VF5SS Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 MP-10 is out I didn't know people were so attached to those useless gimmicks on MP-01
RD Blade Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 MP-10 is outI might get the $65 Hasbro version. Maybe not. Who knows?BTW, there's been no announcement. It only makes sense.
VF5SS Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 Well yeah. I mean it's a G1 Optimus toy that's not some one-off collector's gimmick so it will come to America. A Hasbro version needs the trailer. It doesn't feel right without it.
Limbo Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 Hopefully is not a TRU exclusive. Im still in the looks for a Rodimus. I might get the $65 Hasbro version. Maybe not. Who knows?
kaiotheforsaken Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 I just want a release without the trailer. I think I like the design well enough.
Twoducks Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 MP-10 is out I didn't know people were so attached to those useless gimmicks on MP-01 I think they were nice little touches that added value to the toy and made it feel like special care was taken designing it. For a 65 USD version, I wouldn't miss them on MP-10 though, but for the damn price Takara is asking for the thing I think I see why some might be upset. MP-1 has the most diecast I have ever seen in a toy (maybe SOC Ideon could compare) and now Takara follows with the opposite and smaller. The company sure is skimping out a lot lately.
VF5SS Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 Diecast hasn't been important to Transformers for like 30 years. Also those gimmicks felt cheap to me. Like oh look he can flap his faceplate.
kaiotheforsaken Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 I'm not a big gimmick fan myself. Imo give me a figure that's designed nicely and represents the character as best as possible. The only thing Prime might need as a "gimmick" imo is the opening chest for the Matrix. Other than that just make him awesome. Imagine what they could do on even leader class toys if they just cut out the gimmicky stuff like sounds, lights or the mechalive crap from RotF.
Twoducks Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 Yeah, but the flapping face gimmick didn't limit the toy like the sound and light gimmicks on leader figures do or, to a smaller extent, the folding gimmick making the riffle smaller on MP-10. For no extra price, you felt like you got extras to a big robot that only needed to turn into a truck. MP-1 had dicast and the whole Binaltech’s line main selling point, other than a bit more paint, was the diecast. So I don’t know about the non importance of metal in TF toys for 30 years. Personally I really don’t care for diecast other than in important parts that need reinforcement to nor break, but I do know that id ads costs, so if I see such a ridiculous price for a toy I want the end product to justify the price: - Made by a big company, not a small one or a 3rd party. - A smaller toy with a bigger price tag than the original (the one with the trailer I mean) - Virtually no diecast. - Not a complex design (MP Rodimus at least has a complicated transformation to justify costs of engeneering). - Less gimmicks than the cheaper, bigger, heavier version. - A trailer that is a hollow box. The tiny trailer of THS Prime is more complex. Add that up and I get a veeeery overpriced toy. New design looks great, just not good for the price they want. I’ll also wait for a Hasbro version or even better, a real Ultra Magnus.
Tober Posted September 22, 2011 Posted September 22, 2011 New design looks great, just not good for the price they want. I'll also wait for a Hasbro version or even better, a real Ultra Magnus. Takara designer Hasui Shogo has posted an interesting image to his twitter account of what appears to be MP-10 Convoy wearing carved up G1 Ultra Magnus trailer/armor. ---------- My MP-10 order left Japan yesterday. Until it arrives I'll continue to keep hitting F5 on the tracking page like it will make a difference...
Archer Posted September 23, 2011 Posted September 23, 2011 A LOT cooler than I thought it would be: ROTF Leader Prime - WIN Integrated Stealth Force Mode thats useful - WIN New Weapons - WIN I want this figure! http://mecha-guy.blogspot.com/2011/09/takara-tomy-transformers-3-dsotm.html
m0n5t3r Posted September 23, 2011 Posted September 23, 2011 more MP-10 http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1262.html http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1266.html http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1263.html i didn't know roller was the one responsible for the trailer when Prime transforms. i'm not digging MP-10's eyes.
ghostryder Posted September 23, 2011 Posted September 23, 2011 Hmmm, the rear of the cab (the legs) seem really thick, much thicker than MP-01 or any other G1-inspired prime. They also seem to have shortened the height of the trailer quite a bit to fit over those legs. Doesn't look right from the side of the truck. Robot mode is very nice, will be waiting for the state-side release sans trailer.
Renato Posted September 24, 2011 Posted September 24, 2011 I just noticed yesterday that my Revo Prime came with a chunk of the foot missing. Sigh...
kanedaestes Posted September 25, 2011 Posted September 25, 2011 MP-10 Transformation vid, the guy doesn't talk at all though makes you want to put on music while watching. Also there are a few breaks in the vid but not during anything important. http://www.youtube.com/user/wewyllenium#p/u/0/F2Wm-U64xGI
knoted Posted September 25, 2011 Posted September 25, 2011 MP-10 Transformation vid, the guy doesn't talk at all though makes you want to put on music while watching. Also there are a few breaks in the vid but not during anything important. http://www.youtube.com/user/wewyllenium#p/u/0/F2Wm-U64xGI What an amazing Prime mold. Totally beats the old MP01.
RD Blade Posted September 25, 2011 Posted September 25, 2011 What an amazing Prime mold. Totally beats the old MP01. I wouldn't say totally.
Archer Posted September 25, 2011 Posted September 25, 2011 Does anyone know how the mechanism to put the little human figure (Who I am presuming is Spike) inside Prime works? I haven't actually seen any pics of a door on the optimus cab, so I was wondering how that works...?
VF5SS Posted September 25, 2011 Posted September 25, 2011 You just open up the chest windows and put Spike inside the little seat.
UN Spacy Posted September 25, 2011 Posted September 25, 2011 What an amazing Prime mold. Totally beats the old MP01. Yeah. It looks pretty amazing. Does this mean we're getting a new MP Megatron?
Archer Posted September 25, 2011 Posted September 25, 2011 Well, that doorless entry kinda sucks. Got my hopes up for nothing
GU-11 Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 Just got my MP-10 from the store last Saturday. Anyone notice the windscreen has some slight imperfections on the plastic? There's a tiny nub the size of a grain of sand on the left windscreen, which is only visible when light reflects off of it. I'm probably a bit of an OCD case, but that tiny imperfection is starting to bather me the more I look at it. But if it's a QC issue on most of the figs, then I won't bother going back for a replacement. Damn store is pretty out of the way.
Tober Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 Just got my MP-10 from the store last Saturday. Anyone notice the windscreen has some slight imperfections on the plastic? There's a tiny nub the size of a grain of sand on the left windscreen, which is only visible when light reflects off of it. I'm probably a bit of an OCD case, but that tiny imperfection is starting to bather me the more I look at it. But if it's a QC issue on most of the figs, then I won't bother going back for a replacement. Damn store is pretty out of the way. Tiny air bubble on the right chest window. Almost invisible unless a bright reflection is on it.
treatment Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 (edited) is the MP-10 trailer compatible with the MP-1? obtw, i've been seeing lots of Generations series-4 at wally's lately. well, except for Warpath. Edited September 26, 2011 by treatment
anime52k8 Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 obtw, i've been seeing lots of Generations series-4 at wally's lately. well, except for Warpath. It's funny because at this point I'm caught up on all the late wave generations toys I wanted, and now that I'm trying to find the last few DotM toys I'd actually like to get (skyhammer, cyberfire bumblebee and hatchet), All I'm finding at target and TrU are wave 1 shelf-warmers and piles of wheeljack's and warpath's.
mikeszekely Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 It's funny because at this point I'm caught up on all the late wave generations toys I wanted, and now that I'm trying to find the last few DotM toys I'd actually like to get (skyhammer, cyberfire bumblebee and hatchet), All I'm finding at target and TrU are wave 1 shelf-warmers and piles of wheeljack's and warpath's. I'm likewise caught up on Deluxe-class Generations figures (I'm kind of pissed we'll never get the scout-class Rumble and Frenzy, less bothered by not getting Windcharger or Grapple). I wish I could have found some of the Reveal the Shield figures I missed, though.
GU-11 Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 Tiny air bubble on the right chest window. Almost invisible unless a bright reflection is on it. I noticed that the texture of the clear plastic is also kind of "wavy", unlike the smooth polished finish of MP-01's windscreen. WTF Takara.... I wonder if there are any ways to polish off the air bubble/nub with polishing compounds or fine grain sandpaper?
Archer Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 I noticed that the texture of the clear plastic is also kind of "wavy", unlike the smooth polished finish of MP-01's windscreen. WTF Takara.... I wonder if there are any ways to polish off the air bubble/nub with polishing compounds or fine grain sandpaper? I wouldn't risk it, especially considering the price point. It can't be THAT bad that you would risk damaging a perfectly good $250 toy...lol
GU-11 Posted September 27, 2011 Posted September 27, 2011 I wouldn't risk it, especially considering the price point. It can't be THAT bad that you would risk damaging a perfectly good $250 toy...lol You're right. Fortunately, I came to my senses just a minute after posting that. It's just a tiny speck that you can only see when light reflects off of the windscreen. I dunno, it's like an itch you just have to scratch. I guess I was expecting perfection after all that money I paid for the fig. In a few weeks, it'll probably stop bothering me, and eventually, I'll stop noticing it altogether.
jwasko Posted September 27, 2011 Posted September 27, 2011 I got skyhammer based on various positive reviews. Aside from his lack of a mid-thigh swivel, I really like him...especially his 3rd mode (excuse the messy background)
anime52k8 Posted September 27, 2011 Posted September 27, 2011 I got skyhammer based on various positive reviews. Aside from his lack of a mid-thigh swivel, I really like him...especially his 3rd mode
GU-11 Posted September 27, 2011 Posted September 27, 2011 Is it just me or does nearly every flight-capable Transformer have some hidden GERWALK mode?
anime52k8 Posted September 27, 2011 Posted September 27, 2011 (edited) Is it just me or does nearly every flight-capable Transformer have some hidden GERWALK mode? If you try hard enough, EVERY modern transformer has a Gerwalk mode. :edit: that's not to say they're good, but they are there. truckwalk mode... by Mike Ringot, on Flickr BTW, this is my new favorite mode for Sentinel Prime Edited September 27, 2011 by anime52k8
GU-11 Posted September 27, 2011 Posted September 27, 2011 If you try hard enough, EVERY modern transformer has a Gerwalk mode. :edit: that's not to say they're good, but they are there. truckwalk mode... by Mike Ringot, on Flickr BTW, this is my new favorite mode for Sentinel Prime Arrrgghhh!!! They're everywhere! Yeah, Sentinel's my favorite, too. If the arms were a little longer, it might even pass off as a legitimate GERWALK/chicken walker mode. Megatron ain't too bad either.
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