Paying extra just for additonal energon cube is out of question for me,will just get the normal release of Soundwave.

 

Yeah that is how I am looking at it. But I didn't really need the jackhammers for Sideswipe but when I am paying the same from RK as I am from BBTS it just seemed better to go with the RK amazon.jp exclusive.

I will wait and see for a proper announcement of what exactly is coming with the amazon.jp Soundwave before I completely rule out it's purchase.

 

I forgot to mention that even the original G1 Jazz altered the sponsor logo to 'Martinii' (three 'i's). That kind of thing (along with Alitalia vs Alitalla for Wheeljack) would probably not be enough these days, but Encore Jazz had a nice alternative with the Martini logo featuring 'Meister' instead of 'Martinii'  

True, we're already discussing the finer deco details when there's no guarantee we'll even get the cars!!  

 

Personally, I'd love to see a Smokescreen with all the sponsor decals (like my custom...), but I guess it could be hard to track down. Also, I don't know how companies generally feel about using old logos.

With that said, would there be a problem using specific car designs that were once designed by a racing team? I seem to remember there being a problem making exact reissues of Mirage for that reason.

 

amazon.jp Soundwave comes with additional energon cube.

 

Has that been 100% confirmed as the only extra?

 

On the subject of sponsors logos, do we really think that Transformers will be 'advertising' Tobacco and alcohol? Can't see it happening myself.

 

Soundwave looks promising. I think I mostly just want the MP laserbeak though.

 

Ah, fabulous.  

 

Personally I think that we will get them sooner rather than later. I just don't think Takara would take up a project this ambitious and then not fulfill the list of characters that started the series itself. Worse comes to worst they will do a few alterations on logos.

 

well I just saw on tv SDCC will be transmitted in channel G4 July 12@ 7pm

 

Sweet, I get that channel,  .

 

Will SDCC give us any extra info on these? Only thing I expect it to give us in way of Masterpiece news is price & release date for Hasbro MP10, & pics & release date for Hasbro MP Thundercracker.

 

I have to agree with this. While we may not get all the 'second tier' characters like Skids, Inferno, Grapple, Tracks, etc., I'm confident that there were/are design mock-ups for nearly the entire '84 cast to justify Takara now delving into these smaller car characters as Masterpieces. There's just no logical way that Sideswipe (and his obvious Red Alert repaint with bonus remold) is the only one that got focused on. In fact, the additional details they put into Red Alert - who really could have been just a straight-up repaint that made people perfectly happy - tells me that there's a whole design team dedicated to these car characters. I think it's all but a guarantee that, yes, all the usual suspects ala Jazz, Wheeljack, Prowl, Sunstreaker, etc. are indeed in the pipeline.

 

I am probably movng into the area of "wishful thinking" but I think they will get Skids, Inferno and Grapple out as well. I think next year is gonna be a major point for MP collectors (not that this year or following ones aren't gonna be great). We still have Soundwaves cassettes, and the regular releases. I do wonder if the cassettes will get their own number designation or will they be MP-X or something like that?

 

They've done this yearly. Personally, I feel your time will be better spent on the site if you're looking for TF News from the Convention. I mean, G4 will touch on it, but that's about it...

As for what Hasbro will bring to ComicCon is anyone's guess.

 

Yeah, I wouldn't rule out getting some Season Two Autobots. Not to call MP Red Alert a target of opportunity; the potential for re-use probably sweetened MP-12 becoming Sideswipe in the first place. Anyway, if the Alternators/Binaltech figures are anything to go by, Takara could get licensing co-operation to produce a Masterpiece Tracks relatively easily. His main play features would be a no-brainer after all.  

 

I think more or less that is the news that a lot of us have been discussing,can anyone double confirm again?