Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-44 Convoy/Optimus Prime Ver. 3

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Retroheavy, Feb 21, 2018.

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  1. Gamerlingual

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    All of mine came bent in the box and I’m happy with them as is. The figure is awesome at least in my good luck situation
     
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    Do you mean disadvantages like, i.e., looking very organic, Alive and dinamic even in a simple standing pose, versus appearing rigid like a corpse sculpted in word, blocky like something constructed using only duplo pieces, and having the mobility of a '70s sofubi?;) 
     
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    If you check the MP-44 fix thread, someone had the same issue with you. The S2 head has rotating ears, while S1 doesn’t. You can unscrew the head on the S2 head and easily reposition it. Don’t force it, as it may cause breakage.
     
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    Looks like the review score on Amazon Japan is down to 3.5 stars. Hopefully, more honest criticism of where Takara fell short reaches them and inspires them to correct the problems, or at least improve their testing and engineering QC for future figures.
     
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    Let me give it a try. Hopefully it translates on it's own. I only have google translate and it's not the most reliable lol
     
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    Couldn't tell how I feel like and how my life is since I have got MP-44 better than with the words you used!

    That would be the perfect addition to a 1986 TF movie collector!

    Exactly. It's such a shame some need to share their negativity here when we already know what they want to say because hundreds of others have already said the same.

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    Great way to live life!!!

     
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    Good point.
     
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    Please do man..!

    I believe you open up your iPhones camera and the QR code on the box should take you to a website where there's a survey on the MP line.
    There was a large thread on it regarding other figures before due to them asking what future releases would we like to see etc..
    I'd love to get clues on the future direction from some updated questions from them.
     
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    Far too many posts to sift through on the off chance...

    Anyone got any insights into the relevant colours to match? I need yellow and orange for sure, and it'd be useful to know what the red and blue are too. Also, I'm UK based so could do with options that aren't exclusively US products.
     
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    re: for people who'd gotten their MP-44 replacement from AmJ or whichever shop.

    Are the antenna/ears/horns not curved/bent/curled anymore and/or otherwise straightened this time on your replaced copy?
     
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    Mine were rotated back a bit on both sides. I was wondering if it was a feature since it actually helped the head come through the chest easier. Didn't the v1 have something like that? I was able to rotate both into position but it is really tight so I'm thinking it isn't a feature.
     
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    Check the Optimus Prime Fix Thread, as I believe I posted colour matching there. They're all Mr. Hobby products, which I believe are available world wide.
     
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    Why would there will be changes in the figure already? There is no second run yet. Restocking at this point would just be new inventory availability. They haven’t made new figures since last Friday :) 

    They would have made their run... shipped to distribution for release... and can ship more inventory from that first run... or retailers can release inventory in waves to improve availability.

    I mean it’s possible they made a second wave of inventory before release... but they would not have had the feedback or new looks from the first run.
     
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    Exact same here.
     
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    The only reason I messed with it at all is because one was rotated back more than the other, significantly so. When I rotated it back, I went a little too far and had to rotate the other one to match. They didn’t suddenly become looser or snap. So I think there is some limited ability there. I’m happy with where they’re at so unless one moves on me again without permission or the head won’t fit in truck mode, I have no intention of ever moving them again.

    I only posted this because I saw multiple people say they don’t move and I wanted to share my experience that contradicts that. This was the Season 2 head that comes installed on the figure, in case that matters.
     
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    He hasn't transformed back to truck to check on the leg/door panel tabbing in. Both knees have both ratchets work fine. Paint on the better side of the scale. He said the backpack tab couldnt tab in. Had to make the hole bigger. He's having lotsa fun posing it.

    The house does look Malaysian :D 

    In other news, just unboxed my Siege Starscream that I picked up from the Hasbro sale. Really good mainline figure, love the tetrajet mode :thumb 

    Side note: It's not the masterpiece or Second Coming that some say it is, but I am enjoying the new Tool album :rock 
     
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    Has someone listed which parts were die cast?
     
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    This is exactly the thing I’ve been talking about in the speculation thread for years now. It’s a cyclical fanboy thing. Every release is the same, and a 3P competitor, no matter it’s quality, just intensifies it.

    Fanboys, fanboys never change ;) 

    Dude, being a crusty, hyper-negative ***** is your thing, don’t get mad for getting called on it. It’s literally your brand :D :D :D 
     
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