Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-25 Tracks Collector Coin

Fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath has found a review online for MP-25 Masterpiece Tracks. This review gives us the best idea of what this figure has in store for us since it goes into depth in regards to the Transformation and scale with other MP figures.

A few points I noted:

- The head and shoulders of the figure are at the same level as MP Wheeljack's and he only appears taller due to him being slimmer and having the extended wings.
- He has a massive backpack as well as a very big gap (hallowness) in his torso.
- He can carry Blaster inside the car.
- The leg transfomration is very involved.

Enjoy!

Gah! I had hoped so much that the hollowness was a mistransformation, but nope. damn

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Gah! I had hoped so much that the hollowness was a mistransformation, but nope. damn

Yeah this blows really hard. This is what I needed to solidify my decision of waiting for the Hasbro release. If ever that doesnt come to pass, then I will be ok with it, I have no connection to tracks and the only reason I would want this toy is for the alt mode and to experience first hand that incredible looking leg transformation.

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Gah! I had hoped so much that the hollowness was a mistransformation, but nope. damn

Yeah this blows really hard. This is what I needed to solidify my decision of waiting for the Hasbro release. If ever that doesnt come to pass, then I will be ok with it, I have no connection to tracks and the only reason I would want this toy is for the alt mode and to experience first hand that incredible looking leg transformation.

Those legs are definitely something unique to be sure

You could always get road rage, the first female mp

Hellscream9999 wrote:You could always get road rage, the first female mp

Eh....


Gonna get Victorion though, the first 5 member combiner lady

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Gah! I had hoped so much that the hollowness was a mistransformation, but nope. damn

But the original's tf design was also hollow in the torso.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:You could always get road rage, the first female mp

Eh....


Gonna get Victorion though, the first 5 member combiner lady

Well, obviously you should just get them both, I mean, why choose

fenrir72 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Gah! I had hoped so much that the hollowness was a mistransformation, but nope. damn

But the original's tf design was also hollow in the torso.

The whole point of this line is to excel where the toys failed in the past. Using your argument of things being ok because of the original release, it would be ok if Ironhide didnt have a head.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:You could always get road rage, the first female mp

Eh....


Gonna get Victorion though, the first 5 member combiner lady

Don't forget little Rust Dust! She makes Victorion a six member combiner.

william-james88 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Gah! I had hoped so much that the hollowness was a mistransformation, but nope. damn

But the original's tf design was also hollow in the torso.

The whole point of this line is to excel where the toys failed in the past. Using your argument of things being ok because of the original release, it would be ok if Ironhide didnt have a head.

While I agree with you, there is only so much that TT can cram into such a small car body, and still make it look great in each mode; remember, mp10 still has his entire crotch and obvious feet just chillin' out in the open (not even an attempt at 'fixing' the first ones problem of having them out in the open)

I think Tracks looks awesome. no I don't like the hollowness in the torso, but whos going to be staring at the back underside of him.... from the front, sides and direct back you have a good solid robot, and he's more pose able than any masterpiece to date. he is a definite buy for me, and I may pick up road rage down the road. now bring on masterpiece Hot Rod, as ironhide is an epic fail for me.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:You could always get road rage, the first female mp

Eh....


Gonna get Victorion though, the first 5 member combiner lady

Well, obviously you should just get them both, I mean, why choose

Budget is a nasty thing and unfortunately mine's not masterpiece worthy yet

Bounti76 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:You could always get road rage, the first female mp

Eh....


Gonna get Victorion though, the first 5 member combiner lady

Don't forget little Rust Dust! She makes Victorion a six member combiner.

How could I forget her. I was speaking in torso/limb modes only, but for corrections sake: 6-member combiner,complete with chest minion

Tracks looks great! (Somebody is going to comment this and says it looks bad because the hollowness of tracks chest (even though its not visible) or how the legs are hollow (even though its for transformation and isn't visible))

william-james88 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Gah! I had hoped so much that the hollowness was a mistransformation, but nope. damn

But the original's tf design was also hollow in the torso.

The whole point of this line is to excel where the toys failed in the past. Using your argument of things being ok because of the original release, it would be ok if Ironhide didnt have a head.

Where pre tell then would you fit the hands? Of course it would be the back compartment. So once the arms are folded out, then it would be left hollow. Unless you put the arms into the cab but then again it would damage the chest aesthetic. If you copy the WJ style, then he wouldn't look like Tracks anymore.

And the analogy of its OK for IH to have no head does not hold water because the MP hopes to make a near identical analog of the anime figures. My "logic" as Burn previously mentioned is based on the pragmatic engineering design.

Let me repeat again, where should the arms be folded and still make the chest/torso appear solid? Remember the same argument with TAV Optimus Prime the big kahuna version?

Complaints of how hollow the legs are yet if you make it solid, you will cancel out the feature of his being a car carrier/trailer.

So in the end, practical engineering logic always trumps over the "I wish this or that" that is not founded of sound engineering logic.

I'm glad to see the review is out now so that means the figure is coming out soon

LegendaryAntiHero wrote:I'm glad to see the review is out now so that means the figure is coming out soon

November is still a ways away, and we don't know if the issue was manufacturing or licensing related. Hopefully the release doesn't move back any further.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Gah! I had hoped so much that the hollowness was a mistransformation, but nope. damn

you stand your toys on shelf facing wall look at them from side?
how is this for hollow

dragons wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Gah! I had hoped so much that the hollowness was a mistransformation, but nope. damn

you stand your toys on shelf facing wall look at them from side?
how is this for hollow

I do not, but I was hoping that a masterpiece could close up a little tighter. That is just a large backpack with room to spare that could have been done a bit better

megatronus wrote:

LegendaryAntiHero wrote:I'm glad to see the review is out now so that means the figure is coming out soon

November is still a ways away, and we don't know if the issue was manufacturing or licensing related. Hopefully the release doesn't move back any further.

Distribution issues.Remember that big explosion in a port of China? That may be a contributing factor too.

The cars look so good together... in both modes! Can't wait for Tracks to hit.

The face still bugs me some but he will looks good posed next to his autobot brothers.

Found some more in-hand shots of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-25 Tracks on ACToys.net!
http://bbs.actoys.net/read.php?tid-2242181.html

Gah, he looks so good from the front! if only that backpack had been shrunk and tightened up to the back ever so slightly he would be amazing

The backpack doesnt bother me, its that gap which makes his body look really weird at the side. As if his body is either split or snaking in the front with the backpack being an accessory rather than an extension. Wheeljack looks amazing!

william-james88 wrote:The backpack doesnt bother me, its that gap which makes his body look really weird at the side. As if his body is either split or snaking in the front with the backpack being an accessory rather than an extension. Wheeljack looks amazing!

I have never questioned Wheeljack. That guy screams Masterpiece and truly is amazing

william-james88 wrote:The backpack doesnt bother me, its that gap which makes his body look really weird at the side. As if his body is either split or snaking in the front with the backpack being an accessory rather than an extension. Wheeljack looks amazing!

The backpack isn't even supposed to be that much of a backpack. It's supposed to be more like a large hood that goes over his head rather than behind it.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:The backpack doesnt bother me, its that gap which makes his body look really weird at the side. As if his body is either split or snaking in the front with the backpack being an accessory rather than an extension. Wheeljack looks amazing!

The backpack isn't even supposed to be that much of a backpack. It's supposed to me more like a large hood that goes over his head rather than behind it.

Don't you just hate it when reality so rudely stomps all over your lofty expectations?

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:The backpack doesnt bother me, its that gap which makes his body look really weird at the side. As if his body is either split or snaking in the front with the backpack being an accessory rather than an extension. Wheeljack looks amazing!

The backpack isn't even supposed to be that much of a backpack. It's supposed to me more like a large hood that goes over his head rather than behind it.

Don't you just hate it when reality so rudely stomps all over your lofty expectations?

While I understand the idea of limitations, I also don't believe in being too forgiving. This reminds me of all the fans saying that there was a reason Scrapper didnt have elbows for combining into generations Devastator. He didnt have elbows for stability. And it was almost accepted as a sad fact of life. But then we realized it wasnt true. He could have been improved upon, big time, and he was.

So while I totally get that limitations exist, I am never convinced that something could not have been done better. And my expectations do get loftier the more money I spend on a toy being released.

I would actually MUCH rather get Wheeljack than Tracks, just because the transformation is better, and the backpack doesn't look awful.

Fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath has pointed us towards ACtoys.net and their pictures of the upcoming Masterpiece MP-25 Tracks. They can give you a good idea of how he will look like in your masterpiece collection by comparing him to other carbots and Optimus Prime. There are also comparison pictures with Alternators Tracks. Let us know what you think of the figure, in comparison to the others, now that these pictures are available. Are you eager for him? Have any of these new photos made up your mind? Let us know!

Tracks' backpack looks no worse than Sideswipe's.

megatronus wrote:Tracks' backpack looks no worse than Sideswipe's.

Agreed. But the gap does make his torso seem like it's too frontwards no? That's more my issue with him. Car looks amazing though and some of those action poses are really cool.

Despite what i will say about his robot mode gap, the vehicle mode is just simply amazing, a true beauty. And as a car fan myself, it is a beauty

william-james88 wrote:

megatronus wrote:Tracks' backpack looks no worse than Sideswipe's.

Agreed. But the gap does make his torso seem like it's too frontwards no? That's more my issue with him. Car looks amazing though and some of those action poses are really cool.

I see what you mean - from the side, it does look that way. But I'm overall happy with how he's looking, and I'm still curious whether the backpack will necessarily rest at an angle or if you're able to adjust it.

I'm just excited to get Tracks (and Road Rage!) in hand.

I remember when Alternators/Binaltech were all that. Man how things have evolved.

He's got more paint app details unlike the previous cars. And his sigil is different and his hood is reversed to that of the original G1 figure. Will wonders ever cease?

Btw, on a slight deviation, Sideswipe's back pack ain't that bad because that the max you can put in on given his earth mode design. I doubt it you can squeeze the figure any further.

william-james88 wrote:

Time for some old school breakin'?

Track's backpack appears to have a little play in it. Maybe down and in a bit? But then it might interfere with arm movement. He's a slender fellow ain't he?

Since we are getting a MP Road Rage from this Figure I would expect takara to make an MP Black Tracks since they want to make the most uses out of an masterpiece figure for characters and If they do they should give Black Tracks an Resemblance of the orginal g1 Black Tracks Head Sculpt

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Time for some old school breakin'?

I saw it as a step up showdown with Spike showing off some moves.

Mkall wrote:I remember when Alternators/Binaltech were all that. Man how things have evolved.

I still think Decepticharge is awesome!

November 7th release for this right? Looks mostly good, can't wait to get it.

I did say "mostly" good though. The face is does not remind me of Tracks, which is not a good thing for a Masterpiece figure. Actually, the face is pretty poor in general, very strange expression.

Mkall wrote:I remember when Alternators/Binaltech were all that. Man how things have evolved.

I was just thinking this the other day. I remember how jazzed we were at each binaltech release, and how amazed at how awesome they looked. Now, I hardly think about them compared to the Masterpiece line. So funny how things change with time.

Ironhidensh wrote:

Mkall wrote:I remember when Alternators/Binaltech were all that. Man how things have evolved.

I was just thinking this the other day. I remember how jazzed we were at each binaltech release, and how amazed at how awesome they looked. Now, I hardly think about them compared to the Masterpiece line. So funny how things change with time.

They still look cool, but in their own way, different from MPs.

ScottyP wrote:November 7th release for this right? Looks mostly good, can't wait to get it.

I did say "mostly" good though. The face is does not remind me of Tracks, which is not a good thing for a Masterpiece figure. Actually, the face is pretty poor in general, very strange expression.

Do you preffer it to Ramjet's MP face? I found that one pretty poor. Actually, thinking about it, the MP faces tend to not work out as well when the robot has a mouth.

This Tracks really disappoints me. I guess it is good for me though because it gives me 1 less MP to save up for.

I'll never understand why backpacks are such a complaint. 30 years of backpacks and it's never bothered me.

Cobotron wrote::lol: I'll never understand why backpacks are such a complaint. 30 years of backpacks and it's never bothered me.

Outside of ones like FE AoE op I'm not bothered, heck I grew up in teh age of legendary backpacks with BW. No, what bothers me is his entire collar and chest cavity is empty and garishly visible.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Cobotron wrote::lol: I'll never understand why backpacks are such a complaint. 30 years of backpacks and it's never bothered me.

Outside of ones like FE AoE op I'm not bothered, heck I grew up in teh age of legendary backpacks with BW. No, what bothers me is his entire collar and chest cavity is empty and garishly visible.

Seconded. The backpack design could have been done better to eliminate the gap, which is the main complaint about it. it wouldn't be as bad if the hole were sealed up