New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak

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We've just seen a batch of in-hand images for the latest redeco of the Nissan Fairlady Z mold from Takara Tomy - but why not take a look at Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak in all his glory in our new Seibertron.com galleries? The last (as far as we know) addition to the Datsun streak (heh) of characters, the figure shares the same basic mold as the first Streak and the Tokyo Toy Show 2014 exclusive Silverstreak, with some added Prowl parts for further accuracy - and is also actually blue, a callback to the rare Diaclone predecessor figure.

Any of the images below will take you to the full show, including comparisons with the toys mentioned above, multiple poses, the trademark under-the-foot shot, and much much more. Click away!

Transformers Masterpiece Bluestreak

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Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1723489)
Posted by Down_Shift on September 3rd, 2015 @ 8:01am CDT

I absolutely love this pic. You nailed the box art pose!

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Posted by Sabrblade on September 3rd, 2015 @ 10:24am CDT

Nissan Sentai Datsunger!

Also, bit of trivia about the character this toy represents. He's a different person from G1 Bluestreak, suspected of having come from the Diaclone universe.

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1723511)
Posted by Seibertron on September 3rd, 2015 @ 10:27am CDT

I didn't realize until I transformed MP-18S Bluestreak that he has Prowl's robot mode parts to make him look more like the G1 toy.

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1723512)
Posted by megatronus on September 3rd, 2015 @ 10:30am CDT

Seibertron wrote:I didn't realize until I transformed MP-18S Bluestreak that he has Prowl's robot mode parts to make him look more like the G1 toy.

I'm a fan. I'd rather have a Prowl redeco than a 3rd version of Bluestreak.

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1723525)
Posted by Bounti76 on September 3rd, 2015 @ 12:00pm CDT

I have him on order, and he looks great. My only issue is the Autobot symbol isn't a sticker, so It'll be slightly awkward to display him with Tigertrack or any other future Diaclone MPs.

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1723557)
Posted by Cobotron on September 3rd, 2015 @ 2:00pm CDT

Seibertron wrote:I didn't realize until I transformed MP-18S Bluestreak that he has Prowl's robot mode parts to make him look more like the G1 toy.

I knew the head was Prowl's, but what else? The pelvis? Any others? I don't have Prowl.

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1724821)
Posted by Seibertron on September 8th, 2015 @ 11:07am CDT

Cobotron wrote:
Seibertron wrote:I didn't realize until I transformed MP-18S Bluestreak that he has Prowl's robot mode parts to make him look more like the G1 toy.
I knew the head was Prowl's, but what else? The pelvis? Any others? I don't have Prowl.

The pelvis and the head are Prowl's, the car roof is Bluestreak.

I updated the gallery to include several pictures of Bluestreak's coin.

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1728946)
Posted by Va'al on September 25th, 2015 @ 1:32pm CDT

The latest offering from the Seibertron.com gallery machine that is site owner Seibertron is also the latest offering from Hasbro in their Transformers Masterpiece line: MP-07 Starscream!

The figure is a redeco of the original Takara Tomy MP-11 release, and features a couple of tweaks, such as blue nosecone in jet mode, lighter shades of grey, slightly different Decepticon symbols and a stand that can be used for both the jet and robot mode. Click on any of the images below to compare the two toys, and take your time to admire the devious Decepticon lieutenant by following through to the galleries.

Transformers Masterpiece Starscream

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1728948)
Posted by Cobotron on September 25th, 2015 @ 1:35pm CDT

Nice to see the comparisons photographed in high quality.
Thanks Chief! ;)^

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1728951)
Posted by Seibertron on September 25th, 2015 @ 1:46pm CDT

This gallery is gallery #3,800!!! Gallery #4,000 here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/galleries/new/

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1728956)
Posted by Seibertron on September 25th, 2015 @ 1:56pm CDT

Cobotron wrote:Nice to see the comparisons photographed in hi quality.
Thanks Chief!

Thanks Cobotron! I think I prefer the Hasbro version, surprisingly. The lighter face paint, the blue nosecone, the lighter cockpit, and a few other things make it a winner to me. I like having the crown and other "King Starscream" accessories so I won't be parting with that version either. There are enough differences between the two to warrant an extra one, especially since it's much cheaper than the $200 I paid for the Takara Tomy version a few years ago.

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1728961)
Posted by Cobotron on September 25th, 2015 @ 2:11pm CDT

Good to know. I never could bring myself to shell out that kinda loot for the Takara version.
I'm super pleased with this Starscream over previous Hasbro Seeker releases, that's for sure.

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1728973)
Posted by no-one on September 25th, 2015 @ 2:33pm CDT

Seibertron wrote:This gallery is gallery #3,800!!! Gallery #4,000 here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats.

Super stoked for mine to arrive. It will be my first hands on with this mold.

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729095)
Posted by AutobotAlvaron on September 26th, 2015 @ 12:44am CDT

Another awesome gallery Seibertron! They're my second favorite thing about this site (the first being all the news & updates). :APPLAUSE:

So, the differences between the two Starscreams that I can see are: the jet nosecone color, the slight difference in shades of gray & red plastics (Hasbro's red looks paler & the jet canopy is a deeper yellow on Takara's), and the Takara head looks painted gloss-black while Hasbro's is molded in semi-matte/satin dark charcoal.

I just got the TRU Starscream and he's great; the joints are tighter than my TRU MP Thundercracker's as well. I wonder if MP Skywarp will get yet another Hasbro release in this mold, but I think I'm done collecting the Seeker mold.

I'm really looking forward to MP Shockwave, Hot Rod, and I still hold out hope for Galvatron, Megatron v2, and now Arcee too.

Keep it up with the great galleries, and thanks for making this a fun place!

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729114)
Posted by LegendaryAntiHero on September 26th, 2015 @ 1:55am CDT

The new Bluestreak looks great. I lalready have all 3 Datsun characters in Masterpiece form but this figure is making me want to buy Bluestreak again

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729115)
Posted by steve2275 on September 26th, 2015 @ 2:27am CDT

very starscream

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Posted by Amelie on September 26th, 2015 @ 5:27am CDT

steve2275 wrote:very starscream

Much Decepticon.

So Transformer.

Glad I held back on the Takara Starscream now. The Hasbro one looks better

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729208)
Posted by Seibertron on September 26th, 2015 @ 11:19am CDT

Does anyone know if there are differences between Hasbro's Bluestreak and MP-18?

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729213)
Posted by Cobotron on September 26th, 2015 @ 11:38am CDT

Seibertron wrote:Does anyone know if there are differences between Hasbro's Bluestreak and MP-18?

I don't know first hand, but have read many reports in here, that they are the same.

Here is a report from Seibertron's very own, ScottyP!
http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/toysrus-exclusive-hasbro-transformers-masterpiece-discussion-thread-t103923s125.php#p1710419

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729215)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 26th, 2015 @ 11:43am CDT

Seibertron wrote:Does anyone know if there are differences between Hasbro's Bluestreak and MP-18?

Powered Convoy (aka Randy) is really good at noting all the little detail differences between Hasbro and Takara MPs, so he might know.

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729348)
Posted by Va'al on September 27th, 2015 @ 3:10am CDT

Taking a break from all of the Starscream updates, we return to first new Masterpiece from Takara Tomy - the Optimus Prime that redefined the line, MP-10 - and the exclusive crossover deco that tried merging robotic sentient beings with... whatever the actual heck EVA Units are. The Seibertron.com gallery-maker is proud to present Transformers X Evangelion Masterpiece MP-10 Convoy Mode "EVA"!

By clicking on any of the images below, you can access the full gallery, featuring side-by-side comparisons with the original deco of both Convoy/Optimus and Spike/the NERV technician, as the new figures take on the purple, green, orange and red colouring of Unit 01 from (Rebuild of) Neon Genesis Evangelion 3.0 - You Can (Not) Redo. The set also includes a redecoed trailer and Roller, featuring the NERV symbol alongside the Autobot one, and all the accessories of the original!

Transformers Masterpiece Convoy Mode "EVA"

Transformers Masterpiece Evangelion Technician

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729370)
Posted by sol magnus on September 27th, 2015 @ 9:02am CDT

This version of Convoy has been out almost a year. No one seems to have noticed Red Bumblebee in the little comic...

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729372)
Posted by Rated X on September 27th, 2015 @ 9:21am CDT

Break out the BAPE Prime and have an ugly contest ! Who would win the epic battle for the coveted title of "The Ugliest Prime" ???

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729380)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 27th, 2015 @ 9:48am CDT

sol magnus wrote:This version of Convoy has been out almost a year. No one seems to have noticed Red Bumblebee in the little comic...

Bumblebee isn't red in the image. It's just the lighting. Compared to the very red Optimus, Bee's colors are much brighter.

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729384)
Posted by sol magnus on September 27th, 2015 @ 9:59am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
sol magnus wrote:This version of Convoy has been out almost a year. No one seems to have noticed Red Bumblebee in the little comic...
Bumblebee isn't red in the image. It's just the lighting. Compared to the very red Optimus, Bee's colors are much brighter.

I don't have the figure, so I'll defer, but he lookS as red as Sideswipe...then again, maybe that's Tigertrack. :-D

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729388)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 27th, 2015 @ 10:02am CDT

sol magnus wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
sol magnus wrote:This version of Convoy has been out almost a year. No one seems to have noticed Red Bumblebee in the little comic...
Bumblebee isn't red in the image. It's just the lighting. Compared to the very red Optimus, Bee's colors are much brighter.

I don't have the figure, so I'll defer, but he lookS as red as Sideswipe...then again, maybe that's Tigertrack.

The story identifies him as Sideswipe.

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Posted by Seibertron on September 27th, 2015 @ 6:26pm CDT

It's definitely regular yellow Bumblebee, colored properly to show the red fiery highlights from the scene. All you have to do is look at red Optimus Prime to see that Bumblebee is yellow under red lighting.

Even if it is red Bumblebee, what's the big deal? If some of you want to believe that's red Bumblebee, have at it!

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729490)
Posted by sol magnus on September 27th, 2015 @ 7:30pm CDT

Seibertron wrote:It's definitely regular yellow Bumblebee, colored properly to show the red fiery highlights from the scene. All you have to do is look at red Optimus Prime to see that Bumblebee is yellow under red lighting.

Even if it is red Bumblebee, what's the big deal? If some of you want to believe that's red Bumblebee, have at it!

It's not a big deal. Just looked red to me from the photo. Would have been a nice preview or grist for the rumor mill had it been A. correct and B. caught back when EVA mode Convoy came out.

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729497)
Posted by Seibertron on September 27th, 2015 @ 7:54pm CDT

sol magnus wrote:
Seibertron wrote:It's definitely regular yellow Bumblebee, colored properly to show the red fiery highlights from the scene. All you have to do is look at red Optimus Prime to see that Bumblebee is yellow under red lighting.

Even if it is red Bumblebee, what's the big deal? If some of you want to believe that's red Bumblebee, have at it!

It's not a big deal. Just looked red to me from the photo. Would have been a nice preview or grist for the rumor mill had it been A. correct and B. caught back when EVA mode Convoy came out.

I think red Bumblebee was a given at some point. What was a disappoint me to me was G2 Bumblebee was kind of a cop-out. He should have been gold chromed. The "gold" painted Bumblebee with a new head should have been Goldbug, complete with the alternate transformation of the backpack flipped around the other way so that it looks like Goldbug's backpack. It's a bummer they didn't go this route. The recent G2 resurgence, while fun, is still odd when other mainline opportunities are being passed up and G2 repaints aren't being done properly.

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Posted by sol magnus on September 27th, 2015 @ 9:03pm CDT

Seibertron wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
Seibertron wrote:It's definitely regular yellow Bumblebee, colored properly to show the red fiery highlights from the scene. All you have to do is look at red Optimus Prime to see that Bumblebee is yellow under red lighting.

Even if it is red Bumblebee, what's the big deal? If some of you want to believe that's red Bumblebee, have at it!

It's not a big deal. Just looked red to me from the photo. Would have been a nice preview or grist for the rumor mill had it been A. correct and B. caught back when EVA mode Convoy came out.

I think red Bumblebee was a given at some point. What was a disappoint me to me was G2 Bumblebee was kind of a cop-out. He should have been gold chromed. The "gold" painted Bumblebee with a new head should have been Goldbug, complete with the alternate transformation of the backpack flipped around the other way so that it looks like Goldbug's backpack. It's a bummer they didn't go this route. The recent G2 resurgence, while fun, is still odd when other mainline opportunities are being passed up and G2 repaints aren't being done properly.

I can agree with the sentiment that they've missed some opportunities. G2 Bumblebee is definitely a moneygrab ('cause I want that jet pack :lol:

).

One thing I've wondered about is with this new Volkswagen issue, how will that affect us ever getting a Masterpiece Jazz. Porche, Audi, Volkswagen...same company...and they stand to lose billions. Probably makes it even more odd Masterpiece Jazz/Meister hasn't been made yet. VW already gave Takara a license. Same weird curiousity regarding the distinct lack of Sunstreaker from Lamborghini.

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729556)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 27th, 2015 @ 11:16pm CDT

I would be terrified to ever attempt to transform an MP covered in chrome. I'd be scared to death about scratching or flaking or doing any kind of damage to the chrome in mid-transformation, and there's the potential threat of the chrome just flaking off itself over time. On a regular figure, I'd be bummed, yeah, but on an MP, I'd be devastated to see any kind of chrome flaking off of a crucial part of the body.

I am glad that MP Bumble G-2 Ver. was metallic instead of chrome. A chrome-covered MP is an accident waiting to happen.

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729666)
Posted by Autobot032 on September 28th, 2015 @ 12:55pm CDT

It is the year 2000. The treacherous Destrons have been replaced, along with the Cybertrons, to make way for Takara's newest Transformers series: Car Robots. It changed pretty much everything. Gone (for the most part) were the beasts we had come to know and love, now the Cybertrons were vehicles and Convoy was a FAIYAA ENJIN, his cohorts were expensive luxury vehicles with ridiculous disproportionate bodies, and together they waged a war against Gigatron and his evil Destrongers. (Although one of them, that shark fellow, had the spirit of a poet and the intelligence of a stone.)

It was refreshing to see Transformers begin to return to their roots, vehicles, but the series was notorious for including a new character we hadn't seen done before.... Black Convoy. An evil clone of Convoy? Balderdash!

And so began the evil Convoy/Optimus clone repaints. (I know what you're thinking "Hey! There was a Lio Convoy colored to look like Galvatron, years before that, mister!" I know, but he wasn't Nemesis colored, so there.

Okay, okay, there WAS a Nemesis colored Lio Convoy, but meh.)

Of course, Masterpiece couldn't be left out of that list of toylines due to receive an evil Optimus, oh no. Heck, we've seen some rather crazy stuff in Transformers, including a mish mash of Transformers and Evangelion! (You can see that gallery, here.) So, a Nemesis Prime/Black Convoy repaint in Masterpiece is not only not surprising, but expected!

And that brings us to the first of today's newest gallery: Masterpiece MP-1B Convoy Black Version! Oh and even though he wears the coat of evil, this dude's all good and saint like, so it's Optimus, going through an emo phase, apparently. He should've come with headphones so he could listen to The Cure.

Wait, what's that you say? "There's another gallery included with this, tell us about that!" You're right, my apologies. MP-4S Convoy Sleep Version is yet another repaint of yet another Convoy/Optimus mold (you don't say!) and also a Masterpiece! (Starting to see the trend, here?!)

For those of you who don't know, this Masterpiece is based on one of the worst scenes in Transformers history, the death of Optimus Prime. It wasn't bad enough that Hasbro and Sunbow teamed up to create Transformers: The Movie, which was really The Quest For More Money: Let's Kill Off All The Good Characters To Make Way For New Ones: The Movie. It wasn't enough to make kids all sad inside and out watching their beloved Optimus Prime die, oh no, they had to go full throttle and make his body decay and turn gray and black before our very eyes. (Our young, heartbroken eyes.) Here comes Takara Tomy to the rescue because no one had made a dead Optimus figure before!

And that brings us to our second gallery of the day: MP-4S Convoy Sleep Version

You can see both figures and their galleries by clicking on the respective images below. When you're done checking them out, come on back to the forums and share your thoughts with us!

New Galleries: Masterpiece MP-1B Convoy Black Version and MP-4S Convoy Sleep Version

Transformers Masterpiece Convoy Black Ver.

Transformers Masterpiece Sleep Convoy

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729669)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 28th, 2015 @ 1:05pm CDT

Though Sleep Mode looks pretty depressing (as it should), the Eldedroid looks pretty cool. Daniel Witwicky never looked better. 8-)

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Posted by hinomars19 on September 28th, 2015 @ 1:27pm CDT

Autobot032 wrote:And so began the evil Convoy/Optimus clone repaints. (I know what you're thinking "Hey! There was a Lio Convoy colored to look like Galvatron, years before that, mister!" I know, but he wasn't Nemesis colored, so there. )

Doesn't this guy count?

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Black_Lio_Convoy

I finally sold my Sleep mode Convoy. He's a nice looking guy, I think, but I really only bought it for the trailer (which I kept). Needed space for the new stuff. Elderoid looks good too, and has great fiction, but already having MP01 and MP02 Magnus, I can't be having more of this guy hanging around. Collecting a lot of figures at this size can become tricky fast.

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Posted by Autobot032 on September 28th, 2015 @ 1:40pm CDT

Thanks to Sabr, hinomars19 and Seibertron (the man himself) appropriate edits have been made to reflect all of the pertinent information.

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Posted by ScottyP on September 28th, 2015 @ 2:28pm CDT

I never had the guts to put the papercraft MP-1B trailer together. I did that with MP-2's back in the day and that thing crumpled back to flatness within days.

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Posted by cramoptimus maximus on September 28th, 2015 @ 4:45pm CDT

Sadly, I think this was really the only Masterpiece Mold to be truly worthy of the tittle. Dont get me wrong, I love masterpiece and I have all of them uptodate, except for MP1 GOLD prime of course, but had they kept this amount of Diecast in everyfigure... It truly would have been more special, ala Soul of chogokin...

It used to be that an MP would be released everyother year, then one per year, then two, then now we have 5 MP releases or more per year, and quite honestly, some of the newer molds just dont feel special anymore...

Call me crazy, but I am looking forward to the XO KO MP king grimlock, the oversized grimlock, more than any other recent MP since ultra magnus and Wheeljack...

I have started sort of a refuge form MP 1 based molds in my house... just love this mold, its weight, and gimmicks...

Great job on the galleries, the pictures are truly worthy of this mold... thank you.

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1729752)
Posted by Seibertron on September 28th, 2015 @ 7:36pm CDT

These galleries were more galleries started back in 2013, but were never finished. Felt good to get these completed finally. I also finished the galleries for Hasbro's Masterpiece Optimus Prime (MP-10) that I started back in 2012 as well as MP-10B Black Convoy which was started back in 2013. They're all finished finally which means I just have Gold Megatron, Marvel Comic Grimlock, and Black Rodimus to do at some point to get all of Masterpiece done at last.

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Posted by MaverickPrime on September 28th, 2015 @ 10:02pm CDT

Oh come on! The Cure is not an emo band! Sure, some songs are depressive, but they have a lot of happy and cheerful songs too!
Beautiful galleries, but I had to get that out of my chest.

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Posted by Autobot032 on September 28th, 2015 @ 10:08pm CDT

MaverickPrime wrote:Oh come on! The Cure is not an emo band! Sure, some songs are depressive, but they have a lot of happy and cheerful songs too!
Beautiful galleries, but I had to get that out of my chest.

It...was a joke. =\ *sighs*

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Posted by LOST Cybertronian on October 7th, 2015 @ 10:35pm CDT

We are taking a small break in the middle of all this NYCC madness to bring you a gallery of Hasbro Masterpiece Optimus Prime which was sold as a Toys R Us exclusive in 2012.. This is the second version of Optimus Prime in the Masterpiece line which is smaller than his MP-01 predecessor. It should be no surprise that this mold shared the top spot in our recent Top 10 Best Optimus Prime Toys list. Optimus Prime comes with his trailer, the Matrix of Leadership, a Roller unit (molded in blue instead of silver), an energy axe and a Spike figure. Prime features lighter blue bits and eyes compared to Takara's version which features a darker blue which makes this guy more cartoon accurate. Click on any of the images to see the full gallery.

Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime (MP-10)

Transformers Masterpiece Spike Witwicky

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Posted by Autobot032 on October 8th, 2015 @ 12:05pm CDT

Another day, another gallery. No, not from a convention (though we have plenty of those!)

No, today we have a gallery of another Masterpiece Convoy figure. (Yes, another. Do you think Optimus gets a residual check for all of these uses of his likeness? Dude must be rollin' in dough by now.)

The original run consisted of several repaints of the MP-01 Convoy mold, the MP-03 Starscream mold, one run of MP-05 Megatron, a handful of MP-08 Grimlock and two of MP-09 Rodimus Convoy (and his evil twin taking a cue from the Star Trek mirrorverse! All he needed was the ridiculous goatee...)

It was MP-10 that changed everything. The new Masterpieces were actually toys! Toys you could play with and transform. Toys that were well built and felt like an action figure on steroids, rather than a pretty gem that sits in a glass case under lock and key. (I'm looking at YOU, Hasbro Masterpiece Hot Rod/Rodimus and your achy breaky arms. You're on notice, chief!)

With the soft reboot of the line comes repaints, because MONEY. We've shown you some of the extensive repaints in this news piece here.

Oh, and you can take a look at the LOVELY MP-10, right here! (Did you know there's an Asian region reissue of this guy? Did you know he comes with Vector Sigma? VECTOR. FRICKIN'. SIGMA. That's right! You can buy him right here at Seibertron.com sponsor BBTS's sale page.)

Which brings us to our newest gallery:

Masterpiece MP-10B Black Convoy

I know. You're all like "We just saw this..." Nay. Nay, say I! You've seen this redeco of the MP-01 mold, but not the MP-10. Today's gallery features Optimus/Convoy looking all dapper in his best dressy black. (All he needs is a bow tie.)

You can take a look at this beautiful gem, in it's full gallery, by clicking on the images below:

Transformers Masterpiece Black Convoy

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1732982)
Posted by Deathsanras on October 9th, 2015 @ 12:11pm CDT

Masterpiece galleries are always awesome to see, especially the lovely MP-10 mold.
However, you guys constantly mis-transform this mold, to the point it's distracting:

This:

folds out.

Seriously.

Try not to be distracted by it.

And it's not just the ugly, gaping hole. When that panel isn't folded out, it causes alignment problems in the rest of the cab. You night have been wondering why you had to "squeeze" things together more than you expected. That's why.

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Posted by LegendaryAntiHero on October 12th, 2015 @ 2:40pm CDT

I really want to get that YOTH Optimus someday. I wonder why I never pick one up when it came out

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Posted by LOST Cybertronian on January 8th, 2016 @ 9:28pm CST

Ah Road Rage, originally an e-HOBBY exclusive redeco of G1 Tracks based on the Diaclone version of the toy. She has three toys to her name including the original e-Hobby exclusive Road Rage, BotCon 2012 Turbo Tracks (Come on despite the name, this is Road Rage) and the subject of this newest gallery entry, Masterpiece MP-26 Road Rage.

Masterpiece Road Rage is a retool of MP-25 Tracks which include a new head, weapon, collar, biceps, hands, hips and thighs. Even the Blaster accessory that came with Tracks has been redecoed into Twincast. Go ahead and click on the images below to view the whole gallery.

Transformers Masterpiece Road Rage

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Posted by Va'al on January 10th, 2016 @ 12:55pm CST

After the latest gallery in the Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece line over the weekend, Seibertron.com is ready to bring you not one but two more additions to the gallery collection - and it's two variants of existing molds: MP-21R Bumble Red Boby Body and MP-14C Clampdown!

The former is the inevitable red repaint of the Bumblebee figure, whose gallery you can view here, and features the excellently hilarious typo on the collector coin, though not the Daniel exosuit. The latter is the latest in a long series of repaints and retools for the MP14 mold, with a white, black, red and light blue paint apps to bring it closer to its police car look. You can check out both galleries by clicking on any of the images below!

Transformers Masterpiece Bumble Red Body

Transformers Masterpiece Clampdown

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1753973)
Posted by Optimutt on January 10th, 2016 @ 1:09pm CST

This is the first I've noticed both the white background and the chrome bumpers on that MP Red Bee. That is beautiful! I can't justify getting it for just these couple of changes, but otherwise, yeah, that adds a whole lot to the toy. I wish yellow Bee also had the white on his chest and foot.

Thanks for the galleries, Ryan!

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1753981)
Posted by Gearslide on January 10th, 2016 @ 1:54pm CST

So does the fandom have names for Red Bumblebee and Yellow Cliffjumper? Or are they just Red Bumblebee and Yellow Cliffjumper?

I kinda like how "Rumblebee" for Red Bumblebee sounds, but by that logic, Yellow Cliffjumper would be "Yiffjumper" and I'm not a fan of that name.

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1753982)
Posted by Cobotron on January 10th, 2016 @ 1:58pm CST

I've always heard yellow Cliffjumper referred to as Bumblejumper.
I like "Rumblebee". :lol:

Re: New Gallery: Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak (1754007)
Posted by Desslok2201 on January 10th, 2016 @ 3:46pm CST

Bumblejumper is the old microchange mazda familia that was released on early bumblebee cards that people are now calling bumper. Rumblebee is a decent name, though

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