Figure King No. 221: MP Inferno, MP Cheetor, Fortress Maximus, Hasui Interview

giafunk · Jun 25, 2016

BWfan86 said: ↑

Any info on a potential release date for Inferno and Cheetor?
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It says the release date and price for inferno have yet to be determined

BWfan86 · Jun 25, 2016

Emperor Bruticus IV said: ↑

Inferno's text mainly talks about him being a Season 2 figure and how many of the season 2 guys were service/emergency vehicles etc..
The text just talks about representing the toon and the range of movement in his transformation and poses. The most important aspect is he is a Licensed Mitsubushi Fuso T951
I believe he uses an accessory that projects forward to be able to hold Red Alert to replicate "Facing a best friend".

So the Shogu interview goes something like this.. Hasui joined during the Beast Wars era.. then went on to Develop the great MP 10 after the Masterpiece series work he returned overseas to the team to be in charge of the Combiner Wars line.

Metroplex showed there was a market a demand from fans for a Titan class, that could be its own independent line and could work with the same play pattern as the generations line. To develop such a large figure is difficult with budget constraints as the budget only allows one of these size class figures per year, to not delay and miss the optimal timing of the headmasters line parts of Metroplex were used to reduce the development costs.
(The next paragraph is confusing) But it goes something like: The head on noise gimmick was important and the correct sounds for both modes were to be implemented for play value. Changing some of the parts from Metroplex to look like Fort Max raised questions on how the Die's would react to different resin & metal parts in addition to the number of screws. The development process was subtraction and addition of new parts to Metroplex to keep the weight similar as well as cost.

Enough deformations were achieved to differentiate him from Metroplex.
We recognise the overseas market and understand fans in different territories have different renditions of the same character, so different versions were developed ie: Cerebros to represent The Rebirth & Fortress to represent Headmasters, to cater to different tastes.

The headmaster is designed to be able to interact with the other figures from the series height wise, without loosing the balance of being too small to look like the Commander figure.
The care put into this figure was like the Masterpiece line, taking play value, media renditions and toy renditions into account.
Its hard to translate a portion of the text but I believe it says the Headmasters will continue in both classes and the 2017 characters have been determined.

MP Cheetor just talks about the different expression heads for beast mode and how the whiskers for the prototype were delicate.
Great care and attention to detail was put into achieving a good texture for the fur like Primal.
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Very interesting, thanks for the translation

Liampope · Jun 25, 2016

Emperor Bruticus IV said: ↑

Inferno's text mainly talks about him being a Season 2 figure and how many of the season 2 guys were service/emergency vehicles etc..
The text just talks about representing the toon and the range of movement in his transformation and poses. The most important aspect is he is a Licensed Mitsubushi Fuso T951
I believe he uses an accessory that projects forward to be able to hold Red Alert to replicate "Facing a best friend".

So the Shogu interview goes something like this.. Hasui joined during the Beast Wars era.. then went on to Develop the great MP 10 after the Masterpiece series work he returned overseas to the team to be in charge of the Combiner Wars line.

Metroplex showed there was a market a demand from fans for a Titan class, that could be its own independent line and could work with the same play pattern as the generations line. To develop such a large figure is difficult with budget constraints as the budget only allows one of these size class figures per year, to not delay and miss the optimal timing of the headmasters line parts of Metroplex were used to reduce the development costs.
(The next paragraph is confusing) But it goes something like: The head on noise gimmick was important and the correct sounds for both modes were to be implemented for play value. Changing some of the parts from Metroplex to look like Fort Max raised questions on how the Die's would react to different resin & metal parts in addition to the number of screws. The development process was subtraction and addition of new parts to Metroplex to keep the weight similar as well as cost.

Enough deformations were achieved to differentiate him from Metroplex.
We recognise the overseas market and understand fans in different territories have different renditions of the same character, so different versions were developed ie: Cerebros to represent The Rebirth & Fortress to represent Headmasters, to cater to different tastes.

The headmaster is designed to be able to interact with the other figures from the series height wise, without loosing the balance of being too small to look like the Commander figure.
The care put into this figure was like the Masterpiece line, taking play value, media renditions and toy renditions into account.
Its hard to translate a portion of the text but I believe it says the Headmasters will continue in both classes and the 2017 characters have been determined.

MP Cheetor just talks about the different expression heads for beast mode and how the whiskers for the prototype were delicate.
Great care and attention to detail was put into achieving a good texture for the fur like Primal.
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Thanks a lot Emperor! Love it when you guys take the time to do these translations!

So you think means Hasui is actually working overseas (US?) making sure combiner wars is done right?

That 'forward projecting accessory' for Inferno is the one we've seen in pics - the alternate truck front with the clear plastic rests for Red Alert.

Emperor Bruticus IV · Jun 25, 2016

No problem guys.
That makes sense Liam, I wondered what those parts were when I first saw them.
Yes I believe so, It seems he is working very closely with Hasbro on these lines to represent the US and JPN version aswell as sharing the costs. I'd say Hasui probably was promoted rather than demoted like others have supposed. The lines he is working on are mass release items that will generate the higher overrall income.
I feel we may see a MP Chromedome in 2017 developed by Hasui as a biproduct of his current work.

Shockwav · Jun 25, 2016

Can't wait for this figure!

Mechafire · Jun 25, 2016

RodimusZero said: ↑

Hell yeah, boys!!! Ginrai is quoted as "this Winter date TBA" for the release!!!! So we've at least got a ballpark!! Cancel your PM Optimus preorders now jk, but serious kind of...
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Emperor Bruticus IV said: ↑

Inferno's text mainly talks about him being a Season 2 figure and how many of the season 2 guys were service/emergency vehicles etc..
The text just talks about representing the toon and the range of movement in his transformation and poses. The most important aspect is he is a Licensed Mitsubushi Fuso T951
I believe he uses an accessory that projects forward to be able to hold Red Alert to replicate "Facing a best friend".

So the Shogu interview goes something like this.. Hasui joined during the Beast Wars era.. then went on to Develop the great MP 10 after the Masterpiece series work he returned overseas to the team to be in charge of the Combiner Wars line.

Metroplex showed there was a market a demand from fans for a Titan class, that could be its own independent line and could work with the same play pattern as the generations line. To develop such a large figure is difficult with budget constraints as the budget only allows one of these size class figures per year, to not delay and miss the optimal timing of the headmasters line parts of Metroplex were used to reduce the development costs.
(The next paragraph is confusing) But it goes something like: The head on noise gimmick was important and the correct sounds for both modes were to be implemented for play value. Changing some of the parts from Metroplex to look like Fort Max raised questions on how the Die's would react to different resin & metal parts in addition to the number of screws. The development process was subtraction and addition of new parts to Metroplex to keep the weight similar as well as cost.

Enough deformations were achieved to differentiate him from Metroplex.
We recognise the overseas market and understand fans in different territories have different renditions of the same character, so different versions were developed ie: Cerebros to represent The Rebirth & Fortress to represent Headmasters, to cater to different tastes.

The headmaster is designed to be able to interact with the other figures from the series height wise, without loosing the balance of being too small to look like the Commander figure.
The care put into this figure was like the Masterpiece line, taking play value, media renditions and toy renditions into account.
Its hard to translate a portion of the text but I believe it says the Headmasters will continue in both classes and the 2017 characters have been determined.

MP Cheetor just talks about the different expression heads for beast mode and how the whiskers for the prototype were delicate.
Great care and attention to detail was put into achieving a good texture for the fur like Primal.
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Thanks guys, added this stuff to the news post.

Big Bronze Rim · Jun 25, 2016

Inferno's transformation looks like it's going to be amazing.

iamalternated · Jun 25, 2016

inferno brings me one step closer to my dream of a full 1984 to 1986 mp roster.

User_136440 · Jun 25, 2016

Inferno looks really good.

What are those AOE Optimus and Bumblebee figures?

Rewind · Jun 25, 2016

Wow, does Inferno's ladder really fold up into his torso? That's a fantastic solution. One reason I'm usually pretty cold towards fire truck TFs is that they often have a big ladder hanging on them somewhere, getting in the way of handling and posing.

SPLIT LIP · Jun 25, 2016

My God, Cheetor looks even better here. Seriously can't wait for a painted proto.

Mirage00 · Jun 25, 2016

Fallout said: ↑

why do they keep calling this masterpiece inferno? he doesn't even turn into a fire ant
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LOL RIGHT. as we both know there is 2 infernos in the G1 continuity. This inferno was the original though.

Mirage00 · Jun 25, 2016

Im really digging the toon accuracy that they are doing now. Inferno looks BOMB-tastic, he is a deffinate buy. Cheetor looks great too. Man takara, back at it again with making my wallet empty. Lol

Dachande · Jun 25, 2016

I'm not even a huge fan of the character, but this Inferno has skyrocketed to my list of "Must haves", along with Cheetor who was already there.
Yeah, it's a good time for the MP line.

SCPrime · Jun 25, 2016

Inferno looks great. Being able to hide the ladder in bot mode is genius. Glad i canceled MMC Backdraft.

Underlord · Jun 25, 2016

Those diaclone power suits look great, even better they can interact with Diabattles! Hopefully they won't cost too much, I can see myself wanting to troop build with these things
Oh, and something about masterpieces and head/god masters

AnonymousDwell · Jun 25, 2016

MP Inferno, other - perhaps - than Star Saber, has to be the cleanest MP in terms of kibble I've ever seen.

Dinobot Snarl · Jun 25, 2016

Anybody got info on that diacline phase 2 there, on the last page bottom left?

jbot · Jun 25, 2016

The Headmaster theme continuing in 2017 has me really worried for Trypiticon. I would prefer he didn't have that gimmick. If it's a prerequisite, I would have liked to have known before voting. Scorponok would have been better in that case.

Raiyuki · Jun 25, 2016

While I like Ginrai's ankle tilts something about the shape of those feet bothers me.

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