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New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber

Transformers News: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber

Thursday, March 5th, 2015 9:08AM CST

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As it happens to be a day of the week ending in -y, Takara Tomy designer Hisashi Yuki has shared on Twitter yet another look at the upcoming Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber figure - though this time we finally get to see its box! Check it out below, thanks to a tip from fellow Seibertronian Primeultimus.

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Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659237)
Posted by hinomars19 on March 5th, 2015 @ 9:32am CST
This may be an unfair statement, given Star Sabre's development may have been on the cards a lot longer etc, but am I the only one wishing MP Magnus had been given the same love and care as this figure? I know SS is a result of Yuki's love and passion of the character, so again maybe that gives him an advantage, but Magnus just seems to be missing that extra zing.

Yuki has gone to great lengths to think of the arm articulation regardless of the awkward high shoulders, the thigh area looks (from what we've seen) to have more than enough clearance for dynamic posing and the overall playability of the whole toy is what you'd want from this size and price point. He also follows the anime proportions to a T.

Magnus is just...missing something.
Sure, the transformation is quite clever with the cab and all but once you get over the initial amazement of the cab going origami style...he kinda just stands there......am I the only who feels he is too static and no fun?
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659240)
Posted by Moody magpie on March 5th, 2015 @ 9:38am CST
Soon I will own this amazing looking figure! =P~
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659241)
Posted by Desslok2201 on March 5th, 2015 @ 9:41am CST
hinomars19 wrote:This may be an unfair statement, given Star Sabre's development may have been on the cards a lot longer etc, but am I the only one wishing MP Magnus had been given the same love and care as this figure? I know SS is a result of Yuki's love and passion of the character, so again maybe that gives him an advantage, but Magnus just seems to be missing that extra zing.

Yuki has gone to great lengths to think of the arm articulation regardless of the awkward high shoulders, the thigh area looks (from what we've seen) to have more than enough clearance for dynamic posing and the overall playability of the whole toy is what you'd want from this size and price point. He also follows the anime proportions to a T.

Magnus is just...missing something.
Sure, the transformation is quite clever with the cab and all but once you get over the initial amazement of the cab going origami style...he kinda just stands there......am I the only who feels he is too static and no fun?

I'm really sorry you feel that way. I think Magnus was an out of the park home run. I love his heft, and how sturdy he is. I think it goes very well with the stoic nature of his character.
In reference to the pic, that should put to rest any question of who MP-24 will be.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659249)
Posted by fenrir72 on March 5th, 2015 @ 9:57am CST
hinomars19 wrote:This may be an unfair statement, given Star Sabre's development may have been on the cards a lot longer etc, but am I the only one wishing MP Magnus had been given the same love and care as this figure? I know SS is a result of Yuki's love and passion of the character, so again maybe that gives him an advantage, but Magnus just seems to be missing that extra zing.

Yuki has gone to great lengths to think of the arm articulation regardless of the awkward high shoulders, the thigh area looks (from what we've seen) to have more than enough clearance for dynamic posing and the overall playability of the whole toy is what you'd want from this size and price point. He also follows the anime proportions to a T.

Magnus is just...missing something.
Sure, the transformation is quite clever with the cab and all but once you get over the initial amazement of the cab going origami style...he kinda just stands there......am I the only who feels he is too static and no fun?


Hip swivel? Given the design that would have been hard to implement.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659285)
Posted by cramoptimus maximus on March 5th, 2015 @ 11:06am CST
Wow, he big... Too tall to fit in that box in robot mode. I really prefer when they come packaged in robot mode and not the alternate mode....

Small mold MPs are ok in alternate mode, I kinda prefer the small boxes for those, saves storage room, but a full size MP ought to come packaged ready in its most glorious form and a big beautiful box!

Anyway...
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659287)
Posted by cramoptimus maximus on March 5th, 2015 @ 11:13am CST
And I can't wait to see its coin... I hope is some sort of three dimensional package like sunstorms awesome pyramid fiery thing.... Best coin package if you ask me. Prettiest coin, I think its rodimus shiny gold medal like coin... Hoping for the best coin and package yet!
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659301)
Posted by sol magnus on March 5th, 2015 @ 12:01pm CST
Desslok2201 wrote:
hinomars19 wrote:This may be an unfair statement, given Star Sabre's development may have been on the cards a lot longer etc, but am I the only one wishing MP Magnus had been given the same love and care as this figure? I know SS is a result of Yuki's love and passion of the character, so again maybe that gives him an advantage, but Magnus just seems to be missing that extra zing.

Yuki has gone to great lengths to think of the arm articulation regardless of the awkward high shoulders, the thigh area looks (from what we've seen) to have more than enough clearance for dynamic posing and the overall playability of the whole toy is what you'd want from this size and price point. He also follows the anime proportions to a T.

Magnus is just...missing something.
Sure, the transformation is quite clever with the cab and all but once you get over the initial amazement of the cab going origami style...he kinda just stands there......am I the only who feels he is too static and no fun?

I'm really sorry you feel that way. I think Magnus was an out of the park home run. I love his heft, and how sturdy he is. I think it goes very well with the stoic nature of his character.
In reference to the pic, that should put to rest any question of who MP-24 will be.

Agreed. I love my Ultra Magnus. He stands heroically amongst my MP Autobots...the way it should be. The only thing he "lacks" is hip-swivel, and that is very easy to overlook.

I think Star Saber is an awesome figure, but since I have no real connection to the character, so I'm (still) not getting one. It's tough, though.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659379)
Posted by Mindmaster on March 5th, 2015 @ 3:05pm CST
Ugh, I need this thing in my life. :BANG_HEAD:
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659424)
Posted by hinomars19 on March 5th, 2015 @ 4:52pm CST
sol magnus wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
hinomars19 wrote:Lots of stuff I said about MP Ultra Magnus

I'm really sorry you feel that way. I think Magnus was an out of the park home run. I love his heft, and how sturdy he is. I think it goes very well with the stoic nature of his character.
In reference to the pic, that should put to rest any question of who MP-24 will be.

Agreed. I love my Ultra Magnus. He stands heroically amongst my MP Autobots...the way it should be. The only thing he "lacks" is hip-swivel, and that is very easy to overlook.

I think Star Saber is an awesome figure, but since I have no real connection to the character, so I'm (still) not getting one. It's tough, though.


Haha, I thought I'd be alone on this. No worries folks. Magnus isn't a bad figure, I guess I just see potential wasted. A few extra pushes or that little extra time on the drawing board would have made such a difference. To stay on topic, that's what I see in Star Sabre; a figure that was, design wise, pushed to it's limit leaving no stone un-turned. I suppose what SS has in his favour of course is how the original toy was no different to his animation model, so I guess Yuki had the advantage of updating existing engineering, leaving more room for refinement.

My own opinion of course, but Star Sabre has that play-ability I like, it justifies that price point and the giant package it comes in. My bank Balance hates me but I am truly looking forward to him. I'm just not prepared for the hit right now and he has crept up on me real fast. :BOOM:
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659433)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on March 5th, 2015 @ 5:26pm CST
cramoptimus maximus wrote:Wow, he big... Too tall to fit in that box in robot mode. I really prefer when they come packaged in robot mode and not the alternate mode....

Small mold MPs are ok in alternate mode, I kinda prefer the small boxes for those, saves storage room, but a full size MP ought to come packaged ready in its most glorious form and a big beautiful box!

Anyway...


Normally I'd agree but I think Star Saber is a special exception since its full robot mode is a combination of several gimmicks that should be experienced first.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659462)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 5th, 2015 @ 6:58pm CST
The more I think about it, the more I realize that Star Saber of all bots being the 30th Anniversary figure is just following Takara's tradition of making MPs of an Autobot leader for special commemorative celebrations.

For the 20th Anniversary, Takara made MP-1 Convoy (20th Anniversary Optimus Prime)

For the "Welcome to Transformers 2010" promotion that honored the 1986 movie and the G1 cartoon's third season (which was dubbed in Japanese as "Transformers 2010"), Takara made MP-9 Rodimus Convoy (Rodimus Prime).

For the 25th Anniversary, one could suggest MP-8 Grimlock as possible candidate for celebrating that year, since he was an Autobot leader in the Marvel comics and Takara even made that MP-8X King Grimlock figure based on Marvel Grimlock.

So with Optimus and Rodimus, and even Grimlock, already done, that takes care of the first two Autobot leaders of the 1980s in both the cartoon and comics, so Takara kinda had to go with a later Autobot leader for the 30th Anniversary. And I'd say leaving it to the fans to vote on it was a nice move.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659514)
Posted by Desslok2201 on March 5th, 2015 @ 9:41pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:The more I think about it, the more I realize that Star Saber of all bots being the 30th Anniversary figure is just following Takara's tradition of making MPs of an Autobot leader for special commemorative celebrations.

For the 20th Anniversary, Takara made MP-1 Convoy (20th Anniversary Optimus Prime)

For the "Welcome to Transformers 2010" promotion that honored the 1986 movie and the G1 cartoon's third season (which was dubbed in Japanese as "Transformers 2010"), Takara made MP-9 Rodimus Convoy (Rodimus Prime).

For the 25th Anniversary, one could suggest MP-8 Grimlock as possible candidate for celebrating that year, since he was an Autobot leader in the Marvel comics and Takara even made that MP-8X King Grimlock figure based on Marvel Grimlock.

So with Optimus and Rodimus, and even Grimlock, already done, that takes care of the first two Autobot leaders of the 1980s in both the cartoon and comics, so Takara kinda had to go with a later Autobot leader for the 30th Anniversary. And I'd say leaving it to the fans to vote on it was a nice move.

I'll start saving now for the 2020 MP Fort Max and 2025 Dai Atlas then
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659545)
Posted by megatronus on March 5th, 2015 @ 11:04pm CST
hinomars19 wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
hinomars19 wrote:Lots of stuff I said about MP Ultra Magnus

I'm really sorry you feel that way. I think Magnus was an out of the park home run. I love his heft, and how sturdy he is. I think it goes very well with the stoic nature of his character.
In reference to the pic, that should put to rest any question of who MP-24 will be.

Agreed. I love my Ultra Magnus. He stands heroically amongst my MP Autobots...the way it should be. The only thing he "lacks" is hip-swivel, and that is very easy to overlook.

I think Star Saber is an awesome figure, but since I have no real connection to the character, so I'm (still) not getting one. It's tough, though.


Haha, I thought I'd be alone on this. No worries folks. Magnus isn't a bad figure, I guess I just see potential wasted. A few extra pushes or that little extra time on the drawing board would have made such a difference. To stay on topic, that's what I see in Star Sabre; a figure that was, design wise, pushed to it's limit leaving no stone un-turned. I suppose what SS has in his favour of course is how the original toy was no different to his animation model, so I guess Yuki had the advantage of updating existing engineering, leaving more room for refinement.

My own opinion of course, but Star Sabre has that play-ability I like, it justifies that price point and the giant package it comes in. My bank Balance hates me but I am truly looking forward to him. I'm just not prepared for the hit right now and he has crept up on me real fast. :BOOM:

I actually agree with you 100%. Ultra Magnus is cool, and I love his heft, but he's definitely missing that special something. To me, he's a poseable statue, not an action figure like MP10 or any of the MP cars.

Call me crazy, but range of motion should count for something. I found the shoulder articulation extremely disappointing, and the lack of hip swivel even more so. The usual "well, the design really doesn't allow for it" defense falls flat for me - that just means the design was poor, not that the lack of articulation is acceptable as a result. That's not to say there aren't great things about him - the way the arms transform is clever, and the way the rubber wheels at the foot flip out to reveal the molded, animation accurate mini-wheels is awesome. But there is certainly room for improvement.

Still, I do think it's a bit unfair to compare Magnus to Star Saber... he looks amazing, but also benefits from the very solid, made-up (i.e. not earth based) alt mode that makes it easier (I would think) to unfurl into a robot.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659558)
Posted by fenrir72 on March 5th, 2015 @ 11:45pm CST
megatronus wrote:
hinomars19 wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
hinomars19 wrote:Lots of stuff I said about MP Ultra Magnus

I'm really sorry you feel that way. I think Magnus was an out of the park home run. I love his heft, and how sturdy he is. I think it goes very well with the stoic nature of his character.
In reference to the pic, that should put to rest any question of who MP-24 will be.

Agreed. I love my Ultra Magnus. He stands heroically amongst my MP Autobots...the way it should be. The only thing he "lacks" is hip-swivel, and that is very easy to overlook.

I think Star Saber is an awesome figure, but since I have no real connection to the character, so I'm (still) not getting one. It's tough, though.


Haha, I thought I'd be alone on this. No worries folks. Magnus isn't a bad figure, I guess I just see potential wasted. A few extra pushes or that little extra time on the drawing board would have made such a difference. To stay on topic, that's what I see in Star Sabre; a figure that was, design wise, pushed to it's limit leaving no stone un-turned. I suppose what SS has in his favour of course is how the original toy was no different to his animation model, so I guess Yuki had the advantage of updating existing engineering, leaving more room for refinement.

My own opinion of course, but Star Sabre has that play-ability I like, it justifies that price point and the giant package it comes in. My bank Balance hates me but I am truly looking forward to him. I'm just not prepared for the hit right now and he has crept up on me real fast. :BOOM:

I actually agree with you 100%. Ultra Magnus is cool, and I love his heft, but he's definitely missing that special something. To me, he's a poseable statue, not an action figure like MP10 or any of the MP cars.

Call me crazy, but range of motion should count for something. I found the shoulder articulation extremely disappointing, and the lack of hip swivel even more so. The usual "well, the design really doesn't allow for it" defense falls flat for me - that just means the design was poor, not that the lack of articulation is acceptable as a result. That's not to say there aren't great things about him - the way the arms transform is clever, and the way the rubber wheels at the foot flip out to reveal the molded, animation accurate mini-wheels is awesome. But there is certainly room for improvement.

Still, I do think it's a bit unfair to compare Magnus to Star Saber... he looks amazing, but also benefits from the very solid, made-up (i.e. not earth based) alt mode that makes it easier (I would think) to unfurl into a robot.


UM is like from another era. if you put it. Kind of like the Robetech sga spanning 3 generations. Star Saber is like the "Next Generation". :lol:

UM, "simple" gimmick. Just an exosuit over a mini robot. Saber, well you have a mini robot who turns into the face of another robot that turns into the core module for another exosuit.

So apples and apples......and I really can't see them applying a white Convoy within UM and still get the awesome results of the final product.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659742)
Posted by shajaki on March 6th, 2015 @ 10:50am CST
megatronus wrote:The usual "well, the design really doesn't allow for it" defense falls flat for me - that just means the design was poor, not that the lack of articulation is acceptable as a result.
I've always thought that was a strange argument. It's like, aren't the designers responsible for mistakes or oversights? :???:
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659745)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 6th, 2015 @ 11:04am CST
shajaki wrote:
megatronus wrote:The usual "well, the design really doesn't allow for it" defense falls flat for me - that just means the design was poor, not that the lack of articulation is acceptable as a result.
I've always thought that was a strange argument. It's like, aren't the designers responsible for mistakes or oversights? :???:


Designing in general is all about making compromises, between what you want, what looks good, and what's physically possible. Tons of articulation and other moving pieces for instance, is what one would want, but that would make the toy too complex and fragile.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659746)
Posted by guarayakha on March 6th, 2015 @ 11:09am CST
I'm sure they'd have consider all possible options and it was all down to the problem of production costs.
I'd imagine that UltraMagnus was designed around a stricter budget while being able to keep the die-cast and rubber tyres, and StarSaber being given a tad more of that $$$ for being a special case.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659762)
Posted by Agamemnon on March 6th, 2015 @ 12:23pm CST
Indeed, besides physics, money often factors in. If UM could have had much more articulation, but the cost was pushed up over $300 per unit, would that be worthwhile? Or is this compromise, with a cheaper price point, preferable?

I'm not saying that is what happened here, but I think it is at least as plausible as mistakes or laziness (though I am not accusing anyone of specifically calling the designers lazy.)

Personally, I like the price point (in fact I thought UM was going to be much, much more expensive.) And I am happy with the results. Isn't there always room for improvement? (Such as when an artist's piece of work is never "done...")
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659774)
Posted by Ironhidensh on March 6th, 2015 @ 1:00pm CST
Honestly, and I don't mean to offend here, but the complaints against ultra Magnus sound like nitpicking. Ever since the white repaint of MP-1 came out, we've been begging and begging for a true ultra Magnus. Well we finally got one. Hell, if you count the upcoming combined wars figure, we have two ultra Magnus' this year.

To me, Magnus is everything I've been waiting for and then some. Are there tiny things that could be better? Of course, but in the face of the sheer awesomeness of this figure, they aren't worth thinking about.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1659808)
Posted by megatronus on March 6th, 2015 @ 2:56pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Designing in general is all about making compromises, between what you want, what looks good, and what's physically possible. Tons of articulation and other moving pieces for instance, is what one would want, but that would make the toy too complex and fragile.

I think that's an impossible to prove hypothetical - all we can really do at this point is comment and opine on the product we have, not the one that was never made.

Also, I'm not asking for a ton of articulation on top of what we got - is a hip swivel really too much to ask for? He's the only mold that doesn't have one besides the Seekers (and that mold is a decade old). Between inhibited arm movement and lack of hip swivel, UM's dynamism really takes a hit. Alleviate just one of those issues and I doubt I'd be so adamant in my criticism.

But you're right, it's all about compromise. I think UM is a transformation-centric figure whose play value comes from alt-mode interactions and conversion, not necessarily robot action. And that's OK - but my priority is the robot mode, so predictably I'm a bit disappointed.


guarayakha wrote:I'm sure they'd have consider all possible options and it was all down to the problem of production costs.
I'd imagine that UltraMagnus was designed around a stricter budget while being able to keep the die-cast and rubber tyres, and StarSaber being given a tad more of that $$$ for being a special case.

I doubt they had a design out there and said "remove some moving pieces; production costs are too high." I'm more inclined to think the designer got a set of specs, such as "cab has to match MP-10," "alt mode must interact with the other cars," and a few other details, and this is the design they came up with. Star Saber may have gotten more money, but I think Star Saber being a stand alone piece gave the designers the room to minimize the compromises this line demands.


Agamemnon wrote:Indeed, besides physics, money often factors in. If UM could have had much more articulation, but the cost was pushed up over $300 per unit, would that be worthwhile? Or is this compromise, with a cheaper price point, preferable?

I'm not saying that is what happened here, but I think it is at least as plausible as mistakes or laziness (though I am not accusing anyone of specifically calling the designers lazy.)

Personally, I like the price point (in fact I thought UM was going to be much, much more expensive.) And I am happy with the results. Isn't there always room for improvement? (Such as when an artist's piece of work is never "done...")

I doubt a waste swivel or greater arm articulation (or both) would have pushed the price point up by $100+. Besides, you had the first run of MP10 sell out at $250, and the second run sell out at $300. Changes in the Yen:Dollar conversion rate aside, a few extra bucks wouldn't have made a huge dent in sales. The line is fairly well established and predictable at this point.

Yes, there's always room for improvement. For example, I love Sideswipe, but you can see through his side, and his legs are hollow. For me, these are hidden well enough to be overlooked and accepted as a necessary compromise. Ultra Magnus' lack of waste just seems like an unnecessary compromise. That's just my two cents.


Ironhidensh wrote:Honestly, and I don't mean to offend here, but the complaints against ultra Magnus sound like nitpicking. Ever since the white repaint of MP-1 came out, we've been begging and begging for a true ultra Magnus. Well we finally got one. Hell, if you count the upcoming combined wars figure, we have two ultra Magnus' this year.

To me, Magnus is everything I've been waiting for and then some. Are there tiny things that could be better? Of course, but in the face of the sheer awesomeness of this figure, they aren't worth thinking about.

Great. I'm glad you (and others) feel that way.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1660052)
Posted by Va'al on March 7th, 2015 @ 7:46am CST
Stuff from Yuki.

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Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1660088)
Posted by Ironhidensh on March 7th, 2015 @ 9:27am CST
It is a nice looking figure, I'll give it that. If I had unlimited funds, or was ten years younger, I'd probally pick it up.
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Posted by guarayakha on March 7th, 2015 @ 11:00am CST
Va'al wrote:Stuff from Yuki.


Image


Goddamnit. That G1 polystyrene box shot hit me hard, because of all that battle damage! :BOOM:
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1660461)
Posted by SlyTF1 on March 8th, 2015 @ 1:19am CST
I just got to his role in the MTMTE comics. He's already my new favorite character. I'm buying his figure. One day.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1660899)
Posted by Razzerian on March 9th, 2015 @ 9:59am CDT
He's not a character I'm particulary interested in, but he's looking great nonetheless. And it's also making me very hopeful to see a Masterpiece Skyfire one day given the fact that they're making bigger Masterpiece figures with Ultra Magnus and now this guy.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1661624)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on March 11th, 2015 @ 1:05am CDT
Can I be totally honest? I'm getting this figure no matter what, I'm just secretly hopping no other reviewers get it sooner so I can do my review first. :grin:
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1661627)
Posted by fenrir72 on March 11th, 2015 @ 1:12am CDT
Agamemnon wrote:Indeed, besides physics, money often factors in. If UM could have had much more articulation, but the cost was pushed up over $300 per unit, would that be worthwhile? Or is this compromise, with a cheaper price point, preferable?

I'm not saying that is what happened here, but I think it is at least as plausible as mistakes or laziness (though I am not accusing anyone of specifically calling the designers lazy.)

Personally, I like the price point (in fact I thought UM was going to be much, much more expensive.) And I am happy with the results. Isn't there always room for improvement? (Such as when an artist's piece of work is never "done...")


The Takara engineers were indeed given the marching orders to keep the cost down. It was posted in one of those Hobby Magazines in Japan. It's in the MP-UM thread.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1661668)
Posted by Arctorro on March 11th, 2015 @ 6:18am CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Can I be totally honest? I'm getting this figure no matter what, I'm just secretly hopping no other reviewers get it sooner so I can do my review first. :grin:
No offence, but I'll be too busy playing with mine to watch :P

To be honest, I hope you do get yours quickly to get an early review up. It's always nice to watch a review first.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1662599)
Posted by wilcosu35 on March 14th, 2015 @ 1:37am CDT
so, any news on an exact release date yet? HLJ says 15/03, but that seems unlikely since they never release stuff on a sunday.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1662605)
Posted by guarayakha on March 14th, 2015 @ 2:18am CDT
The latest update is March 21st.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1662645)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 14th, 2015 @ 9:33am CDT
So which online retailer has the cheapest preorder at the moment?
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1663224)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on March 15th, 2015 @ 10:40pm CDT
Arctorro wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Can I be totally honest? I'm getting this figure no matter what, I'm just secretly hopping no other reviewers get it sooner so I can do my review first. :grin:
No offence, but I'll be too busy playing with mine to watch :P

To be honest, I hope you do get yours quickly to get an early review up. It's always nice to watch a review first.


Thanks and don't worry, I don't rush reviews out just to be first. On a release date I've heard the 21st of March as well, that's from Robot Kingdom. I contemplated making an order but the cost with EMS shipping was just too much.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1663623)
Posted by Krapicon on March 17th, 2015 @ 6:48am CDT
Good Day All,

With the release date of Star Saber coming with in a week I came across this image of Star Saber in Box. Enjoy!!!
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1663629)
Posted by guarayakha on March 17th, 2015 @ 7:59am CDT
^It's an old pic, though.
Not that it makes me any less excited for StarSaber :KREMZEEK:

All Yuki needs to do now is tweet a picture with dozens of MP-24 boxes to bring the HYPE!! :D
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1664062)
Posted by mooncake623 on March 18th, 2015 @ 8:52am CDT
Thanks to site sponsor Robotkingdom we get our fist look at the Asia Exclusive Coin for Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber! Due to be release on the 21st of this Month, the wait is almost over for the first fan voted Masterpiece figure to finally be in our hands after months of photos and teases. Robotkingdom also posted a bunch of in-hand images you can enjoy on their Facebook page!

Check out the the photos of the Asia Exclusive Coin we've mirrored below and remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

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Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1664123)
Posted by shajaki on March 18th, 2015 @ 1:21pm CDT
I was wondering what was going on.... we went what? 42 minutes without Starsaber news? :P
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1664291)
Posted by Arctorro on March 18th, 2015 @ 11:44pm CDT
Nippon-Yasan.com just emailed me to say they are processing my order! Hopefully only a couple of weeks before Star Sabre and UM are in my hands :KREMZEEK:
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1664482)
Posted by shajaki on March 19th, 2015 @ 6:13pm CDT
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Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1664484)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 19th, 2015 @ 6:14pm CDT
Quite a coin collection.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1664497)
Posted by Tsutsukakushi on March 19th, 2015 @ 7:07pm CDT
Will be buying the version without the coin.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1664498)
Posted by Burn on March 19th, 2015 @ 7:15pm CDT
Received my payment request from HLJ this morning. Had an automatic shipping reminder for my private warehouse the other day, so paid for SS and shipping for him and four others.

Should be here before Arctorro's. Image
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1664539)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on March 20th, 2015 @ 12:09am CDT
shajaki wrote:Image


I'm a little disappointed. I was hoping that the coin case slid open sideways, to reveal the coin sitting in the middle of the Brainmaster. If that's my only complaint life is good. Who thinks BBTS will process orders on the 21st?
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1664547)
Posted by Tsutsukakushi on March 20th, 2015 @ 1:24am CDT
Reading rumors on some sites. That the release date is the 21st of March.

Wondering when some American import sites. Will get this toy in stock.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1664548)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on March 20th, 2015 @ 1:28am CDT
Tsutsukakushi wrote:Reading rumors on some sites. That the release date is the 21st of March.

Wondering when some American import sites. Will get this toy in stock.


So am I. Keep in mind that the day they get physical possession might be different than the day the processes them and it goes up on a site. We might get lucky as some places have Saturday workers so I'm thinking Monday the earliest.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1664555)
Posted by wilcosu35 on March 20th, 2015 @ 1:49am CDT
Burn wrote:Received my payment request from HLJ this morning. Had an automatic shipping reminder for my private warehouse the other day, so paid for SS and shipping for him and four others.

Should be here before Arctorro's. Image


mine is also in :) now just to wait for ufomaru tomorrow, and the whole shebang for this month can be shipped.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1664559)
Posted by guarayakha on March 20th, 2015 @ 2:29am CDT
Rumors? March 21st is confirmed. Heck some lucky dude in Taiwan already have it in hand! Ooof the excitement!! :BOOM:

http://tfnd.net/discuz/forum.php?mod=vi ... rom=portal

Minor nitpicks:
1) Looks like the battle helmet requires disconnection from the joint to allow free movement.
2) Rear landing gears for SaberJet is in a weird position.
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1664566)
Posted by Va'al on March 20th, 2015 @ 4:04am CDT
Fellow Seibertronian hinesika, also known as DuoDuoTea over on TFND.net, was lucky enough to acquire a Takara Tomy Masterpiece Transformers MP-24 Star Saber in Taiwan, and decided to share with us all a nice look at the figure via a photo gallery/pictorial review! You can check out some of the photos below, and head here for the full sequence. Will you be getting your Star Saber too, will it be soon? Let us know what you think of this fan-based bot in the Energon Pub!

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Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1664585)
Posted by Fox Thiagarajan on March 20th, 2015 @ 6:28am CDT
Been saving for this guy. Almost there. Thanks for the pics!
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1664597)
Posted by Mindmaster on March 20th, 2015 @ 7:49am CDT
Submitting my preorder for this bad boy today. I need this thing in my life! :BOOM:
Re: New Box Image of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber (1664600)
Posted by NuclearConvoy on March 20th, 2015 @ 7:54am CDT
I think this very well may be the first Masterpiece I get.

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