In-hand Images - Hasbro Platinum Edition Year of the Monkey Optimus Primal

So we really have no idea who his wavemate is yet?

Looks nice but as someone else has already said, it seems strange just being a solo release

ZeroWolf wrote:Looks nice but as someone else has already said, it seems strange just being a solo release

It isn't necessarily a solo release, we just haven't heard/seen anything on it's wavemate...

I like it. This'll be the first "Year of the" release I'll be getting since YotS Omega Supreme.

I do think a deeper, maybe metallic navy blue, a few spots of yellow or gold, and a faction symbol on the chest would have improved the look, though.

william-james88 wrote:

REX-203 wrote:I like it. This'll be the first "Year of the" release I'll be getting since YotS Omega Supreme.

So you're gonna buy it now? Its already available: http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfpeyotmop.html

And that 120$ + shipping listed above will be the cheapest price for this thing.

Is it not going to be available at TRU? If not, then that may change things a little. :-/

william-james88 wrote:

REX-203 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

REX-203 wrote:I like it. This'll be the first "Year of the" release I'll be getting since YotS Omega Supreme.

So you're gonna buy it now? Its already available: http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfpeyotmop.html

And that 120$ + shipping listed above will be the cheapest price for this thing.

Is it not going to be available at TRU? If not, then that may change things a little. :-/

It might be but it will be more expensive, it will pretty much end up as the same price as if you bought it and shipped it from the asia online distributer I linked to. Or is there an other reason you want to buy it from toysrus as opposed to online?

More expensive buying in store at TRU than ordering from RK plus shipping from Hong Kong? I wouldn't expect it to be, but if that ends up being the case, then I guess maybe I won't be getting it. Has an MSRP been confirmed? Sorry, I have not read all the posts here.

Basically, if it's $100 or less in store, then I'll pick it up. $120 plus shipping changes the tune a little.

william-james88 wrote:

REX-203 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

REX-203 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

REX-203 wrote:I like it. This'll be the first "Year of the" release I'll be getting since YotS Omega Supreme.

So you're gonna buy it now? Its already available: http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfpeyotmop.html

And that 120$ + shipping listed above will be the cheapest price for this thing.

Is it not going to be available at TRU? If not, then that may change things a little. :-/

It might be but it will be more expensive, it will pretty much end up as the same price as if you bought it and shipped it from the asia online distributer I linked to. Or is there an other reason you want to buy it from toysrus as opposed to online?

More expensive buying in store at TRU than ordering from RK plus shipping from Hong Kong? I wouldn't expect it to be, but if that ends up being the case, then I guess maybe I won't be getting it. Has an MSRP been confirmed? Sorry, I have not read all the posts here.

Basically, if it's $100 or less in store, then I'll pick it up. $120 plus shipping changes the tune a little.

I can assure you it will be more than 120$ US at retail. RK has always been the cheapest option for Platinum editions. Platinum Soundwave and Optimus are 119 and 105$, while they are 190 and 180$ at TRU.

So while we do not know the exact amount, the RK prices do confirm the price range (which would make him between 150-200$ at TRU, not less). It is currently cheaper to buy Platinum Soundwave off RK than at TRU right now. And its gonna be the same for Primal.

So basically, it is surely above 120$. Sorry to burst your bubble. But you being the only person so enthusiastic, I was pretty sure you werent aware of the price.

lol Not really so enthusiastic. I just said I liked it and planned on getting it and had a few ideas that I thought would improve it. It was never going to replace the G1 Optimus I had as a kid or anything.

No, I was not really aware of the price. Was just assuming it would be close to the price of the Platinum Supreme Starscream from a while back. No biggie. No burst bubbles.

Thanks for letting me know, though.

Cobotron wrote:Am I a jerk because I think this looks cool? Or just a sucker?
As Hellscream said above, some symbols in gold or silver would have looked really cool painted on his translucent forearms.
All that being said, there is no way in hell I'm shelling out that kind of cash for this beast. I've survived all this time with out the OG release, I think I'll survive without this one.

Not a jerk, theres really nothing too wrong with this guy aside from the price, its a fun mold and a colour scheme that has thematic sense. And I feel its too bad, because if it was at a reasonable price, we could have a nice debate on its merrits and faults.

For the asking price, one would expect a high end deluxe paintjob... This is just insulting.

Wow, they really did cheap out on this one. There's only like five spots that have been painted and in small amounts, either black, silver, or a tiny bit of red on his crotch. I might have been a little bit more forgiving if he had a painted blue head like on the box I'd be more forgiving, but since they couldn't even be bothered to do that it's hard to be excited by this at all. Hey Hasbro, I'd give you $20 for a red and blue Optimus Minor. No, really.

As for getting this from Robot Kingdom, it cost US$50 to ship this to the USA (or to me anyway) at the cheapest. I really doubt this will go for US$170 at TRU (probably more like US$130, I expect the price to be closer to Starscream than G2 Prime) so RK doesn't really seem like a viable option for most people.

Emerje