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@ Provost: Holy crap, is that an original or a reissue Palpatine?

Because I remember getting the original when I was 9 or so. I was so happy because Vader finally had someone to throw down a ventilation shaft besides his son.

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Originally Posted by TimothyR

Hasbro hasn't even hinted at anything regarding the masterpiece sideswipe mold.. A masterpiece Datsun would be WAY off in the future.. If it even happened at all.

Hasbro hasn't shown us that they're willing to pay for the license's of the Lamborghini or datsun's yet.

Which is why I think it might be cheaper/easier for Hasbro to go for the Datsun license first. No one said Hasbro has to follow the same order that Takara does. Hasbro has proven numerous times across multiple lines that they can skip some molds entirely or come back to others later as they see fit.

So just because Lambo came out before Prowl/Smokescreen/Streak in Japan, doesn't mean that Sideswipe must come out before Prowl/Smokescreen/Bluestreak in the US.

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Plus, if hasbro does release these, and you're a fan of toon accuracy over toy accuracy, you'll probably be disappointed with hasbro's paint job, especially with smokescreen.

I'm much more a fan of toy accuracy, as my first experience with Transformers was the toys. The show, at least for me, came a few months later. That timeline of events has also affected a lot of my opinions regarding G1 (FIBRIR!).

Besides, my favorite of the Datsuns will always be Bluestreak. Kinda hard to mess up his deco (unless they decide to actually make him blue).

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Originally Posted by Exodus

I so called it! MP-22 Ultra Magnus "Perfect Edition" Announced - Transformers News - TFW2005 Although it's the Takara version, I'm betting Hasbro will bring him over next year.

Well done, dude! And I sincerely hope Hasbro does, if TRU is up for it. I mean, look how well MP-10 did for them.