iGears - MP Rollar (Roller)
Thursday, January 29th, 2009 2:01AM CST
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Are you unsatisfied with your MP Roller? Eager to spice up MP Prime’s life? You are in luck. Third party Transformers maker and newcomer, iGears, is taking their swing at MP Roller. You may be asking yourself, another version? Why?
TF08.net has posted information about this new development here.
According to iGears:
Reason for Design Idea
MP01 and MP04 don't seem to fit nicely alongside the battle rollar, a G1 classic accessory.
Design main facts: MP01 will be the basis of design. G1 will used as a guide, with maintaining the good points of THS02.
The following are the current design ideas:
1) the wheels will be made in rubber
2) the wheels will be able to turn and have suspension function
3) more metallic materials will be used
4) headlights will made to be lit up
5) the battle rollar will follow MP01 colour scheme, the paint will be similar
6) more details will be added to the battle rollar, to fit the realistic nature of MP series
7) more details to be added
We'll keep you posted with updates.
TF08.net has posted information about this new development here.
According to iGears:
Reason for Design Idea
MP01 and MP04 don't seem to fit nicely alongside the battle rollar, a G1 classic accessory.
Design main facts: MP01 will be the basis of design. G1 will used as a guide, with maintaining the good points of THS02.
The following are the current design ideas:
1) the wheels will be made in rubber
2) the wheels will be able to turn and have suspension function
3) more metallic materials will be used
4) headlights will made to be lit up
5) the battle rollar will follow MP01 colour scheme, the paint will be similar
6) more details will be added to the battle rollar, to fit the realistic nature of MP series
7) more details to be added
We'll keep you posted with updates.
Credit(s): TF08.net
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Re: iGears - MP Rollar (Roller) (875403)
Posted by Prowl1529 on January 29th, 2009 @ 3:40am CST
Posted by Prowl1529 on January 29th, 2009 @ 3:40am CST
Another!!! You got to be kidding!!! I don't collect rollers! Can anyone help me, i need some information, i have a Starscream Masterpiece G1 edition from Hasbro, is the Japanese version better?
Re: iGears - MP Rollar (Roller) (875413)
Posted by Mykltron on January 29th, 2009 @ 4:22am CST
Posted by Mykltron on January 29th, 2009 @ 4:22am CST
This sounds like it could be the best version yet, although Battle Rollar has more play value it really doesn't fit the look. I'm still not going to be buying this version though, I stopped pushing cars around the floor years ago.
You may like to post this quesiton as a separate thread - you'll get more responses and no-one will tell you off for going off-topic!
Prowl1529 wrote:Another!!! You got to be kidding!!! I don't collect rollers! Can anyone help me, i need some information, i have a Starscream Masterpiece G1 edition from Hasbro, is the Japanese version better?
You may like to post this quesiton as a separate thread - you'll get more responses and no-one will tell you off for going off-topic!
Re: iGears - MP Rollar (Roller) (875443)
Posted by DevastaTTor on January 29th, 2009 @ 6:19am CST
Posted by DevastaTTor on January 29th, 2009 @ 6:19am CST
While I wonder if there's much more need out there for another Roller, especially a premium version, I’ll hold off my judgment of this until I see the final product. It does sound nice and I don’t have a Roller yet and would like to add one to my collection some day.
Re: iGears - MP Rollar (Roller) (875462)
Posted by Counterpunch on January 29th, 2009 @ 7:02am CST
Posted by Counterpunch on January 29th, 2009 @ 7:02am CST
Bad move making niche accessories with 2 viable competitors in the market.
Re: iGears - MP Rollar (Roller) (875467)
Posted by Diem on January 29th, 2009 @ 7:08am CST
Maybe they'll drive each other down to affordable levels.
Posted by Diem on January 29th, 2009 @ 7:08am CST
Counterpunch wrote:Bad move making niche accessories with 2 viable competitors in the market.
Maybe they'll drive each other down to affordable levels.
Re: iGears - MP Rollar (Roller) (875473)
Posted by Kique on January 29th, 2009 @ 7:15am CST
Posted by Kique on January 29th, 2009 @ 7:15am CST
I guess we have to wait to see some pictures and see how expensive he is to make up our minds.
Re: iGears - MP Rollar (Roller) (875483)
Posted by Counterpunch on January 29th, 2009 @ 7:28am CST
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... picture=in
best bet for the value...
Sure, it's not all crazy accessorized, but Battle Rollar is really not in the MP line style and he does not fit properly into the trailer.
Posted by Counterpunch on January 29th, 2009 @ 7:28am CST
Diem wrote:Counterpunch wrote:Bad move making niche accessories with 2 viable competitors in the market.
Maybe they'll drive each other down to affordable levels.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... picture=in
best bet for the value...
Sure, it's not all crazy accessorized, but Battle Rollar is really not in the MP line style and he does not fit properly into the trailer.
Re: iGears - MP Rollar (Roller) (875521)
Posted by fenrir72 on January 29th, 2009 @ 8:23am CST
Posted by fenrir72 on January 29th, 2009 @ 8:23am CST
Let's stop the speculation. All this is is a blown up vesion of the THS02 Roller.
Re: iGears - MP Rollar (Roller) (875523)
Posted by typh0id on January 29th, 2009 @ 8:29am CST
Posted by typh0id on January 29th, 2009 @ 8:29am CST
Wow I'm glad I haven't ordered a Roller yet! I'll wait and see what this one looks like 
Re: iGears - MP Rollar (Roller) (875545)
Posted by 0ptimus Prime on January 29th, 2009 @ 9:07am CST
I feel exactly the same way! I wanted a Roller for my MP-04 but 1. I didn't want him to transform (since when does Roller transform??) and look more in line with the movie figures than the MP line, and 2. I didn't want a blown up version of the mainly one-piece, boring G1 version. I loved the THS-02 version and wished they had made an official version for the MP-04 set based on that. This is sounding to be a perfect balance of everything.
Posted by 0ptimus Prime on January 29th, 2009 @ 9:07am CST
typh0id wrote:Wow I'm glad I haven't ordered a Roller yet! I'll wait and see what this one looks like
I feel exactly the same way! I wanted a Roller for my MP-04 but 1. I didn't want him to transform (since when does Roller transform??) and look more in line with the movie figures than the MP line, and 2. I didn't want a blown up version of the mainly one-piece, boring G1 version. I loved the THS-02 version and wished they had made an official version for the MP-04 set based on that. This is sounding to be a perfect balance of everything.
Re: iGears - MP Rollar (Roller) (875567)
Posted by kirbenvost on January 29th, 2009 @ 9:59am CST
Posted by kirbenvost on January 29th, 2009 @ 9:59am CST
Huh, well if this ends up being nicer then the other Rollar and not too expensive I'll probably get it.
