The Masterpiece Character Guide (or "do they have an MP yet", and what substitutes?)

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    He is not actually an MP. Too small.
     
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    Until we see if TransArt listened to the requests to upscale it, it remains way too small to be considered MP scaled.
     
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    Scale is hard when it comes to BW. Takara has official MP, but technically legends would scale better with G1 MP. But Takara put it int he MP line, so it's now MP scale lol!
    I never watched any BW, so for me I'm just listing options as I see them. I will keep an eye on BWM-05 and see if it is upscaled or not. Thanks for the feedback.
     
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    Takara has Megatron MP-43, Jiang Xing has Transmetal 2 Megatron (JX-Metalbeast-01 Winged Dragon). This couple scales almost perfectly. So Optimal Optimus must be in scale with JX-01, but that one from Trans Art is defenetely undersized.
     
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    Thanks, I'll add a note for now and delete if needed.
     
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    Does Optimus (Bumblee Movie) MPM-12 have any alternative options?

    I heard one breaks easy, 3A is $400, anything else worth looking into?
     
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    Yes, just look towards the end of my first post of the guide for the live action movies

    Potential substitute: Transformers Movie Toys TMT-?? (unreleased), Toy-Lab TL-01 Dark Knight (unreleased), ToyWorld TW-F09 Freedom Leader (Standard Version & Limited Version available. Released under the moniker "Tactics Waistcoat"), Trans-Craft T?? (unreleased), Wei Jiang M09 Commander Leader

    I have the ToyWorld one, the chest is a bit wonky to get tabbed in right, but it looks good (just don't transform it lol)
     
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    Added:
    Alien Attack Toys AAT-05 Manticore (DOTM Crowbar)
    Alien Attack Toys AAT-04 (DOTM Crankcase)
    Action Toys Machine Robo DX Bike Robo (GoBots Cy-Kill)
    DNA Design DK-26 Gear Master (TFM Frenzy)
    DNA Design DK-26 Gear Master Upgrade Kit for MPM-05 & MPM-10
    DNA Design DK-27 Upgrade Kit for MPM-12
    Dr.Wu & Tim Heada Arms Replacement Kit for MPM-12
    Fans Hobby MBA-05 Trench Coat for MB-12A Nite Walker
    GCreation GDW-02C Blue Flash (IDW Bluestreak)
    Go Better Studio GX-26 Upgrade Kit for MPM-12
    Jiang Xing JX-Metalbeast-01 Winged Dragon (Matte Red Ver.)
    Keith's Fantasy Club EAVI Metal Phase 6:J Stogy (Marvel Comics unnamed second-in-command Junkion)
    Keith's Fantasy Club EAVI Metal Phase 6:G Debris (G1 Trashbin)
    Keith's Fantasy Club EAVI Metal Phase 6:K Toecutter (GoBots Cy-Kill)
    Keith's Fantasy Club EAVI Metal Phase 6:I Smithereen (G1 Ashtray)
    Shockwave's Lab SL-112 Metal Exhaust Upgrade Kit for MPM-12
    Takara MP-?? Cliffjumper (G1, rumored)
    X-Transbots MX-XXIX Fury (G1 Runabout)
    X-Transbots MX-XXVIII Fast (G1 Runamuck)
    X-Transbots MX-XXVIA Bond & James American Ver. (G1 Punch/Counterpunch)
    X-Transbots MX-XXVIB Bond & James Japanese Ver. (G1 Punch/Counterpunch)
    X-Transbots MX-XXVII Janssen (G1 Perceptor)

    Updated:
    *Alien Attack A03 Gundog*
    Deformation Space *DS-01 Crimson Wings*
    Keith's Fantasy Club EAVI Metal Phase *6:H* Wastor Delta
    Keith's Fantasy Club EAVI Metal Phase *6:L* Sanford
    Mechanical Alliance SX-02 *Sonic Warrior*
    X-Transbots MX-XIX *Polpus*
    X-Transbots *MX-XXXII Jian*
    X-Transbots *MX-XXXI Paragon*
    X-Transbots *MX-XXIV Yaguchi*
    X-Transbots *MX-XXV Maedas*

    Released:
    GCreation GDW-02C Blue Flash
    Fans Hobby MB-13 Ace Hitter
    Jiang Xing JX-Metalbeast-01 Winged Dragon (Matte Red Ver.)
    Mechanical Alliance SX-02 Sonic Warrior
    Unique Toys R-04 Nero
    X-Transbots MX-XIV-T Flipout

    Removed:
    Rising Force RF-?? (G1 Menasor) -- going forward as legends scale
     
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    Just pre-ordered, IronTrans IR-V02 King Leo Victory Leo.

    And I bet it'll be out before HasLab's
     
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    it'll be a race to the finish!
     
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    Sounds like a party-

    HasLab, with the backing of multi billion dollar "woke" corporate war-chest, or the plucky but efficient, streamlined, third party company. Which one will have more flaws? higher quality? better durability?


    Heaven or He'll, duel-1........ LET'S ROCK! :music 
     
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    Hello, new here, and I'm not used to messaging on boards, but I like TFs and this is a great board. Thanks for sharing the character guide.
     
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    Hey, welcome to TFW2005. Yeah, this list is a great resource, thanks to @eyescovered !
     
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    Thanks for the kind words and welcome!
     
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    For Beast Machines Primal-
    Has anyone suggested 'Returns Convoy' from the TT Transformers Encore line? He would be out of scale, but he might be an acceptable substitute. EDIT: I keep looking at pictures and I just can't decide if he fits in or not. He sure has the MP price tag though, there's one on the shelf where I live for $175.

    For the unnamed Constructicon from Revenge of the Fallen-
    I saw somewhere that his name is Buckethead. If you search the name some stuff comes up but my computer doesn't want to load it at the moment.
     
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    Thanks! I'm not the most knowledgeable on Beast Wars stuff, so I appreciate the help on here!
     
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