Hasbro MP Optimus coming to Australia October

[canofwhoopass_87]

Is there any difference to the Takara one? This is MP-10 right?

Indeed it is! I believe these are some of the differences (correct me if I'm wrong)

- Different paint apps
- Shorter/modified smokestacks
- Different packaging (looks to be half the size of its Takara counterpart)
- Looks like the plastic is different quality

At $150, I reckon it'll be difficult to justify for non collectors. The box has a nice window display, but looks like it's easily dwarfed if placed side by side with any MISB modern leader class transformer

[fatbot]

Sold!

The question for me is, has Toys R Us gotten this from Hasbro Aus or from overseas?

[llamatron]

Oh heck yes, cannot wait! So pumped for this.

[optimus1]

Will be reeeeealllly tempted when I see him in the stores

[5FDP]

They can call this Masterpiece Prime all they want but I don't consider it to be in the same league / scale. More than happy with the original MP Prime which side by side with MP Megatron looks great. This MP Prime with it's dull grey plastic looks like a cheap knock-off. Pass for me. Kudos to Hasbro for bringing it out here though.

[maxirod]

How much would it be in the states?

[griffin]

Unlikely to be above US$100, as it seems to be the ceiling price for TFs toys over there (to get retailers to take them and profit from them).

We might get quite a few TFs toys here at $100 plus, but it is quite unheard of in America.

[maxirod]

$150 is gonna be a hard sell to parents. Looks like it's purely aiming at collectors only. Still it's cheaper than TT but wishing for a lower price.

[SkyWarp91]

BOUGHT! OH yeah now a reason to keep visiting TRU around September!

[yikka888]

Long time coming can't wait!!!!