Coming to us via Hasbro Asia’s Facebook page, courtesy of TFW2005 member xdmisato, is an announcement of a reissue for MP-12 Masterpiece Sideswipe. This reissue will be available in September 2015 in Asian countries excluding Japan, and will include a currently unknown bonus item. Check out the collage announcing the reissue attached to this post.
monish
No I'm waiting still. According to transformers Asia website release date is scheduled for the 19th of September. We'll know likely more next week.
Sam
Anyone got this in hand yet?
edgecrusher
A good paint application is all the "extra" I would need to pick it up. The mis-match on the paint color across the different panel materials on the first round Sideswipe was enough for me to skip it. If they don't fix that, I will continue to skip it despite the overall model being really nice. =\
Electro Rush
No, that was the one with the flame accessory for the sword. And the bit about the coin? Total bullshit. It was just a plastic holder designed to look like a coin that contained the new crown.
The throne came with the MP08X reissue.
DukeFett
Yeah the Hasbro Asia extras aren't typically that great.
Sam
Yeah that's why I'm worried that even if we do get a jetpack it might not be the best quality. Apparently the throne was of a pretty lousy material.
What was the quality like of Vector Sigma (I know that was reused from a different set originally)? That little Perceptor that came with the gold MP-5 didn't look so great. And what about Grimlock's flame sword?
Those are the Hasbro Asia exclusive accessories that are springing to mind. Not the best track record.
Also I don't think the throne was actually 20$, think it was included with that release automatically but retailers were charging an extra 20$ to shipping fees because it added too much bulk to the packages.
DukeFett
I think about $20 and it was a complete piece of shit by all accounts.
videriant
Grimlock came with a THRONE? How'd I miss this?
EDIT: Just googled pictures. How much did this throne add to the price?
Sam
Someone posted it on facebook saying that he had heard it from some Asian retailers. Check out Kapow Toys' facebook page.
I hope that it's more than that. What was the recent Grimlock that was supposed to come with a special bonus crown/coin? Is that the same one that also came with the throne?
I hope we'd find out about the actual accessory sooner rather than later.
BenjaminXavier
Where was this rumor posted? All Asian MPs come with a coin, so that seems weird to list at as an "exclusive item" and not just as a coin
Sam
Latest rumour is that the exclusive bonus is a coin :/
Was really hoping for a jetpack, hope this doesn't turn out to be true.
SunSwipe5
I must be one of the lucky ones because there are zero issues with my MP12. The paint is perfect, limbs move and transform the way they're suppose to. Of course, I have the second run of MP12 since I didn't start collecting until the end of 2013. I hope the Asia Reissue is as stout as my current MP12.
jru42287
I'm kind of afraid to open the MISB one. I feel like as long as it's closed, it retains some form of worth, but if I open it and it's QC is just as bad, then I'm stuck with two semi-worthless figures.
The paint issues were pretty bad. The paint on the clear plastic parts pretty much doesn't match the regular paint, and the rear spoiler looks like half of it was finger-painted on.
anubis20
Same here im waiting on confirmation of that, this is my favorite alt mode out of the bunch and the first one i got had bad paint.
primetime77
if this has awesome paint i will get it…if not i got one of these guys already from original japanese release and also a couple KOs that have slightly better paint (that don't roll as well though) which i use for alt mode since the paint difference is more apparent there.
Faelon
Isn't it on Hasbro's announced release list for the fall?
videriant
^ At this point you might as well open the MISB one.
How bad and common was the paint issue? The one I got from RK didn't seem so bad.
jru42287
Every time I think about jumping the gun on something, this figure continually reminds me why I don't. When he first sold out, his price skyrocketed. Then I by chance found him in stock at eHobbyBaseShop.com, and bought two at $99.00 a pop. After shipping, it came to nearly $250. Then I get him in-hand and he has the worst QC of any figure I've ever owned. Then they announced the rerelease. Now I'm stuck with two first-run versions, one MISB, the other open with shitty paint, which I'll never recoup my losses for.
Of only, I'd waited, I could have a version with no QC issues for half the cost.
AUGH.
Also, there's still no tangible proof that Hasbro will release Sideswipe, other than that one-off comment from the dude at Botcon. Up until I stopped working at Toy R Us (about a month ago), there was still no listing for an MP Sideswipe in their computers, despite both Starscream and Bluestreak appearing.
Destron UK
The Korean release was packaged in Robot mode where as all the other releases were alt mode packed.
videriant
Wasn't there also a difference of packaging in alt and robot modes for Asia?