Incredibly accurate to Blackout’s 2007 big-screen movie portrayal overall. The shape of the chest seems pretty refined and on point, and generally, I think MPM-13 seems to do a solid job capturing the various portions of mechanical detail from the CGI model.

The MPM design is definitely not an ‘upscale’ of the smaller Studio Series release. When you look at them side-by-side, it’s clear that MPM-13 is a wholly new figure, and it arguably features some advantages over its Studio Series namesake. The helicopter tail kibble and the backpack section are remarkably more compact, and the arms are considerably more streamlined, to say nothing of more obvious stuff like the articulated hands

The mini Scorponok figure accompanying MPM-13 looks pretty neat! As one might expect, he appears to be more detailed than the Studio Series equivalent, with some decent-looking paint and added articulation. It perhaps doesn’t appear quite as poseable as one might have hoped, but nevertheless, it’s a fun inclusion.