Masterpiece MP-23 Exhaust

[drifand]

TT's solution is simple - release an all-white Stratos Turbo, and include a sticker sheet with strategically-sized red triangles and black letters.

sadly this isn't TT style, and if this is so, I expect the figure's price to be dropped, and actually I would pull out from my order as its no longer a proper produced coloured toy.

[rodent]

You are a hard man to please drifand :P

[Gofigure]

The good news for me is I have no emotional attachment to the character. So when repaint like this comes up I don't feel compelled to purchase.

I only collect MP and third party these days and only characters that mean something too me.

Saves a few bucks to boot

[drifand]

You are a hard man to please drifand :P

Yup, not denying it. I had to lower my expectations a lot to be happy to be honest.

As for emotionally attach to this figure, not really, but I be disappointed which I am that it has changed from initial design.

I dunno how is the end product for this but it doesn't look too good at the moment. And if it changes too much it isn't exactly a masterpiece anymore imo, is a compromised piece.

[GoktimusPrime]

sadly this isn't TT style,

Remember that copyright/trademark/intellectual property laws are VERY strict in Japan, as is Japanese culture when it comes to the use of other people's IP (thus generating negative publicity for TakTOM). Even providing the means for people to replicate the Marlboro logo via stickers might potentially constitute a legal violation.

The good news for me is I have no emotional attachment to the character.

I doubt most Transfans would have an emotional attachment to Exhaust, unless they happened to have grown up playing w/ a Marlboor Lancia Stratos Turbo Diaclone Car Robot toy. I have an emotional attachment to Magnificus, because I didn't have Perceptor as a kid, but I did get the Microman version that was released here; so I grew up with a black and grey Perceptor. Likewise if they ever reissued G1 Shockwave, I would love to see it reissued in his original "Galactic Man" colours, as that was the toy that I grew up playing with (since G1 Shockwave was never released in Australia). But I have childhood memories attached to those toys; I have no childhood memories attached to Marlboor Wheeljack. So if I get MP Exhaust, I'll be happy - but I won't be devastated if the whole toy gets cancelled either. I'd be just, "Meh. Oh well," and move on. Whereas when I got G1 and Generations Magnificus, my reaction was more one of, "zOMG! zOMG! zOMG!" (especially the G1 version)

I'd personally get more excited over an MP Slicer.

Yup, not denying it. I had to lower my expectations a lot to be happy to be honest.

I think it's fine to have high standards, but also important to have realistic standards too. e.g. be aware of what is legally possible for HasTak, as well as what would be feasible for their market etc. What you or I may personally expect or prefer as individuals, may not necessarily reflect what would be viable for HasTak to do. I mean, I would love a toy accurate flat-headed Classicsverse or MP Ironhide or Ratchet, but I know that I'm in a distinct minority who would -- so I don't seriously expect HasTak to make such toys; not unless I want them to go out of business (which obviously I don't )

[drifand]

Which is why I said if it becomes over compromised, I rather they canned it.

Anyway, I just wait and see.

[nexusnixx]

i still think it will be a sought after piece still...

just like MP Evangelion and MP Silverstreak

[Gofigure]

Had no idea G1 shockwave wasn't released here. Could of sworn he was as a few friends had him back in the day

[DELTAprime]

I doubt most Transfans would have an emotional attachment to Exhaust,

No attachment at all here. But I must have every main line MP release, it's like an addiction.

If TT kept to their normal numbering system and made Exhaust MP-20E I would not get him.

[Darthprimus]

hi guys i saw a 1/2 blacked out picture last year of the unmade g1 decepticon cars, which was where they apparently got the name exhaust from, now i cant find it. any pointers on where i can find the image