Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Takara Tomy Exclusive Masterpiece MP-18B Streak Update

MP-18 is "Streak"; that's why it's not blue.

Man you had me all excited that we were finally getting a blue Bluestreak reissue with that thumbnail!

I have it already pre-ordered. I passed on the original Bluestreak so this will probably be a nice alternative.

Big fan of the silver deco, but I'm really looking forward to this one as well!

rpetras wrote:Big fan of the silver deco, but I'm really looking forward to this one as well!

Same here. MPs should be about achieving greater media-accuracy than was possible in the '80s, but this interesting exception is like they're taking that holy grail that taunted us from Bluestreak's original instructions and made it even better. I doubt I'll ever care about Tigertrack, but this I gotta' have!

I really wish E-Hobby would do a version of this with the classics mold.

Rated X wrote:I really wish E-Hobby would do a version of this with the classics mold.

Waste of time, it's a f*cking fiddly and fragile mold that isn't worth the multiple releases it got.

I'm not a fan of that Classics mold either; it's one of the worst Classics car molds, IMO. No matter what I do with the bot mode, it always looks awkward. The head sits up too high and it always looks knock-kneed. Having the MP version makes it seem even worse by comparison. It's not really fair to compare a Deluxe to an MP, but when you have them both in your display, it's hard to NOT compare them.

According to online retailer Captured Prey the upcoming Transformers Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak will not feature a blue deco homaging the original Diaclone figure as was initially speculated. They are reporting this version will come with an all silver deco minus the black founnd on the standard release, the silver will apparently be a lighter shade as well.

Captured Prey wrote:Scheduled for a June release, this version of MP-18 Streak is slated to be a Japan exclusive. According to our information, this figure will be a "Silverstreak" deco, using a lighter shade of silver and without the black parts seen on the original MP-18 Streak. Product images are placeholders provided by the distributor.

But wait..............it seems a blue Diaclone version is in the works! Captrued Prey followed up with the following message on their Twitter account:

Captured Prey wrote:"The Blue version of (MP) bluestreak will be release later this year or beginning of next year. We are still negotiating with takara..."

That's a rather unsurprising twist. Using the US Bluestreak name with the appropriate toy deco... which had all silver.

So we could be getting both a Silverstreak and a Bluestreak as special versions of Streak? Here's hoping if true.

Talk about wanking the fans dry lol!

talk about a "streak" of luck!

yep yep only want this if this is blue. preparing to cancel preorders

Sabrblade wrote:So we could be getting both a Silverstreak and a Bluestreak as special versions of Streak? Here's hoping if true.

YES!

fenrir72 wrote:Talk about wanking the fans dry lol!

YES!

Ultra Markus wrote:talk about a "streak" of luck!

NO.

Just got Streak today and I want the blue one. No BLUE? No thank YOU.

(God, I need sleep...)

Dunno why everyone is so nuts about a blue Bluestreak. The name refers to the dictionary meaning "continuous, rapid, or interminable speech: to talk a blue streak," which defines his character. Is it just because his Diaclone precursor was blue, or can people not be bothered to think more closely about things?

fenrir72 wrote:Talk about wanking the fans dry lol!

YES!

Ultra Markus wrote:talk about a "streak" of luck!

NO.[/quote]

Unless the former is the cause of the latter "streak?"

I don't need the all silver G1 toy deco.

I'll be in for the blue deco when it comes out.

Cancelling preorder in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

MegaDump wrote:Dunno why everyone is so nuts about a blue Bluestreak. The name refers to the dictionary meaning "continuous, rapid, or interminable speech: to talk a blue streak," which defines his character. Is it just because his Diaclone precursor was blue, or can people not be bothered to think more closely about things?

The original name was supposed to be a playful reference to his color as well. The original G1 figure actually had several versions in the parent Diaclone line, silver with black (the one the cartoon uses) and this one:



It's that deco made it into early catalogs, and created the myth that we actually got a blue Bluestreak in Transformers instead of the all silver. As such, people claim they had one or at least saw one, that sort of thing. It's a famous one among the oldies.

MegaDump wrote:Dunno why everyone is so nuts about a blue Bluestreak. The name refers to the dictionary meaning "continuous, rapid, or interminable speech: to talk a blue streak," which defines his character. Is it just because his Diaclone precursor was blue, or can people not be bothered to think more closely about things?

k... i highly doubt they chose the name bluestreak due to its literal definition in the dictionary. besides, by that logic blurr should be named bluestreak no?

and youd be surprised how closely people examine things. why else would there be people discussing this? good job essentially calling everyone stupid.

people want a blue bluestreak for the same reason they want tigertrack. its pretty simple.

anyways... im an MP completist. and i would love a blue bluestreak. like everyone else who ever saw the catalog pictures (for me it was trading cards which he was blue) ive always wanted one. but buying an MP silverstreak... even i take issue with that. its not nearly different enough from MP streak to warrant another purchase.

when pictures surface of "silverstreak", it better knock my socks off. to like, the other side of the room.

shajaki wrote:

MegaDump wrote:Dunno why everyone is so nuts about a blue Bluestreak. The name refers to the dictionary meaning "continuous, rapid, or interminable speech: to talk a blue streak," which defines his character. Is it just because his Diaclone precursor was blue, or can people not be bothered to think more closely about things?

k... i highly doubt they chose the name bluestreak due to its literal definition in the dictionary. besides, by that logic blurr should be named bluestreak no?

and youd be surprised how closely people examine things. why else would there be people discussing this? good job essentially calling everyone stupid.

people want a blue bluestreak for the same reason they want tigertrack. its pretty simple.

anyways... im an MP completist. and i would love a blue bluestreak. like everyone else who ever saw the catalog pictures (for me it was trading cards which he was blue) ive always wanted one. but buying an MP silverstreak... even i take issue with that. its not nearly different enough from MP streak to warrant another purchase.

when pictures surface of "silverstreak", it better knock my socks off. to like, the other side of the room.

Well, I would have thought the logical thing to do when you see a character named Bluestreak, who isn't blue, would be to ask yourself "What the heck is a Bluestreak?" They may have intended him to be blue, as that would have been more obvious, but the fact that he talks constantly and at inappropriate times matches the definition well. Besides, I didn't call EVERYONE stupid. Only MOST of the population are inherently stupid, why do think the world is the way it is?

MegaDump wrote:Well, I would have thought the logical thing to do when you see a character named Bluestreak, who isn't blue, would be to ask yourself "What the heck is a Bluestreak?" They may have intended him to be blue, as that would have been more obvious, but the fact that he talks constantly and at inappropriate times matches the definition well. Besides, I didn't call EVERYONE stupid. Only MOST of the population are inherently stupid, why do think the world is the way it is?

then maybe youd be surprised how many 3 year olds dont ask questions like that. cause i was a child once and didnt care about such things. as an adult i research things involved with my hobby (as do most people who care enough to post on a forum and discuss it) and now understand things like the "myth" of the blue bluestreak.

as far as the straight definition goes, it does match the bio. but ive watched the cartoons (particularly season 1 before it got 10X the characters) and i dont recall bluestreak talking more or less than any other character.

and if your outlook on like is that most of the world is stupid, i feel bad for you. but thank god for the internet, the greatest outlet for pessimists ever invented.

The new MP-18 deco:



Apparently an homage to the G1 toy:



The original MP-18:

Man, that is just barely different enough for me to care. Still gonna do it. The red launchers are a huge plus and really make it still worth it in my book.

From Takara:

今週末は東京おもちゃショー！開催記念商品の「MP-18S　シルバーストリーク」は数量限定なので早めにお越しくださいね！昔の玩具のストリークをご存知の方には懐かしいカラーリングに仕上げてます！http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/event/2014/06/mp-18s.html

Seibertron.com member Cyberpath dropped by to show us some new images of Takara Tomy Exclusive Masterpiece MP-18S Bluestreak he found from Takara. This version of Streak is meant to homage the original G1 toy and transforms from robot to a fully licensed Nissan Fairlady 280Z!You can check out our galleries of Takara's Masterpiece Streak here.

Please check out images of MP-18S mirrored below.







MP-18S Silver streak will be a 2014 Commemorative Tokyo Toy Show Exclusive and available this weekend

The Tokyo Toy Show this weekend! Please come in early for the Commemorative merchandise "MP-18S Silver Streak" because it is limited quantity! I am in good old finish coloring in person knowing a streak of old toy!

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

Wow - he looks quite different!

I'm looking forward to getting him in. Also, inclusion of the red launchers is pretty awesome. Guess I won't have to buy Guilty's set after all.

Silverstreak! Silverstreak! Silverstreak! I must have it

Wow, that looks fantastic. Excited!

OK, I'll bite but this will be the last use of this mould wont it?

Ravage XK wrote:OK, I'll bite but this will be the last use of this mould wont it?

I hope not! I'd really like to get my hands on a Diaclone "blue" Streak!

Seibertron wrote:

Ravage XK wrote:OK, I'll bite but this will be the last use of this mould wont it?

I hope not! I'd really like to get my hands on a Diaclone "blue" Streak!

Yeah, I forgot about that one...but then that's it!

Hey, why does he comes without his insignia?

Torneira wrote:Hey, why does he comes without his insignia?

Probably because its Diaclone related (can an expert chime in to confirm/deny?).

At the very least, he'll likely come with an Autobot sticker.

megatronus wrote:

Torneira wrote:Hey, why does he comes without his insignia?

Probably because its Diaclone related (can an expert chime in to confirm/deny?).

At the very least, he'll likely come with an Autobot sticker.

Based on the appearance of the box, which takes after Masterpiece Tigertrack's, I'd agree with that.

megatronus wrote:

Torneira wrote:Hey, why does he comes without his insignia?

Probably because its Diaclone related (can an expert chime in to confirm/deny?).

Nope, the all-silver deco is a Transformers original, like Skywarp is. Silver with black is an original Diaclone, along with blue with silver.

megatronus wrote:At the very least, he'll likely come with an Autobot sticker.

That is a surefire possibility

Just in case you wanted a side by side comparison with the previously released Transformers Masterpiece MP-18 Streak, here you go. Once again from the Twitter feed of TF Yuki we have a new image of the Tokyo Toy Show exclusive MP-18S Silverstreak, as you can see difference is quite dramatic. He will also come with a couple of Autobot faction symbols in two different sizes. Check out the image mirrored below:

My response continues to be:

Missile launchers look great, deco looks sharp. Super hoping that Bluestreak and Silverstreak are going to be different characters, that could be fun!

did anyone else know he'd be out this soon? i must have missed it... in stock at BBTS.

MP-18S Masterpiece Silverstreak / Bluestreak - Exclusive Version @ BBTS for $84.99

even better! in stock at robotkingdom WITH a coin and cheaper price!

Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Exclusive Masterpiece MP-18S Silver Streak @ robotkindgom $64.90

shajaki wrote:even better! in stock at robotkingdom WITH a coin and cheaper price!

Yeah, but higher shipping costs for U.S. customers since BBTS is in the U.S. while RobotKingdom is in Hong Kong.

shajaki wrote:did anyone else know he'd be out this soon? i must have missed it... in stock at BBTS.

MP-18S Masterpiece Silverstreak / Bluestreak - Exclusive Version @ BBTS for $84.99

The release date was always June-ish, so sounds about right.

I have this guy tied up with MP Wheeljack, so I guess I won't be seeing him until August :/