Toy Review - JP Masterpiece Rumble & Jaguar

[griffin]

(Please post comments, photos or even a fully comprehensive review - these are just brief details to start you off)

Rumble (red) & Jaguar (Ravage)
Series - Masterpiece
Sub-line - none
Size/class - n/a
New/remould/redeco - Both New
Wave - MP-15
Released here - not here (released in Japan February 2013)
Approximate Retail Price - 4,400yen (about AU$50)
Approximate Size - 4-8cm
Allegiance - Decepticon
Alt-mode - Cassette/robot (Rumble), Cassette/jaguar (Jaguar)
Main Features/Gimmicks - Pile Drivers (Rumble), cassette cases.
Main Colours - Red, black, silver (Rumble), black, grey, silver (Jaguar).
Main Accessories - 2x Pile Drivers, "battery" cover, 2x guns (Rumble), 2x cassette cases.

[Hursticon]

Quick thoughts:

• Both figures are on an equal complexity level with MP Laserbeak.
• Both have slightly more fiddly transformation steps, though purely due to the size of some parts (Ravage's Nose/Rumble's Fists).
• Chrome (Gold) is only present on Rumble (Chest, Pelvis & Knees), absolutely no chrome to be found anywhere else in this set.
• Ravage's Cassette mode suffers in-order to achieve his Bot mode's superior sculpt, posture & poseability - IMO the best iteration to date.
• Rumble's guns are quite fiddly to place into his back ports, they also have swappable pegs for being held in his hands.
• Both figures have very thin paint applications, BE WARNED: Handle with care.
• Both figures are extremely worthy of the MASTERPIECE title, they continue the astoundment of what is achievable with the same form-factor & mass found in the G1 cassettes.
• Their transformations are quite enjoyable, Rumble's more-so than Ravages', instructions certainly aren't required.
• As this pair cost me $51.00AUD from HobbyLink Japan to my door, I am very comfortable in saying that 'a piece' there's $25 worth of value here; I'm extremely pleased and happy with both of them.

[kaiden]

no coin hursti? D:

[Hursticon]

no coin hursti? D:

Nah, not with my order as I bought direct from Japan aka TakaraTomy, only those sold via the Hasbro HK market receive those coins ; The ones for this pair do look quite cool, but I wont miss them at all (Not compared to MP Soundwave's anyway).

[Shirokaze]

Thanks for giving me confidence that they're worth the money Hursti

I'm still waiting for HLJ to move this to my private warehouse so I can have it shipped along with AM-33 Megatron. Since you've got yours already, I now have a reason to ask them 'what's up?'

[gamblor916]

Nice review Hursti, these guys really look good. Still waiting on my HLJ warehouse stuff til I get mine.

[griffin]

I should have put in as a voting option "waiting for the Hasbro version". Hmmm... that can be included in the "only if" category... as in, "only if it is the Hasbro Version.
???

[Kazza]

I got my Rumble/Ravage (with coin) today and i quite enjoy playing with them, well articulated and detailed for something as small as a legends toy. The transformation is quite easy but well thought out for something so small, very good engineering for these toys. Whether if you should buy it or not, I would say 'Only If' :

1. you already have takara tomys MP-13 Soundwave
2. your willing to fork out 50-70 to get it delivered to your door

Otherwise there is really nothing so special about these toys that would compel you to buy it, waiting for the Hasbro release would be wiser.

[primatives]

i was going to get this still thinking about it but seriously I'm finding it really hard and sad that the paint app is outrageously shite!!!! only because i had a japanese made G1 tape on my desk and the tampo on it is flawless the lines are straight and doesn't look like a homemade job. the plastic reminds me of the 3rd party why so serious ultra magnus head. looks like from bad moulds i dont know and its not very clean cut. what do u guys think?

[Shirokaze]

I got a reply from HLJ about the status of my MP-15, and it appears that they took more pre-orders than they could fill, so I basically have to wait until they find more. Considering I pre-ordered back in October, it really doesn't instill me with confidence about future orders....