Toy Review - Masterpiece Clampdown
Mods: please merge this thread with an existing thread if there is one (I did search for it but couldn't find one).
Series - Masterpiece
Sub-line - N/A
Size/class - N/A
New/remould/redeco - redeco of MP Red Alert (which is a redeco of MP Lambor)
Wave - MP-14C
Released here - not here (TakaraTOMY Mall exclusive, 26/12/2015)
Approximate Retail Price - 7992JPY (about AU$100)
Approximate Size - 16cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Lamborghini Countach
Main Features/Gimmicks - Licensed Lamborghini, pile-drivers
Main Colours - Red, white, black
Main Accessories - Gun, shoulder cannon, 2x pile-drivers
See MP Lambor and Red Alert threads for comments about the original/core mould.
They say that a picture tells a thousand words, so... here ya go! :)
https://i.ibb.co/hdfpghM/mp-clampdown01.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/7CQ3Gf7/mp-clampdown02.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/bXQTZq1/mp-clampdown03.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/0BkS0xM/mp-clampdown03a.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/LgMh6dS/mp-clampdown05.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/NKyTryp/mp-clampdown06.jpg
Thoughts
I think we're all familiar with the MP Lambor mould, and WYSIWYG. I'm obviously a late-comer to this game, and I'm glad that I was because this toy was pretty damn expensive when it came out. Thankfully the aftermarket price for this toy seems to have significantly dropped. I paid $35 for mine and you can still find it online at $65.
Clampdown is obviously not everyone's cup of tea. Judging from the lack of an existing review thread it seems that there aren't many others who have this toy. Or I just suck at searching for old threads. :p But anyway, if the toy or character interests you and you can find it at substantially less than RRP, then you might like to consider getting this toy. Don't think it's really worth the $100 RRP... that's just $40 shy of MP Sunstreaker's RRP but of course, this is the simpler MP Lambor/Alert mould which isn't really worth paying much more than $75. Recommended if you can find it cheap.
