Dengeki Hobby have posted up images and information on a new Masterpiece figure which is set for a release this September. Takara-Tomy are revisiting Masterpiece Prowl with this upcoming release in the “Masterpiece Plus” series. Much like Alert (Red Alert) and Lambor (Sideswipe) before him, Prowl’s earlier Masterpiece figure is getting a new release with a new deco based on how Prowl looked in the animation, which in this case mainly means bright blue windows and the deletion of the “Highway Patrol” text on the doors.
MP17+ Prowl is due for release this September, and he’s set to be a Takara-Tomy Mall exclusive.
GodParticle
Late to picking this guy up and definitely a crappy QC job. Sloppy paint all over. Even his headlight on one side appears silver instead of blue even though it's behind the blue plastic, which is weird
Digger
Yeah they’re already onto it.
jackisking
already have, Smokescreen got released last month, Bluestreak last July
Saberblade
Since we got MP-17 Anime, are they going to release Smokescreen and Bluestreak?
ChromeMagnus
Now available in 3 colors:
Silver
Black
Brass
Note: For MP-19/MP-19+ Smokescreen, the Gatling guns are not compatible but the hand pistols still are.
Ships from the USA.
Thanks @collectorcrafts!
Rainax
These + Prowls kinda sucked in QCs, mine came with sloppy black paint near the side mirrors (visible brush marks also for quick touchup), sloppy white paint on the rifle, and the red fins on the head has a shallow dented area. Even the blue eyes' paint were abit rough. Price hike doesnt mean QC controls are better..
Digger
hah. Possibly. I always thought Prowl + was more the toy style + than toon. We’ll see what happens. And heck maybe I’ll just 3D print my own head.
chchchch
TT employee reading this: "Huh, what Bay insignia? Oh..OH…OMG this Sam guy just gave us the perfect excuse!"
Sam
I don’t know about that. I think Prowl’s unpainted barrel is a tell that they were at least going to give him blaster effects parts.
Tin-foil-hat time: they gave 17+ a Bay movie insignia so they could give 17++ the cartoon accurate one!
Digger
I wouldn’t say lazy. More a case of, “we didn’t know we could do this”. It’s a bit annoying. I’d be totally down if they made an upgrade kit issue with another figure or some 3P made one you could swap out.
smkspy
Prowl being my favorite character, I really really wanted him, but after seeing what TT did for BS and SS, I feel like Prowl's toon+ was just plain laziness. Hard to support that, maybe the inevitable version 2.
CURAMEN
Anyone want to sell me the black mailer box that MP-17+ Prowl came with?
Digger
Fascinating. I guess he just scanned an old car lol.
Hah that totally makes sense!
Oh I thought he was talking about actual Prowl, but your name is actually Scowly Prowl. Heh.
mx-01 archon
Goddammit. Despite this thread being here for ages, somehow my eyes glanced over it and my brain saw "Masterpiece Animated Prowl" and I went "!!!" before I had to reality-check myself.
Scowly Prowl
I first typed "adorbs" to annoy my daughter, then thought better of it. Glad it made you laugh.
Sam
Well sure but these MP cars are all from the 80s, what do you expect
Kranix_OZ
Good find, although I think you may find the blue windows are the tint having faded over time. The older tints used to go bluey/ purpley as they aged. Modern tint doesn't do this I believe.
Digger
It’d be great if Prowl’s light bar was removable like Alert’s.
BrutiKing
Scowly prowl said cute. Heh. Dunno. Just found that funny. Carry on.
Scowly Prowl
The light on top is extraordinarily cute. Prowl should have come with it.