Masterpiece MP-20 speculation (from JP Toy Show)

[Sinnertwin]

While i'd welcome a Jazz or a Wheeljack - Lets see you squeeze 6 repaints each out of those molds TT- i'm not limiting myself to the 'difficult to acquire licencing' concept to Jazz or Bumble. There were quite a few manufacturers vehicle modes used in the cartoon etc where licencing issues may not be documented as well as VW's.
If we were to complete the '84 car line up we'd need licencing or use existing agreements from: Mitsubishi, VW, Ligier (Designed by Gerard Ducarouge), Lancia, Toyota, Nissan and Lamborghini, the last two already being used. Chevrolet and Honda if you want to include the '84-85 cars.

[llamatron]

Jazz and Bumblebee are traditionally the "impossible to acquire licencing" dudes, but I would assume that Wheeljack and Mirage would be tricky as well.

[kup]

I seriously doubt it's Shockwave. It will be Bumblebee or some other licensed car like Jazz.

[Bidoofdude]

Seriously gutted on the car news. Not really interested in them myself...

[Stug]

I'm wondering if it could be Sunstreaker? Closest thing to a "concept" car in the '84/85 line up I can think of and I'd expect there'd have been reluctance by Lamborghini to authorise anything based on a customisation of an iconic design - possibly an expectation they had from conversation while negotiating the original mould?

Personally, I'd actually prefer a Jazz or Bumblebee but I don't really care who it is... I'm pretty certain I'll be getting it regardless!

[ILikeSoundwave]

I am really hoping it's Mirage!!!, but Shockwave would great too!

[GoktimusPrime]

MASTAH PIECE TIME WARRIAH!!!

[Cat]

I'm wondering if it could be Sunstreaker? Closest thing to a "concept" car in the '84/85 line up I can think of and I'd expect there'd have been reluctance by Lamborghini to authorise anything based on a customisation of an iconic design - possibly an expectation they had from conversation while negotiating the original mould?

Personally, I'd actually prefer a Jazz or Bumblebee but I don't really care who it is... I'm pretty certain I'll be getting it regardless!

Sunstreaker wouldn't count as a 'new license' though. It'd still be under the current Lamborghini license.

He also seems like a less likely choice. Remember, his G1 toy was only released in Japan in one gift set, so he's not as big there as here. He was even sometimes replaced by Red Alert as Sideswipe's brother (or the early mention of them being triplets).

He just doesn't seem someone they'd rush to do at this stage.

[Starscream77]

MP Mirage or Wheeljack would be friggin awesome
And not that I think it fits in the category of hard to license but I still hold hope for a brilliant Hound MP

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Clarification from Shogo Hasui - link courtesy of TFW2005.com.

Hasui: "About the new Masterpiece, I believe many of you want to hear about MP20. We can't show it yet, but MP20 will finally be that character, that car model which the license was very difficult to obtain".

If I was a betting man I'd be betting on Bumblebee.