Takara Tomy MP-45 Bumblebee 2.0

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by TTemploy, Feb 4, 2019.

  1. cynw32618

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    That & it’s also the 35th anniversary of Transformers, what better (business) way to celebrate than with newer versions of the most iconic G1 characters?

    Who are probably the biggest G1 characters? I’d wager Optimus, Bumblebee, Megatron (who was recently available & still possible to pick up) & i’d also add Starscream to the list.

    As much as I’d love a Masterpiece G1 Jazz, Cliffjumper or Blaster with his cassettes, if there’s another G1 Masterpiece figure this year it does make business sense it’d probably be Starscream. Imagine how many variations/seekers they’ll release this time!
     
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    If this rumour does turn out to be true, then a cartoon accuate Clifjumper is very likely.
     
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    Unless they can't secure the Porsche license.
     
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  4. Shin Densetsu

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    What will sell Bee to me is increased knee range of motion(found limitations when posing my MP21G) and also THAT FACE. Make it look like that round faces friendly bee from the cartoon and maybe...just maybe...I'll be sold on the price.

    Also have a backpack that isn't hollow this time and maybe a helipack to homage the cartoon or Action Master...one of them had it...oh yea his BFG from the Pretender too because let's cover all bases.
     
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  5. JoeHavok

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    If it’s superdeformed, like the G1 cartoon, they don’t need to.
     
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    We cab do both, biach

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    I don’t remember a better year for MP’s really. 2019 is going to be amazing. 3 completely new molds (IF bee comes out this year) and 2 + versions that look like new figures IMO.

    Amazing!
     
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    If it helps
    Bluestreak: July
    Prime :August
    Bee:Sept
    Hound:TBA
    I wonder what other goodness they have planned.
     
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    Don't forget Beast Megatron, yeeees.
     
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    And Wheeljack this month.
     
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    I've given this some thought and I'm coming to the same conclusion. I don't think Bumblebee 2.0 with have any (or very many) faux parts. At his size, it will be hard to find places to store the faux parts, and more importantly, the purpose of faux parts has always been to make the alt mode look more realistic, which chibi Bumblebee won't need. They can focus exclusively on the robot mode proportions and the car mode will just look however it ends up looking.
     
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    Would love a very accurate Starscream. He is such a key character in TF.
     
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    That's what the Make Toys version is for.
     
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    I'd say like many others did give us a decent Cliffy out of the new Bee
     
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    Can't wait for Soundwave v2 with cassettes that look like a glass mosaic and are somehow more fragile than the current ones.
     
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    Has Soundwave v2 been confirmed or just speculation? I'm thinking about getting the reissue of MP-17 along with MP-15 and 16.
     
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    If they keep charging these prices maybe people will go back to chug
     
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    It's not confimred, but I imagine it's coming eventually because at some point it would look "out of place" with the new style.
     
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    I never really left, but I seem to be moving further away from the Masterpiece line as their priorities have drawn closer to the twin maxims of "Make it as complex as you need to ensure it looks as close as possible to a cartoon model sheet" and "What extra stuff do we include so people will still buy it despite a stupid-huge price tag?"
     
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    Whoa whoa whoa...hold the phone. When did anyone say anything about a Bluestreak Anime version? If that is a fact he just shot up to my top wanted MP of the year after MP-44.