Toy Review - MP-33 Inferno

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Video review from Chosen Prime:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80Dv0luyIo4

[doublespy]

Very detailed and informative review. Thanks K.G! Can't wait for this guy.

I watched Chosen Prime' video review soon as it was put up. How the ladders folds inside the cavity and the hinge then folds over the assembly to lock it in place is just mesmerizing. I bet when I get this guy in hand I'll also transform this bit back and forth 20 times. I thought how the very back panels fold underneath the feet is really neat too.

No disrespect to all the 3P designers, but this year TakTom have been putting on a Masterpiece clinic! Get out of the way amateurs let the pros go to work!

[DELTAprime]

I've had him for a couple of days now. Really happy with him. Transformation wasn't a very challenging puzzle but was satisfying. No QC issues to speak of. The cartoon accurate parts are really nice to have, but now I wish I had the option for a cartoon accurate chest (and hip panels) on Ironhide and Ratchet cause they are sticking out like sore thumbs.

I have to give kudos to Takara as almost every MP on my shelves evoke the cartoon well which is what I'm after. An anime paint job for Wheeljack, a slight remould and anime paint job for MP10, an MP36 to replace MP5 and the aforementioned Ironhide and Ratchet chest and I would have no complaints.

[aching878]

I've had him for a couple of days now. Really happy with him. Transformation wasn't a very challenging puzzle but was satisfying. No QC issues to speak of. The cartoon accurate parts are really nice to have, but now I wish I had the option for a cartoon accurate chest (and hip panels) on Ironhide and Ratchet cause they are sticking out like sore thumbs.

I have to give kudos to Takara as almost every MP on my shelves evoke the cartoon well which is what I'm after. An anime paint job for Wheeljack, a slight remould and anime paint job for MP10, an MP36 to replace MP5 and the aforementioned Ironhide and Ratchet chest and I would have no complaints.

does your left forearm close up properly or has a gap

[M-bot]

Unbelievably good. I LOVE this figure. Mine doesn't appear to have any QC issues. I would say it's one of the best MPs in recent memory but there have been so freaking many great toys in the MP line recently it seems silly to say. I'm absolutely loving the MP line the last few years.

This has made an Artfire purchase go from "not interested" to "sitting on the fence" for me.

[GoktimusPrime]

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Inferno is incredible! TakaraTOMY have truly outdone themselves with this toy, having improved on many features seen on MP Ironhide and Ratchet (although to be fair, Ironhide/Ratchet was a far more difficult challenge). The pieces feel a lot more solid and robust than the Nissan Cherries. Yes, the robot mode does look rather plain, but it's slavishly G1 accurately so. I would personally prefer a more toy-accurate detailed robot form, but I realise that I'm in the minority and that most collectors want show-accuracy, so I can't fault TakaraTOMY for giving the majority of fans what they want.

The transformation is really clever and the way that the ladder "vanishes" into the robot is quite ingenious. MP Inferno just feels as if Inferno just jumped out of the TV screen and became a toy. The interchangeable face, helmet, hand-nozzles and grills, as well as the detachable arm-mounted communicators all make the toy even sweeter. I personally don't care much for a chrome-less cartoon-accurate hand-nozzle and grill, but it's nice that they included it for those who prefer it. I'll stick with the toy-accurate chromed grill and more detailed/angular helmet/face thanks.

The plastic water jet looks weird IRL but surprisingly photographs quite well and is passable as water. Inferno's papoose for Red Alert is adorable and Red Alert fits in quite well. Inferno is also quite well balanced while cradling Red Alert; the weight is distributed well and doesn't make Inferno front heavy.

An excellent toy. Highly recommend.


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I don't normally photograph toys from behind, but it's hard to ignore just how the ladder is so comprehensively concealed! Remember that the reason why Transformers tend to have featureless rear shots of their robot modes is because the G1 animation models (Floro Dery's design) only ever showed the robots drawn from the front. Animators had to pretty much guess how they looked from behind. So TakaraTOMY have worked to strip away features on the rear of the robot here.

[drifand]

Looks better than expected . Looking forward for mine.