More photos from that HK exhibition, of Skyfire and various other toys from this year.
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More photos from that HK exhibition, of Skyfire and various other toys from this year.
LOL, despite my name, Skyfire is close to my heart, this is a definite Skyfire figure and a brilliant one at that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skyfire
I'm a huge Jetfire fan. He is the only second hand Transformer in my collection because I didn't get him as a child and no reissue options obviously. He is one figure I would not sell. I also really liked the Skyfire character from the cartoon. He was a grail MP for me for a long time. However, looking at that picture of Seige version next to the MP, I'm comfortable with my decision to keep Seige Jetfire as my only non MP in my masterpiece collection. Something I never thought I would do! He fits and has the look I personally like. I understand that would not be the case for others of course. Purely a personal thing.
It's an interesting one.
Seeing the two side by side shows that the MP line is increasingly focusing on toon accuracy (although trying to set a "rule" for Masterpiece seems like a fools errand at this point). The face is definitely more 80's cartoon vibe and more solid block colour and shiny finish.
The Siege one is more in line with with what MP10 was promising - the pinnacle hybrid release of realistic vehicle, intuitive transformation, and show-like figure
Going to say it..... MP looks like an upscale kiddy version of seige. Like lego and duplo.
The long awaited Masterpiece, Skyfire, has now been released in Japan this week, and some in-hand images have been posted up already...
https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/01/28/...-images-474118
The box looks to be a fair bit bigger than MP-44 Optimus version 3, but significantly cheaper. Optimus was 50,000yen, while Skyfire was 38,000yen.
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Mag-goddamn-nificent. Hopefully this pays off for TT and they will continue to make some bolder choices in character releases.
Official Takara Tomy transformation video.
The official nett weight on the factory carton says 4.11kg for 2 pieces, so one weighs just over 2kg. It's something to bear in mind when buying from overseas. It makes the Popcultcha price pretty good when they have their occasional 20% off action figures sales as shipping is free, but the release date is May and you would have to wait until a sale comes around once it's in stock (fortunately their MPs tend to shelfwarm).
The figure looks much simpler than MP-44 though, so it would have a lower parts count overall. I also note it does not have as many accessories as MP-44 had.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
We saw too that the Skids mould was cheaper than previous MP cars due to being simpler in engineering - it was half the price of Hound for instance. I'm glad that Takara have gone in this direction though. :)