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TakaraTomy have announced another reuse of the Masterpiece Sideswipe (Lambor) mold in the form of MP-14c Clampdown. Clampdown was a character produce by Part One Limited for e-Hobby Shop.
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The Tokyo Toy Show is on in Japan and TakaraTomy are showing off their 2014 releases including the Transformers: Lost Age figures, Transformers Cloud, Transformers Legends as well as the Masterpiece line. PHotographs from the event are hitting the internet and so we have mirrored some which can be viewed by clicking on the headline.
The show highlights include Masterpieces Ultra Magnus and Evangelion Convoy as well as Transformers Cloud Rodimus and Shockwave.
Thanks to Facebook more magazine scans showing off the Grey Protoyype of the really nice looking Transformers Masterpiece Ultra Magnius are now available. Click for full sise images
A new image of the upcoming Transformers Masterpiece Soundblaster has been tweeted out by one of the TakaraTomy staff members
Twitter accounts of Alfes2010 and Takara Tomy Designer Shogo Hasui have been updated with images of Transformers Masterpiece 19 Smokescreen. ACToys also has more images of the upcoming figure. Here is a little tease
The official announcement of the winner of the Fans Choice Masterpiece competition will be announced live via YouTube in a little over 2 hours and 20 minutes but the results have already been confirmed in the latest issue of Figure King magazine (via taghobby). 86.9% of the votes made up the top 5 positions. The end results were:
So it looks like fans of Transformers Victory will be their wish of a Masterpiece. With Star Saber winning this does increase the chances of a Victory Leo Masterpiece figure also being made.
Big Bad Toy Store, who recently had to eat humble-pie with their incorrect Reissue Super Fire Convoy toy are now spreading another rumour regarding Transformers Masterpiece. The latest rumours, after the Bumblebee and Wheeljack ones from Big Bad Toys Store (still not confirmed by anyone) is that MP22 will be Ultra Magnus Perfect Edition.
Takara-Tomy's designers have spoken in the past about their hope to bring a proper Ultra Magnus toy into the Masterpiece Line, but they were not able to do so.
BBTS say
The based off the updated MP-10 Convoy mold and will at last come with an all new fully functional trailer that will combine with the Ultra Magnus cab for the ultimate display piece!
Like any annoucement form BBTS we take this with a pinch of salt and advise you not to pre-order and part with any cash yet.
TakaraTomy have posted that they are extending the Fans Choice Masterpiece Poll until the 6th of September.
Masterpiece Fan's Choiceの投票締切が9/6(金)必着に延長されたので、今週末トイをゲットする予定の方は、ぜひパッケージからポイントを切り取ってお好きな司令官に票を投じてください！
Some new images of the upcoming Transformers Masterpiece Tigertracks, and a post on Twitter by uset TT have confirmed that the figures headsculpt uses a mixture of parts of Lambor (Sideswipe) and Alert (Red Alert)
The latest issue of Figure King has hit news stands, and with it a bunch of new news to speculate about. In the issue is some excerpts from TakaraTomy's Transformers designers, among the things mentioned are:
More images of Transformers Masterpiece Prowl and Streak (Bluestreak) have appeared showing the size of the toys next to MP10 Convoy and Sideswipe
Ater several months of waiting, official images of the Takara-Tomy Masterpiece Prowl and Masterpiece Streak (Bluestreak) have finallky been revealed. The vehicle modes appears to be very G1 accurate to the original toys.
Hasbro's official images of Acid Storm and Soundwave have now been released. Acid Storm is a bright green and black redeco of the second Starscream mould, whilst the US Soundwave comes with all five of his Masterpiece Cassettes, Buzzsaw, Laserbeak, Ravage, Rumble and Frenzy.
YouTuber thielmj1 has posted a video review of the upcoming Transformers Masterpiece Soundwave figure. The toy, which is due out on general release on the 26th January 2013, is the latest release in the Masterpiece series. You can watch the video review using the plug-in below.
News and details of the new Transformers Masterpiece toys have now been released. Black Convoy does not come with his trailer or Roller. He is priced at 12,800 yen in Japan and scheduled for March. The Cassettes are priced at 4,200 yen for each two-pack with Rumble (Red) and Ravage due in March and Frenzy (blue) and Buzzsaw expected in April.
