Toy Review - MP 11-ND Dirge

[GoktimusPrime]

I pre-ordered mine from a certain dealer of dubious reputation so... not sure if I'll ever receive it.

[DaptoDog]

It's a nice figure, probably my favourite of the MP Conehead's. After transforming Starscream recently I have no interest transforming this or any other of the seekers, it's just so finicky. But the Coneheads in bot mode look great altogether.

[Sinnertwin]

It's a nice figure, probably my favourite of the MP Conehead's. After transforming Starscream recently I have no interest transforming this or any other of the seekers, it's just so finicky. But the Coneheads in bot mode look great altogether.

They all look the same to me in their boxes
But Dirge is definitely one of my favourites thus far.

[drifand]

Sigh duplicate here I come.

If pc ever delivers, fine I am technically in the express line . Seeing I have not gotten a single item since 6 months, who am I kidding.

I think dirge looks a lot better than thrust.

[Trent]

It's a nice figure, probably my favourite of the MP Conehead's. After transforming Starscream recently I have no interest transforming this or any other of the seekers, it's just so finicky. But the Coneheads in bot mode look great altogether.

I'm actually pretty well rehersed in the seeker mould. Only takes me a few minutes to go from bot/jet and back again.

[drifand]

I have heard people not liking this bot.

After 2 months by boat from Japan, I finally got the figure while some retailer must be trying to make a mold for it as it has been a fruitless wait.

For me, Dirge was a better made seeker than Thrust. Somehow it feels better, looks better in colour than Thrust.

Thrust fell flat for me in both modes. I felt Dirge was a lot better and out of all the coneheads this one had zero issues for me. If Ramjet was a perfect piece, I think Ramjet is my choice of the best conehead, however is not hence I think Dirge gets points for it.

Again, I honestly thing they should have reduced the size of the boxes as is just making cost higher for postage.

overall feel of the toy, I give a 7/10.

The null rays attachment doesn't attach as solid and comes off just as Ramjet is but better than Thrust which looks off.

[GoktimusPrime]

NONE of the MP Coneheads are worth their RRP (15984JPY≈AU$190), let alone the inflated prices that many other sellers are charging. I can only recommend this toy for people who want to complete all the MP Coneheads, in which case... you don't need a review or recommendation because your mind's already made up.

But if you're unsure about it, don't bother. There's nothing inherent in the MP Coneheads that you don't get from the base MP3 mould or its MP11 retool, so if you any of the First Year Jets in either mould then you're really not missing out on much. I got MP Dirge and I'm glad that I did, but that's because I wanted to complete the Coneheads. Those of us who have this toy have all paid a ≥$90 completion tax. So in answer to the poll question of is it worth getting, I answered "Only if" -- only if you really want this toy. But it's just not worth even the base asking price which most retailers don't charge - the only ones would be TakaraTOMYMall which sold out quickly and you need a Japanese mailing address, and the other being Voldemort Collectibles, so except for a small handful of lucky recipients 500,000 generations of mayflies will pass before you might expect to see your toy arrive.

[Sinnertwin]

I quite like Dirge, much more so than the rest of the Seekers.

[GoktimusPrime]

There's nothing wrong with the toy per se - I quite like it too. It's just not $200+ awesome.

I should probably stop saying this stuff until after Voldemort Collectables delivers mine and I've had a chance to sell it off Then again... this thread will probably be quite old and buried away by the time that happens... if it ever happens

[drifand]

There's nothing wrong with the toy per se - I quite like it too. It's just not $200+ awesome.

I should probably stop saying this stuff until after Voldemort Collectables delivers mine and I've had a chance to sell it off Then again... this thread will probably be quite old and buried away by the time that happens... if it ever happens

Well for me honestly most MPs are not worth its value. We probably will derail the thread. After buying several 3p bots the quality is by far a lot better.

I like dirge based on colour and overall how things hang together.
The face sculpt is definitely one of the plus for me.

For me though, I don't find the Ko or 3p nailed any of the seekers. And is a shame.

One thing I did noticed was the grey plastic on the reissue Starscream looks a lot better than previous versions. Less swirl marks.