Talk:The Transformers: Masterpiece

Why isn't Prime named Convoy here? Since that's what he was called under this Masterpiece line, and it would be abit silly to talk about it in US terms that he was not released under, no? I suggest something like Convoy (Optimus Prime) and Convoy Perfect Edition (Optimus Prime). --FFN 19:23, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm removing Grimlock from the list until someone can get an official confirmation; the silhouette of the G1 box art that's been circulating on the web recently reeks badly of fake, with the Japanese text included not even being about Transformers at all. Takeshi357 14:43, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Sublines?

So how do we handle the MP sublines, namely the Brave and the Movie verse ones? I think we should at least Mention the Brave one but how do we handle the Movie one, give it it's own page or include it on this page?Dead Metal 08:55, 12 July 2010 (EDT)

Add a subheading for Generation 1, and a subheading for Live-action Movie. Add a notes section discussing it's relation to Brave, linking to the Brave article. Reflect this information in the opener, as it is currently very misguiding.68.36.148.39 13:14, 12 July 2010 (EDT)

I put into effect most of the edits I mentioned, but now I am thinking there should be further sections for the Masterpiece toys released by Hasbro.68.36.148.39 13:36, 12 July 2010 (EDT)

American Versions

Someone should make a subsection for the redeco American versions that have been sold at Wal*Mart (Optimus Prime, Starscream and Skywarp)

MP-11

Someone should probably add the new Screamer to this page. I would, but I don't understand the template, and lack the time to decipher it. - ¡Usa El Queso! ^{Complain here} 02:33, 22 October 2011 (EDT)

I did it. --bluevictim (talk) 05:17, 22 October 2011 (EDT)

Sunstorm

Should the Sunstorm repaint of MP-11 be mentioned on here somewhere? Fredbob 00:54, 10 March 2012 (EST)

Hasbro Masterpieces

Okay. Since Hasbro MP Thundercracker was moved to the Masterpiece section, I've reverted it with the reasoning that the packaging style determines the toyline, such as Hasbro's Skywarp, Rodimus, and Starscream being respectively placed in 2008 Universe, TF2010, and Classics. Unfortunately, it's not that consistent. Hasbro MP Grimlock was long ago placed in the Masterpiece section, and Hasbro's MP10 Optimus was recently moved to Masterpiece, despite both of them having the same packaging styles as TF2010 product.

I don't want to start an edit war, so where do they all go? Inkblot 21:34, 4 September 2012 (EDT)

Missing pics

I have just uploaded the pics for Soundwave and cassetes, plus Prowl and Bluestreak. Phantom Dusclops'92 19:55, 15 March 2013 (WET)

Brave subline?

Which MPs have been released under the Brave subline. Was this something that was planned but never happened? Should it be removed from the page? --MistaTee 15:36, 15 July 2013 (EDT)

MP-B01 King Exkizer - http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?mode=retail&product=TAK10464

MP-B02 Dragon Kizer - http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?mode=retail&product=TAK10500

The reason we don't cover these is, well, they're not Transformers product. Brave isn't part of the Transformers brand. --Sabrblade 15:51, 15 July 2013 (EDT)

Organizing the sections a little better?

I love and use this page as a reference all the time when discussing MPs with others. Suggestions:

- Can we shift the Hasbro MP section up and move the Bayformer MP section to last? Seems as if that Bayformer line has been abandoned? And it is almost like a sub-group. Maybe a separate page even?

- Another suggestion is to have each character and their variation/reissue listed together?

- I uploaded a stock photo collage of MP-1B. I am no expert editing this wiki, so someone please add it? http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:MP-01B-BlackOptimusPrime-1.jpg

Chrusher

Thank you for those suggestions! To address them one by one:

- The MPM series is listed after the TakTom MPs because the Movie series is a subline of the TakaraTomy MPs, so they stay there.

- As far as I can tell, we sort them by their first release date, with reissue dates being placed after. Variations/Hasbro versions are considered separate releases.

- We have a policy on how toy images should be composed, and while you certainly got the robot and vehicle modes correctly, the two extra photos of his robot mode do not depict any additional features and are entirely unnecessary. You could also probably stand to add more images depicting his various gimmicks, such as his Matrix and wrist communicator. Also, I'm not sure where you got those images from, but just to be safe, photos from the galleries of fansites (such as TFW2005 and Seibertron) do not count as stock photography, and we only use those kinds of photos when permission by the website/photographer has been given. Also, with the exception of really big/gimmick-laden toys, please keep toy images down to a reasonable image/file size. --Inkblot (talk) 21:21, 27 December 2013 (EST)

- I got the pictures from Amazon's stock pictures. Is that ok? I can't find pictures of his wrist communicators and axe outside of fan sites.

- I made a Black Rodimus one with all his gimmicks, again, from Amazon stock files.

- I can reduce the pics smaller if you'd like? I used the Optimus MP as a template. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Chrusher (talk • contribs) 10:50, December 28, 2013.

Amazon stock photos are fine. That Black Rodimus image is almost fine. Here are some notes:

- It's alright if you can't find any stock photos for the gimmicks as long as we at the very least have an image of the robot and vehicle mode/s.

- A couple of the images look pixellated and grainy, almost as if they were enlarged beyond their original size. We don't do that for toy images.

- I assume the pic of Black Rodimus holding his rifle is meant to focus on his rifle, so why not get the original image and crop it to focus on the rifle? Same goes for his chest Matrix. With the unnecessary parts of the image removed, the cropped image can be larger in the collage. As it is, the Matrix and rifle in those pictures are puny.

- You need to lower the file size of your images. 294 kilobytes for an 850 x 648 image is too much. Personally, I start at 100kb for a 800px x 600px image, and increase the file size by 5kb for every 100px.

--Inkblot (talk) 22:17, 27 December 2013 (EST)

Year of the Horse Optimus?

Should the Year of the Horse Optimus Prime be included on this page since it's a repaint of the MP-10 Masterpiece Optimus Prime figure?

Most likely. I mean, the other pre-2013 Hasbro Masterpieces came under different toylines, so being under Platinum Edition doesn't really make it any less of a Masterpiece. --Inkblot (talk) 22:47, 28 February 2014 (EST)

Design Section

It says that Kobayashi did the first nine MP's but didn't Shouji Kawamori do MP03? If that's the case then we should probably edit that to be more specific and also maybe add that Kobayashi designed the movie MP Starscream.--BlackStarscream (talk) 18:08, 1 June 2014 (EDT)

New MP's?

There is a rumor on Seibertron that MP Tracks, MP Red Tracks (Roadrage) and MP Ironhide are coming out? I am Wavage! Fear mweee!!! (talk) 04:36, 9 February 2015 (EST)

Everyone is well aware of those rumours, but they're of no concern to the wiki until an official confirmation occurs. Jalaguy (talk) 04:59, 9 February 2015 (EST)

Oh, didn't know so many people knew about the rumour. I am Wavage! Fear mweee!!! (talk) 15:04, 11 February 2015 (EST)

Seibertron's a pretty well known website, dude. But you still don't seem to get the point: whether one person has heard about it or one billion people have heard about it, this isn't a site for rumors. --Khajidha (talk) 15:09, 11 February 2015 (EST)