The above pics really are in-hand accurate and do a better job than I could with my crappy phone cam so I'll restrict my shots to a couple of G1 mold comparisons.

The whole reason I jumped on this one was because I loved the character from the show, and it was a new mold for the MP series as well as being the pinup car of the 80's, the magnificent looking Lambourghini Countach.

The first thing I noticed once this arrived however was just how small the box is in comparison to othe MPs. Even though he's smaller scale, Hasbro MP-10 still comes in a big box, but MP-12 Lambor's box is probably the size of the plastic bubble for Classics deluxe size toys and the actual toy is not much bigger, if at all from deluxe.

That said, I am still very happy with MP-12, and here's why.
1. The transformation sequence. While the toy is small, the transformation sequence is very much masterpiece, requiring very clever unfolding of panels and hiding of tabs in car mode. At the same time it is not so complicated as to become counter-intuitive. Articulation is high level as well.

2. The paint job is fantastic. While the only metal in the toy is pins and screws, even holding it in hand it is easy to mistake many of the parts for die-cast metal. The overall look in both car and bot modes is fantastic. I'm also uncertain that if this received a Hasbro release that they could/would replicate the paint job and in this case I feel a Hasbro release would be inferior.

3. They really nailed the Countach form. In car mode it would be pretty easy to mistake the toy for a high end non-tranforming scale model.

Here are a few pics:

Even with the articulation, he can still pull off a G1 pose!





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While for me there are many pros, there are the cons as well. I was lucky and got mine for the introductory pre-order price ($62 +$20shipping). Holding him in hand, I'm not certain that I'll be dropping that amount on red alert, and the prices now are around $95 shipped (from RK - could be different now, not sure). Another small bug bear for me is the rubber tyres gimmick on MPs. Lambor has plastic tyres and while they look good, mine had a small nub of plastic left from the injection process that means no smooth rolling of the vehicle. It also means that if you want the wheels to turn, you need a grippy surface not a smooth one.

The pros far outweigh the cons for me. 9.5/10 and a definite pickup.