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Post by Llama God on Feb 19, 2017 11:16:37 GMT
With all this talk about new MPs, it suddenly occurred to me I had no idea when the bloody hell this one was due. And then I came to the forum, and an HLJ ad at the top told me that MP Cheetor was on his way. Spooky.
But yeah, HLJ are claiming next week. Anyone heard anything to verify that..?
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 19, 2017 11:24:33 GMT
Grapple is due next week too but we haven't had the usual build up to that either. Nothing to suggest a delay though. Amazon JP still says Feb 25th for both of them.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 19, 2017 21:48:01 GMT
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Post by Toph on Feb 24, 2017 0:39:02 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Feb 24, 2017 6:24:11 GMT
Whilst they look great together, the sizes being so subtly off is driving me mad!!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 24, 2017 6:48:49 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Feb 24, 2017 7:40:53 GMT
So I guess it'll be "soon", then...
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Dezzeh
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Post by Dezzeh on Feb 24, 2017 8:19:42 GMT
Out on the 28th officially, I believe.
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Post by Benn on Feb 24, 2017 8:54:22 GMT
I'm not collecting Beast wars, I'm not collecting Beast Wars...
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 24, 2017 10:31:47 GMT
Paid my invoice at Kapow.
Looking forward to this one.
Andy
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Post by Toph on Feb 24, 2017 14:39:52 GMT
Whilst they look great together, the sizes being so subtly off is driving me mad!! Well, Rattrap's not off in the slightest. Out on the 28th officially, I believe. HLJ has already mailed mine out, so out now.
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Post by Dezzeh on Feb 24, 2017 14:51:59 GMT
Nice. Kapow have them next week, so we should have them soon!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 24, 2017 16:04:26 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Feb 24, 2017 21:44:01 GMT
Light piping? No LED eyes? Boo!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 25, 2017 8:19:53 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 25, 2017 13:12:29 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 27, 2017 6:48:32 GMT
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Post by Dezzeh on Feb 27, 2017 13:00:56 GMT
IIRC, the animation model had the head quite flat against the body in robot mode, which would make sense here.
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Post by Stomski on Mar 4, 2017 22:05:15 GMT
Got him from TFS Express yesterday. Great figure! Bigger than I expected. Robot feet have an optional rather fanciful high heels look should you desire.
But no way am I putting the alt-mode head in the body, don't want those whiskers getting bent!
Wondering about the quality of the spots, they have a rather blurry look to them, which I'm wondering is that intentional to match the animated show texture?
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Post by Llama God on Mar 5, 2017 2:53:34 GMT
I will know the answer to that on Monday. Because apparently it takes five days to get from Norfolk to Scotland. (I'm assuming the courier stopped off at Rivendell on the way...)
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Post by Kingoji on Mar 5, 2017 8:49:29 GMT
It's intentional. They're done in a kind of dot-tone printing which gives the mpression of a fade. An accidental blur would just be a blur.
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Post by Toph on Mar 13, 2017 21:31:35 GMT
I love him so much. Like Primal, he feels like a true Masterpiece, and not just a nice but uber expensive toy.
He's not without issues, but those are nitpicks.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 13, 2017 21:35:19 GMT
I had a shot of Andu's. I had much the same reaction as I did to MP Primal. Nice robot display piece but I felt no urge to transform it, play about with it much or own one. I thought the effect of the blurry late-90's resolution CG spots was very cleverly applied.
Looks great but an easy pass from me.
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Mar 14, 2017 0:21:06 GMT
Nitpick 1: Like Stormski said, you'll practically destroy the whiskers if you leave the beast mode head attached in robot. This really is a pretty big deal, honestly.
Nitpick 2: I honesty am not fond of the spots. It looks okay grom a distance, but any kind of remotely close, I just don't like how they're done. Very minor nitpick. Like Primal, I think I'd have preferred a sculpted fur pattern like all the original toys.
Nitpick 3: The weapons are very cleverly designed. Though his tailgun needed more thought. The tail loop is incompatable with the underarm kibble, making it difficult to hold. On top of that, the handle lacks any tab to help hold it in place. And MP hand designs kinda require those tabs to hold a weapon securely, even under optimal circumstance. Kinda medium nitpick.
On a side note, to turn Cheetor into a remotely accurate Tigatron would require so much remolding, retooling, and possibly reengineering that I don't see it happening. No matter what, it would just end up looking halfassed. I can easily see Shadow Panther.
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Post by Toph on Mar 17, 2017 18:13:30 GMT
I'm gonna call it: Unless they decide to do the full Season 1 cast, I don't think Tigatron will happen.
I think it's gonna go like this- Primal Cheetor Toy Primal Dinobot Toy Cheetor Toy Dinobot
The two most likely new molds after these are Megatron and LioConvoy.
Tigatron would require a new mold to not be halfassed (no matter how much work they put into Cheetor, it'll never be screen accurate), and I think they would prioritize the original ten, plus Lio and Galvatron sooner than Tigatron.
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Post by Toph on Mar 17, 2017 19:12:48 GMT
I would not be opposed because MOAR BEAST WARS PLEEZ, but there is no snow leopard character in BW (and one canceled US store exclusive snow leopard-like repaint that wouldn't have been BW) so if Takara did that it would be the most left field thing ever.
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Post by Llama God on Mar 17, 2017 19:39:53 GMT
No MP Beast Wars Grimlock? I mean my bank balance'll be grateful, but...
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 2, 2017 9:23:24 GMT
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Post by Stomski on Jul 30, 2017 19:38:30 GMT
Took him off the shelf to get him into cheetah mode. What's the trick to the robot arm positioning folded up in his chest? The shoulders seem dangerously close to head considering they're both painted with metallic paint! And I couldn't get the cheetah shoulder panels to sit flush and clip into the neck.
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