Which characters would you like to see made as Masterpiece figures? - As at 2019

[Galvatran]

Trailbreaker --> Moist

<Homer>
Mmmm. Moist...
<Homer>

Big fat donut.

[Sinnertwin]

If Moist doesn't include a bagel, we riot.

[KELPIE]

Porsche isn't necessarily against issuing licence to Transformers, they are currently against allowing their vehicles to be affiliated with war. Volkswagen had the same stance, which is why Takara could release the Disney Label Donald Duck Transformer as a VW Beetle, but not say Bumblebee because that continuity is war-related.

HasTak were finally able to get Volkswagen to concede and allow them to purchase the licence for war-related Transformers like Bumblebee, but Porsche is still refusing. I don't know if it's enough to simply release an MP Meister with zero weapons and limit references to G1 continuity. Like don't show any images from the cartoon of Jazz holding a gun, rewrite his bio so that he's no longer a Lt Commander etc etc. -- but would fans accept this? They could release Jazz's weapons in future MPs but don't explicitly state it. e.g. MP Skids could could come with Jazz's launcher and gun which happen to be compatible with both toys -- let fans work it out. Similar to how they released Ratchet's Red Cross stickers with those for red corners and let fans cut them out. MP Hubcap could come with two guns and you could just donate one to Cliffjumper. I don't know if that would be enough to appease Porsche though... maybe not.

... You do know that Porsche is owned by Volkswagen right?

[GoktimusPrime]

... You do know that Porsche is owned by Volkswagen right?

I initially thought so too, which is why when MP Bumblebee was announced I got excited expecting MP Meister and Cliff to be not far behind. But unfortunately I think that their licensing is handled by separate companies. It is my understanding that Porsche's licensing is done through a company called Porsche Lizenz- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (a.k.a. Porsche Design). And I believe that VW's licensing is handled a different company called the International Management Group. So obviously IMG have come to the table in 2016 with allowing the VW licence, but we're still waiting on Porsche Design to play ball.

[Galvatran]

If Moist doesn't include a bagel, we riot.

No one wants a riot. The way things are heading with accessories we will also get a baguette launcher and energon cubes extracted from fat tissue.

[KELPIE]

There are not enough people asking for Beachcomber in here.

[GoktimusPrime]

There are not enough people asking for Beachcomber in here.

I'm still waiting for them to finish the First Year Mini-Bots! I'll look into dreaming about 2nd Year Minis after that's done.

[KELPIE]

I'm still waiting for them to finish the First Year Mini-Bots! I'll look into dreaming about 2nd Year Minis after that's done.

Out of those not done, who would you take first?

[Bidoofdude]

I voted Cyclonus and Galvatron, mostly because they're quintessential characters from my childhood. We have gotten Ultra Magnus and Hot Rod in recent years, so it's only fair to give us the most well designed of their nemeses. The 1986 spacey aesthetic needs some love too.

1984 bots and cons should be important, but given that they're starting to close the gaps in the Ark ranks, we can spice it up a bit more I think.

There is also the point that G1 characters for the most part are the most in need of Masterpiece updates. Inconsistencies in the toys in later series like Beast Wars warrant their cartoon forms getting updates, but series like Cybertron (my second childhood Transformers show) are already 99% accurate in a lot of cases. If you grabbed Cybertron Leader Optimus Prime and slapped a few better joints on him, it'd be an easy bang-on representation.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Galvatron for me. My post-1986 movie shelf is looking very bare. I know TT will make an amazingly accurate Galvatron, I just don’t want to wait until I’m retired before getting it.