Masterpiece Beast Wars - MP-48 Lio Convoy!

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Jtprime17, Jun 15, 2019.

  1. Gamerlingual

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    Yea I’m thinking TT employ may base the price off his sources, but he said it wasn’t final. So we should be ok. Hope for the best and for now all we can do is wait
     
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  2. Predaking EX

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    Okay I thought these numbers were expected after discount. Now the est makes since, which like I guessed isn't to far off from the Soundwave reissue like I said before.
     
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    Yea. I want to buy this at the 15,500 yen mark with tax. Best case scenario is to wait for a used version unless the price jacks up like Dinobot
     
  4. Predaking EX

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    Ill spend what is necessary. My current collection desires really only point to MP BW, Decepticon and very few 3P releases. They are so infrequent and high in quality that I don't mind spending whatever the AJ price is, went with the local ToyDojo for Soundwave though, 40 for shipping??? What happened.
     
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    I'm just going off the 7-in SOC figures from last year were about $120-130 after discount. Honestly Hound works out a little cheaper, this a little more.
     
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    For fans of reality.

    Blackarachnia 15,000 yen
    Hound 18,000 yen
    Reissue Soundwave 15,800 yen
    Lio Convoy (rumoured to be) 24,000 yen

    All of which are subject to exactly the same discounts from retailers. So take 20, 30 or 99% off if you like but the % difference in price remains the same. Taxes differ country to country and are nothing to do with TT. Neither is shipping which often depends on weight/size. So comparing prices after discounts, tax, shipping etc skews the comparison and isn't a fair reflection of how TT are pricing up their products.

    This isn't a complaint or negativity, it's just facts.
     
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  7. BWfan86

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    is there any date when this guy will be on amazon jpn ?
     
  9. Predaking EX

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    Ill entertain you one more time. I compared Soundwave reissue price at toydojo and AJ(after shipping) which is 150 to 160 USD to what is rumored to be 48s price 24000 yen(221 usd) after AJ discount. (-30ish %) equals 160ish.
     
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  10. Gamerlingual

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    Soundwave is going for 17,200 Yen retail at Takara Tomy mall, so reduce that price by 30% and you get the Amazon Japan discount price.

    17200 on Takara Tomy mall site

    Edit: with tax. Got it.
     
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  11. Predaking EX

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    Its 160 to ship Soundwave from AJ to USA because of the shipping bump
     
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  12. Gamerlingual

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    Damn. Hound is going for $12 shipping. That’s crazy

    Try ordering from Amiami or nippon yasan and see what they offer
     
  13. Predaking EX

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    Yeah Im not sure why its 40 but it is for now. Im not comparing his sale price which is 120, I've repeatedly said this but oh well. Even with those Im saving virtually maybe less than 10 dollars after shipping. I dont mind going to Toydojo, they're local, free shipping no tax on my order and great customer service. And 10 dollars cheaper than AJ.
     
  14. Gamerlingual

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    Yea. Why don’t you ask amazon the shipping price? They reduced the price with me before after looking into their logistics. They have English speaking reps over on JP. So I encourage you to ask them. They help me out all the time in English. Good chance they can lower the price
     
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    There is a whole thread dedicated to it. Someone already has and it didn't work. I'm subscribed if there is an update.
     
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    I feel like they are going to do the hardcore beast wars fan like they did the g1 fans. We will get Armada and Prime characters before we get all of the s1 cast for beast wars.
     
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    Wow...this guy looks nothing like the MP Rattrap I was hoping for. Still...the googly lion eyes are a plus...
     
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  18. QuintusTheExaltedOne

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    Masterpiece doesn’t have to stick to one thing. I would be the happiest person alive if they eventually made masterpiece figures for literally every era of transformers. There’s a lot of fans they grew up with other cartoons ad their first transformers show, not everyone saw G1. That’s one of my complaints with Generations, it’s been 95% G1/IDW G1 and sprinkles of other shows, but barely anything. Give me ALL of it.
     
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    The point is with Generations those G1 designs really never had figures that were at all like modern figures, where as later lines had figures very similar to modern figures. Therefore there is not nearly the glaring need to redo them/upgrade later stuff. Not to mention the fact that like it or not, nothing has eclipsed G1 and probably never will at this point. Once they cycle through most of the G1 stuff you'll see more and more of the later stuff, it's only natural. But for now there are still tons of G1 concepts and designs they haven't touched. Don't expect that to change overnight when it sells great.

    Masterpiece though clearly operates under a different set of rules, and this release only reinforces that concept. Masterpiece has become a best of. They aren't doing line ups to complete them, they are doing characters they think they can engineer and that will sell enough units. Being high end, naturally you are going to see lots of Convoys. Expect more to come.

    I am conflicted on this myself. I really want to complete at least 1984 G1. If not 84-86 as most of us want. At this rate that's never going to happen. Never. That's really frustrating.

    On the other hand, it's fun to have literally no idea what could be next and see some great designs from through the years fully realized. I do like that speculation and anticipation, I think it's really the only major benefit to the slow release schedule. It's been so random, but that's really been fun.

    Ginrai inbound for MP-50? Will they even treat 50 as something special, or will it be something as random as Detritus?
     
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  20. StrangePlanet

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    That's the rub. To me, this announcement is kinda disappointing because I do not love the Optimus designs.
    If I wanted a shelf full of all the Optimus/Convoys I'd be pretty darn happy with how this line is going. But I don't.
    Years ago, I thought (hoped) that by MP-48 we'd be getting into more obscure characters, not another damn Optimus.
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