Botcon HASBRO design panel:
-Masterpiece Grimlock, on short list, it’s a matter of when market will bear it, it’s an anomaly product and hard to get out affordably and en masse
Botcon HASBRO design panel:
-Masterpiece Grimlock, on short list, it’s a matter of when market will bear it, it’s an anomaly product and hard to get out affordably and en masse
Which brings us to where we are today...
I don't really get the obsession with Grimlock. I though he was a simple character and a so-so toy. I've read the comics that try and change him but I keep seeing him as a different character (like Optimus Primal vs Optimus Prime).
As for a Masterpiece figure, the others at least look like nice model vehicles (and prohibited weapons ) but what will Grimlock be? A mechanical dinosaur? I think Hasbro is right about whether the market will bear it.
Sure the fans will want it but I'm not sure if Grimlock justifies the Masterpiece line. I would rather see other iconic characters like Cyclonus, Scourge, etc, that is, characters they could not do as an Altenator/Binaltech
MP-05 legal acquisition process:
www.megatron.net.au
My collection and stuff for sale:
www.csapo.com.au/ttf/tiby'stransformers.htm
*cough* Masterpiece Soundwave *cough*
MP-05 legal acquisition process:
www.megatron.net.au
My collection and stuff for sale:
www.csapo.com.au/ttf/tiby'stransformers.htm
Wikkid had a go at one using a MP Prime as the base but for some reason, it just doesn't seem to work (eg. No Cassettes, the Alt-Mode):
http://forums.tformers.com/talk/inde...howtopic=91489
Yeah. As much as I would like to see MP Soundwave he falls short without his minions.
Which brings us to where we are today...
I would rather see an MP Grimlock. I loved the Marvel comics character, particularly UK and remember him more as such. I didn't care much for the Cartoon version, particularly Season 3.
I think that a big freaking Dinosaur that transforms into a big freaking robot would fly well with not just fans but kids in general. Look at how popular that Robodinosaur is and imagine how popular it would be if it actually transformed?
I concur, as primarily a comic fan Grimlock is IMO one of the more interesting chracters from the TF universe. Grimlock walks between the dark and the light, and posses some major character flaws. For me Next to Optimus he's probably one of the most fleshed out Autobots.
I welcome an MP Grimlock over most others, save MP Shockwave,Galvatron or Scorponok.
And if Hasbro can sell giant robots that turn into planets then I can't see how they'd have a problem with a giant dino.