Yup. Only going for $75, so I already preordered it. Here you go:
[Pre-Order] 4th Party Masterpiece Movie Series MPM-11 Ratchet w/ Improved Painting

 

Personally, I’d rather see dynamic, exciting packaging details/artwork (the 2007 box designs are some of my all-time favorites) than the bland, iPod-like sterile packages of MPs.

 

ass shifting

 

You forgot dispensor, reedman, frenzy, and scalpel. But man I really hope skids and mudflap get new toys. I miss them.

 

What kinda weight loss plan makes a part of your chest hollow?

 

Slug wants two pieces!

 

I would love a vending machine transformer but if he's in scale with the rest of SS, he's going to be small and may not even transform. I would really love it if it happens even though it's a slim chance...


Cue Sam screaming while running...

 

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!"

 

Actually I hope the opposite. TLK Berserker is my Crankcase, next to SS Crowbar, and I enjoy how they have differences but share a lot of parts and engineering. It really drives him the idea that they're brothers but not exact copies. I think Hatchet should be the same. New parts to help individualize the character, but also shared parts to keep him in line with his two brothers. Most of the arms could be preserved, and the chest probably, and just add a tail, new head, new hands, and new legs that allow him to stand on all fours

 

Looks like screamer went easy on the Doritos last year... hey you are what you eat after all.

 

I'm about 2 weeks late with this one but I finally had the time to take some photos of my 2020 movieverse purchases.



2020 was a year were I went a little overboard with my spending. I'll chalk it up the the pandemic and needing toys to keep me occupied and entertained while being cooped up inside for so long. Seeing these group photos I can definitely say I have no buyers remorse with any of these toys. They're all fantastic!

To save space I made a spoiler tag where I go through the meaningful purchases I made and list out my top 3 Studio Series figures released in 2020 so feel free to check that out.

Spoiler: Purchases Breakdown

Last year was definitely a year where I went off the deep end with Studio Series and formally broke my vow to only buy DOTM figures. It started with SS-49 and spiraled out of control from there.

However, the majority of these figures were catch ups for me and were not released in 2020 so without further ado here is my Top 3 Studio Series releases of 2020:

#3 - Voyager Sentinel Prime. I had a hard time deciding if he would make the list, especially with so many other great figures released this year but I think what won me over on Sentinel this year was just how clean the transformation is and how it facilitates into making clean and coherent robot and vehicle modes. He certainly has his flaws of not having nearly enough paint, an obvious lack of accessories, and somewhat limited articulation particularly in the legs. An added ankle joint would have done Sentinel wonders. With that said though, he's just a very fun fiddle piece and looks equally heroic next to Optimus Prime and seemingly evil when paired with the likes of DOTM Megatron.


#2 - Deluxe Roadbuster. Perhaps a bit of bias is showing here with this pick but I genuinely think Roadbuster is a fun figure. I'll say it right from the onset, yes the massive backpack and finicky tabs in vehicle mode are huge issues and I cannot ignore those. But I also can't ignore the fact that this is the first and likely only proper deluxe Roadbuster we will get that is fully weaponized and accurate to the CGI model. The vehicle mode is beautiful to look at and the transformation, while frustrating with parts bumping into one another is still really clever. There might be better deluxes that were released in 2020 but if I think about figures that have stood out and have truly delivered a movie accurate update to their prior toys to make the Studio Series figure a "definitive" version, Roadbuster here is an obvious winner.


#1 - Leader Shockwave. No surprise here honestly. It's a gorgeous figure with a robot mode that's almost 100% accurate to the CGI model. The paint, detailing, and articulation are superb. Shockwave just has so much presence on a shelf and it's just an absolutely incredible piece to handle. Easily one of the best Studio Series figures ever released.


Last year was also a great year for me in revisiting some older toys and competing "sets" for my collection.

• I was finally able to get a shield and gun for my APS-01U.
• Legends DOTM Roadbuster rounded out my Dale Jr. tribute collection and my goal of owning 1 of every Roadbuster mold.
• DOTM deluxe Leadfoot signaled the completion of my original DOTM Wreckers toys.
• Robot Replicas Sideswipe and the Takara AOE Sideswipe made for significant additions to my movie Sideswipe collection.
• And finally, Movie the Best Ironhide was a mold that I have been wanting to handle for years and seeing posts on Instagram on how he scaled with Studio Series Decepticons finally made me pull the trigger.

I'm definitely grateful that movie toys are on a short hiatus for the first bit of 2021 because my wallet needs a break and I want to have more time to just enjoy everything I bought in the past year rather than fixating on what's going to be released next.

Thanks for reading and Happy New Year!

 

I'm glad that I still have this poster to show off with this guy

...and I thought I was content with just keeping DOTM Shockwave, this is definitely an upgrade.

 

KO Ratchet Review

 

To this day, this figure is one of the most bizarre and unexpected releases I’ve ever seen.

 

Blue Terrorsaur

AOE was insane with the amount of redeco and re-releases of old and new molds Hasbro could get their hands on.

 

17 pages later...

Here are all my old era toys!
Not included are those that didn't survive my childhood (ROTF legends Prime broke and the rubber parts of 2007 legends Ice Megatron snapped on me).
Some of these I bought while I was already working.
I have to say while I'm a die-hard SS fan the build of the old figures really is something!

 

I’m still yet to purchase any masterpiece styled figure ( anticipating for TMT prime ) but I really like the packaging of modern MPMs and UT figures. I’m not sure if that’s standard for all MPMs but I like it. Not overly colorful and simple.

 

Among these the only one I have is BB Optimus...

HA Jazz is THAT big? He's taller than a voyager it seems.

Is that ROTF Nest Global Alliance Ratchet I see? How well does he fit in with Studio Series because there's like 3 deluxe size Ratchets to choose from...

 

Guys, woke up to this! Help me choose!