Having never seen Masterpiece Grimlock in real life, I was a little taken aback when I opened the box to find one of the most beautiful Transformers I have ever laid my eyes on. It is solid and well-designed and proves that Takara/ Hasbro can make something truly wonderful if they were sufficiently motivated.
No detailed pics in this thread as this is a reissue and pics aplenty can be found all over the net.
Pretty typical Masterpiece packaging from Takara, nothing special here.
All I can say is "wow." This is what Transformers should be like from now on. Imagine if these were what comprised of the G1 line back in the day? Holy crap, forget Gundam, Transformers would be high culture. I'm glad all the little accessories are with this Grimlock.
The sword flame cover and the crown in the coin- shaped holder came in a separate polybag outside of the box.
The flames are a soft rubbery material and can be slipped (with some effort) over the sword. Looks kind of cool but I seem to like the basic light up action more. The crown is nice and heavy. A question for those that have Grimlock with his crown, is this version different than the previous one? For some reason I keep thinking this crown is not what I've seen before.
Overall, very, very nice and something I can take to the grave with me. LOL
I think Grimlock is the right size for be on Scale of MP10. not like the TF4 were prime is riding Grimlock WTF. Take a picture of the inside of the crown. i had to rotate a few times and gave up and placed it on the one spot that's flat and would sit the best on his head with out falling off.
So the crown is different, good to know I thought I was losing my mind and I'm looking forward to Scoria. With those heels, Grimmy is going to positively tower.
