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. Blazing Mewtwo

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    Here's the MP-44 instruction manual that I have been working on in a while. Only paint fixes here and still unfinished. Sorry about that. I'm very busy.
    MP-44 Painting Manual.pdf
    I assure that this file is completely safe.
     
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    It's amazing work! :eek: 
     
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    Simple way to make the face look better, just like the face from the memory.
     

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    Mine too.
     
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    Thank you for this! Amazing work!
     
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  8. Cyclonus79

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    is that a whole new mouth plate ?
     
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    My preferred face would probably be the season one head, but with the season 2 face plate.
     
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    Mine too. And I’ll be shocked if they ever fail.

    Has anyone looked into how much having the leg side panels properly tabbed in helps to support the knee structure and prevent damage? On my copy if you bend the knees a few times the leg side panels start to untab. I have always tabbed them back in as soon as it happens to preserve the look of the figure. I’m wondering if someone were to leave them untabbed and continue to bend the knee, would it cause damage because the knee isn’t being supported properly? I’ll be honest I haven’t had a good look yet to see if that even matters. But I suspect that it might. I noticed early on that the knees would sometimes feel loose and floppy and I wasn’t sure why. But I haven’t noticed that looseness for a long time and it may be the side panel tabs that are helping. Again I haven’t actually looked at it closely so I may be totally wrong.
     
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  11. mags2424

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    Looks like we have a Reprolabel set coming soon. If you click the banner it says this product is no longer available. Might have been put in early for the October update. From the single pick looks like Cel windows, eyes, and mouth plate.

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    Here's how I currently have my two copies. Display possibilities are just endless with this guy. Can't believe it's been two months since release! I'm still in awe!

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    Maybe it’s just me but......meh :rolleyes2 

    I’ll keep it as is. That set just seems to, I don’t know, diminish the look of the figure. I’ll wait until the whole set is available for viewing.
     
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    It is better not to move the knees before the transformation is complete.
    As the knee pad slides, it is difficult to know how much the knee is currently bent. Applying force in the wrong direction in that state will easily break his knees without any feeling.
    After transforming correctly to bot mode, move the knee.
     
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    Beautiful shots as usual!

    Does anyone have a trick for getting the axe to stay on? I haven’t been using the axe because I can’t figure out how to clip it on without it just falling off. Anyone else have that issue or is mine just not working?
     
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    Maybe that’s another reason my copy’s knees are still fine? I’ve never bent the knees until the transformation is complete. It sounds like that may cause stress on the parts.
     
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    I just got mine - who has the best transformation video?
     
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    I watched Emgo's a few times. His is very thorough but only one way. He does have a transformation video which he doesn't talk in. It helped, but I had to keep pausing it to see what was going on.
     
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    Add me to the "knees safe for now" crowd too!
     
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    Thanks, brother! I don't have any tips for the ax except keep trying to adjust it in the clip and hopefully that'll help. My axes aren't very tight on either copy and will fall off if shaken, but they stay on well enough for display.
     
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