In Hand Images of Masterpiece Skids and Reboost along with Packaging

Glarryg wrote:Got an email from BBTS just this morning that the release was pushed back seven months. Odd timing.

Glarryg

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Glarryg wrote:Got an email from BBTS just this morning that the release was pushed back seven months. Odd timing.

Glarryg

I think BBTS has been hit hard by shipping issues. I have a lot of things on PO that are delayed by months.

Glarryg wrote:Got an email from BBTS just this morning that the release was pushed back seven months. Odd timing.

Glarryg

Glarryg wrote:Got an email from BBTS just this morning that the release was pushed back seven months. Odd timing.

Glarryg

-Kanrabat- wrote:Amazon.jp just shipped my Crosscut.

I'll do a full pictorial review once it arrive.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Amazon.jp just shipped my Crosscut.

I'll do a full pictorial review once it arrive.

wait wait wait, how is Crosscut coming out first?

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Amazon.jp just shipped my Crosscut. Reboost.

I'll do a full pictorial review once it arrive.

wait wait wait, how is Crosscut coming out first?

Emerje wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Amazon.jp just shipped my Crosscut. Reboost.

I'll do a full pictorial review once it arrive.

wait wait wait, how is Crosscut coming out first?

I'm guessing he meant Swerve or Reboost since Crosscut isn't even sold on Amazon Japan since it's a Takara Tomy Mall exclusive in Japan and not due until March anyway.

Emerje

Sabrblade wrote:It's not Sam Witwicky. It's a Holomatter Avatar.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It's not Sam Witwicky. It's a Holomatter Avatar.

You could name him George Constanza or Antoine Bertrand that it wouldn't make any difference.
I was talking about the mold itself.

HONDA CITY-R
It’s been many a long and arduous road before Reboost came face to face with the Honda City R. He was originally part of the Autobot Outer Planetary Support Squad, taking the form of a surveillance satellite. After a long service in space, he successfully positioned to join the defense force of the allied planet Engali. He soon thought of his position as part of a noble family’s citadel defense team as his vocation. He accepted orders from the Engalian House of Peers without a second thought. In order to deepen the planet’s alliance, Reboost was even put forward to marry the heir of a certain major family. The 8-gendered Engalians have a complicated and bizarre marriage system, but Reboost found he got on well with his potential spouse, named Merai, and they agreed to the marriage. Sadly, it soon became clear that the noble houses were after Reboost’s special ability, and he soon became embroiled in a dispute between the various princes of the houses. Reboost lost consciousness after an attack, and was moved to a research facility on another planet. When he awoke, Reboost found he’d been disassembled, with his life core being examined under the name “Component X”. Secretly hacking into the facility’s network, Reboost found that the Engalian traitors had formed a conspiracy with a division of the corporation known as Marlboor, and that Merai and his other spouses were safe, but already married into other families. But just as one relationship ended, another began. He had found some of the enemy’s spy data on a car from Planet Earth: a red Honda City R. Realising at once he had no other options for a vehicle mode, Reboost began to plan his escape to Earth. Distracting the enemy using holomatter avatars, he set about rebuilding his core into an autonomous Motocompo-type device, then used the facility’s ground bridge to travel to the Sol system’s warp gate. From there, he hitched a ride on a cargo ship to Earth. As he landed, he found that his destination was under attack from the Decepticons, putting a human city in danger. He rushed to a nearby parking garage, and finally found and merged with his long-awaited Honda City R! Injecting nanovectors and transplanting his life core, he turned the City R into a super robot lifeform, transforming into an Autobot warrior and counter attacking the Decepticons. Reboost, having undergone a splendid rebirth through the City R, became the new defender of the city.

REBOOST
After a long interstellar mission filled with galactic hardship, Reboost has finally been assigned to Autobot City on Earth, gaining a new vehicle mode and a new city to protect. Now he rejoices in all the planet has to offer. He has a cheerful social life and diverse hobbies: giving people rides around town, multispectrum landscape photography and cy-fiber weaving, building new relationships all the while. Starting with Cosmos, he’s come to get along with many Autobots. That said, he’s clashed with Tailgate, who views Earth machinery as living beings.

Reboost carries a number of weapons specialised for urban defense. His mid-size laser gun can rapid fire laser dot rounds can hit an aerial target at 150km, and his Rocketbot shells can create an energy-weapon dampening field of up to 300 metres. At close range, his double laser gun turret can project destructive hard-light blades that don’t harm humans and buildings, hurting only enemies. His recon drone, Component X was constructed with his own life force and personality component, allowing it to perform complex reconnaissance and maneuvering using holomatter avatars, as well as retreat while carrying his life core. His in-born Boost Key ability allows him to reactivate the life functions of organic and mechanical beings alike, also allowing him to temporarily boost the power of both himself and others. While this does boost morale and can bring back those on the brink of death, its restorative powers are limited by Reboost’s lack of medical expertise, introducing an element of randomness to its powers and limiting its overall use.

Sabrblade wrote:It's not Sam Witwicky. It's a Holomatter Avatar.

"...Reboost includes a Holomatter Avatar driver, which is a transparent version of the Spike Witwicky figure included with Hound..."

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:How does that Spike figure compare size-wise with Dianauts?

-Kanrabat- wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:How does that Spike figure compare size-wise with Dianauts?

You mean the Diaclone humans? Vintage or modern?
We need a Diaclone collector for the answers.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:The Honda City mold is the BEST Masterpiece figure I've handled in a long, long time. I haven't enjoyed transforming a figure this much since Masterpiece Bumblebee 1.0. If I have to pick one to recommend, Skids is part of the G1 cast so it's a necessity for a Masterpiece shelf. Then again both are very affordable so if you can, both are great additions to any collection.

primalxconvoy wrote:For me, these are the best MPs to come out since the awful cartoon bots infested the MP lumber and diluted the true meaning of "MP". I hope more "proper" MPs are released in the future.

Big Grim wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:For me, these are the best MPs to come out since the awful cartoon bots infested the MP lumber and diluted the true meaning of "MP". I hope more "proper" MPs are released in the future.

This is very much in line with how I see the MP line. We need to get away from the smooth, boring cartoon versions of these characters and get em closer to the toy releases or a blend of the two. The lack of detail and the rounded off fingers in particular wind me up something rotten.

Skids is the first MP I've wanted in ages. Why? Because he has the appropriate amount of detail!

~ Grim

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Big Grim wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:For me, these are the best MPs to come out since the awful cartoon bots infested the MP lumber and diluted the true meaning of "MP". I hope more "proper" MPs are released in the future.

This is very much in line with how I see the MP line. We need to get away from the smooth, boring cartoon versions of these characters and get em closer to the toy releases or a blend of the two. The lack of detail and the rounded off fingers in particular wind me up something rotten.

Skids is the first MP I've wanted in ages. Why? Because he has the appropriate amount of detail!

~ Grim

I too, vote for MPs to go old school like Skids and his bros did.
Want a 100% cartoon accurate figure? Easy. Get a non-transformable action figure.

ZeroWolf wrote:Though I have a feeling that MP Skyfire will only ever be cartoon accurate

Big Grim wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Though I have a feeling that MP Skyfire will only ever be cartoon accurate

Sure, that can't be helped! Thing is though, as the Siege showed us, even animation versions of a character can be dripping in detail.

~ Grim

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Big Grim wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Though I have a feeling that MP Skyfire will only ever be cartoon accurate

Sure, that can't be helped! Thing is though, as the Siege showed us, even animation versions of a character can be dripping in detail.

~ Grim

Moreover, a MP Jetfire can't ever, ever be "toy accurate" for © reasons.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Big Grim wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Though I have a feeling that MP Skyfire will only ever be cartoon accurate

Sure, that can't be helped! Thing is though, as the Siege showed us, even animation versions of a character can be dripping in detail.

~ Grim

Moreover, a MP Jetfire can't ever, ever be "toy accurate" for © reasons.

ZeroWolf wrote:One thing to note retarding Sieges detailing on Skyfire, mot everyone liked that, as evidenced across the wfc range, especially with the TFtM characters in Kingdom as opposed to their Kindred spirits in the SS86 line.

Amazon.jp wrote:Item: トランスフォーマー マスターピース MP-52 スタースクリーム Ver.2.0
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ASIN: B08KJP2N4S
Reason: Export fee reduced

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