Masterpiece MP-56 Trailbreaker

[GoktimusPrime]

The TakaraTomy video is region-locked, so here is a mirror on youtube...



Scheduled for release in Japan in December 2022, priced at 21780yen (currently at about au$240)

Product page link to be added tomorrow when it is up.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Another MP Ark crew member? That?s an insta-buy for me.

[griffin]

I love it that we have a *new* first season/year Masterpiece toy, getting us veeeery slowly towards completing the set (not counting the Minibots).

It is expensive, but we have had to get used to that with the Masterpiece toyline now.
(here's hoping that the Yen stays weak until the end of the year, as it has really helped with some Japanese purchases in recent months)

I expect that they have designed it in a way to make it fairly easy to do Hoist from the mould... which will also be happily welcomed into the collection, as MP Grapple has been a bit lonely without him.

[Thurmus]

This is the first MP I have considered buying since Megatron. At least the vehicle looks like a real vehicle rather than these toon accurate ones.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

I'm surprised he doesn't come with a force-field effect. Cynic that I am I suspect they'll bundle it with the nigh-inevitable Diaclone repaint/remold.

JMO but seeing this after the Reboost/Skids/Crosscut mold had made me realise that I'm really not a fan of the cartoon-accurate look (and expensive over-engineering it takes to get it). I really like MP Spinout but the Hasui Prowl/Wheeljack toy-toon hybrid era designs just looked and felt better to me.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Seeing it up for preorder at $AUD 180, which isn?t too bad. As I?m only collecting MP G1 figures, the trickle of releases means my wallet isn?t too bothered.

[spiderken17]

I too haven't bought an MP in years. I definitely want this one but am not sure wherea good place to get it is anymore

[danny-boy]

Times like this I miss Amazon Japan. I don?t understand why they haven?t brought back shipping to Australia.

[spiderken17]

Are there any decent online Aussie retailers for this stuff anymore? I imagine EB Games will be hideously expensive. I will buy from overseas if i have to but i would prefer to keep the $$ in Australia.

[Skyfire]

Are there any decent online Aussie retailers for this stuff anymore? I imagine EB Games will be hideously expensive. I will buy from overseas if i have to but i would prefer to keep the $$ in Australia.

I don't really bother with Aussie retailers and MPs - too expensive. I look at Singapore, usually The Falcon's Hangar, because shipping is cheaper than Japan or Hong Kong, and Japan is surface mail only currently I believe (or seriously expensive DHL). The Falcon's Hangar, Robo Robo and OhMyPrimus have Trailbreaker for SGD$180. I estimate shipping from TFH will be SGD$16 assuming a 500g item weight (based on carbots I've bought before).

Other than EB/Zing, there's Popcultcha, which has Trailbreaker available for $339.99 and free shipping. They occasionally have 20% off sales, but TB would still be very costly (though MP-52+ Skywarp at $320 on sale is actually a good price).

There's also Inbox Toys and Mighty Ape but still expensive compared to overseas. Amazon AU also have MPs and I got my MP-52 Starscream from there at a middle-of-the-road price when it was on preorder discount. I was late to Starscream and should have bought from Singapore earlier as it was still cheaper.