MP Grimlock in colour! :)

[Lord_Zed]

He looks pretty damn awesome in the pictures, like a proper MP that's for sure.

That damn painfull exchange rate that scares me. Still I'll put up the dough if the toy is a class act, so we'll see.

[Pulse]

I don't think I'll be pre-ordering him from overseas as the feeling he'll be a TRU exclusive is pretty strong

OMG I NEED THAT!

Hey Mate! Great to see you're back again!

The best part of that figure is that it can change the eye colors to Red or Blue! That's a welcomed surprise.

I just noticed that this morning (was half-asleep when I posted that last night). Reckon it'll be battery operated or just a sliding-tab?

[Zippo]

A thing of beauty!

[King Atlas]

Awesome. But you can't really tell if hasbro is releasing this guy next year, could be MP Thundercracker or Skywarp .......(not likely)

[Lint]

Well painted. Still don't care for it myself, but yeah, he scrubs up real good like.

I was beginning to think that I was the only one who missed out on the party drugs before I read this post.

Mind you I don't think he's a horrible figure. I consider him G1 Grimlock as he should have been. The fun I could have had with that extra articulation. Particularly legs and wrists.

[FFN]

The surprise is that it can alternate from both. Since it is a Japanese release I thought it would have fixed blue eyes for the very reason you have mentioned since the Japanese had no exposure to the comics and there is a strong preference in cartoon aesthetics.

Grimlock also comes with Marvel US Grimlock's crown, so it's probable this feature was added for Hasbro's customer base, as it wouldn't have much meaning for Takara (beyond a handful of pro-western fiction guys like Ichikawa) for them to spontaneously include it.

[jaydisc]

Looks awesome. I'll still wait to see what Hasbro offers locally.

[hungta]

Purrdy. Have Hasbro masterpieces been cheaper in the past?

[GoktimusPrime]

Not really - but you don't have to pay for shipping since they're locally distributed, which save some money. More importantly, the Aussie Dollar is totally craphouse atm which means that we're currently losing bucketloads in exchange - so getting a local one can save money just by not having to change currency.

[Adzma]

Although when Masterpiece Starscream was released here it sold for $100 (I think) whereas in the US it cost only $50 and our dollar was fairly strong, in comparison to now anyway, so you can expect that Grimmers ain't going to be cheap.