Masterpiece Ironhide

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Looks like Ironhide is getting a reissue due for for late September, and in lieu of an Asia edition coin, he'll be getting a diecast drill accessory:



Preorder already up at Robot Kingdom, and others no doubt due to follow.

[Ralph Wiggum]

/scratches head

Ironhide still readily available, yet there is a number of figures which are just dying for a reissue. Am I missing something here?

[prjkt]

/scratches head

Ironhide still readily available, yet there is a number of figures which are just dying for a reissue. Am I missing something here?

Tooling/moulds are still hot and fresh

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

So which way will the shoulders be assembled?

[GoktimusPrime]

Nice for latecomers who haven't gotten an MP Ironhide yet, otherwise it's an easy pass for me. As neat as this accessory is, I'm not going to buy a second MP Ironhide just to get it.

I see this thing as a regional running change, and running changes have happened in Transformers since the very beginning. <insert.long-winded.explanatory.paragraphs>

[MayzaPrime]

Nice for latecomers who haven't gotten an MP Ironhide yet, otherwise it's an easy pass for me. As neat as this accessory is, I'm not going to buy a second MP Ironhide just to get it.

I see this thing as a regional running change, and running changes have happened in Transformers since the very beginning. <insert.long-winded.explanatory.paragraphs>

The drill should have been an accessory for Diaclone Ironhide... not a reissue. It is a shame cause as Goki said it is a cool accessory, and I would like to have it but its not worth buying a second Ironhide

[drifand]

i wont be surprised to see this accessory on Ebay when release so not really bothered.

[GoktimusPrime]

The drill should have been an accessory for Diaclone Ironhide... not a reissue. It is a shame cause as Goki said it is a cool accessory, and I would like to have it but its not worth buying a second Ironhide

Good point. This is pretty much what they did with Wheeljack -- redecoed him as Exhaust and included Wheeljack's Immobiliser and that seems to have worked well (I haven't heard of any reports of Exhaust being a shelfwarmer). But then again, they did include a toy-accurate Tracks gun with MP Road Rage, and she's massively shelfwarming. These Diaclone-based redecos seem to be hit and miss. I think it's a safer bet for TakaraTOMY to do them as limited exclusives (like Tiger Track) rather than mass store release figures. I know that the mass release figures make it much easier and cheaper for fans to get the toys, but on the other hand having these toys end up being dead stock is doing a disservice to the franchise which ultimately doesn't do us any good.

And I personally would like to see a Diaclone coloured Ironhide done as a new character rather than just, "Protect Ironhide." They need to get Ichikawa Hirofumi back on board to write up new character bios for redecos.

[philby]

just in case you were on the fence... how stunning do they look

[Lint]

just in case you were on the fence... how stunning do they look

That photo is so mint it looks a Calvin Klein ad you'd see on the side of a bus shelter