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Now up for preorder:
MP-12 Masterpiece Sideswipe – MP-12 – Masterpiece Sideswipe – Lambor – $99.95 C9 Box/$104.95 Mint Box
MP-12A Masterpiece Red Alert – MP-12A – Masterpiece Red Alert – $99.95 C9 Box/$104.95 Mint Box
MP-13 Masterpiece Soundwave – MP-13 – Masterpiece Soundwave – $159.95 C9 Box/$164.95 Mint Box
All of the details are not final, and will be finalized mid-June, but our source says these prices are accurate. Also Masterpiece Red Alert and Soundwave are both scheduled for a December release, just in time for the holidays!
Keep in mind, all of the above is subject to change. As such there is no penalty for customers to preorder, or cancel. If the items aren’t released/are canceled, you don’t like the final product, or the price goes up and you’re not happy, we will cancel any preorders without any questions asked. So there is no risk to preorder at TFsource! Simply email us and we will cancel your order. Additionally if the final Japanese retail drops, we’ll drop the price on your preorder as well.
Finally for those customers that already preordered MP-12 Masterpiece Sideswipe, we will be adjusting your merchandise total. Please be patient, we will adjust the prices on everyone’s orders/stacks next week so that you get the lower price!
For those who are curious on the retail of Masterpiece Soundwave and why it’s higher, we’re not sure. Except based on the listing says it’s a different packaging size… more will be revealed on this in a couple of weeks.
deathsheadII
wonder if there will be anymore mp reveals this year? in the space of a very short period we have had sideswipe , red alert , soundwave and minions , hasbro release of mp10 and maybe thundercracker ..i have a feeling we will see megatron v2 revealed before the end of the year
TigerBlade
It is apparently set for an August release in the UK…..I'd imagine you guys would get it around the same time.
Having said that I'm surprised we have had no pics and/or which version details yet.
Robogeek28
None yet.
trex5000
so whats the deal, anyone heard about US MP ThunderCracker yet? any reveals??
Stepper
Most likely will be slightly smaller than Sideswipe since they have decided to be more on scale for future MP figures.
Wyvern
Us in the US don't have to worry about customs charges
For me the way to go is BBTS only if you have a POL going.
Robogeek28
I've always gotten my orders from there in a week at the longest.
johnchow604
Another couple things to factor in with RK
* They tend to underdeclare so there is no customs charge. BBTS always declares full value
* The $21.11 shipping includes tracking and for me its always been fast
Wyvern
I was thinking… If they made an MP VW Bumblebee, how big would it be? Same size as Sideswipe or smaller? I assume smaller in but would Takara really make an MP figure that small?
Robogeek28
You forgot to add shipping from BBTS to the total though so pry another $10 on top of that.
dragon516
I checked and the price shipped to the US is 77 a piece. Compared to BBTS of 84 a piece. 7 bucks per figure. Probably stick with BBTS since its only 7 and BBTS will fix my problems easier since they are in the US.
LamboTwinLove
thought so. I'll stick to my BBTS preorder.
Wyvern
Probably about $20
LamboTwinLove
How much is the shipping with that?
johnchow604
Robotkingdom prices look pretty good:
Sideswipe = $58.90
robotkingdom.com — Online Toys Company
Red Alert = $58.90
robotkingdom.com — Online Toys Company
Stepper
If that is the case,am looking forward to a VW Bumblebee,cool
Alucard77
That is probably why as soon as they got the license they made the repaints that fit with the license.
DPrime
Or just keep Henkei Red Alert.
But yeah, I do the whole "dynamic posing" to make characters seem shorter. TF Prime Arcee's a good example of this.
Maybe we'll get a third party "chest upgrade" for MP Sideswipe so he looks more like the cartoon model. I'd probably buy it.
adambman
Haha, if your instincts are right, I'm enough of a nitpicker to spot these sorts of things and let them slide; I'd inly just remembered quickly rading that entry some months ago. I mean, ultimately, the whole character model is, well, shrunk. So why worry? Like I said for anyone thinking MP-12 is too short against MP-10, anyone who's considered too tall can just have their legs dynamically posed to look a bit shorter, same for MP-12A, if that suits anyone.
DPrime
You know, my first reaction was to call you a nitpicker. But after seeing those pics… I'm not too fussed about height differences, but it would be nice if they'd be able to incorporate some of the differences… somehow.