Transformers Transformers: Toy Thread

[Lunar_Wolf]

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[brimstone_halo]

Any one know when the next Master Piece comes out? What about a site I can can sign up on to get a news letter or reminder about it? I've heard its gonna be Grimlock or Shockwave. When did the other ones come out? Thanks for any help

 

[lars573]

Those be rumours. Takara has given no official word on it. So there is no release date.
-The first MP was Prime (V.1, MP-01), this was released in 2004.
-Followed by Ultra Magnus (MP-02) in 2005.
-Then Starscream (V.1, MP-03) and Optimus Prime (V.2, MP-04) in 2006.
-Megatron (MP-05), Starscream (V2, MP-03), and Skywarp (MP-06) in 2007.

Those are just Takara's Japanese releases. Hasbro released 20th anniversary Prime at the same time as Takara did MP-01. It has battle damage and short stacks. The re-released it in 2006 with classics with a blue gun, a base that spooted movie phrases, and no chrome. In 2007 Hasbro released MP Starscream. It differed from MP-03 in that it was in G1 cartoon colours rather than a more realistic (for the Japanese ASDF anyway) sea foam green. Takara then released a second version of MP SS as a USA edition, that is Hasbro version. Also the MP jets come with sticker sets. Some are G1 esque colour lines for the wing edges and other are unit badges from the Japanese ASDF.

Some other things MP-04 comes with a fully transforming trailer, but no roller. And it's now outragiously expensive. $250-$400 being average in an open auction on ebay. Justitoys made a non-tranforming trailer that works well enough. Justitoys also made the stock and silencer parts for Megatron. Ultra Magnus comes with a cardboard cut out trialer.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Why does Magnus look like Prime sometimes? I've never read the comics.

 

[sto_vo_kor_2000]

Hasbro released 20th anniversary Prime at the same time as Takara did MP-01.

Same time you say?????

If they came out at the same time I wouldnt have had to buy the Takara version.....well maybe not.... any way.

Takara's MP-01 was released December of 2003 while Hasbro's 20th anniversary Prime was not released till March/April of 2004.

Why does Magnus look like Prime sometimes? I've never read the comics.

Because the G1's Ultra Magnus toy was originally based on the G1 Optimus Prime toy.

The front cap of Optimus Prime was used as the front cap of Ultra Magnus in truck mode.

And if you only transformed the cap he was a white colored copy of Prime.

Here are some pic's.

 

[lars573]

You mean why is it Prime painted white? Long story. The begining is, as with most things TF, in the Diaclones. You see Diaclone Convoy came in two versions. Battle Convoy and Armoured Convoy. Battle Convoy became Optimus, and Armoured Convoy became Ultra Magnus. After Hasbro swapped out Armoured Convoys crimson/navy blue/black colours to the candyapple red/sky blue/white of Ultra Magnus (originally they were going to use Diaclone colours, but t'was changed cause it didn't work on screen) the toy box art featured the cab in robot mode. Fast forward 17 years and Dreamwave decided to work in the cab robot mode. One of their G1 story line revealed that Ultra Magnus was a white clone of Prime who's trailer formed a suit of armour that totally changed his outward appearance. It's also where they were made brothers.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Same time you say?????

If they came out at the same time I wouldnt have had to buy the Takara version.....well maybe not.... any way.

Takara's MP-01 was released December of 2003 while Hasbro's 20th anniversary Prime was not released till March/April of 2004.



Because the G1's Ultra Magnus toy was originally based on the G1 Optimus Prime toy.

The front cap of Optimus Prime was used as the front cap of Ultra Magnus in truck mode.

And if you only transformed the cap he was a white colored copy of Prime.

Here are some pic's.

You mean why is it Prime painted white? Long story. The begining is, as with most things TF, in the Diaclones. You see Diaclone Convoy came in two versions. Battle Convoy and Armoured Convoy. Battle Convoy became Optimus, and Armoured Convoy became Ultra Magnus. After Hasbro swapped out Armoured Convoys crimson/navy blue/black colours to the candyapple red/sky blue/white of Ultra Magnus (originally they were going to use Diaclone colours, but t'was changed cause it didn't work on screen) the toy box art featured the cab in robot mode. Fast forward 17 years and Dreamwave decided to work in the cab robot mode. One of their G1 story line revealed that Ultra Magnus was a white clone of Prime who's trailer formed a suit of armour that totally changed his outward appearance. It's also where they were made brothers.

Jesus, Magnus has been through a lot

 

[lars573]

Well I say clone as in identical in all but colour. They also lifted the idea from Car Robots/RiD. Fire Convoy and God Magnus were brothers in that series.

Same time you say?????

If they came out at the same time I wouldnt have had to buy the Takara version.....well maybe not.... any way.

Takara's MP-01 was released December of 2003 while Hasbro's 20th anniversary Prime was not released till March/April of 2004.

I suggest you write an angry email to Transformers wiki then. t: Still MP Megatron first came out in Dec. 2006. And he's listed as 2007.

 

[lars573]

Also from Mah personal collectionz.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Also from Mah personal collectionz.

Damn thats awesome.

I was going to get that Prime 2 years ago, 100 euro when I was in Venice but I had no bag space for him

 

[lars573]

If you have MP Prime you need MP Megatron. They complement each other perfectly.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

If you have MP Prime you need MP Megatron. They complement each other perfectly.

*wipes tear*
They looks so perfect together.

 

[sto_vo_kor_2000]

I suggest you write an angry email to Transformers wiki then. t: Still MP Megatron first came out in Dec. 2006. And he's listed as 2007.

I dont need to write the letter.......I never believe anything I read there anyway.t:

The have wrong dated listed all the time.

Its the main reason I almost never quote a Wiki site with out verifying it with an other source.

If you have MP Prime you need MP Megatron. They complement each other perfectly.

Agreed.

 

[brimstone_halo]

Those be rumours. Takara has given no official word on it. So there is no release date.
-The first MP was Prime (V.1, MP-01), this was released in 2004.
-Followed by Ultra Magnus (MP-02) in 2005.
-Then Starscream (V.1, MP-03) and Optimus Prime (V.2, MP-04) in 2006.
-Megatron (MP-05), Starscream (V2, MP-03), and Skywarp (MP-06) in 2007.

Those are just Takara's Japanese releases. Hasbro released 20th anniversary Prime at the same time as Takara did MP-01. It has battle damage and short stacks. The re-released it in 2006 with classics with a blue gun, a base that spooted movie phrases, and no chrome. In 2007 Hasbro released MP Starscream. It differed from MP-03 in that it was in G1 cartoon colours rather than a more realistic (for the Japanese ASDF anyway) sea foam green. Takara then released a second version of MP SS as a USA edition, that is Hasbro version. Also the MP jets come with sticker sets. Some are G1 esque colour lines for the wing edges and other are unit badges from the Japanese ASDF.

Some other things MP-04 comes with a fully transforming trailer, but no roller. And it's now outragiously expensive. $250-$400 being average in an open auction on ebay. Justitoys made a non-tranforming trailer that works well enough. Justitoys also made the stock and silencer parts for Megatron. Ultra Magnus comes with a cardboard cut out trialer.

What time of year did they come out, what month?

 

[lars573]

Hasbro
-20th ann. Prime, March 2004.
-20th ann DVD Prime, September 2006.
-Masterpiece Starscream, October 2007.

For Takara MP's they came out in December. So MP-01 was released in December '03. And going on around one a year released about that time. Except the USA edition of MP Starscream that just came out in Febuary or March of this year. And the second production run of MP Megatron came out with MP Skywarp in December '07.

 

[Avangarde]

Also from Mah personal collectionz.

Sexy time, what is Starscream doing behind Megatron

 

[lars573]

MP Starscream is a bit hard to stand up on his own. The rudder/stabilizer kibble on his waist combined with the nose cone on his back, makes him back heavy. He's propped against the PS2's memory card port.

 

[Avangarde]

It's a shame he wasn't as big as Prime and Megs.

 

[lars573]

Were he that big in bot mode his jet mode would have been most gigantic.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

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[Lunar_Wolf]

 

[Colossal Spoons]

pass lol

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

pass lol

I agree with you on that. They should have just released prototype BB like they did with Prime and Starscream. Them figures were sweet.

 

[lars573]

The Prime one is better I think. I'm passing though. I've got enough versions of both characters as is.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

I know what you mean. I just started collecting two years ago, but I already have Classics and movie BB, plus Animated when it hits the stores.
Got Cybertron, movie, movie cybertron and classics Prime and I till gotta get cybertron animated and fire truck alt animated Prime.


Barricade is cool by I'll pass on him also.