Fans sometimes throw around the term “Masterpiece” quite freely – especially when it comes to the excellent level of engineering in the Leader Class Revenge of the Fallen toys. Takara-Tomy seems to feel the same way, because their next Masterpiece toy is none other than a Japanese release of Leader Class Movie Starscream! Packaged in a box reminiscent of Takara-Tomy’s other Masterpiece offerings, MP-M01 Starscream features a cleaner, non-tatooed look for Starscream compared to the version recently released at US retail – in the one promotional picture of the robot itself, at least. The box photography still features the tatooed Starscream we’re getting in the west, so who knows what the final product will be?
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Omnius
And just when it felt like this thread was getting on-track… Who died and gave you the job of deciding what was a Masterpiece or not??
wildfly
You're obviously talking about MP Ghost Starscream, or 'Greenscream' because the Grey one was sold in a Hasbro box.
Ooooops.
ams
Excellent, thanks… if they did that to a ROTF Prime and sold it as a MP, it would become the centerpiece of my collection for sure.
I'd want to keep the flames, though.
Valkysas
here you go.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/Valkysas/chromeprime1-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/Valkysas/chromeprime2-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/Valkysas/chromeprime3-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/Valkysas/chromeprime4-1.jpg
Valkysas
I think I have pictures of it. let me fish around
ams
Yep, that's the one, Valk.
Valkysas
you mean the 100% chrome one in G1 colors?
ams
I'd like to see an "ultimate" version of ROTF Prime in the MP line next… similar to the TF1 leader Prime that was made especially for that one guy a few years back.
Anybody got pics of that by the way?
Valkysas
Yeah. Hasbro and Takara get to decide which of their toys of their characters go in their lines. Not random fans.
PoweredConvoy
This is the first and only release of this mold in Japan thus far.
Randy
teruo kaiba
I honestly can't understand why people are getting upset/arguing over this figure being included in their Masterpiece line. It's not as if they're throwing in a poorly designed deluxe/voyager/scout/etc class figure in the masterpiece line. Movie Starscream is a well designed figure that, although it might not have chrome parts like the other masterpiece figure, in no way shouldn't be considered on the same level as the others.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the first and so far only release of the figure in Japan (aside from the Hasbro one found at some local toy shops). Considering the level of detail on him, perhaps Takaratomy felt it would be better off placing this figure in their collectors line as sales might do better. Which to them is all that matters $$$.
This in no way would impact the release of another Masterpiece figure any more than if they were to release him under the ROTF branding like Buster Prime was. If this figure does indeed have a better paint app, I will probably pick this one up instead of the Hasbro version for the same reason I picked up Buster Prime.
Poho
Actually, it is.
lol
Valkysas
you'll cave. oh yes. you will.
ams
Remember when everyone got really mad when they released MPB-01 Exkiser and MPB-02 Dragonkiser in the Masterpiece line?
Ah yes, that's right – nobody did, because it doesn't matter if you're not interested in buying. Honestly, talk about much ado about nothing.
Cory Bauer
And the cycle continues…
John_Force
THIS IS NOT MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Masterpiece is G1. This isn't G1. We already have a Masterpiece Starscream.
PoweredConvoy
I want to point out that this is the first release of the mold for Takara. Disregard the ones you can currently find at Toys 'R' Us by Hasbro, as this version is for Takara's market not Hasbro's.
They don't have the one that Hasbro is releasing. The same designer that designed the other Masterpiece figures (or at least some of them) is the designer for this Starscream, so Takara has decided to give it a Movie 1 accurate deco and market it as a Masterpiece release for their market (not Hasbro's). So any complaints about this release in relation to the Hasbro one (in being redundant or unnecessary) are unwarranted.
Randy
Cory Bauer
First of all, this is the first and only Leader-Class Starscream release slated for the Japanese market; a figure can't be a reissue when it's never been released before (and yet MP-03 Starscream just got reissued for the fourth time, but that doesn't seem to bother you). Secondly, Hasbro's Leader-Class Starscream was just released in the US; you can't call something a shelf-warmer when it just hit the shelves. You seem to be under the impression that Takara-Tomy's Masterpiece Starscream will be piling up on your local Toys R Us shelves; it's not coming to the US, and the Hasbro version (so far) isn't coming to Japan.
Why you think Takara-Tomy is incapable of continuing the G1 Masterpiece series at the same time as releasing a movie masterpiece series is rather baffling.
Rdfnd1253
No what I mean is the "actual" movie starscream figure is already "mp" accurate so why does it need to be reissued already. It is still over populating the shelfs at a few toysrus's by me.
I think they should continue the MP series and forget about reissuing a figure that has been sitting on the shelves now for weeks and barely sellinbg by me. Why not produce another cartoon then with new figures?
I don't feel threatened, I just feel let down that I didn't like armada, cybertron, movie figures, and animated and have dealt with it but the passion for tf's is dying down now. I understand the audience is a majorly kids, so why not produce another cartoon series with new figures and looks? I'd love to see a cgi series again like BW and get new articulated figures for thst series.
Rdfnd1253
Oh don't get me wrong I am sure it will sell and make them money, but TO ME its a waste of money when they could use the money they have now to produce something worthwhile for the fans. I know alot of people will buy it even if its a repaint(look at the MP seekers which have been painted how many times or reissued how many times), but why not do something new is my feeling on this? The "mp" movie starscream is already "mp" articulate so why rerelease in a new packaging with new paint apps? I know Hasbro/Takara needs to make as much money as they can off the molds they have, but I am sure they aren't hurting for money. To me, just slapping on new paint apps doesn't cut it and slowly and surely my interest in TF's is slowing down. I wasn't too keen on the movie figures, nor was I too keen on the animated figures. Now I understand people love them, which is cool its their money and their life, but for me it didn't continue the TF love I had which has slowly been dying off since Beast Wars ended and I know I am not the only one who feels this way. I just want something new thats all I'm saying. For the people buying the "mp" version of the movie starscream, props to you and I don't mean any offense in what I said. If it came off like I was saying you shouldn't buy it or what not, then I apologize.