Masterpiece V2 Starscream MP-52

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  1. Digger

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    Honestly Takara seems pretty conservative with their retools, which may be another reason to support the price increase. I mean, maybe we’ll get a ghost/dead starscream but I can’t imagine any more than a + for the main 6. And also on the very very low chance we’ll get G2 Starscream and Ramjet. And even then I don’t think we’ll get the rainmakers cause they were Tetrajets. Unless we get MP Tetrajets, which would be bloody incredible. So my estimate is that, with all the “likely” decos and characters into account, we’ll see this mould probably 18 times. I think it won’t get any higher than that, and even still it seems unlikely they’ll get further than 9. But that’s my personal estimates on what they’d be willing to take a risk on. Which is to say:
    Most likely:
    - Starscream
    - Thundercracker
    - Skywarp
    - Thrust
    - Dirge
    - Ramjet


    Potentially:
    - Toy versions for the main 3


    Slight Chance:
    - Sunstorm
    - toy versions for the cone heads
    - Ghost Starscream
    - golden lagoon normal seeker


    extremely low:
    - G2 seekers
    - the rest of the “welcoming committee”

    Also I love that that as their name I never have a clue what to call them.
     
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  2. deathsheadII

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    @stormflash i only recently got these into the big double detolf because it was full of 1/6 starwars figures but sold a load to buy an e-mountain bike so the 2 bottom shleves are now free :lol  had them crammed into a smaller display cabinet good to have them displayed like this at last

    all my own customs apart from snowstorm ( ion storm ) which was done by the talented pumpkingonzo

    hotlink the purple one i only just fixed the wings had some dodgy dry rubs that had gone bad so fucked the wings up , got some big enough watersildes on the way should be with me next week , also turning a spare null ray into the flame thrower which i'm yet to get around to as you can see i already sorted a fuel tank :D 

    acid storm i done as a cross between the cartoon and comic thats actually dark green on him not black i can never photograph it properly

    nova storm was inspired from this... even has bright orange eye's :D 

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    and wanted to break up the light blue on bitstream with some dark blue

    and of course takara sunstorm



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    a few closer pictures ( i'm not the best with a camera ) even managed to capture acid storms dark green parts without using the flash

    the closer pics of nova storm reminds me i need to repaint the 2 outer wing rudders or whatever you call them as you can see they are missing

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    bit dusty but can see the green sort of still looks more green to the naked eye
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    "edit again forgot to add closer hotlink pics :lol  "

    purple is such a hard colour to photograph

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    OH LOOK I CAUGHT THE ACID STORM DARK GREEN BY ACCIDENT!!! thats closer to what the naked eye can see :lol 
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  3. Primus1998

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    well if this is true, i will take my skywarp and paint his eyes yellow
     
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    So after they do all these remakes of old Masterpieces with the new engineering aesthetic, Takara will finally finish season 1, right?
     
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    Lol, I'm going for the Guinness book of world records by holding my breath starting... now.
     
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  6. Sness

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    It's the name used to refer to the 3 seekers at the beginning of Mtmte Part 1, made up of Sunstorm, Bitstream, and Hotlink.
     
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    Emphasis on were reasonable, unless make toys decide to do a rerelease your stuck with inflated after market prices that are not worth the effort
     
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    I’m glad it is happening, I am not a fan of the original mold or it’s remolds.
     
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    Bring on the updated Seekers! Only ever got MP Skywarp...couldn't be bothered with the rest.
     
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    So to be vaguely positive for a second... what? Me? Positive? Yes it happens. I don't want or need the other seekers so I can deal with the excessive price we will no doubt be asked to pay for this provided I get the following in return.

    1. A great looking figure that captures the character of G1 Starscream. I'm not overly bothered about show accuracy I just want it too look good and like the character, indeed I'd prefer something a bit more imposing and visually arresting than the often weedy featureless jerk we saw on screen.
    2. Better articulation than MP-11 but sympathetic to/doesn't break the sculpt. Just enough to pull of the sorts of poses you'd expect or want Starscream to do, so good head/neck articulation for flying poses, double jointed elbows and knees, reasonable ab crunch maybe butterfly joints so he can aim that Megatron gun he'll almost certainly come with, an articulated pointy finger to be all cocky and authoritarian with.
    3. A good section of accessories. 4-5 expressive faces seems like a no brainer here as does a Megatron gun, Coronation gear would be nice I guess but I can do without it, a stand seems sensible even if I have little faith in TT doing a particularly great job on it. Outside of that no thanks please keep the 'that one thing' stuff down to a minimum.

    Just for me and it'll never happen...

    4. Make it so you can mount Megatron's fusion cannon on his arm... those in the know will know why I want this (it'll never happen), but it also falls into the 'that one thing' area so I'm good without it of course.

    These two very much apply to all MPs.

    5. Nothing too OTT as far as transformation goes please. Make it fun and largely intuitive and no more complicated than it needs to be!
    6. Make the paint, hardware, materials durable enough to be able to handle, transform, pose without damaging it!
    7. No voice chip thanks, I can do that myself and i don't need it affecting the price or silhouette.

    I reckon I will have to wait until after he's out to be sure he does all these things so it's likely to be a wait for the reissue situation unless I find myself cracking come pre-order day.
     
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  13. [Wing_Saber-X]

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    Oh this.
     
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    Lmao no. They still have all the Minibots to do, and of course jazz plus reflector. I think it’s best to prepare yourself it won’t happen, or at least not for a while.
    A new Megatron gun would be nice, one that’s actually meant for new MPs. I don’t think he has many one episode items, perhaps a mind control helmet? I don’t think there’s much else beside the crown and boob missiles.
     
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    Really hope this doesn't have a painted cockpit canopy like the maketoys one. Transparent orange plastic with the seat and inside of the cockpit painted white should be enough.
     
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    Pretty please, Shockwave too.
     
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  19. RodimusZero

    RodimusZero Steezin fo no Reason

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    Well, we don’t know he’s not phase 2 of their “35th Anniversary” MP celebration. I’m right there with you though—I think it’s ludicrous we’ve gotten almost to MP-50 without completing the 4 main leaders, especially when 2 of the 4 have gotten V2’s and V3’s :redface2: 
     
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    Yeah Takara, where the heck is that MP God Ginrai???
     
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