Well this is a nice surprise – looks like MP-32 Masterpiece Optimus Primal is getting a re-release! Transformers Rise of the Beasts filming is in full swing bringing the Beast Wars into the Movieverse, Generations is going full on with the Maximals and Predacons, Reissues of the original Beast Wars figures are on shelves, and now one of the best Masterpieces in recent times (IMO) is coming back.
MP-32 will be available through US Retailers starting NOW. Retail is about $140 USD and he’s due to ship in 2022. Hit our sponsors below to secure your copy!
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vspectra
A review on Hasbropulse for Primal mentioned chipped faceplate paint after transforming. Is this a known issue that's easy to occur or was this guy just not very careful?
act hasbro again to allow me to re-purchase. Cmon man
lord ginrai
Hard to explain, but basically if the shoulder clicks into place securely and smoothly in robot mode, it’s the reissue. The original was held together by friction while the reissue added a little tab inside the shoulder joint. Hope that makes sense.
XXLMagnus
MP Cheetor got improved shoulders?? Is there a simple way to check which ver. one has? I bought mine without a box on eBay last year …
lord ginrai
Should be. It would be incredibly strange for them to change the mold for the first reissue and then change it back for this run. Just like they kept the improved shoulder design from Shadow Panther for reissue Cheetor.
Even if it was the original mold though, it’s super easy to mod the shoulders. Only need to shave down a sliver of plastic inside the joint to make the shoulder pads fully collapse. Did that to my OG when it first came out.
XXLMagnus
Are the shoulders fixed on this?? Please, I have got to know before pulling the trigger on this guy, there is a recession coming folks!
Cyclonus79
We need to see picks of gorilla mode with the new shoulders collapsed ( being able to completely hide the red parts that are shown in bot mode ) . Apart from that , seems like the tolerances on this reissue are overly tight for some reason . Wonder if it’s from a different factory as opposed from the original runs ?
MintCondition
I just got the reissue of this figure. It's pretty great. My only issues are that the hips are loose. Like the bar that connects them in the pelvis makes the legs swing back and forward too easily. I think I can fix that though.
Disconnecting the pelvis to get him into the gorilla stance is scarily hard. I can't even do it. I had to unscrew the pelvis to see how it works and even after putting it back together I can't do it. It feels like it's going to break. I might need to take it apart again and maybe sand something down on the inside. I dunno.
And I can't flip the prime jets out. They rotate one way, but it's the wrong way. I can't get them to rotate the correct way at all and I can't figure it out. Again, it feels like it's going to break. Any suggestions?
TheAirWolf
Mine didn't come with batteries. I believe they require 2 LR44 batteries and they go inside the Ape head not the Robot head. I can verify that they do work.
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XXLMagnus
are the shoulders fixed on this? I got a first-run copy, so eager to know if I should double dip …
madhatprime
I just got my MP-32 Reissue today, and looking in the instructions, it says it has batteries, but non are installed in the balljoint for the head. Are there supposed to be batteries that come in it?
Another thing, I cant get the thrusters on his back out. They just will not turn around the direction Ive seen everyone's do. I have put a huge amount of force on it, and Im afraid of breaking it, anyone else have this problem?
honestpanda
I haven’t. Ratchets work fine
vspectra
Has anyone here run into this issue?
jackisking
The second reissue did, no reason why this shouldn't
Hoffman
Does this new reissue have the fixed arms?
vspectra
If the hand cannons aren't limp it's most likely not a KO.
honestpanda
This is my reissue from Hasbro Pulse that came in last week.
RacerCheetor
In China there are already images in the hands of the MP-32, the bad thing is that there are reports of failures, although they are all the same failures that they had in the past relaunches, but there is a new one:
The waist does not sound like a gear and in other reports that part ends up loose, as happened with the MP-43 Megatron, be careful with that.
【视频】mp32腰转没有齿轮声,这咋办【超能勇士吧】_百度贴吧
green lantern
I just received the reissue from bababobo.
It seems really dark, pics online for the original mp primal seem to have greyish fur and a blueish chest, mine is basically black. Seems to be the same as the one shown on the KO video review from BensKOllectables on YouTube.
I wonder if he sent me the KO by mistake.
Could someone post their reissue pic online when they receive it? I'm getting worried.
TheAirWolf
And yes we all knew this was going to happen:
Thanks for your recent order on HasbroPulse.com.
We understand that you purchased the below item:
There have been some unexpected delays and the new approx. ship date for this item is August 1, 2022.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience!
Thanks for being a fan!
Hasbro Pulse
At least it gives me more time to save up and not have everything due in June 2022!
Beast_Megatron
Are there any good comparison pics of the original and the reissue? I’ve heard this claim before, but I’ve never seen a copy of MP32 with good shoulders in beast mode.
Those shoulder pads are the one flaw of an otherwise perfect figure.