The third party company BadCube released artwork teasing their next figure in their Old Timer Series line, OTS-08 SunSurge, on their Facebook page. SunSurge appears to be a homage to G1 Sunsteaker in masterpiece style. To top everything off BadCube also teased that they may have more to reveal of this project at the upcoming TFcon. So stay tuned for more updates and discuss your thoughts on the boards.
darkeros
Hey, you can come back to collecting ! It looks like Takara is returning to Hasui style MPs with their Materpiece Cliffjumper ans Skids.
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Alpha Omega Trion Supreme
Sunsurge is still my MP Streaker. However, I kind of stopped on MP when the too-toon designs started dropping in favor of the old MP-10 style. Which when that started dropping I was mostly done my Ark crew anyway. My wallet is thankful for that.
If you're collecting an MP-10 style Ark crew, the old MP Hasui style, then Sunsurge is what you want. MP Sideswipe looks better next to Sunsurge than he does the official MP, imho. But again, different styles. Sunsurge is a good Badcube product regardless.
tony77tony77
Spinout was a hot mess!
ChromeMagnus
The Takara version would be perfect if it had rubber tires.
darkeros
Good old days I still have these old pictures in my computer .
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kiyoshioni
I prefer this one over the MP for aesthetics. But it really depends on what you're going for. If you want more toon, MP is the way to go.
I really wish they would do a police deco for Sunsurge
tony77tony77
Glad I sold him for $90 years back
ChromeMagnus
Reissue is up for preorder at ShowZ
{[Pre-Order] BadCube OTS-08 Warrior Sunsurge Sunstreaker}
ph4zed
Different. comparison thread
primetime77
i'd add that if you want a real lambo back end the MP is closer (it has 2 modes, real lambo and toy inspired), but this one has a really nice hoamge to the G1 toy/diaclone back end. morever the sentinel blaze recolor looks more the part than mp spinout because those are both haomages to the origianl red diaclone and this mold has more of the detailed aesthetic than the mp IMO. the MP is also more posable but this guy is no slouch. i have mp spintout, cordon, and sunstreaker but i'll never get rid of sunsurge or sentintel blaze.
Hicks_Royel
If you want an MP that matches Masterpiece Sideswipe in in general look, this is the figure you want. If you want something that leans more into the cartoon, you'll want the Masterpiece figure.
Otherwise, they aren't all that far apart from one another in over design.
Vale
how is this guy compared the mp one?
ChromeMagnus
Reissue is up for preorder at ShowZ
{[Pre-Order] BadCube OTS-08 Warrior Sunsurge Sunstreaker}
nomolos
Maybe this means a red reissue too. I'd like to have my redstreaker be different. The TT mold just doesn't look good in red.
The Chippy Winger
Sticking up for my boy Pipes! He is awesome and looks great on the shelf. Do not sleep on this guy.
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darkeros
Yes, plastic quality or paint something makes Piper look cheap. I think quality would be better. It was looking better in Prototype pictures.
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King Nergil
All that white plastic makes BC Pipes look cheap imo. If they had decided to paint him I'd have been interested. This way after all those years I still prefer XTB Stax.
Superquad7
NOW WE'RE TALKING!
knightmare6
I just hope this means they're coming back, and hopefully do a redeco of Steamroll in Deep Cover colors
ChromeMagnus
@Devastator21 Would be glad to know about this.
It's great to see 3p MP version of Sunstreaker priced at $69 shipped.
As far as Pipes goes, i really wish Badcube would use rubber tires on their minibots…XTB too for that matter.