Masterpiece V2 Starscream MP-52

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by PoweredConvoy, Jul 5, 2020.

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  1. Cheebs

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    Sweet. I bet I can do something cool with that. Then I'll send you the PS file and give you an idea how post tricks are done.
     
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  2. Cheebs

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    Dropbox - MP52edit.psd - Simplify your life

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    The darks needed to be way darker in the original photo. You can fix it by cutting the jet out from the background, then editing the background separately. I used shadow/highlight to iron out most of the luma differences in the background, then just darkened the gamma overall. See the attached PS file for details.
     
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    I love my MP 52. Would not trade it for anything else.

    Would not get anything else on top of it either. The definitive Starscream.
     
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  4. Chris C137

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    Ah thanks. I probably also need to be less reliant on auto settings when taking the picture to give myself a better starting point, but I'll keep playing around with different adjustments afterwards to get better results. I've got a lot to learn though, I had to look up what luma is, I know so little about photography and lighting :p 
     
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    fuck man im sad that this is noticeably taller than starscream because i wouldve been sooo down to cop their eventual tc/sw
     
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    Something something, animation error scaling.
     
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    OK, Clean Up time.

    First off - I do not follow this thread daily. I am unaware of the specific back and forth (or not) that existed before page 633 or so. There have been about 50 posts deleted for drama and flamebait/war and the responses to it.

    Looks like some folks feel targeted by other members. Some folks don't like modding. Some folks seem stressed with community in general. All are valid points of view and are specific to each member.

    Bottom line is this - mod team, up to admins, intend to balance being heavy handed and doing nothing. It's hard. Go one way or the other, someone complains. Sometime we make mistakes. Sometimes one part of team thinks one way, another part another. Sometimes we can talk about that before action is taken, sometimes we talk about it after the fact, for future reference.

    The INTENT of the entire staff is to make the place enjoyable for everyone. All actions come from that place. If you disagree, let us know. If you feel a mod is acting out of line, start a convo with a super mod. If a super mod is out of line, start a convo with an admin. And I am the last link in that chain, so if needed, you can convo me.

    I may not respond immediately or at all, but I will be aware of it and start discussions internally.

    In all, i think this post by Shin earlier in thread is actually on point. Please follow this general guideline in this thread moving forward, and in general for discussions about items that have 3p/official counterparts.

    With that I am reopening this thread. To all those concerned with the staff here - you points were heard, and we will continue discussions internally. That does not mean I agree with anything I read, just that there will be review.

    Carry on, respectfully, please. Thanks.
     
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  8. oku

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    Sold out from amj and 4.5 stars atm.
     
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    Prices have gone up in Japan. Wow. These prices are probably for the sellers that don’t ship internationally

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    It might be crazy with TC and SW over there, some people didn’t want to commit to POs because none had been released yet.
     
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    Yeah come to think of it, I managed to get Starscream at $199.99 from RobotKingdom before the price shot up
     
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    Ain't it tho? I'll always love mp3.
     
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    It saddens me that we may never see the likes of MP-03s F-15 alt-mode ever again. A decade and a half later it's still the finest jet mode we've seen and, you know what, the compromises made to the robot mode really aren't that bad. Extra panels on the arms, bits hanging off the shoulder vents and, as some 3rd parties have shown, the scabbards hanging off the sides could have been integrated into the legs. Obviously the stylistic choices made with the robot mode don't hold up now but man, I'd love for someone to take a shot at an MP seeker that held a candle to that jet mode while also being as toon accurate as that would allow. I still feel like there's something untapped there.

    As for MP-52... Hot Take: I still can't decide whether he'll stay or go. Those people saying the competition between MP-52 and DS-01 is a slam dunk one way or the other must be seeing something I'm not. Pros/cons are pretty evenly split imho. Official Thundercracker will be here soon though - this might be one competition that plays out across all 3 seekers. May the best team win!
     
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    lots a greenscreen bleeding and I've recently asked the chad @OptimusTimelord for a Background of a beach from the episode "Masquerade"
     
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    I just posted MP-52 sealed in my sales thread if anyone is interested. FYI
     
  17. Shin Densetsu

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    What dimmed my enthusiasm was the hindrances to leg articulation, which is something MP-52 improved upon.

    I do think there’s room for Takara in the future to have another go years from now with a more realistic F-15 mode that can pose just as good, if not better than MP-52. The only company I can think of right now that might be able to make an MP- scale Starscream with the most realistic F-15 mode is Arcadia, BUT I doubt it would pose as well as MP-52(might be on the level of MP-11) and it would probably cost $400(licensing out from Takara + Boeing and taking into account any Macross Valkyrie they made close in size like their VF-0 and YF-19 which carried MSRPs between $250-300+).
     
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    Crazy how far we've come. I really don't get the size complaints either. Never heard a single complaint about mp3/11's height until recently.
     
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    bought some syringes with really fine needles and just injected my mp52 :lol  didn't have much success getting enough polish in those ankles it did help him stand but any other pose wouldn't work but this got it right in there so fingers crossed i will post a running pose later :lol  need to have a quick look at those knees too if i have time today
     
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    decided to sell MP-52 today
     
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