Takara-Tomy looks set to continue their fruitful partnership with BAPE (A Bathing Ape) this coming January. The partnership has begotten a rainbow of Convoys with camo decals, and continuing the trend of recent years, in January we will be getting another redeco of the MP-10 mold through this partnership. This version is called “MP-10K Convoy Black Camo Version“, a black and grey Masterpiece Optimus Prime which looks more than a little like the colors he faded to on his death in Transformers the Movie (and some fans are suggesting this might be a suitable stand-in for that “sleep mode” Convoy).
As is the case for BAPE Transformers crossover merchandise, this will be a limited edition with drawings taking place on January 2nd at 9:30 am in various Japanese BAPE stores. Full details and information on participating stores may be found on the campaign’s webpage.
HairyDawg
It just seems like this will happen. Such an easy cash grab and they have milked the MP-10 mold so much that I think this will eventually happen. I have MP-04s but would love to have one in the MP-10 mold.
Or maybe just wishful thinking on my part… just would rather have a new sleep version than all these other random reprints (10a, 10r, 10k, 10eva, 10sg, YOTH…). But then again I throw $$ at whatever they put out, so who am I to talk.
OptimusNerd
We'll definitely see a KO pop up shortly. There were images of the a grey/sleep deco of the WJ MPP10 at some point – but those never seem to have come out.
As this *is* a TT product, and they've re-issued the standard MP10 for a 3rd time now… I don't know what the chances are for an official MP10 sleep convoy. If they did one with battle damage as well as the sleep colour, then I'd be keen… but we might be more likely to get a battle damage version from a KO.
Edit, scratch that. The photo I was thinking of actually looks to be (in restrospect) just an unpainted version of the MPP10B.
Nighthawkblack
id rather get one without the ape on the shoulder or the grey camo so also hoping for a KO or a TT release of a grey goodbye mp10.
OriginalFire
I wonder when the KO will come out. The red KO was announced like a few weeks after the original was announced.
goodisdumb
I had it graded with the classic scale. I don't know why but I like that better. I'm out of town at a hockey tournament so I could post a picture when I get back on Monday. Although I've never posted a pic so I'd have to figure that out.
hordeall
I will never understand AFA collecting.
Makes some sense for old rare items but newly released stuff not so much.
rotten2shot
Wow I'm impressed that they graded it and not on the Opened Qualified scale. They must have changed their requirements cause it was just a few years ago that they wouldn't grade double taped as a sealed but a opened qualified scale.
My double tape also looks identical so maybe I'll sent it in after all.
So do you have any pictures of this awesome afa MP-10 and did you use the modern grading scale or the classic scale?
goodisdumb
No problem. I have most everything MISB as well. Now I'm confident that I can send in Skywarp, even though he was double taped as well, with the rest of the masterpiece seekers at some point.
DaptoDog
Thanks so much for posting this. I keep a lot of my figures MISB so it's great to know they can one day be graded even if they are double taped.
goodisdumb
A while back there was a conversation about grading double taped masterpiece figures. I just got my double taped MP-10K back from AFA and they did grade it. Red label. The two tapes do look identical. Hope this helps someone if they are considering sending one in.
Exodus
Totally agree with you there! That's why it's cool when they give you gift cards, although my broker sucked at that haha but better then nothing obviously.
Yeah that sucks, same happened to me actually although I waited to use my ebay bucks but every savings would have been nice…
BuddaMonk
Free is free no doubt. I hope someone is tracking these ebay sales cause they're happening quite frequently, but still hard to guess exactly what date especially with the small window for the sale. Hey, I used the deal to purchase the Soul of Chogokin Voltron that's priced similar to black bape…..while the wallet is still recovering, there's a tiny bit of satisfaction on the saving.
chrisr291
C'mon man! $15 is pizza money, I'll take it. After Purchasing my home, the realtor and I went out for drinks. I know her commission was crazy high and drinks were a drop in the bucket but I'll take it! Free is free!
BuddaMonk
I don't have this figure, but the chest not sitting flush has always been an issue with this mold. You can try to self correct it or just leave it as is.
Dude, $15 off a $300+ figure is peanuts, lol. Sure, every penny saved counts, but that's like going to buy a new TV and the sales guy says "I can take $15 off the price". These ebay flash deals are more meaningful for purchases around the $75 mark.
chrisr291
Just purchased one on eBay, so expect a picture review later! Damn eBay, $15 code AFTER I BUY THE FIGURE!! BBBBOOOO
CankleBreaker
Just saw one sell for $340 on eBay!
Edit: there's another one from the same seller.
Edit 2: do you guys know of any other 3P companies besides KFC that make an alternative blaster for OP?
Edit 3: after fiddling with him, the left chest/window doesn't tab into place and isn't flush. Anyone else having this issue?
BombSquad
Well. I am very jealous.
DaptoDog
So I actually did get a reply back from the seller apologising and they offered a full refund and would pay return shipping which was nice. It's probably not that big a deal and if I order elsewhere there is no guarantee it will arrive in better shape. So I'll just leave it.
Exodus
Awesome display!
Also mine was single taped too, was hoping it would come with that cool Bape bag that some got oh well.
DaptoDog
This was my first BAPE purchase too!
Got the one I ordered from an ebay seller from Japan the other day. Can you believe it didn't come in a corrugated box? They just used a heap of bubblewrap. Thankfully there were no dents and it was single taped. However, the back of the packaging is slightly pressed in as if another heavy package was on top of it during shipping and the bubblewrap wasn't strong enough so support the weight. Messaged the seller letting them know for the cost of the item they should put in the box. Considering whether to give them neutral feedback since they haven't responded. Oh well, I know NY will package the one I ordered from them better.
That's been my issue too with buying 10A and 10R (besides the price lol! ). Thanks for everyone's insights, looks like somehow inspecting the bottom of the package for the code is the best bet.