![MP-12 Countach LP500S](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8332/8138811746_ee636aa5dc_z.jpg)
First thing I noticed when collecting from the shop: it is small! In fact, MP-12's box is actually smaller than a TFP Takara Tomy Deluxe class box!
![MP-12 box comparison](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8184/8125513265_5ae11c6232_z.jpg)
Bottom of the box has a hologram sticker of the Lamborghini logo. My guess is to recognise MP-12 as an official Lamborghini product, and also to prevent counterfeits.
![MP-12 Official Lamborghini](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8469/8138779007_6d9fc32cca_z.jpg)
When I was young, the Countach LP500S was the first sports car I heard of. Yes it is because of Transformers Sideswipe!
![MP-12 Countach LP500S](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8474/8138779961_144bed39de_z.jpg)
Sideswipe's weapon and shoulder launcher can be mounted on the roof in car mode. Might wanna think twice about road hogging in front of this Lambo!
![Armed Lambo!](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8055/8138780257_ca1d5f8c3d_z.jpg)
Unfortunately my MP-12 suffers from bad paintjob at the leftside door window, with black paint bleeding into the red area. The right side is OK though.
![Bad paintjob](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8324/8138780499_fc8b5b9594_z.jpg)
Good thing the hood (for me, the most important part of a car) is perfect, so I won't exchange for another piece. Furthermore this part folds in to the back in bot mode, out of sight. I might use red paint to touch up later.
Bot mode, instantly recognisable as G1 Sideswipe!
![MP-12 Lambor / Sideswipe](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8330/8138780687_bdd8cc7982_z.jpg)
Comparison with Classics Sideswipe.
![A classic and a masterpiece](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8043/8138780947_817e2cf580_z.jpg)
With iGear's PP05 Ironhide and Ratchet. As I expected, MP-12 scales well with them.
![Bot scale comparison](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8187/8125513565_51172e83be_z.jpg)
After playing around with MP-12, I cannot consider it a 'Masterpiece'. To me it is more comparable to third-party products like iGear's PP05 and TFC Toy's individual Hercules bots. The bad paintjob is a disappointment, and reading from forums mine is not an isolated case.
Hmm, I have not compared MP-12 with the other Masterpieces! Well, Takara Tomy already has some official photos with MP-10, etc. I'll post another article with more comparison photos later.
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