New designer for 2014 MP line

[MayzaPrime]

Some interesting Masterpiece news, Hironori Kobayashi will be taking over the reins from Shogo Hasui, who brought us the Masterpiece series releases from MP11 Starscream version 2 through to the recently released MP19 Smokescreen.

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http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-...ormers-178998/

[kup]

That's a little worrying as the latest MPs have been great. Clearly made by someone who cares about quality and collector satisfaction. I just hope we don't get a corporate yes man who will give us cost cutted toys at premium prices.

[Ploughmans Lunch]

They're basically going to be the same so I wouldn't worry.

[griffin]

Just as long as it doesn't mean that Ultra Magnus ends up just being MP10 Optimus with a cardboard trailer.

[kaiden]

i thought shogo hasui was the designer for mp-10 onwards..?

i think of the first 9 MPs - I only liked Optimus and Grimlock. hated the face on the seeker mold and issues with hips/feet. Megatron was just too skinny/hollow looking and Rodimus was a complete mess trying to be 2 persons sacrificing a lot to achieve it.

honestly im not impressed.

[MayzaPrime]

I'm still hopeful

I hope that they have learnt from previous mistakes and the line continues in the same direction.

I have MP BB and WJ on pre-order I would assume that these would have already been designed and in the works, hopefully Ultra Magnus will be in the same boat.

I totally agree Griffin I can't do another cardboard trailer

[Trent]

They're basically going to be the same so I wouldn't worry.

This is the guy that designed MP Megs and and Rodimus. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little concerned.

[Ploughmans Lunch]

This is the guy that designed MP Megs and and Rodimus. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little concerned.

I dunno, I'm willing to give people benefit of the doubt. Megs was like, what, 2006? I don't think Rodimus was too well received either, so I figure he probably learned from his mistakes.

[DELTAprime]

I guess this will make the MP-10 haters happy they have MP-01/04's designer back. MP-11 is basically Kobayashi's design. The early version of MP-03 looked like MP-11 then that other guy got a hold of it and made it into the green crap it was.

I hope this doesn't mean we will be going back to one MP a year cause it's been great to have them making so many unique MP molds.

[Hursticon]

This is the guy that designed MP Megs and and Rodimus. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little concerned.

Admittedly, I'm a little concerned myself too - I'm sure we'll get awesome figures regardless but I'd definitely like to hear why Hasui has been taken away from Masterpiece Development.

I guess this will make the MP-10 haters happy they have MP-01/04's designer back.

Really? - This is a thing?