There’s a thrill IRONHIDE gets when his targeting systems register a lock. Nothing matches it. He can feel his systems surge as he zeroes the target, checks his range, and fires. The world seems to slow down when he goes into battle. Plasma bursts scream away from him at half speed, leaving a shimmering trail of superheated air behind them. Incoming lasers slow to a crawl.
OPTIMUS PRIME knew that the destruction of MEGATRON® was only the beginning of the end of the long, long war he had fought. Hundreds of DECEPTICONS® remained alive to threaten the safety of the galaxy. So he continues to train, continues to see that his weapons are as powerful as he can make them, because he knows that one day, he will be called upon to again defend Earth against the evil of the DECEPTICONS.
Hasbro got it right.
Most of the time the Takara Japanese toys are the better versions of transformers. I hate to sound like one of those people who think if its made somewhere else its better than what we do here in the states. But, in the case of the transformers it is true for the most part. This to me is the Masterpiece Starscream to own. Who wants realism.
Though BUMBLEBEE has lived and fought alongside his fellow AUTOBOTS® for millions of years, his best friends are humans. He loves everything about Earth, and the humans with whom he shares it â from the music, to the television, and even the strange landscape. He will fight to protect the Earth and its inhabitants, to the very last pulse of energy in his body.
MP-07 Masterpiece Thundercracker measures 13″ long in jet mode and 10″ high in robot mode. Presumably this incarnation will incorporate an amber-hued cockpit bubble and the established dark blue, black and silver into Thundercracker‘s ascetic color scheme. Like fellow Seekers MP-03 Starscream and MP-06 Skywarp, the intricately constructed Masterpiece Thundercracker is equipped with arm-mounted removable guns, and should be accompanied by decals, missile accessories, and a missile-rack display base configured to support robot and jet modes; Thundercracker should also include the switch-between facial expression gimmick featured in both Starscream and Skywarp.
This is official licensed MP-04 Optimus Prime & Trailer. Only released in Japan and Hong Kong. The new MP-04 trailer will be made of plastic and metal parts and officially released by Takara. The MP-04 set will come packaged in a large gift-set box. Prime features an opening chest housing providing access to a replica of the Matrix of Leadership complete with transcendent blue-glowing effect.
MP-07 Masterpiece Thundercracker measures 13″ long in jet mode and 10″ high in robot mode. Presumably this incarnation will incorporate an amber-hued cockpit bubble and the established dark blue, black and silver into Thundercracker’s ascetic color scheme. Like fellow Seekers MP-03 Starscream and MP-06 Skywarp, the intricately constructed Masterpiece Thundercracker is equipped with arm-mounted removable guns, and should be accompanied by decals, missile accessories, and a missile-rack display base configured to support robot and jet modes; Thundercracker should also include the switch-between facial expression gimmick featured in both Starscream and Skywarp.
Starscream is a logical choice for modernization. We got our first taste with Robot Masters, and now, Starscream gets the star treatment, as part of the invedible Masterpiece line! Finally, Starscream will get the toy he deserves! The Masterpiece line promises us a cartoon inspired, uber-realisitc Starscream, with the basic classic transformation enhanced by new twists! In addition, it appears that we can expect at least his Imperial crown.
MP-08 Masterpiece Grimlock is a plastic/die-cast figure accompanied by a handful of accessories including Grimlock’s Energo Sword, the intelligence-transfer device from the episode Grimlock’s New Brain and Grimlock’s beverage tray from the episode âMadmanâs Paradise. Grimlock’s right fist features an LED function.
It’s… GRIMLOCK
This Masterpiece Grimlock is, ironically, supposed to be the smallest of the lot (while he was one of the biggest in the comics/show). That doesn’t matter as it’s crammed with features and gimmicks, fantastic detail and awesome possibility in both modes.
