Hasbro MP Prowl and Sunstorm confirmed?

[millhouse]

We've had Hasbro's MP-01 and MP-02 in Masterpiece Soundwave and Masterpiece Acid Storm...

So, while MP-03 Masterpiece Grimlock has been (and seemingly gone!) from Toys R Us (US) (en route to Australia), MP-04 Masterpiece Prowl has seemingly hit Australia's east coast (before a US debut!), MP-05 Masterpiece Sunstorm has started shipping from Robot Kingdom (mine's on it's way), I noticed something funny...

The box art is a recoloured version of the 1st seeker Masterpiece mould. The promo pics that came out online (with a child playing with it) are the revised v2 (also known as MP-11 after the Takara Starscream release) mould. Just found the discrepancy to be pretty funny, as someone would have had to digibash the exisiting photos of the v1 to get a Hasbro-deco Sunstorm.

Anyone snagged MP-04 Prowl yet? Though I own the Japanese release, I'm curious about any deco changes.

[spiderken17]

So is Hasbro Sunstorm out here yet?

[millhouse]

So is Hasbro Sunstorm out here yet?

Nope. Just started shipping from RK. USD$130.

Given that Prowl is AU$100... I've ordered it from RK. Rather pay a little more and not have to worry about chasing it up.

[drifand]

have to say, I am tempted with Sunstorm.

[millhouse]

have to say, I am tempted with Sunstorm.

It's got a deco that's rather different from the Takara version.

[DELTAprime]

Now that Prowl is out here has anyone got him? I'm wondering if there is anything in the box to warrant the mark up over the Takara version? Also why is he in such a huge box?

[leej84]

Now that Prowl is out here has anyone got him? I'm wondering if there is anything in the box to warrant the mark up over the Takara version? Also why is he in such a huge box?

my thoughts exactly

[jazzcomp]

Now that Prowl is out here has anyone got him? I'm wondering if there is anything in the box to warrant the mark up over the Takara version? Also why is he in such a huge box?

Mass production of boxes?

[Sinnertwin]

Now that Prowl is out here has anyone got him? I'm wondering if there is anything in the box to warrant the mark up over the Takara version? Also why is he in such a huge box?

This comment amused me

Toysrus Australia charge as much as they can. I doubt the $100 comes from hasbro. Tru is the absolute worst place to buy anything and is mainly for suckers ie 40+ upper middle class women buying gifts for kids with no knowledge or like of toys. Tru australia have been known to price deluxe figures from the same wave at 100% mark up if it is popular. Tru australia are scalpers, no need to worry about scalpers buying them.

I have seen the above with my own eyes before anyone says that is BS.

It's not BS. There are a lot of other factors involved before they ring a sale through their registers.
TrU aren't making $90 a pop on Prowl & that goes for any of their recent MP releases, Metroplex, Bruticus v Grimlock. If you saw what TrU paid for these figures & then compare them to the retail amount being charged, you may be surprised.

[liegeprime]

Now that Prowl is out here has anyone got him? I'm wondering if there is anything in the box to warrant the mark up over the Takara version? Also why is he in such a huge box?

Because Hasbro sells AIR. If you look at all their products , be it a simple rescue bot to the generations to the movie toys... a lot of it is AIR.HAsbro isn't a toy company it's an Air company disguised as a toy company ;P