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Courtesy of Instagram user soundwavescat we can share for you a great in-hand gallery of the new Transformers Masterpiece MP-51 Arcee.

This is our first Masterpiece mold of the Autobot fembot. We have a closer look at Arcee’s four different face plates all of which can utilize her eye shield/scanner. Additionally, we can see Arcee’s robot mode showing off her posability and some of the accessories included. Keep in mind that this is a pre-production sample revealed some weeks ago, so there may be some changes in the final product. This figure will be officially released by December this year.

Update: Additional images in vehicle mode thanks to soundwavescat on Instagram

Not much left to say, so click on the bar to see the mirrored images on this news post and then let us know your impressions on the 2005 Board. You can still pre-order Arcee via our sponsors links below.

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4249david Avatar
Sam

Baba might be the option then, do they have their own site? When I checked ShowZ last night she was out of stock, but that's great she's back up now!

Thanks, appreciate that! I think I might have to pay import tax if I order something from the UK to Ireland now, though? Not actually sure if Ireland is exempt or not, need to look into that! I know between the UK and other EU countries there's been taxes both ways.

You would, yes. Not sure if Omegalock can legitimately "uncharge" the UK vat. They should be able to, in fairness, as the supply is abroad. I didn't check on their cart whether it took the vat off the 115 or not.

There's no customs duty (under 135 quid), just the vat side.

Sam Avatar
Liampope

Have you tried the chinese stores? I've had good experience with both Showz and Baba the last few years. Both have stock and looks like they will ship to Russia.

Baba 150 USD shipped (slowish).

Baba might be the option then, do they have their own site? When I checked ShowZ last night she was out of stock, but that's great she's back up now!

4249david

TFS-Express is $120 plus $68 for delivery.

Omegalock is £115 plus £15 delivery to Ireland. They don't deliver to Russia.

Thought I might as well cost them for you.

Thanks, appreciate that! I think I might have to pay import tax if I order something from the UK to Ireland now, though? Not actually sure if Ireland is exempt or not, need to look into that! I know between the UK and other EU countries there's been taxes both ways.

4249david Avatar
Sam

No problem. I've read bad stories about Anime Export here (which aren't too frequent) but I never had problems with them, but I'm also not afraid to pick up a phone and call a company. They can be bad or slow at replying to emails sometimes, that's for sure.

Thanks! Sadly I think it's going to be the same issue from anywhere based in Japan, she's still available at HLJ too, but there aren't many shipping options from Japan to Russia.

TFS-Express is $120 plus $68 for delivery.

Omegalock is £115 plus £15 delivery to Ireland. They don't deliver to Russia.

Thought I might as well cost them for you.

Liampope Avatar

Have you tried the chinese stores? I've had good experience with both Showz and Baba the last few years. Both have stock and looks like they will ship to Russia.

Baba 150 USD shipped (slowish).

Sam Avatar
alldarker

Cool, thanks for the full thorough and honest update.
Anime-Export have always done right by me, ever since I ordered Encore 23 Fortress Maximus from them, back in the day! Glad to hear they are still as dependable as ever.

No problem. I've read bad stories about Anime Export here (which aren't too frequent) but I never had problems with them, but I'm also not afraid to pick up a phone and call a company. They can be bad or slow at replying to emails sometimes, that's for sure.

Fafnir72

That sucks! I was about to refer you to amiami but she's all sold out now! First time an MP to sell out that fast.

Try this if they'll ship to Russia.

MP-51 Arcee (Completed) – HobbySearch Anime Robot/SFX Store

Thanks! Sadly I think it's going to be the same issue from anywhere based in Japan, she's still available at HLJ too, but there aren't many shipping options from Japan to Russia.

Fafnir72 Avatar
Sam

Yup, I'm in Russia, Japan only has slow shipping to Russia (which at this point I would have preferred, it's been a month now of waiting for a shipping quote). Apparently AE are trying to get a shipping quote from DHL to send it to Ireland (since DHL can't send to Russia), after which I'd have to pay someone to send it on to me.

And yeah AE are the shop where you pay the item in full at pre-order, and pay shipping when it comes in stock.

When I noticed I still wasn't getting the pay-for-shipping update on the site I emailed them, they replied to the email after 5 days to say they can't ship to Russia, so I called them. They said they'd get me a quote. Called them again later that week, no update. Called them again at the end of the next week, still no update, they said they'd email me. How long can a shipping quote take? I can get one from a courier within 24 hours filling out a form on their website.

I can check, but I'm going to call Anime Export first one last time. But I had to get a charge back from my bank before and pretty sure there was a limit that luckily for that previous purchase I was still within.

They gave me the full refund for my MP-52 pre-order, so at least I have some faith in them there. I don't imagine they're out of stock, I'm sure the Arcee's still in the warehouse, so I don't know what their excuse is. Going to try and call them now, before calling my bank if I need to.

UPDATE:

Called Anime Export, they agreed to issue the refund for Arcee. No issues about it at all. They suck at replying to emails but absolutely fine to deal with on the phone.
Let's see how long it takes to get the refund, I can always call them back in a couple of days. I'm impressed that they had no problems issuing the full refund for MP-52 too, so overall I'm still good with them, maybe they just can't be bothered to ship to certain countries anymore? I see no reason why I wouldn't return to them when shipping becomes normal again.

I guess when this Arcee refund comes through I'll be paying some stupid Ebay price but hopefully I'm one step closer to actually finally having her!

UPDATE 2:

Refund for Arcee received. Right, where can I get the cheapest Arcee that ships to Russia? :D 

For anyone with pre-orders with Anime Export I wouldn't be worried at all, they're still legit. Just make sure they ship to your country first :thumb  And unlike Nippon Yasan they didn't block my account simply because I opened Paypal disputes. Overall I'm impressed.

That sucks! I was about to refer you to amiami but she's all sold out now! First time an MP to sell out that fast.

Try this if they'll ship to Russia.

MP-51 Arcee (Completed) – HobbySearch Anime Robot/SFX Store

alldarker Avatar
Sam

Yup, I'm in Russia, Japan only has slow shipping to Russia (which at this point I would have preferred, it's been a month now of waiting for a shipping quote). Apparently AE are trying to get a shipping quote from DHL to send it to Ireland (since DHL can't send to Russia), after which I'd have to pay someone to send it on to me.

And yeah AE are the shop where you pay the item in full at pre-order, and pay shipping when it comes in stock.

When I noticed I still wasn't getting the pay-for-shipping update on the site I emailed them, they replied to the email after 5 days to say they can't ship to Russia, so I called them. They said they'd get me a quote. Called them again later that week, no update. Called them again at the end of the next week, still no update, they said they'd email me. How long can a shipping quote take? I can get one from a courier within 24 hours filling out a form on their website.

I can check, but I'm going to call Anime Export first one last time. But I had to get a charge back from my bank before and pretty sure there was a limit that luckily for that previous purchase I was still within.

They gave me the full refund for my MP-52 pre-order, so at least I have some faith in them there. I don't imagine they're out of stock, I'm sure the Arcee's still in the warehouse, so I don't know what their excuse is. Going to try and call them now, before calling my bank if I need to.

UPDATE:

Called Anime Export, they agreed to issue the refund for Arcee. No issues about it at all. They suck at replying to emails but absolutely fine to deal with on the phone.
Let's see how long it takes to get the refund, I can always call them back in a couple of days. I'm impressed that they had no problems issuing the full refund for MP-52 too, so overall I'm still good with them, maybe they just can't be bothered to ship to certain countries anymore? I see no reason why I wouldn't return to them when shipping becomes normal again.

I guess when this Arcee refund comes through I'll be paying some stupid Ebay price but hopefully I'm one step closer to actually finally having her!

UPDATE 2:

Refund for Arcee received. Right, where can I get the cheapest Arcee that ships to Russia? :D 

For anyone with pre-orders with Anime Export I wouldn't be worried at all, they're still legit. Just make sure they ship to your country first :thumb  And unlike Nippon Yasan they didn't block my account simply because I opened Paypal disputes. Overall I'm impressed.

Cool, thanks for the full thorough and honest update.
Anime-Export have always done right by me, ever since I ordered Encore 23 Fortress Maximus from them, back in the day! Glad to hear they are still as dependable as ever.

Sam Avatar
4249david

I know Omegalock still has her for £115. Obviously that's including UK vat though. You might want to check the TFS-Express Chinese site, but I'm not sure if they use DHL too. Not sure.

Fairly sure Omegalock would send to Ireland though.

Last time I contacted TFS-Express/Omegalock, shipping to Russia was something ridiculous. At this point it's probably easier to send it directly to where I am in Russia rather than going through Ireland. Thanks though!

4249david Avatar
Sam

Yup, I'm in Russia, Japan only has slow shipping to Russia (which at this point I would have preferred, it's been a month now of waiting for a shipping quote). Apparently AE are trying to get a shipping quote from DHL to send it to Ireland (since DHL can't send to Russia), after which I'd have to pay someone to send it on to me.

And yeah AE are the shop where you pay the item in full at pre-order, and pay shipping when it comes in stock.

When I noticed I still wasn't getting the pay-for-shipping update on the site I emailed them, they replied to the email after 5 days to say they can't ship to Russia, so I called them. They said they'd get me a quote. Called them again later that week, no update. Called them again at the end of the next week, still no update, they said they'd email me. How long can a shipping quote take? I can get one from a courier within 24 hours filling out a form on their website.

I can check, but I'm going to call Anime Export first one last time. But I had to get a charge back from my bank before and pretty sure there was a limit that luckily for that previous purchase I was still within.

They gave me the full refund for my MP-52 pre-order, so at least I have some faith in them there. I don't imagine they're out of stock, I'm sure the Arcee's still in the warehouse, so I don't know what their excuse is. Going to try and call them now, before calling my bank if I need to.

UPDATE:

Called Anime Export, they agreed to issue the refund for Arcee. No issues about it at all. They suck at replying to emails but absolutely fine to deal with on the phone.
Let's see how long it takes to get the refund, I can always call them back in a couple of days. I'm impressed that they had no problems issuing the full refund for MP-52 too, so overall I'm still good with them, maybe they just can't be bothered to ship to certain countries anymore? I see no reason why I wouldn't return to them when shipping becomes normal again.

I guess when this Arcee refund comes through I'll be paying some stupid Ebay price but hopefully I'm one step closer to actually finally having her!

UPDATE 2:

Refund for Arcee received. Right, where can I get the cheapest Arcee that ships to Russia? :D 

For anyone with pre-orders with Anime Export I wouldn't be worried at all, they're still legit. Just make sure they ship to your country first :thumb  And unlike Nippon Yasan they didn't block my account simply because I opened Paypal disputes. Overall I'm impressed.

I know Omegalock still has her for £115. Obviously that's including UK vat though. You might want to check the TFS-Express Chinese site, but I'm not sure if they use DHL too. Not sure.

Fairly sure Omegalock would send to Ireland though.

Sam Avatar
WinstoBot

Is AE refusing to deliver to Ireland or just ignoring your emails?

Fafnir72

Sam. I presume based on your posts you are living in Russia?

AE not shipping to Russia or are they simply not answering you?

Are they the shop that like requests Pay the item now in advance full?

Just want to know the circumstances.

I'd recommend a certain shop that uses Surface Parcel but she's all sold out now unfortunately.

Yup, I'm in Russia, Japan only has slow shipping to Russia (which at this point I would have preferred, it's been a month now of waiting for a shipping quote). Apparently AE are trying to get a shipping quote from DHL to send it to Ireland (since DHL can't send to Russia), after which I'd have to pay someone to send it on to me.

And yeah AE are the shop where you pay the item in full at pre-order, and pay shipping when it comes in stock.

When I noticed I still wasn't getting the pay-for-shipping update on the site I emailed them, they replied to the email after 5 days to say they can't ship to Russia, so I called them. They said they'd get me a quote. Called them again later that week, no update. Called them again at the end of the next week, still no update, they said they'd email me. How long can a shipping quote take? I can get one from a courier within 24 hours filling out a form on their website.

al0324

are you referring to your CC company? doesnt hurt to try. i was waiting for a custom prop to be made from a guy on ebay, said it'll take 90 days. i got nothing, dood didnt reply to my emails. Paypal basically said SUCK it. my CC company (usBank?) were the only ones, despite it being well over their time period, helped me out and refunded me my $300 bux.

I can check, but I'm going to call Anime Export first one last time. But I had to get a charge back from my bank before and pretty sure there was a limit that luckily for that previous purchase I was still within.

Paco Grande

As others have said I would try your credit card company just in case.

I don’t know what’s going on with some stores lately. Service is going down the crapper. I heard with NY the owner allegedly split with a ton of cash so they’re having trouble buying stock now. No idea what’s up with AE. They were always good in the past. Hopefully worst case scenario you eventually get your Arcee after a long wait. I don’t think they will scam you out of your money. Maybe they are having a hard time finding more stock? Anyway I hope you get some good news soon!

They gave me the full refund for my MP-52 pre-order, so at least I have some faith in them there. I don't imagine they're out of stock, I'm sure the Arcee's still in the warehouse, so I don't know what their excuse is. Going to try and call them now, before calling my bank if I need to.

UPDATE:

Called Anime Export, they agreed to issue the refund for Arcee. No issues about it at all. They suck at replying to emails but absolutely fine to deal with on the phone.
Let's see how long it takes to get the refund, I can always call them back in a couple of days. I'm impressed that they had no problems issuing the full refund for MP-52 too, so overall I'm still good with them, maybe they just can't be bothered to ship to certain countries anymore? I see no reason why I wouldn't return to them when shipping becomes normal again.

I guess when this Arcee refund comes through I'll be paying some stupid Ebay price but hopefully I'm one step closer to actually finally having her!

UPDATE 2:

Refund for Arcee received. Right, where can I get the cheapest Arcee that ships to Russia? :D 

For anyone with pre-orders with Anime Export I wouldn't be worried at all, they're still legit. Just make sure they ship to your country first :thumb  And unlike Nippon Yasan they didn't block my account simply because I opened Paypal disputes. Overall I'm impressed.

Paco Grande Avatar
Sam

Yeah you’re right, just got the email from Paypal that my Arcee claim is refused because it’s been longer than 180 days. Well shit

As others have said I would try your credit card company just in case.

I don’t know what’s going on with some stores lately. Service is going down the crapper. I heard with NY the owner allegedly split with a ton of cash so they’re having trouble buying stock now. No idea what’s up with AE. They were always good in the past. Hopefully worst case scenario you eventually get your Arcee after a long wait. I don’t think they will scam you out of your money. Maybe they are having a hard time finding more stock? Anyway I hope you get some good news soon!

al0324 Avatar
Sam

pretty sure they only cover me for 60 days after purchase

are you referring to your CC company? doesnt hurt to try. i was waiting for a custom prop to be made from a guy on ebay, said it'll take 90 days. i got nothing, dood didnt reply to my emails. Paypal basically said SUCK it. my CC company (usBank?) were the only ones, despite it being well over their time period, helped me out and refunded me my $300 bux.

poetryduh Avatar

Got mine in from TFSource today. All your great pictures sold me that it was a must buy. I'm glad I went for it. She's incredible. I have her next to my Protoform Azalea, who I thought was pretty great, but MP-51 just blows her out of the water. Just amazing. The transformation isn't too bad, but I'm glad I saw some tips here about how to fully compress the backpack as well as how to get those taillights flipped up all the way. I'm one of the few who liked the Earthrise Arcee mold enough to buy it three times. Have mercy on my wallet, but I hope they release a Paradron Medic/Lifeline repaint because I would happily buy this figure again, too.

Fafnir72 Avatar
breaker2031

Seriously they have gotten much worse. Mid december I got fed up, cancelled my PO of peaen re-release with them and ordered from show.z. The bot arrived last week (china to canada) and bbts STILL doesn't have theirs in stock yet. Actually both the peaen and aegis re-releases are still on PO status at bbts.

Shipping with them is also worse than usual and "usual" was bad to begin with. I'm still waiting on earthrise sunstreaker which I ordered November 24th…

:eek:  C'mon Man!

I already got my JP Sunstreaker from amiami. Japan always get the releases later than the world for TF!

breaker2031 Avatar
crazyman

Yeah BBTS is taking too long. Canceled my preorders and just decided to get both from TFSource.

Legate

BBTS is a lot of things. Fast is not one of them.

crazyman

Usually they are 1-2 weeks late for new releases but it's much worse this time.

Seriously they have gotten much worse. Mid december I got fed up, cancelled my PO of peaen re-release with them and ordered from show.z. The bot arrived last week (china to canada) and bbts STILL doesn't have theirs in stock yet. Actually both the peaen and aegis re-releases are still on PO status at bbts.

Shipping with them is also worse than usual and "usual" was bad to begin with. I'm still waiting on earthrise sunstreaker which I ordered November 24th…

Fafnir72 Avatar
Sam

Enough is enough, dispute opened with Anime Export, after being their customer since 2013. Shame.

Sam. I presume based on your posts you are living in Russia?

AE not shipping to Russia or are they simply not answering you?

Are they the shop that like requests Pay the item now in advance full?

Just want to know the circumstances.

I'd recommend a certain shop that uses Surface Parcel but she's all sold out now unfortunately.

WinstoBot Avatar
Sam

pretty sure they only cover me for 60 days after purchase

Is AE refusing to deliver to Ireland or just ignoring your emails?

Sam Avatar
franpincho

Call the CC company that funded that purchase through PP. They'll help.

pretty sure they only cover me for 60 days after purchase

WinstoBot Avatar
Snaku

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Don't they look so good together? Yes, life is good in the Arcee world. Wait… what's this?

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Rouge's box? But that can only mean…. oh no!

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Yes, I'm afraid that's correct. MP-51 is a damn good figure and has supplanted Rouge from my MP collection. Poor Rouge has been living on borrowed time ever since.

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Distraught, her fellow Arcees aid the resolute Rouge in packing away all her accessories.

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Gotta' get every angle. That's right, while the ladies go about their grim business, my heartless ass is taking this opportunity to snap shots for the buyer.

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The accessories all packed, Rouge stands and gives a silent wave, determined to remain strong for her friends. Arcee returns her wave wistfully while Azalea struggles to keep from breaking down entirely.

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Into her styrofoam coffin, Rouge continues to keep a stiff upper lip as Azalea gasps.

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As Arcee pulls the protective film over her, Rouge gives her friends one last look. No words are spoken and none are needed – each knows what is in the others' hearts.

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Only as the lid closes and the styrofoam returns to the cardboard that birthed it, does Azalea allow herself to fully give in to her sorrow, collapsing into Arcee's arms. Arcee, herself overcome with grief, steels herself to provide the support her dear friend so desperately needs.

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It's over now. The pink ladies will forever carry the memory of their departed comrade in their hearts and whenever they go into battle they know Rouge will be there in spirit.

Don't worry – Rouge is going to a good home with a person with better photography skills than me. I enjoyed her and still regard her as a great Arcee figure, but MP-51 has taken her place and she really didn't serve any purpose in my display anymore. As mentioned above, I took these shots to show Rouge's condition and packaging, but I wanted to have fun with it and give my first MP Arcee a proper farewell.

Is it funny that I actually made myself sad while taking these pics? Like not super for-real depressed or anything, but like posing Azalea and seeing her looking like she was about to break down just triggered my empathy a little. I actually experience something similar when I'm drawing – draw a person smiling and without thinking about it, I smile; draw someone sad and find myself sad. Same thing happened while working on my MP51 faces – smiled, frowned, grimaced, and smirked while working on those faces (I didn't split my jaw open for the IDW face, though – I have limits).

Damn Snaku, you can really tell a tale with your sequential photos. There’s a future in comics for you.

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