MPL-01 Masterpiece Convoy Final Edition and MP-05 Megatron(Reissue) on BBTS!
Friday, November 5th, 2010 2:02PM CDT
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Site Sponsor Big Bad Toy Store has also put up preorders for the MPL-01 Masterpiece Convoy Final Edition and the reissue of MP-05 Megatron. Megatron will still come with the orange barrel plug like the original release of MP-05. Convoy comes with a base with a voice chip. The links for the preorders are below. Thanks to ZenPrime for lettings us know about the listings!
MP-05 Masterpiece Megatron
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK11213&mode=retail
also
MPL-01 Masterpiece Convoy with Voice Base
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK11212&mode=retail
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Posted by Trikeboy on November 5th, 2010 @ 7:55pm CDT
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Megatron will still come with the orange barrel plug like the original release of MP-05.
Which is exactly why BBTS will get poor sales of Megatron. I have a contact in Hong Kong who managed to get me the first run MP Megatron and Takara Book reissue G1 Megatron without modifications. Being a UK resident helped with import rules too.
Posted by Kibble on November 5th, 2010 @ 8:07pm CDT
Posted by REMINATOR on November 5th, 2010 @ 9:01pm CDT
Posted by UltraPrimal on November 5th, 2010 @ 9:15pm CDT
Posted by Kibble on November 6th, 2010 @ 12:21am CDT
UltraPrimal wrote:So will this Megatron reissue still suffer from Cosmic Rust?
Good question! Fixing that would probably make a repurchase worthwhile...
Posted by Jazz-1982 on November 6th, 2010 @ 1:49am CDT
The Optimus reissue comes out in perfect time for my birthday next year and it's getting bought. The loose MP01 one will be going on Ebay next week!!
Thank you Takara Tomy for this last chance to get him at a reasonable price!!
Posted by Valandar on November 6th, 2010 @ 1:57am CDT
Kibble wrote:What's MPL?
I think it means "Master Piece Last" - supposedly it's the final version of that mold being released.
Posted by cartoonconvoy on November 6th, 2010 @ 2:03am CDT
Posted by muswp1 on November 6th, 2010 @ 9:06am CDT
Trikeboy wrote:RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Megatron will still come with the orange barrel plug like the original release of MP-05.
Which is exactly why BBTS will get poor sales of Megatron. I have a contact in Hong Kong who managed to get me the first run MP Megatron and Takara Book reissue G1 Megatron without modifications. Being a UK resident helped with import rules too.
The BBTS orange plug took me all of five minutes to dispose of when I bought mine from them last year.
Posted by Kibble on November 6th, 2010 @ 10:22am CDT
muswp1 wrote:The BBTS orange plug took me all of five minutes to dispose of when I bought mine from them last year.
If that...a quick twist and pull with a pair of pliers was all it took.
Good call on the MPL/MP-1L.
Posted by Atomatron on November 6th, 2010 @ 10:46am CDT
Posted by El Duque on November 6th, 2010 @ 10:54am CDT
muswp1 wrote:Trikeboy wrote:RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Megatron will still come with the orange barrel plug like the original release of MP-05.
Which is exactly why BBTS will get poor sales of Megatron. I have a contact in Hong Kong who managed to get me the first run MP Megatron and Takara Book reissue G1 Megatron without modifications. Being a UK resident helped with import rules too.
The BBTS orange plug took me all of five minutes to dispose of when I bought mine from them last year.
The orange barrel plug is a non-issue. I didn't even need pliers, came out just by pulling with my fingers. Only hardcore MISB collectors would shy away from buying from them.
Posted by Atomatron on November 6th, 2010 @ 11:55am CDT
The rest are sitting in their boxes. I think US Skywarp will be next to put on display.
Afraid to set them up on top of my shelves, its a long fall down in case they get bumped.
Don t have Sleep Convoy or Crystal Starscream though, any opinions if they are worth it?
Posted by Kibble on November 6th, 2010 @ 12:35pm CDT
Atomatron wrote:Don t have Sleep Convoy or Crystal Starscream though, any opinions if they are worth it?
Eh...probably not. Starscream looks pretty neat, and if you think clear Henkei Starscream is worth the price, then maybe. The biggest problem I have with SS, though, is I try to keep my figs away from much light, and the clear ones look best in front of light... In shaded, soft lit conditions, it not all that visually impressive.
Sleep convoy looks too much like Black Convoy, who I think I might actually regret a little (although at the new price of $119 he may not have been so bad.) I think I'd like BC better if he were Nemesis Prime, but there's not much hiding the raised Autobot insignia, at least not without a permanent mod. Back to Sleepy, what are you gonna do with him? Unless you're gonna have him displayed lying down (taking up a lot of space) he just doesn't seem to serve much purpose...
Posted by Zombie Starscream on November 6th, 2010 @ 1:22pm CDT
That for me would be the only reason for me to justify buying another.
Posted by kirbenvost on November 6th, 2010 @ 1:27pm CDT
Posted by DarkSkyfire on November 6th, 2010 @ 6:47pm CDT
Kibble wrote:Atomatron wrote:Don t have Sleep Convoy or Crystal Starscream though, any opinions if they are worth it?
Eh...probably not. Starscream looks pretty neat, and if you think clear Henkei Starscream is worth the price, then maybe. The biggest problem I have with SS, though, is I try to keep my figs away from much light, and the clear ones look best in front of light... In shaded, soft lit conditions, it not all that visually impressive.
Sleep convoy looks too much like Black Convoy, who I think I might actually regret a little (although at the new price of $119 he may not have been so bad.) I think I'd like BC better if he were Nemesis Prime, but there's not much hiding the raised Autobot insignia, at least not without a permanent mod. Back to Sleepy, what are you gonna do with him? Unless you're gonna have him displayed lying down (taking up a lot of space) he just doesn't seem to serve much purpose...
I would think clear Starscream...as well as Sleep Convoy would look pretty sweet under a black light.
Posted by Kibble on November 6th, 2010 @ 7:54pm CDT
DarkSkyfire wrote:I would think clear Starscream...as well as Sleep Convoy would look pretty sweet under a black light.
Maybe, but I believe black light would be especially bad for the plastic if exposed for any significant amount of time...
Posted by DarkSkyfire on November 6th, 2010 @ 8:32pm CDT