Wonderfest 2015 - Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-27 Ironhide
Sunday, July 26th, 2015 5:55AM CDT
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 26th, 2015 @ 7:03am CDT
No matter, the very first second this dude's preorders pop up on Amiami, he'll be soooo preordered|
Posted by donny1975 on July 26th, 2015 @ 7:25am CDT
I will be getting at least one of the VooDoo figures so I can see differences in the molds...
Posted by griftimus prime on July 26th, 2015 @ 7:26am CDT
Posted by budmaloney on July 26th, 2015 @ 10:20am CDT
donny1975 wrote:I am excited to getting an official Ironhide. I am a little disappointed in the hips/crotch being so large but it's ironhide, it's official, it comes with a battle sled that is not part of the vehicle, it comes with a ton of accessories, did I mention it's official. I am willing to overlook the "diaper" look for all those positives.
I will be getting at least one of the VooDoo figures so I can see differences in the molds...
To be fair, he always had the diaper look in the show.
Posted by munkimus prime on July 26th, 2015 @ 10:40am CDT
Posted by megatronus on July 26th, 2015 @ 12:04pm CDT
Sigh. I do hope my opinion changes as more production photos make their way to us.
Posted by KorbinJones on July 26th, 2015 @ 12:29pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 26th, 2015 @ 2:30pm CDT
griftimus prime wrote:why dont they just show the ratchet mold too? we know its coming.
Sure about that? If they are doing Ratchet, they'll have to think of something for that red cross. Believe it or not, that logo is trademarked by, who else, the Red Cross, and they've started enforcing it in the past 10 to 15 years. Look at the recent comics, you'll see adapted symbols on both shoulders.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 26th, 2015 @ 3:55pm CDT
Or is he pregnant?
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 26th, 2015 @ 4:19pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:griftimus prime wrote:why dont they just show the ratchet mold too? we know its coming.
Sure about that? If they are doing Ratchet, they'll have to think of something for that red cross. Believe it or not, that logo is trademarked by, who else, the Red Cross, and they've started enforcing it in the past 10 to 15 years. Look at the recent comics, you'll see adapted symbols on both shoulders.
Easy. No symbols at all, like for the reisues of the G1 toy.
And also, that what reprolabels are for!
Posted by Delicon on July 26th, 2015 @ 4:19pm CDT
Posted by Torneira on July 26th, 2015 @ 4:28pm CDT
Posted by huryochagi on July 26th, 2015 @ 5:40pm CDT
Notice how he's supposed to have the window as chest and has lower metallic abdomen between chest and his 'diaper'.
The MP figure has the entire front covering his torso. As much as I like the Masterpiece line, I am thinking about skipping this one, like I skipped Megatron and the first seeker mold that had bad proportions and panels hanging on the legs. Luckily, they released a better seeker MP later on. I think this Ironhide is not good enough to be an MP. If only they made him fold away the lower part of the van front and make the window rectangle-shaped.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 26th, 2015 @ 5:47pm CDT
huryochagi wrote:His torso is his only problem. His head, arms and lower body are good. His window should be vertically straight, not diagonal. His window should be his chest, above his abdomen. This MP figure has the lower part of the van front where his abdomen should be. That, combined with his diagonal window make him look obese instead of buffed.
Notice how he's supposed to have the window as chest and has lower metallic abdomen between chest and his 'diaper'.
The MP figure has the entire front covering his torso. As much as I like the Masterpiece line, I am thinking about skipping this one, like I skipped Megatron and the first seeker mold that had bad proportions and panels hanging on the legs. Luckily, they released a better seeker MP later on. I think this Ironhide is not good enough to be an MP. If only they made him fold away the lower part of the van front and make the window rectangle-shaped.
While I agree with the abdomen part, the chest is simply drawn wrong as compared to the real life vehicle, I don't know why people religiously judge an updated G1 figure to an old cartoon that was hastily and sloppily drawn at the best of times. Even the original Ironhide toy had the sloped window if I'm not mistaken, because that was the vehicle it was based on; that's the trade off for getting licensed vehicles, the figure must conform to the design restrictions
Posted by Sabrblade on July 26th, 2015 @ 5:56pm CDT
Because of all the TF lines out there, Masterpiece is the one that has made a name for itself for taking the cartoon's animation models and making them into super show-accurate toy forms. To see a MP deviate from that ideal is bound to catch some questionable feedback. Updated designs are what CHUG toys are for, not MPs.Hellscream9999 wrote:While I agree with the abdomen part, the chest is simply drawn wrong as compared to the real life vehicle, I don't know why people religiously judge an updated G1 figure to an old cartoon that was hastily and sloppily drawn at the best of times. Even the original Ironhide toy had the sloped window if I'm not mistaken, because that was the vehicle it was based on; that's the trade off for getting licensed vehicles, the figure must conform to the design restrictions
And as for the cartoon's inconsistencies, let us instead consult the original production model of the character's cartoon design:
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 26th, 2015 @ 6:13pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Because of all the TF lines out there, Masterpiece is the one that has made a name for itself for taking the cartoon's animation models and making them into super show-accurate toy forms. To see a MP deviate from that ideal is bound to catch some questionable feedback. Updated designs are what CHUG toys are for, not MPs.Hellscream9999 wrote:While I agree with the abdomen part, the chest is simply drawn wrong as compared to the real life vehicle, I don't know why people religiously judge an updated G1 figure to an old cartoon that was hastily and sloppily drawn at the best of times. Even the original Ironhide toy had the sloped window if I'm not mistaken, because that was the vehicle it was based on; that's the trade off for getting licensed vehicles, the figure must conform to the design restrictions
And as for the cartoon's inconsistencies, let us instead consult the original production model of the character's cartoon design:
I know that, but the masterpiece line has set the precedent of using licensed vehicles. This is where the inherent problem of this figure comes into play. Unless it uses a fake window for the chest, it cannot both have a rectangular chest window and the slanted silhouette of the vw (I believe) van.
Now are there ways around this? Maybe, I dunno, like had said: use a fake window, but this might be a problem for how it was designed, I don't know how it was engineered.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 26th, 2015 @ 6:23pm CDT
So, how about you guys stop splitting hair?
Posted by WheelTracks on July 26th, 2015 @ 6:31pm CDT
Posted by fenrir72 on July 26th, 2015 @ 6:47pm CDT
Next I foresee a E-Hobby or TTmall black release version ala Diacone/Encore/Bayformers black.
Posted by fenrir72 on July 26th, 2015 @ 6:57pm CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Because of all the TF lines out there, Masterpiece is the one that has made a name for itself for taking the cartoon's animation models and making them into super show-accurate toy forms. To see a MP deviate from that ideal is bound to catch some questionable feedback. Updated designs are what CHUG toys are for, not MPs.Hellscream9999 wrote:While I agree with the abdomen part, the chest is simply drawn wrong as compared to the real life vehicle, I don't know why people religiously judge an updated G1 figure to an old cartoon that was hastily and sloppily drawn at the best of times. Even the original Ironhide toy had the sloped window if I'm not mistaken, because that was the vehicle it was based on; that's the trade off for getting licensed vehicles, the figure must conform to the design restrictions
And as for the cartoon's inconsistencies, let us instead consult the original production model of the character's cartoon design:
I know that, but the masterpiece line has set the precedent of using licensed vehicles. This is where the inherent problem of this figure comes into play. Unless it uses a fake window for the chest, it cannot both have a rectangular chest window and the slanted silhouette of the vw (I believe) van.
Now are there ways around this? Maybe, I dunno, like had said: use a fake window, but this might be a problem for how it was designed, I don't know how it was engineered.
Japan (redundant ne?) Nissan VanetteCoach SGL was his original Dialcone vehicle mode.
Posted by fenrir72 on July 26th, 2015 @ 7:00pm CDT
SteveGo wrote:divineforce wrote:badly disappointed in this designer, his is not worthy!
So...skip it.
Ditto. A lot of experts here coming out of the woodwork
Posted by munkimus prime on July 26th, 2015 @ 7:15pm CDT
Hopefully when Ironhide gets released everybody's going to stop being such purists and see this as a decent toy but who knows maybe this toy won't be very good but I'll wait until a review has said how good/bad Ironhide is.
Posted by munkimus prime on July 26th, 2015 @ 7:15pm CDT
Hopefully when Ironhide gets released everybody's going to stop being such purists and see this as a decent toy but who knows maybe this toy won't be very good but I'll wait until a review has said how good/bad Ironhide is.
Posted by megatronus on July 26th, 2015 @ 7:49pm CDT
munkimus prime wrote:Remember how everybody was questioning MP Bumblebee because of his realistic VW Beetle mode, He turned out to be a brilliant figure. Remember Magnus, everybody was moaning about him before release. He ended up being a great figure as well. so I don't see how Ironhide will be any different.
My opinion of Bumblebee definitely turned for the better, but Magnus... I still have my reservations.
Posted by padfoo on July 26th, 2015 @ 7:55pm CDT
Va'al wrote:Thanks to fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath, who has been raking the internet to separate the multiple sources of the images, we have a new selection of angles and shots from Wonderfest 2015 in Japan, showing off the upcoming Masterpiece MP-27 Ironhide! Check out below the robot mode, the battle station and an unpainted vehicle mode, from Twitter users chromless, tomet_s, the Action Robo Facebook page and Weibo user 52Toys.
Looking good! just needs to do the fist in palm pose!
Posted by padfoo on July 26th, 2015 @ 8:11pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:It looks instead to be one of his altmode windows instead of a hollowed out gap.padfoo wrote:On the other hand, I am really bothered by Ironhide's forearm in this photo, it looks like its hallow underneath. Previously I thought there was a panel there, but I don't see it now. Is it my eyes or is this poor cost cutting?
Thanks, I see that now thanks to hires pics!
Posted by galvatron00 on July 26th, 2015 @ 8:40pm CDT
Posted by MGrotusque on July 26th, 2015 @ 9:42pm CDT
Posted by SteveGo on July 26th, 2015 @ 9:49pm CDT
Posted by MGrotusque on July 26th, 2015 @ 9:52pm CDT
Posted by MGrotusque on July 26th, 2015 @ 9:53pm CDT
SteveGo wrote:Your Uncle is a transformer?
He sure was when he got drunk.
Posted by Gearslide on July 26th, 2015 @ 10:27pm CDT
For those interested in replicating his look in the Movie of course.
Posted by Doctor McGrath on July 26th, 2015 @ 10:44pm CDT
Posted by Stephen S. on July 27th, 2015 @ 12:01am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 27th, 2015 @ 4:01am CDT
Stephen S. wrote:
Welcome to seibertron.
Still, that's not a great way to introduce yourself.
At least, let's retry that image, shall we?
Posted by Cyberpath on July 27th, 2015 @ 7:03am CDT
Posted by Burn on July 27th, 2015 @ 7:04am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Stephen S. wrote:
Welcome to seibertron.
Still, that's not a great way to introduce yourself.
At least, let's retry that image, shall we?
And that's not a great way to welcome new people.
Let's try that again shall we? Maybe be helpful?
Stephen, for some reason, some image hosts don't want to work with our forum software, not sure why. Are you able to upload it to Photobucket at all? (We know that one works)
-edit-
Those new pictures confuse me ... in some he looks awesome, in others he just looks like an unfinished blocky prototype.
Posted by Chaingun on July 27th, 2015 @ 7:14am CDT
Posted by Cyberpath on July 27th, 2015 @ 7:15am CDT
Posted by WheelTracks on July 27th, 2015 @ 11:23am CDT
Cyberpath wrote:He appears to be slightly mistransformed in the above photos. His abdomen piece is missing.
I Agee! That's what I said earlier. I think Ironhide will be fine!
Posted by WheelTracks on July 27th, 2015 @ 11:24am CDT
Cyberpath wrote:He appears to be slightly mistransformed in the above photos. His abdomen piece is missing.
I Agee! That's what I said earlier. I think Ironhide will be fine!
Posted by Torneira on July 27th, 2015 @ 11:36am CDT
Cyberpath wrote:
He appears to be slightly mistransformed in the above photos. His abdomen piece is missing.
ironhide stock photo.jpg
I Agee! That's what I said earlier. I think Ironhide will be fine!
I am thinking the same thing you guys! Those flaps at his hips (hopefully) can turn upwards to cover that gap and perhaps the upper torso needs to be slighty pulled downwards to click it tight. Those last pictures look a lot better... I preserve judgement...
Posted by frogbat on July 27th, 2015 @ 12:07pm CDT
i will take him warts and all.
Posted by megatronus on July 27th, 2015 @ 12:20pm CDT
Torneira wrote:I preserve judgement...
Your judgment shall be minty fresh!
Posted by galvatron00 on July 27th, 2015 @ 12:52pm CDT
That was more Prowl. Ironhide and Ratchet were just blasted a bunch, then we never saw his face when Megatron fired the "Such heroic nonsense." follow-up.Gearslide wrote:...Does he include a "horrible and painful dying face" accessory?
For those interested in replicating his look in the Movie of course.
But yes he does come with it LOL
Posted by WheelTracks on July 27th, 2015 @ 3:24pm CDT
Torneira wrote:
Cyberpath wrote:
He appears to be slightly mistransformed in the above photos. His abdomen piece is missing.
ironhide stock photo.jpg
I Agee! That's what I said earlier. I think Ironhide will be fine!
I am thinking the same thing you guys! Those flaps at his hips (hopefully) can turn upwards to cover that gap and perhaps the upper torso needs to be slighty pulled downwards to click it tight. Those last pictures look a lot better... I preserve judgement...
Take a look at the picture that show the back up close. There is a vertical hinge. I think you're right about the panels moving out of the way. Except they swivel back rather than flipping up.
Posted by Cyberpath on July 27th, 2015 @ 5:08pm CDT
This is what he will look like (only better in hand no doubt.)
And I believe the second expression face is a general battle/shouting face.
Posted by WheelTracks on July 27th, 2015 @ 6:51pm CDT
There is a hinge connection on the hip panelsCyberpath wrote:Hm, I don't think the hip panels are going anywhere. The earliest photos (from the projector screen) were the official stock photos that Takara uses on the box and the website.
This is what he will look like (only better in hand no doubt.)
And I believe the second expression face is a general battle/shouting face.
Posted by Stephen S. on July 27th, 2015 @ 9:08pm CDT