ALL THINGS TRANSFORMERS!!!!

[franpincho]

Nice pics!

Agreed on Bumblebee's Autobot logos, but it's still an excellent toy considering the size and a fun transformation.

dedguy,
That bugs me about the feet on the MP11 mold as well, I also would have liked retooled faces for Skywarp and Thundercracker just to give them a bit more of their own identity.

EDIT
Takara designer Hisashi Yuki has Tweeted a pic of some initial sketches he's done of what appears to be Powermaster Optimus Prime

I'm rapidly losing faith in Takara.

What's his (her?) Twitter handle?

 

[Misterscruff]

What's his (her?) Twitter handle?

I googled it but iirc its TFYuki.

 

[thecorsair]

Thanks thecorsair, glad you like the pics. Brawny and Huff really do fit in well with Takara's MP cars.

Just had a look at Hisashi Yuki's design sketch. Maybe Powermaster Prime came second in the poll which Star Saber won and they decided to give it a go? I have no interest in a Masterpice of Ginrai, so I'd give it a miss as I have with Star Saber but I bet it would be popular in Japan.

One of my favorite things about the BadCube Minibots is the metallic paint they've used on the eyes as it really catches the light well.

Powermaster Prime/Ginrai would definitely do well in Japan and it would make sense to do another character from that period to give people something else to display Star Saber with, I'd just view it as another missed window of opportunity to release another season 1 character.

 

[Jaycepticon]

Ginrai did indeed come in second in that poll iirc.

I think he was third behind Armada Prime.

 

[dedguy]

I think he was third behind Armada Prime.

You are correct. Weird they would even consider doing Armada Prime as a Masterpiece figure.

1. Star Saber (Transformers Victory) - 31.2%
2. Convoy (Micron Legend) / Transformers Armada Optimus Prime - 24.3%
3. Super Ginrai (Chojin Masterforce) / Powermaster Optimus Prime (Generation 1) - 18.6%
4. Dai Atlas (Transformer Zone) - 8.0%
5. Super Fire Convoy (Car Robots) / Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime - 4.9%
6. Beast Convoy / Beast Wars Optimus Primal - 4.6%
7. Galaxy Convoy (Galaxy Force) / Transformers Cybertron Optimus Prime - 2.5%
8. Big Convoy (Beast Wars Neo) - 2.1%
9. Lio Convoy (Beast Wars Second) - 2.0%
10. Grand Convoy (Transformers Super Link) / Transformers Energon Optimus Prime - 1.5%
11. Fortress Maximus (Generation 1 / The Headmasters) - 0.3%

 

[Jaycepticon]

You are correct. Weird they would even consider doing Armada Prime as a Masterpiece figure.

1. Star Saber (Transformers Victory) - 31.2%
2. Convoy (Micron Legend) / Transformers Armada Optimus Prime - 24.3%
3. Super Ginrai (Chojin Masterforce) / Powermaster Optimus Prime (Generation 1) - 18.6%
4. Dai Atlas (Transformer Zone) - 8.0%
5. Super Fire Convoy (Car Robots) / Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime - 4.9%
6. Beast Convoy / Beast Wars Optimus Primal - 4.6%
7. Galaxy Convoy (Galaxy Force) / Transformers Cybertron Optimus Prime - 2.5%
8. Big Convoy (Beast Wars Neo) - 2.1%
9. Lio Convoy (Beast Wars Second) - 2.0%
10. Grand Convoy (Transformers Super Link) / Transformers Energon Optimus Prime - 1.5%
11. Fortress Maximus (Generation 1 / The Headmasters) - 0.3%

Good thing I'm not going crazy,lol. I only remembered Armada coming in second because Star Saber, Dai Atlas, and Super Ginrai were the only two I really wanted and I remember a lot of vocal Armada Prime fan's during the poll.

 

[franpincho]

All things transformers!!!!

The fact that Fortress Maximus is on that list blows my mind.

TT's designers were probably partying HARD when they came up with that list.

 

[Jaycepticon]

Re: All things transformers!!!!

The fact that Fortress Maximus is on that list blows my mind.

TT's designers were probably partying HARD when they came up with that list.

He was the Autobot leader in Headmasters.

 

[franpincho]

Re: All things transformers!!!!

He was the Autobot leader in Headmasters.

Like the Marvel comics one? As in, not a freaking Autobot Base when transformed?

 

[Jaycepticon]

Re: All things transformers!!!!

Like the Marvel comics one? As in, not a freaking Autobot Base when transformed?

The Japanese Headmasters series. Not sure if you're aware, but all of the choices were only autobot leaders.

 

[franpincho]

Re: All things transformers!!!!

The Japanese Headmasters series. Not sure if you're aware, but all of the choices were only autobot leaders.

Got ya.

 

[Misterscruff]

Re: All things transformers!!!!

The Japanese Headmasters series. Not sure if you're aware, but all of the choices were only autobot leaders.

Yep alas there was no Dezaurus involved in the poll. I may have been tempted to get Star Saber otherwise.

 

[soundwave]

Nice pics!

Agreed on Bumblebee's Autobot logos, but it's still an excellent toy considering the size and a fun transformation.

dedguy,
That bugs me about the feet on the MP11 mold as well, I also would have liked retooled faces for Skywarp and Thundercracker just to give them a bit more of their own identity.

EDIT
Takara designer Hisashi Yuki has Tweeted a pic of some initial sketches he's done of what appears to be Powermaster Optimus Prime

I'm rapidly losing faith in Takara.

I could be seriously into a Masterpiece Powermaster Prime he's one of my favourite non original figures & I still have my boxed original in storage so an updated MP would be awesome.

Will have to check out the Twitter feed at some point to see what the sketch is like but colour me seriously interested.

Neil

 

[Jaycepticon]

Re: All things transformers!!!!

Yep alas there was no Dezaurus involved in the poll. I may have been tempted to get Star Saber otherwise.

If it were up to me, MP Lio Kaiser, God Ginrai, Victory Leo, Deszaras and Overlord would be the next 5 MP's with a 3P company doing an MP Lio Kaiser.

 

[dedguy]

If it was up to me the next five MPs would be Galvatron, Scourge, Cyclonus, and… I guess after that I'm good.

 

[franpincho]

We need Hound, Mirage, Ratchet, etc etc.

The Insecticons would be insane also, I mean, they were pretty kickass in the cartoon!

 

[dedguy]

The Insecticons would be very cool to see but not something I personally need in MP style.

 

[karamazov80]

If it were up to me, we would never get any more MP figures from '86 or later, ever! Muahahaha!

 

[thecorsair]

I could be seriously into a Masterpiece Powermaster Prime he's one of my favourite non original figures & I still have my boxed original in storage so an updated MP would be awesome.

Will have to check out the Twitter feed at some point to see what the sketch is like but colour me seriously interested.

Neil

Fair enough,

There's nothing on that poll list that would even come close to intresting me, most of them are Prime variants and my opinion on that character is clear enough by now

Given the choice I would have the next few Masterpieces be,

Megatron V2
Sunstreaker
Mirage
Hound
Cliffjumper
Jazz
Ironhide/Ratchet
Trailbreaker/Hoist

Variants to get more use out of certain molds could be,

MP11-T ( Thundercracker )
MP21-G ( G2 Bumblebee )
Diaclone red Sunstreaker
Translucent plastic "Invisible" Mirage
G2 Jazz and Stepper

 

[karamazov80]

Given the choice I would have the next few Masterpieces be,

Megatron V2
Sunstreaker
Mirage
Hound
Cliffjumper
Jazz
Ironhide/Ratchet
Trailbreaker/Hoist