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Originally posted by: Mechafire @ TFW2005.com

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Thanks to TFW2005 boards member SydneyY for passing this along - According to a blog post by Snakas (Autobase Aichi), Takara designer Shogo Hasui gave a short interview to Figure-oh magazine about the Masterpiece line. In it, he offers a few previously-unknown and potentially interesting tidbits about the line:

- MP Wheeljack's colour scheme in vehicle mode is close to the real car, but he tried to make the robot mode's colours as close to the cartoon as possible.
- WJ's shoulder cannon can be attached to the car roof.
- WJ's Wings on the back do not require detaching when transforming.
- Thanks to Tomica (Tomy's Hot Wheels size, real vehicle base toy car series) it has become much easier to negotiate with car manufacturers. (I assume easier than when dealing with them as Takara, since Tomy has long-established connections thanks to Tomica)
- The sales of MP Lambor to Streak were excellent, and as a result, Smokescreen could have additional parts, and Wheeljack could be developed without considering re-purposing the mould.
- The first 3 real vehicle MPs were meant to be "Super Cars".

Original Source: Shogo Hasui on Masterpiece Line and Wheeljack @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.