Rather notably, Masterpieces of the smaller characters were introduced. With the release of a new tooling of Convoy in 2011, the line was rebooted, featuring a smaller, more consistent scale based on MP-09 Rodimus Convoy, and a significant increase in releases per year. The figures that were released back then were exclusive of the larger main characters, and scale wasn't very consistent due to price constraints and their large size, with the results being that figures of certain huge characters (such as Grimlock) were too short compared to other characters they were meant to tower over (such as Convoy). The Masterpiece line started at a slow pace in 2003, with new molds being released every two years or so, and with redecos/retools being released in-between.
4.1.1.1 Amazon Japan exclusive accessories. The Hasbro versions differ ever-so-slightly from the Japanese-distributed TakaraTomy versions by the addition of a tampographed Hasbro product code number on the figure itself, and the use of an additional black outer sleeve for the packaging that prominently features the Japanese ID number, but not any actual name for the figure. Beginning with TakaraTomy's MP-43 (as well as the MP-17+, MP-18+ and MP-20+ versions released around the same time), Hasbro officially distributed all-new figures as imports available from various online retailers and specialty stores. However, by 2015, the figures were again co-branded as part of the Generations line, while still continuing their numbering system. From 2013 onwards, Hasbro released its versions as a single cohesive line (instead of as part of other, contemporary lines), with a numbering system similar to the one used by TakaraTomy. These Hasbro versions originally saw release as Walmart exclusives until 2009, when they were succeeded by Toys"R"Us. Hasbro has also redecoed/ retooled molds from this line for release in their own markets under various toy lines, and almost always as store exclusives. Though the Masterpiece line is largely developed by Takara/TakaraTomy with the Japanese market in mind, the line is also distributed by Hasbro in Asian markets outside Japan, and in Australia as Target and Toys"R"Us exclusives. As a line aimed towards collectors, Masterpiece Transformers tend to be very expensive, with larger and more complex conversion schemes to achieve closer accuracy and greater articulation than toys aimed at children. The Transformers: Masterpiece (トランスフォーマー マスターピース, Toransufōmā Masutāpīsu, also The Transformers: Master Piece) is a toyline of collector-focused toys that are primarily based upon characters from the original The Transformers cartoon, but manufactured with today's advanced engineering techniques.
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