I really hope I can find this guy for a decent price one day. I think he's way nicer than Inferno. I only wish the decals were optional. I like some of them, but not all of them.
I 100% felt the same about the decals, but my opinion changed once I got him in hand. They're not as crazy and pronounced as they look in some of the photos, they actually just add a lot of beautiful detail to him. And because they're tampos, they don't feel cheap at all. He's kind of like Loud Pedal for me—in pictures, I thought his deco was a bit garish, but in had he's become one of my favourite MPs.
Just wait for an Ebay flash sale and snag it for $15-$20 off from baba. This'll look great displayed next to Contact Shot.
Finally shipped and received mine in a bundle from AE. Have to say, MP Artfire is my favorite example of this mold by miles. The added paint and tampos make him 100x more enjoyable visually and Nightstick is easily their best accessory of any included with the truck bros. Wish they had retooled a few parts, especially the shins and toes to look more accurate to the original character illustrations, but that's really just nitpicking. He's a lot more fun than his mold mates overall...I'm very pleased with this guy.
Until now, I never realized how Artfire's colors match with Recon. Hopefully you'll post some matching bot mode pics soon.