Maketoys has updated their site with new images of their upcoming Masterpiece-Inspired Grapple and Inferno and both are fully colored and pictured in both modes. Both Wrestle and Hellfire share the same mold but have different heads and equipment. Naturally Wrestle (Grapple) has an extending crane boom on his back while Hellfire (Inferno) is equipped with an extending ladder and both have their signature cannon hands on opposing arms.
You can check out the full gallery for Hellfire here and the full gallery for Wrestle here. We’ve also mirrored a few images from both galleries which you can check out after the jump!
ArkhamSoldier
Add the cheapest shipping for me and is cheaper than the price at my country
Decepticon13
Problem with robotoybase is his shipping. Add $20 for cheapest to US. Still not terrible but not near as good.
ArkhamSoldier
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40 dollars at RobotToy Base
Fast_Draw
The Chosen Prime has this guy for $50 right now.
ChromeMagnus
Price cut for Maketoys Hellfire and Wrestle on Ebay direct from China sellers.
Legit seller Netclow $85 shipped each
Hellfire
Transformers Maketoys MTRM-03 Hellfire Inferno in Stock Special offer 494810793465 | eBay
Wrestle
Transformers Maketoys MTRM-03 Wrestle Grapple in Stock Special offer 76930806944 | eBay
Max Rawhide
I'll echo the others, although I don't have MMC's Girder — I do have Backdraft.
With Inferno I think Backdraft is the nicest and best to look at, but that's it. It just isn't the same quality wise as the other options or as much fun.
Wrestle is solid, fun and he looks incredibly good. Don't know if you've spent time around construction workers but they're oftten come in three types: young and muscular, old and thin, and middle aged overweight. Wrestle is the latter.
Only issue with Wrestle is the hipskirt. It's a single piece and the middle part isn't the strongest. Not an issue if you do everything right, but one time I made a mistake during transformation. The MT shop offers a replacement and I really need to get one.
Lord Of Tetris
Thanks for the feedback, guys! An informed decision will be made….soon.
rubadubspawn
@Lord Of Tetris – Yo man… If it means anything to you, MT's versions of Inferno & Grapple are my favorites.
I have (or have had the MMC versions, the takara official versions, the KO takaras, etc) and honestly – I like MT the best and even though they were released first, they haven't been replaced in my display. I find them solid, chunky, bad ass brawler bots – vs MMC is more thin and taller and the officials/KO's are just too smooth for my liking.
I think fire-trucks and cranes are cool – so I don't mind having multiple, but if I could keep only 1 set, it would definitely be the MMC versions.
As a FYI – I paid full retail price at initial release for the MT and MMC and offical versions. And I still like MT best. They are on sale now, so I would totally recommend picking them up.
Skrunklemin
I would say that Wrestle and Hellfire are half a notch below Gundog, but that's only because Gundog is one of the most solid 3p figures I have handled to date. So yeah, excellent hand feel and very chunky/playable. Definitely recommended.
Lord Of Tetris
Can someone comment on the quality of MT Wrestle compared to MMC's Girder?
I'm a huge fan of MMC, but I found Girder to be very disappointing. Figures like Kultur, Titanika, and Carnifex have PERFECT parts clearances, and every joint has the perfect amount of tightness. You can violently shake Carnifex, Anarchus, or Turben, and the figure will probably still be in the same pose. The build quality of most of MMC's products seems like it was painstakingly laser-cut down to the last micrometer. When MMC is good, it's the hand-feel equivalent of very smooth butter.
Girder, on the other hand, seems to have been made by a different factory (i.e., the same one that made their Trailbreaker and their Mirage). You can pick it up and lightly shake it between your thumb and index finger, and SOMETHING is going to become unpegged, untabbed, or floppy. The plastic just feels cheaper than, say, MMC's Aero Alpha or any of the Feralcons. And, I'm pretty sure the design of Girder doesn't even work. I don't even understand how it's physically possible for Girder to stand up with the crane pointed straight down and then to close both halves of his, uh, "head-box."
Based simply on build quality, is MT's Wrestle better than MMC's Girder? I'm usually impressed with the build quality and "handfeel" of Maketoys products. Off the top of my head, I have their Gundog, Howling Meteor, and all 5 Quantron figures, and I find their build quality very good. Not as good as MMC at their best (e.g., Carnifex), but so far, nothing from Maketoys has had a build quality as poor as, say, MMC's Girder or Trailbraker.
Is Wrestle along the lines of Gundog, Howling Meteor, and other "good hand feel" toys? If yes, I think I'll get a Wrestle and sell Girder.
Pessimus Prime
It was a one-off, but I did see other auctions going on for relatively reasonable prices. I think someone has him on a "Buy Now" for $75, though I don't recall if that includes shipping. Robo Toy Base has him for $80.00 plus shipping, if you're not familiar with it I've purchased from there before and they are good.
rubadubspawn
I really like the MT offerings. I paid the original asking of $125ish each and don't regret it. They are both very cool, boxy bots!
Cardboard Bots
A one off sale or does the seller have more at that price?
Pessimus Prime
Picked up this guy today off eBay for $64.00 shipped, pretty excited! I have MMC Backdraft for my Inferno and as others have said I think they make a fine pair. Just enough differences between them to be more interesting than just buying a redeco of the same mold. This will be my third Maketoys figure, after Despotron and Downbeat; I love both those guys so have high expectations for this one.
StrangePlanet
I always thought that was a great-looking pair right there.
TRANZ4MR
Couldn't agree more!!!
Deshawn
Yeah I hit up Maketoys and they are sending me out replacements
LazyAza
Replacement skirt parts have been easily available for free for months now.
Talk to your seller and ask if they have them. Or if you went via trade/ebay like spence said need to get in to contact with mt. [email protected]
Spence
Or you could just message MakeToys directly.
Deshawn
That's what I was thinking