Courtesy of Loopaza Mega Store we have our usual doses of Figure King Magazine scans. Issue #277 features some new images of the gray prototype of Masterpiece Skids plus some information and images of Transformers: Kingdom and Studio Series for the Japanese market
This month we only have and 4 pages of Transformers content:
- Masterpiece Skids – We have new images of the gray prototype of this upcoming Masterpiece figure. We have new shots of the robot mode showing the front, back and Skids poseability. We can see a compact backpack. The design is not based on his cartoon appearance, but we are sure your optics will be pleased with this change. Additionally, we have a clear look a the alt mode from several angles. As we can see from the images, this a very realistic Honda Civic Turbo with opening hood and trunk with a detailed exterior. You can share your impressions on Masterpiece Skids own thread here.
- Transformers Kingdom – Promotional images of the upcoming Wave 5 for the Japanese market in July 2021. Inferno and Ultra Magnus will be available at general retail and Core Class Megatron and Starscream will be Takara Tomy Mall exclusives.
- Studio Series Releases For July 2021 – We have images of the upcoming Studio Series SS-66 Autobot Dino (Dark of the Moon) and SS-67 Starscream (Bumblebee movie) for the Japanese market. Keep in mind that Takara Tomy use a different numeration than Hasbro.
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Immersive
View attachment 28985494 View attachment 28985495 These ones.. Looks cheep cheep cheep Worst thing is- Im still gonna buy it haha
Immersive
….Is it me or is Takara really loosing out to Fanstoys in terms of quality? I just don't get it… what are these cheap gaps in the thighs just above the knees on Skids?
StrangePlanet
Masterpiece Skids!
Wow, that seems like such an obscure choice, but lots of you guys have been talking about how popular that car is in Japan.
And I love cars and I love carbots, so this is an instant buy for me.
I have no connection to the character at all, but I like cars, and this looks cool. No toy head, no scooter, which is typical TT bullcrap, we'll get those in the repaints, but I still want this guy.
harrismonkey
I'm sure it could have been removed, but the g1 toy, the toon and the 3P version all have it. Might have actually been kind of weird if he didn't.
jackisking
He did Starscream and is doing Raiden also.
ThunderDestron
I think it is awesome that the designer from g1 is designing this MP version!
Div
even in the comics, never liked his character/design, super hard pass
blaine71274
Skids looks more like the Datsuns in design, like he was a shelved idea that they decided to go ahead and release. Which doesn’t bother me at all. Loved the Datsuns. Nice, simple, yet masterful. Would be a nice step back.
TargetmasterJoe
I'm not bitter at all either… Now if you will excuse me…
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SmokescreenSWE
The Charlene US issue and some stories after that. Tons of time travel and alternate dimension shenanigans in the UK comic. Some apperances in Regeneration One. And he had a huge role for years in More Than Meets the Eye. I'd say that's plenty. Not everything is indeed about a cartoon that ran for four years out of the 37 this franchise has existed.
samisham
It is in for Takara who didn't bring over the comics and made their own manga instead.
CelticMutt
He had plenty of character in the comics, including a focus issue. Not everything is about Sunbow.
samisham
Correction, he has one line and it's some nonsense.
SPLIT LIP
"Robotic insecticide?"
samisham
He had a character? He didn't even speak.
OptimusPrime10
Ok, I just saw a few going nuts for it in another thread. It's better than I could do for that price point, that's for sure, just didn't understand the fanfare.
Div
looks nice, but i never liked the character, passing
plus im still sour on my hound breaking on me and the fact that these MPs just get more and more tedious to transform. dont get me wrong, some are ingenious and creative, but my god the number of panels and transformation sequences feels like it has increased 1000 fold
samisham
A prototype of MP Bluesville McNobody eight minutes after they announce it and I still can't get an Armada Prime update.
I'm not bitter. Not at all.
Autobot Spike
I dunno. He was boring in the first place, and it doesn’t look like he’s any less boring now? As MPs go, he’s just sort of meh. Unless there is some magic going on that isn’t obvious, it doesn’t look very original or complex in terms of engineering.
-A.S.
ex dtw2003
C\'mon Takara, I _just_ got out of the MP game.