Transformers Collection – Alternity/Masterpiece/Disney/Henkei
by isaac on Jun.14, 2010, under Figures
Wow a month has passed since my last post. I actually planned to do weekly posts about my collection but was too busy at work & didn’t have the energy at home. Ok enough ranting, on with rest of the collection. This will be a mixture of different lines so you might get a surprise or 2.
Alternity A03 – Bumblebee
The Alternity line is the follow up to Alternators/Binaltech line which I’m crazy about. There are differences though to the Alternators/Binaltech line. It’s smaller to begin with, using a 1:32 scale instead of the bigger 1:24 scale. It’s also exclusively modeled on Japanese made cars, for now. Lastly, it’s a Takara exclusive, which means higher prices. Hasbro doesn’t seem to have any plans to bring this line out for the rest of the world but I suspect it’s more to do with the cars licenses acquired by Takara to make these figures. They are still super detailed, but smaller.
Bumblebee requires no introduction. The car model chosen for him actually suits him well & he retains his old animated series transformation style where the car front section becomes the legs & the car cab section becomes his body. Neat eh?
* This figure belongs to my bro.
Masterpiece
MP-2 Ultra Magnus
The Masterpiece line is meant for collectors so it means 2 things, the figure is huge & detailed, but it’s also freaking expensive. But price wise it’s only expensive depending on the model & how scarce it is to find. Price can range from RM250 to RM800.
Ultra Magnus is the commander of the Autobot City on earth, well, at least in the G1 series if you watched the animated movie. Some other storylines have him as the brother of Optimus Prime. I guess this is where the idea for this masterpiece came from, that he’s exactly the same like Optimus, but in different colours. Besides, Takara had to reuse the mould for Masterpiece Optimus Prime to sell more figures & the most simple way was to repaint it.
This figure is definitely one of the most complicated to transform, even though it doesn’t look like it. But I still think the Leader Class Revenge of the Fallen Optimus Prime is still harder.
* This figure belongs to my bro. Because of the size of this figure (stands 12″ tall), I’ve decided to give it back to my bro to display at his place.
MP-3 Starscream
You must be thinking, hey I have another Starscream, I must be a Starscream fan. Truth is, he IS my favourite Decepticon character. Besides, he’s a jet & i LOVE jets. This masterpiece looks absolutely amazing, both in jet form & in robot form.
My biggest gallery by far!
Henkei Convoy
The Henkei line or more known as Henkei! Henkei! Transformers in Japan, is the Japanese version of the Classics/Universe line from Hasbro. So what is that? Well, long story short, it’s a series that takes mostly Generation 1 characters & updates it with more modern forms. So instead of the ugly Gen 1 figures from 1980s, you get sleek updated versions that you can still recognise. Oh ya, Convoy is just the Japanese name for Optimus Prime.
Since I’m a Gen 1 nut, this is the new line I’m collecting.
Disney Label
Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck
The Disney Label line is something interesting where they took Disney characters & matched them to a character, loosely. They are darn cute & my kids love them.
With so many new figures, you must be wondering where do I keep all these? Here’s a hint.
More details in the next post!
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June 14th, 2010 on 4:33 pm
Suzuki Swift Bumblebee!!! *hearts
Great collection there man. But at the rate this is going I think you’ll be needing a bigger cupboard soon hahaha!
Oooohh love the Henkei Convoy!!! Too bad they don’t have the Red City Commander here…
Can’t wait for the next post!
June 15th, 2010 on 11:49 am
Thanks Nick, yeah will need a new cupboard, or just move things around lah & don’t display everything. Hehe.
Actually can get Red City Commander on eBay for RM320 like that. But nah I’m not going to spend that much on an add-on.