Masterpiece Optimus Prime

[Nando]

Damn that's awesome!!

 

That Soundwave looks SWEEEEEEEEEET!

[ParanoiaDragon]

There's a preorder page up for Soundwave & Lazerbeak at Amazon.jp.  It has a few more pics, but he comes to roughly $153 before shipping...so, needless to say, I'm going to try n' wait for Hasbro to bring him stateside along with Sideswipe & Red Alert. http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC-%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9-%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96-Amazon-co-jp%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E7%89%B9%E5%85%B8-%E3%80%8C%E3%82%A8%E3%83%8D%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%962%E5%80%8B%E3%80%8D%E4%BB%98%E3%81%8D/dp/B008B403VS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345783800&sr=8-1

Actually, with Sideswipe, it seems a little wierd to me.  I would think they would do an Ironhide/Ratchet mold, or maybe Jazz, or Bumblebee before Sideswipe/Red Alert.  Personally, I'd mostly love to see Hound, Mirage, Huffer, Brawn, Trailbreaker, Shockwave, & the Insecticons...though, a Masterpiece Devestator would be killer!  I'd also like to see the other 4 Dinobots get MP's someday, but especially Slag & Swoop.

[Joe Redifer]

And the minibots like Brawn and those.  They really need justice served.  Iron Hide and Ratchet desperately need MP editions as well.

[esteban]

I don't think I'd ever want to live in an area where the fire chief vehicle was a Lamborghini Countach.  Taxes would be INSANE.

Hahahahhahahhahaa.

[ParanoiaDragon]

Well, I finally found Masterpiece Thundercracker!  I don't consider him a popular character, but, he's been difficult to find!  In any case, I'm pleasantly surprised, as he's not a repaint of Starscream, but a remold!  I remember hearing that from someone, but, this remold really makes a difference.  My main gripe with Starscream & Skywarp was the wing part at the bottom(for lack of a better word) that doesn't attach to the feet, it just hangs there on Starscream.  Thundercracker virtually fixes everything.  It's totally remolded in that area, as well as others.  His head is also more proportionate to the body.  It doesn't have the 2 head dealy, but, it looks nicer overall IMO.  I know they have brought out Starscream several times in Japan(atleast one comes with a cape & crown).  They must've remolded him at some point & based this Thundercracker off of that.  The only things that are still the same, are that in mid transformation, it's really easy for the smaller wings, & the missiles to fall off.  Other then that, he's fricken awesome!

[Nando]

Pics?

[turbokon]

My wife and kid actually brought the masterpiece thundercracker for my birthday last year and I sold it. Can't believe I did that.

[SignOfZeta]

My wife and kid actually brought the masterpiece thundercracker for my birthday last year and I sold it. Can't believe I did that.

That's actually pretty horrible of you.

[turbokon]

I know right but if it's any consolation, I used that money to expand my turbo collection.

[SignOfZeta]

That's better than spending it on cigarettes, but it's worse than what I assumed, which was that you were broke. I would never sell a gift, even if it sucked, which this certainly didn't.

You're going to hell.

[Necromancer]

I hope nobody I've given gifts to has that attitude - I'd much rather they get something they really want and can use than stuff my gift in the back of the closet out of some fool sense of guilt and obligation.

[SignOfZeta]

Well, you're already in hell. Naturally you'd want company.

[roflmao]

[turbokon]

Welcome to hell:)

[ParanoiaDragon]

Pics?

I haven't taken pics of mine, but here's a bunch I googled.  One thing I'm not sure of is if the Jp Masterpiece Thundercracker is the new mold or the old mold.  I'm assuming the former.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kumastylegfx/7928252296/

Oh, & it's kind of odd, but there's no pictures of his plane mode anywhere on the box!  Also, the instruction unfortunately are for the original Starscream mold, including the 2 faces, which TC does not have, he only has one.