Takara has been vewy vewy quiet on the Masterpiece front of late. Given the speed of releases has picked up we must be due for another reveal. I'm getting an itchy pre order trigger finger. Please be a TakaraTomyMall exclusive MP-11SW.
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Takara has been vewy vewy quiet on the Masterpiece front of late. Given the speed of releases has picked up we must be due for another reveal. I'm getting an itchy pre order trigger finger. Please be a TakaraTomyMall exclusive MP-11SW.
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We have so many revealed that are yet to be released, I think they would wait until some more are released before announcing any more... as it divides the attention and hype if there are too many that we know about at one time.
Announced that are yet to be released...
Thundercracker
Roadrage
Red Bumble
Clampdown
Ironhide
Hot Rodimus
Ramjet
(Ultra Magnus - reissue)
Laserwave
Ratchet
Beast Convoy
There has never been that many Masterpiece toys known in advance, and for those who pre-pay their preorders, that's a massive amount of money spent on unreleased toys.
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Personal choice of course but not my preference to be paying full price for a pre-order. Especially with MP where there's hundreds of dollars at stake.
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^Agreed. Thankfully most places offer discounts for pre-orders.Originally Posted by Ralph Wiggum
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I still find people here wanting to pay premium despite threads on where we can get reasonable priced MPs . No idea why but not my business.^Agreed. Thankfully most places offer discounts for pre-orders.
My only few high price MPs have been exclusives. Otherwise MPs are very affordable in comparison to many toy collectables .
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I'm looking at my shelf of '84-'85 MP characters + Ratbat, really want more of the cast. I know we are getting more, but it feels like it's going so slow I won't have a full cast in my lifetime.
I have a list of all G1 characters that have been released in CHUG form. You can find it here. Please feel free to let me know if I got anything wrong so I can fix it.
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this is why some people joined the 3p wagon. < note these are the people who want to display bots as MISB collectors focus only on official products.I'm looking at my shelf of '84-'85 MP characters + Ratbat, really want more of the cast. I know we are getting more, but it feels like it's going so slow I won't have a full cast in my lifetime.
I am a bit surprised we have waited for Jazz for quite a while and still no show on either 3p or official.
Hasbro has gone so slow that I don't even think about them for masterpiece unless I missed a takara version.
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First of all, it's Masterpiece. A line that focuses on quality over quantity.
Secondly, bear in mind that it's the same people who work on MPs who also work on other Transformers lines, such as Combiner Wars, Titans Returns, Robots In Disguise etc., and they have to create all of these products within tight deadlines.
Thirdly, if we look at the overall trend of Masterpiece toys released each year, we can see a general increase in the annual average number of sets released.※
Datum
Analysis
- Early MP period (2004-09)
Total No. of MPs released = 8
Average = 1.3 per year
- New MP period (2011-16)
Total No. of MPs released = 23
Average = 3.8 per year
- Total MP period (2004-16)
Total No. of MPs released = 31
Average = 2.4 per year
Results
The current trend of MPs released per annum is 1.6 times the rate of release for the entire period of MPs, and nearly triple (x2.9) the rate of released compared to the early years.
Conclusion
The speed at which Takara(TOMY) are producing Masterpiece Transformers has, on the whole, significantly increased. i.e. MPs are being produced at a notably faster rate.
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※Notes
1. I'm including all MPs released in December as part of that proceeding year's release. e.g. MP-1 as 2004, MP-22 as 2015 etc. Although these toys were released in Dec, IMO they were generally intended for the following year (as evidenced by MP-1's 2004 20th anniversary logo on the box); these toys are often released in December to capitalise on holiday sales.
2. I have only included general mass-release figures and have not included any special/limited figures. Sorry, Tiger Track.
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