Well we have a new entry into the ever expanding world of 3rd-Party masterpiece-styled figures. A few days ago, brand new third-party company Transform and Rollout released some renders of their first project TR-01 Masterpiece-styled Jazz on their Facebook page and have now followed up with the first images of their prototype in bot mode.
This figure appears to scale with the current run of Masterpiece figures and features everything you would expect from Jazz, including his blaster, grappling hook and speakers.
There isn’t a firm release date announced for this figure, but it can be preordered at site sponsors BBTS and TFsource.
Feel free to jump over to the boards to let us know what you think of it.
Cr0virus
Finally got a replacement and besides the obvious fact it's got all parts accounted for, it feels a bit sturdier compared to the one I got previously. Put next to SS86 Jazz (which sadly began to show signs of yellowing despite me keeping him away from direct sources of sunlight) and Newage Manero.
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Cr0virus
So I got a word from TFSource and they said they'll be sending me a replacement figure, and I don't have to send back the faulty one. Gonna wait and see what becomes of that, but it might redeem them in my eyes if it all works out.
Barebot
It is! Such a great little toy
Cr0virus
Hey is that NewAge Manero right next to it? I have that one and I freaking love it, though mine is more cartoon-accurate (missing the advertising labels). One of the best 3rd party Jazz figures in my opinion.
Barebot
Fits in quite well
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VVa
That's unfortunate! Decent QC was the only thing keeping this figure from being a sloppy excuse for an MP.
Cr0virus
Bought this guy at TFSource, right out the box it was missing the pin on front right wheel that should keep it in place so it immediately fell off. QC is a sheer disappointment if something like that was given a green light to be sold. Anyone know if I can ask for a replacement part or do I have to go through shipping the entire thing back?
And I agree that the instruction are atrocious, it feels like they skipped through a bunch of steps.
BWIguanusfan2
It would have been funnier if the company was named Deform and Roll out.
Barebot
Bombusbee assure me it's the 'normal' one on sale.
Can only hope we both mean the same normal
stevej
As someone else said, I don't believe the "clean" version was never released.
Barebot
From scanning back through this thread, it looks like everyone here has the 'normal' version with the logos, yet some photos of the boxes they came in look like the 'international' ( no logos ) one
Hougangkid
Taobao is only selling the one with stickers/logos, if I'm not wrong. So likely that's what ShowZ is selling too.
Barebot
Have messaged them now
I almost feel bad about wanting a copy purely for the alt mode, but it's such a good alt mode. The Jive X looks wrong to me with the real world livery mixed with cartoon blue windows.
MV Steve
Yeah, it is confusing. I went back and looked at my order from ShowZ and the most recent pics show the box with no logos on the car but the actual figure in the clam has the logos while the promo shots are the normal version but the listing doesn't say anything about two different versions. I gotta say that when I ordered, I had no idea there was two, just saw it go on sale and pulled the trigger. I received the logo'd (normal) one. Maybe send Bombusbee a question to see if it is in fact the international one. It is a good price
Barebot
Yeah, that's added to the confusion
I was going by all the photos in robot mode, where it's labelled as international.
I've messaged Bombusbee to find out.
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lowride
As far as I understand, the international version was the only version ever made. (The international being the one with the logos in regards to the current conversation. I always figured that was a reference to American copyright law or something.)
Hougangkid
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MV Steve
They do suck and the only way I got them solid was using a poker to direct and push the edges of the plastic clips into the slots that they otherwise won't go into on their own. Wheels out (toy style) was total crap and wouldn't stay solid no matter what I did.
VVa
No, it was me being blind and not noticing they're swapped…
MV Steve
So your saying it's a two pack! Sold!