Masterpiece MP-23 Exhaust

[kaiden]

...yet it was okay for AoE Hound to be "smoking" a "cigar."
I've read some fan comments suggesting that this may be more about trademark issues w/ a tobacco company rather than protecting children from tobacco advertising on an adult collectible toy. Just to clarify, this only affects Exhausts sold from US based stores and as mine's preordered from Japan-based HLJ, it shouldn't affect me, right?

they quoted an American law which is only legal in America, so you shouldn't be affected.

[drifand]

...yet it was okay for AoE Hound to be "smoking" a "cigar."
I've read some fan comments suggesting that this may be more about trademark issues w/ a tobacco company rather than protecting children from tobacco advertising on an adult collectible toy. Just to clarify, this only affects Exhausts sold from US based stores and as mine's preordered from Japan-based HLJ, it shouldn't affect me, right?

Yup should be fine it was same issue like harmony gold and macross.
Except this is a tobacco company.

[Magnus]

...yet it was okay for AoE Hound to be "smoking" a "cigar."
I've read some fan comments suggesting that this may be more about trademark issues w/ a tobacco company rather than protecting children from tobacco advertising on an adult collectible toy.

It's likely a bit of both. While copyright may be an issue, there is a regulation that prevents tobacco advertising on 'toys'. This change is prominently seen on diecast model cars - a lot of diecast F1 cars don't have tobacco branding on them, instead having either blank spaces or a 'barcode' where the branding would have been.

[Trent]

I want this even more now. Praise be for living in Japan

I've seen a lot of posts like this as well as people saying they weren't interested it Exhaust before but are now scrambling to preorder it.

Strange mentality. Being not interested in something until they're told they can't have it. It would appear that this has done Takara a favour and. Boosted sales

[drifand]

I did foresee this happening, but it was because it was a good variant from wheeljack, I bought this. Frankly speaking if they didn't make him a deception , I might appreciate it more.

Now to get me some Marlboro decals, looks like 1/24 scale is the closest.

Edit: found 1/43 and 1/32 for about $12 delivered.

[Sinnertwin]

Strange mentality. Being not interested in something until they're told they can't have it. It would appear that this has done Takara a favour and. Boosted sales

so true. funny how it works out like that, isn't it?

[kaiden]

so true. funny how it works out like that, isn't it?

you can't have it.

[Sinnertwin]

you can't have it.

i. want. it. now!

[nsm034]

they came up on preorder just the other day on hlj and i grabbed one , lucky

[GoktimusPrime]

they quoted an American law which is only legal in America, so you shouldn't be affected.

Strange mentality. Being not interested in something until they're told they can't have it. It would appear that this has done Takara a favour and. Boosted sales

Yup.

they came up on preorder just the other day on hlj and i grabbed one , lucky

You could say it was a lucky strike.