticons.
Damn, Shockwave looks good! Hot Rod looks meh, maybe it'll grow on me
Waiting on Japanese online store prices.
And after seeing these pictures I have no regrets about pre-ordering Shockwave.
Still not sure about Hot Rod as I already have the Hasbro Rodimus, but maybe this will change.
Any idea whether or not Hot Rod still has the gimmick to become Rodimus Prime in robot mode? Just wondering how different this guy will be to his predecessor.
Premium Collectables still have Shockwave and Hot Rod available, and at $169.95 AUD and $99.95 AUD respectively they seem to be the best value for money compared to the current exchange rate
AE may beat the current PC prices but the shipping will be where it all pans out PC to be better.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkHyren
In honestly if I seen these pics I may hold back on hot rod, it doesn't look much better ATM
Oh and to those who were questioning about prototype pics. This is why I trusted the info rather than just a cartoon shadow.
Shockwave looks great but why is the con symbol on the forearm :confused:
Hot Rod looks rather plankish as a bot but car mode is spot on.
True fan check = false :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gamblor916
http://i.imgur.com/eLMRTuL.jpg
I'd prefer it looking like this. :p
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...psae3hhoha.jpg
Yeah I'm quite relieved he scales well with them, I thought from earlier pics he would be much smallerQuote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
Coloured prototype MP Hot Rod looks oddly lanky like G1 Rodimus Prime toy.
However, i think that's because the picture itself is distorted (I don't have an MP-22 to compare against the photo, but i think the MP-22 cab looks unusually short in the photo).
Sounds like MP Ultra Magnus is being reissued at the same time, to go with Hot Rodimus... and a Legends (Generations) Springer reissue (minor redeco), for a bit of a 1986 Movie anniversary theme happening (despite that movie coming out in in Japan in 1989).
It seems that TakaraTomy are commemorating Hasbro's anniversary of the movie.
Shockwave looks great, but a translucent light up blaster arm would have been really good. Sure cartoon accurate, but c'mon. :) Here's hoping for fist and blaster accessory pieces. Reflector and a mini gun mode shockwave would be really good inclusions.
up for preorder on AE
come on HLJ...
Clearer pictures of MP Hot Rod in both modes, and with included gimmicks.
More pics on TFW now, they've got you covered!Quote:
Originally Posted by gamblor916
http://i.imgur.com/eRhySCR.jpg
Those prices look very good. 5600¥ for Hot Rod will come out to about $66 then add say $20-25 for shipping is pretty close to PC's first run at $85. Shockwave pricing of 11,760¥ is also pretty good, including shipping will likely be a bit above initial PC pricing but in line with their current asking price.Quote:
Originally Posted by nsm034
I'm waiting to pre order from NY once theirs are up. Shockwave looks amazing and I love Hot Rod's alt mode.
Yeah 2nd run PC looks over priced now when you compare to AE .
Luckily for me I had rewards points to lower it but given a choice now I will try ny
After checking what I paid I have basically just slightly cheaper than AE as I bought shockwave cheap but hot rod is expensive.
Shockwave's back is a cop out, and his feet are a bit lame but I still love it. Hot Rod, I'm still not sure about, he's almost too close to MP Rodimus. Also I wish they'd show a car size comparison.
I don't have MP Magnus but can't the car size by inferred from this picture?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord_Zed
http://i.imgur.com/ytrZpNz.jpg
Just got emails from BBTS they have dropped their initial price estimations somewhat
This sounds stupid but the obvious picture of rodimus next to hot rod is missing.lol
New pics of hot rod shows a bit more articulation of the joint but the hands are better.
Yeah, looks to be the size of other MP Cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
I still want my straight car to car comparison pic. Shockwave got a bot to bot one, so only fair.
Also I wish they'd done a clever cheat to shrink his chest a bit, like with Rodimus.
those new shockwave pics are amazing! i want him NOW!!!
Those extra hot rod pics cement his car mode being awesome! I'm still not satisfied with the chest thou...
What's up with the backpack on Shockwave? That plus the lavender shade plus the dull ultra-80s styling... nah, not for me.
As long as the chest is the same piece as the hood, one or the other is always gonna be a little wrong - Hot Rod's chest (orange part) tapers at the bottom into a flat bottom (like a hexagon), whereas the car mode has it like MP9 and this new one, going from the sides directly into a (slight) centre point.
On another note, it's kind of amusing that this smaller Hot Rod can store the larger MP-10 Matrix whereas they gave MP-9 that piddly little one!
does anyone feels that the hot rod disc blade looks overly huge?
I have to be honest, I don't think is worth PC's second run pricing for me at the moment and feeling a little let down. Its really a scaled down rodimus.
Good for those who don't have mp9
Yes the blade is a bit too big but no big deal
Shockwave's backpack seems to be storage space for the gun barrel (most pics) and/or gunstand (one of the pics) so presumably you could just leave that off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zommael
You'd probably have to wait for a future Hasbro or Takara Mall release for a more toy accurate darker purple.
Damn...I was totally going to skip on both these guys, but they're looking pretty nice in colour. Gonna be hard to resist them.
I am NOT complaining about plastic wheels, thought I should say it. There you go and Yes I bought it.
Maybe someone can come and tell me they cut cost and make the wheels non rotating.
Other than the chest being a little flat in robot mode, Hot Rod looks pretty solid. Car mode is a beast, with the boxiness of the G1 toy.
Laserwave/Shockwave though is a real beast. He's got that curvature in the legs and gun mode that Quakewave didn't have (the boxy legs were what I disliked about QW). I like the paler colours and think he suits the G1 cartoon model quite well. Want.
fishing rod FTW !!
"Talk about doll Daniel"Quote:
Originally Posted by nsm034
SorryQuote:
Originally Posted by Ace
I really want to Pre-order Shockwave, but I think I'm not liking that purple. If they had left it in prototype I may have ordered already but now I'm hesitant. I'm not specifically after toy accurate colours, or even cartoon accurate colours. But not Lavender purple, I never liked that colour on the henkei Cyclonus.
The figure looks outstanding though.
Can't say the same for Hot rod, but looks good enough.
I don't really care much for Hot Rod - I'm perfectly happy with my MP9.
Shockwave on the other hand... I'm seriously considering it. Not sure if I'll try preordering or if I'll take my chances with eBay upon release again.
On the colour: I don't mind the colours in the photos, but I can't help but wonder if the lighting in the photos is making the colours a bit lighter than they actually are.
Please let Hot Rod be easier to transform :D He's the only MP figure I have I've ever transformed once and said nope, never again.