New Galleries: Masterpiece MP-24 Star Saber

I just got my own SS last week. My advice to anyone even slightly interested: buy two.

Did you break something? I have discovered an issue with the panel on his back and posted a warning in the MP-24 thread.

fenrir72 wrote:Did you break something? I have discovered an issue with the panel on his back and posted a warning in the MP-24 thread.

No! I just meant its awesome. So buy two. Or six

Though now that you mentioned it, I missed that warning and discovered it for myself. Luckily all it caused was a stress mark, no breaks!

buy three. one to display as starsaber, one to display as saber and one to display in vehicle mode.

I'm not sure if this was already thought of and I really didn't bother to check.

So with some of the flaws present with this Star Saber is it highly likely we will see a second run of this MP? With that possibly addressing some of it's current flaws.

Nemesis Destron wrote:I'm not sure if this was already thought of and I really didn't bother to check.

So with some of the flaws present with this Star Saber is it highly likely we will see a second run of this MP? With that possibly addressing some of it's current flaws.

A second run of Star Saber, even though he still appears to be in stock at most places. But flaw fixing? Doubt that'll happen.

Other than him not being one of my favorite masterpieces surpisingly, what are some of the flaws with the figure? I guess I'm out of the loop.

Seibertron wrote:Other than him not being one of my favorite masterpieces surpisingly, what are some of the flaws with the figure? I guess I'm out of the loop.

Other than the one backpack issue (which is pretty minor IMO) I have no issues. It's a damn solid figure and I haven't heard many complaints. Even the best figures out there have some kind of flaw.

LOST Cybertronian wrote:

I thank Takara for putting this large, expensive Masterpiece out. I have absolutely no clue interest in the character but for the 'Saber' middle bot and its potential repaint possibilities?

Does anyone think Takara could, or would even dare to repaint just Saber, the Voyager sized jet..?

Loved seeing pics of him with Wheeljack as a nice nod to the episodes Wheeljack appeared in.

Though, I'm a little saddened to see no pics of him in his super mode without the Star Saber helmet on, as he would occasionally walk around in the show in his super mode with his Saber head exposed like so:

Sabrblade wrote:Loved seeing pics of him with Wheeljack as a nice nod to the episodes Wheeljack appeared in.

Though, I'm a little saddened to see no pics of him in his super mode without the Star Saber helmet on, as he would occasionally walk around in the show in his super mode with his Saber head exposed like so:

It looks ridiculous because the head is so tiny on Saber.

Seibertron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Loved seeing pics of him with Wheeljack as a nice nod to the episodes Wheeljack appeared in.

Though, I'm a little saddened to see no pics of him in his super mode without the Star Saber helmet on, as he would occasionally walk around in the show in his super mode with his Saber head exposed like so:

It looks ridiculous because the head is so tiny on Saber.

Being a stupid human who just can't get no satisfaction, wish Tomy will also release a Jean/Daigoro figure or Illumina2 or Jean and Illumina. This figure is so near anime accurate that it screams for a "Cub" to complement "Lonewolf".

The battle up feature looks better in the original version



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shajaki wrote:

Seibertron wrote:Other than him not being one of my favorite masterpieces surpisingly, what are some of the flaws with the figure? I guess I'm out of the loop.

Other than the one backpack issue (which is pretty minor IMO) I have no issues. It's a damn solid figure and I haven't heard many complaints. Even the best figures out there have some kind of flaw.

Not a flaw but more on how to transform him properly. Trouble with not knowing Japanese I guess.Btw, among the many online reviewers, I found out that the "mini" sword hilt can be stored in the V-star (in the panel from which I mentioned the tendency to create a stress mark in not transformed carefully). I re-read the instruction manual and that feature was was never mentioned at all.

I heard the old Victory Leo works with MP Star Saber. I wonder if that's true

LegendaryAntiHero wrote:I heard the old Victory Leo works with MP Star Saber. I wonder if that's true

Nope. The clearance between the original Victory Leo parts are not compatible with the MP Star Saber

fenrir72 wrote:

LegendaryAntiHero wrote:I heard the old Victory Leo works with MP Star Saber. I wonder if that's true

Nope. The clearance between the original Victory Leo parts are not compatible with the MP Star Saber

Yeah. I hear he can settle around and look combined, but nothing actually fits together.

Love this figure! Exactly why I love repaints like this

Suddenly, a new gallery update appears! Today's Masterpiece subject hails from the first series after Generation One, Generation 2: Bumblebee! While not as shiny and blinded out as his precursor was, this figure fits right in for the G2 enthusiast along with Masterpiece G2 Sideswipe. In place of a Witwicky in an Exosuit, he instead comes with a jet pack accessory. If you're still in the fence on this guy, why not take the opportunity to take a look through our gallery?

Transformers Masterpiece Bumble G-2 Ver

Looks great. It'd be cool if HLJ would ship mine.

ScottyP wrote:Looks great. It'd be cool if HLJ would ship mine.

I had two packages from them ... one shipped out by Monday last week. The other shipped out yesterday. Hopefully this is just a little blip. I liked it a lot better when something would arrive at HLJ Thursday, ship Friday and arrive at my house on Monday.

Looks good!
I like seeing him next to the OG G2, G-wiz!
Tracking shows he has cleared customs in NY. Hoping he's here by the end of the week, 'cause I'm jonesing for some new bot action.

The Autobot logo on his feet is optional or is it tampgraphed on?

MaverickPrime wrote:The Autobot logo on his feet is optional or is it tampgraphed on?

It looks to me like it's a sticker. In some of the close-up shots, you can see the edges of the sticker just visible.

I seem to recall from a video review that all his emblems are stickers, so if you choose you can put either the classic or the G2 on his flippy chest panel.

G2 Bumblebee was just a shiny version of himself? That's disappointing.

Cobotron wrote:I seem to recall from a video review that all his emblems are stickers, so if you choose you can put either the classic or the G2 on his flippy chest panel.

You are correct, sir!

Seibertron wrote:

ScottyP wrote:Looks great. It'd be cool if HLJ would ship mine.

I had two packages from them ... one shipped out by Monday last week. The other shipped out yesterday. Hopefully this is just a little blip. I liked it a lot better when something would arrive at HLJ Thursday, ship Friday and arrive at my house on Monday.

They're slowed down because of the mid-year sale.

My order shipped out Friday, and arrived today.

Noideaforaname wrote:G2 Bumblebee was just a shiny version of himself? That's disappointing.

All of the G1 molds in the G2 line were like that. Straight redecos, with or without new accessories.

^ Wasn't expecting anything other than a repaint, but with G2 Grimlock being blue, Sideswipe inverting his colors and adding electric green details, and both Megatron and the Combaticons sharing this bizarre purple camo theme, I thought Bumblebee would be something equally wild.

Great pictures, Mind Master. Im glad I picked up Masterpiece Goldbug when I got the chance

LegendaryAntiHero wrote:Great pictures, Mind Master. Im glad I picked up Masterpiece Goldbug when I got the chance

That ain't Goldbug. Coin got the name wrong.

I don't know how hard it would have been to do, or how well it would have held up, but I wonder how hard it would have been to have done MP G2 Bee in actual vacuum-metallized gold chrome.

Bounti76 wrote:I don't know how hard it would have been to do, or how well it would have held up, but I wonder how hard it would have been to have done MP G2 Bee in actual vacuum-metallized gold chrome.

I agree. This should have been Goldbug with a new head with just plain gold paint.

I added images from the back of G2 Bumblebee's instruction booklet to the gallery.

We've just seen a batch of in-hand images for the latest redeco of the Nissan Fairlady Z mold from Takara Tomy - but why not take a look at Masterpiece MP-18B Bluestreak in all his glory in our new Seibertron.com galleries? The last (as far as we know) addition to the Datsun streak (heh) of characters, the figure shares the same basic mold as the first Streak and the Tokyo Toy Show 2014 exclusive Silverstreak, with some added Prowl parts for further accuracy - and is also actually blue, a callback to the rare Diaclone predecessor figure.

Any of the images below will take you to the full show, including comparisons with the toys mentioned above, multiple poses, the trademark under-the-foot shot, and much much more. Click away!

Transformers Masterpiece Bluestreak

I absolutely love this pic. You nailed the box art pose!

Nissan Sentai Datsunger!



Also, bit of trivia about the character this toy represents. He's a different person from G1 Bluestreak, suspected of having come from the Diaclone universe.

I didn't realize until I transformed MP-18S Bluestreak that he has Prowl's robot mode parts to make him look more like the G1 toy.

Seibertron wrote:I didn't realize until I transformed MP-18S Bluestreak that he has Prowl's robot mode parts to make him look more like the G1 toy.

I'm a fan. I'd rather have a Prowl redeco than a 3rd version of Bluestreak.

I have him on order, and he looks great. My only issue is the Autobot symbol isn't a sticker, so It'll be slightly awkward to display him with Tigertrack or any other future Diaclone MPs.

Seibertron wrote:I didn't realize until I transformed MP-18S Bluestreak that he has Prowl's robot mode parts to make him look more like the G1 toy.

I knew the head was Prowl's, but what else? The pelvis? Any others? I don't have Prowl.

Cobotron wrote:

Seibertron wrote:I didn't realize until I transformed MP-18S Bluestreak that he has Prowl's robot mode parts to make him look more like the G1 toy.

I knew the head was Prowl's, but what else? The pelvis? Any others? I don't have Prowl.

The pelvis and the head are Prowl's, the car roof is Bluestreak.

I updated the gallery to include several pictures of Bluestreak's coin.

The latest offering from the Seibertron.com gallery machine that is site owner Seibertron is also the latest offering from Hasbro in their Transformers Masterpiece line: MP-07 Starscream!

The figure is a redeco of the original Takara Tomy MP-11 release, and features a couple of tweaks, such as blue nosecone in jet mode, lighter shades of grey, slightly different Decepticon symbols and a stand that can be used for both the jet and robot mode. Click on any of the images below to compare the two toys, and take your time to admire the devious Decepticon lieutenant by following through to the galleries.


Transformers Masterpiece Starscream

Nice to see the comparisons photographed in high quality.
Thanks Chief!

This gallery is gallery #3,800!!! Gallery #4,000 here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/galleries/new/

Cobotron wrote:Nice to see the comparisons photographed in hi quality.
Thanks Chief!

Thanks Cobotron! I think I prefer the Hasbro version, surprisingly. The lighter face paint, the blue nosecone, the lighter cockpit, and a few other things make it a winner to me. I like having the crown and other "King Starscream" accessories so I won't be parting with that version either. There are enough differences between the two to warrant an extra one, especially since it's much cheaper than the $200 I paid for the Takara Tomy version a few years ago.

Good to know. I never could bring myself to shell out that kinda loot for the Takara version.
I'm super pleased with this Starscream over previous Hasbro Seeker releases, that's for sure.

Seibertron wrote:This gallery is gallery #3,800!!! Gallery #4,000 here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats.

Super stoked for mine to arrive. It will be my first hands on with this mold.

Another awesome gallery Seibertron! They're my second favorite thing about this site (the first being all the news & updates).

So, the differences between the two Starscreams that I can see are: the jet nosecone color, the slight difference in shades of gray & red plastics (Hasbro's red looks paler & the jet canopy is a deeper yellow on Takara's), and the Takara head looks painted gloss-black while Hasbro's is molded in semi-matte/satin dark charcoal.

I just got the TRU Starscream and he's great; the joints are tighter than my TRU MP Thundercracker's as well. I wonder if MP Skywarp will get yet another Hasbro release in this mold, but I think I'm done collecting the Seeker mold.

I'm really looking forward to MP Shockwave, Hot Rod, and I still hold out hope for Galvatron, Megatron v2, and now Arcee too.

Keep it up with the great galleries, and thanks for making this a fun place!

The new Bluestreak looks great. I lalready have all 3 Datsun characters in Masterpiece form but this figure is making me want to buy Bluestreak again