See for me I just love Transformers. My childhood favourite and preference is G1, but I have no beef with MP Beast Wars, or movie stuff. There's room for everyone living in these wonderful times of releases, engineering and availability.

I secretly hope for some MP Animated at some point!

Transformers, as a brand is in rude health at the moment, and it should be celebrated.

 

I don't think anyone would complain if an MP Jazz was released without any weapons. We just want Jazz. I highly doubt that's the problem, though. Bumblebee was released with a gun.

Yes, a thousand times yes. New characters, please.

 

I care only minimally about G1. In fact, after getting Masterpiece G1 Megatron, I pretty much got everyone I care about, being only the main star characters (optimus, soundwave, grimlock, rodimus). I would much rather they dropped G1 altogether, as they did everyone of any real importance (except maybe jazz). So you see, I know exactly how you feel.

Personally, I would like to see

2017: Dinobot, Tigertron

2018: BW Megatron, Blackarachnia, Rattrap, Airrazor, Waspinator

2019: Inferno, Rhinox, Terrorsaur, Tarantulus, Scorponok

2020: Quickstrike, Silverbolt, TM Optimus, TM Megatron, TM Rattrap

2021: TM Cheetor, TM Tarrantulus, Rampage (with Transmutate), Depthcharge

2022: Optimal Optimus, TM 2 Cheetor, TM 2 Megatron, TM2 Dinobot, Tigerhawk

And then look, beast wars is fully done! Then you can go back to G1!

However, I would personally go absolutely broke with this schedule. So maybe let's stick to the alternating between G1 and Beast Wars so everyone gets what they want, and I can still afford rent. I understand that you want what you want, I do too, but try to not go overboard in selfishness where we wish to deprive others so we don't need to wait as long. There's enough room in this fandom for everyone.

 

On top of that, it wouldn't be too hard for Takara to release exclusive weapons or something. You wouldn't see him in any adds or trade sheets with his rifle, but if that was the difference - having to kinda work around the issue that way - I'd certainly be fine with a carbot coming with a mysterious extra rifle.

Thankfully he was one of the characters that wasn't animated with his shoulder cannon, so that makes it a wee little bit easier too.

 

These two together really doesn't bother me. I think they look fine. I kinda like that there's a different aesthetic on some of these figures. To me, it gives the whole MP collection a certain charm. That's just me tho.

 

Well, I was not really enamored with the 'lipstick on a pig' slight refresh of the original MP seeker mold. The MP-11 did not add enough to what is essentially the second mold ever designed for the Masterpiece line. Waist swivel? Naw it's the whole aspect of their whole range of articulation being hindered and more suited for the display on a stand they had going on back then. If Takara were to design a seeker to fit in with their current trend of dynamic poseability it would make the old one obsolete in much the same way Takara releasing any new mold makes a stand in unofficial MP obsolete most of the time.

I do cringe and feel bad for some of the people who have thousands or tens of thousands of dollars worth of the MP3 and MP11 based mold but, eh, it only really fits in the line currently because by coincidence it was designed at a size that would be adopted later as the reboot scale.

I do myself have about $800 worth of mp3/mp11 based seekers so would be taking a hit as well don't get me wrong.. but it would be worth it to have all the figures designed with more modern poseability in mind.

recap: Most of the seeker design is well over 11 years old now, the second ever mold designed for the Masterpiece line. It works as a placeholder, but feels out of place compared to any recent more dynamic post mp-10 design.

 

I think all that Sideswipe needs is a lightly painted face, like what was done on MP-14+. I have two 'Swipes, maybe I'll paint one of the faces light grey.

 

What else did he tell me say?  

 

I just wish TT would pick up the pace. I'm fine with them alternating between lines, but not the slow pace. Pending any other announcements were looking at what 1 to 2 new molds per year a line. G1 we have Megatron and Sunstreaker. Beast Wars is Cheetor and maybe Dinobot if he gets released this year.

 

Nah.

We'll be Devastated before that happens

 

You left out the entirety of Beast Wars II and Beast Wars Neo. Knowing how much the MP line relies on repaints to remain viable, we can be sure we'll get numerous characters from both of these lines in the years to come, as there are several figures from the original line that got reused in the sequel lines (some of them were even being used for the first time in Japan).

 

I Would be stoked to get a Jazz with his grappling hook, sound and light show, awesome paint job and livery and hopefully his bass from the IDW comics

 

It's all about that robo-bass.

 

Is the TTS this weekend or next?

 

Next--
Schedule (from their website):

 

Which I think means 4pm WST on Thursday, June 1st we could start seeing photos ...as that corresponds to the beginning of the public day of the show.
(Or something could leak before then? But I believe others have indicated this is rare/unprecedented.)

 

I can't wait to enjoy MP Transformers: Animated figures when I'm in my 70's.

 

Next

 

Takara Teaser for the Tokyo Toy Show.
Official Takara Tomy Tokyo Toy Show tease.

Looks like we'll have a LOT of movie related items wich cost is 4000¥ (if you understand   ).

 

I think given that we got the Sunstreaker reveal this past Monday, it may mean that we, as the old skool fan community, have been given most of what we're getting for the show. Sunday might have a Dinobot/Sunstreaker thing, but it'd be pretty reasonable to expect that with the movie coming out shortly, it's going to be focused on promoting those products.