Masterpiece Skids is Coming in 2021
Thursday, December 31st, 2020 11:04PM CST
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Posted by Nemesis Maximo on December 31st, 2020 @ 11:17pm CST
Was Skids ever featured in the cartoon? Just curious if they’ll go for the hyper-cartoon aesthetic or something closer to the MP-10 style.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on December 31st, 2020 @ 11:30pm CST
Posted by Slashercon on December 31st, 2020 @ 11:37pm CST
Nemesis Maximo wrote:Was Skids ever featured in the cartoon? Just curious if they’ll go for the hyper-cartoon aesthetic or something closer to the MP-10 style.
If I'm not mistaken, Skids showed up in Generation 1 for like two episodes and even then, I don't think it was for more than 30 seconds each appearance. ("The Insecticon Syndrome" and "Triple Takeover" being the episodes) I don't think he was even named dropped.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 31st, 2020 @ 11:38pm CST
Posted by Emerje on December 31st, 2020 @ 11:39pm CST
Nemesis Maximo wrote:Was Skids ever featured in the cartoon? Just curious if they’ll go for the hyper-cartoon aesthetic or something closer to the MP-10 style.
Two episodes, and he's one of the few characters who's character design (both bot and alt) is almost identical to the original toy (aside from his wonky cartoon shoulders). Judging from the line art he should be a nice blend of both.
Emerje
Posted by Bumblevivisector on December 31st, 2020 @ 11:44pm CST
Just "Quest for Survival" and "Triple Takeover", with just one line each, in a totally different voice/persona.Nemesis Maximo wrote:Was Skids ever featured in the cartoon? Just curious if they’ll go for the hyper-cartoon aesthetic or something closer to the MP-10 style.
So while cartoon accuracy should mean a long overdue toy stretched out into a minivan alt, I'm hoping this will be Takara's Most Marvelous Masterpiece to date. Seriously, if MP Tracks warranted an original Raoul microfigure, Skids should come with one of Charlene in her iconic cowgirl cosplay...or that other outfit, if they're ambitious enough to do the bucket accessory.
Posted by Emerje on December 31st, 2020 @ 11:55pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:So is this like a concept sketch, or is TT doing another drastic style change on the MP line again, because that is not the hyper-smooth cel-like designs they have been going with, that looks like a pre-mp magnus hybrid style mp, man this collection is gonna have no design consistency whatsoever if this is the case
It'd be pretty much impossible to make him based on the cartoon exactly and still have a good figure. The cartoon got the overall shape correct, but they really screwed up the shoulders. I don't think of this so much as being a new type of design as I do fixing the original.
Compared to the original toy and the MP line art.
"Compromises" had to be made and I think it turned out for the better. Looks like they'll be retaining the sticker designs from the toy, probably tampographed on.
Since this is just line art there's still room for changes like adjusting the front of the van to the right model.
Emerje
Posted by Tuned Agent on December 31st, 2020 @ 11:56pm CST
Rodimus Prime wrote:Is that drawing just a rough start? The front end/chest doesn't look like that.
The drawing's alt mode seems based on the Honda City Turbo II. Inaccurate to the G1 toy, but I think it would have been the predominant version of the vehicle available in '85. (Someone can correct me if I'm wrong)
Posted by Cyberpath on January 1st, 2021 @ 4:00am CST
The Tweet does mention "instinctive" transformation + "hybrid" version MP.
Maybe they realised fans were fed up with overly complex transformations. There's also the cracking issue with Hound that they haven't addressed, as far as I know.
Truth is, I skipped both MP-45 Bee & MP-51 Arcee. I do have MP-52 Starscream pre-ordred because I've wanted a proper Masterpiece Starscream from the start, but other than that, at least for now, I think I'm done with MP.
WfC has become more fun, it's cheaper, it takes up less space, and they put out lots of characters. Though even with CHUG I've cut back.
Posted by blackeyedprime on January 1st, 2021 @ 7:14am CST
If the price is Takrazy the third partys look pretty good so at least their is options but would always prefer to see the official toy before deciding. Maybe Hoist and Trailbreaker will finally get a release too (and Rattrap...and Raiden)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 1st, 2021 @ 8:59am CST
Posted by 84everfan on January 1st, 2021 @ 10:05am CST
Posted by Glarryg on January 1st, 2021 @ 10:30am CST
Glarryg
Posted by TulioDude on January 1st, 2021 @ 11:53am CST
Day 367 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.
Posted by Bounti76 on January 1st, 2021 @ 12:12pm CST
84everfan wrote:Where. Is. My. G1. Mp. Jazz.
This is just a guess, though probably a pretty solid one....Porsche hasn't given HasTak a license for their products, and HasTak is big on doing licensed vehicles for the Masterpiece line. It's the same reason there isn't an MP Cliffjumper. It could be as simple as this, or its possible that another toy company has the license for Porsche. That's the reason that Dino in the Studio Series line isn't a licensed Ferrari.
Posted by sol magnus on January 1st, 2021 @ 12:15pm CST
Posted by Overcracker on January 1st, 2021 @ 1:23pm CST
Anyway, looks pretty good.
Though the Alternators version wasn't all that bad either True not the actual G1 car model but still decent attempt.
Also, I guess this means Porsche still hasn't allowed ther car to be a war robot huh?
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 1st, 2021 @ 1:25pm CST
Overcracker wrote:Hmm, anybody clamoring for an MP Skids?
Thew actually, can't wait for his review
Posted by bluecatcinema on January 1st, 2021 @ 2:04pm CST
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 1st, 2021 @ 3:26pm CST
Posted by blackeyedprime on January 1st, 2021 @ 3:43pm CST
Ultra Markus wrote:i wonder if they will include the scooter
Of course they will, gotta try and give value in the £120+ price tag
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 1st, 2021 @ 7:44pm CST
blackeyedprime wrote:Ultra Markus wrote:i wonder if they will include the scooter
Of course they will, gotta try and give value in the £120+ price tag
If anything, the scooter will add collector's value for the inevitable Crosscut pretool, as featured as a "backup" in his bio.
Posted by Sowndwave76 on January 1st, 2021 @ 9:08pm CST
Megatron, Soundwave, Shockwave, and Starscream are all the MP's I need.
Especially with some of these recent regular releases being so strong.
Posted by High_Q on January 2nd, 2021 @ 6:18am CST
Tuned Agent wrote:The drawing's alt mode seems based on the Honda City Turbo II. Inaccurate to the G1 toy ...
Based on Skid's bonnet design in the MP artwork, I think both the MP and the G1 toy are based on the Honda City Turbo rather than the Turbo II. My favourite 80s subcompact car, so getting Skids and the green repaint if they release it.
I hope we get the Motocompo scooter and a Charlene figure.
Or clip-on parts and panels that make him look like the Sunbow animation model in both modes which can stay on during transformation.
Posted by Tuned Agent on January 3rd, 2021 @ 2:17pm CST
High_Q wrote:Tuned Agent wrote:The drawing's alt mode seems based on the Honda City Turbo II. Inaccurate to the G1 toy ...
Based on Skid's bonnet design in the MP artwork, I think both the MP and the G1 toy are based on the Honda City Turbo rather than the Turbo II. My favourite 80s subcompact car, so getting Skids and the green repaint if they release it.
I hope we get the Motocompo scooter and a Charlene figure.
Or clip-on parts and panels that make him look like the Sunbow animation model in both modes which can stay on during transformation.
You're right about it being the City Turbo, thank you for correcting me. And I hope we get a Charlene figure too, it would be unfortunate to have him without the other character from his only meaningful G1 appearance.
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on January 3rd, 2021 @ 4:21pm CST
Now we just need MP Mirage. Seriously, what's been the holdup on him?
Posted by Sabrblade on January 3rd, 2021 @ 6:25pm CST
Maybe the faux cigarette company sponsor logos on his sides are making HasTak hesitant.ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Now we just need MP Mirage. Seriously, what's been the holdup on him?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 3rd, 2021 @ 6:29pm CST
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:With Skids coming, Crosscut can't be far behind.
Now we just need MP Mirage. Seriously, what's been the holdup on him?
My guess is locating the license. Unlike other manufacturers, Ligier isn't active in the consumer automotive market, rather it was primarily active in motorsports and now in commercial vehicles and open-air sports. Then there's the (cigarette) advertising, and we all know how that went with Exhaust...
Posted by sol magnus on January 3rd, 2021 @ 6:39pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Maybe the faux cigarette company sponsor logos on his sides are making HasTak hesitant.ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Now we just need MP Mirage. Seriously, what's been the holdup on him?
Did they make a Trailbreaker I'm not aware of?
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 4th, 2021 @ 8:21pm CST
Emerje wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:So is this like a concept sketch, or is TT doing another drastic style change on the MP line again, because that is not the hyper-smooth cel-like designs they have been going with, that looks like a pre-mp magnus hybrid style mp, man this collection is gonna have no design consistency whatsoever if this is the case
It'd be pretty much impossible to make him based on the cartoon exactly and still have a good figure. The cartoon got the overall shape correct, but they really screwed up the shoulders. I don't think of this so much as being a new type of design as I do fixing the original.
Compared to the original toy and the MP line art.
"Compromises" had to be made and I think it turned out for the better. Looks like they'll be retaining the sticker designs from the toy, probably tampographed on.
Since this is just line art there's still room for changes like adjusting the front of the van to the right model.
Emerje
this is one character whos toy looked better than the animation model
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 5th, 2021 @ 10:19am CST
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on January 7th, 2021 @ 1:09am CST
The former is probably a much greater factor. Gitanes isn't nearly as casually recognizable in the US, and the "Citanes" endorsements aren't exactly a lynchpin of Mirage's deco anyway.Jelze Bunnycat wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:With Skids coming, Crosscut can't be far behind.
Now we just need MP Mirage. Seriously, what's been the holdup on him?
My guess is locating the license. Unlike other manufacturers, Ligier isn't active in the consumer automotive market, rather it was primarily active in motorsports and now in commercial vehicles and open-air sports. Then there's the (cigarette) advertising, and we all know how that went with Exhaust...
No.sol magnus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Maybe the faux cigarette company sponsor logos on his sides are making HasTak hesitant.ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Now we just need MP Mirage. Seriously, what's been the holdup on him?
Did they make a Trailbreaker I'm not aware of?
Should have explained further.
I have an association built in my head between Delta Magnus, Road Rage, Crosscut, Wheeljack, and Mirage because in the Diaclone Powered Convoy commercial, the Car Robots on the featured Powered Convoy's trailer are the Corvette, the Honda City-R, the "Alitalla" version of the Lancia Stratos, and the Ligier JS-11.
We have Wheeljack, we have Road Rage, we have Delta Magnus. With Skids on the way, Crosscut will soon follow. But we are still missing Mirage.
Posted by Evil Eye on January 8th, 2021 @ 10:43am CST
All joking aside, this actually looks nice. I like how the Honda City Turbo looks (Kei cars are cool) and Skids was always a really nice looking G1 toy, so this might actually turn out good!
Posted by Bounti76 on February 25th, 2021 @ 12:29am CST
When translated, the tweet states that the images were published today (Thursday in Japan) in Figure King Magazine #277.
Now that we have our first clear look at the figure, what are you thinking? Is Skids now a must have? Holding out for the (inevitable) retool into Crosscut? Let us know what you think of these images below!
Posted by blackeyedprime on February 25th, 2021 @ 2:51am CST
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 25th, 2021 @ 3:58am CST
But my wallet would prefer a normal Generations figure first.
Posted by ThunderThruster on February 25th, 2021 @ 5:41am CST
blackeyedprime wrote:Be nice if the tyres match, it's mp not wfc. Other than that he's looking good, just not over £80 good. If he's hotrod kinda price maybe, if he's hound or arcee price then third party might be my go to.
Agreed.
Is it wrong that I'm more interested in what re-deco's this will be released in?
Posted by angtre on February 25th, 2021 @ 5:44am CST
Posted by cloudballoon on February 25th, 2021 @ 6:54am CST
blackeyedprime wrote:Be nice if the tyres match, it's mp not wfc.
Well, the tyres size & hubcaps styling do match, I guess due to the shoulder transformation those front tyres need to be molded with those holes needed for production. But since tyres tend to be black, those holes should not be too obvious when that part is molded/painted in black. Still weird though.
If Takara REALLY want to put in the effort, the designer can easily make an additional frisbee-shaped part that looks like the tyre, and use those 2 holes to friction tab the frisbee part in to make it perfect looking.
Posted by Evil Eye on February 25th, 2021 @ 7:46am CST
I want it. It's gorgeous.
Posted by sol magnus on February 25th, 2021 @ 8:14am CST
Evil Eye wrote:An official MP, with a nice vehicle mode, clean robot mode, apparently non-bull**** transformation and best of all, ACTUAL ROBOT DETAILS?!?
I want it. It's gorgeous.
Yes, he's more like the MP-10 to MP-21 era of Masterpiece.
Posted by Immortal Starscream on February 25th, 2021 @ 9:02am CST
sol magnus wrote:Evil Eye wrote:An official MP, with a nice vehicle mode, clean robot mode, apparently non-bull**** transformation and best of all, ACTUAL ROBOT DETAILS?!?
I want it. It's gorgeous.
Yes, he's more like the MP-10 to MP-21 era of Masterpiece.
here here! this is a breath of fresh air imho. the over engineering and lack of detail (and the massive cost as a result) on the more recent mp's had been turning me off to them. the second series mps (starting from mp10) were to me the much more definitive "masterpiece" giving a perfect fusion of the original toy and it's appearance in the cartoon, while still being fun and "play-with-able" this to me looks like what a masterpiece Skids should be. Some issues though for sure, but for me he is a step back in the right direction.
Just my opinion
Posted by sol magnus on February 25th, 2021 @ 9:12am CST
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I think the less toony MPs are superior anyway.The former is probably a much greater factor. Gitanes isn't nearly as casually recognizable in the US, and the "Citanes" endorsements aren't exactly a lynchpin of Mirage's deco anyway.Jelze Bunnycat wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:With Skids coming, Crosscut can't be far behind.
Now we just need MP Mirage. Seriously, what's been the holdup on him?
My guess is locating the license. Unlike other manufacturers, Ligier isn't active in the consumer automotive market, rather it was primarily active in motorsports and now in commercial vehicles and open-air sports. Then there's the (cigarette) advertising, and we all know how that went with Exhaust...No.sol magnus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Maybe the faux cigarette company sponsor logos on his sides are making HasTak hesitant.ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Now we just need MP Mirage. Seriously, what's been the holdup on him?
Did they make a Trailbreaker I'm not aware of?
Should have explained further.
I have an association built in my head between Delta Magnus, Road Rage, Crosscut, Wheeljack, and Mirage because in the Diaclone Powered Convoy commercial, the Car Robots on the featured Powered Convoy's trailer are the Corvette, the Honda City-R, the "Alitalla" version of the Lancia Stratos, and the Ligier JS-11.
We have Wheeljack, we have Road Rage, we have Delta Magnus. With Skids on the way, Crosscut will soon follow. But we are still missing Mirage.
Hopefully, we'll get him soon, they're out of 85 cars minus Hoist now.
Posted by Glarryg on February 25th, 2021 @ 9:42am CST
Glarryg
Posted by Mindmaster on February 25th, 2021 @ 10:00am CST
Posted by Tuned Agent on February 25th, 2021 @ 10:54am CST
Posted by blackeyedprime on February 25th, 2021 @ 5:56pm CST
I'd like a Macross repaint as well though, either white with yellow stripes or maybe Max Sterlings blue/white and for the cheek of it do the possible scooter accessory in a mospeada cyclones paint scheme
Posted by Rodimus Prime on February 25th, 2021 @ 6:42pm CST
I don't collect MPs but this piece looks really nice and the Marvel G1 comic story "Showdown" featuring Skids is 1 of my favorites so I'll get this figure if it's not outrageously expensive.
Posted by sol magnus on February 25th, 2021 @ 6:45pm CST
Rodimus Prime wrote:You know what would be an easy repaint out of this, with very minor retooling? Armada Red Alert. We'd have our very first Armada MP. Primus forbid it's not *gasp* Optimus Prime.
I don't collect MPs bit this piece looks really nice and the G1 comic story "Showdown" featuring Skids is 1 of my favorites so I'll get this figure if it's not outrageously expensive.
It's gonna be outrageously expensive. They all are now.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 25th, 2021 @ 7:04pm CST