Ocular Max have posted up some images of an exclusive item they will be offering at TFcon Chicago 2016! Named Roadcrane, this is a green redeco of their unofficial Masterpiece Grapple inspired by the E-Hobby exclusive Road Hauler. He’ll be limited to 500 pieces, and available at the convention at the Mastermind Creations table. The mold is looking nice in this minty green deco – check out the images attached to this post. TFcon Chicago 2016 will take place*October 21-23, 2016*at the*Hyatt Regency O’Hare with special guests MICHAEL BELL the voices of G1 Prowl, Sideswipe and Swoop,*GREGG BERGER » Continue Reading.
I expect the MP Grapple will get a Roadhauler repaint anyway at some point, so there's always that option for people who'd like an MP Roadhauler but can't/won't go in for an exclusive.
I hate EXCLUSIVES this should be available to everyone I am done with MMC.
It's an exclusive because they know that there is a very limited market for it. There would be no value doing a full production run for such an obscure repaint.
Takara might do a version of this... but it would likely be another Takara mall exclusive I would say.