Masterpiece Ironhide

[drifand]

Isn't that in the plastic? I haven't had a close look but a cursory glance made me think it was plastic. I'll look in the morning.

Don't think you are wrong here, is plastic.

This was one thing that I was told by someone who bought tracks from me.
"The toy looks very cheap"

I normally wouldn't open my mp toys till I deliver all to my other friends who ordered but that comment alone made me open up straight away to see why.

He was not wrong.

I only hope ironhide doesn't follow the same path as road rage, as that will be a let down.

Look at your mp-12 and all your Nissan cars, they are well painted, wheeljack was a bit let down on the white as it's not painted.

[gamblor916]

Isn't that in the plastic? I haven't had a close look but a cursory glance made me think it was plastic. I'll look in the morning.

If you flip the hood and compare the finish between top and underside you'll see a difference. Also if you look closely you'll see specks of embedded dust. I'm sure a bit of a polish will make it satisfactory shiny.

[drifand]

If you flip the hood and compare the finish between top and underside you'll see a difference. Also if you look closely you'll see specks of embedded dust. I'm sure a bit of a polish will make it satisfactory shiny.

Tempted to spray gloss lacquer on it. The metallic blue just doesn't pop but rather embedded like plastic.

If not wrong is the same blue as bluestreak.

Anyway I suspect ironhide is going to be flipping here and there since is the same designer from tracks. I hope it doesn't become a common trend to just transform my toys once due to complications.

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I don't see anything from this link.

Once the page loads, scroll up.

Sorry, it didn't happen that way when I posted the link, but it seems you need to do it that way now...

[ampoldj]

MP-10 is painted. The Hasbro version is not. Star Saber is not painted. MP-11 is grey plastic. Neither Ultra Magnus nor Tracks have very much paint on them.

It's been happening for a while now...

Yep i believe TT MP 10 is painted red as there is a small paint chip at the back side (gun storage part). Takara has been using a high quality plastic that makes it stant out usually against Hasbro version especially their blue and red (and yellow for bees) which usually has a sparkly coat or layer.

Unless Nissan will be specifying a certain shade of Red which Lamborghini specified for Lambos as well as the specific yellow for Tigertrack, we may certain see Ironhide unpainted as well as Ratchet like Wheeljack

TT had some quality issues which I believe most luckily do not notice but paint usually cause more issues (bubbles, smudge, uneveness) and more expensive.
With a larger demand for MP nowadays TT may have chosen a safe side while saving heaps of bucks in the process by not painting MPs

[GoktimusPrime]

I think that it may also be because TakaraTOMY are aiming for cartoon-likeness in the colours which is why we're unlikely to get metallic coloured paints or plastics like we saw in Car Robot or Alternity.

[drifand]

I think that it may also be because TakaraTOMY are aiming for cartoon-likeness in the colours which is why we're unlikely to get metallic coloured paints or plastics like we saw in Car Robot or Alternity.

Which means it doesn't need to be metallic. So don't make sense either.
The finish is pretty dull, even if is painted Trent already thought is plastic so was I.

Bubble or not, skipping on paint apps is poor, is an excuse for not painting and you are bluffing yourself in saying there are QC issue when all the other cars were great.

Again look at all your other mp cars and admire how well done they are.

If ratchet is bare white, prowl will out shine in colour no doubt and I be forced to do my own custom paint since the Red Cross were taken off.

For ironhide if is plastic red then put a clear coat to give a high gloss.

[ampoldj]

Bubble or not, skipping on paint apps is poor, is an excuse for not painting and you are bluffing yourself in saying there are QC issue when all the other cars were great.

Again look at all your other mp cars and admire how well done they are.

Yeah i agree that TT may just making it easy on them to resolve paint issues by not painting em. Although most of the first MP cars look great with what you guys have all I can say is that im definitely one of the collectors who got most paint issues, from MP 17 to 21 including 18B with only few paint apps yet they messed it still. i would hope TT would resolve it and not just having "no paint" as solution because we will just go back to "what is a masterpiece?" argument

[drifand]

Yeah i agree that TT may just making it easy on them to resolve paint issues by not painting em. Although most of the first MP cars look great with what you guys have all I can say is that im definitely one of the collectors who got most paint issues, from MP 17 to 21 including 18B with only few paint apps yet they messed it still. i would hope TT would resolve it and not just having "no paint" as solution because we will just go back to "what is a masterpiece?" argument

Skimming on paint on some areas is fine, but totally bare is bad.

I am hearing horrible stories about mp-11t now , and it should not be for such a limited release.

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Weibo user 金属键盘RJ has posted a video review of his test shot Ironhide:

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTQ0ODU3NTUyOA==.html

Transformation starts a bit past eight minutes in.