MP Rodimus Prototype

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

That gun trailer looks sweet as. I was thinking it may be a bit week, but it looks really beefy.

SHAWING!

[gamblor916]

Still not sold on the face but everything else looks great.

[Lint]

I'll probably be more impressed once they splash some colour on him

[Hursticon]

Man, this guy is shaping up to be a million times better than his G1 counterpart (wouldn't be hard ) and IMO I think his face is great!

Ooh! he is gonna fetch a price.

[Eazy D]

Thanks for the size comparison Kurdt. I was really hoping someone could do that since my MP Grimlock and G1 Rodimus prime are in storage.

I'm a touch disappointed he isn't the same size as MP Prime. I was hoping all the leader masterpieces would be in scale but I was always pretty confident he would at least be as tall as MP Grimlock/Screamer.

I congratulate Tak-Tom for not showing images of the Hot rod car mode. It adds a whole "more than meets the eye" feeling to this particular MP release. Its also prompted some exceptional discussion and sleuthing based on the prototype pics that are coming out. This sort of anticipation/scrutiny of all the prototype pics has whet my appetite for the toy to unbelievable levels!

If indeed the hot rod car mode is in there I will consider this an engineering masterpiece second only to MP megatron. To get a cartoon accurate robot mode with great proportions that transforms into a cartoon accurate car AND truck cab is a real achievement [having said that until we see the hot rod car mode we wont know if it looks cartoon accurate or not but the truck cab certainly looks fine]

I actually like his face. The long chin gives him a slightly older more "Prime" look.

There should be some interesting discussion going on over at TFW2005 after the new pic came out....

[Adzma]

I'm a little disappointed that he's not the same size as Prime and Megs, especially with the price they're asking for him. The three of them would have gone together really well. I guess TakTom aren't interested in doing those sizes ever again.

He is shaping up to be very sexylicious though. Can't wait for coloured pics.

[Hursticon]

I'm a little disappointed that he's not the same size as Prime and Megs, especially with the price they're asking for him. The three of them would have gone together really well. I guess TakTom aren't interested in doing those sizes ever again.

He is shaping up to be very sexylicious though. Can't wait for coloured pics.

I reckon you've hit the nail on the head Adzma, IMO the reason they've not gone for the 'Leader' size MP scale is because I reckon they want those 2 figures to "Stand above the rest" in collections around the world as tributes to the marvel of engineering they contain.

I agree that MP Rodimus is shaping up to be an awesome looking figure, how they've achieved such a "sexylicious" Bot mode from such an odd alt mode is incredible!

[SharkyMcShark]

I'm awaiting pics of the Hot Rod car mode before making a call on whether to get it.

If it's just the winnebago pulling chunky looking thing then probably not, but if it becomes sleeker and more sporty then I'm probably in.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Is Rodimus supposed to be as tall as Optimus though? I know the toy is probably taller, but character wise, I would be happy with Rodimus being a little shorter, after all he wasn't that graet of a leader

[Tober]

Jizaitoys have posted a rough block animation of the theoretical Rodimus to roadster transformation.