New Release - Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-14C Clampdown
Friday, September 11th, 2015 4:05AM CDT
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Fellow Seibertronians Cyberpath and Autobot Genocide shared the news from takaratomymall.com, and the page includes release info, including the 7992 Yen price (approx $66 USD) and plenty of images, showing off the new Diaclone-tweaked deco and Autobot symbol, piledrivers and guns - check them out mirrored below (with apologies for the size of some of them)!
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Posted by Ravage XK on September 11th, 2015 @ 4:11am CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on September 11th, 2015 @ 4:50am CDT
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on September 11th, 2015 @ 5:13am CDT
Posted by dragons on September 11th, 2015 @ 6:58am CDT
Ravage XK wrote:Oh, why the hell not. I already have about 5 of the Fairlady mold.
If I like master piece series I buy few Lamborghini figures look better if this figure had prowl head to it not as repaint with lights on top prowl 2.0
Posted by Starsaber468 on September 11th, 2015 @ 7:15am CDT
Delta Magnus wrote:He looks good but I would have preferred him being a Decepticon like Exhaust. We barely have any MP Decepticons whereas we're drowning in Autobots.
Naw where not soon we will be drowning in seekwrs plus this shouldn't it screams autobot plus its an masterpiece verison of twh e-hobby repaint exclusive figure clampdown
Posted by AutoBorst on September 11th, 2015 @ 7:23am CDT
Posted by Starsaber468 on September 11th, 2015 @ 7:25am CDT
AutoBorst wrote:Those colors make him look like a cheap Mexican knock-off. I'm surprised he doesn't come packaged with Superman, Spider-Man and Zorro together on a blister card that says "SPADERMAN & FRIENDS".
Its not cheap plus its just announced plus colors may vary remember
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on September 11th, 2015 @ 8:13am CDT
/sarcasm
Posted by RAR on September 11th, 2015 @ 9:27am CDT
I'm pleased to see an MP Clamp Down as I like the alt mode look more than I do Red Alert's colours.
Posted by Sabrblade on September 11th, 2015 @ 10:02am CDT
It wouldn't make sense to suddenly change them into Decepticons.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 11th, 2015 @ 10:46am CDT
Ravage XK wrote:Oh, why the hell not. I already have about 5 of the Fairlady mold.
Lamborghini Countach, and it won't be the last, trust me. Since Clamp Down is based on an e-Hobby release, as mentioned before, an MP-12D Deep Cover is lurking just around the corner
By the by, those e-Hobby-based extra characters must be selling quite well for TakaraTomy to keep churning them out.
Posted by Ravage XK on September 11th, 2015 @ 10:51am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ravage XK wrote:Oh, why the hell not. I already have about 5 of the Fairlady mold.
Lamborghini Countach, and it won't be the last, trust me. Since Clamp Down is based on an e-Hobby release, as mentioned before, an MP-12D Deep Cover is lurking just around the corner
By the by, those e-Hobby-based extra characters must be selling quite well for TakaraTomy to keep churning them out.
Just to clarify, I know that Clampdown is a Lamborghini Countach. I meant that I already have 5 of the Nissan Fairlady mold (Prowl etc) so I might as well get multiples of this one too. Thought I would make it clear that I am not an idiot........
Posted by Powered Convoy on September 11th, 2015 @ 10:57am CDT
Randy
Posted by Cobotron on September 11th, 2015 @ 11:14am CDT
The only Lambor I had as a kid was this Diaclone that I picked up at a comic shop in the 80's. He wasn't even called Clampdown yet.
Look close and you can see how well "loved" he is.
Needless to say this is a must have for me!
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on September 11th, 2015 @ 1:57pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on September 11th, 2015 @ 2:19pm CDT
Powered Convoy wrote:Why is this in the Red Alert 2nd Production Run thread?
Randy
Because reasons. Mostly. *waves hands*
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on September 11th, 2015 @ 2:38pm CDT
Va'al wrote:Powered Convoy wrote:Why is this in the Red Alert 2nd Production Run thread?
Randy
Because reasons. Mostly. *waves hands*
Posted by Robogeek1973 on September 11th, 2015 @ 2:48pm CDT
Keep em comin TakTom.
Posted by Va'al on September 11th, 2015 @ 3:14pm CDT
SillySpringer wrote:Va'al wrote:Powered Convoy wrote:Why is this in the Red Alert 2nd Production Run thread?
Randy
Because reasons. Mostly. *waves hands*
People question my system.
My system never fails, unless it does. But then I just cover it up.
Posted by Coptur on September 11th, 2015 @ 3:43pm CDT
Posted by Optimum Supreme on September 11th, 2015 @ 4:09pm CDT
Posted by durroth on September 12th, 2015 @ 5:05am CDT
Delta Magnus wrote:He looks good but I would have preferred him being a Decepticon like Exhaust. We barely have any MP Decepticons whereas we're drowning in Autobots.
Give them time. They still haven't gotten to MP Bitstream, Hotlink, Dirge, Thrust, Ramjet, assorted diaclone color seekers with names they pull out their ass, G2 seekers...
Posted by Sabrblade on September 12th, 2015 @ 7:11am CDT
Starscream and Thundercracker were the Diaclone Seeker decos.durroth wrote:assorted diaclone color seekers
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 12th, 2015 @ 11:42am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Starscream and Thundercracker were the Diaclone Seeker decos.durroth wrote:assorted diaclone color seekers
Yup, Starscream and Thundercracker were the only two featured in the Diaclone line. Skywarp and the rest were all created by Hasbro and Sunbow (thanks to the role of generic).
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on September 12th, 2015 @ 1:06pm CDT
Va'al wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Va'al wrote:Powered Convoy wrote:Why is this in the Red Alert 2nd Production Run thread?
Randy
Because reasons. Mostly. *waves hands*
People question my system.
My system never fails, unless it does. But then I just cover it up.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Starscream and Thundercracker were the Diaclone Seeker decos.durroth wrote:assorted diaclone color seekers
Yup, Starscream and Thundercracker were the only two featured in the Diaclone line. Skywarp and the rest were all created by Hasbro and Sunbow (thanks to the role of generic).
Wow I never knew that! That's pretty interesting!
Just a side note, I do think the Japanese version of Starscream, with the smooth voice, does make more sense, but my nostalgia clouds me, and I like the U.S. version better. Also the name "StarSCREAM" seems to fit a raspy, whiny bot better I guess.
Posted by digktialx on September 12th, 2015 @ 2:01pm CDT
RAR wrote:This would make a fantastic complement to the 3rd party Sunstreaker - should it get a Police car deco I'd love to have both ; I wish they'd release that Sunstreaker cop car sometime and give it a retrospective Transformers Identity - but then we still don't have a Sunstreaker G1 reissue yet either.
I'm pleased to see an MP Clamp Down as I like the alt mode look more than I do Red Alert's colours.
Yeah, I have Sideswipe and it seems odd that his "brother" Sunstreaker is not beside him on my shelf - Yet. Sunstreaker is a slightly different design but you'd think Takara would be able to bang one out quickly rather then make us wait.
-dx
Posted by durroth on September 12th, 2015 @ 2:10pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Starscream and Thundercracker were the Diaclone Seeker decos.durroth wrote:assorted diaclone color seekers
Well then... assorted fruity snack colors?
Posted by Bounti76 on September 12th, 2015 @ 2:54pm CDT
I do wonder, though.... if he's being released in December, is he the reason Tracks and Road Rage were pushed back?
Posted by Powered Convoy on September 14th, 2015 @ 2:47pm CDT
Bounti76 wrote:I have the eHobby release, so I had to preorder him.
I do wonder, though.... if he's being released in December, is he the reason Tracks and Road Rage were pushed back?
Nope. If he came out earlier you might be able to theorize that, but I'm sure none of the redeco guys (Red BB, Thundercracker, Clampdown) had anything to do with their delay.
I managed to order mine from TakaraTomy Mall last night with no issues. He sold out in roughly 9 to 10 hours from their site. Which is a little slower than Bluestreak but they had a limit of 3 per order rather than 10 with Bluestreak.
Randy
Posted by Robogeek1973 on September 14th, 2015 @ 4:33pm CDT
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on September 14th, 2015 @ 4:46pm CDT
Posted by Cobotron on September 14th, 2015 @ 4:55pm CDT
You did?!?! I didn't think it was possible to do so from outside Japan. This changes everything! congrats to you PC/R!Powered Convoy wrote:I managed to order mine from TakaraTomy Mall last night with no issues.
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on September 18th, 2015 @ 2:05pm CDT
http://www.robotkingdom.com/takara-tran ... order.html
Posted by Cobotron on September 18th, 2015 @ 2:28pm CDT
It has been knocked off too I believe, but I bet that one is the real McCoy.
Edit: OR would be real if it were in stock.
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on September 18th, 2015 @ 2:55pm CDT
Cobotron wrote:It was a real release. I believe for the 2013 Tokyo Toy Show.
It has been knocked off too I believe, but I bet that one is the real McCoy.
Edit: OR would be real if it were in stock.
The reason why I asked is because the knockoff was featured in the “knockoff beatdown” by Thews Awesome Transformers Reviews.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 18th, 2015 @ 5:11pm CDT
SillySpringer wrote:Cobotron wrote:It was a real release. I believe for the 2013 Tokyo Toy Show.
It has been knocked off too I believe, but I bet that one is the real McCoy.
Edit: OR would be real if it were in stock.
The reason why I asked is because the knockoff was featured in the “knockoff beatdown” by Thews Awesome Transformers Reviews.
The KO Tigertrack is easy to identify by the face: it uses the standard Sideswipe face (in fact, it's just Sideswipe painted yellow!), while the real thing uses Alert's. It's those little changes that makes me appreciate TakaraTomy's cheekiness.
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on September 18th, 2015 @ 8:38pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:The KO Tigertrack is easy to identify by the face: it uses the standard Sideswipe face (in fact, it's just Sideswipe painted yellow!), while the real thing uses Alert's. It's those little changes that makes me appreciate TakaraTomy's cheekiness.
Yeah I think that's what TT has in mind sometimes. Thanks for the info!
Posted by LegendaryAntiHero on September 21st, 2015 @ 2:32pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Cobotron wrote:It was a real release. I believe for the 2013 Tokyo Toy Show.
It has been knocked off too I believe, but I bet that one is the real McCoy.
Edit: OR would be real if it were in stock.
The reason why I asked is because the knockoff was featured in the “knockoff beatdown” by Thews Awesome Transformers Reviews.
The KO Tigertrack is easy to identify by the face: it uses the standard Sideswipe face (in fact, it's just Sideswipe painted yellow!), while the real thing uses Alert's. It's those little changes that makes me appreciate TakaraTomy's cheekiness.
That's a nice video
Posted by Va'al on November 1st, 2015 @ 8:37am CST
Posted by megatronus on November 1st, 2015 @ 9:25am CST
Posted by fenrir72 on November 1st, 2015 @ 10:39am CST
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on November 1st, 2015 @ 1:08pm CST
Posted by Hellscream9999 on November 1st, 2015 @ 1:19pm CST
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on November 1st, 2015 @ 1:24pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:I really don't get this, does it have a new head or something? It looks almost the same as that police car mp
It's Red Alert's head, but with a Michael Jackson paint-job! WHY TAKARA WHY???
Posted by Starsaber468 on November 1st, 2015 @ 3:47pm CST
Posted by Starsaber468 on November 1st, 2015 @ 3:49pm CST
Posted by Starsaber468 on November 1st, 2015 @ 4:16pm CST
SillySpringer wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:I really don't get this, does it have a new head or something? It looks almost the same as that police car mp
It's Red Alert's head, but with a Michael Jackson paint-job! WHY TAKARA WHY???
Uh springer don't you think its a little werid that the head is messed up and the paint apps have been misaligned and that this probably is a factory reject since the ebay seller has/had sold factory rejects before...
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on November 1st, 2015 @ 5:15pm CST
Starsaber468 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:I really don't get this, does it have a new head or something? It looks almost the same as that police car mp
It's Red Alert's head, but with a Michael Jackson paint-job! WHY TAKARA WHY???
Uh springer don't you think its a little werid that the head is messed up and the paint apps have been misaligned and that this probably is a factory reject since the ebay seller has/had sold factory rejects before...
That's my point, his face is just as messed up as Michael Jackson's face.
Posted by fenrir72 on November 1st, 2015 @ 5:24pm CST
SillySpringer wrote:Starsaber468 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:I really don't get this, does it have a new head or something? It looks almost the same as that police car mp
It's Red Alert's head, but with a Michael Jackson paint-job! WHY TAKARA WHY???
Uh springer don't you think its a little werid that the head is messed up and the paint apps have been misaligned and that this probably is a factory reject since the ebay seller has/had sold factory rejects before...
That's my point, his face is just as messed up as Michael Jackson's face.
Isn't MJ the boogeyman you scare underaged male kids with? Btw SS, careful now, you might be accused of being un PC.
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on November 1st, 2015 @ 5:46pm CST
fenrir72 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Starsaber468 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:I really don't get this, does it have a new head or something? It looks almost the same as that police car mp
It's Red Alert's head, but with a Michael Jackson paint-job! WHY TAKARA WHY???
Uh springer don't you think its a little werid that the head is messed up and the paint apps have been misaligned and that this probably is a factory reject since the ebay seller has/had sold factory rejects before...
That's my point, his face is just as messed up as Michael Jackson's face.
Isn't MJ the boogeyman you scare underaged male kids with? Btw SS, careful now, you might be accused of being un PC.
He he political correctness is stupid sometimes. (*cough cough* kinda like homosexuals having more rights than other people nowadays in America *cough cough*)