MP-31 - Masterpiece Delta Magnus (Diaclone coloured Ultra Magnus).

[DaptoDog]

Just got mine. Looks cool

Also got mine yesterday. I prefer the colour scheme of traditional Magnus in bot mode but the alt mode blue of Delta is very striking.

[micfox001]

I am tired of these diaclone models.

When Takara is able to develop some new MP molds for other G1 TF characters? There are heaps of them even after 3P made some of them first.

[MayzaPrime]

I am tired of these diaclone models.

When Takara is able to develop some new MP molds for other G1 TF characters? There are heaps of them even after 3P made some of them first.

Its pretty easy to skip them

[DaptoDog]

I am tired of these diaclone models.

When Takara is able to develop some new MP molds for other G1 TF characters? There are heaps of them even after 3P made some of them first.

I understand your frustration but they help fund the new molds. Without them how would they be able to release minor characters like say Skids (which I can't wait for)? I'm lapping them all up.

[millhouse]

I am tired of these diaclone models.

When Takara is able to develop some new MP molds for other G1 TF characters? There are heaps of them even after 3P made some of them first.

Cool story bro.

Don't buy them. As others have noted, selling redecos such as this, with minimal new tooling, helps offset the cost of other figures who require more tooling costs.

You don't need to buy. Others want to, and their purchases help fund new MP molds.

[Trent]

I am tired of these diaclone models.

When Takara is able to develop some new MP molds for other G1 TF characters? There are heaps of them even after 3P made some of them first.

Yeah life's tough huh? You do know there was a time when we were lucky to get one MP release a year right? Now we get one a month.

#firstworldproblems

[micfox001]

It really makes me itchy when I look into my MP collections and find some of the MP numbers are missing in the middle if I skip the diaclone model.

[Borgeman]

It really makes me itchy when I look into my MP collections and find some of the MP numbers are missing in the middle if I skip the diaclone model.

Haha thats why it sucks when some diaclones like this guy and road rage get their own number, instead of being like the rest and getting extra lettering like mp-18s, mp-25L

[GoktimusPrime]

The TFwiki page explains why redecos are important for the brand. As others have mentioned, it helps to keep the cost of toys down. Why a Diaclone redeco? Uh... what other redeco did you have in mind? Killing Jar colours? That's just as obscure. With some figures there really isn't a whole lot of redeco potential.

And HasTak are getting good at planning redecos from the outset by gang moulding alternate parts together instead of going through the expense of retooling existing moulds, which can be quite restrictive as seen with the MP Coneheads (especially Dirge). The MP Nissans, Lambos etc. were concurrently gang-moulded together, allowing each one of them to have distinctive mould differences without needing to retrospectively retool the moulds. You can bet that MP Inferno has been gang moulded with MP Grapple components. All of this helps TakaraTOMY to release more figures and the redecos help to keep the cost down.

You'll notice that most of the toys that TakaraTOMY have already done as MPs are the ones with obvious redeco potentials. The next one would be Trailbreaker/Hoist, but beyond that the remaining Autobot Cars don't have well known redeco potential. Jazz? Mirage? Hound? Sunstreaker? Skids? Hound can be redecoed as MP Detritus, MP Skids as MP Quantum Operative Skids, Crosscut & Screech, and Jazz could be redecoed as MP Stepper. But what about Mirage and Sunstreaker? Beyond releasing them in their Diaclone colours with new identities, I can't think of what else you could do with those moulds (I think that Sunstreaker in his Diaclone police colours would be neat ).

And as others have said, you don't have to buy them all.

Yeah life's tough huh? You do know there was a time when we were lucky to get one MP release a year right? Now we get one a month.

#firstworldproblems

↑THIS!

[Lord_Zed]

If you're excepting orderly and predictable releases, then you're collecting the wrong line. Sure there are a lot more MP releases than ever before, but you cant set your watch by them.

You just have to wait and see, we haven't even seen Grapple and all his and Inferno's repaints announced yet.