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    Why Did You Design Things This Way??? | #transformers MP-24 Star Saber
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  • @grand_max66
    @grand_max66 Рік тому +364

    Star Saber was actually designed by Kunio Okawara, the original designer of the Mobile Suits in the both the original Gundam and up to Gundam Unicorn. So saying he looks like or has a Gundam vibe is actually pretty accurate.

    • @snackboxone364
      @snackboxone364 Рік тому +41

      You could sneak this in a gundam collection and just say it was a custom made gunpla

    • @Gloose284
      @Gloose284 Рік тому +18

      I've gotta say that unicorn is my favorite transformer.

    • @Samuel_Loegan
      @Samuel_Loegan Рік тому +4

      Yeah, even my friend thought it was a Gundam too 🤣🤣

    • @moomanchu608
      @moomanchu608 Рік тому +2

      Triple zeta

    • @morgandavis4012
      @morgandavis4012 Рік тому +6

      First off you have to remember that this is a 12+ year old toy. Ankle tilts and the omniversal posability thing wouldn't come around for a VERY long time.
      The sword is flat because 1) cartoon, 2) those giant wrist cuffs

  • @tedious8621
    @tedious8621 Рік тому +106

    8:00
    “Star Saber has always given me Gundam vibes”
    He actually bears a striking resemblance to Combattler V/Voltes V, which is still close enough. Being about mechs instead of living robots, is def the vibe Transformers Victory gave me.
    Killer vid, keep at it!

    • @vinny7799
      @vinny7799 Рік тому +13

      Funny thing is is that star saber was designed by the same guy who designed most Gundam, along with other various Japanese robo

    • @brianbojarski7721
      @brianbojarski7721 Рік тому +3

      Especially since in the Finale Star Saber had a Head mounted machine fire he used against Deathsauras

    • @arx3516
      @arx3516 Рік тому

      Combattler, Voltes and Daimos were actually made by Sunrise for Toei.

  • @aladdinsane5925
    @aladdinsane5925 Рік тому +126

    We were on the verge of greatness. We were this close to providing a perfect MP Star Saber to the fandom.

  • @lusciousmustard5476
    @lusciousmustard5476 Рік тому +33

    I have this figure and it is easily my favorite transformer. That being said my copy is not perfect, but I honestly could not care less since this was my first masterpiece and I was astounded by its engineering and quality.

    • @damien5748
      @damien5748 Рік тому +2

      You vouldnt care less when he cant even hold his sword properly

  • @Cdr2002
    @Cdr2002 Рік тому +5

    Referring to Saber:
    A masterpiece figured with Energon hips is crazy

  • @chadderbug7587
    @chadderbug7587 Рік тому +24

    Here's hoping for a 2.0 MP of Star Saber. I know it won't happen right now thanks to Haslab, but still. And hopefully they don't cancel Victory Leo again. Also, do a Dezarus!

    • @pandaflieszeppelin
      @pandaflieszeppelin Рік тому

      Has lab looks ugly with those chug details. Make ‘em look cheap af

    • @ripleyfuriosa5701
      @ripleyfuriosa5701 Рік тому +2

      @@pandaflieszeppelin what chug details are you referring to?

    • @pandaflieszeppelin
      @pandaflieszeppelin Рік тому +1

      @@ripleyfuriosa5701 just the detailed lines they have... instead of smooth surface like MPs have.

    • @ripleyfuriosa5701
      @ripleyfuriosa5701 Рік тому +5

      @@pandaflieszeppelin The mold detailing is the best part! Smooth surfaces are boring to look at.

    • @pandaflieszeppelin
      @pandaflieszeppelin Рік тому +1

      @@ripleyfuriosa5701 hate those personally. big fan of smooth stuff hence i only buy mps.

  • @ryantheregularravensfan8151
    @ryantheregularravensfan8151 Рік тому +24

    This review is exactly why I went with the IVR Star Saber for my MP representation...posing means a lot to open box collectors & for MP this should've been a posing gem at the price Takara sold it at...this release should've gotten the MP-44 treatment especially for as big of a character he is in Japan...

  • @heavyiron3.016
    @heavyiron3.016 Рік тому +11

    It feels weird finding an unlisted video like this.

    • @kaidinthomas3204
      @kaidinthomas3204 Рік тому +1

      How the hell you do this

    • @tarnishedspark511
      @tarnishedspark511 Рік тому

      @@kaidinthomas3204 probably keyboard smash or some kind of link generator

    • @heavyiron3.016
      @heavyiron3.016 Рік тому

      @@kaidinthomas3204 pretty simple, it was in one of the playlists on the channel.

  • @trentbrewer3891
    @trentbrewer3891 Рік тому +5

    I really love starsaber and was really hoping to get the Haslab one before the poll closed, but some issues in my life came up and prevented me from getting it. That, and the fact that the last day to support it was on my mother's birthday, witch I figured would be rude to go out and spend $180 on a transformer than getting her something nice for once. But yeah, I still dream of having starsaber added to my collection.

    • @Archive_7802
      @Archive_7802 7 місяців тому

      It’s available on Amazon, currently, but it’s a bit more than a pretty penny… (approx. $400)

  • @superomegaprimemk2
    @superomegaprimemk2 Рік тому +6

    I have MP Star Saber on display, he never been off Display, at the moment, he combined with a third party Victory Leo, thou my Star Saber did get a upgrade on the hands and the inner joints of his legs, plus I did acquire a bigger sword blade for the larger robot mode, I felt the original was just to small for such a large robot, of course, it was clear they wanted to make a Victory Leo for him but never did, which is why I got the third party figure but that one has issues as well, such as staying up on SS's back, the connector between the two halves that fold over is son tiny it broke easily, good for display purposes but lifting up, the lower half flops down on one side due to the fact it broke!

  • @HelenaSan425
    @HelenaSan425 Рік тому +9

    i love Star saber because the transformers victory anime is awesome...

  • @anthonygvergara4778
    @anthonygvergara4778 Рік тому +8

    I have this and I love it. I want to get the iron trans version because it just does everything this can't. It can pose like an amazing action figure and it looks amazing. Maybe check it out

  • @scronjuplious
    @scronjuplious Рік тому +12

    i do think the haslab one will most likely come out better

    • @_V.Va_
      @_V.Va_ Рік тому +4

      It fucking better.
      I mean, I won't own one but it would be really good for those who DO want and WILL have this.

    • @IrishKyokushin
      @IrishKyokushin Рік тому +2

      Considers there's a good few years between the Masterpiece release and the Haslab one. Hasbro should be the better one since they had years to make improvements.

  • @Dekrewteg
    @Dekrewteg Рік тому +5

    I got this at the start of the year. I think it's amazing. Saber and star saber. Although weapon storage got me tho

  • @irex_models
    @irex_models Рік тому +3

    This really reminds me of the ZZ gundam, with the combination/transformation thing.

  • @Dark.Shingo
    @Dark.Shingo Рік тому

    Great review! And as soon as I saw Star Saber fully assembled, the Transformers Victory song began to play in my head!

  • @tfpotato1318
    @tfpotato1318 Рік тому +3

    considering this was a $150-$175 USD collectible new. I think i meets everything required of it especially for being a star saber that separates as beautifully as this one does and it definitely(to me) looks 100 times better than the haslab one

  • @DragoonMS
    @DragoonMS 5 місяців тому

    1. Scratching: ohhh, the gold chrome and those tampographed Autobot symbol outlines are gonna be *THE FIRST* things to go over time...yesss.
    2. Is this a flawed figure? Absosmurfinlutely. Do I care? Absosmurfinlutely not. This was my first dive down the Masterpiece wabbit hole...won it from a contest in a Facebook group nearly a decade ago.
    3. I almost forgot: there were several other MPs that are literally the G1 toys with extra steps and better looks. The Datsuns, MP28 Hot Rod/MP40 Targetmaster Hot Rod, and MP13 Soundwave all come to mind (but not MP13B Soundblaster, the integrated chest compartment replaces the G1 toy's expanded door, so he don't count).

  • @CrossRook
    @CrossRook Рік тому

    the arm articulation (including the weird wrist bends) is all in service of him being able to hold the sword in front of him with both hands. that's why there are multiple hilts for the sword included even.

  • @mechgouki7999
    @mechgouki7999 Рік тому +14

    I am actually surprised you got his chest unit in an out so easily. Every time I pry him out, it feels like I can lose a nail or two.

  • @Ryno-en4qp
    @Ryno-en4qp Рік тому

    Those hip ratchets were so loud that they made my ears tingle everytime they moved 😂

  • @Remember_Bubblebutt
    @Remember_Bubblebutt Рік тому +5

    Star Saber looks really cool but I feel like he looks more like a Gundam than a transformer.

    • @DrPhoenixJKZ
      @DrPhoenixJKZ Рік тому

      Just the difference between US and Japanese transformers.
      I prefer Japanese people's way to design robots, like Star Saber, Liokasier, Deathsaurus, etc.
      ^v< b

    • @Transfixed
      @Transfixed Рік тому

      @@DrPhoenixJKZ and all the 84-85 Diaclone Transformers? 😉

    • @DrPhoenixJKZ
      @DrPhoenixJKZ Рік тому

      @@Transfixed Those good, too! After all, Diaclone goes first, then Transformers happens.

  • @giantbonsai8950
    @giantbonsai8950 Рік тому +7

    I like the look and feel of this guy a lot more than the new one coming out. It just looks more premium. The new one look like it's made out of the same soft, cheap plastic as a lot of Hasbro's offerings in modern times.

    • @daviddalrymple2284
      @daviddalrymple2284 Рік тому +1

      Yeah. It's not perfect (as the video shows) but I think that MP Star Saber is absolutely fantastic. I especially like the smoothness of it. The Haslab version has a lot of texture, like most Generations toys. Sometimes, those fine details and textures are very cool. But in the case of Star Saber, I think a smooth texture suits him best.

    • @giantbonsai8950
      @giantbonsai8950 Рік тому

      @@daviddalrymple2284 I own him too. I go back and forth on if the acres of white space look crisp and clean or look a bit cheap. He's made of very nice plastic but he can look a bit like a lower quality toy than he actually is from a distance.

  • @thedesucomplex4365
    @thedesucomplex4365 Рік тому +5

    Really don';t get why this guy didn't get a figure in Power of the Primes.

    • @dol_mel7487
      @dol_mel7487 Рік тому

      He lost the fan vote poll, that's purely it

  • @terrdragonyt393
    @terrdragonyt393 Рік тому

    Thanks to Buyee. I actually manged to get g1, masterpiece and robot masters star sabers for my collection when haslab arrives.😊

  • @Kamenriderneo
    @Kamenriderneo Рік тому +3

    7:30
    That part of the design was inspired by the TV show. In Transformers Victory, they always showed Star Saber holding his sword with the flat pointed at the enemy. This was because he could use it to reflect enemy lasers back at them, Jedi Style.

  • @NZ-Kshatriya
    @NZ-Kshatriya Рік тому +2

    Gotta love how I can't find one anywhere because stock issues.

  • @Kamenriderneo
    @Kamenriderneo Рік тому +1

    0:30
    For the record, the Robot Master Star Saber is small. In his Super Robot mode, he's about as big as the Saber figure without the V-Star

  • @player2pushstart
    @player2pushstart Рік тому

    you can get the upgrade parts for star saber to tighten those rachets...

  • @bphater31
    @bphater31 Рік тому

    Yeah..... can't wait to get the commander class.
    Great review 👏🏻

  • @fishpop
    @fishpop Рік тому

    I don't think i've heard the word "grundle" before but now i have and it gave me a chuckle.

  • @robowarrior369
    @robowarrior369 Рік тому +1

    DID YOU SAY GUNDAMMMMNN??!

  • @unorthdoxcleric6953
    @unorthdoxcleric6953 10 місяців тому

    Man I am starting to realise that if u get a perfect transformer ie t everything moves great, no paint issues etc, etc. Then u really ar quite lucky.

  • @catfacepoetry3211
    @catfacepoetry3211 8 місяців тому

    saw it open, drills hole, put lego technic parts in. Paint it over with gunpla pens.

  • @psychokitty444
    @psychokitty444 Рік тому +1

    It's actually insane he has so few toys and media depictions to speak of. Easily one of the most dynamic-looking Autobot leaders and that Brainmaster gimmick looks like child crack.

  • @CalderTF2
    @CalderTF2 Рік тому +1

    I just hate when I order an entire case if transformers go transformers

  • @adachi3984
    @adachi3984 Рік тому +1

    Do you think you will review the haslab deathsaurus if it gets backed?

  • @Recoverel
    @Recoverel Рік тому +1

    Personally, when it comes to robot that combines and transform, pose-ability is not something I expect a lot. If I want a well poseable transformers, I would get the Revotech line or some other line where the robot cannot transform or combine. Take Threezero for example. Great robots! None of them transform, and I have no problem with that.

  • @tonyy.8852
    @tonyy.8852 Рік тому

    To me all mps after 22 and before ratchet/Ironhide are kinda like the transitional phase when they are beginning to shift to the anime styling.
    Being a fan voted figure I hope they'll redo it in future

  • @razorshark6790
    @razorshark6790 Рік тому

    Is there anyplace that you can order the haslab one because I missed out on funding it

  • @Michael-ue3dm
    @Michael-ue3dm Рік тому +1

    They probably didn't give it as much of a budget because there's less repaint / remold / variant potential to increase revenue returns.

    • @willisjackson7029
      @willisjackson7029 Рік тому

      I have 3 different versions of the Robot Masters toy and all 3 of them have a different color. 2 of them look very similar and the other one is black. So maybe if they wanted to do a repaint they could do so. Who knows what with the big toy companies? But I wish that Hasbro and Takara Tomy would just make a main line production of this character.

  • @MikeD974
    @MikeD974 Рік тому

    I own this star saber and love it just hate my 1 foot falls off need to find away to get it to stay in place

  • @returnedtomonkey8886
    @returnedtomonkey8886 4 місяці тому

    Even with these flaws. I still believe I can find this guy cheaper than haslab Victory saber.

  • @jackolman
    @jackolman Рік тому

    Saber is basically space magnus.

  • @pat1r1ck
    @pat1r1ck Рік тому

    If I'm honest, it does bring gundam vibes to it

  • @Heroduothecomedian
    @Heroduothecomedian Рік тому

    Lucky I need kazen and the lion one from go so my Optimus express can combine with something lol

  • @noodlelegend5434
    @noodlelegend5434 Рік тому

    that ratchet joint scares me beyong belief

  • @vustvaleo8068
    @vustvaleo8068 Рік тому

    I think we need a 2.0 treatment for MP Star Saber considering we have redo of MP Optimus, Megatron, and Starscream.

  • @Autobot_Sebastian
    @Autobot_Sebastian Рік тому +1

    So… what are you gonna do with the extra Kenzans?

  • @notgray88
    @notgray88 Рік тому +2

    I'm surprised people are actually complaining about the articulation on this toy. Keep in mind it's almost a decade old. I've always been able to get tons of amazing poses with my MP Star Saber, and it's my favorite toy in the whole collection. Maybe I'm just biased because I have learned how to work around the limitations when posing.

    • @tracytron7162
      @tracytron7162 Рік тому +1

      You realize that mainline figures from 5 years before this was released have better articulation than it, right?

    • @notgray88
      @notgray88 Рік тому +1

      @@tracytron7162 Give me one figure a similar size as Star Saber with anywhere close to this level of posability from 2009.

    • @tracytron7162
      @tracytron7162 Рік тому +1

      @@notgray88 ROTF Leader Optimus Prime

  • @Rodimus92
    @Rodimus92 Рік тому

    Does that mean your also considering of getting the iron trans star blade which kinda fixed some of the issues you have with the mp.

  • @Cashmoneez
    @Cashmoneez Рік тому +5

    Just goes to show how ahead of it’s time the original star saber toy was

  • @Stringer7390
    @Stringer7390 Рік тому

    The V star reminds me of Prime Ultra Magnus' ship

  • @OptimusPrimeG2
    @OptimusPrimeG2 Рік тому +1

    Star Saber is one chunky boi.

  • @andrewthielmann5342
    @andrewthielmann5342 Рік тому

    My G1 is yellowing which is heart breaking. But I think it's unavoidable. I do agree the hips on Saber are bleh. But I rarely have Saber by himself (that may change with Haslab).

    • @Transfixed
      @Transfixed Рік тому +1

      Hydrogen peroxide can whiten it up

  • @emergencyme4515
    @emergencyme4515 Рік тому

    This figure would definitely be my “CHUG” Star Saber if I could get him

    • @morgandavis4012
      @morgandavis4012 Рік тому

      It's okay for anything pre-CW, but he is huge and slightly out of scale even then. But it was and is a fantastic figure

  • @n0msg4u
    @n0msg4u Рік тому

    Not sure I've ever heard it referred to as a toy's grundle

  • @goggleheroomegamaple820
    @goggleheroomegamaple820 Рік тому

    wait how did you get wrecker springer so early!?

  • @aaronlaluzerne6639
    @aaronlaluzerne6639 Рік тому +1

    Well looks like this guy needs a 2nd masterpiece figure to fix all of the problems this one has.

  • @thisistruxtc
    @thisistruxtc Рік тому

    Looks like you have a KO copy. Do you have the box it came with so you can check?

    • @ThatToyGuy
      @ThatToyGuy  Рік тому

      It's not a ko, everything about it is official. The first run of the figure had joint issues back when it released

  • @fen4554
    @fen4554 Рік тому

    Masterpiece, noun:
    "A work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship."
    *cough*

  • @jazzytrashboat
    @jazzytrashboat Рік тому

    The deal you got was insane i got mine off ebay for $300 usd but i also got it woth the KFC hands

  • @jjburelison1557
    @jjburelison1557 Рік тому

    How are you going to buy star saber haslab but when it won't let you buy it

  • @josephmontoya6815
    @josephmontoya6815 Рік тому +1

    this figure is fine idk what people have against this figure

  • @TinyRobotED-tm9rs
    @TinyRobotED-tm9rs 9 місяців тому +1

    Cool

  • @jeffleake1960
    @jeffleake1960 2 місяці тому

    This was pretty much when mp figures lost there magic to me

  • @DrLockdown
    @DrLockdown Рік тому +1

    12:38 Whoops. Audio error. Repeated a line.

    • @DrLockdown
      @DrLockdown Рік тому +1

      @@Wevegottosticktogether so he missed it. It's polite to let people know. Maybe he's got a backup version and wants to fix it in that edit.

  • @DarthFritter1
    @DarthFritter1 Рік тому

    The upgrade kit for this is essential!

  • @seed4212
    @seed4212 Рік тому

    i do agree is like MP-24 Star Saber is rush made. wish takara made it more better for mp star saber..but i like the 3 rd party Iron Trans IR-V01 Star Blade because is more super robot design.

    • @daviddalrymple2284
      @daviddalrymple2284 Рік тому

      Star Saber was a bit of a wildcard release in a line which had previously only done 84-86 characters.

  • @junrosamura645
    @junrosamura645 Рік тому

    This one's a mixed bag. Yes, it looks really good and "anime" accurate which is enough for me. I don't understand why anyone would expect this to do a variety of poses. First off, it's a toy. It's not a figure designed to pose. I think you get that kind of flexibility from something you build like a Gunpla. The minute you introduce joints that allow for more bending, is the second the structure of the unit falls apart under its own weight. I think a non-transforming version with better flexibility would be better.

  • @Necrophon
    @Necrophon Рік тому

    Wow! I had no idea this figure was such a "brick"! I'm glad I skipped this one. Man! I hope that the Haslab Star Saber is better.

  • @uainjansun
    @uainjansun Рік тому +1

    I wonder but have you bought the idw version of this guy a company did? Hes really good from reviews

    • @ThatToyGuy
      @ThatToyGuy  Рік тому +3

      Not yet, I want to get it but buying it as a Canada is expensive ATM so I'm just waiting

  • @Greyhoundsniper
    @Greyhoundsniper Рік тому

    I'm still salty years later even after leaving mainline TF collecting where star saber lost the power of the primes poll to primal, then primal and alot of more beast wars bots got some love again and more than ever in kingdom as star saber got shafted for years to come

  • @wyattfields5580
    @wyattfields5580 Рік тому

    But the real question is: Is Toy Guy gonna get Haslab Deathsaurus

  • @Mikey.Plays203
    @Mikey.Plays203 3 місяці тому

    Got mine and his whole elbow joint is missing

  • @djxzgalaxylang7703
    @djxzgalaxylang7703 Рік тому

    I love this guy

  • @damien5748
    @damien5748 Рік тому

    Mp Starsaber is all sizzle and no stake..a major disapiontment.....a sword weilding maniac who cant hold his sword properly

  • @MtgVeteran
    @MtgVeteran Рік тому

    everything before mp33 is just outdated, I expect everything that hasnt gotten a v2 or v3 will in the next few years

  • @SoundblasterYT
    @SoundblasterYT Рік тому

    will you get iron trans star saber

  • @WitherKing_III
    @WitherKing_III Рік тому

    I know why the Y-joint is called it cause why did they design it like that

  • @LucasTigy2
    @LucasTigy2 Рік тому

    how dare you call them a "sword wielding maniac"

  • @somarriba333
    @somarriba333 Рік тому

    I cannot stand Y-joints. Any new figure that uses Y-joints is just a HUGE step backwards and do not understand why designers even think that's ok. I think this MP figure was a fan voted figure. That's probably why it feels like a lot of corners were cut.

  • @soundwavedoesthings
    @soundwavedoesthings Рік тому

    Why did you get a whole case of Kensans?

  • @flamedude6849
    @flamedude6849 Рік тому

    keith fans club victory leo and the upgraded hands, that is what it needs

  • @mrkicker11181
    @mrkicker11181 Рік тому

    Kinda werid when you type in item you want on Buyee , sometimes it won’t show up if your log in , 🎃

  • @ikanhazw1n
    @ikanhazw1n Рік тому

    subscribed for "the grundle of the toy"

  • @fishpop
    @fishpop Рік тому

    Wow, so one of the most expensive MP figures is actually kinda crap...

  • @autobotzapof0002
    @autobotzapof0002 Рік тому

    1:31 (stare in confusion) I bought a medium sized pillow case for free with $12 shipping a couple years ago. What you mean?

  • @emperorhadrian6011
    @emperorhadrian6011 Рік тому

    No cast metal, unpainted, empty arms. That's a retail release.... not a mp

  • @brickinacup6303
    @brickinacup6303 Рік тому +1

    am I the only one who actually likes this figure

  • @kaidinthomas3204
    @kaidinthomas3204 Рік тому +1

    Pog

  • @crissthetable6488
    @crissthetable6488 Рік тому

    Lego should take a crack at him

  • @primusvsunicron1
    @primusvsunicron1 Рік тому

    Star Saber was designed by Kunio Okawara

  • @TheRacknker
    @TheRacknker Рік тому

    Irontrans star saber is the way to go

  • @2010theunit
    @2010theunit Рік тому

    Transformers: Gundam
    Or
    Transformers: Robotech...
    Either works here. 🤷🏾‍♂️

  • @knoxx5553
    @knoxx5553 10 місяців тому

    WHY NOT

  • @tmoore2010
    @tmoore2010 Рік тому

    Get the KFC joint upgrades.

  • @TinyRobotED-tm9rs
    @TinyRobotED-tm9rs 9 місяців тому +1

    Hmm

  • @Aftershock1031
    @Aftershock1031 Рік тому

    Can I have one of the extra oones?

  • @alfiba5733
    @alfiba5733 7 місяців тому

    I think the thight on yours are defectibe mine moves perfectly fine and the outward movement on mine is also much more better