TakaraTomy Mall Exclusive Masterpiece Cassettes Set Teased

Whoa, wait! More Cassettecons? GIMME!

Now correct me if I'm wrong but... we haven't seen that Steeljaw-body-type mold before have we? Notably it's the only 'silhouette' here with visible details. Plus it looks like there's some kind of (at least slight) retooling on the Ravage-type mold, giving him what looks like some 'wings' on his rockets? Interesting... I look forward to seeing what they end up being for certain.

Qwan wrote:Now correct me if I'm wrong but... we haven't seen that Steeljaw-body-type mold before have we? Notably it's the only 'silhouette' here with visible details. Plus it looks like there's some kind of (at least slight) retooling on the Ravage-type mold, giving him what looks like some 'wings' on his rockets? Interesting... I look forward to seeing what they end up being for certain.

The retooling of Ravage is for Stripes. When they were released with Twincast, Stripes was given G1 Steeljaw's weapons in a different color, and Nightstalker (Steeljaw recolor) was given G1 Ravage's weapons. Essentially, the weapons just switched molds to make them different beyond just the recoloring.

Bounti76 wrote:

Qwan wrote:Now correct me if I'm wrong but... we haven't seen that Steeljaw-body-type mold before have we? Notably it's the only 'silhouette' here with visible details. Plus it looks like there's some kind of (at least slight) retooling on the Ravage-type mold, giving him what looks like some 'wings' on his rockets? Interesting... I look forward to seeing what they end up being for certain.

The retooling of Ravage is for Stripes. When they were released with Twincast, Stripes was given G1 Steeljaw's weapons in a different color, and Nightstalker (Steeljaw recolor) was given G1 Ravage's weapons. Essentially, the weapons just switched molds to make them different beyond just the recoloring.

Ahhh, of course. Thanks! I'm still very interested to see what the exact differences end up looking like, then - IIRC, one of the main complaints about MP Ravage (beside the panels on the forelegs) was that his rockets were too dinky and weak looking. It looks like these'll be a bit bigger due to what seems to be a bit of panel expansion, so that might actually be one fairly-common issue with the mold solved!

FINALLY, more Cassettes!

Unfortunately no Howlback yet but I'm holding out for her! Man am I tempted by Wingthing though...

As soon as the preorders come up im getting these.

Well I guess this confirms the MP Blaster and Twincast. Very excited for these, I love the cassettes.

I'm guessing:

Enemy
Stripes
Nightstalker
Wingthing

Frenzy and Rumble have individual releases of their own, Steeljaw wouldn't fit the theme and will probably be released with Blaster, and while Wingthing would make more sense, I could see Ratbat getting released here as well.

MagicDeath wrote:I'm guessing:

Enemy
Stripes
Nightstalker
Wingthing

Frenzy and Rumble have individual releases of their own, Steeljaw wouldn't fit the theme and will probably be released with Blaster, and while Wingthing would make more sense, I could see Ratbat getting released here as well.

You're completely correct -- as the website states

If i'm getting this correct, these are based on toy-only appearances and are mostly redeoes/retools of molds that we've already gotten for soundwave?

I could not have called this one.

I wonder what the designation for the set will be. MP-EX? Would this be there first exclusive masterpiece that isn't a direct redeco of a previous release?

wilcosu35 wrote:If i'm getting this correct, these are based on toy-only appearances and are mostly redeoes/retools of molds that we've already gotten for soundwave?

Enemy, Stripes and Wingthing are repaints of Rumble/Frenzy, Ravage and Ratbat respectively and are based on toy characters that rarely if ever pull in fictional appearances. Nightstalker on the other hand is a redeco of an as-of-yet unreleased Masterpiece Steeljaw - hence the first look we're getting at the mold - and is based on the Marvel US/UK character.

wilcosu35 wrote:If i'm getting this correct, these are based on toy-only appearances and are mostly redeoes/retools of molds that we've already gotten for soundwave?

They are MP versions of the cassettes who came with the Encore reissues of Twincast and Soundblaster.

Kurona wrote:

wilcosu35 wrote:If i'm getting this correct, these are based on toy-only appearances and are mostly redeoes/retools of molds that we've already gotten for soundwave?

Enemy, Stripes and Wingthing are repaints of Rumble/Frenzy, Ravage and Ratbat respectively and are based on toy characters that rarely if ever pull in fictional appearances. Nightstalker on the other hand is a redeco of an as-of-yet unreleased Masterpiece Steeljaw - hence the first look we're getting at the mold - and is based on the Marvel US/UK character.

Nothing that i feel i should get, then. I will be eagerly awaiting Blaster and his minions, though.

Kurona wrote:

MagicDeath wrote:I'm guessing:

Enemy
Stripes
Nightstalker
Wingthing

Frenzy and Rumble have individual releases of their own, Steeljaw wouldn't fit the theme and will probably be released with Blaster, and while Wingthing would make more sense, I could see Ratbat getting released here as well.

You're completely correct -- as the website states

Yet another lesson on the importance of reading the entire post.
Also: Dangit! I was kinda hoping to get a Ratbat for my Hasbro Soundwave

Lotsa talking, and no images.

These are the fellas in question:

shajaki wrote:Lotsa talking, and no images.

These are the fellas in question:

That would make me SUPER happy and I'd have them all. Then demand the Cobalt Sentries.

Big Grim wrote:

shajaki wrote:Lotsa talking, and no images.
These are the fellas in question:

That would make me SUPER happy and I'd have them all. Then demand the Cobalt Sentries.

And these ones right?



And these?



And this one?



And these?



And these?

shajaki wrote:

Big Grim wrote:

shajaki wrote:Lotsa talking, and no images.
These are the fellas in question:

That would make me SUPER happy and I'd have them all. Then demand the Cobalt Sentries.

And these ones right?



And these?



And this one?



And these?



And these?

We're still ignoring two of the most underrated cassettes out there. It's silly (to me) that we don't have Overkill and Slugfest already. Hell, Slugfest gets CONSISTENTLY shafted in general.

That being said, I'm glad we're getting more Audicons. The more of those, the better. Maybe they'll make the (also underrated) G1 version of Blockrock.

shajaki wrote:

Big Grim wrote:

shajaki wrote:Lotsa talking, and no images.
These are the fellas in question:

That would make me SUPER happy and I'd have them all. Then demand the Cobalt Sentries.

And these ones right?



And these?



And this one?



And these?



And these?

Yes please! All of the above and more! Especially the dinosaur combiners

Ideally we should get all the Cassette redecos, but Howlback and SG Ravage Glit are the most important ones to me. I doubt we'll get the later-year cassetticons like Squawktalk unless they make them a redeco of Laserbeak though. At best the latest cassetticon we'll get would be Slugfest and Overkill since those are the last cassettes that appeared in the cartoon.

Or maybe they'll prove me wrong and bring out a Squawkbox which delivers on everything I could ever have wanted from them

I hope the release of new Masterpiece cassettes means we will be getting a Masterpiece Broadcast (Blaster) sometime in the near future.

Wooooooooo! More MP cassettes! Now I really wish I had the funds/space for MP Soundwave. One day...

What I'm really looking forward to is an MP Rewind/Eject. Specifically so it can get redecoed into Rosanna, and more importantly, Flip Sides.

shajaki wrote:And these ones right?
*Pictures of awesome Cassettecons*

Yup. Gimme all the Cassette Robots!

Kurona wrote:I doubt we'll get the later-year cassetticons like Squawktalk unless they make them a redeco of Laserbeak though. At best the latest cassetticon we'll get would be Slugfest and Overkill since those are the last cassettes that appeared in the cartoon.

Pretty much why I went the 3rd party route for "almost-but-not-really" MP Cassettecons.

Kurona wrote:I doubt we'll get the later-year cassetticons like Squawktalk unless they make them a redeco of Laserbeak though.

I'm still surprised to hear people say things like this. There is no room in the MP line for no effort repaints. Like, if a character is different enough to have his own mold or midifications, he does. Best example I can think of to prove my point, TFCC's new Counterpunch. That's a clear instance of something that isn't right, but made workable, just cuz. Show me one time the MP line has done that? The only thing that comes close is MP-2 Ultra Magnus, but I still say it works because the OG toy did indeed have a fully transformable white Prime that looked like that.

shajaki wrote:

Kurona wrote:I doubt we'll get the later-year cassetticons like Squawktalk unless they make them a redeco of Laserbeak though.

I'm still surprised to hear people say things like this. There is no room in the MP line for no effort repaints. Like, if a character is different enough to have his own mold or midifications, he does. Best example I can think of to prove my point, TFCC's new Counterpunch. That's a clear instance of something that isn't right, but made workable, just cuz. Show me one time the MP line has done that? The only thing that comes close is MP-2 Ultra Magnus, but I still say it works because the OG toy did indeed have a fully transformable white Prime that looked like that.

This very set - Wingthing being a redeco of Ratbat

Kurona wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Kurona wrote:I doubt we'll get the later-year cassetticons like Squawktalk unless they make them a redeco of Laserbeak though.

I'm still surprised to hear people say things like this. There is no room in the MP line for no effort repaints. Like, if a character is different enough to have his own mold or midifications, he does. Best example I can think of to prove my point, TFCC's new Counterpunch. That's a clear instance of something that isn't right, but made workable, just cuz. Show me one time the MP line has done that? The only thing that comes close is MP-2 Ultra Magnus, but I still say it works because the OG toy did indeed have a fully transformable white Prime that looked like that.

This very set - Wingthing being a redeco of Ratbat

Invalid! Wingthing was redecoed from G1 Ratbat and included with Encore Soundblaster, therefore there is a precedent.

Sigma Magnus wrote:

Kurona wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Kurona wrote:I doubt we'll get the later-year cassetticons like Squawktalk unless they make them a redeco of Laserbeak though.

I'm still surprised to hear people say things like this. There is no room in the MP line for no effort repaints. Like, if a character is different enough to have his own mold or midifications, he does. Best example I can think of to prove my point, TFCC's new Counterpunch. That's a clear instance of something that isn't right, but made workable, just cuz. Show me one time the MP line has done that? The only thing that comes close is MP-2 Ultra Magnus, but I still say it works because the OG toy did indeed have a fully transformable white Prime that looked like that.

This very set - Wingthing being a redeco of Ratbat

Invalid! Wingthing was redecoed from G1 Ratbat and included with Encore Soundblaster, therefore there is a precedent.

It may be precedent, but it's still not accurate to his original appearance

In all seriousness that "unless they make them a redeco" thing was just on the side; that that's the ONLY way we'd ever get a Squawktalk from this line - not that it's likely.

Kurona wrote:

Sigma Magnus wrote:

Kurona wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Kurona wrote:I doubt we'll get the later-year cassetticons like Squawktalk unless they make them a redeco of Laserbeak though.

I'm still surprised to hear people say things like this. There is no room in the MP line for no effort repaints. Like, if a character is different enough to have his own mold or midifications, he does. Best example I can think of to prove my point, TFCC's new Counterpunch. That's a clear instance of something that isn't right, but made workable, just cuz. Show me one time the MP line has done that? The only thing that comes close is MP-2 Ultra Magnus, but I still say it works because the OG toy did indeed have a fully transformable white Prime that looked like that.

This very set - Wingthing being a redeco of Ratbat

Invalid! Wingthing was redecoed from G1 Ratbat and included with Encore Soundblaster, therefore there is a precedent.

It may be precedent, but it's still not accurate to his original appearance

It's accurate to his original Japanese appearance.

After the teaser the other day from Takara Tomy Mall directly, fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath has once more shared with us an update on the listing an exclusive Transformers Masterpiece cassettes set, featuring Stripes, Nightstalker, Wing Thing and Enemy now in full colour! Check them out below, and join the discussion in the Energon Pub.

With Nightstalker being a new mold, I think it's safe to assume that MP Broadcast's pack-in cassette will be Steel Joe Steeljaw.

Also, quite interesting that the set has the ID MP15/16-E, derived from the other two cassette sets.

I'm ALL about this! I'm ready.

Wingthing didn't quite end up in the color I was hoping for. But f*** it! AUDICONS!

I'm excited to see how Nightstalker transforms.

Awesome! How do I order them? I can't read Japanese. Is this the only venue to get them?

Masterpiece Blaster, Masterpiece Blaster... It's got to happen...

DecepticonFinishline wrote:AUDICONS!

I've never heard them called "Audicons" before, especially since the two cats are Autobots. Usually they're called Mini-Cassettes or Cassette Warriors (or just cassettes or tapes).

This is an Audi-Con:

Blackstreak wrote:Awesome! How do I order them? I can't read Japanese. Is this the only venue to get them?

They're exclusive to Takara Tomy Mall in Japan, but the TTM exclusives often end up as Asia retail exclusives as well so there's a chance of that happening. Either way we'll certainly see them imported through sites like TFSource and BBTS as well. Of course you could always try using a proxy service and order them directly, but that's not necessarily the cheapest rout.

Emerje

I like the look of Enemy and Wingthing.

While the colours look good on Stripes, I still think the mold is inferior to Device Label Ravage who could move his jaw, making him more expressive.

I never liked Nightstalker using Steeljaws molds. I always saw him as Ravage's twin and felt he should have shared Ravage's mold.

Anyway else find it interesting that if you translate Enemy's name to Hebrew, we've got a Transformer named Satan?

Windsweeper wrote:I like the look of Enemy and Wingthing.

While the colours look good on Stripes, I still think the mold is inferior to Device Label Ravage who could move his jaw, making him more expressive.

I never liked Nightstalker using Steeljaws molds. I always saw him as Ravage's twin and felt he should have shared Ravage's mold.

Anyway else find it interesting that if you translate Enemy's name to Hebrew, we've got a Transformer named Satan?

Unless I'm thinking about generation one figure of steel thought there was master piece version of that figure

Stripes looks kinda neat.

HOLY CATS!
Autobot cassettes?! AWESOME!
And a new Mold?! AWESOME!

Windsweeper wrote:Anyway else find it interesting that if you translate Enemy's name to Hebrew, we've got a Transformer named Satan?

Actually, Satan means Adversary in Hebrew. Oyeb is the transliterated word for enemy.

I hope Nightstalker's very weird looking missiles are just a play on that toy using Ravage's missiles instead of Steeljaw's cannons. Steeljaw will need some serious retooling from that to look right.


Transformers Encore Nightstalker Gallery

Windsweeper wrote:
I never liked Nightstalker using Steeljaws molds. I always saw him as Ravage's twin and felt he should have shared Ravage's mold.

Or instead of a black repaint of a black toy you could buy a second Ravage and slap an Autobot logo on him

WING THING!! I KNOW HIM!! I KNOWWWWWW HIMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!

MP Wing Thing forever!!

If you ship Frenzy and Enemy, do you get Frenemy?

kurthy wrote:If you ship Frenzy and Enemy, do you get Frenemy?

Yes.

ScottyP wrote:I hope Nightstalker's very weird looking missiles are just a play on that toy using Ravage's missiles instead of Steeljaw's cannons. Steeljaw will need some serious retooling from that to look right.

Just noticing Stripes's hind quarters are retooled. I wonder if they could combine Nightstalker's front half with Stripes's back to get Steeljaw?

Cobotron wrote:

ScottyP wrote:I hope Nightstalker's very weird looking missiles are just a play on that toy using Ravage's missiles instead of Steeljaw's cannons. Steeljaw will need some serious retooling from that to look right.

Just noticing Stripes's hind quarters are retooled. I wonder if they could combine Nightstalker's front half with Stripes's back to get Steeljaw?

Hmmm...yeeeessss..

Rellko wrote:Masterpiece Blaster, Masterpiece Blaster... It's got to happen...

More importantly, MP Twincast redeco!!

Emerje wrote:

DecepticonFinishline wrote:AUDICONS!

I've never heard them called "Audicons" before, especially since the two cats are Autobots. Usually they're called Mini-Cassettes or Cassette Warriors (or just cassettes or tapes).

This is an Audi-Con:

Blackstreak wrote:Awesome! How do I order them? I can't read Japanese. Is this the only venue to get them?

They're exclusive to Takara Tomy Mall in Japan, but the TTM exclusives often end up as Asia retail exclusives as well so there's a chance of that happening. Either way we'll certainly see them imported through sites like TFSource and BBTS as well. Of course you could always try using a proxy service and order them directly, but that's not necessarily the cheapest rout.

Emerje

Before I realllly started getting in to collecting, Soundwave and the Cassettes were already my favorites just because of what they were.

So. When I was learning about combiner teams, and how the each had a team name, I self-assigned the cassettes Audicons (audio-cons). Then I realized that the -bots and -cons suffix lined up with their faction. I came up with "Soundbots" but that just sounds stupid. I ultimately decided that if an entire race of transformers can be called "Mini-cons" and not all be Decepticons, then I would just stick with Audicons as a collective name.

A number of years ago, I was hoping it would catch on. At this point, I am just stuck with the term by habit.