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Masterpiece Cheetor Confirmation & Silhouette!

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We have news from the Shizuoka Hobby Show that the previously-rumored Masterpiece Cheetor has been confirmed, and in addition, there’s even a silhouette pic to share with you all! Not a lot can be made out in this image aside from blacked-out versions of Cheetor’s robot and beast modes, but it is still nice to get visual confirmation that a second Beast Wars Masterpiece is indeed on the way. Hopefully there will be more to share soon!

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Paco Grande

I can’t figure out how you could possibly break off that thigh piece. It has nothing to do with transformation and I’ve never heard of anyone else breaking it.

It is perplexing.

Paco Grande

Watch out for the little peg that attaches the front cheetah legs together in bot mode. Mine is fine but I’ve heard of people shearing that peg off.

Indeed and also be careful when rotating the barrel on the tail gun, the yellow plastic joint there is prom to breakage. Best way I've found to avoid it is to rotate from the joint and not the barrel.

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Atomsk

Thanks, I do have mine looking like that, and have the head/neck squeezed even lower.

Also, I managed to break off the left gold thigh plate when trying to transform it back to a cheetah :( . Should be fixable with glue… but damn, this figure doesnt get along with me.

Cheetor’s joints are super tight and caution is needed for sure but I can’t figure out how you could possibly break off that thigh piece. It has nothing to do with transformation and I’ve never heard of anyone else breaking it.

Watch out for the little peg that attaches the front cheetah legs together in bot mode. Mine is fine but I’ve heard of people shearing that peg off.

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Ack…second Cheetor breakage report today, I hate that this stuff happens all to frequently with MPs these days. I can't really agree with the criticism of the aesthetics robot mode, I think it's one of the most gorgeous looking figures in the line but I would agree (especially on the reissue) that the joints are rather tight and a little scary at first.

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MarikZero

Are you sure you have transformed him correctly? At times it's a pain in the a** to align that blue panel correctly…but this is how he should look like:

Thanks, I do have mine looking like that, and have the head/neck squeezed even lower.

Also, I managed to break off the left gold thigh plate when trying to transform it back to a cheetah :( . Should be fixable with glue… but damn, this figure doesnt get along with me.

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Atomsk

Received my Cheetor re-issue today! However, I do have mixed feelings on it:

  • Doesn't seem obvious in photos but the fake chest area is too small, the neck and shoulder areas look very awkward from an upward angle
  • Shoulder and thigh joints are super stiff making posing a challenge, hopefully it loosens a little after a few transformations
  • No secure hold on tail gun
  • Cheetah mode looks better than bot mode, I usually never have my transformers in alt mode but will probably make an exception here

Overall, I would have to say my impression on MP-34 Cheetor is more negative than positive and my main issue is the weird looking neck area. If the fake chest was bigger or if the neck area could fully collapse down so there wasn't a slight upward angle with the blue flap piece than I probably would've enjoyed Cheetor a lot more :redface2: .

Are you sure you have transformed him correctly? At times it's a pain in the a** to align that blue panel correctly…but this is how he should look like:
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Received my Cheetor re-issue today! However, I do have mixed feelings on it:

  • Doesn't seem obvious in photos but the fake chest area is too small, the neck and shoulder areas look very awkward from an upward angle
  • Shoulder and thigh joints are super stiff making posing a challenge, hopefully it loosens a little after a few transformations
  • No secure hold on tail gun
  • Cheetah mode looks better than bot mode, I usually never have my transformers in alt mode but will probably make an exception here

Overall, I would have to say my impression on MP-34 Cheetor is more negative than positive and my main issue is the weird looking neck area. If the fake chest was bigger or if the neck area could fully collapse down so there wasn't a slight upward angle with the blue flap piece than I probably would've enjoyed Cheetor a lot more :redface2: .

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Atomsk

Are there any noticable gaps in robot mode by doing this? My plan was to just swap in a head part that im not a fan of.

I honestly haven’t noticed lol.

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Jetstorm

Yup, I just keep the head off for the exact same reason.

Are there any noticable gaps in robot mode by doing this? My plan was to just swap in a head part that im not a fan of.

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crazee928

do any of you unplug his cheetah head completely when having him in bot mode? i find myself doing that to preserve his whiskers which seem to get bent inside his chest cavity.

Yup, I just keep the head off for the exact same reason.

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Ruination20

I received the reissue of MP-34 Cheetus today. As you mention, the box doesn't have the Long Life Design logo.

1. MP-34 First release
2. MP-34S Shadow Panther
3. MP-34 Reissue

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The Shoulders of the MP-34 reissue have the remold of MP-34S Shadow Panther figure.

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Wow looking really good, cant wait to get mine early May XD

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I can't say I've noticed any issues with the original, mind you. That shoulder connection doesn't "click" in place, but it holds just fine through pure friction.

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That Guy

I haven't followed the mold, what is the significance of this?

The connection of the shoulders in the reissue are better. They stay connected securely. That does not happen with the first release.

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Ruination20

I received the reissue of MP-34 Cheetus today. As you mention, the box doesn't have the Long Life Design logo.

1. MP-34 First release
2. MP-34S Shadow Panther
3. MP-34 Reissue

View attachment 28263724

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The Shoulders of the MP-34 reissue have the remold of MP-34S Shadow Panther figure.

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I haven't followed the mold, what is the significance of this?

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MarikZero

Does the Cheetor reissue box have the Long Life Design logo on it like Primal?

Like I said in the Beast Wars Appreciation thread, no it doesn't. Unlike the updated box for reissue Primal the Cheetor box looks identical to the original. Maybe there's some small differences in the legal text but no Long Life Design logo.

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Does the Cheetor reissue box have the Long Life Design logo on it like Primal?

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Booster Gold

That's downwards.

Come to think of it, I haven't touched my Cheetor for awhile now. I'll have to check how the whiskers are doing later today.

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