Dezzeh
Thunderjet
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Post by Dezzeh on Apr 10, 2015 6:56:33 GMT
Mine should finally arrive today. This feels a little like Christmas.
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Rich
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Post by Rich on Apr 10, 2015 7:12:38 GMT
TRANSFORMERS ARE NOT FOR CHILDREN!  very good point. |
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Dezzeh
Thunderjet
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Post by Dezzeh on Apr 10, 2015 8:33:45 GMT
He arrived, yay! Now I have to go to London, boo!
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Post by Llama God on May 20, 2015 22:58:36 GMT
Contrary to expectation, I was patient. And now I have the joy of two Masterpiece zealots on my shelves. Get to dah twittahs![/quote] The best thing about him, though, really has to be that little spring-clip that keeps the large robot helmet attached to the V-Star until needed. So simple, but so clever. He really is quite wonderful. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 21, 2015 11:44:49 GMT
It's a very nice toy indeed and I do like that photo, well staged.
Andy
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Post by Bogatan on May 21, 2015 14:21:26 GMT
I'm having mixed feelings about Star Saber. On its own its brilliant and yet when I put it with the rest of my MPs it looks out of place. Its much bigger (aside from MP1 and Magnus) and at the same time it is far less detailed (aside maybe Rodimus) than any other MP.
Its the first MP that doesnt have a highly detailed toy influence to offset the simplicity of the animation influence which maybe explains it.
Stood next to the original, its the original that looks like the more premium product despite being also looking like the dumpy little brother. Weird.
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Stomski
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Post by Stomski on May 22, 2015 12:33:27 GMT
Rodimus is as detailed as it needs to be!
Aside from that I kinda agree.
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Post by Llama God on May 22, 2015 23:11:47 GMT
Yeah, I see what you're saying with regards to the detail, but... given how clean it is, and that it's an 80s-style space-age jet, it does kind of work. Possibly less so in photos, but looking at him across the room right now, standing there in his huge-ass magnificence, the white, plainer areas do offest the more detailed parts of Saber and the combined mode helmet. He's a definite presence.
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 7, 2015 21:09:23 GMT
So then... Four months on. Those who bought, is he worth the investment? Lay it on the line. I've just started watching Victory in earnest and I'm already getting urges.
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Dezzeh
Thunderjet
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Post by Dezzeh on Aug 7, 2015 22:09:20 GMT
I think so, but then victory is my favourite line..
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 7, 2015 23:38:14 GMT
Having had a shot of someone else's copy, it is a fun toy.
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Aug 9, 2015 11:37:06 GMT
Aye, it's definitely worth it. Although I need to spend more time with him - I've been buying way too many toys recently. Luckily, this thread has reminded me!
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 9, 2015 18:04:46 GMT
Oh if I had the spare pennies I would acquire one as a 'well done' after the year of hell. Perhaps next year if they are still about.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 9, 2015 18:05:55 GMT
My canopy experience has soured me to it. It's a fine toy, just not rocking my boat like I hoped it would.
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 9, 2015 18:46:33 GMT
So then... Four months on. Those who bought, is he worth the investment? Lay it on the line. I've just started watching Victory in earnest and I'm already getting urges. I stand by by earlier comments*, its awesome it just somehow doesnt look like the other masterpiece toys. It's like... it's like having a Zebra in a field of Horses. It's more or less the same, size, shape, it does pretty much the same thing as the Horses and probably gets on with them just fine. But its a bloody Zebra and theres no mistaking it for a horse. *except when I wrote that I though the mp had less detailing than the original which is what I meant when I described the original as looking more like a premium product. Since then I have been comparing original and MP and MP actually does have all the detailing from the original, though sometimes moved around or slightly modified, plus a bit of extra, but because its so cartoon accurate it still looks like theres less going on than on the original. Its just odd. |
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Post by legios on Aug 9, 2015 18:58:26 GMT
Having seen one in the plastic, I have to say I was quite impressed with it. I didn't really find it was lacking in detail myself - aesthetically I felt that the fairly "clean" approach worked for something which is much more in the "Super Robot" style, like a lot of the Brave stuff. If it had been done with the dial turned more towards the middle like MP-03 it would have looked a little odd. (Actually, thinking about it there is something in my brain that kind of feels like Star Saber belongs in something like Zeta Gundam. Probably the big blocks of primary colours.).
The only thing that did disappoint me slightly was his inability to hold his sword properly in combined mode... (unlike frying pans or baseball bats swords are designed to work either with sharp side toward enemy, or stabby end pointed forwards. Flat side applied to enemy is deeply inefficient, even if you are the greatest swordsman in the galaxy). I am sure I will have more detailed thoughts later in the month, seeing as I can't open mine for a couple of weeks still.
Karl
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dyrl
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Transforming robots are no match for combat waitresses from the future!
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Post by dyrl on Aug 23, 2015 11:03:58 GMT
I'm happy to hear he doesn't fit in with MPs. I have only 2; G2 Sideswipe and Prowl. G2 Sideswipe fits well with generations voyagers, Prowl less so (but CW Prowl will be along soon).
Star Saber will be the unique supreme commander of all Transformers in my collection.
Happy to have him!
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 23, 2015 14:41:51 GMT
I think that's very fitting for him. He'll be pleased.
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Post by legios on Aug 24, 2015 7:02:46 GMT
Although the box has sat in the wardrobe in my spare room since earlier this year, as he has now been "officially received" as Birthday gift I am now the proud owner of a Masterpiece Star Saber! (Thanks go to those folk who bought him for me - you know you are).
He is still in the box at the moment - I've been savouring looking at him over my breakfast (between Act 1 and Act 2 of Macross Ep 8 "Longest Birthday"). He will be released from his cardboard prison shortly.
Karl
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Post by Llama God on Aug 24, 2015 8:31:16 GMT
Oh yes, you should definitely take your time. He is a thing of great beauty.
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Stomski
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Post by Stomski on Oct 7, 2021 10:20:10 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 7, 2021 10:44:30 GMT
Sorted. Change the word videos in the url to posts
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very good point.
