Let the trails lead where they may. I will follow… Time for another photo set, this go is for MP-50 Masterpiece Tigatron! MP50 continues the Beast Wars early cast line up with that “other cat” from the first season. The original toy was a repaint of Cheetor, but in the show (and real life) Tigers are bigger than Cheetahs. So Takara did it right here and made him significantly bigger than MP-34 Cheetor. On first glance it looks like an upscale, but he has a significantly different transformation and articulation. Most notably his tiger head from beast mode is properly his chest in robot mode. He’s a larger figure, second only to Dinobot. All in all I found it fun to mess around with and think it looks great on the shelf with his Maximal brothers. We’ve run him for a set, basic and fancy, so hit the link below to check out over 60 HD images! We’ve also added some to this story after the break.
–> TFW2005’s Masterpiece Tigatron Full Gallery
He’s in stock now and shipping from TFSource!
Masterpiece Pre-Orders: Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, BW Megatron, Dinobot, Cheetor, Shadow Panther, Optimus Primal (Toy Colors), Burning Convoy, Lio Convoy
Mykltron
So I just got mine and the waist extends in robot mode but it flops forward. It's not the same joint as the ratcheted ab crunch. What's the purpose? It's not show accurate.
Chopper Face
It might help to se the other side of it. Looks like a screw cover but I’d assume you’d notice if it was one of the ones on the tiger face.
daimchoc
A month or two after MP-50's release.
BWfan86
Wow – that was fast (KO already)
gtew234
Packaging is completely different from the real Tigatron
daimchoc
That's 4th Party…
Joalro
There is a knock off, but I don't know what the packaging is like.
4th Party Masterpiece BW-10 MP-50 Tigatron
Deathsaurus1
made there any known KO’s that come in the same packaging? I just received my tigatron and the quality feels great. Just wanna be aware.
Joalro
Um… so be careful with the legs when transforming him. When transforming him correctly, it's totally fine, but if you are doing a blind transform (like i always do), just be aware you need to slide his knee slideways before you can fully straighten it. Trying to straighten it without doing that can break it.
Otherwise, I don't actually remember hearing of many issues with him at all.
Deathsaurus1
Just bought mp-50! Any concerns i need to be aware before handling the figure? i know mp’s as of late have issues
Paco Grande
From Generations 2021. Nothing new as far as I can tell. Just a nice collection of pics.
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Smokescreen38
I am still impressed by MP50 and I’m thrilled to have it in my collection. Is anyone else hoping that the Kingdom figure borrows a lot from this design?
Basically, I’d love to have a version of this engineering that is simplified enough that I can screw around with and not fret about damage/wear.
Renga
Ooh, I've heard good things about Jungle before but never purchased through there. Thanks for the suggestion I'll certainly have a gander over there since all that's left to pickup for now is the MP-46.
lord ginrai
Congrats! Glad it's in such great condition!
Yeah, Mandarake is great. There's one not too far from me and I've picked up quite a few figures there. Jungle is another good Japanese retailer to keep an eye on.
JUNGLE Special Collectors Shop
Renga
I'm pleased to announce the arrival of my collection’s bouncing, bad-ass, tiger baby brother. Despite the fiasco involving delivery the price was a sweetheart and certainly made up for the trouble. Thanks again [Wing_Saber-X] for the lead and those of you who voiced positive dealings with Mandarake. Like most of you mentioned the box and figure inside were in great condition!
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Fafnir72
Yup!
Delduwath
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