Has the Masterpiece line come to an end?

[CHILENO20]

Was going to say Beast Machines but there was a Generations Tankor

[GoktimusPrime]

For me it never ends.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Was going to say Beast Machines but there was a Generations Tankor

Even Machine Wars got another outing via Funpub

[Shirokaze]

I don't think the MP line is going anywhere, if anything they've expanded its reach. At the end of the day Takara Tomy is a business, so as long as there is demand (in Japan) for G1 MPs and they can make a profit then the line will continue. Some people feel that the focus has switched to Beast Wars but as Gok's statistics have shown, the scope has simply expanded to satisfy the demand.

[DELTAprime]

Considering that Takara are doing US G1, JP G1, and BW they have plenty of characters still to work with not to mention the fact that with the MP24 poll they seemed open to everything up to Cybertron. Also as Griff pointed out this is a slow period of the year for Takara.

I'm far more concerned about Takara skipping CHUG characters than anything else in the TF collecting scene.

[GoktimusPrime]

The only US G1 MPs that I can think that Takara's ever done are:
* the limited exclusive variant of MP Grimlock (with the Marvel US colours and crown).
* MP G2 Sideswipe - the face sculpt and accessories based on the G2 US comics.
But these are both variants of already existing MPs that they made. I cannot think of a single new-mould MP that Takara have ever made based on a US G1 character that was never released in Japan.

The closest that's ever been done would be MP Offshoot, but that was technically done by Hasbro as an accessory for their version of MP Rodimus Prime. Otherwise all MPs are based on what is essentially what has been released in Japan.

[DELTAprime]

The only US G1 MPs that I can think that Takara's ever done are:
* the limited exclusive variant of MP Grimlock (with the Marvel US colours and crown).
* MP G2 Sideswipe - the face sculpt and accessories based on the G2 US comics.
But these are both variants of already existing MPs that they made. I cannot think of a single new-mould MP that Takara have ever made based on a US G1 character that was never released in Japan.

The closest that's ever been done would be MP Offshoot, but that was technically done by Hasbro as an accessory for their version of MP Rodimus Prime. Otherwise all MPs are based on what is essentially what has been released in Japan.

Gok, EVERYTHING from "More Than Meets The Eye Part 1" till "Rebirth Part 3" are US G1. It was later released in Japan as Fight Super Robot Lifeform but that doesn't make it JP G1 which is Headmasters through to Victory.

[drifand]

To me hasbro has dropped their interest in making g1 masterpiece.

Tt has slowed down considerably but balance with bw masterpiece.
The masterpiece line is out of place because they combined beastwars numbers and g1 making it a same collection hence it doesn't look like the masterpiece line has ended. They are using the bw series to cover any issues with g1 toys masterpiece in licensing or design.

[GoktimusPrime]

The MP36 survey has a question which asks people what they think about the pacing of the MP line. Answers are:
Too quickly
Just right
Too slowly

I'll post a more comprehensive translation on the relevant thread at the end of the month. Although if any other Japanese speakers who can bypass the geoblock would like to go ahead and do it then please be my guest.

Gok, EVERYTHING from "More Than Meets The Eye Part 1" till "Rebirth Part 3" are US G1. It was later released in Japan as Fight Super Robot Lifeform but that doesn't make it JP G1 which is Headmasters through to Victory.

Wow. Transformers fact denial.