Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-44 Convoy/Optimus Prime Ver. 3

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  1. jasonsmith

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    This reminds me that I really prefer the Peter Cullen Optimus Prime voice in the G1 cartoon over the live action movies. I don't know what they did in the live action movies, but I never got on board with Optimus Prime's voice. I was glad that Peter Cullen was back, but just didn't like how they synthesized his voice compared to the G1 cartoon.

    To me, in the live action movies, it sounded like Peter Cullen was trying too hard. It felt like he was trying to do an impression vs it being natural.
     
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    That cab mass to leg mass sounds genius, I can\'t wait to transform this guy. And that difference in tightness to the knee joints sounds so satisfying if they actually pulled that off. 
     
     
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    After getting that interview translated and knowing they've been working on Prime for a while, I'm pretty sure they will skip the + route with him and do a 2.0. Safe bet to say when they reissued Prime,Starscream,and Soundwave they already had ideas for new versions as they simply could have released a Plus version versus just reissuing them. I see Soundwave, Starscream, and Rodimus being released in the next few years most likely with their counterpart.
     
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    Wait, so MP-44 DOES have sounds? Where would they even go, his backpack? His gun?

    Didn’t Hasbro make their release of MP-10 vastly brighter and actually make the eyes look alive? Or packed all of MP Soundwave's minions with him in their release of him?

    In any case, I’ll have to see where Hasbro goes with this sounds thing too. Peter Cullen voice clips are a must.
     
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    I've been saying over and over how I want a Rodimus Prime 2.0 from Takara. But now that I think about it, Takara will probably try to make an all in one ultra-toon accurate transformation that will make the backpack on this Prime look like slim. Ugh, just imagining how fat that Rodimus will be depresses me.
     
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    My problem with the Hasbro Soundwave Masterpiece were the yellow eyes. I would have gotten the Hasbro version if it had red eyes. Even though the Hasbro version has that CE stamp on the leg.
     
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    A lot of people preferred the darker red on MP10(some also preferred the dead eyes, but those are much fewer in numbers)
    most people didn't like Hasbro's Soundwave because of the toy accurate yellow visor.
    in general tho, Hasbro has done a decent job at localizing the bigger Masterpiece releases for a good price. the smaller stuff like the Car bots they released? not so much.
     
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    Carry is a great 3P option for a MP Rodimus. Especially if you don't care about show accuracy and /or don't want to have to store a trailer, since the trailer is incorporated into the robot mode.

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    D-06 Carry
     
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    I'm still not convinced that is anything but a Grey Market import - not a Hasbro US release.
     
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    I wouldn’t mind a Hasbro release with Peter Cullen’s voice but it would be nice if it came without the trailer and a lot of the accessories. It would keep costs down but it would also mean that if you’ve already ordered MP44 you won’t have a surplus of trailers. I have 4 MP10 trailers from various redecos and they take up way too much space on the shelf. I’m hoping that we see a trailerless US release which would hopefully keep costs to around $250 (give or take). Having MP44 in bot mode with Cullen’s voice would be an awesome bonus.
     
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    If only the MPM figures were as visually accurate.
     
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    I know people are out there that like this thing, but I've always felt it's ugly as sin. Looks nothing like any design of Rodimus we've ever seen outside of a sketch by Studio Ox in a Japanese magazine years ago, and those wings are hideous. And I noticed you didn't show it from behind. Cause those enormous Starscream style wings have the side of the truck's flames printed on the back of them. Carry is.........not good.
     
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    Seibertron reported that Hasbro is selling this just because EE was selling it. They've imported toys before. It's no different that BBTS offering this. But everyone just repeated that headline as fact without looking into it further. Shrugs.

    Trust me, Hasbro will let everyone know if they're going to release this. There will be no shortage of press releases and pics on Instagram and Facebook. This would be a major holiday item for them next year. There wouldn't be any ambiguity about this if they were selling it.
     
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    Because BBTS (where I got the link and pics) doesn't have that pic. Sorry for trying to help. SMH
     
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    Not that. The fact EB Games is taking preorders.
     
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