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RTS G2 Optimus Prime upgrade set on the horizon?

Posted by Dead Metal Jan 17, 2011 at 7:57am CST 76,408 views
There has been much talk of Reveal the Shield G2 Optimus Prime, which should be available soon, talk of it's...
Incredible amount of articulation
Good detail
Its engineering
The fact that it has a chest you can open to reveal a (non-removable) Matrix


However there have been complaints;

Horrible colour scheme
Not enough paint apps
Horrible looking head
Horrible looking hands
Horrible feet
No trailer
No gun
Flames (shall they burn in hell)


Do you want this toy but feel like a few of the above mentioned flaws should be corrected then, well you might have your wish come true!
A post over at HK-TF.com's forum gives us a look at what might be an upcoming 3rd party product meant for "completing" G2 Optimus Prime. It's currently unknown which company will be producing this set.

For simplicity's sake we'll just pretend that this is in fact an upcoming product. What we can tell from the images the set comes with;

A new sword
New feet
New Head
Possibly new hands (the position of them in the images makes it hard to tell if they are new or if it's just an optical illusion)
Oh and a trailer which can turn into a battle station and combine with Optimus Prime


The trailer looks pretty close to that of the original G2 Laser Optimus Prime figure, but the silhouettes of both modes do reveal a few differences.

We have mirrored all images, however you can click here and see the original post over at HK-TF.com.









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Re: RTS G2 Optimus Prime upgrade set on the horizon? (view post)
Comment by Doubledealer93 Jan 17, 2011
SOLD! :D
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Comment by Love Dragon Jan 17, 2011
Looks like I am going to have to get this. Third party or not. My wallet is already begging for mercy.
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Comment by kirbenvost Jan 17, 2011
Hmm, possibly interesting, if a little unnecessary. I'd personally wait until an RiD Scourge repaint.
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Comment by whacko Jan 17, 2011
I am all for adding a trailer to Optimus Prime toys! :)

Now lets hope it doesn't cost $100+ to do so.
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Comment by dragons Jan 17, 2011
i actually like the hands, & head, & sword, feet ok, paint job yes needed work i actulally liked other than fact it has no trailer.

i buy it if its avaliable at tfscource or bbts combined mode looks littel pointe less im sold
Re: RTS G2 Optimus Prime upgrade set on the horizon? (view post)
Comment by Nemesis251 Jan 17, 2011
If it comes in Scourge or Nemesis Prime's color, SOLD!
I think Hasbro will release the repaint as Nemesis Prime since we have the Scourge name being used already.
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Comment by El Duque Jan 17, 2011
Bought.
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Comment by Rodimus Minor Jan 17, 2011
Cool he is getting an upgrade nice hope if they repaint him into RID Scourge he will get a repaint off this kit
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Comment by Rated X Jan 17, 2011
Need real pics to say any more...
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Comment by Down_Shift Jan 17, 2011
Unless it comes with a double barrel ion blaster i'll pass. To me, that's the only thing it was missing.
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Comment by Godzillabot Primal Jan 17, 2011
Nice looking upgrade but the super mode just doesn’t work for me. Kind of looks more like a battle suit…. also did anybody see that OP bot’s eyes are staring right out of super mode’s chest behind the orange panel.
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Comment by UltraPrimal Jan 17, 2011
Scourge! RiD Scourge!
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Comment by Down_Shift Jan 17, 2011
godzillabot wrote:Nice looking upgrade but the super mode just doesn’t work for me. Kind of looks more like a battle suit…. also did anybody see that OP bot’s eyes are staring right out of super mode’s chest behind the orange panel.


it's supposed to do that. Think of it more like an exo-suit.
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Comment by Optimus1138 Jan 17, 2011
Sounds quite interesting... I doubt that I'll be getting it, since like most 3rd party products, it'll probably be too expensive, but it does look like it could be pretty cool.
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Comment by Shadowstream Jan 17, 2011
I was more than willing to live with some of the problems presented by G2 Optimus given how well articulated he seemed to be as well as having a sword...

then we're presented with the possibility of having a bigger one... among other things...

My wallet weeps. :BANG_HEAD:
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Comment by OptiMagnus Jan 17, 2011
Looks cool, but it will probably be too expensive. I like G2 Optimus as he is. Bay flames and all.
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Comment by T-Macksimus Jan 17, 2011
No no no no and again...NO! #-o :BANG_HEAD:

It's just a simple deluxe class figure. Keep the fixes simple and stop adding crap that's going to jack it up out of someones price range.
Good grief, if I wanted to be teased and then horribly disappointed I'd hook back up with my ex-girlfriend...
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Comment by WarGraver Jan 17, 2011
I had hoped that Fansproject would design a trailer for this.

Hopefully whoever is behind this is of similar quality. I can't tell from just the silhouette whether or not I like it. Looks top heavy.
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Comment by Dead Metal Jan 17, 2011
I love this, however I'm probably never going to use the combined mode since the original didn't have that.

I may have to get 2 Primes now, one to use as is and one for this upgrade.
Re: RTS G2 Optimus Prime upgrade set on the horizon? (view post)
Comment by synthetik Jan 17, 2011
A rid scourge upgrade would definitely be a better fitting
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