Transformers MP44 Optimus Prime In Hand Images Showing Accessories, Articulation, Collector Pin
Friday, August 30th, 2019 12:20AM CDT
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Along with the truckload of MP-44 images we have some images of the new collector pin that Prime comes with and the MP=44 packaging. These images come via the new post to Robotkingdom.
And in our last little bit of MP-44 news for today we have a brief animation of how the retractable pelvis armor works when Prime's leg is raised. This was posted to Instagram by Ocar Lan. Just click the link to head over and watch how it works.
Hope you enjoy all the views of this true Masterpiece. Make sure to share your thoughts in the forum and stay tuned to Seibertron for the ultimate in Transformers news!
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Posted by Chriphord on August 30th, 2019 @ 12:35am CDT
Posted by Stargrave on August 30th, 2019 @ 2:00am CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 30th, 2019 @ 2:03am CDT
Posted by Bounti76 on August 30th, 2019 @ 3:46am CDT
While the inclusion of English voice and sound clips hasn't been officially confirmed, it certainly looks as though they'll be part of the figure. We'll likely find out soon, as MP-44 is set to be released in Japan on Saturday.
What do you think, Seibertronians? Does this up your desire to get this figure? Let us know in the forums below!
Posted by Cyberpath on August 30th, 2019 @ 6:53am CDT
Amazing. Took only 30 something years.
And comparison with the alternatives; the one on the right is the closest in appearance to MP-44, especially after they KOed the head sculpt --
That backpack though, heh. I understand what they were going for with this release -- a robot-mode that is totally cartoon-accurate and a truck-mode that's somewhat realistic. But I still wonder if a second grill was really necessary again. I guess we'll see how it feels.
Like I said before, I've been having fun with the SIEGE figures in the last few months, figures that I can transform back and forth on a whim, and that still have good likeness to the cartoon. So seeing this Optimus Prime basically explodes and turned inside out.. it might take getting used to that again.
BTW, the small human figures have magnets, you can pose them on the battle station without balancing them.
Posted by Ironhidensh on August 30th, 2019 @ 6:56am CDT
Posted by sol magnus on August 30th, 2019 @ 7:57am CDT
Ironhidensh wrote:Yeah, now that I finally see them next to each other, I’m super happy with my Magic Square Prime. This over priced money grab (good looking one, though) is finally an easy pass.
Yeah, looks to me like you paid too much for whichever one of those other two you bought. But it's your money.
Once again, the proof is in the pudding. The engineering on MP-44 is exquisite. I won't be twisting myself into knots to spend my 400 bucks like I was before we got this new information.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 30th, 2019 @ 8:15am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on August 30th, 2019 @ 8:25am CDT
Ironhidensh wrote:Yeah, now that I finally see them next to each other, I’m super happy with my Magic Square Prime. This over priced money grab (good looking one, though) is finally an easy pass.
But isnt magic square prime a trailer-less prime? I thought fans were in uproar over trailer-less optimus releases.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 30th, 2019 @ 8:58am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:Yeah, now that I finally see them next to each other, I’m super happy with my Magic Square Prime. This over priced money grab (good looking one, though) is finally an easy pass.
But isnt magic square prime a trailer-less prime? I thought fans were in uproar over trailer-less optimus releases.
The "Uproar" is only if the price asked is way too much for a trailer-less Optimus. Especially if it's a re-release that came with a trailer in the first place. Walmart's G1 reissue is the best example. 50$US/70$CAN for a trailer-less G1 Optimus is insulting. But a 25$US/34$CAN trailer-less G1 Optimus is perfectly fine.
Also, all those Optimusses that never came with a trailer in the first place don't count. Because seriously, it will be completely absurd if every single Optimusses ever came with a trailer.
Posted by Anonymous on August 30th, 2019 @ 9:16am CDT
sol magnus wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:Yeah, now that I finally see them next to each other, I’m super happy with my Magic Square Prime. This over priced money grab (good looking one, though) is finally an easy pass.
Yeah, looks to me like you paid too much for whichever one of those other two you bought. But it's your money.
Difficult to "pay too much" for either of the other two when they are between 1/4 and 1/3 of the price.
Sounds are the only un-objective benefit 44 has over the others.
Posted by sol magnus on August 30th, 2019 @ 9:40am CDT
PadForce wrote:sol magnus wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:Yeah, now that I finally see them next to each other, I’m super happy with my Magic Square Prime. This over priced money grab (good looking one, though) is finally an easy pass.
Yeah, looks to me like you paid too much for whichever one of those other two you bought. But it's your money.
Difficult to "pay too much" for either of the other two when they are between 1/4 and 1/3 of the price.
Sounds are the only un-objective benefit 44 has over the others.
That's debatable. I could give a rat's patootie about sounds.
Superior engineering gives far superior articulation and range of movement, and therefore play value, which even though I'm sure most of us just stand them on a shelf still want in a figure. To say nothing of all the other stuff you get with it.
All the reasons I collect doesn't come down to the banality of price. I know price is a factor - I'm not rich. But it's not the only factor. Takara has poured a lot into this figure, which the extra features shows where the money went. If you want a knock-off brick that looks like a cartoon Optimus just because it's "cheaper", you do you. But, like Sunstreaker and Inferno, I can appreciate the construction and ingenuity of what looks to me like a Masterpiece worthy of the name.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 30th, 2019 @ 10:05am CDT
Posted by Stargrave on August 30th, 2019 @ 10:14am CDT
Posted by MadProject on August 30th, 2019 @ 11:50am CDT
Posted by Anonymous on August 30th, 2019 @ 11:51am CDT
Not sure when discussing a $400 price became banal
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 30th, 2019 @ 12:05pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on August 30th, 2019 @ 12:13pm CDT
MadProject wrote:found on youtube!
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJsuM_w0A18&fbclid=IwAR2HBWi0lRl8liH2rzoDbdPBtPZ_a5jGfyquI-Z0-rNcsZcwVBIZdVgg2HQ[/youtube]
Just use the code at the end of the video : oJsuM_w0A18
It becomes this:
Posted by MadProject on August 30th, 2019 @ 12:26pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:MadProject wrote:found on youtube!
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJsuM_w0A18&fbclid=IwAR2HBWi0lRl8liH2rzoDbdPBtPZ_a5jGfyquI-Z0-rNcsZcwVBIZdVgg2HQ[/youtube]
Just use the code at the end of the video : oJsuM_w0A18
It becomes this:
Thank you
Posted by sol magnus on August 30th, 2019 @ 12:30pm CDT
PadForce wrote:Knock off brick is a funny comment given 44's backpack. I'm not bothered about play value so if that's key for you fair enough.
Not sure when discussing a $400 price became banal
Some people don't like a backpack they'll likely never actually see, sure. But the others being knock-off bricks is not up for debate. They are knock offs. They're dimensions are more brick-like. These are facts. I'm sure they make fine stand in statues.
The price point of $400 isn't the banal part. It's the discussion of price for a high end toy being too much when it's a first world issue is what is banal.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 30th, 2019 @ 12:30pm CDT
Posted by Anonymous on August 30th, 2019 @ 12:38pm CDT
sol magnus wrote:PadForce wrote:Knock off brick is a funny comment given 44's backpack. I'm not bothered about play value so if that's key for you fair enough.
Not sure when discussing a $400 price became banal
Some people don't like a backpack they'll likely never actually see, sure. But the others being knock-off bricks is not up for debate. They are knock offs. They're dimensions are more brick-like. These are facts. I'm sure they make fine stand in statues.
The price point of $400 isn't the banal part. It's the discussion of price for a high end toy being too much when it's a first world issue is what is banal.
I dont understand your brick comments - MP 44 silhouette from any angle other than the front is worse than the two others you are disparaging. Their dimensions are definitively not more brick like.
If discussing the price is banal,why did you bring it up by telling someone theyd paid too much for one of the other options?
Posted by sol magnus on August 30th, 2019 @ 12:39pm CDT
PadForce wrote:sol magnus wrote:PadForce wrote:Knock off brick is a funny comment given 44's backpack. I'm not bothered about play value so if that's key for you fair enough.
Not sure when discussing a $400 price became banal
Some people don't like a backpack they'll likely never actually see, sure. But the others being knock-off bricks is not up for debate. They are knock offs. They're dimensions are more brick-like. These are facts. I'm sure they make fine stand in statues.
The price point of $400 isn't the banal part. It's the discussion of price for a high end toy being too much when it's a first world issue is what is banal.
I dont understand your brick comments - MP 44 silhouette from any angle other than the front is worse than the two others you are disparaging. Their dimensions are definitively not more brick like.
If discussing the price is banal,why did you bring it up by telling someone theyd paid too much for one of the other options?
Those are not high-end collectibles. They're knock offs of a high end collectible. That's why.
I said:
sol magnus wrote:All the reasons I collect doesn't come down to the banality of price. I know price is a factor - I'm not rich. But it's not the only factor.
Just because something is "cheaper" doesn't mean I want it. Although I am not in fact wealthy. A knock-off or an official version doesn't appeal to me one way or the other based on price alone.
As to the dimensions, they look like bricks to me. There is something more "off" about them from the front view than the Takara version. And I focus on the front not as a means to bash them, but because that's how I display my figures.
Posted by Anonymous on August 30th, 2019 @ 12:46pm CDT
Posted by Anonymous on August 30th, 2019 @ 12:48pm CDT
sol magnus wrote:PadForce wrote:sol magnus wrote:PadForce wrote:Knock off brick is a funny comment given 44's backpack. I'm not bothered about play value so if that's key for you fair enough.
Not sure when discussing a $400 price became banal
Some people don't like a backpack they'll likely never actually see, sure. But the others being knock-off bricks is not up for debate. They are knock offs. They're dimensions are more brick-like. These are facts. I'm sure they make fine stand in statues.
The price point of $400 isn't the banal part. It's the discussion of price for a high end toy being too much when it's a first world issue is what is banal.
I dont understand your brick comments - MP 44 silhouette from any angle other than the front is worse than the two others you are disparaging. Their dimensions are definitively not more brick like.
If discussing the price is banal,why did you bring it up by telling someone theyd paid too much for one of the other options?
Those are not high-end collectibles. They're knock offs. That's why.
Pretty sure knock offs are direct copies rather than bots with their own transformation? Anyway definition kind of irrelevant.
They other options clearly are high end due to some of the superior factors they have vs 44, just as 44 has a few things they dont have.
Posted by sol magnus on August 30th, 2019 @ 12:52pm CDT
PadForce wrote:sol magnus wrote:PadForce wrote:sol magnus wrote:PadForce wrote:Knock off brick is a funny comment given 44's backpack. I'm not bothered about play value so if that's key for you fair enough.
Not sure when discussing a $400 price became banal
Some people don't like a backpack they'll likely never actually see, sure. But the others being knock-off bricks is not up for debate. They are knock offs. They're dimensions are more brick-like. These are facts. I'm sure they make fine stand in statues.
The price point of $400 isn't the banal part. It's the discussion of price for a high end toy being too much when it's a first world issue is what is banal.
I dont understand your brick comments - MP 44 silhouette from any angle other than the front is worse than the two others you are disparaging. Their dimensions are definitively not more brick like.
If discussing the price is banal,why did you bring it up by telling someone theyd paid too much for one of the other options?
Those are not high-end collectibles. They're knock offs. That's why.
Pretty sure knock offs are direct copies rather than bots with their own transformation? Anyway definition kind of irrelevant.
They other options clearly are high end due to some of the superior factors they have vs 44, just as 44 has a few things they dont have.
I edited my post, but let's use another term if it's not the 1. version of a "knock-off".
I don't think the lack of a backpack gives those...fakes? Homages? a superior competitive position over what MP-44 "lacks," but as I said from jump: It's your money.
Posted by Anonymous on August 30th, 2019 @ 1:00pm CDT
Posted by BLUDGEON on August 30th, 2019 @ 2:34pm CDT
Anyone have an idea when Spoiler will come out and how much he will cost? Ive seen some wildly differing prices
Posted by Anonymous on August 30th, 2019 @ 2:46pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on August 30th, 2019 @ 2:48pm CDT
BLUDGEON wrote:Can we talk about 3rd party TFs? Does anyone collect Fanstoys MPs?
Anyone have an idea when Spoiler will come out and how much he will cost? Ive seen some wildly differing prices
Sure you can, right here: unlicensed-and-ko-transformers-toys-f215.php
Either find a thread that works with what you want to discuss or make anew thread there.
Cheers.
Posted by Cyberpath on August 30th, 2019 @ 3:56pm CDT
Posted by SkyFire Prime on August 30th, 2019 @ 4:16pm CDT
Posted by Gambitgreen on August 30th, 2019 @ 4:18pm CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 30th, 2019 @ 4:18pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 30th, 2019 @ 4:54pm CDT
SkyFire Prime wrote:Make a version without the trailer. For 250-300 dollars and you will have my business.
Pretty sure such a thing will happen. However, the trailer-less Optimus will be in special wacky colors and sell for double the price of the regular with trailer one.
Because LOL Bape and other special repaints.
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on August 30th, 2019 @ 5:27pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on August 30th, 2019 @ 6:03pm CDT
Wireless_Phantom wrote:For me this guy definitely falls under the toon-accurate to a fault label. His proportions look off to me in a way I can't exactly pin down. Might be the shoulders.
It was always the case for me. As soon as I saw that the white strip of the cab mode only appeared in robot mode, I knew it took things too far, beyond the realm of even making sense within the Transformers world.
Posted by Ultra Markus on August 30th, 2019 @ 11:11pm CDT
MadProject wrote:found on youtube!
is it really worth the big messy transformation to have the robot cartoon accurate
Posted by Anonymous on August 31st, 2019 @ 12:34am CDT
Wireless_Phantom wrote:His proportions look off to me in a way I can't exactly pin down. Might be the shoulders.
His arms are quite small relative to his torso, compounding this they are set further back on his body so you see more of the torso. I’d be interested to know if the proportion thing was specifically intended for show accuracy - without info to the contrary I assume it was.
Posted by MadProject on August 31st, 2019 @ 2:47am CDT
Posted by Cyberpath on August 31st, 2019 @ 2:52am CDT
TFTM battle
Truck mode
Easy as 1-2-3
Battle damage
Some from @terra810 --
And some tips from @Takara --
I'm concerned with the crookedness of the antennas. A toy this expansive should have perfect antennas.
Posted by Cyberpath on August 31st, 2019 @ 3:04am CDT
Posted by Emerje on August 31st, 2019 @ 3:11am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:SkyFire Prime wrote:Make a version without the trailer. For 250-300 dollars and you will have my business.
Pretty sure such a thing will happen. However, the trailer-less Optimus will be in special wacky colors and sell for double the price of the regular with trailer one.
I was charged $326 after shipping for my fully loaded MP-44 from Amazon Japan. Better prices for this guy were out there, people just had to take advantage of them. Just wish they'd hurry and ship it.
Emerje
Posted by Cyberpath on August 31st, 2019 @ 8:57am CDT
It seems that they all have crooked antennas. It's unacceptable. Where's QC?
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 31st, 2019 @ 12:28pm CDT
Posted by Cyberpath on August 31st, 2019 @ 2:32pm CDT
MP-44 コンボイの不良を発見してしまった。というかどの個体でもいつ起こってもおかしくない爆弾。膝の二重関節の下側、青い部分にクリックがあるんだけど、受けてる部分が薄くてすぐにナメちゃう強度しか無くてうちのは両膝とも死んでる…。買った人はここ絶対確認したほうがいいです。
Machine translation:
MP-44 I found a convoy defect. Rather, it ’s a bomb that is n’t strange to any individual. There is a click on the blue part under the double joint of the knee, but the part you are receiving is so thin that it has a strength that will give you a quick slack, and both of us are dead ... The person who bought it should definitely check here.
Posted by sol magnus on August 31st, 2019 @ 2:34pm CDT
Cyberpath wrote:Sigh, what now?MP-44 コンボイの不良を発見してしまった。というかどの個体でもいつ起こってもおかしくない爆弾。膝の二重関節の下側、青い部分にクリックがあるんだけど、受けてる部分が薄くてすぐにナメちゃう強度しか無くてうちのは両膝とも死んでる…。買った人はここ絶対確認したほうがいいです。
Machine translation:
MP-44 I found a convoy defect. Rather, it ’s a bomb that is n’t strange to any individual. There is a click on the blue part under the double joint of the knee, but the part you are receiving is so thin that it has a strength that will give you a quick slack, and both of us are dead ... The person who bought it should definitely check here.Source: @tftpraka
A reason to wait.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 31st, 2019 @ 2:38pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 31st, 2019 @ 3:06pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Something about the ratchet in the leg killing you and someone else.
MP-44 could be used as a weapon by a tourist group.
Posted by bigcee66 on August 31st, 2019 @ 11:16pm CDT
SkyFire Prime wrote:Make a version without the trailer. For 250-300 dollars and you will have my business.
If you’re willing to pay $300 then you should’ve pre ordered off of Amazon japan back in December . I paid 326 with shipping.