Wonderfest Summer 2016 Color Photos of Transformers Beast Wars Masterpiece Cheetor

I think i'll go put on some clean underwear...

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Until the article is fixed just scroll up in the forum to see the pics I posted.

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Thanks.

primalxconvoy wrote:Thanks.

Its fixed and looking awesome!

Holy shit.... That looks amazing.

At first I was like why does he have so much gold? Then I remembered the cartoon model. I think he looks amazing. I can't wait to see pictures of his beast mode whenever those come out. Takara I'll take all of the Beast Wars Masterpieces you want to make.

Now THAT's gorgeous!

That looks amazing! I hope they keep producing more from the Beast Wars series.

I wasn't a huge fan of BW, but that robot mode looks really really nice.
Is there a chance a MP BW Megatron may not happen because that character was so big??

But back to Cheetus, yeah, if you're a fan, looks like this isn't to be missed.
I will say the waist/crotch looks a little off somehow.
No joke intended, but it looks a little flat, and the whole section looks a bit big.
But I could be wrong.

Sowndwave76 wrote:I wasn't a huge fan of BW, but that robot mode looks really really nice.
Is there a chance a MP BW Megatron may not happen because that character was so big??

Star Saber was Combiner-sized and they were able to do him. They could make Megs a little shorter than Ultra Magnus if they wished.

Sabrblade wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:I wasn't a huge fan of BW, but that robot mode looks really really nice.
Is there a chance a MP BW Megatron may not happen because that character was so big??

Star Saber was Combiner-sized and they were able to do him. They could make Megs a little shorter than Ultra Magnus if they wished.

Obv the could make him smaller. I just wonder if they would want to.
While I'm sure MP doesn't completely stick to a standard scale, if Megatron was only a bit bigger than Primal, I think that could be very underwhelming.
Especially for a MP.

Sowndwave76 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:I wasn't a huge fan of BW, but that robot mode looks really really nice.
Is there a chance a MP BW Megatron may not happen because that character was so big??

Star Saber was Combiner-sized and they were able to do him. They could make Megs a little shorter than Ultra Magnus if they wished.

Obv the could make him smaller. I just wonder if they would want to.
While I'm sure MP doesn't completely stick to a standard scale, if Megatron was only a bit bigger than Primal, I think that could be very underwhelming.
Especially for a MP.

You do know that MP Ultra Magnus is a BIG figure, right? BW Megs being around that size would put him on a much bigger size than Optimus Primal.

Sabrblade wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:I wasn't a huge fan of BW, but that robot mode looks really really nice.
Is there a chance a MP BW Megatron may not happen because that character was so big??

Star Saber was Combiner-sized and they were able to do him. They could make Megs a little shorter than Ultra Magnus if they wished.

Obv the could make him smaller. I just wonder if they would want to.
While I'm sure MP doesn't completely stick to a standard scale, if Megatron was only a bit bigger than Primal, I think that could be very underwhelming.
Especially for a MP.

You do know that MP Ultra Magnus is a BIG figure, right? BW Megs being around that size would put him on a much bigger size than Optimus Primal.

Yes, thank you.

This better have articulated cheeter eyes

Preorders for MP-34 Cheetor have popped up, both from importers and Japanese vendors, and with those we finally have official images of the product. The price point is much lower than MP Optimus Primal's and closer to that of the MP cars with a range of $46-$76, depending the retailer.

Here are all the new official stock images, and the multiple angles give us our best look at the figure yet. Is the leg kibble fine for you? Let us know!

Huh...never noticed before his beast head in bot mode was fake. Sorry haven't kept up on this and couldn't tell with the grey prototypes.

Looks nice. It's Cheetor, he literally has dozens of figures so it doesn't wow me but it's nice.

The Cheetah legs hanging off the back of the bot mode look unpleasant, like some sort of unfinished fur coat. Think I would rather they unpegged.

S-O-L-D. Man. Cheetor was always one of my favorites. Seriously, this looks fantastic.

Ravage XK wrote:The Cheetah legs hanging off the back of the bot mode look unpleasant, like some sort of unfinished fur coat. Think I would rather they unpegged.

Did you feel the same when they were like that in the show?

Sabrblade wrote:

Ravage XK wrote:The Cheetah legs hanging off the back of the bot mode look unpleasant, like some sort of unfinished fur coat. Think I would rather they unpegged.

Did you feel the same when they were like that in the show?

No, I know its show accurate. I just think it would look sleeker without.

Ravage XK wrote:No, I know its show accurate. I just think it would look sleeker without.

Whats not show accurate though are his legs in beast mode. I am having a really hard time with those robot feet hanging off there. I get that its for a better look in robot mode, but even then the animation model did have the beast feet as heels, so its not show accurate either.

I am happy with the rest (especially with the price) but that back area really bugs me. Super curious to see where that cheetah face ends up.

The rear leg kibble is not as bad in these new photos, but it really is disappointing and unnecessary. A bit more rear leg thought would have made this a real Masterpiece, not even the fake cat chest in robot mode bothers me. The rear cat legs are however stopping me from picking this up.

Everyone keeps saying that the head in alt mode is fake but I don't see where the original head goes.

This seems to suffer from the same design flaws as MP Optimus Primal; namely robot kibble hanging off the back/hindlegs/feet of the beast mode legs/feet.

I wish TT would cease with gimmicks on these (different animal faces) and just make a figure that transformed from one authentic mode to the next. Maybe the gimmicks were included to make us forget about the flaws?

As it is, these two MP BW figs seem to be slightly more detailed, yet overpriced deluxe CHUGS, madeto compliment deluxe Rattrap and Rhinox (Dinobotand CHUG Cheetor does not count).

primalxconvoy wrote:This seems to suffer from the same design flaws as MP Optimus Primal; namely robot kibble hanging off the back/hindlegs/feet of the beast mode legs/feet.

I wish TT would cease with gimmicks on these (different animal faces) and just make a figure that transformed from one authentic mode to the next. Maybe the gimmicks were included to make us forget about the flaws?

As it is, these two MP BW figs seem to be slightly more detailed, yet overpriced deluxe CHUGS, madeto compliment deluxe Rattrap and Rhinox (Dinobotand CHUG Cheetor does not count).

^^THIS^^

william-james88 wrote:I get that its for a better look in robot mode, but even then the animation model did have the beast feet as heels,

Did it, though?

I know the original toy had that, but it looks to me like the show model had the same kind of heels as this MP had:

primalxconvoy wrote:This seems to suffer from the same design flaws as MP Optimus Primal; namely robot kibble hanging off the back/hindlegs/feet of the beast mode legs/feet.

Where else could they go? Cheetor's hindlegs were really thin in the show and just magically morphed into his thicker robot legs.

Besides, the original toy did that too.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I get that its for a better look in robot mode, but even then the animation model did have the beast feet as heels,

Did it, though?

I know the original toy had that, but it looks to me like the show model had the same kind of heels as this MP had:

primalxconvoy wrote:This seems to suffer from the same design flaws as MP Optimus Primal; namely robot kibble hanging off the back/hindlegs/feet of the beast mode legs/feet.

Where else could they go? Cheetor's hindlegs were really thin in the show and just magically morphed into his thicker robot legs.

Besides, the original toy did that too.

Then why bother getting a new, more expensive toy with the same flaws?

Masterpiece MUST be a better toy. It's primary design aim is almost perfect representation of both modes, either to the toy or animation model.

I don't believe that they couldn't have given him covers for the feet, it found a way to unfold the feet into covers for the lower legs, creating "kneepads", for example.

If third parties can pull such designs off, then so can Takara.

primalxconvoy wrote:Then why bother getting a new, more expensive toy with the same flaws?

Masterpiece MUST be a better toy.

Are you saying that this MP isn't a better toy than the original? It certainly looks a lot more like Cheetor than the original toy did, and has way more articulation points and paint apps than the original, and certainly attempts to hide the robot leg kibble better than the original toy's solid blue hindlegs' complete lack of even trying to hide it.

primalxconvoy wrote:If third parties can pull such designs off, then so can Takara.

A third party pulled off an MP cheetor that looks better than this?

Yeah, I don't recall third parties making a Masterpiece anything that isn't G1. There's a lot of Notfernos and Notstreakers but I don't recall any Noteetors.

Cheetor is amazing and I love it. The Beast Wars masterpieces are phenomenal

This looks incredible. I did notice however that his chest is fake, but it doesn't matter.

The robot kibble in beast mode is a shame, but a necessary one. It wouldn't make me not get him.

...I'm not getting him anyway, but that's just because of money.

MR Optimus Prime wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:This seems to suffer from the same design flaws as MP Optimus Primal; namely robot kibble hanging off the back/hindlegs/feet of the beast mode legs/feet.

I wish TT would cease with gimmicks on these (different animal faces) and just make a figure that transformed from one authentic mode to the next. Maybe the gimmicks were included to make us forget about the flaws?

As it is, these two MP BW figs seem to be slightly more detailed, yet overpriced deluxe CHUGS, madeto compliment deluxe Rattrap and Rhinox (Dinobotand CHUG Cheetor does not count).

^^THIS^^

What you folks should be keeping in mind is that a BW Masterpiece is fundamentally a different beast (pun intended) from your average Masterpiece toy. The biggest problem is that a beast mode has no hidden sides; an MP carformer can stuff whatever the hell it needs to on the underside of the vehicle - that's about a third of the altmode's surface area! In terms of surface area, the designers have concealed more of the robot on Primal and Cheetor than they did on the G1 guys.

Honestly, it's amazing that there's only this meager amount of kibble on toys trying to ape (pun intended, again) the physically impossible Beast Wars show models.

Cheetor still looks amazing. My only nitpicks would be the panels and the leg kibble but what are you going to do. The engineering on this guy is still insane for a figure that will likely be only a couple inches taller than a deluxe. And with the price, he'll be preordered as soon as possible. It will probably be my first Masterpiece figure.

Honestly, the legs don't bother me at all. I can appreciate all the hard work they've put into this plus the way I display figures, I probably won't be able to see his hind legs anyway!

i kind of agree with the sentiment that he feels like a more advanced chug toy then what the masterpiece line has been pumping out so far. but tbh, thats essentially what I want in my beastwars toys. the kibble doesnt bother me, its not near as bad as the originals rear end, and WAY more screen accurate. the fake cat head chest kind of bothers me a bit though. still, bring on a bigger better rhinox, dinobot, and some preds for them to throw down with, and ill be in hog heaven.

HLJ has Cheetor for preorder

https://hlj.com/product/tkt86891?utm_source=seibertron.com&=&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=news%20post

The release date is perfect timing for me, since I'll be able to pay for the preorder with some Christmas/birthday cash.

Wow, I'm still totally getting this, however I was hoping that they'd have stuffed the bot kibble for the legs into the body/underside of the beast mode to conceal them better and create a more show accurate beast mode. Oh well, he still looks incredible, especially in bot mode and I'm glad to see that they're also including his alternate (tail) gun which he always/only used when Tigatron was also present (to differentiate their weapons/models).

I haven't been buying/preordering too many toys (TFs included) these days, but Cheetor and Primal were and shall remain preordered along with any other MP Beast Wars figures Takara chooses to crank out.

I was initially fearful that Primal was to be a one-off, similar to Victory Saber and only for the sake of the 20th anniversary, but now I'm pretty sure that Takara fully intends to continue with a full line of MP Beast Wars figures. I hope that next up will be Dinobot, followed by Megatron, Blackarachnia then anyone they choose. I just hope that they also plan on doing the season 2 and 3 characters/forms as well as lesser characters such as Ravage (though I could probably do without Transmutate, especially since the build-a-figure from the 10th anniversary line was so spot-on, albeit limited in articulation).

TransformersAsia

"Masterpiece MP-34 Cheetor Promotion
Get this special design die-cast metal mini figure free when preorder “MP-34 Cheetor " at selected stores in Asia, while supplies Last !
Available to Asia (Exclude Japan)"

It seems the Asian releases of Masterpiece figures is taking a new direction. Instead of a coin, Masterpiece MP 34 Cheetor will come with another die cast Transformers mini statue. Adding to the set started with Inferno (who comes with Optimus Prime) and Grappel (who comes with Ultra Magnus), Cheetor will come with a mini statue of Optimus Primal. This is perfect since die cast is a lost art afterall. This new direction is in line with Hasbro Asia seemingly no longer being the ones releasing these figures but Transformers Asia instead.

This new info comes from Transformers Asia's Facebook page which also states the following:

"Masterpiece MP-34 Cheetor Promotion
Get this special design die-cast metal mini figure free when preorder “MP-34 Cheetor " at selected stores in Asia, while supplies Last !
Available to Asia (Exclude Japan)"

This was the perfect opportunity for "it's a lost art" and it was overlooked...

I'm not mad, just disappointed.

Mkall wrote:This was the perfect opportunity for "it's a lost art" and it was overlooked...

I'm not mad, just disappointed.

HA!

Y'know, I'm kinda warming up to these diecast figures. I'm bummed if this is the end of the coins, but they're kinda like fancy Decoys. And I can get behind that

Mkall wrote:This was the perfect opportunity for "it's a lost art" and it was overlooked...

I'm not mad, just disappointed.

Check again

Oooooh, that's kinda cool. I wonder if BBTS will let me switch my pre-order to this version.

I'm disappointed it's not an accessory like the mace that comes with Primal. I don't really get the appeal of little non-moving, unpainted metal. But this is what I've been waiting for: to see what/if Cheetor's Asia exclusive will be. So I guess I'm off to Robot Kingdom unless someone can suggest a cheaper online store that offers the Asia exclusives.

UltraPrimal wrote:I'm disappointed it's not an accessory like the mace that comes with Primal. I don't really get the appeal of little non-moving, unpainted metal. But this is what I've been waiting for: to see what/if Cheetor's Asia exclusive will be. So I guess I'm off to Robot Kingdom unless someone can suggest a cheaper online store that offers the Asia exclusives.

If you are Canadian, I would wait till ages 3 and up gets their listing. Shipping from robot kingdom to northamerica is as painful as a root canal.