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Post by Philip Ayres on May 13, 2021 15:56:27 GMT
From Generations 2022: block model of MP Skyfire with MP 10 Convoy v2  I could have sworn we mentioned this when it was rumoured some months back but can I find a thread? No! |
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Post by Shockprowl on May 13, 2021 16:11:58 GMT
I'm DEFINITELY not buying this one either.
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Post by The Doctor on May 13, 2021 16:31:47 GMT
Hmmm. I'm pleased enough with the Siege Jet/Fire.
*looks at size*
That'll be £200, I reckon.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on May 13, 2021 17:23:15 GMT
I wonder what this will bring to the table that Siege didn't?
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Post by The Doctor on May 13, 2021 17:40:08 GMT
Less detail. Fewer play features.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on May 13, 2021 18:31:59 GMT
Bargain, then!
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Post by Stomski on May 13, 2021 18:42:36 GMT
Well, it'll be lacking the gaping side holes.
Let's hope there isn't too much fakery and backpack panel nonsense.
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Post by Pinwig on May 13, 2021 19:01:15 GMT
Hmmm. I'm pleased enough with the Siege Jet/Fire. *looks at size* That'll be £200, I reckon. -Ralph At least. Depends if he's on the Skids price scale, or the 3.0 Prime/Starscream one. The jets are almost £200 each as it is. I love me some Jetfire but I'm covered MP-wise by FT Phoenix. This will have to be seriously impressive for me to sell that and rebuy.  |
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Post by Toph on May 14, 2021 5:56:06 GMT
He's gonna be seriously impressive to usurp Siege Jetfire, too.
Looks like he's not much bigger, and Siege has detailing that modern MPs usually hate, and he actually does stuff.
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Post by Llama God on May 14, 2021 7:11:32 GMT
Yep, it's definitely an odd choice to release this after the perfectly good Generations Jetfire. I'm sure there's a market for it, but that cool "close the fist to release the weapon grip" feature of Siege Jetfire was much better for me than individually articulated fingers...
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Post by Dezzeh on May 14, 2021 7:36:18 GMT
I always try to buy official so should this actually be a thing that is happening and not pictures of a proto that didn't make it I'm probably down.
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Post by Benn on May 14, 2021 7:37:54 GMT
Looking at Skyfire and comparing him to FT Phoenix, it looks like Skyfire doesn't have a waist swivel. Am I looking at that right?
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Post by Toph on May 14, 2021 8:08:09 GMT
That's supposedly a conceptual model for basic size and concept, and not an actual functional toy, if I understand correctly.
A prototype of a prototype
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Post by Benn on May 14, 2021 8:16:57 GMT
Oh, hokay.
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Post by Stomski on May 14, 2021 8:22:30 GMT
Yeah, gives TakTom an idea of part count for budgeting.
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 15, 2021 20:59:53 GMT
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Post by The Huff on May 16, 2021 12:08:21 GMT
Meh. Looks way too detailed. Also I'm sure his left leg was drawn shorter than his right one in a few Sunbow scenes so I'm disappointed not to see that reflected here...
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 2, 2022 7:14:16 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 2, 2022 7:18:37 GMT
Okay then Takara... Let's see what you've got.
I'm surprised there's been no leak!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 2, 2022 7:18:50 GMT
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Post by Benn on Jun 2, 2022 7:27:00 GMT
I live in fear of the price here.
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 2, 2022 7:39:59 GMT
Trailbreaker was about £120-140, so double at least? Skywarp was £190ish?
I'm struggling with MP now because of the lack of space to display them and the burden of spending hundreds on changing out existing figures like the jets. I'm up for finishing the Diaclone cars but using Fans Toys to do it because their look works better with the older MPs than the new MPs do. I'm also just about there with the season one cartoon characters.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 2, 2022 8:37:22 GMT
Do we really 'need' an MP Jetfire after the Commander one?
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 2, 2022 8:40:07 GMT
BOARDING PLANE USING MINI ROBOT FIGURES IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
Shit.
-Ralph
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Post by Stomski on Jun 2, 2022 21:01:30 GMT
Do we really 'need' an MP Jetfire after the Commander one? Could you not argue this for so many multi-sku releases? |
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Post by Llama God on Jun 3, 2022 7:16:50 GMT
Well, here we go: news.tfw2005.com/2022/06/03/transformers-masterpiece-mp-57-skyfire-official-reveal-images-457684Gotta say, it doesn't look like it does much different to the Siege Commander Class toy. A bit more articulation, perhaps, and it has miniature versions of some characters to board it in jet mode, but it's also lacking any C.O.M.B.A.T. C.O.L.I.N. ports for adding additional parts (of course, because it's a Masterpiece), so on balance I'd say it's no better. Also, I'm really not a fan of the cartoon aesthetic in these things, because it makes the toy look really plain and basic. Given also the undoubtedly-eye-watering price, this is not for me. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 3, 2022 7:23:59 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 3, 2022 7:26:22 GMT
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Post by Stomski on Jun 3, 2022 7:37:27 GMT
How bizarre. It still looks like a prototype. I'm fine with the angular robot and lack of detail, but that jet just doesn't look particularly refined, the angles of the limb panels evident on the undercarriage.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 3, 2022 7:49:36 GMT
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