Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber Features: Sword

This toy gets uglier with every update they post.

AutoBorst wrote:This toy gets uglier with every update they post.

No intention of getting him? Then follow what Thumper's mom taught him.

AutoBorst wrote:This toy gets uglier with every update they post.

Right back at ya!

YEEEEESSSS!!! The sword can be sheathed! In its proper storage compartment!

Also, two swords? This just keeps getting better!

I usually don't collect Masterpiece figures due to the price, but there's no way I'm passing this one up!

Never really noticed this because I chalked it down to mass shifting but Tomy actually included two sword hilts for Saber and his supermode. Very nice!

AutoBorst wrote:This toy gets uglier with every update they post.

What's ugly about this? The fact that you can't afford to get one? Okay, that's uncalled for but if you don't like the design, unless you actually have held the final product, all your talk is a bunch of hot wind.

There are other TF figs I don't like that are featured here, I refrained from posting unless I liked it but was disappointed at the implementation or final product. What you are doing is just flaming/trolling!

Who knows, once we have him in hand, some design flaws may show up....no product is perfect. But you opine about it constructively.

Just wanted to get it out of my chest.

If MP-10 was designed with such details and craftmanship, I would have picked it up. Looking at MP Star Saber makes me wonder why anybody would pass up on this toy. Aside from portraying the best Autobot leader in G1, this toy defines (or redefines) the idea of the Masterpiece line and brings it to a whole new high standard.

Super Megatron wrote:If MP-10 was designed with such details and craftmanship, I would have picked it up. Looking at MP Star Saber makes me wonder why anybody would pass up on this toy. Aside from portraying the best Autobot leader in G1, this toy defines (or redefines) the idea of the Masterpiece line and brings it to a whole new high standard.

An enthusiastic open minded opinion if I do say so myself. Starsaber may not be the best thing since sliced bread but from initial impressions........its close no? What's missing is a small Jean figure or Illumina mech and this combo would be perfect. (And add Victory Leo later)

Agreed, the poster is a troll. Even if I don't prefer old cartoon style looks on robots (loved Fall of Cybertron designs), there is no way I would call this toy ugly.

Starsaber is intricately designed with so many details and fun gimmicks. From others' comments it seems to be very show accurate and kibble free as well. There are almost no downsides to this toy from what we can see so far. So if anyone is going to call this ugly, they better back it up with solid arguments or be dismissed as a childish troll.

Takara please take my money now and send one over!

I understand that Star Saber is something that either people are fans of or people just don't care for it.

Frankly, I've watched Victory and I didn't love it. I don't love the Star Saber character. I like the concept but I just am not into the archetype that the character portrays.

However, MP Star Saber looks like it will be the most fun MP toy to date. I normally view MP toys as attempts at the ideal toy representation of a character. More often than not, I don't play around with MP toys. I transform them once in a while and they strictly are display pieces. MP Star Saber may change this routine for me. The features of the toy seem to all be geared towards a "fun factor" that makes me smile. I'm looking forward to this MP release!

Convotron wrote:I understand that Star Saber is something that either people are fans of or people just don't care for it.

Frankly, I've watched Victory and I didn't love it. I don't love the Star Saber character. I like the concept but I just am not into the archetype that the character portrays.

However, MP Star Saber looks like it will be the most fun MP toy to date. I normally view MP toys as attempts at the ideal toy representation of a character. More often than not, I don't play around with MP toys. I transform them once in a while and they strictly are display pieces. MP Star Saber may change this routine for me. The features of the toy seem to all be geared towards a "fun factor" that makes me smile. I'm looking forward to this MP release!

Agreed. Also, with his generally simple transformation, he also seems to have been built to handle all that extended playtime, as opposed to say, MP Rodimus, which felt like I was handling some transformable porcelain pottery, all the time.

his back

Sweet. Awesome that the sword stows away like it should. I wonder where the tiny hilt goes in vehicle mode though? Maybe it combines with the bigger one or something and I missed it. I just hope it's not an extraneous piece, that's the one thing I don't like about MPs, all the little extra pieces that don't store anywhere and thus end up put away in a box and never displayed.

AutoBorst wrote:This toy gets uglier with every update they post.

And another over-entitled whine from the Transformers fandom. Never seems to get old.

Should I get some chemo and Preparation H for your ass cancer?

Seriously, there has been an almost consistent whine over this toy from all sorts of sites and forums that it makes me wonder if the entire fandom has to deal with the tantrum throwing manchildren of said fandom.

mooncake623 wrote:his back

To our eagle eyed analysts here in seibertron, see any leg room for a potential MP Victory Leo backpack attachment?

Could someone compare their vintage Star Saber and check where the connecting pegs should show up if this will be potentially implemented in the MP version?

guarayakha wrote:

Convotron wrote:I understand that Star Saber is something that either people are fans of or people just don't care for it.

Frankly, I've watched Victory and I didn't love it. I don't love the Star Saber character. I like the concept but I just am not into the archetype that the character portrays.

However, MP Star Saber looks like it will be the most fun MP toy to date. I normally view MP toys as attempts at the ideal toy representation of a character. More often than not, I don't play around with MP toys. I transform them once in a while and they strictly are display pieces. MP Star Saber may change this routine for me. The features of the toy seem to all be geared towards a "fun factor" that makes me smile. I'm looking forward to this MP release!

Agreed. Also, with his generally simple transformation, he also seems to have been built to handle all that extended playtime, as opposed to say, MP Rodimus, which felt like I was handling some transformable porcelain pottery, all the time.

One regret and hopefully future improvement for Tomy to fix....MP Hotrodimus. I didn't strive to buy one because of the QC issues mentioned. Imagine his shoulder parts just splitting open at random?

Xephon0930 wrote:

AutoBorst wrote:This toy gets uglier with every update they post.

And another over-entitled whine from the Transformers fandom. Never seems to get old.

Should I get some chemo and Preparation H for your ass cancer?

Seriously, there has been an almost consistent whine over this toy from all sorts of sites and forums that it makes me wonder if the entire fandom has to deal with the tantrum throwing manchildren of said fandom.

Most probably those whinners want it on the cheap or for free to get one

fenrir72 wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:his back

To our eagle eyed analysts here in seibertron, see any leg room for a potential MP Victory Leo backpack attachment?

Could someone compare their vintage Star Saber and check where the connecting pegs should show up if this will be potentially implemented in the MP version?

The designers will most likely build around Star Saber. Add that with we don't know what the V-Star looks in the back as far as I know.

Another thing, will he also have the "base mode" similar to the G1 toy. Gawd! April 2015 is sure a long wait..............

fenrir72 wrote:Gawd! April 2015 is sure a long wait..............

I thought it was March 2015. Don't tell me it's really April.

In Japan at least, that street date is more or less accurate barring delays (remember Wheeljack from end of July to mid September 2014?). For our foreign orders, unless it's FedEx, more or less extra two weeks and customs clearance......

Hmm, I wonder where that smaller hilt and blade go, When using the sword with Saber does that mean you remove the shield for accuracy? Seeing the back makes me concerned that the larger sword blade won't fit in all the way

sooooooo much teasing.... april is a long ways away...

More from Yuki-san.

Sabrblade wrote:More from Yuki-san.

Nice to see that the swords unsheath like they did as the G1 toy.

Still wondering what the back of the V-Star looks like along with what his feet look like from underneath. Would be nice if there was a way to make a working clip for a possible combination with Victory Leo.

TFYUKI is at it again! Tweeting out new images of Takara Tomy's Masterpiece Star Saber over the last few days. Hisashi Yuki is certainly doing his job to hype up this release, and it is working! This time we get pictures of Saber in jet mode with his G1 counterpart, the back of MP Star Saber, Sword Storage for MP Star Saber and Saber's jet mode and the V-Star booster. Check out the images we've mirrored below for your viewing pleasures and remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

Stop making me want that thing. I don't have the money.

Zoink!

TheVenocWarlord wrote:Stop making me want that thing. I don't have the money.

For real! I don't collect MPs, but I'm slowly wanting this guy!

Xephon0930 wrote:

AutoBorst wrote:This toy gets uglier with every update they post.

And another over-entitled whine from the Transformers fandom. Never seems to get old.

Should I get some chemo and Preparation H for your ass cancer?

Seriously, there has been an almost consistent whine over this toy from all sorts of sites and forums that it makes me wonder if the entire fandom has to deal with the tantrum throwing manchildren of said fandom.

Sorry, but take a step back and read both these posts...then tell me which sounds like a manchild throwing a tantrum.

Kibble wrote:

Xephon0930 wrote:

AutoBorst wrote:This toy gets uglier with every update they post.

And another over-entitled whine from the Transformers fandom. Never seems to get old.

Should I get some chemo and Preparation H for your ass cancer?

Seriously, there has been an almost consistent whine over this toy from all sorts of sites and forums that it makes me wonder if the entire fandom has to deal with the tantrum throwing manchildren of said fandom.

Sorry, but take a step back and read both these posts...then tell me which sounds like a manchild throwing a tantrum.

Yeah. No. The fact that there are still people complaining about MP Star Saber is a testament to the entitlement complex of this fandom. My bets are still on those man children.

Xephon0930 wrote:Yeah. No. The fact that there are still people complaining about MP Star Saber is a testament to the entitlement complex of this fandom. My bets are still on those man children.

Whatevs. I've bought and paid for this figure already, but I laughed at the first comment. Yours seemed a bit over the top, though...and for what? Because he seemingly doesn't like the figure? So what? Is it entitled thinking that everyone like what you like or only comment if it's to praise and compliment?

Kibble wrote:

Xephon0930 wrote:Yeah. No. The fact that there are still people complaining about MP Star Saber is a testament to the entitlement complex of this fandom. My bets are still on those man children.

Whatevs. I've bought and paid for this figure already, but I laughed at the first comment. Yours seemed a bit over the top, though...and for what? Because he seemingly doesn't like the figure? So what? Is it entitled thinking that everyone like what you like or only comment if it's to praise and compliment?

Try dealing with idiots in forums everywhere complaining nonstop on why Star Saber is a new Masterpiece. From people saying it isn't G1 to thise who just wished it never existed there has been a sizeable outcry about this figure just about for every bit of praise and excitement this figure gets. It gets grating over time.

The first comment is just the tip of the iceberg when compared to some of the most petty whining I have seen in a fandom. Threads have had at least that "one guy" wherever this piece is mentioned and it isn't cute or clever, it is annoying.

the more i see, the more i hate this guy.


i think hes an MP filler figure, why did he come out, instead of a jazz or retooled megatron.....or some new freaking dinobots!...........
i dont get this guys popularity at all. the color scheme is disgusting! and he looks cheap.

an easy pass for me...........id rather spend my money on some badass 3rd party figures! which i will since i cancelled my pre-order for this dissapointment of a figure.........the test shots i liked i wont lie. expect the forearms sucked! and still do, they look worse now in that paint job



ok so bring on the fanboy hate.........

Mr_Autobot411 wrote:i think hes an MP filler figure, why did he come out, instead of a jazz or retooled megatron.....or some new freaking dinobots!...........

Because he won the 30th Anniversary Fans Choice poll that had 20 leaders to choose from. And of those 20, Japan chose Star Saber.

Mr_Autobot411 wrote:the more i see, the more i hate this guy.


i think hes an MP filler figure, why did he come out, instead of a jazz or retooled megatron.....or some new freaking dinobots!...........
i dont get this guys popularity at all. the color scheme is disgusting! and he looks cheap.

an easy pass for me...........id rather spend my money on some badass 3rd party figures! which i will since i cancelled my pre-order for this dissapointment of a figure.........the test shots i liked i wont lie. expect the forearms sucked! and still do, they look worse now in that paint job



ok so bring on the fanboy hate.........

I suggest you try sueing Takara for them daring to make a poll for their dedicated Japanese fans who helped create the market for Masterpiece figures.
Maybe that will show em.

Xephon0930 wrote:

AutoBorst wrote:This toy gets uglier with every update they post.

And another over-entitled whine from the Transformers fandom. Never seems to get old.

Should I get some chemo and Preparation H for your ass cancer?

Seriously, there has been an almost consistent whine over this toy from all sorts of sites and forums that it makes me wonder if the entire fandom has to deal with the tantrum throwing manchildren of said fandom.

cuz it does get uglier and with that crappy paint job, its makes it f'ugly!
and if u cant deal with the fact that ppl dont like this guy, u have issues or ur such a fanboy u would buy anything from takara or hasbro even if it was a turd with chrome paint job.........
so u can think on that while u insert some prep H for ur ass cancer.....

then u call ppl over-entitled with their opinons.........jeez

Mr_Autobot411 wrote:the more i see, the more i hate this guy.


i think hes an MP filler figure, why did he come out, instead of a jazz or retooled megatron.....or some new freaking dinobots!...........
i dont get this guys popularity at all. the color scheme is disgusting! and he looks cheap.

an easy pass for me...........id rather spend my money on some badass 3rd party figures! which i will since i cancelled my pre-order for this dissapointment of a figure.........the test shots i liked i wont lie. expect the forearms sucked! and still do, they look worse now in that paint job



ok so bring on the fanboy hate.........

Contrary to popular belief, the World of Transformers doesn't revolve around your sphere of influence. Japanese fandom have as much as a voice (and vote with their wallets) hence the Supreme Commander poll which brought about his creation.

Nope. Not even hating you are all free to buy 3rd party stuff instead of the official product.

Mr_Autobot411 wrote:the more i see, the more i hate this guy.


i think hes an MP filler figure, why did he come out, instead of a jazz or retooled megatron.....or some new freaking dinobots!...........
i dont get this guys popularity at all. the color scheme is disgusting! and he looks cheap.

an easy pass for me...........id rather spend my money on some badass 3rd party figures! which i will since i cancelled my pre-order for this dissapointment of a figure.........the test shots i liked i wont lie. expect the forearms sucked! and still do, they look worse now in that paint job



ok so bring on the fanboy hate.........

I will give you one point. I would love an MP Jazz and Megs 2.0.

But considering that nowadays, Takara is pumping out them Masterpieces, they may not be too far behind.

Sabrblade wrote:

Mr_Autobot411 wrote:i think hes an MP filler figure, why did he come out, instead of a jazz or retooled megatron.....or some new freaking dinobots!...........

Because he won the 30th Anniversary Fans Choice poll that had 20 leaders to choose from. And of those 20, Japan chose Star Saber.

yea i know that, and thats lame...........

if that poll was done other then baised japan, im sure we woulda got something WAY cooler then star saber.........

im not wasting money on him when 3rd party companies are killing hasbro and takara.......

Japan made Transformers happen. Hasbro just bought the rights to sell them in the US and EU whilst making a series. Japan is where Transformers has started.

Also, 3rd Party killing the main industry?

Do you know how ridiculously priced those figures can be and how much it takes for these 3rd party companies to keep producing them?

Japan made Transformers happen. Hasbro just bought the rights to sell them in the US and EU whilst making a series. Japan is where Transformers has started.

Also, 3rd Party killing the main industry?

Do you know how ridiculously priced those figures can be and how much it takes for these 3rd party companies to keep producing them?

Xephon0930 wrote:

Mr_Autobot411 wrote:the more i see, the more i hate this guy.


i think hes an MP filler figure, why did he come out, instead of a jazz or retooled megatron.....or some new freaking dinobots!...........
i dont get this guys popularity at all. the color scheme is disgusting! and he looks cheap.

an easy pass for me...........id rather spend my money on some badass 3rd party figures! which i will since i cancelled my pre-order for this dissapointment of a figure.........the test shots i liked i wont lie. expect the forearms sucked! and still do, they look worse now in that paint job



ok so bring on the fanboy hate.........

I will give you one point. I would love an MP Jazz and Megs 2.0.

But considering that nowadays, Takara is pumping out them Masterpieces, they may not be too far behind.

i dunno man, now that the have scaled down mp since mp10 i will never get the 10-12 inch figure i wanted.........they may not be far behind but alas we wont be getting the size i would have liked to get......they havent even bothered with doing anymore dinobots, u start with grimlock then NOTHING! so i wont be holding my breathe or a jazz or re-tooled megatron.......but it would be nice

Xephon0930 wrote:Japan made Transformers happen. Hasbro just bought the rights to sell them in the US and EU whilst making a series. Japan is where Transformers has started.

Also, 3rd Party killing the main industry?

Do you know how ridiculously priced those figures can be and how much it takes for these 3rd party companies to keep producing them?

i meant kill it, as in they are kicking their asses when it comes to producing bots these days. U put words into my mouth, didnt say industry dude

I collect i am aware of the prices, and they arent as ridiculous as u make it seem dude! i got hegemon for 100, how much is an mp05? mp05 was a frickin joke!!!!!!

hasbro aoe line WAS the biggest joke ive ever seen, well they have been a joke since the 07 movie garbage came along. Takara scaled down their figures to literally deluxe size and charge 80-100

they wont kill the industry the 3rd parties, but hasbro not longer gets my money, so yea they are killing it themselves

fenrir72 wrote:

Mr_Autobot411 wrote:the more i see, the more i hate this guy.


i think hes an MP filler figure, why did he come out, instead of a jazz or retooled megatron.....or some new freaking dinobots!...........
i dont get this guys popularity at all. the color scheme is disgusting! and he looks cheap.

an easy pass for me...........id rather spend my money on some badass 3rd party figures! which i will since i cancelled my pre-order for this dissapointment of a figure.........the test shots i liked i wont lie. expect the forearms sucked! and still do, they look worse now in that paint job



ok so bring on the fanboy hate.........

Contrary to popular belief, the World of Transformers doesn't revolve around your sphere of influence. Japanese fandom have as much as a voice (and vote with their wallets) hence the Supreme Commander poll which brought about his creation.

Nope. Not even hating you are all free to buy 3rd party stuff instead of the official product.

Never said it did dude, stated an opinon! u know that thing ppl do when they like or dont like something, u ever have an opinion? that obviously hurt your lil feelings.......

if that fan vote was worldwide, 100 bucks said it woulda been another mp, other then this pile of dung.

peace out

Mr_Autobot411 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Mr_Autobot411 wrote:the more i see, the more i hate this guy.


i think hes an MP filler figure, why did he come out, instead of a jazz or retooled megatron.....or some new freaking dinobots!...........
i dont get this guys popularity at all. the color scheme is disgusting! and he looks cheap.

an easy pass for me...........id rather spend my money on some badass 3rd party figures! which i will since i cancelled my pre-order for this dissapointment of a figure.........the test shots i liked i wont lie. expect the forearms sucked! and still do, they look worse now in that paint job



ok so bring on the fanboy hate.........

Contrary to popular belief, the World of Transformers doesn't revolve around your sphere of influence. Japanese fandom have as much as a voice (and vote with their wallets) hence the Supreme Commander poll which brought about his creation.

Nope. Not even hating you are all free to buy 3rd party stuff instead of the official product.

Never said it did dude, stated an opinon! u know that thing ppl do when they like or dont like something, u ever have an opinion? that obviously hurt your lil feelings.......

if that fan vote was worldwide, 100 bucks said it woulda been another mp, other then this pile of dung.

peace out

Funny thing about opinions is that they can be easily dismissed since they aren't facts. Sort of like how you think that Star Saber is s***, I can easily dismiss your opinion as wanton nerd rage.

funny thing is i gave an opinion and ur assuming its a fact lol

the fact is, in my opinion hes CRAP!

and its not nerd rage dude, it would be rage if i actually spent money on him!

and if also find it funny that im not allowed to think hes crap on these forms, i wanted to like him........
seems like u fanboys have some wanton rage when ppl dont fall under the spell of a new mp...........
and that too me kinda laughable.........

peace.

So how do the mods of this site manage to have the patience to wade through all this TF drama?

I would like to know Sabrblade.