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DeathReviews wrote:There are still a cluster of MP Bluestreaks at the TRU near where I haunt...

same here:



I aint gonna give em 70$ cdn for that. Not much of a "liquidation"

william-james88 wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:There are still a cluster of MP Bluestreaks at the TRU near where I haunt...

same here:



I aint gonna give em 70$ cdn for that. Not much of a "liquidation"

Wow, it'd be nice to see all of those Platinum Editions at my local TRU stores. None of them are there!

Seibertron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:There are still a cluster of MP Bluestreaks at the TRU near where I haunt...

same here:



I aint gonna give em 70$ cdn for that. Not much of a "liquidation"

Wow, it'd be nice to see all of those Platinum Editions at my local TRU stores. None of them are there!

That's because in the states the exclusives are divided among more stores, like Kmart, BBTS and Target. Those dont exist in Canada so TRU (which I must say has amazing distribution in Canada) gets all the exclusives and you can see them all grouped up

Heres a picture from another TRU:

Woah. Canadian TRUs are awesome.

william-james88 wrote:The whole licensing thing is odd though, I dont think money is an issue. Because if it was then they wouldnt be able to sell hotwheel cars for so cheap.

There are other considerations. Mattel uses Hot Wheels designs dozens of times, in different colors and styles, before retiring them. Also, Mattel sells cases of toys to retailers, not individual toys. A case of 72 Hot Wheels cars might contain five or six new models that are officially licensed, and the rest are either old molds or vehicles that were totally invented by Mattel.

Masterpiece Shockwave is a toy Takara's not going to be able to get very much mileage out of, unlike Starscream or Prowl. They won't be able to do endless redeco versions to help recoup their development costs. The pricing may factor that in as well.

Zobovor wrote:

william-james88 wrote:The whole licensing thing is odd though, I dont think money is an issue. Because if it was then they wouldnt be able to sell hotwheel cars for so cheap.

There are other considerations. Mattel uses Hot Wheels designs dozens of times, in different colors and styles, before retiring them. Also, Mattel sells cases of toys to retailers, not individual toys. A case of 72 Hot Wheels cars might contain five or six new models that are officially licensed, and the rest are either old molds or vehicles that were totally invented by Mattel.

Funny you should bring up Mattel's Hot Wheels, as I can see companies license their models to a single company only (btw Ferrari has an exclusive deal with them, which means no Ferraris for TF), so if Mattel holds a license, chances are Hasbro can not acquire it until it expires.

TakaraTomy has no problem: the Tomica line of die cast cars is run by them, in fact it's been stated that they got some licenses via Tomica.

william-james88 wrote:Heres a picture from another TRU:

And Hot Spot is just sitting there unsold. He's pretty hard to find in the States for a good price. I've never seen one in person, BBTS sold out a while ago, TFSource wants $30 plus shipping which is a bit high, eBay is upwards of $40 shipped, and if he was ever on HTS it wasn't for long and he was never restocked. I haven't bought any of the Protectobots since there isn't much reason without the Voyager, but maybe I should make good on the May Mayhem deal and get the limbs off HTS, grab Hot Spot from TFS, and hope I can get my hands on a Groove.

Emerje

@emerje

HTS's eBay store has some sale going on right now - the CW voyagers are 21 shipped (limbs are 14). Maybe check for Hot Spot? I just picked up Onslaught from them today.

megatronus wrote:@emerje

HTS's eBay store has some sale going on right now - the CW voyagers are 21 shipped (limbs are 14). Maybe check for Hot Spot? I just picked up Onslaught from them today.

Thanks for the help, but it looks like the same stuff from HTS.com so no luck.

Emerje

Seibertron.com is proud to bring to you today our latest gallery, that of Masterpiece MP-25L Loud Pedal! Loud Pedal is a retool of MP-25 Tracks, sporting a new head based on the original Track toy and a black color scheme. His color scheme is based on a very limited edition black diaclone version of Tracks released in Finland. He is not the first black Tracks however toy since the original either, as we have gotten a Lucky Draw Black Tracks back several years ago, though Loud Pedal is closer in deco to the original 1984 toy. Loud Pedal also comes with the Road Rage gun, a holomatter avatar version of Raoul, and a redeco of the Blaster boombox done up to look like original micro change toy. Loud Pedal was an exclusive to the Tokyo Toy Show this past year, with the rest being sold off afterwards.

You can check out the full gallery by clicking any of the below images, and let us know what you think of this rare Masterpiece below!

Transformers Masterpiece Loud Pedal (178 images) - Masterpieces

That is a good looking bot. Curse these repaints!!

Nice shots Seibs!!

Oh look, he has the head I wanted to see on Road Rage.

Great lookin' shots Boss!
Love the Diaclone group shots. Do I spy Powered Convoy in the back there?
Does that mean his gallery is coming? Can't wait to see it.

You bet! I waited to do Loud Pedal's gallery until Delta Magnus came out. Should have his gallery posted on Thursday or Friday.

Nice looking masterpiece, I already have two version of this mold, I might have to get a third.

Fresh off the camera today, Seibertron.com is proud to bring to you today our latest gallery, that of MP-31 Delta Magnus with Marissa Faireborn! Delta Magnus is a redeco of the Masterpiece Ultra Magnus figure, and as such features the massive weight and blockiness of the original mold. The original Delta Magnus figure was once a diaclone figure named Powered Convoy, and while that toy was recolored to make Ultra Magnus, the original color scheme was kept and repurposed for Delta Magnus. Delta Magnus also comes with a Marissa Faireborn figure in place of the original Spike and Daniel. You can check out the whole gallery by clicking on any of the images below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

Transformers Masterpiece Delta Magnus (173 images) - Masterpieces




















Transformers Masterpiece Marissa Faireborn (30 images) - Figurine

That Marissa's got some mighty-fine birthing hips.

Irregardless, this is a GLORIOUS figure! Kinda wanna headcanon him and the other random recolours (Tigertrack, Road Rage, Clampdown etc) into a Primal Vanguard. I'll never get them all but it's still a cool thought.

Awesome gallery! Awesome bot!
Now if I could only find a reason to have another version of this giant toy.
and I still wish he had come with a little Diaclone pilot.