Winter Wonderfestival 2020 is about to kick off in Japan – and already we’ve got some potentially awesome news. Via long time TFW2005 informant S250, we have some photos of displays at Wonderfest.
The first one shows a group of Season 3 Autobots. Masterpiece Ultra Magnus and Hot Rod are visible, along with Legends Blurr, Siege Springer, and a large, unidentified Arcee toy. The display case also has a large banner of Arcee next to it with the Transformers 2010 logo (Transformers 2010 was the name for Season 3 in Japan in the 1980s). Could this be a hint at a Masterpiece Arcee, coming our way in 2020?
A second image shows a similar large banner featuring Beast Wars Maximal Tigatron – and if you look on the left of the image of Arcee, you can also glimpse a new toy of Tigatron. In our minds, this is solid evidence of a Masterpiece Tigatron coming our way in 2020, potentially reusing the Masterpiece Cheetor mold.
[EDIT: Text on the wall size posters confirms that MP-50 will be Tigatron (Beast Wars), and MP-51 will indeed be Arcee. The poster also announced that preorder for these figures will start in Spring 2020]
What do you think of this news and the potential for two new Masterpiece Transformers this year? And what do you think of the choices of Arcee and Tigatron over more established characters such as Rattrap, Kup, or Galvatron?
artimus prime
Worthy?
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RustyScreamer
Amazing as usual!!!!!!
peh1978
Just wondering is the MP51 Arcee hands are on ball peg? Can it be take out easily?
OptimusTimelord
Ha, thanks! I've had her on the shelf for a long time but never felt like doing anything until recently. I think maybe I wasn't 100% thrilled with some of Arcee's design choices and was hoping for fixes. Perhaps you can blame the current Studio 86 line for getting my Movie/S3 vibes going and giving her another look!
Cheers!
Glancing back into the thread a few pages I saw the chest upgrade pics. She could definitely use a better face, and I'd love the backpack to compress a lot more, but the new alternate chests don't quite do it for me. My take on it is that TT's 'curvy' aesthetic (not just the chest line but around the abdomen etc) just doesn't blend well with a flat/square chest piece no matter how accurate it is. Maybe if the belly/hip area was resculpted it would work, but for what she is currently any attempt to just change one aspect is unsatisfactory.
Great pics! I know Hot Rod got some grief too, but I still like him a lot. Seeing them together though I think what he really needs is a slightly larger head. That would better match Arcee but might also help his own proportions.
I was shocked we got Nightbird rather than Paradron Medic!
But would love TT to give Arcee an Akom makeover like they did Hot Rod, and turn her into a Headmaster à la Rebirth (there's your chance to have another go at the facesculpt TT!).
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Xaxis
Fantastic work, once again, mate! So glad you continue to make these!
WinstoBot
Brother, I’ve been waiting for this since I first handled my MP Arcee and dreamed of the possibilities OptimusTimelord can do with the figure and his magic. You’ve delivered perfectly.
OptimusTimelord
Thank you, it's one of those little details I always add – it helps to ground my photos into that 2D art world. There wasn't any shadow at all in the original toon version.
Fun fact: only the shadow under the final alt mode is 'real'. For all the other frames I created the shadows from scratch! Had to do that because the stand supporting her made the real shadows unsuitable.
Psychoshi
Very nice job on her shadow.
OptimusTimelord
Cheers!
Thanks! I think if I did, I'd really want to alter a few frames so she doesn't appear to float up backwards, and also match the forward running motion somehow. Doable, but would require tinkering!
daimchoc
Awesome as usual. Can you do a loop where she goes from bot to car, and back?
BairdimusPrime
ABSOLUTELY STELLAR
4249david
OptimusTimelord
Put your foot down and drive…
Memph99Q4Ev
Can't wait to see what a full cast will look like. Soooo glad I went with the "+" updates for some characters. Looking forward to more movie character figs!
ThatGuyCalledBlaster
They're the gifts that keep on giving, and it always feels so damn good.
Rubber John
Seriously, these cartoon accurate collections are looking more and more awesome with every release.
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Sinestro00
I think of this when I see these upgrades:
But that’s just my opinion.