ALL THINGS TRANSFORMERS!!!!

[koolkollectibleskhai]

C'mon Takara!! Where the ?$!* is Megatron 2.0!!!!

 

[franpincho]

C'mon Takara!! Where the ?$!* is Megatron 2.0!!!!

This right here is beautiful, can't wait to do that myself.

 

[franpincho]

These guys are FT employees, like a subdivision as per the guys at TFW2005. They don't get why they are doing a 2.0 of the bot and it sounds like a way to do the entire Dinobots under this new subdivision of FT.

Yeah, some say they are trying to stick it to GIGA because of the whole $80 Qwakeblast thing. Does this mean this Slag will be more budget friendly?

It sucks for those that have scoria and it's now basically worthless of you think about it.

 

[thecorsair]

It sucks for those that have scoria and it's now basically worthless of you think about it.

I don't collect as an investment so whatever happens with Scoria's value isn't going to be a problem for me.

I have a first run MP08 that's worthless now. When I get FT Grimlock I'll donate MP08 to a charity store.

If it ever gets to a point where I replace Scoria and I can only get peanuts for it I'll just do the same thing.

 

[Levit05]

you can donate to the house of Levit anytime you want....we are always taking donations...

I don't collect as an investment so whatever happens with Scoria's value isn't going to be a problem for me.

I have a first run MP08 that's worthless now. When I get FT Grimlock I'll donate MP08 to a charity store.

If it ever gets to a point where I replace Scoria and I can only get peanuts for it I'll just do the same thing.

 

[karamazov80]

Ramjet has me really torn. Not an essential guy, and getting one means getting all three, which ain't cheap. But, he looks great. And Season 2 means he's definitely on my radar.

 

[Spanbauer]

Ramjet has me really torn. Not an essential guy, and getting one means getting all three, which ain't cheap. But, he looks great. And Season 2 means he's definitely on my radar.

I'm personally holding out for just Thrust. I typically only buy one of every mold (Ratchet being the exception), but feel the conehead retool is enough to justify having one of them in my collection as well. Thrust was the conehead I had as a kid, and the one whom I think would be most diverse from the existing decepticon line in terms of color palette, so I'm passing on Ramjet.

The fact that they're $200 each, and the seeker mold is by far my least favorite, makes it all the more easy.

 

[karamazov80]

Yeah, the color scheme and turbine deals on the wings make him the most desirable of the three to me, as well.

 

[thecorsair]

you can donate to the house of Levit anytime you want....we are always taking donations...

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Here's my look at MP-29 Shockwave with some comparison against the recent FT-03T Quakewave. There are aspects of Quakewave that I prefer, but overall I love the look of the new Shockwave and how it displays perfectly with the other MP Decepticons.

 

[MxBxM]

Here's my look at MP-29 Shockwave with some comparison against the recent FT-03T Quakewave. There are aspects of Quakewave that I prefer, but overall I love the look of the new Shockwave and how it displays perfectly with the other MP Decepticons.

Nice review and comparisons. One thing I am not liking is the backpack and the height. He is supposed to be as tall as Optimus and Megatron.

 

[franpincho]

Nice review and comparisons. One thing I am not liking is the backpack and the height. He is supposed to be as tall as Optimus and Megatron.

No he is not.

Maybe on the comics.

 

[lotus000]

Nice review and comparisons. One thing I am not liking is the backpack and the height. He is supposed to be as tall as Optimus and Megatron.

No he is not.

Maybe on the comics.

@MxBxM , I will agree with Franpincho on this. I dont remember a time in the Cartoon series where he was taller than Megatron.

As for Optimus and Shockwave I dont think they ever appeared in the same scene together.
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On another note I received Shockwave and he is wonderful. I have not decided whether to use the Poor animation accurate Decepticon symbols or the normal ones. I love the feeling of the material used for the hose. I'm glad they used light pipe for the back of head. It really grabs the light well and makes his eye pop.

The only thing I didn't like on him is the way his inner leg panels tab in. If you are posing him, the inner leg panels want to pop out of tab.

 

[MxBxM]

Yeah, my mistake. The thing is that I remember Shockwave even having the balls to standing up to Megatron.

I dont recall properly but I think when the Autobots use the spacebridge, Shockwave is waiting for them or something like that.

Like I said before, i like G1 but the episodes were a mess. Forgettable, except for a handful.

 

[Misterscruff]

Takara have announced an Anime version of Red Alert, complete with anime style Autobot symbol and off white paint job. Not sure how I feel about this; are they going to revisit Soundwave to paint white what was previously silver? Anime Wheeljack without sponsor logos? For me it's a little too slavish to the cartoon, with next to no detail in alt mode; not even headlights. Looks like Hasui's real world car concept is no more; maybe they couldn't get a license for Jazz, Cliffjumper or Sunstreaker and have decided to to go more anime accurate so they don't need to get actual licenses in future and not use real world vehicles. If so that wouldn't be Masterpiece at all to me; that's what CHUG was for.

 

[thecorsair]

Takara have announced an Anime version of Red Alert, complete with anime style Autobot symbol and off white paint job. Not sure how I feel about this; are they going to revisit Soundwave to paint white what was previously silver? Anime Wheeljack without sponsor logos? For me it's a little too slavish to the cartoon, with next to no detail in alt mode; not even headlights. Looks like Hasui's real world car concept is no more; maybe they couldn't get a license for Jazz, Cliffjumper or Sunstreaker and have decided to to go more anime accurate so they don't need to get actual licenses in future and use real world vehicles.

I guess it's cool if increased cartoon accuracy is what you're after, it'd certainly fit with the Kobayashi ethos.

I already have 2 of the original Red Alert and don't see the point of buying it again with less details and a washed out grey instead of the vibrant white.

Maybe they'll also redo Bumblebee with the proper yellow instead of the orange-y shade they used the first time round?

EDIT
When asked about the status of their Skyfire and a possible release in the FT Sludge thread at TFW their rep dalianj said "this year for sure".

Considering the other stuff they have in the works it must be a fair way along in the production process for him to say that.

I'll be very intrested to see the prototype.

 

[Pro Design]

And while I appreciate the light-piped eye when it works, when it doesn't catch the light it just appears dull and green (from the surrounding purple). Just painting the eye with a shiny metallic paint like the original G1 toy would have looked much better and - again - felt more premium.

agree 100% the light piping works when you have it back lit, but in a normal setting it has a funky dull green... hated it... so i painted the tip. made a world of difference! just doing the tip allows for the light piping to still work, but gives you a much more alive looking figure in normal settings...

 

[karamazov80]

Takara have announced an Anime version of Red Alert, complete with anime style Autobot symbol and off white paint job. Not sure how I feel about this; are they going to revisit Soundwave to paint white what was previously silver? Anime Wheeljack without sponsor logos? For me it's a little too slavish to the cartoon, with next to no detail in alt mode; not even headlights. Looks like Hasui's real world car concept is no more; maybe they couldn't get a license for Jazz, Cliffjumper or Sunstreaker and have decided to to go more anime accurate so they don't need to get actual licenses in future and not use real world vehicles. If so that wouldn't be Masterpiece at all to me; that's what CHUG was for.

If your speculation is right regarding Jazz, Cliffjumper, etc., then I welcome it with open arms! Better to get non-realistic cars than no cars at all. But to completely do away with the more realistic aesthetic would be unfortunate. I personally would be perfectly happy with more cartoon-accurate figures only, but I know some collect because they want realistic looking vehicles that transform into robots more or less like the original animated/box art versions. And to pull the rug out from those folks would be too bad.

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Absolutely LOVE Ramjet! I think the retool here is pretty neat, and it just looks so cartoon accurate! Video review up soon

 

[Spanbauer]

Takara have announced an Anime version of Red Alert, complete with anime style Autobot symbol and off white paint job. Not sure how I feel about this; are they going to revisit Soundwave to paint white what was previously silver? Anime Wheeljack without sponsor logos? For me it's a little too slavish to the cartoon, with next to no detail in alt mode; not even headlights. Looks like Hasui's real world car concept is no more; maybe they couldn't get a license for Jazz, Cliffjumper or Sunstreaker and have decided to to go more anime accurate so they don't need to get actual licenses in future and not use real world vehicles. If so that wouldn't be Masterpiece at all to me; that's what CHUG was for.

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This is clearly the direction they already went with MP-29 Shockwave, with all of the contrast muted by elevated blacks and reduced whites and all chrome removed. I strongly, strongly dislike it. And I'm concerned this is a new direction for the Masterpiece Series and they're basically rebooting the line a third time. I hope I'm wrong about that. Ideally, this would mean there'll be a "toy colors" release of Shockwave in the future that's aesthetically in line with MP-10 through MP-28.

Edit: Seibertron's report includes this detail:

The biggest news of this listing though is that Takara has announced that this is the first of a whole new line of Masterpiece repaints which aims at achieving a more toon accurate deco. Who do you think is next? Who do you want the most in this style? Let us know!

So the question I have is, which line gets priority? Will the general first release continue to feature high contrast paints and chrome? And if so, why did Shockwave go out the door with a muted 'toon paint scheme but toy-like chest panel (remember the original unpainted prototype had a filled in solid chest like the cartoon)? Methinks there's some serious disagreement amongst Takara-tomy's designers as to which direction the line should go.