TakaraTomy Masterpiece Dinobot

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  1. Primal Sabbath

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    I've since moved that display, but I keep the stands the exact same. It was just the three of them together in a row, so for the square pieces three wide and two deep

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    A buddy of mine did this. One for each mode. So he has three of each Transmetal.
    I've decided to double and triple dip for "seasons" shelves. But using different decos when I can.
    It's kinda cool. Between Takara green sticker, 10th anniversary, and telemocha, you can basically have one in each mode for the organic show cast and not have to double dip on the same releases except for Inferno.
    My original goal was to have 10th/telemocha/green sticker in bot mode and original decos in beast mode and have seasons 2 and 3 share a shelf.
    But I've since ditched that plan and instead have the spares packed away.
    I'll probably rotate them all out on occasion. Because 10th Tarantulas, Cheetor, Primal & Megatron, yellow beak Terrorsaur and red eyes Rattrap all look too good to not be out and about... Instead they're wrapped in bubble and in a box under a desk lol
    Maybe once I'm done adding more detolfs to the room i can set up all those extras on a wayward robots shelf or something.
     
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    All I have is Primal on the MP line and a few old Preds from the original line(TM2 Dinobot and Rampage). Adding a much needed boost to the collection next week with MP Cheetor and Megatron, the dinobot reissue isn't coming till June though and then ill be caught up
     
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    That's awesome! And that Dinobot will be well worth it! That's going to be the Hasbro Asia one, right? I'm hoping for a coin to come with that one. And if it does I think I'll end up grabbing another Dinobot .
    I'd really like to have a MP display like my vintage display. But with beast/bot modes for S1, and just bot modes for S2 & S3.
    Dinobot is tough because I have a separate shelf dedicated just to him.
    But it would make a fine display! Hope Rhinox, Inferno and Waspinator aren't too pricey! Lol
     
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    Ah right! I guess I was thinking they were wider than they were. I'd love to see how it looks with two of them acting as a base and four of them acting as a wall attached to it, if you have the time/opportunity (if not then don't worry!).


    Just paid for my shipping from AE. Since I won't be back in Ireland for three weeks I paid for slow shipping. Gonna be weird getting back there with a complete on-screen MP BW collection - need to figure out where to display them now!
     
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    I think Ill wait for another reissue to start getting into alt modes, but I'm still on the fence about it. I want to transform them and I feel I may even less if I have 2 of each, who knows buts its not a terrible idea anyways, Beast Wars is the best after all.
     
  7. Cyclonus79

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    So does the Hasbro Asia versions have any modifications made to them or is that strictly the Takara reissues / V2’s ?
     
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    The Hasbro Asia reissues of MP-11 had lighter or darker colours compared to the first run - I can’t remember which, and I’m not sure if all future reissues had the different colour.

    I don’t know if the Hasbro Asia reissue of MP-32 last July had the shoulder fix present on MP-38 and the recent TT reissue.

    I can bet the shoulder and eye issues will be fixed on the HA MP-41 reissue. I’d just be worried that they desharpened his claws or something like that. What was their reason for not releasing him last July?
     
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    I'm not sure what reissue I received from TCP but the shoulders on my 32 sit as flush as possible and looks like what others have posted, I believe mine may have been HA because it came with a coin and I purchased it this January.
     
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    My other question is , does Takara even recognize that there is an issue ? Cause the thing is , is that it’s an avoidable issue that only caused some folks problems who didn’t know how to go about moving the shoulder .. ( Least that’s what I got from it ). My V1 is still fine even after 3-4 transformations .. Granted I still installed the clips for extra assurance.
     
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    It seems like a small minority broke theirs and were noticeable upset but created a circle of insecurity among the figure. I'll see for myself in June but I guarantee its another case of vocal minority drama. Installed clips??
     
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    Yeah. I bought a bunch off eBay . They sit in between the shoulder and the “gear” assembly. It’s to keep the gear engaged. Though other methods have been done such as cutting a piece of the plastic tray to wedge in there as well. There’s a ton of fixes or preventable measures you can take . Though if you know what your doing , none of those fixes should need to happen.
     
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    They'll probably make sure it'd fixed in the reissue. Seeing he's sitting at 4 stars and most of the comments don't mention breaks, I'm guessing it's YMMV.
     
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    IIRC, those reported the issue expressed they still rather enjoy the figure. It's those who didn't buy the figure started the outrage. @Actar knows the drama pretty well.
     
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    As soon as they let HA handles it, the mold data was leaked to KOs. That's probably why.
     
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    So domestic retailers have it up for pre-order as a re-release. Is it Hasbro Asia or does AMJ have a link. Only one I could find was from a 3rd party seller.
     
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    AJ doesn't sell HA releases.
     
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    Coincidence? Actually I found the fact HA wasn't releasing Dinobot for "safety or qc" reasons questionable.
     
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    Well if they refined the sharp parts or changed materials for the coming release, then It's probably true.
     
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    Oh man ! Hope they don’t pull his teeth out .. they’ll turn him into a vegetarian.
     
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