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You're welcome! So, your 2011 Sportage has the same mat hardware?

@@mp_reviews Yes my mats have the round grommets and all the OEM mats available have the hook slot. A quick Google search on how to remedy led me to your video.

Awesome! I’m glad I was able to help you out. 🙌👍

I'm sorry; I don't know where that spring goes. :/

@mp_reviews No worries, I have sorted it, and now the rachets work so much better! There were actually twi springs for both legs

Sorry that MP-60 and MPG-09 disappoint; I wish they would have been true MP scale as well. I didn't know Powermaster Optimus as a kid, so my loyalty is to the character of Ginrai which I discovered in more recent years. Now I realize that Takara wasn't going for an anime look for MP-60; they were going for a retro look that resembles the original core toy of Powermaster Optimus! So, while they may have nailed a Powermaster look, I think they failed at a Ginrai/Super Ginrai look.

I’m glad you stumbled on my channel, too. 😁🙌 I haven’t combined MP-24 Star Saber and KFC Simba yet, but I do have them both. I need to do that soon. 🤔 My connection to Powermaster Optimus Prime comes from the Japanese anime which I watched in more recent years; I had no connection to the American G2 toy growing up. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the G1 Japanese characters. It seems to me that MP-60 Ginrai is styled after the original core robot from Powermaster Optimus and not after the anime. Would you agree?

@@mp_reviews In all honesty, I only found out about Powermaster Optimus relatively recently, about 10 years ago. When I first saw MP-60 and MPG-09, my initial thought was 'yup, that's pretty spot-on with Master force right there.' Also, not gonna lie, I did find the trailer mode a bit underwhelming, with red bot bits hanging out at the bottom.

Considering that MP-60 and MPG-09 look like the Masterforce character to you, I guess my impression is more just my interpretation. But it’s pretty telling how much MP-60 looks like the original core bot from the 1980s; I saw a comparison picture recently, and design cues were definitely taken from that. And the part about the trailer I like the least is how much Super Ginrai’s arms stay visible in trailer mode. 🫤

@@mp_reviews All good man, we can have our own interpretation on these characters that are special to us. Now here's hoping for God Bomber. With this MPG line, G for gattai (合体), meaning to 'combine', come on now, I'll go further and dream of Overlord, Liokaiser, King Poseidon...Victory Saber is just sitting lonely on my shelf.

I agree that the line is being rebranded to squeeze more life (money) out of it (the fandom). But when you talk about "toxic staff", are you meaning Takara Tomy's staff or Hasbro's?

Agreed: the future of MP is already here: th-cam.com/video/D5G86CYrXp8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ufG69DZKKeSX97rD I believe that the MP Transformers fandom defined what MP was supposed to be, and now Takara wants to move the fandom in a smaller direction. But the fandom still has third-party MP toy companies!

Takara kept putting out characters, but they didn't do enough to even cover all of the G1 characters; my theory is that they figure they can make more money by reducing the size of the toys.

Right on! It's good to have options. 😃🙌

@@Archon_Convoy Yes! That’s exactly it! It’s just a fancy CHUG! Well said! 🙌 Thanks for the recommendation of KFC’s Raijin; that’s the same height as MP-44?

@ about the same size, Raijin is like a head-1/2 ish taller. To me that makes sense, the core body is supposed to be an in universe upgrade for Optimus. So makes sense he’s a little taller 🤷‍♂️

@ if you want something PURELY for scale then get power baser, his core bot is exactly the same height as MP-44, I just prefer Raijin since he’s more anime accurate.

@@Archon_Convoy Thanks for the recommendation. 🙏👍 I actually own Power Baser, so I've got that covered. Maybe it's just my head canon, but none of the current Ginrai options look enough like the Japanese cartoon IMHO. 🤷‍♂

@ I agree with you on that, I like Raijin and the official a lot. But they don’t scream Masterforce to me. Raijin flubs the accuracy in a lot of different ways, Power Baser looks awesome but is super stylized. The Takara can’t figure out if it wants to be the toy or the anime.

Please explain.

Hmmm, that's reasonable and a good explanation. 👍But in my collection, scale accuracy is a part of what I want, and the MP Transformers fandom and third-party toy companies have been producing things in a scale which, at least roughly, matches the Freelance Graphiks scale charts from the comparison's I've made. As well as the fact that Takara Tomy seemed to be standardizing on a scale when they redesigned Optimus Prime for MP-10 Convoy to match the scale of MP-09 Rodimus Convoy (tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Transformers:_Masterpiece). Ultimately though, as Bobby Skullface has said, if you like what's in your collection, you win! 🙂👍

You're in luck! It doesn't look like Jazz needs to be any taller. Both the Freelance Graphiks and Sunbow charts show Grimlock to be MUCH larger than Jazz, and Jazz to be as about tall as Optimus's hips (@34:38). So, FansToys and Transform & Rollout fit the bill but are still both technically TOO tall. 🙂👍

Nice analysis! 🙌 It's all about what your choose as your basis for comparison. I choose my basis to be the Freelance Graphiks scale charts since creator Mike Lorber has analyzed bot sizes across the G1 cartoons (American and Japanese) to come up with a unified scale comparison of them all. It's the most comprehensive attempt at scale comparisons I know of. 🙂

I think to be honest the core ginrai is always as same size as G1 OP, judging by the looks of how similar they are, and the similar alternate mode cab. This ginrai size issues only arised recently, when takara announce the mpg ginrai and it come to produce too small compared to standard MP. And the fans started all the research and analysis just to justify the ginrai MPG size. This ginrai size issues never existed before until this MPG released. All this while all the fans agreed that ginrai is the OP height. As cartoon and anime depicted variations of size thru out the shows, i can't accept that ginrai is as small as carbots size. It is the other way round. The japanese carbots are generally larger compare to their G1 counterparts. To support my ideas, i listed the points as; 1. People only concern actual size of Ginrai when MPG announces the figures specifications, yet this thing was not an issue at all because before this, as most of us always thouhgt that ginrai = G1 OP size 2. Ginrai is not carbots size and it is the other way round. Japanese carbots are generally larger. The headmasters (chromedome and the gang) are same size as rodimus prime. JR headmaster more or less as same height as their seniors. Thats why JR headmasters need supports from their vehichle seat when transform to become the robot's head as when in human size they are still kids. And the support of the seat make the head larger. Compare to headmasters season 2 their head are the whole transector body's. 3. Still continuing on point no 2, Ginrai is op size because there are certain scene that ginrai is fighting againts hydra and buster, which are planebot, again should be as same size as the G1 seekers planebots. Dont tell the hydra and busters the planebots are the same size as normal carbots. 4. To confirm this, we can tell the way the first 3P company who ever produce Japanese Godmasterforce characters. FansHobby produced their Godmasters product chracters according to generally known size. The power baser core ginrai is the same as the MP 44 OP size, why Fanshobby did it such a way? They also produced the JR headmasters also as same size as MP cars characters. And Fanshobby hydra and Buster as same as MP starscream (seekers) size. Why they were produced as such? Yess, the answer is back again to my point no 1. As a conclusions, IMO Core Ginrai is and will always be the same size as G1 OP. All the assumptions that core ginrai is smaller than OP all just an after thought after the MPG09 productions. At the moment the closest we can get for the MP size and anime accurate looks Ginrai is the KFC Raijin. How ever MPG09 has another advantages as he is close to scale with the Star Saber MP 24.

Thanks for sharing your argument and information. 🙌 If it is indeed accurate, you make a great point about the size of Ginrai not being a question until MPG-09 came into being.

You're right. That's what collecting is ultimately about: enjoying what you get. Right on! 🙂👍

Yeah, I wish it wasn’t for me either, but my time collecting Masterpiece bots has given me certain expectations. I’m happy that you will enjoy Ginrai. Like Bobby Skullface says: “If you like it, you win!” 🙂👍

That will be the proof! If they ever actually do Devastator. I definitely agree with the “CHUG+” call. I’m not a CHUG collector.

Same. I'm getting this because the ginrai figure is the same height as SS-86 optimus prime. And I'm happy with that. It’s perfect. Maybe MPG is actually Masterpiece Generations? 😅 Not masterpiece gattai Then the MPG train bots size makes sense now

@@bphater31 That's great that Ginrai and the MPG Trainbots scale with SS-86 Optimus. I'm glad that works out for you. And thanks for confirming that the start of the MPG line looks like it scales as CHUG and NOT Masterpiece! 🙌🙂🙏👍

The T&R one isn’t bad. The alt mode is def good!

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Yeah, I got the IT version, too. It is awesome that the backplate comes with that one! 👍👏👏👏 I love seeing upgrades come with newer versions of bots, like Gear Factory did with their TFP Wheeljack release Wander Warrior! 🙌

Oooh!!🙌Am I correct that you are saying that the best scale match for Victory Saber (MP-24 + KFC Simba) is Takara LG-ex?

Yes sir. IMO those are the closest accurate scale toys to match with. Most of the fans of TF Godmaster Masterforce and TF Victory series didnt aware of the scale. Most of them thought and prefered that height Star Saber = Super Ginrai; and height of Victory Saber = God Ginrai; which is not the case in the both cartoon series.

Heck yeah! Right on! Thanks for the info. 🙏💪👍

Nice! VERY good point. I'm considering the bot mode scale comparison, but there are two ways to judge scale accuracy: bot mode and 1/35 vehicle mode! 🙌

Then Starscream would be huge compared to optimus and Megatron 😂

@@bphater31 have screamer be a smaller jet like an F-5

@@TurbotheFurbo And Megatron? Unless we still use mass shifting. Then it doesn't matter for Starscream. If not then we have a mini megatron

@bphater31 make him a tank like a PzH 2000

MP-60 is actually too large to be in scale with MPG Raiden. I don't know for certain about all the individual Trainbots, but MPG-01 Shouki is definitely too small by 1+ inch.

😆 Personally, I'm still not satisfied with any of the Masterpiece PMOP/God Ginrai options since none of them nail the Japanese Transformers Super-God Masterforce look IMO. Congrats on finding your version of PMOP! 🙌

LOL! Great point about the size of Beast Wars MP figures. I don't collect characters from that series, so I hadn't really even considered that. Also, matching MP-60's scale to the WFC series scale is interesting. Thanks for sharing both of these observations. 😁🙌🙏

I'm not sure I agree that smaller normal transformers are equal in quality of craftsmanship to legacy pre-MP-60 Masterpiece figures. Can you provide an example?

Do you mean if the human figure that comes with MP-60 is the same size as Spike and Sparkplug from MP-44, then MP-60 is scaled correctly?

@ why yes that is what I’m saying

@@chaosenforcerdhm969 Thanks for that confirmation. Due to the "mass shifting" which Transformers can do, I think the best judgment of scale is between their bot modes and not with the human figures that come with the Masterpiece characters.

Haha. Yeah, he does!

Yeah, I got it resolved, but I'm embarassed that I damaged the figure permanently. I'll make "part 2" of the review soon before Christmas.

So much for before Christmas. Believe it or not, I'm working on it now.

Me, too! It's at least more realistic than a "cartoon-accurate" one. 😁👍

Thanks for sharing these details. A KO wouldn't have these markings?

​@@mp_reviewsAs far as I understand, the KO don't have a serial number on the box or the figure. I saw several reviews before buying my MP-13. Another way to know that it is original is precisely in the details molded on the back, the chest door is a smoky black color and the Decepticon logo is complete (it has the triangle above the eyes).

@@mehrdeutsch8086 Thanks for these explanations! I will look for these details on my copy. 🙏🙂🙌👍

​@@mp_reviews😃👍🌟

Do you know what the name was?

@mp_reviews I've never seen the name of the figure, just seen it in the classics Japanese commercials sadly.

@@MrDEMarq So it never became a part of the G1 toy line?

I got this from ohmyprimus.com which only has used copies available now, but you can also find it for sale on other sites like tfsource.com, robotoyz.net, bababobo00712.com, bombusbee.net, and thechosenprime.com.

Hey, thanks for checking out my video! 👍 I heard that, too, basically; he was apparently made at model train sizes as fan service to the Japanese market which is made of fans who like model train sets. Trains are a big part of Japanese culture. I used Raiden as an example of Takara not seeming to have a consistent scale within their own MPG toy line.

Not that I’m aware of. I’ve always seen his name on Japanese products displayed as “Convoy”. But maybe there’s a version of him which is called “Iron Convoy”. 👍🤷

😆👍 Newage Romulus looks good! But it’s too small for the Masterpiece scale.

Thanks for checking it out, bro! 👍

Thanks for dropping a note. 👍 Yeah, without those unofficial Transformers companies we wouldn’t have all the Masterpiece TFs that we do. 🙌

Even if we don't get a revival, at least the slow burn of APC Toys/Gear Factory and AC Toys is keeping the line alive. 🔥😁 But I'd love to see some Masterpiece-scale versions of TFP characters, too. Maybe a revival is the only way we'll get those. 🤷‍♂

Same here. 😆

But with a line called "Masterpiece" and the fact that they reset the line with MP-10, doesn't it seem like they were saying that things were supposed to be in scale, at least mostly? I'm just not cool with a Ginrai MUCH smaller than Optimus Prime.

​@@mp_reviewsThey already said MPG is non scale.

​@@RACH90810 Where did they say this? I haven't seen anything from Takara Tomy or Hasbro saying that MPG would be non-scale. Only that MPG would take up where Masterpiece ends.

@@mp_reviews before unifying into mpg. When mpg still new.

Did Takara Tomy say it?

😆 Can't argue with you there! I'm not even gonna ask for you to cite your source. LOL.

Thanks, bro. 🙏

And he looks great wielding both! 🤩👍

Hmmm, maybe.

That is a cool version for sure. Is the base robot the same height as MP-10/MP-44?

@@mp_reviews Yep.

That’s freaking awesome! Great recommendation! Thanks. 🙏🤜🤛

@@mp_reviews You're welcome! Also don't forget to pick up FansHobby Darkwing and Dreadwind so you have those characters along with PowerMaster Optimus Prime to recreate issue 42 from the Transformers comic.

@@scottcampbell9515 masterpiece darkwing duck confirmed?

Sounds like you’re set. 👍 You know what they say, “More bots, more problems”. 😆

I’m confused: “backwards compatible with original powermaster toy”? Do you mean with the original G1 Powermaster Optimus Prime?