New Masterpiece MP-10 coming in September

[primetime]

I think you're being a bit harsh! The new one makes the oldie feel a bit clunky... especially when it comes to posing. The plastic quality and vibrancy of the colours seems pretty good to me also, better than on Rodimus Prime at least.

Not for $250+ though! For something that is smaller, almost no die-cast, even third party rollers are better in that they have wheels that are able to rotate.

MP-10's trailer is pretty boring as well with unpainted gray robot arms on the inside.

[Ultra Mackness]

I really wanted to like this one. New transformation sequence and design, inclusion of roller and Spike. Side mirrors! I just don't feel it like I did with the original MP Prime. MP 10 is undeniably cleverly designed, but the near absence of die cast or electronics, no minor gimmicks (moving faceplate etc.), out of scale weapon and smaller size coupled with the high price tag just can't get me over the line . Even though Has/Tak milk the popular characters, this is the first time (for me anyway) where it really feels like the MP Prime idea is just being milked.

Like many others I'd love to see some other characters get the MP treatment, especially Omega Supreme. With him being a parts-former, I can see his various parts being a bonus with the next few MP releases, then a final release with his tank and rocket (maybe) to spread the cost. It's not likely but I can hope .

[kurdt_the_goat]

Not for $250+ though! For something that is smaller, almost no die-cast, even third party rollers are better in that they have wheels that are able to rotate.

MP-10's trailer is pretty boring as well with unpainted gray robot arms on the inside.

yeah roller should have had the turning wheels that THS02 has! tho i paid about 250 myself... i dont think it's worth that much ... but dont really care... i know i should though

keep in mind that in japan he's only going for about 16,000Y, thats about 3,000Y more than MP04 cost, 5 years later.

Compared with MP09, it's about the same, unfortunately just the way things are Smart thing would have been to wait for Hasbro version if you knew you would feel this way about trailer!

[primetime]

Yeah, I guess at the end of day, having the chance to play with it a few times - this probably is the sort of Masterpiece that you can play with day in and day out and one thing it's got going for it is that the extreme poseability factor compared to MP-01 - this Prime's just leagues ahead!

[Tober]

Yeah, it's a great mold. Lack of (imho useless) gimmicks aside, the real problem is the price (realistically about $200 + shipping) which is largely due to the strong Yen.

The plastic is high grade ABS, not the cheap, brittle KO stuff.

If people want to wait a year or so for the local release, that's their prerogative. But I wouldn't expect the price to be sub $200, although I was pleasantly surprised by MP Rodimus.

[Defcon]

For me, the price is the biggest obstacle. The size is good as you could put it in with classics. If they decide to re do megatron in this size, I wonder if they will keep the realistic gun mode, or change it to something else like perhaps a cybertronian gun or a tank like generation 2 megatron? But only in keeping the original G1 colors and theme. Only saying this so it doesn't become a problem with customs or gun laws etc. I would hate if they redid Starscream, just seems a waste.
Well for future releases Id like to see Galvatron, Soundwave (including minions). Ultra Magnus with trailer and armour, Blaster (including minions), and how about triple changers Astrotrain, Blitzwing, Springer

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Eh, we'll probably get a MP Bumble or somethIng before a Soundwave.

As a minor aside, what's the big deal over heaps of diecast? Didn't it make MP1 etc kinda top-heavy and hard to pose?
I'm all up for it when it serves a stability or durability purpose but die cast for the sake of die cast seems a bit pointless to me... Is it like a nostalgia thing or what?

[Tober]

Eh, we'll probably get a MP Bumble or somethIng before a Soundwave.

As a minor aside, what's the big deal over heaps of diecast? Didn't it make MP1 etc kinda top-heavy and hard to pose?
I'm all up for it when it serves a stability or durability purpose but die cast for the sake of die cast seems a bit pointless to me... Is it like a nostalgia thing or what?

It's sorta nostalgia. Goes back to the original Chogokin toys of the 70s where spaceships and super robots didn't feel "right" to kids unless they were full of metal that reflected the scale of the robots.

Diecast is still associated with quality although few toys, even the DX lines, still have any beyond essential internal frames.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Cheers, that sorta makes sense.

[Magnus]

I really like the look of this mould (particularly the cab, which is a vast improvement over MP-1), save for the thin upper arms in robot mode. I'd get it... if I didn't already have MP-1/20th Anniversary Optimus.

As others have stated, I'd like to get this mould as an MP Ultra Magnus with trailer/armour.