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News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:52 am

T-Macksimus wrote: I was at Target yesterday and saw the Target exclusive Prime:BH Abominus 5-pack which kicks ass over the regular releases which are now peg-warmers. Even though I have the regular ones I was STILL tempted to spend the money on the Exclusive set. Presentation, Hasbro! Give us stuff that looks decent like in the pics. above and people WILL throw more money your way!

Be careful about making assumptions based on your own personal experience. At my local Targets, the Abominus 5-pack has been warming shelves for months. The individually-packaged versions of the figures have been much more scarce.

by **XDMan** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:57 am

Uh, weren't the Dinobots supposed to be in gray and black? I was also under the impressiom of Classic Prime having the colors shown in the film...

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:08 am

XDMan wrote:Uh, weren't the Dinobots supposed to be in gray and black? I was also under the impressiom of Classic Prime having the colors shown in the film...

Takara has already revealed one Dinobot (Slag) in G1-colors, and there will probably be a movie-accurate repaint of OP as well. This is just the main line figures.

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:18 am

These look really good! I especially like the metallic purple on Slug, and the chrome weapons on Bumblebee look pretty nice too. Kinda gives a Microman feel.

News Credits: 1 · by **mattj972** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:12 am

That Bumblebee looks very nice. They all do. Very pleased with these pictures.

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:30 am

I like that they painted Scorn's weapon. Jeez, I didn't even have to look the name up that time, I really am liking these Movie Dinobots!

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:41 am

even takaras AoE stuff looks like crap, scorn is still the only good looking figure there. The repaints of the older stuff looks good though, especially proto prime & dispensor.

News Credits: 1 · by **MightyMagnus78** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 12:33 pm

I sound like a broken record but the paint jobs on those Takara bots beat Hasbro's pathetic effort hands down. It's a real shame they'll cost an arm and a leg to import.

by **Downbeat** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 1:40 pm

I actually think the AoE molds look worse with the Takara decos. Grimlock doesn't even have his beast mode eyes painted.

News Credits: 112 · by **megatronus** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:12 pm

Looking forward to the Evasion Mode Optimus & Grimlock 2-pack, where OP has the faceplate.

C'moooooon HasTak, daddy needs a new Classics Prime!

by **LeL** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:00 pm

Protoform Optimus looks good

An Evasion Mode Optimus with a choice of decals (stickers) for shoulders eg. flames or Autobot symbols would be nice for the 30th Anniversary Generations with the shoulders and elbows in grey plastic.

by **DeadCaL** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 6:28 pm

El Duque wrote:

Ah, but is it pronounced 'Scone' or 'Scon'? :lol:

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 6:32 pm

Strangely, I'm kinda warming up to this version of leader class OP. While it's actually less movie-accurate than the mainline version, the fact that it doesn't "shell-form" scores some major points with me.

I still don't know why HasTak refuses to add just two more steps to the transformation and get the fuel tanks to fold the frakk up into OP's back.

Seriously not a fan of the yellow windshields either.

Evasion mode OP...I just wish he were leader class sized.

Picking up deluxe AoE Bumblebee simply because I like doing charity work.

No, actually, I need a cheap subject to practice airbrushing on, and all that bare plastic on his bot mode is just screaming for a nice coat of Titanium silver.

After seeing Battle-blade BB and Protoform OP getting reissued, I'm hoping for a possible 2007 movieverse Arcee. Deeply regret not getting that one when I had the chance.

I might just pick up Crosshairs.

News Credits: 435 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 6:40 pm

DeadCaL wrote:
El Duque wrote:

Ah, but is it pronounced 'Scone' or 'Scon'?

Google Translate fail. 8-}

by **Heckfire** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:14 pm

OK, I admit...as a TV Troper AND MTMTE reagular, I kinda want that Dispensor figure, if only for the (mis-spelled) "Mood Wiplash" branding.

by **User897** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:50 pm

I know these are just proto images, but I really am sick of "if you want it to look decent, go with Takara." Why the hell can't the products that Hasbro and Takara share be of the same quality? To me, there are several instances where some folks are just nuts and prefer Takara no matter what, but then you have cases such as these, with chrome and accurate paint. It's usually better not to try and overthink this crap and collect and have fun, but when you really can see differences in paint apps, and sometimes in plastic quality, it effects the brand badly. So annoying.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:01 pm

Although that Takara take on Evasion Mode Optimus Prime does look a lot prettier with those added paint apps, why did they screw up some simple details like the hands and feet? They should be BLUE to be G1 accurate, Takara. You know this stuff!

Looks like some kit bashing will be needed to make the perfect "G1" Evasion Mode Optimus Prime figure. I'm thinking the Takara Movie Advanced version as the base, with the hands and feet from Hasbro's mass release version, and the head from the upcoming two-pack version (the one paired with Grimlock). I'm not sure much can be done for the upper arms and shoulders, except paint them one's self.

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:28 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
DeadCaL wrote:
El Duque wrote:

Ah, but is it pronounced 'Scone' or 'Scon'?
Google Translate fail.

I for one, believe that we need more transformers named after food [-(

.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:48 pm

SW's SilverHammer wrote:I for one, believe that we need more transformers named after food .

Well, there are those transforming McDonald's food items Happy Meal toys from the 80's. It's not really a Transformers product per se, but there you go. Robots with food names AND alt modes!

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:28 pm

T-Macksimus wrote:Pay attention Hasbro U.S. This is how you do it. I'd go from protesting all but one of the figures in the Movie line to happily picking up not just 'Bee but Crosshairs, Not-Slag, Protoform Optimus (although I've seen better kitbash repaints but this one still rocks) and Dispensor and Devastator if the U.S. products actually looked this good. I know it's not that they can't do it, I was at Target yesterday and saw the Target exclusive Prime:BH Abominus 5-pack which kicks ass over the regular releases which are now peg-warmers. Even though I have the regular ones I was STILL tempted to spend the money on the Exclusive set. Presentation, Hasbro! Give us stuff that looks decent like in the pics. above and people WILL throw more money your way!

I'm sorry, what? Abominus is shelf warming in Indiana in the five packs, and to be honest, the moment I finally tracked down all the individual releases, that five-pack got repainted into Doublecross and a bunch of Decepticon Pretender Monsters (shortly joined by additional individual figures, thanks to Meijer selling them for 2.99 a piece)

I think I;m the only one, but ost of the movie igs I don't see an appreciable difference. I want that Dispensor though, and if Jolt and Ratchet were inexpensive I'd be on them too as I still want a good well priced Ratchet figure, and I like the Jolt whips. Oh well.

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:45 am

Wolfman Jake wrote:Although that Takara take on Evasion Mode Optimus Prime does look a lot prettier with those added paint apps, why did they screw up some simple details like the hands and feet? They should be BLUE to be G1 accurate, Takara. You know this stuff!

Umm, this isn't G1 Prime. This is AoE Prime. Different character.

And even if it was G1 Prime, who honestly cares? It's a tiny detail, and if you ask me it's about time Prime got a little reinvention.

News Credits: 38 · by **Sunstar** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 9:48 am

Does devestator have the dingle dangles it had in the 2nd movie? It has to :p

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 10:14 am

Delta Magnus wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:Although that Takara take on Evasion Mode Optimus Prime does look a lot prettier with those added paint apps, why did they screw up some simple details like the hands and feet? They should be BLUE to be G1 accurate, Takara. You know this stuff!

Umm, this isn't G1 Prime. This is AoE Prime. Different character.

And even if it was G1 Prime, who honestly cares? It's a tiny detail, and if you ask me it's about time Prime got a little reinvention.

Oh, I know that full well. The mold, however, is very clearly meant to homage G1 Optimus Prime. Although a flatnosed truck version of Prime exists in the movie, it's all rusted out and colored with dull browns and grays. So, none of the toy releases of this mold are even close to "screen accurate." Hasbro rolled with the G1 homage pretty well, but made a few mistakes and omitted some paint apps. Takara added in some nice paint apps, but switched some colors around, managing to pull the homage away from G1. In exchange, they seem to be trying to homage original movie-verse prime a bit. I'm just saying, there's no win for someone who wanted a spot on G1 deco on this Prime, though it's obvious that's what Hasbro tried.

by **Valandar** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 6:54 pm

Aaand no Dispensor for me.

Why?

That mold is HORRID. The plunger for the gimmick means most poses are impossible to balance for display without a rear support, and unless they fixed it several parts simply fall right off - including the entire upper torso / head.

by **LeL** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 2:11 am

Wolfman Jake wrote:Although that Takara take on Evasion Mode Optimus Prime does look a lot prettier with those added paint apps, why did they screw up some simple details like the hands and feet? They should be BLUE to be G1 accurate, Takara. You know this stuff!

Looks like some kit bashing will be needed to make the perfect "G1" Evasion Mode Optimus Prime figure. I'm thinking the Takara Movie Advanced version as the base, with the hands and feet from Hasbro's mass release version, and the head from the upcoming two-pack version (the one paired with Grimlock). I'm not sure much can be done for the upper arms and shoulders, except paint them one's self.

Hasbro want you to buy all versions of optimus just so you can kitbash (commerse).