Credit to translation of interview at 1:50 www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono2.html The whole thing is worth a read! Find yourself a cab here! cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/ho-scale-cab-for-mpg-shouki www.thelazyeyebrow.com/products/cab-for-mpg-shouki Special thanks to the following Voice Actors! Ringo Starr - Freddery Shouki - Nekrosektor
When will you review the other Trainbots? This is my favorite video review from you. I also like trains. (My profile picture is a robot made of 4 trains (Brave series)
A lot of the issues with this figure would've been completely excusable if this thing was a leader figure, and trust me it's not either too complicated or too big to not be a leader. Studio Series Leader Grimlock is bigger than this guy, and this transformation is pretty simple too. Especially for a masterpiece. I mean I'd argue Leader Dino Megatron has as complex a transformation as this. Literally all they'd have to change to make this a leader figure is remove some of the accessories and get rid of the die cast. It almost feels like this was supposed to be a Legacy figure but with minor upgrades to make it a "masterpiece."
I love the fact that the transformation takes up pretty much the entirety of the "anger" section. If that doesn't describe modern masterpiece to a tee, then I don't know what does.
I'm amazed that nobody has made a transforming Thomas the tank engine yet. I mean, there is a transforming DeLorean (from back to the future) and a transforming ghost buster mobile.
One of your best intros! Like, the fact that Shouki spoke Japanese for it is top tier, but the fucking sound cue and Thomas's befuddled expression were absolutely _tres magnifique_
13:39 this is proof of just how out of whack Transformers scaling is. So when it comes down to things, don’t be afraid to put a jet that is huge in real life next to a simple deluxe car robot, they will work just fine.
23:16 Alternative, more complex, but possibly better overall alternative: Have the Bogey be two halves (front and back), which share a common rotation axis *until fully rotated 180°* , at which point, they will actually separate and fill in either side of the leg. HasTak and third-parties have already made this kind of engineering before, especially with CHUG Megatron. There's honestly ample space.
That's what Moon's doing. Your option would've felt more MP feeling than my "honestly just do what model trains already do!" But i was making a point about how stupid easy it would've been
Well, the train may have been a let down but nothing screams quality more than your stop motion segments. Especially loved the ending bit of Hot Rod throwing down track for them xD
I was completely on board with the Raiden set until Emgo posted his Shouki review and I saw the 95% clear plastic alt mode. Return to golden-age MP engineering, an official MP combiner, and Raiden finally getting a new set, only for them to ruin it with material that will break, warp and shatter if you look at it wrong. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
An alt mode scale accurate line/media is my dream, though I'd personally change some of the alt modes of certain characters such as the Seekers to be smaller jets so they're not as gigalithic compared to everyone else.
welcome to the channel! I recommend the Kingdom Cyclonus and Earthrise Bluestreak/Smokescreen videos. they have some of my favourite animations I've made
And this marks it. The moment that main line matched masterpiece completely. And in some ways due to the overlap surpassed it. There were some MP disappointments in the past and more and more frequently but this is the pretty clear-cut line this figure feels like a main line.
Just makes me love my RID Team Bullet Train even more. 3 great trains that linked together, had 3 unique and excellent robot modes, and a gestalt that was way ahead of its time.
When I watched the transformation, it felt super Earthrise. The robot also portrays that feeling again, but the paint is really nice, like a modded mainline figure
The fact that this video is structured around the five stages of grief which are transitioned between with law and order title cards is great. Also him screaming in Japanese was pretty funny, great job! Also the new logo has chad energy which I find oddly fitting.
I was so excited to hear they were going to do a masterpiece raiden, even if I couldn’t afford it I thought maybe it would mean we could a version in generations. Now seeing both the official and 3rd party versions it’s kinda disappointing. I’m still hoping for a generations version
That intro. My man. I thought the skit in Overdose 4 was great... but that just _hits_ for me, man. This is officially my favorite review video you've done.
If I remember rightly titans return preceptor uses a similar sliding along a pin thing for the microscope shoulder cannon piece, and frankly after seeing how this one turned out that moon studio set's looking pretty good right about now.
This is probably one of my favorite reviews of yours yet. I've been a fan since the early wfc reviews and I feel they've been increasing in quality ever since. The jokes in this one are top notch - I loved the whole five stages of grief motif, plus the whole law and order thing was hilarious. I also really love your animation, it's so smooth and satisfying, especially the chest-to-robo thing! And lastly, I love the inclusion of Thomas characters. Being a fan of the show myself I can't help but adore the opening skit, it got a good chuckle out of me, plus that one shot of percy was oddly satisfying. All in all, another stellar video, despite the figure in question being rather meh (those feet scare me so bad lol). Can't wait for the next one! 😁
I did totally think you would love this figure until you started talking about your experiences with him in your Discord server (link in the description) :p
These really feel like they were meant to be like a big $200 titan class combiner in chug or even a haslab project but the last second that idea shifted to putting them in the masterpiece halfway through designing making The designers have to go back to the drawing board and add stuff to make them feel “premium” which mostly fall flat
I have a feeling that most of the price of the figure comes from the licensing and the (as far as I know) absolutely massive train sub-culture in Japan compared to most of the rest of the world, meaning that the people this thing is made for (Japanese salary men who were kids in the '80's) are probably ready, willing and able to shill out the Yen for it. I just hope that we can get a CHUG version of these characters, no matter the accuracy to any real trains. We need more trains and boats in the main lines of Transformers. Heck, just re-issue RiD '01 Rail Racer. Those guys are still awesome.
I was conflicted on whether to get these because the train modes looked good and maybe the combined mode will be good, but then that image of the combined mode came out and, nope, no longer conflicted, not getting them
That intro was the best thing EVER! And I ABSOLUTELY get the excitement about things being to accurate scale! I'm low-key obsessed with scale in my own toy collecting. Bummer on the chairs tho. Seems like weird choices were made there. Your replacement cab looks awesome!
As someone who is both a fan of Transformers and Model trains, I absolutely love how this review nitpicks the rail stuff just as much as the actual figure! Fantastic work!
I have been subscribed for a while because of your stop motion review but this is probably the best one i have ever seen I really like this video and thank you for the review!!
There is always compromises when something has to transform into multiple things. My guess is the two things the designers wanted more was the Raiden and the train modes.
These masterpiece figures coming out have peaked my interest, however there is a third party company that have already made this combiner and they seem a lot better looking overall compared to these. Just my opinion.
After the $50,160.00 Omega Supreme I got ($160 for Omega and the 50K divorce my wife threatened me with) I’ve got to be a bit more picky with what I get.
Don't be so hard on youself for not liking this, it's a valid critique and trust me, we're never disappointed by your reviews, be them in whatever order they are. It's nice to see how passionate you are about trains.
The intro was great, I really hate it didn't meet your expectations, Your prologue gave me so much hope for you. personally, I was never into the trains, but you are and I wanted this to be awesome for you.
Lazy Eyebrow, your work is STILL awesome bro! Yes indeed, the Takara one is surely the most accurate. However, I will say the MOON Studios did make an awesome stab at it as well, and cheaper. Not gonna lie, Takara has the look, but for the money, Moon didnt do bad. Thanks for your commentary, and glad to see your doing well!!✌🏼😎👍🏼
As always I enjoy your rambling about the scale and the likeness to the real Shinkansen. I am glad you pointed out the feet. That was a point that made me very worried about buying it. All those clear plastic pieces also worry me. But thanks as always for honest about him Lazy. Enjoy the rest of your weekend Eyebrow family!!
I hope you get the full set. I would assume the experiences from those working in the Prime Trilogy wouldn’t amount to too much due to weight differences. Shouki and Hotspot might be about to same size, but Hotspot didn’t have as much metal, and it would be five more Shouki size figures. Actually how much does Shouki weigh?
Great review! I really like how you bring some knowledge about toy-engineering to the table in your criticisms, it makes your thoughts and points stand out and feel really genuine, as you're not just talking about stuff you think would look better or be better, but actually bringing objective evidense the designs either do something very well, or could easily do something a lot better. I also must commend you on that opening skit, it was hilarious! It also hit on some nostalgia for me, because I grew up with Transformers as well as Thomas, so I came up with weird crossover fan-fics between the two when I was 5 or 6. On the subject of this figure, I honestly agree with you about everything. I don't like how a lot of Takara's figures feel overpriced, or have an unnecessarily jacked up part count to justify said price (like MP 44 or 45), but this is the first MP I've seen that feels utterly unfinished--and in a worse way than the MPM figures sometimes do. Usually one thing Takara does well is getting anime-y, almost gundam-esque proportions for characters, but the blocky legs and stubby thighs feel really CHUG, the combiner mode is so shoddy looking it gives me flashbacks to the 2017 minicon three-pack, and all the clear plastic seems like a disaster waiting to happen. I am aware that you are a not a fan of the set, and that it has its own issues, but if MPG Getsuei doesn't do it for you, I would recommend picking up one of the Moon Toys figures just to see what you think of it. Even without the proper model train scaling, they appear to have much more satisfying transformations and prettier robot modes.
Not even a MINUTE in, you got the Thomas vibe basically *_down-pat_* for the intro, even got the sting for the O-Face - beautiful! *Chef's Kiss This is gonna be good! (:
The combination of the feet-bottoms being painted parts + so much of him being made of clear plastic... *Oof*, this guy is gonna be a MINEFIELD to keep in decent-ish condition.
My favorite Thomas and Friends Episode is that one where Tommy races a bullet train. ... "What do you mean that was a bus, not a bullet train? Booorrriiinnnngggg!"
I'm glad to see we both had simular up bringings when it came to trains and glad to see your able to get this figure.i wish I could but as a budget collector I think this along with G1 raiden will always be out of my reach and stay as my holy grails which sadden me but as least I'll get to see how they hold up with a real honest a opinion for all three modes and not just two of the modes but as we speak I'm saving up for the 3rd party set instead. Granted I don't like the squinched up alt mode, it's not very off from alot of moments in the anime xD and I love the big bulky look of the set so hopefully I can get them one day and finally have a raiden to love and stand proudly next to my railracer. 10 out of 10 for the review
Thanks for another great video. I've seen this with other reviews as well, and it was the same for me trying to get into MPs... It's just not worth it, given how good the mainline has become. Great if people enjoy these, but I'm much happier spending 80 bucks on Commander Class Rodimus which does everything I wanted it to do since 1986.
the in scale vehicle transformers really drives home the idea of the initial conflict between soldiers and workers decepticons not only being trained for war and having agressive alternate modes, but being much larger than the average autobot. this also really helps the issue with there being so many more autobots than decepticons when the first toys were released (also reminds me that animated did that very same thing with scale and is just another point towards TFA being possibly the best transformers series)
Excellent review! Thank you! Wow, people are really raving about three small die-cast metal parts on this thing? Oh, those dear, sweet summer children -- how quickly they forget the early Masterpiece Transformers . . . .
Credit to translation of interview at 1:50
www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono2.html
The whole thing is worth a read!
Find yourself a cab here!
cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/ho-scale-cab-for-mpg-shouki
www.thelazyeyebrow.com/products/cab-for-mpg-shouki
Special thanks to the following Voice Actors!
Ringo Starr - Freddery
Shouki - Nekrosektor
are you assuming I’d buy a masterpiece train man?
Shouki looks like Astrotrain from Transformers
@@leonigama5597 shouki is from transformers
Can you do a review for legacy Optimus prime?
When will you review the other Trainbots? This is my favorite video review from you. I also like trains. (My profile picture is a robot made of 4 trains (Brave series)
"If you can't be a good Transformer, I shall scrape away your blue paint and have you be clear instead!" Shouki knew what the Fat Controller meant...
Dang it, why can't I pin two things? Joke for the next video I guess
If these were in the main line, I’d totally buy the train bots. But I can’t justify paying $150 per bot for this set.
for what they are, they'd be minimum Leader class per hit
A lot of the issues with this figure would've been completely excusable if this thing was a leader figure, and trust me it's not either too complicated or too big to not be a leader. Studio Series Leader Grimlock is bigger than this guy, and this transformation is pretty simple too. Especially for a masterpiece. I mean I'd argue Leader Dino Megatron has as complex a transformation as this.
Literally all they'd have to change to make this a leader figure is remove some of the accessories and get rid of the die cast. It almost feels like this was supposed to be a Legacy figure but with minor upgrades to make it a "masterpiece."
Hehe
Main line
Man a chug scale raiden would be sick
@@hassanrao470 i mean, technically this is chug scale if you want it to he haha
I love the fact that the transformation takes up pretty much the entirety of the "anger" section. If that doesn't describe modern masterpiece to a tee, then I don't know what does.
I love how Tomas isn't even confused he's just angry that Shouki had the gall to pass him
It's not shouki's fault that Thomas was going slow.
I'm amazed that nobody has made a transforming Thomas the tank engine yet. I mean, there is a transforming DeLorean (from back to the future) and a transforming ghost buster mobile.
I don’t think it was anger I think it was just mixed up confusion and wtf just happened right now?
@@trainfan998 You're a couple years late, there's a combiner Thomas and many others.
@@trainfan998 I’ve seen one where it’s a recolor of a third party hearts of steel bumblebee it his face split when he transforms
One of your best intros! Like, the fact that Shouki spoke Japanese for it is top tier, but the fucking sound cue and Thomas's befuddled expression were absolutely _tres magnifique_
13:39 this is proof of just how out of whack Transformers scaling is. So when it comes down to things, don’t be afraid to put a jet that is huge in real life next to a simple deluxe car robot, they will work just fine.
Well, at 33:57 we can see how poorly Astrotrain scales with... himself.
@@nameforcomments4092 and that's not even to mention broadside lol
And Soundwave is obviously one of those industrial sized Walkmans it's fine!
Christ, Unicron would be several times the size of the Earth if he was to scale.
23:16 Alternative, more complex, but possibly better overall alternative:
Have the Bogey be two halves (front and back), which share a common rotation axis *until fully rotated 180°* , at which point, they will actually separate and fill in either side of the leg.
HasTak and third-parties have already made this kind of engineering before, especially with CHUG Megatron. There's honestly ample space.
That's what Moon's doing. Your option would've felt more MP feeling than my "honestly just do what model trains already do!" But i was making a point about how stupid easy it would've been
As someone who has just become a train person around a year ago I gotta say, this video is all kinds of amazing!
Well, the train may have been a let down but nothing screams quality more than your stop motion segments. Especially loved the ending bit of Hot Rod throwing down track for them xD
Your encyclopedic knowledge and lifelong love of trains totally added so much extra to this review!
I was completely on board with the Raiden set until Emgo posted his Shouki review and I saw the 95% clear plastic alt mode. Return to golden-age MP engineering, an official MP combiner, and Raiden finally getting a new set, only for them to ruin it with material that will break, warp and shatter if you look at it wrong. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
Utter delusion.
Die cast metal! It’s a lost art…
Wait their only clear plastic and can’t add these to my collection and make stop motions with those they’d break to easily
I think this is my favorite review you've made haha the jab at perspective end at the end was the cherry on top
I hope he's not terribly upset. I know he prides himself on his high standards
Obsessed with the idea of a scale accurate line of TFs - have you published that line up photo anywhere in full?
Yep. It's on all my social medias
@@TheLazyEyebrow Astrotrain being in two different spots made me laugh. Well done.
@@TheLazyEyebrow I'm sure you have enough projects but I would love to see some animations in this scale based setting.
You know you want to!
An alt mode scale accurate line/media is my dream, though I'd personally change some of the alt modes of certain characters such as the Seekers to be smaller jets so they're not as gigalithic compared to everyone else.
once I have everything in order I'm going to go full scale-accurate TF crazy lol
I never thought I'd find such great stop motion in a toy review video. Phenomenal job
welcome to the channel! I recommend the Kingdom Cyclonus and Earthrise Bluestreak/Smokescreen videos. they have some of my favourite animations I've made
And this marks it. The moment that main line matched masterpiece completely. And in some ways due to the overlap surpassed it. There were some MP disappointments in the past and more and more frequently but this is the pretty clear-cut line this figure feels like a main line.
Just makes me love my RID Team Bullet Train even more. 3 great trains that linked together, had 3 unique and excellent robot modes, and a gestalt that was way ahead of its time.
do those scale well for ho and run well on track? I used to have them but cannot remember
When I watched the transformation, it felt super Earthrise. The robot also portrays that feeling again, but the paint is really nice, like a modded mainline figure
The fact that this video is structured around the five stages of grief which are transitioned between with law and order title cards is great. Also him screaming in Japanese was pretty funny, great job! Also the new logo has chad energy which I find oddly fitting.
I was so excited to hear they were going to do a masterpiece raiden, even if I couldn’t afford it I thought maybe it would mean we could a version in generations. Now seeing both the official and 3rd party versions it’s kinda disappointing.
I’m still hoping for a generations version
Already I love this. The beginning with Thomas is great I’m just a huge fan of that
Well, I'll be damned. Even MORE reason for me to get the Moon Studio set over these guys. Thanks, Lazy Eyebrow!
Ya I got the MS version and what's sad is the fact they found a place for the legs of Moon Shine to go. They basically pull a Hook.
I laughed at that part when Shouki skipped over Thomas
Me too
That intro. My man. I thought the skit in Overdose 4 was great... but that just _hits_ for me, man. This is officially my favorite review video you've done.
Freddery is such a great TTTE narrator
Yep, spot-on-target Ringo Starr!
Legitimately thought it was just Ringo Starr doing a fellow train enthusiastic a solid.
If I remember rightly titans return preceptor uses a similar sliding along a pin thing for the microscope shoulder cannon piece, and frankly after seeing how this one turned out that moon studio set's looking pretty good right about now.
This is probably one of my favorite reviews of yours yet. I've been a fan since the early wfc reviews and I feel they've been increasing in quality ever since. The jokes in this one are top notch - I loved the whole five stages of grief motif, plus the whole law and order thing was hilarious. I also really love your animation, it's so smooth and satisfying, especially the chest-to-robo thing! And lastly, I love the inclusion of Thomas characters. Being a fan of the show myself I can't help but adore the opening skit, it got a good chuckle out of me, plus that one shot of percy was oddly satisfying. All in all, another stellar video, despite the figure in question being rather meh (those feet scare me so bad lol). Can't wait for the next one! 😁
Thanks for the kind words!
Freddery did an amazing impression of Ringo as the conductor.
I did totally think you would love this figure until you started talking about your experiences with him in your Discord server (link in the description) :p
These really feel like they were meant to be like a big $200 titan class combiner in chug or even a haslab project but the last second that idea shifted to putting them in the masterpiece halfway through designing making The designers have to go back to the drawing board and add stuff to make them feel “premium” which mostly fall flat
You know, that's exactly how it feels. Idk how true that is, but it certainly feels that way
7:24 love how Astrotrain just came in.
Dude your videos just get better and better. This is THE best, most accurate and honest review on the internet of this figure.
The collection of scale accurate vehicles at 13:40 made my day! Really drives home how large those planes are 😲
I have a feeling that most of the price of the figure comes from the licensing and the (as far as I know) absolutely massive train sub-culture in Japan compared to most of the rest of the world, meaning that the people this thing is made for (Japanese salary men who were kids in the '80's) are probably ready, willing and able to shill out the Yen for it.
I just hope that we can get a CHUG version of these characters, no matter the accuracy to any real trains. We need more trains and boats in the main lines of Transformers.
Heck, just re-issue RiD '01 Rail Racer. Those guys are still awesome.
I sure do miss my Rail Racer set
U should see MP-52 Starscream; Everyone’s perfectly articulated G1 Masterpiece..Without a Waist Swivel. Totally worth the buy
The intro was the best and then the prologue card!!!!
I can't! I have asthma so I literally can't! I could die if I finish this video!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂
I was conflicted on whether to get these because the train modes looked good and maybe the combined mode will be good, but then that image of the combined mode came out and, nope, no longer conflicted, not getting them
Just go with MS, 2/3 modes is good. Train mode is the only thing I'll give Takara over MS
Thank you for the time and effort! Even when you're disappointed, the review is top notch! The outro animation made me laugh, too.
The chapters are named after the five stages of grief. Funny.
I’m so happy you showed off our favorite little sliding tofu delivery buddy in robot mode
That intro was the best thing EVER! And I ABSOLUTELY get the excitement about things being to accurate scale! I'm low-key obsessed with scale in my own toy collecting. Bummer on the chairs tho. Seems like weird choices were made there. Your replacement cab looks awesome!
Love the new logo pal.
Thanks!
I really hope the Skids review comes soon, I'm most excited for that.
Absolutely loved the Thomas mini episode. Reminded me of how the show used to be.
As someone who is both a fan of Transformers and Model trains, I absolutely love how this review nitpicks the rail stuff just as much as the actual figure!
Fantastic work!
I have been subscribed for a while because of your stop motion review but this is probably the best one i have ever seen I really like this video and thank you for the review!!
Ok that intro made me actually laugh out loud, amazing work!
Dude your videos are amazing, I bet you put so much time and effort and genuinely I can see the love you put into your work
There is always compromises when something has to transform into multiple things. My guess is the two things the designers wanted more was the Raiden and the train modes.
Being a fellow train lover I approve this
Whoever created the EZ track system should win a noble prize!! Great vid!
Love all the Invader Zim, Enter the Florpus references lmao
There's that ham again!
4:09 Thanks for shouting me out, man! Great review! ShogunMaster10 was my old username ;)
Superb stop motion animations, i'm not much of a train fact but i had to sit down and watch the whole thing. Great review.
What a great review, learned a lot about model trains (really well done)
Thanks!
The amount of effort the intro is awesome
7:23 Astrotrain: GET REKT!
These masterpiece figures coming out have peaked my interest, however there is a third party company that have already made this combiner and they seem a lot better looking overall compared to these. Just my opinion.
The Thomas part is so nice
Dang, now I want this more.
After the $50,160.00 Omega Supreme I got ($160 for Omega and the 50K divorce my wife threatened me with) I’ve got to be a bit more picky with what I get.
That cold opening man.🤣👏🏻 you did that narration perfectly
Don't be so hard on youself for not liking this, it's a valid critique and trust me, we're never disappointed by your reviews, be them in whatever order they are.
It's nice to see how passionate you are about trains.
Lazy Eyebrow speaking Japanese was something I never knew I wanted
Awww, thanks for the shout out Lazy. I don't deserve it but thank you. 🥰
Lol love the guest appearance of RX 78-2. Great review
The intro was great, I really hate it didn't meet your expectations, Your prologue gave me so much hope for you. personally, I was never into the trains, but you are and I wanted this to be awesome for you.
Best childhood crossover intro
Lazy Eyebrow, your work is STILL awesome bro! Yes indeed, the Takara one is surely the most accurate. However, I will say the MOON Studios did make an awesome stab at it as well, and cheaper. Not gonna lie, Takara has the look, but for the money, Moon didnt do bad. Thanks for your commentary, and glad to see your doing well!!✌🏼😎👍🏼
That whole bit with Thomas was so cool I loved it. Wished it was a whole video made about it.
Jesus freddery's Ringo impression is on point!
Great review… and the opening skit gave me flashbacks.
Great review! I was really surprised how simple the transformation was.
I kinda was too. Like that next morning when i flipped back and forth it was nice to not have to refer back to anything
@@TheLazyEyebrow You had very good point about how they could have improved it with some extra steps in the transformation.
Looking back at this, I never heard the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Special Stage Blue Sphere music at 14:37 until now
As always I enjoy your rambling about the scale and the likeness to the real Shinkansen.
I am glad you pointed out the feet. That was a point that made me very worried about buying it.
All those clear plastic pieces also worry me.
But thanks as always for honest about him Lazy.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend Eyebrow family!!
Enjoyed your story-telling and journey from joy to oh-okay to hmmm to grrrr... good video from 0 to end.
That ending animation though! So good!
Man that thomas intro was just genius great job man.
DAMN that looks good alongside all your scale vehicles! And that's in scale with the MP seekers? That's awesome!
no no, in scale with Earthrise Seekers, definitely not Masterpiece haha
I hope you get the full set.
I would assume the experiences from those working in the Prime Trilogy wouldn’t amount to too much due to weight differences. Shouki and Hotspot might be about to same size, but Hotspot didn’t have as much metal, and it would be five more Shouki size figures. Actually how much does Shouki weigh?
That’s cool man, I’ve always been a fan of trains since I was a little kid, as much as I loved Transformers. This is definitely a great mix of the two
Great review! I really like how you bring some knowledge about toy-engineering to the table in your criticisms, it makes your thoughts and points stand out and feel really genuine, as you're not just talking about stuff you think would look better or be better, but actually bringing objective evidense the designs either do something very well, or could easily do something a lot better. I also must commend you on that opening skit, it was hilarious! It also hit on some nostalgia for me, because I grew up with Transformers as well as Thomas, so I came up with weird crossover fan-fics between the two when I was 5 or 6.
On the subject of this figure, I honestly agree with you about everything. I don't like how a lot of Takara's figures feel overpriced, or have an unnecessarily jacked up part count to justify said price (like MP 44 or 45), but this is the first MP I've seen that feels utterly unfinished--and in a worse way than the MPM figures sometimes do. Usually one thing Takara does well is getting anime-y, almost gundam-esque proportions for characters, but the blocky legs and stubby thighs feel really CHUG, the combiner mode is so shoddy looking it gives me flashbacks to the 2017 minicon three-pack, and all the clear plastic seems like a disaster waiting to happen. I am aware that you are a not a fan of the set, and that it has its own issues, but if MPG Getsuei doesn't do it for you, I would recommend picking up one of the Moon Toys figures just to see what you think of it. Even without the proper model train scaling, they appear to have much more satisfying transformations and prettier robot modes.
To an extent, Moon does some things better, but partially for reasons you mentioned, I don't like it either for different reasons
I straight up love you stop motion. Especially the transformers commercial breaks.
Wow, so much effort! Lazy eyebrow is not lazy at all.
Oh I love that end of review gag
Not even a MINUTE in, you got the Thomas vibe basically *_down-pat_* for the intro, even got the sting for the O-Face - beautiful! *Chef's Kiss
This is gonna be good! (:
The combination of the feet-bottoms being painted parts + so much of him being made of clear plastic... *Oof*, this guy is gonna be a MINEFIELD to keep in decent-ish condition.
Love the stop motion for this video
been waiting for this one
My favorite Thomas and Friends Episode is that one where Tommy races a bullet train.
...
"What do you mean that was a bus, not a bullet train? Booorrriiinnnngggg!"
I'm glad to see we both had simular up bringings when it came to trains and glad to see your able to get this figure.i wish I could but as a budget collector I think this along with G1 raiden will always be out of my reach and stay as my holy grails which sadden me but as least I'll get to see how they hold up with a real honest a opinion for all three modes and not just two of the modes but as we speak I'm saving up for the 3rd party set instead. Granted I don't like the squinched up alt mode, it's not very off from alot of moments in the anime xD and I love the big bulky look of the set so hopefully I can get them one day and finally have a raiden to love and stand proudly next to my railracer. 10 out of 10 for the review
I love the Wallace and Gromit reference at the end
Loving the Wallace And Grommet cameo
Thanks for another great video.
I've seen this with other reviews as well, and it was the same for me trying to get into MPs... It's just not worth it, given how good the mainline has become. Great if people enjoy these, but I'm much happier spending 80 bucks on Commander Class Rodimus which does everything I wanted it to do since 1986.
I like that you put jazz and sideswipe in 1:32
the in scale vehicle transformers really drives home the idea of the initial conflict between soldiers and workers
decepticons not only being trained for war and having agressive alternate modes, but being much larger than the average autobot. this also really helps the issue with there being so many more autobots than decepticons when the first toys were released
(also reminds me that animated did that very same thing with scale and is just another point towards TFA being possibly the best transformers series)
that final transformation animation though 😫👌
Excellent review! Thank you!
Wow, people are really raving about three small die-cast metal parts on this thing? Oh, those dear, sweet summer children -- how quickly they forget the early Masterpiece Transformers . . . .
love the intro man that cracked me up
Armature is not part-forming. It objectively require more engineering thinking to design it's functioning.
Sure. But 5 minutes more work to make an armature is objectively more time than the 0 minutes it would take to make none
@@TheLazyEyebrow You also have to design how it will attach and work.