Shot-Piece
Shot-Piece is a fictional character made by MasterShooter Collectibles as a third party Transformer. He is an homage to the 1987 Transformers character Recoil.
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MasterShooter Collectibles
Shot-Piece is a fictional character created by MasterShooter Collectibles as a third party Transformer homage to Recoil, the Targetmaster partner to the Autobot Kup.
The name Shot-Piece is a play on the nickname Optimus Prime gave Kup in the fan-made Transformers video "The Rude Awakening of Optimus Prime" by Dr. Smoov.[1]
Development
MasterShooter Collectibles released concept images of their first four Shooter Masters in September 2011.[2] Shot-Piece was known as "Minute Bot".
In October 2011 prototype pictures of the first four Shooter Masters were posted to their Facebook page.[3]
In January 2012 the first four Shooter Masters went up for preorder at Big Bad Toy Store.[4]
The four original Shooter Masters were originally scheduled for release in the 4th quarter of 2012.
In March 2013 MasterShooter Collectibles put in-package pictures of their first four Shooter Masters on their Facebook page.[5]
Shot-Piece shipped in April 2013.
Reception
The Radio Free Cybertron podcast for March 31st, 2013 discussed in package images of Bolt-Action, BrOOMstick, Minute-Bot and Shot-Piece as part of their Third Party Roundup.[6]
Fictional biography
Shot Piece is as cantankerous as they come, maybe moreso than his partner. Constantly has to take little blue cogs for his broken barrel.
Toys
- MasterShooter Collectibles Shooter Master Shot-Piece (2013)
- Shot-Piece is an original third party Transformer mold, although he shares his basic design with several other MasterShooter toys. Transforms from robot to gun. The double barrel of Shot-Piece's gun made can come off and be used as a hand-held weapon in his robot mode. Comes with an adapter that can connect his c-clip to a standard Mini-Con port.
- Shot-Piece is intended to be paired with the Generations Kup toy.
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References
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq1_6D9QS9Y
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/master-shooter-shooter-masters-custom-targetmasters-173295/?catid=searchresults&searchid=13929
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/new-mastershooter-collectibles-targetmaster-pictures-173613/?catid=searchresults&searchid=13929
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/sponsor-news-19/mastershooter-shooter-masters-up-for-preorder-at-big-bad-toy-store-174176/?catid=searchresults&searchid=13929
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/mastershooter-collectibles-unofficial-targetmasters-in-package-pics-177070/
- ↑ Brian Kilby (March 31st, 2013). "Radio Free Cybertron". http://www.tfradio.net/ (Podcast). TFW2005. http://www.tfradio.net/index/2013/3/31/radio-free-cybertron-304.html.