MP Raiden doesn't look like a Transformers combiner. The most polite thing I can say about him is that this looks like a miniature replica of an on-set costume of a Power Rangers/Super Sentai robot.
Their biggest problem was that they focused _waaay_ too much on the alt modes. The whole thing about it being able to scale on a HO-scale track and all. Because of that, it took away from the other modes and left us with this hot train wreck. So glad I didn't bother and stuck with Raidatron (Moon Studios).
Wow. The Moon Studios one makes the MPG one look like a mini-con. Just imagine if Tomix had worked with them instead of Takara!! The MPG train modes are the only thing they have going for them. The robot modes have way too much kibble and you had to take Kaen's legs off to combine him a big red flag!! I can only hope the next masterpiece combiner turns out better.
Even a railway buff like me can say that this went off the rails in terms of the robots and combine modes. The Moon Studio locos are good in their own right but their more squashed to combat with the engineering to get then to transform to and fro. One of my mates even told me when one of the figures were available and even then I thought "I'm good with what I got."
That 3rd party one you completed, I think last year, seems way better quality than this one. I think I'd rather get that one, if it is still available.
@@PrimeSS It's too expensive for me. I was hoping for the individual trainbots, but it looks like they are old out there too, and eBay is just way too expensive.
♪ They're two, they're four, they're six, they're eight, Blasting cons and hauling freight, Red and green and brown and blue, They're the Really Useful Autobot subgroup. All with different roles to play 'round Autobot HQ or outer space, Down the hills and round the bends, Shouki and his friends. ♪
I mean, the CW ports were generally solid, but I absolutely despised how Motormaster's legs had to be held in place by flaps with shallow tabs that did not want to stay put! Still, though, doesn't seem nearly as bad as this.
Yeeeeeaaaah, if I want a Raiden figure I'll get the 3rd party version. A lot bigger, better-built, and less expensive. Trains are massive vehicles, so I think the large scale is a lot better for pairing with my other combiners and mainline figures. I don't care about HO scale or vehicle accuracy tbh.
I genuinely do not understand how this near one thousand dollar combiner is objectively worse than Menasor in almost every way, a figure that costs considerably less and was released at mass retail.
Ive never seen the Moon Studios version.....could not believe the size of that thing compared to this. Are they priced similarly? If so not even a competition
HasTak seems to have a hard time recapturing that combiner magic. Remember when they gave us the Fall of Cybertron Bruticus? That thing was.... ehhhhh... it was hard to look at. And then we got the Combiner Wars gestalts, which were mostly ok. Titan Class Devastator was a small step up, then Predaking, and then Legacy Menasor. They manage to hit some marks as they go forward, but also manage to miss other marks in the process. I think if they do another MP combiner, there will definitely be improvements, but as always, room for improvement as well
So there was during the year 2 version of this toy at the same time that release each component one after the other? Because I'm sure it was what happened and the same thing was for the devastator for last year
I love the fact that this combiner looks like it's really 100% the whole of its parts, not that half of the combiner comes out of nowhere and the individual robots are just added on. The Moon Toys Raiden suffers a lot from this. It is not muchh of a combiner of the individual robot more than it is just a seperate robot with the Trainbots as it's hands and shoes., much like Menasor is, really.
I think this is the first time I've seen EmGo be mostly negative with a figure. I do appreciate that he didn't do it as an angry review. The type where the reviewer shouts expletives for the majority of the video.
I wish we could post pictures in the comments because I've seen that whole figure and it was alot more cleaner looking and with no hanging pannels and weird curves
I love how the combined looks over all. Sadly all it can do is stand with the help of the stand. Part of me wishes I had saved the money or gone with Moon Studio. Oh well. Hope the next MP combiner is better.
Definitely a set that's much better for individual bots/alt modes, but if anybody wants to actually combine them, moon studios 100%. I've got the takara set and as individual bots, worth the money, but I'd rather practice transforming Alien attack Mackron then deal with this combined mode again 😅
I have it as well. I agree the combined mode is a mess. I would hope in the future we get standard generations Trainbots. Moon Studios wasn't an option because they are too big and don't scale with any other generations combiners.
Am I the only one who thinks its really sick? I dont see why people dont like it. Good Alt mode. Good individual robots. Bulky and messy combined form. COMPATIBLE WITH THE RAILS. What more could u ask for?
This has become my rebuttal anytime someone goes “Takara should just be fully in charge of Transformers and every bad figure design is Hasbro’s fault”. Like damn this is such a hot mess that it proves the franchise requires both Hasbro and Takara engineers involved otherwise the figure come out like shit
I'm happy that I waited for this review because emgo I trust 100% with his opinions so yeah I'm gunna pass unless they make an update kit that helps with stability because aesthetically looks great but I don't want to have to worry about breathing on it wrong and it basically shattering
What I meant was how long of a train would you have if you took all the trains from all the train sets that you have and connected them all together how long would it be?
Why did they make six full train bots combine into something with such squat proportions? Did it not occur to them that the crotch could have also housed some of the legs?
Yeah , Kaen suppose to form the thigh and waist as well not just the crotch (which why you can stilll see Kaen color on the thigh pieces ) but becos Takara designers make the leg bots to form most the leg and that lead to the problem of them dont know what to do with the rest of Kaen body so they just throw the rest to the back as kibbles
it's like combiner wars unstable but chunkier 😆.. i think they should do like legacy menasor standard for all combiners that works really well. I agree with you the individual robots is kinda good, but nope not the combine mess!😆
A MP gestalt.....crazy....train. And I'll form the head.....no wait, wrong gestalt ha ha. A little bit of force can derail him huh? At least the trains are cool individually.
Siempre que veo una figura que considero es mala, trato de tomar en cuenta el momento en que fue diseñada, y el público al que va dirigido( no me puedo poner muy exigente con una figura dirigida a niños pequeños) ,pero con esta cosa no hay justificación, a lo mejor los modos alternos están bien, los modos robots son bastante deficientes, y el modo combiner es un completo desastre por donde le veas, aparte el precio, como decimos en México, es un robo...y más teniendo el moon studio que es bastante mejor en sus modos individuales y combiner..no hay justificación para algo así.
Hey! This dude has basically the same articulation as G1 Raiden 😂. The only "new articulation" is that Masterpiece Raiden can do the full split and posable hands. 😮
I unfortunately made the mistake of buying 4 of these and regret them. I’ve tried to like them but I decided to scrap them n trade them off. No regerts
The fact that you kinda need the Ginou (The yellow shouki) in order to "fix" the proportions of this is kinda dumb But even then you still have 99% of the problems left
And this is from Emgo, one of the most forgiving reviewers out there.
MP Raiden doesn't look like a Transformers combiner. The most polite thing I can say about him is that this looks like a miniature replica of an on-set costume of a Power Rangers/Super Sentai robot.
Toqger:
"So here we have Mpg Raiden and He is a mess"
Now that's a good way to describe this entire thing
Especially the feet
To translate what emgo is saying, the only thing that holds that combiner togheter is sheer will
As well as hopes and dreams
@@hugemegamanx3568 no, those hold the other one 🤣🤣🤣
@@kylo-juju3796 wait which other one? the Moon Studio raiden?
@@hugemegamanx3568 yeah XD
@@kylo-juju3796 well that's information that came way too late. I'm going to get one in a few days
Their biggest problem was that they focused _waaay_ too much on the alt modes. The whole thing about it being able to scale on a HO-scale track and all. Because of that, it took away from the other modes and left us with this hot train wreck. So glad I didn't bother and stuck with Raidatron (Moon Studios).
Apparently train collection is massive in Japan, much bigger than transformers so being good trains that work with that was heavily prioritised.
@@101MantIIRC, Takara actually makes most of their money in Japan from model train sales, not Transformers.
@@zuttoaragi8349 😮
12:43 being called Thomas and friends is more of a compliment
Wow. The Moon Studios one makes the MPG one look like a mini-con. Just imagine if Tomix had worked with them instead of Takara!! The MPG train modes are the only thing they have going for them. The robot modes have way too much kibble and you had to take Kaen's legs off to combine him a big red flag!! I can only hope the next masterpiece combiner turns out better.
DNA designs have announced an upgrade kit for this set so it will be interesting to see how that turns out
"Thomas and friends" 😂
Thomas and friends combiner is way more articulated than this thing unfortunately
🎶 trainsformers, engines in disguise 🎶
Even a railway buff like me can say that this went off the rails in terms of the robots and combine modes. The Moon Studio locos are good in their own right but their more squashed to combat with the engineering to get then to transform to and fro. One of my mates even told me when one of the figures were available and even then I thought "I'm good with what I got."
You know it's bad when the main line core class Volcanicus is more stable..........
Now that's how you describe a "Train Wreck" lol like Emgo in the morning before he has his coffee... Ask any of his figures or collections LOL
I don't drink coffee
@@emgo316 Well maybe hot chocolate with melted "bat marshmallows" ?? ;)
@@emgo316babe wake up Emgo lore just dropped
Takara might have to learn a thing or two from 3rd partys on how to make combiners
Em, please. "We have finally reached the END OF THE LINE." The train pun was RIGHT THERE!
And now that I've watched the entire video...what a freakin' trainwreck.
Held together with duct tape and prayers
nah, its just prayers
Moon Studio makes the better combiner for much less so this is no-brainer. I’m totally happy with my decision
I've been eyeing these and now that I see this, I'm really glad I passed.
That 3rd party one you completed, I think last year, seems way better quality than this one. I think I'd rather get that one, if it is still available.
It's avaulable on showz for $600
While I do generally agree, the two torso bots on this guy do look far more fun than their third party counterparts
The 3rd party it's not great either since he falls under his own weigh
@@PrimeSS It's too expensive for me. I was hoping for the individual trainbots, but it looks like they are old out there too, and eBay is just way too expensive.
I gave up after the fourth one..😢. Great thanks for the video as always!
I don't get how these things can make it so far into development and turn out so bad. Especially from Takara.
Thomas and friends....😂, omg.. happy you kept it simple and quick. Gongrats you brought yourself to do it.
Hey I just noticed that the combined mode has a huge kicking foot!😆
"Thomas and friends" hahahahahahahahaha
I think the Top Gear mantra applies here: Ambitious But Rubbish.
Not even the power of the matrix can keep these trains as one.
♪ They're two, they're four, they're six, they're eight,
Blasting cons and hauling freight,
Red and green and brown and blue,
They're the Really Useful Autobot subgroup.
All with different roles to play
'round Autobot HQ or outer space,
Down the hills and round the bends,
Shouki and his friends. ♪
DNA Design are making an upgrade kit for this, apparently. They're good, but they're not miracle workers...
Jeez, and i thought Combiner Wars Menasor was bad, at least that could stay together
I mean, the CW ports were generally solid, but I absolutely despised how Motormaster's legs had to be held in place by flaps with shallow tabs that did not want to stay put! Still, though, doesn't seem nearly as bad as this.
And this is supposed to be Takara first MP combiner? 😅
Yeeeeeaaaah, if I want a Raiden figure I'll get the 3rd party version. A lot bigger, better-built, and less expensive. Trains are massive vehicles, so I think the large scale is a lot better for pairing with my other combiners and mainline figures. I don't care about HO scale or vehicle accuracy tbh.
Moon studio: 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I combined them once, never again.
Been watching you for a while, and waiting for this review.
Boy was I disappointed...
It's literally a "train wreck". Badummtissss!!
I genuinely do not understand how this near one thousand dollar combiner is objectively worse than Menasor in almost every way, a figure that costs considerably less and was released at mass retail.
Wow, the papercraft Raiden I made probably holds together better than this guy and it didn’t cost over $2k to buy 😅🤣
Takara, never cook again.
When a God speaks, heed him
A masterpiece combiner and what they sacrificed is the combined mode.🤷♂️
Kinda a big comedown after how solid Kamen seemed yesterday
Kaen
Ive never seen the Moon Studios version.....could not believe the size of that thing compared to this. Are they priced similarly? If so not even a competition
If this really is the future of Masterpiece….
I’m scared.
Rhinox and Super Ginrai look good
HasTak seems to have a hard time recapturing that combiner magic. Remember when they gave us the Fall of Cybertron Bruticus? That thing was.... ehhhhh... it was hard to look at. And then we got the Combiner Wars gestalts, which were mostly ok. Titan Class Devastator was a small step up, then Predaking, and then Legacy Menasor. They manage to hit some marks as they go forward, but also manage to miss other marks in the process. I think if they do another MP combiner, there will definitely be improvements, but as always, room for improvement as well
I still would love to see how a mainline Raiden (Rail Racer?) would turn out; closest we got was the Sixliner/Sixtrain MicroMaster sets
looks like kramer with special shoes in that one seinfeld episode
😂😂😂😂😂
So there was during the year 2 version of this toy at the same time that release each component one after the other?
Because I'm sure it was what happened and the same thing was for the devastator for last year
I love the fact that this combiner looks like it's really 100% the whole of its parts, not that half of the combiner comes out of nowhere and the individual robots are just added on. The Moon Toys Raiden suffers a lot from this. It is not muchh of a combiner of the individual robot more than it is just a seperate robot with the Trainbots as it's hands and shoes., much like Menasor is, really.
He starts every day with a Coke-Coal chunk cereal with diesel is chock fild of Energon goodness.
Prime how many more take do we have to shoot?
Hey Emgo how does the moonstudio version hold up in combine mode?
Enclud8ng ur review I've seen reviews where the combine mode seem wobbly
Raiden posibility Rival Devastator in G1 S1
By the side of it, this thing is a… “Trainwreck”.
I’ll excuse myself now
I’m sorry you enjoyed your little journey
I think this is the first time I've seen EmGo be mostly negative with a figure. I do appreciate that he didn't do it as an angry review. The type where the reviewer shouts expletives for the majority of the video.
I wish we could post pictures in the comments because I've seen that whole figure and it was alot more cleaner looking and with no hanging pannels and weird curves
Speaking as both a thomas and transformers fan i can finally go offline happy
I dare any 3P company to try and salvage this thing with an upgrade kit lmao
After seeing this, I’m
So glad I gave up on this set after being disappointed by Shouki. Thanks for validating that decision.
I love how the combined looks over all. Sadly all it can do is stand with the help of the stand. Part of me wishes I had saved the money or gone with Moon Studio. Oh well. Hope the next MP combiner is better.
You could say it's a 'train-wreak'...... I'll get my coat and leave!
Definitely a set that's much better for individual bots/alt modes, but if anybody wants to actually combine them, moon studios 100%. I've got the takara set and as individual bots, worth the money, but I'd rather practice transforming Alien attack Mackron then deal with this combined mode again 😅
9:18 moon studio is so much better but still sucks to transform
Not really
it sacrifice everything's for the train mode
I have it as well. I agree the combined mode is a mess. I would hope in the future we get standard generations Trainbots. Moon Studios wasn't an option because they are too big and don't scale with any other generations combiners.
They wasn't meant to scale with mainline transformers
Am I the only one who thinks its really sick? I dont see why people dont like it. Good Alt mode. Good individual robots. Bulky and messy combined form. COMPATIBLE WITH THE RAILS. What more could u ask for?
Is this a Masterpiece? Seems more in line with Legacy Toyline.
I’m pretty sure the legacy menasor is better than this thing
Its a masterpiece figure but its scales to generations figures
A mecha straight out of a junkyard
This is one of the worst things Takara has made. Really should rethink how they design things.
Honestly agreed this combiner was engendered poorly , and look so kibbly
This has become my rebuttal anytime someone goes “Takara should just be fully in charge of Transformers and every bad figure design is Hasbro’s fault”. Like damn this is such a hot mess that it proves the franchise requires both Hasbro and Takara engineers involved otherwise the figure come out like shit
I'm happy that I waited for this review because emgo I trust 100% with his opinions so yeah I'm gunna pass unless they make an update kit that helps with stability because aesthetically looks great but I don't want to have to worry about breathing on it wrong and it basically shattering
May need an upgrade kit for this one😎
What I meant was how long of a train would you have if you took all the trains from all the train sets that you have and connected them all together how long would it be?
What if they did a raiden set based on the style from the hearts of steel series?
Almost a trainwreck, I dare say
Raiden a train combiner that's a train wreck.
Did you see that dna is making a kit?
A total body upgrade kit?!
Well, at least they managed to have storage for the chest plate! Other than that, Moon Studio all the way
Why did they make six full train bots combine into something with such squat proportions? Did it not occur to them that the crotch could have also housed some of the legs?
Yeah , Kaen suppose to form the thigh and waist as well not just the crotch (which why you can stilll see Kaen color on the thigh pieces ) but becos Takara designers make the leg bots to form most the leg and that lead to the problem of them dont know what to do with the rest of Kaen body so they just throw the rest to the back as kibbles
its mezmerizing that the very first MP Combiner made is Raiden... you'd think Hasbro/Takara would go with a more popular like Devastator
That was always my thought.
I was four mp in to this sold them and didn't purchase the rest
If this had been a main line figure it would have been fine.
Ya, I'm gonna stick with Moon Studio' Radiatron.
Did you have any breakage problem with your DST01-003?
it's like combiner wars unstable but chunkier 😆.. i think they should do like legacy menasor standard for all combiners that works really well.
I agree with you the individual robots is kinda good, but nope not the combine mess!😆
A MP gestalt.....crazy....train. And I'll form the head.....no wait, wrong gestalt ha ha. A little bit of force can derail him huh? At least the trains are cool individually.
Talk about an utter TRAINWRECK.
If you told me these were not meant to combine and this was an Wish/Temu upgrade kit to them combine, I would believe you.
Monty python holy hand grenade grade is all I’m saying for this plastic piece
I have a feeling they won't be in combine mode very often
Looks cool but i prefer one not to fall apart
Siempre que veo una figura que considero es mala, trato de tomar en cuenta el momento en que fue diseñada, y el público al que va dirigido( no me puedo poner muy exigente con una figura dirigida a niños pequeños) ,pero con esta cosa no hay justificación, a lo mejor los modos alternos están bien, los modos robots son bastante deficientes, y el modo combiner es un completo desastre por donde le veas, aparte el precio, como decimos en México, es un robo...y más teniendo el moon studio que es bastante mejor en sus modos individuales y combiner..no hay justificación para algo así.
Sinceramente e visto combiners de tamaño legends que se ven mucho mejor que esta cosa, realmente esto es muy decepcionante
Así es bro. Es una vergüenza este primer combiner MP
Creo que este combiner sufrió de presupuesto insuficiente y por eso lo hicieron en una escala más pequeña de lo que debió ser.
Personally I think Raiden should have been designed with both legs being a bullet train because the shape makes more sense sense.
You are cool bro
Hey! This dude has basically the same articulation as G1 Raiden 😂. The only "new articulation" is that Masterpiece Raiden can do the full split and posable hands. 😮
Ok… and they’re just gonna keep going with the MPG line huh…after this?…ehh ok…
I wonder how it compares to toq oh 🤔
Takara should've made Masterpiece Constructicons instead
What is THAT. Haha
I unfortunately made the mistake of buying 4 of these and regret them. I’ve tried to like them but I decided to scrap them n trade them off. No regerts
Raiden means lightning
Basically, he LOOKS cool. But functioning? It has a hard time with it.
The fact that you kinda need the Ginou (The yellow shouki) in order to "fix" the proportions of this is kinda dumb
But even then you still have 99% of the problems left