Masterpiece MPG Raiden

[High_Q]

We have more images of MPG-01, and also silhouettes of all the other MPG trainbots.

[High_Q]

TakaraTomy Mall has the first official images of MPG-03 Yukikaze, listed for 19,800Y, with release planned for late FEB 2023.

We have our first official view of the gestalt Raiden's head. It's much more a compromise between the animation model and the original toy design than I expected.

[griffin]

TakaraTomy Mall has the first official images of MPG-03 Yukikaze, listed for 19,800Y, with release planned for late FEB 2023.

We have our first official view of the gestalt Raiden's head. It's much more a compromise between the animation model and the original toy design than I expected.

The release in America through Hasbro, has it for about us$145 in April 2023.

It should show up here at the same sources as the first two. (at EBGames, if not already)

Official images...















The group shot of three bots and trains looks really nice, so I think the full set of six will be magnificent... albeit very expensive.

[Autocon]

So one and three are repaints?

[Tha_Phantom]

So one and three are repaints?

No, they form different parts of the combiner so definitely aren't repaints. 1 (aka Shouki) becomes the torso and 3 (aka Yukikaze) becomes a leg.
The kibble ends up in different areas on the bot modes and the train models are different (granted they do appear similar at a glance).

[High_Q]

So one and three are repaints?

IRL, 0 Series Shinkansen (MPG-01 alt mode) and 200 Series Shinkansen (MPG-03 alt mode) appear identical but have different technical specs.

So, 01 and 03 share the same alt mode. However, they have different transformation schemes and bot modes (01 is stocky and 03 not so). For gestalt Raiden mode, 01 forms the torso and 03 the left leg.

[GoktimusPrime]

From Wikipedia:
"The 200 Series Shinkansen trains resembled the earlier 0 series trains in styling (some later units had the pointed 'shark nose' of the 100 series), but were lighter and more powerful, since these two lines are mountain routes and have steeper gradients."

As Tha_Phantom correctly pointed out, Shouki and Yukikaze form different parts of Raiden's body. Also, their individual robot modes look quite different, so even if they were non-combining, they would still end up being different toys. At least by MP standards; just as MP Sideswipe and Sunstreaker are entirely different moulds. I was gonna say that you might get away with shared parts/engineering at CHUG level (e.g. Universe Sideswipe/Sunstreaker), but Univ. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker don't combine. At most you could do it if they were all limbs, but not when one is a torso component and the other is a limb.

Glad to see that progress on the MP Trainbots remain on track.

[Autocon]

Glad to see that progress on the MP Trainbots remain on track.

That it hasnt derailed is a good sign

[KELPIE]

That it hasnt derailed is a good sign

pun intended?

[griffin]

This is a really nicely done promo clip from Japan, of the first three Trainbots in stunning CG animation.