MP-40 - Targetmaster Hot Rodimus/Hot Rod

Seibertron is reporting that MP40 will be Targetmaster Hot Rodimus

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Courtesy of site sponsor TFSource, we have news of the next figure in the Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece line - after MP-39 Sunstreaker, it looks like we'll have a third iteration of the younger leader of the Autobots: MP-40 Target Master Hot Rodimus!

Currently listed for a February release, and priced around 90 USD, we do not have any images for the toy. How it will differ from MP-28 is yet unknown, too, so stay tuned for more updates as they roll in!

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Transformers Masterpiece - MP-40 Targetmaster Hot Rodimus is the latest preorder from Takara Tomy. Image is a placeholder, official images and more details to come!

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Update from TFW2005 (and more pics on their site):

http://i.imgur.com/Wl0luTRl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Dxl9hDwl.jpg


And via Twitter a guide to where the colours are based on.

http://i.imgur.com/2FA19jD.jpg

Unless he comes with his trailer, I doubt I'll even bother. But watch all the sales for the last one pop up I reckon :D

Hmmm... didn't see that one coming... anyway... sold! :D

https://68.media.tumblr.com/a4c99988...j948o1_500.png

I want to think this is a mixup with LG45 - also Targetmaster Hot Rodimus...
But they did just create an MP Targetmaster gun for Artfire

BBTS have pre orders up as well

Only getting him if they fix the chest, and/or make him in purple G1 comic colours.

I hope there is a different paint scheme at least...

I have to agree with Ralph, this feels like it should be a reissue or a plus/lettered number not a new individually numbered MP.
So what do we think it will be, a TT version of Hasbros version of MP Rodimus Prime w/Offshoot, a reissue of MP-9 Rodimus Convoy including Offshoot from the Hasbro release, a reissue of MP-28 Hot Rodimus w/Offshoot from the Hasbro Rodimus, or entirely new molds?
Personally I'm going to say it will be TT MP-9 with either Hasbro's Offshoot or a redeco/retool of Artfire's Nightstick.

Edit: Oops, I missed that it said Hot Rodimus and focused on the Rodimus part, guess it will be MP28 with a version of Offshoot then, damn I hope TT arent going to keep doing these reissues with a new hat, I dont need a second MP28 :/

I personally suspect it'll be a mp hotrodimus redeco using toy colors with a modernized target master over the OLD rodimus prime mold, the price all the websites are reporting are a hint of that.

I like the idea but leaves me miffed, we could of had a mp megatron redeco (silver/black), could have been dinobot, hell we still have shockwave to redeco into shackwave.

Guess I'm just salty I don't get to have a target master for mine :(

Oh well least you won't need reprolabels for that toy look now