Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed

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Thanks to fellow Seibertronian Sabrblade, we now know of the next Beast Wars MP Takara has for us. It is none other than MP-34S Shadow Panther. Dengeki Hobby had the exclusive scoop with images you can see below. This is a recolour of MP-34 Cheetor and is an MP intepetation of the original toy, D-7 Shadow Panther, which you can see here, which was a redeco for the original Beast Wars Cheetor toy.

In Japan, it will be a Takara Tomy Mall exclusive with a late August release for 8,000 yen. For westerners, this simply means to expect a slightly higher price tag than the original MP and that it will be available at local online collector stores without the usual option to import directly from Japan.

It comes with a different accessory that the original MP Cheetor did no have, the mutant mask. It also comes with two versions of the long-range comm link (one for Beast Mode and one for Robot Mode) that Rhinox made in Episode 3 "The Web" (we saw prototypes of these before). Just as with the MP Optimus Primal redeco, it seems Takara is keeping the mutant masks for the redecos. Does that mean we can expect an MP Beast Wars Grimlock featuring a mutant head after the MP Dinobot toy comes out?

For now, enjoy the images below!

Credit(s): dengeki hobby

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Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932210)
Posted by angtre on January 18th, 2018 @ 10:19am CST

Meh. I was hoping for MP Tigatron.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932211)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 18th, 2018 @ 10:19am CST

Sabrblade wrote:Comes with a new "Beast Mask" accessory and two versions of the long-range comm link (one for Beast Mode and one for Robot Mode) that Rhinox made in Episode 3 "The Web" (we saw prototypes of these before).

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932213)
Posted by Seibertron on January 18th, 2018 @ 10:28am CST

mentre83 wrote:Meh. I was hoping for MP Tigatron.

I really hope they don't just recolor Cheetor into Tigatron. Tigatron should be a heavy remold if possible, or an entirely new mold. Tigers aren't cheetahs and with the level of amazing accuracy they have achieved with Cheetor, Optimus Primal and Dinobot, it'd be really disappointing if they recolored Cheetor into Tigatron.

I'm pretty geeked about MP-34S. Shadow Panther was such a cool variant 20+ years ago. Looking forward to adding him to my collection.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932214)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 18th, 2018 @ 10:34am CST

Seibertron wrote:
mentre83 wrote:Meh. I was hoping for MP Tigatron.

I really hope they don't just recolor Cheetor into Tigatron. Tigatron should be a heavy remold if possible, or an entirely new mold. Tigers aren't cheetahs and with the level of amazing accuracy they have achieved with Cheetor, Optimus Primal and Dinobot, it'd be really disappointing if they recolored Cheetor into Tigatron.

I'm pretty geeked about MP-34S. Shadow Panther was such a cool variant 20+ years ago. Looking forward to adding him to my collection.

It obviously won't be - if they follow the design ethos of the rest of the bw mp's. So far they have striven for show accurate robot modes, with as close to show accurate beast modes taking equal priority. The biggest part of that is keeping the bot modes in scale with each other. Tigatron was much larger than Cheetor in the show, so if anything, he would likely be an upscaled remold of the mp cheetor figure.

Looks great, but I don't know if I want that figure though, some of Cheetor's parts were a little too small and fragile looking (starring at you parts in his shoulder joints :-x

) Mask looks so killer though 8-)

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932215)
Posted by wilcosu35 on January 18th, 2018 @ 10:35am CST

Seibertron wrote:
mentre83 wrote:Meh. I was hoping for MP Tigatron.

I really hope they don't just recolor Cheetor into Tigatron. Tigatron should be a heavy remold if possible, or an entirely new mold. Tigers aren't cheetahs and with the level of amazing accuracy they have achieved with Cheetor, Optimus Primal and Dinobot, it'd be really disappointing if they recolored Cheetor into Tigatron.

I'm pretty geeked about MP-34S. Shadow Panther was such a cool variant 20+ years ago. Looking forward to adding him to my collection.

Personally, i think we'll have a new mold Iigatron. Same engineering and transformation, but new parts and bigger. His beast mode was entirely different from Cheetor, and his bot mode is significantly larger. Given Tskara's choice of toon-accuracy, i don't think they'll do it otherwise. I would be quite disappointed.

OT: Interesting repaint. Doesn't look bad but it's not for me.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932216)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 18th, 2018 @ 10:35am CST

Seibertron wrote:
mentre83 wrote:Meh. I was hoping for MP Tigatron.

I really hope they don't just recolor Cheetor into Tigatron. Tigatron should be a heavy remold if possible, or an entirely new mold. Tigers aren't cheetahs and with the level of amazing accuracy they have achieved with Cheetor, Optimus Primal and Dinobot, it'd be really disappointing if they recolored Cheetor into Tigatron.

Agreed! Even disregarding the differences in real life anatomical proportions between cheetahs and tigers, Tigatron's cartoon model had very different proportions from that of Cheetor, with his limbs, head, and torso all being much thicker and shaped differently, and his overall size being larger and more massive than Cheetor's.

If anything, Tigatron needs his own mold, with only his engineering being shared with (if not simply based on) that of Cheetor.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932217)
Posted by william-james88 on January 18th, 2018 @ 10:37am CST

Sabrblade wrote:If anything, Tigatron needs his own mold, with only his engineering being shared with (if not simply based on) that of Cheetor.

Oh man, I cant wait for us to debate over it beign a retool or not when that gets announced......not

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932222)
Posted by Evil Eye on January 18th, 2018 @ 11:09am CST

That's a cool looking redeco, and the mutant head is a very nice extra. Not for me, but still cool.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932231)
Posted by dragons on January 18th, 2018 @ 11:45am CST

Seibertron wrote:
mentre83 wrote:Meh. I was hoping for MP Tigatron.

I really hope they don't just recolor Cheetor into Tigatron. Tigatron should be a heavy remold if possible, or an entirely new mold. Tigers aren't cheetahs and with the level of amazing accuracy they have achieved with Cheetor, Optimus Primal and Dinobot, it'd be really disappointing if they recolored Cheetor into Tigatron.

I'm pretty geeked about MP-34S. Shadow Panther was such a cool variant 20+ years ago. Looking forward to adding him to my collection.

Repaints in beast wars don’t work to well tigertron Figure should be new Figure not repaint of Cheetor Figure mutant mask looks nice but pointless mask was never in show have mutant mask for repaint figure that never appeared in cartoon is excuse try sell repainted Figure with something new fans never saw in show,.

Look another repaint of master piece Optimus figure but he’s grey and white this time he comes with oil tanker trailer not original trailer like Figure of cheetor but repaint of him looks bad looks like ravage at quick glance should have gave new head and kept repaint black figure call him ravage somewhat close to panther figure

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932235)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 18th, 2018 @ 12:03pm CST

Back to Shadow Panther, is it just me, or does he look beefier than Cheetor? I know it's a trick of the lighting and black colors, but he looks beefier.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932236)
Posted by wilcosu35 on January 18th, 2018 @ 12:10pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Back to Shadow Panther, is it just me, or does he look beefier than Cheetor? I know it's a trick of the lighting and black colors, but he looks beefier.

Nah, it's exactly the same figure. They did cheat a bit with the legs on his back though, photographing him in such a way that the black legs make his torso seem wider.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932237)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 18th, 2018 @ 12:11pm CST

wilcosu35 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Back to Shadow Panther, is it just me, or does he look beefier than Cheetor? I know it's a trick of the lighting and black colors, but he looks beefier.

Nah, it's exactly the same figure. They did cheat a bit with the legs on his back though, photographing him in such a way that the black legs make his torso seem wider.

Never said he actually was beefier, just that he looks beefier.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932251)
Posted by Toralite on January 18th, 2018 @ 1:54pm CST

Really? C'mon where's tigatron?

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932252)
Posted by steals_your_goats on January 18th, 2018 @ 2:07pm CST

Toralite wrote:Really? C'mon where's tigatron?

Waiting for a mold that will actually look like a tiger

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932253)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 18th, 2018 @ 2:09pm CST

steals_your_goats wrote:
Toralite wrote:Really? C'mon where's tigatron?

Waiting for a mold that will actually look like a tiger

In the mean time, can someone digibash MP Cheetor with a tiger print?

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932254)
Posted by Plastic Hero on January 18th, 2018 @ 2:10pm CST

Well.

This sure came straight outta left field, now didn't it?

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932256)
Posted by steals_your_goats on January 18th, 2018 @ 2:12pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Toralite wrote:Really? C'mon where's tigatron?

Waiting for a mold that will actually look like a tiger

In the mean time, can someone digibash MP Cheetor with a tiger print?

found on Google

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932266)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 18th, 2018 @ 2:54pm CST

steals_your_goats wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Toralite wrote:Really? C'mon where's tigatron?

Waiting for a mold that will actually look like a tiger

In the mean time, can someone digibash MP Cheetor with a tiger print?

found on Google

It looks like either Cheetor cosplaying as Tigatron, or a very young-looking (and disproportioned) Tigatron.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932273)
Posted by Emerje on January 18th, 2018 @ 3:37pm CST

Definitely going to be getting Shadow Panther, but I do wish he had the original toy-style bot face that was less expressive than the MP face and had the big eyes and chin.

Just something to really set it apart from the original aside from just being black and silver.

Emerje

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932310)
Posted by Ironhidensh on January 18th, 2018 @ 6:59pm CST

Yeah, no. Would much rather have gotten Tigatron. The original toys were the same so I'd be willing to bet money the MPs will too.

Tigatron will have different robot and beast heads, and a slightly different fake chest. That's the.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932312)
Posted by steals_your_goats on January 18th, 2018 @ 7:04pm CST

Ironhidensh wrote:Yeah, no. Would much rather have gotten Tigatron. The original toys were the same so I'd be willing to bet money the MPs will too.

Tigatron will have different robot and beast heads, and a slightly different fake chest. That's the.

But Takara is pretty obsessed with cartoon accuracy so just a repaint of Cheetor wouldn't work. It would be too small to match his on screen appearance.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932315)
Posted by Ironhidensh on January 18th, 2018 @ 7:11pm CST

steals_your_goats wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Yeah, no. Would much rather have gotten Tigatron. The original toys were the same so I'd be willing to bet money the MPs will too.

Tigatron will have different robot and beast heads, and a slightly different fake chest. That's the.

But Takara is pretty obsessed with cartoon accuracy so just a repaint of Cheetor wouldn't work. It would be too small to match his on screen appearance.

While I wish for that, every single experience with reality tells me different. The cartoon models may have been different, but the toys were identical and that gives them precedent. If we are lucky, we will get a Tracks/Road rage level of minor retooling.

Sorry guys, just being a realistic. I hope I'm wrong, but doubt it.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932318)
Posted by steals_your_goats on January 18th, 2018 @ 7:26pm CST

Ironhidensh wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Yeah, no. Would much rather have gotten Tigatron. The original toys were the same so I'd be willing to bet money the MPs will too.

Tigatron will have different robot and beast heads, and a slightly different fake chest. That's the.

But Takara is pretty obsessed with cartoon accuracy so just a repaint of Cheetor wouldn't work. It would be too small to match his on screen appearance.

While I wish for that, every single experience with reality tells me different. The cartoon models may have been different, but the toys were identical and that gives them precedent. If we are lucky, we will get a Tracks/Road rage level of minor retooling.

Sorry guys, just being a realistic. I hope I'm wrong, but doubt it.

Not trying to be argumentative, but what experiences are you referring to? If this was generations I would understand your feelings but has Takara done something with the MP line that makes you feel that way? Again, genuinely curious.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932321)
Posted by Emerje on January 18th, 2018 @ 7:34pm CST

Ironhidensh wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Yeah, no. Would much rather have gotten Tigatron. The original toys were the same so I'd be willing to bet money the MPs will too.

Tigatron will have different robot and beast heads, and a slightly different fake chest. That's the.

But Takara is pretty obsessed with cartoon accuracy so just a repaint of Cheetor wouldn't work. It would be too small to match his on screen appearance.

While I wish for that, every single experience with reality tells me different. The cartoon models may have been different, but the toys were identical and that gives them precedent. If we are lucky, we will get a Tracks/Road rage level of minor retooling.

Sorry guys, just being a realistic. I hope I'm wrong, but doubt it.

Yes, but the original Cheetor mold is just a generic big cat so it worked fine for both. The MP is very clearly a cheetah in design, there's no way to translate that into a full blown tiger without at least a massive overhaul. Shadow Panther is our lazy repaint for this mold, Tigatron will be something unique (and then probably get a lazy repaint of his own, maybe in his prototype orange).

Emerje

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932358)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 18th, 2018 @ 10:15pm CST

Preorder page and more new pics.

http://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810102359/
https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/954188284179103745

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932382)
Posted by Va'al on January 19th, 2018 @ 1:45am CST

With a tweet, Takara Tomy Transformers has alerted fans and buyers to the official Takara Tomy Mall listing for the recently revealed Transformers Masterpiece Shadow Panther from Beast Wars, which is actually our first black repaint of the new animal based toyline, in this case Cheetor / Cheetus!

Courtesy of fellow Seibertronian Sabrblade once more, we also have a whole new batch of images from the pre-order page, featuring higher resolution and better looks at all the accessories that accompany the toy, the two modes, its posability, the new deco, and some promo shots with the regular Beast Wars background. With its exclusive TakaraTomyMall, late August release for 8,000 yen (USD 72), will you be picking it up?

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932383)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 19th, 2018 @ 1:59am CST

Emerje wrote:Definitely going to be getting Shadow Panther, but I do wish he had the original toy-style bot face that was less expressive than the MP face and had the big eyes and chin.

Just something to really set it apart from the original aside from just being black and silver.

Emerje

I actually don't know about that. I guess it depends on how his bio will describe him: as (a relative of) Ravage, a Ravage wanna-be, or someone completely different. I'm pretty sure "Tripredacus Agent" will be name-dropped somewhere

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932474)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 19th, 2018 @ 12:03pm CST

I'm loving the black, but I'm not a fan of how the mold looks

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932491)
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on January 19th, 2018 @ 1:19pm CST

Just so I am clear, is he slated to, officially, be a Predacon? :PREDACON:

Follow-up question: Do we have any indication as to which faction is on Dinobot's packaging?

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932515)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 19th, 2018 @ 3:26pm CST

DecepticonFinishline wrote:Just so I am clear, is he slated to, officially, be a Predacon?

He always was.

In fact, Takara's original approach for the guy was, as stated in his bio, how he has the appearance of a Maximal but is, in actually, really a Predacon.

DecepticonFinishline wrote:Follow-up question: Do we have any indication as to which faction is on Dinobot's packaging?

The official stock photos on Takara's website page for him uses a Maximal insignia as each image's background.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932528)
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on January 19th, 2018 @ 4:14pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
DecepticonFinishline wrote:Follow-up question: Do we have any indication as to which faction is on Dinobot's packaging?
The official stock photos on Takara's website page for him uses a Maximal insignia as each image's background.

Hmm... Dang. I might display him with the Predacons just to start filling them out a bit. Especially if there is nothing on the toy, itself, that indicates his allegiance.

I may change that depending on the packaging, as well as what toys appear in the future.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932532)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 19th, 2018 @ 4:44pm CST

DecepticonFinishline wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
DecepticonFinishline wrote:Follow-up question: Do we have any indication as to which faction is on Dinobot's packaging?
The official stock photos on Takara's website page for him uses a Maximal insignia as each image's background.

Hmm... Dang. I might display him with the Predacons just to start filling them out a bit. Especially if there is nothing on the toy, itself, that indicates his allegiance.

Dinobot never wore an insignia in the show, so you're probably good on that front.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932567)
Posted by Emerje on January 19th, 2018 @ 10:21pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Emerje wrote:Just something to really set it apart from the original aside from just being black and silver.

I actually don't know about that. I guess it depends on how his bio will describe him: as (a relative of) Ravage, a Ravage wanna-be, or someone completely different. I'm pretty sure "Tripredacus Agent" will be name-dropped somewhere

By "original" I meant the MP Cheetor figure, not Ravage.

Emerje

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932571)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 19th, 2018 @ 10:53pm CST

Emerje wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Emerje wrote:Just something to really set it apart from the original aside from just being black and silver.

I actually don't know about that. I guess it depends on how his bio will describe him: as (a relative of) Ravage, a Ravage wanna-be, or someone completely different. I'm pretty sure "Tripredacus Agent" will be name-dropped somewhere

By "original" I meant the MP Cheetor figure, not Ravage.

Emerje

There's always Nightprowler

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932573)
Posted by Emerje on January 19th, 2018 @ 11:19pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Emerje wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Emerje wrote:Just something to really set it apart from the original aside from just being black and silver.

I actually don't know about that. I guess it depends on how his bio will describe him: as (a relative of) Ravage, a Ravage wanna-be, or someone completely different. I'm pretty sure "Tripredacus Agent" will be name-dropped somewhere

By "original" I meant the MP Cheetor figure, not Ravage.

Emerje

There's always Nightprowler

I would happily buy that, too. Heck, I'd buy another cat named Panther in this mold as well.

Emerje

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1932971)
Posted by ScottyP on January 22nd, 2018 @ 9:48am CST

Seibertron wrote:
mentre83 wrote:Meh. I was hoping for MP Tigatron.
I really hope they don't just recolor Cheetor into Tigatron. Tigatron should be a heavy remold if possible, or an entirely new mold. Tigers aren't cheetahs

Entirely agreed. Besides, Tigatron is way bigger than Cheetor!

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1937919)
Posted by Bronzewolf on February 12th, 2018 @ 3:25am CST

A nice piece of news today for those of us Transformers fans that live down under, as Toys R Us Australia has announced they will be stocking the upcoming MP-34S Shadow Panther from Takara Tomy! Thanks to a post on their Facebook, sent to us by our Australian overlord Burn, we know they'll have the figure and they will be accepting preorders until later this month on the 25th. This is one of the first times TRU Australia has offered preorders for an MP release, so it's quite a bit more convenient for collectors.

It's unknown at this time if TRU will stock this figure in their stores, but that question will probably be answered soon enough.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1937935)
Posted by Emerje on February 12th, 2018 @ 7:30am CST

Before people in the west get too excited, Hasbro occasionally does this for TRU Australia with Takara MPs, even sometimes slipping an English version of the card into the box. Don't expect it to show up at any other TRU stores outside of the usual ones in Asia.

Emerje

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1938019)
Posted by Burn on February 12th, 2018 @ 1:37pm CST

It was a bit more than "occasionally" and it was a bit more than the "card".

They imported them for a while complete with English translations for the instructions. The fact they're offering a pre-order is a smart thing considering how many of the MP's they stocked didn't sell. This way they won't be over ordering.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1938052)
Posted by Emerje on February 12th, 2018 @ 3:16pm CST

Burn wrote:It was a bit more than "occasionally" and it was a bit more than the "card".

They imported them for a while complete with English translations for the instructions. The fact they're offering a pre-order is a smart thing considering how many of the MP's they stocked didn't sell. This way they won't be over ordering.

Oh, I didn't realize it was so often. I thought it was just Star Saber and a few other notable ones.

Emerje

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1938054)
Posted by Burn on February 12th, 2018 @ 3:25pm CST

Star Sabre, Bumblebee, Wheeljack, Sideswipe, Prowl, Bluestreak ... might have been others. I think they also stocked the Unite Warriors box sets. They've stocked a fair bit of TT when I think about it, but given their price jacking, it never sold too well.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1938141)
Posted by william-james88 on February 12th, 2018 @ 10:39pm CST

Emerje wrote:
Burn wrote:It was a bit more than "occasionally" and it was a bit more than the "card".

They imported them for a while complete with English translations for the instructions. The fact they're offering a pre-order is a smart thing considering how many of the MP's they stocked didn't sell. This way they won't be over ordering.

Oh, I didn't realize it was so often. I thought it was just Star Saber and a few other notable ones.

Emerje

Its ok, its not like we have been newsing them all this time... oh wait

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ase/33091/

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ail/34928/

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ail/31931/

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ase/33167/

And it goes waaaaaaay back to over 10 years ago

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... tral/4654/

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1938163)
Posted by Burn on February 13th, 2018 @ 1:01am CST

william-james88 wrote:And it goes waaaaaaay back to over 10 years ago

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... tral/4654/

Amazingly, he sold well.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1938193)
Posted by Emerje on February 13th, 2018 @ 6:13am CST

william-james88 wrote:
Emerje wrote:
Burn wrote:It was a bit more than "occasionally" and it was a bit more than the "card".

They imported them for a while complete with English translations for the instructions. The fact they're offering a pre-order is a smart thing considering how many of the MP's they stocked didn't sell. This way they won't be over ordering.

Oh, I didn't realize it was so often. I thought it was just Star Saber and a few other notable ones.

Emerje

Its ok, its not like we have been newsing them all this time... oh wait

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ase/33091/

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ail/34928/

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ail/31931/

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ase/33167/

And it goes waaaaaaay back to over 10 years ago

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... tral/4654/

Yeah, and what did I say?

I thought it was just Star Saber and a few other notable ones.

I know there's been a bunch of them in the news, that's why I thought it was an occasional occurrence in the first place, but Burn seemed to imply it was even more frequent than that.

Emerje

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1938194)
Posted by william-james88 on February 13th, 2018 @ 6:23am CST

Emerje wrote:and what did I say:
Emerje wrote: a few.

a bunch

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1938198)
Posted by Emerje on February 13th, 2018 @ 6:48am CST

william-james88 wrote:
Emerje wrote:and what did I say:
Emerje wrote: a few.

a bunch

Sorry, I meant "bunch" as in a cluster of them (Bee, Tracks, and Sideswipe were all within just over a year time and then nothing), not as in a large number. That was bad wording, but you know what I'm talking about. What I don't know is what you're trying to prove. It's not like I said anything way outlandish, I just made a small understatement and Burn corrected me, that should have been the end of the discussion, so why are you suddenly jumping on me about this? :???:

Emerje

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1938231)
Posted by william-james88 on February 13th, 2018 @ 9:11am CST

Just confused on my end, no offense meant

Burn, will you be picking up Shadow Panther? Griffin from Ozormers said it was a pretty good price.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1962558)
Posted by Va'al on May 31st, 2018 @ 11:42pm CDT

We have some unfortunate pieces of news for Transformers fans in Australia, specifically about the Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-34S Shadow Panther and its initially reported availability at the Toys R Us chain stores across the country: user Millhouse over on OzFormers has shared an email from the company now stating that they will not be fulfilling the orders for the figure, as they no longer carry it for a number of reasons, stated below, and are only offering store credit, not refunds.

We regret to inform you that unfortunately we are not able to fulfil your Toys R Us Online Order for the following product, due to insufficient stock levels.
- Transformers Takara Tomy MP-34S Shadow Panther

Toys “R” Us Australia have recently entered voluntary administration; therefore, a refund cannot be processed.

Please go to this link to read our full administration information: https://www.toysrus.com.au/administrati ... tion-2018/

We can however, offer for you to choose other items to the same value, on our website www.toysrus.com.au and we will process this at no further charge to you.

We can also provide your details to our creditors, who will contact you with a proof of debt form request.

The other alternative is to lodge a dispute with your bank for the amount charged on your credit card for this transaction.
You will more than likely get your money back for the order we are unable to fulfil.

We understand your frustrations with this matter and sincerely do apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Should you have any concerns regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact us on 1300 8697 787.

This is, unfortunately, part of the bigger news that TRU Australia is also going into administration, as we first reported here. And if you're in for bad news, we also have final confirmation of the tax changes brought about by government, meaning that Amazon will no longer be shipping to Australia as of July 1st. Read more about it thanks to Burn over in the Australian Sightings thread.

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1962608)
Posted by Flashwave on June 1st, 2018 @ 2:02pm CDT

"Insufficent Stock Levels?" That seems odd. Unless insufficent stock means "We didnt order it from Takara". But still, makes me wonder if this is just the Admin limiting excess product or if something else is going on?

Re: Transformers Masterpiece MP-34S Beast Wars Shadow Panther Revealed (1962630)
Posted by william-james88 on June 1st, 2018 @ 7:01pm CDT

Flashwave wrote:"Insufficent Stock Levels?" That seems odd. Unless insufficent stock means "We didnt order it from Takara". But still, makes me wonder if this is just the Admin limiting excess product or if something else is going on?

it means they are no longer getting any.

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