Prowl is my favorite transformer (with Jazz and Soundwave as close runner-ups) and I just got this toy as a birthday gift! My first transformer toy. So happy right now! Thanks for the video. I don't think I could have transformed him without you :)
its a sad fact that we will most likley NEVER see an offical mp jazz as the whole piont of the series is to have show and g1 accurate alt modes and porsche have REFUSED to give has / tak permission to use that alt mode design as they have said they dont want their products associated with an "alien robot war" [wtf,its a bit late for that now] and i cant see them has / tak making 1 with a different alt mode [defeats the whole purpose imo].having said that porsche and volkswagon are now merged into 1 company and vw gave permission to use the bug / bettle mode,hence mp bumblebee so you never know
monkey bubbles I think it has something to do with political correctness and guilt from the events from WWII, hopefully they will get over themselves and relax their stanch on this marketing issue.
The shoulder cannons were originally wire guided missiles from memory, so that's quite a change from the original spec, but he does look fantastic, and he was one of my favorites, and I actually broke mine as a child, so this one is tempting me sorely if it's still available!
Just got the KO version of this (I cant afford a proper MP sadly, and its mainly for display in robot mode anyway), and yeah I agree, fiddly as hell to Transform the legs. Mine was pretty hard to transform too as the joints were stiff and it obviously had never been transformed out of vehicle mode, so had a hard time getting the back windows to split to form the feet >.
Great video, in your mp sideswipe video you had mentioned you heard that he wasn't coming to the US via Hasbro. Obviously he never came over have you heard anything either way regarding prowl? Reason I'm asking is if I can wait for a us release and spend a little less all the better.
I definitely will. I am excited when Hasbro Soundwave is released. Hope the Piledrivers for Rumble/Frenzy is correct. Did you get the correct piledriver finally from BBTS? Thanx on the tip with pushing the head further up til the two pegs click. ie: 8:30 I use to have the G1 Prowl, but it's gone now. You can get the WST version on eBay.
i hope u did not rush ur recovery to do this for us but still its awesome to see u doin reviews again. if u needa take time for recovery take your time the videos can wait health is more important.GWS optibotimus
Since I am usually of limited funds for MP figs...I am only getting one version of this mold, Smokescreen, since his car mode is my favorite of the 3...plus I always liked him more than Prowl and Bluestreak :)
can anybody please help me? when i'm trying to transform prowl into his vehicle mode his head won't go through the hole, and i feel like i'm going to break it if i force it forward to go through the gap. but the little things are in the way and the head won't go through.
Glad to see the reviews up again! Just as a suggestion for some future reviews: I saw some pre orders for third party cassettes of Beastbox and Slamdance that would probably be pretty cool to review. Just an idea, looking forward to all the videos
Great to see you back at reviewing figures again :) Been waiting for your review on Prowl since he came out. Did you remember to pre-order MP-22 Ultra Magnus w/trailer at BBTS yet? Thabks for the Prowl review :)
from what i remember Paul mentioned that they won't do a Masterpiece Bumblebee cause VW doesn't want their licensed products to be affiliated with war type characters which is why they used the Camero for the live movies.
I pretty much agree with the complaints you have but the one id like to add is the lack of points/tips on his wings/doors like on the cartoon. Always thought that added a lil something to his look.
i think that they would just have to downsize the original mp megatron and that would be it mirage it would be great but i think you are right and jazz is the more must have for the autobot fans and btw have you heard that takara might do a new cartoon accurate mp ultra magnus
***** hey optibotimus, can you please help me? when i'm trying to transform masterpiece prowl into his vehicle mode his head won't go through the hole, and i feel like i'm going to break it if i force it forward to go through the gap. but the little things are in the way and the head won't go through. not the mirrors, but the little things that support the head in robot mode.
I've got two of these , one had bad qc issues the other had zero and he is a perfect figure best transformer figure in my opinion to date out of the entire toy line well that an mp10
Got this a couple weeks ago. The TRU excluisive Hasbro release one. Great figure. And I agree with you on his Hollow Legs. UGH! Also I feel like I'm gonna break off his chest section though when trying to bend it out straight seperating that tab from the slot inside when transforming him back to Vehicle mode.
The best of the Nissans(straight out of the package). Something striking about it on the shelf with its color scheme and face sculpt. Blue streak/streak is second but smoke screen with the label set from China(not reprolabels) looks really great, wish it had a better head sculpt though.
Just got him today, although I was unhappy on the delivery. "PACKAGE" said the delivery man, then just dumped the package on the ground in front of my door. No scanning of Tracking Number to say it was delivered, no handing of the package to the recipient. Anyone could have picked up the package if I was not home. He is now happy standing next to LAMBOR (Sideswipe), watching for Decepticreeps!
Wow what an amazing figure now his in my hand, I can't believe how small they are I don't know why I was expecting anything bigger, but a great figure none the less
hey have you heard? masterpiece bumblebee ultra magnus and wheeljack are coming out soon im excited to see the new ultra magnus he will be awesome so will everyone else
prowl's a legendary prick in the comics, and his figure having a slightly prickish transformation makes sense. Great MP, great video, made me want to buy it. He really looks like the G1 show, toy, and a bit like the comic as well. Excellent review!
a piece of s... to transform, mine wont separate the head from the chest without the threat of breaking so i have not even seen the vehicle mode. very frustrating
Lambor is not scraping for you in car mode? It does for me, and it's the lower leg parts at the bottom of the car. Do you happen to have a solution for that?
Somewhat silly question: Have you tried re-transforming it from robot and back to Countach mode? Because I had the same problem with Lambor, and my solution was to transform it a little bit better.
This video just helped me transform my new MP Prowl back into alt mode.
This video helped me finish my early morning bowel movement.
that is what I wished the G1 toys looked like back in the day
Prowl is my favorite transformer (with Jazz and Soundwave as close runner-ups) and I just got this toy as a birthday gift! My first transformer toy. So happy right now! Thanks for the video. I don't think I could have transformed him without you :)
I'm 8 years late, but finally got one for my detolf today.
He's awesome!
That sucks...i'd take it up with your delivery service
They need to do a Masterpiece Jazz!!!
Being a fan of the Martini Racing team and Jazz I whole-heartedly second that idea!
its a sad fact that we will most likley NEVER see an offical mp jazz as the whole piont of the series is to have show and g1 accurate alt modes and porsche have REFUSED to give has / tak permission to use that alt mode design as they have said they dont want their products associated with an "alien robot war" [wtf,its a bit late for that now] and i cant see them has / tak making 1 with a different alt mode [defeats the whole purpose imo].having said that porsche and volkswagon are now merged into 1 company and vw gave permission to use the bug / bettle mode,hence mp bumblebee so you never know
Max Brandt i agree.it just dont make sense
monkey bubbles I think it has something to do with political correctness and guilt from the events from WWII, hopefully they will get over themselves and relax their stanch on this marketing issue.
It could be that.im surprised that no 3rd party company has done an mp jazz yet
Great to see your back!! Optibotimus Rises!! : )
Great to see you back, in the running optibotimus. The review as always is amazing, and informative will think about getting one for myself.
RIP Prowl
killed by Constructicon Scavenger, thirty four years ago
You can actually extend the shoulder cannons to get a better look. The silver inside is actually the pin for the extension.
The shoulder cannons were originally wire guided missiles from memory, so that's quite a change from the original spec, but he does look fantastic, and he was one of my favorites, and I actually broke mine as a child, so this one is tempting me sorely if it's still available!
Thank you for coming back.
glad you're feeling better. That MP Prowl seems like it'd be a good little distraction for your mind whilst your body is healing up.
Good to se you back to the reviewing table optibotimus.Means a lot to me
Great to have you back.
Great review Optibotimus! Welcome back!
ur recovery thought u might be out for at least 2 months or more but glad ur back! :)
yeah I just cheked.. my bad for arguing, it was announced along with wheeljack and if I am not mistaking the black sideswipe
happy to see you back. hope the knee is feeling better.
Just got the KO version of this (I cant afford a proper MP sadly, and its mainly for display in robot mode anyway), and yeah I agree, fiddly as hell to Transform the legs. Mine was pretty hard to transform too as the joints were stiff and it obviously had never been transformed out of vehicle mode, so had a hard time getting the back windows to split to form the feet >.
Hi Paul. Cool review. Picked up mine yesterday on your advice and delighted with it and thanks for showing how to put him back to car mode
Omg your back thnx for recovering I was waiting.....patiently we will say for your next video welcome back paul
Great video, in your mp sideswipe video you had mentioned you heard that he wasn't coming to the US via Hasbro. Obviously he never came over have you heard anything either way regarding prowl? Reason I'm asking is if I can wait for a us release and spend a little less all the better.
Good to see you back. Just a bit of trivia for you...Nissan bought Datsun, which Prowl was originally a Datsun.
These are just like the alternators.
the sideview mirrors part have to go in the actual groves not outside so that it goes in the gap without problem
By the way, since wheeljack is your favorite character and there is a masterpiece of him coming out I'll bet your really excited.
Man great come back. I had a feeling you were going to review it. So I waited and did not watch any other reviews of this figure.
The shoulder cannons extend out aswell. Great review welcome back
Thanks for keeping your review real! I still don't like how small the MP cars are, more apparent in bot mode next to MP Prime.
Welcome back good sir. Prowl looks amazing.
been waiting so long 4 this guy!!! great review Paul! were obviously not gonna get a hasbro cuz its a licensed product
yea that it's something that he needed btw did smokescreen or bluestreak had those in the cartoon?
optibotimus what masterpiece figure do you really want takara to produce
-jazz
-mirage
-a new megatron in better scale
-or a mp tracks
I definitely will.
I am excited when Hasbro Soundwave is released. Hope the Piledrivers for Rumble/Frenzy is correct.
Did you get the correct piledriver finally from BBTS?
Thanx on the tip with pushing the head further up til the two pegs click. ie: 8:30
I use to have the G1 Prowl, but it's gone now.
You can get the WST version on eBay.
optibotimus you are the best reviewer and that means that since you have so many viewers you are going to be a pro
Those hollow legs bug the hell out of me too. Before release I only saw it from the front, and it looked better than sideswipe.
i hope u did not rush ur recovery to do this for us but still its awesome to see u doin reviews again. if u needa take time for recovery take your time the videos can wait health is more important.GWS optibotimus
have you seen the Warbotron or whatever it's called 3rd party Bruticus? It looks amazing.
Since I am usually of limited funds for MP figs...I am only getting one version of this mold, Smokescreen, since his car mode is my favorite of the 3...plus I always liked him more than Prowl and Bluestreak :)
Thank you for the details. he just arrived and OMG I love this figure. Keep up the great work
Omg two prowl reviews in a row!!
can anybody please help me? when i'm trying to transform prowl into his vehicle mode his head won't go through the hole, and i feel like i'm going to break it if i force it forward to go through the gap.
but the little things are in the way and the head won't go through.
Glad to see the reviews up again! Just as a suggestion for some future reviews: I saw some pre orders for third party cassettes of Beastbox and Slamdance that would probably be pretty cool to review. Just an idea, looking forward to all the videos
It took me a long time to realize his shoulder cannons extend out. Hence the silver pins inside the cannons.
wow lots of mp figs do have amazing head sculpts but som arent to cartoon accurate but it prowls looks 100% perfect
i really want a masterpiece version of cliffjumper
Great to see you back at reviewing figures again :) Been waiting for your review on Prowl since he came out. Did you remember to pre-order MP-22 Ultra Magnus w/trailer at BBTS yet? Thabks for the Prowl review :)
from what i remember Paul mentioned that they won't do a Masterpiece Bumblebee cause VW doesn't want their licensed products to be affiliated with war type characters which is why they used the Camero for the live movies.
He's back ladies and gentlemen . Presenting the one the only Optibotimus
I got my MP Prowl from Thomas today. It's very awesome.
Welcome back, great review thank you..
Ladies and gentlemen. The king of reviews is back!!!
Your knee must be better because you are back kicking ass. Awesome review!
also good too see you better paul!
I pretty much agree with the complaints you have but the one id like to add is the lack of points/tips on his wings/doors like on the cartoon. Always thought that added a lil something to his look.
Very faithful to the G1. Love it. Will definitely be getting one.
I picked up this version of MP-17 Prowl about a week ago.
nice video does the light bar remove like Alert and Lambor?
u nail this review as always man, well done. Im getting my figure sunday! cant wait
Glad your better dude!!
My Prowl doesn't roll at all!! front wheels won't move on any surface, but I still love this figure!
optibotimus do you know if they will make make masterpiece figures for other series not just G1, if so cant wait for mp armada hotshot
i think that they would just have to downsize the original mp megatron and that would be it mirage it would be great but i think you are right and jazz is the more must have for the autobot fans
and btw have you heard that takara might do a new cartoon accurate mp ultra magnus
glad you are back working and the knee is doing better.
I use to have the G1 Prowl, and was my favorite figure.
***** hey optibotimus, can you please help me? when i'm trying to transform masterpiece prowl into his vehicle mode his head won't go through the hole, and i feel like i'm going to break it if i force it forward to go through the gap.
but the little things are in the way and the head won't go through. not the mirrors, but the little things that support the head in robot mode.
Shoulder cannons actually extend/telescope out and click, making this feature even more awesome! Just saying...
My Prowl arrived today. A brilliant figure, I'll be buying the Dr Wu launchers to make him look even better.
I've got two of these , one had bad qc issues the other had zero and he is a perfect figure best transformer figure in my opinion to date out of the entire toy line well that an mp10
Does the light bar come off like on Alert?
welcome back dude
i'm so glad that your better
When ever mp bee does come out will you review him?
This was a great review... But my favorite was when you boiled, hammerd, and put animated starscream in a garbage disposer!
The amazon jp pre order prowl have a shoulder cannon as freebie
Got this a couple weeks ago. The TRU excluisive Hasbro release one. Great figure. And I agree with you on his Hollow Legs. UGH!
Also I feel like I'm gonna break off his chest section though when trying to bend it out straight seperating that tab from the slot inside when transforming him back to Vehicle mode.
need a siege line prowl,sunstreaker,and wheeljack to go along with sideswipe.
excelent review!!! Thx!!
Greetz from Lima-Peru
The best of the Nissans(straight out of the package). Something striking about it on the shelf with its color scheme and face sculpt. Blue streak/streak is second but smoke screen with the label set from China(not reprolabels) looks really great, wish it had a better head sculpt though.
i had the G1 prowl toy and i thought that one was the greatest but this one beats it hands down.
Welcome Back! Awesome figure great review.
Glad your back:)
Just got him today, although I was unhappy on the delivery.
"PACKAGE" said the delivery man, then just dumped the package on the ground in front of my door.
No scanning of Tracking Number to say it was delivered, no handing of the package to the recipient. Anyone could have picked up the package if I was not home.
He is now happy standing next to LAMBOR (Sideswipe), watching for Decepticreeps!
Does anyone know if Ebenezer Mittlesdorf will review MP-17 Prowl?
Masterpiece engineering in these figures is amazing
Hey I'm trying to start collecting TransFormers but how do I start off?
Wow what an amazing figure now his in my hand, I can't believe how small they are I don't know why I was expecting anything bigger, but a great figure none the less
hey have you heard? masterpiece bumblebee ultra magnus and wheeljack are coming out soon im excited to see the new ultra magnus he will be awesome so will everyone else
Great review thanks for the great work! Love the figure, can't wait to get my hands on one.
do you like prowl or smokescreen better
personally i have always gravitated towards
smokescreen when selecting a figure of this body type.
Welcome back!
prowl's a legendary prick in the comics, and his figure having a slightly prickish transformation makes sense. Great MP, great video, made me want to buy it. He really looks like the G1 show, toy, and a bit like the comic as well. Excellent review!
a piece of s... to transform, mine wont separate the head from the chest without the threat of breaking so i have not even seen the vehicle mode. very frustrating
Lambor is not scraping for you in car mode? It does for me, and it's the lower leg parts at the bottom of the car. Do you happen to have a solution for that?
Somewhat silly question: Have you tried re-transforming it from robot and back to Countach mode? Because I had the same problem with Lambor, and my solution was to transform it a little bit better.
henriquedematos
Yeah, I did just that and it worked. Thanks.
Hey glad your better
are you well now,paul
hey optibotimus is the silverstreaker version worth getting?
I have g1 prowl but i cant transform it into car mode. I orderd mp-17 prowl