Video Review - Takara Tomy EZ Collection Anniversary Clear Optimus Prime
Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 6:59AM CDT
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chuckdawg1999 wrote:This particular mold has seen quite a bit of use, anyone who frequents dollar stores has probably seen this figure on the shelves once or twice. Done in a smokey clear red and black Takara has decided to re-release Prime once again as a store exclusive for the movie line. If you like the mold you probably already have it.
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Posted by BERSEKAEL on July 29th, 2014 @ 5:15pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 29th, 2014 @ 5:26pm CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 29th, 2014 @ 5:27pm CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 29th, 2014 @ 5:28pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:That magnet is for interaction with Chomp & Stomp Grimlock and Battle Command Optimus Prime, as mentioned several times before.
Battle Command too? This is the first I'm hearing of that.
Posted by Va'al on August 2nd, 2014 @ 8:44am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 2nd, 2014 @ 8:49am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on August 2nd, 2014 @ 9:08am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 2nd, 2014 @ 9:18am CDT
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Still, if the price is relatively reasonable and the final figure is incredible, I may buy it.
Posted by Evil Eye on August 2nd, 2014 @ 9:22am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:TAKARA, Y U NO REWORK BACKPACK?
Probably to avoid the backpack being a floppy mess of hinges and panels. From what I've seen, Prime's backpack is very thin, and it would probably need completely re-engineering from scratch to get it to compress better.
Still, there's always a chance a 3rd party company might release a replacement backpack that folds up better (WITHOUT partsforming, please) like they did for ROTF Prime's hands and swords.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on August 2nd, 2014 @ 9:45am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on August 2nd, 2014 @ 9:47am CDT
At this point, Battle Command Optimus Prime looks to be out best bet for that.Wolfman Jake wrote:I'll keep waiting until they make a nice voyager version of "Knight" Optimus Prime. It's probably too much to hope for, but if they struck gold once with Battle Blades Optimus Prime, I believe they can do it again.
Posted by Seibertron on August 2nd, 2014 @ 11:01am CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:I'll keep waiting until they make a nice voyager version of "Knight" Optimus Prime. It's probably too much to hope for, but if they struck gold once with Battle Blades Optimus Prime, I believe they can do it again.
They basically did with a Voyager version with trailer in Japan. Entirely new mold!
Transformers Lost Age LA01 Battle Command Optimus Prime
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Posted by Seibertron on August 2nd, 2014 @ 11:04am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:At this point, Battle Command Optimus Prime looks to be out best bet for that.Wolfman Jake wrote:I'll keep waiting until they make a nice voyager version of "Knight" Optimus Prime. It's probably too much to hope for, but if they struck gold once with Battle Blades Optimus Prime, I believe they can do it again.
Didn't see your post ... beat me to my reply above!
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 2nd, 2014 @ 11:06am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:At this point, Battle Command Optimus Prime looks to be out best bet for that.Wolfman Jake wrote:I'll keep waiting until they make a nice voyager version of "Knight" Optimus Prime. It's probably too much to hope for, but if they struck gold once with Battle Blades Optimus Prime, I believe they can do it again.
If you can get over his simple transformation (basically turning him inside-out) I suppose he could work.
Posted by BERSEKAEL on August 2nd, 2014 @ 11:06am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on August 2nd, 2014 @ 11:09am CDT
These toys are for collectors.BERSEKAEL wrote:They should try a toy for collectors, at least 1... I beleive will sell more than all the previous crap, include this new backpack.
Posted by Seibertron on August 2nd, 2014 @ 11:09am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:These toys are for collectors.BERSEKAEL wrote:They should try a toy for collectors, at least 1... I beleive will sell more than all the previous crap, include this new backpack.
You know what he means ...
Posted by Spider5800 on August 2nd, 2014 @ 12:02pm CDT
Posted by wilcosu35 on August 2nd, 2014 @ 12:18pm CDT
Posted by Wolfman Jake on August 2nd, 2014 @ 10:31pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Sabrblade wrote:At this point, Battle Command Optimus Prime looks to be out best bet for that.Wolfman Jake wrote:I'll keep waiting until they make a nice voyager version of "Knight" Optimus Prime. It's probably too much to hope for, but if they struck gold once with Battle Blades Optimus Prime, I believe they can do it again.
If you can get over his simple transformation (basically turning him inside-out) I suppose he could work.
Yeah, that's the sticking point. I'd prefer much better and am willing to wait. Battle Command Optimus Prime just has way, way too much back kibble. Some is okay, understandable, but that's just...crossing the line for my tastes.
Posted by noctorro on August 3rd, 2014 @ 2:33am CDT
wilcosu35 wrote:i really can't get enthusiastic about all the optimuses. they don't measure up to rotf buster prime
No version of Knight Prime will measure up to ROTF optimus.
Have you seen the movie? There's practically no truck stuff in his robot mode.
+ the new (great in my opinion) Hasbro idea to make the transformations a bit more simple.
Those two factors make it impossible.
Still, I was excited about Command Optimus untill I saw the video review with the giant back kibble. I can get over the lower legs bit, but the backpack is kind of killing the figure.
Hopefully Hasbro will also make a voyager Knight Prime.
I think it's a good idea for the main dudes to be voyager sized, have Grimlock be bigger and stick to that. Lockdown is smaller in the movie (That almost never happens, that the villain is smaller than the hero, name one) so deluxe vs voyager looks better than deluxe vs Leader (Ultra-ish Leader).
But I think I'll get Command Optimus, because I can't resist a voyager Knight Prime, eventhough I already have the Leader class figure. He's so awesome
Posted by wilcosu35 on August 3rd, 2014 @ 2:42am CDT
noctorro wrote:wilcosu35 wrote:i really can't get enthusiastic about all the optimuses. they don't measure up to rotf buster prime
No version of Knight Prime will measure up to ROTF optimus.
Have you seen the movie? There's practically no truck stuff in his robot mode.
+ the new (great in my opinion) Hasbro idea to make the transformations a bit more simple.
Those two factors make it impossible.
Still, I was excited about Command Optimus untill I saw the video review with the giant back kibble. I can get over the lower legs bit, but the backpack is kind of killing the figure.
Hopefully Hasbro will also make a voyager Knight Prime.
I think it's a good idea for the main dudes to be voyager sized, have Grimlock be bigger and stick to that. Lockdown is smaller in the movie (That almost never happens, that the villain is smaller than the hero, name one) so deluxe vs voyager looks better than deluxe vs Leader (Ultra-ish Leader).
But I think I'll get Command Optimus, because I can't resist a voyager Knight Prime, eventhough I already have the Leader class figure. He's so awesome
i have rotf buster optimus, and none of them from this movie measure up to that toy. they're so incredibly kibble-tastic.
i've seen the movie and it is true that there are no vehicle parts to be found on the bot mode, but i think they could have tried a bit harder to integrate the stuff in to his body. i think they did quite well with leader sentinel prime.
Posted by noctorro on August 3rd, 2014 @ 3:00am CDT
But I also love how they did Evasion Prime. Looks so good in robot mode, no kibble whatsoever and he has an altmode that also looks great.
So they can do great things, in this line as well.
Hopefully they'll put more effort as you say in the next version of Prime.
I'm pretty sure there will be atleast one more version of him.
Takara is already upgrading the Leader.
Posted by Nemesis Destron on August 3rd, 2014 @ 10:42am CDT
Posted by TulioDude on August 3rd, 2014 @ 1:46pm CDT
noctorro wrote:
But I think I'll get Command Optimus, because I can't resist a voyager Knight Prime, eventhough I already have the Leader class figure. He's so awesome
Sorry,but I'm dont understand which Optimus you think its awesome,Command Opitimus or the LEader Class one?
Posted by User897 on August 3rd, 2014 @ 2:49pm CDT
Posted by shajaki on August 3rd, 2014 @ 5:56pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on August 7th, 2014 @ 11:19am CDT
Posted by Counterpunch on August 7th, 2014 @ 11:23am CDT
Posted by f-primus-unicron on August 7th, 2014 @ 11:44am CDT
and being exclusive it is not worth it
and exclusive of a limited japanese figurE(DOTM QUE)
-_- yeah, that sucks
Posted by Superwheeljack on August 7th, 2014 @ 11:59am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 7th, 2014 @ 12:08pm CDT
Posted by Peridot on August 7th, 2014 @ 12:23pm CDT
Posted by f-primus-unicron on August 7th, 2014 @ 12:33pm CDT
borrow WHAT weapons? the only ones that really work for him are the ones that come with the original mold QUE, so, buy it(which is already difficult to get and expensive)so ONLY one of the two get the weapons? did i mention those weapons, accesories and mechtech are exclusive to QUE? you of course can use any weapon you want bot none will really work as well as those
and while i love that takara did aoe jolt with his signature weapons
what the hell with darkside soundwave that comes with nothing, ratchet with a beasthunter upscaled legends bumblebee dagger, and starscream with beast hunters upscaled smokescreen axes, they have weapons that dont make any sense but at least they HAD something
god, im so mad at takara right now
-_-
Posted by TulioDude on August 7th, 2014 @ 2:19pm CDT
Posted by f-primus-unicron on August 7th, 2014 @ 2:23pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 7th, 2014 @ 2:25pm CDT
TulioDude wrote:Need to see more pics.Its true he doesn't come with any aceesories?Even the mold orginal ones?Thats a bummer.
Only the repaints come without accessories, the originals do however.
Posted by TulioDude on August 7th, 2014 @ 2:27pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:TulioDude wrote:Need to see more pics.Its true he doesn't come with any aceesories?Even the mold orginal ones?Thats a bummer.
Only the repaints come without accessories, the originals do however.
You mean orginal molds form DOTM?
And the AOE guys do come with theirs?
Thats what I understood.
Posted by f-primus-unicron on August 7th, 2014 @ 2:29pm CDT
the figures that where released worldwide...kinda, come with a weapon, the ones that where limited, do not
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 7th, 2014 @ 2:33pm CDT
f-primus-unicron wrote:basically what jelze meant was
the figures that where released worldwide...kinda, come with a weapon, the ones that where limited, do not
Exactly. I'm guessing TakaraTomy doesn't want any MechTech in the Movie Advanced line.
Posted by Superwheeljack on August 7th, 2014 @ 2:49pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:f-primus-unicron wrote:basically what jelze meant was
the figures that where released worldwide...kinda, come with a weapon, the ones that where limited, do not
Exactly. I'm guessing TakaraTomy doesn't want any MechTech in the Movie Advanced line.
Perhaps they want to make it "unique".
Posted by Deadput on August 7th, 2014 @ 3:04pm CDT
Metro Prime wrote:Wheeljack should have looked like this in DOTM to begin with, instead of being a weird Einstein/Doc Brown/Q knockoff. The only problem is that he has no face. Where are his eyes?
Behind his visor?
where else would they be in his chest?
Posted by Mindmaster on August 7th, 2014 @ 3:12pm CDT
mirageandjazz1197 wrote:Metro Prime wrote:Wheeljack should have looked like this in DOTM to begin with, instead of being a weird Einstein/Doc Brown/Q knockoff. The only problem is that he has no face. Where are his eyes?
Behind his visor?
where else would they be in his chest?
Someone hasn't seen Pans' Labyrinth
(avert your eyes, children, avert them!)
Posted by Deadput on August 7th, 2014 @ 3:30pm CDT
Mindmaster wrote:mirageandjazz1197 wrote:Metro Prime wrote:Wheeljack should have looked like this in DOTM to begin with, instead of being a weird Einstein/Doc Brown/Q knockoff. The only problem is that he has no face. Where are his eyes?
Behind his visor?
where else would they be in his chest?
Someone hasn't seen Pans' Labyrinth
(avert your eyes, children, avert them!)
Oh god please warn me next time
i get scared very easily in fact when the transformers vid on youtube i was watching ended one of my recommendations was top 10 scariest creepypastas with Jack (or Jeff whatever) the killer the one thing that keeps me up for days besides the Grudge and i have not gone too sleep since.
Its hards to explain but i panic and get paranoid when i do get scared like that.
Posted by duoduotea on August 7th, 2014 @ 3:39pm CDT
I bougut it in Taiwan today.
It's awesome figure and I love it so much ,enjoy it
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Posted by Evil Eye on August 7th, 2014 @ 3:40pm CDT
Mindmaster wrote:mirageandjazz1197 wrote:Metro Prime wrote:Wheeljack should have looked like this in DOTM to begin with, instead of being a weird Einstein/Doc Brown/Q knockoff. The only problem is that he has no face. Where are his eyes?
Behind his visor?
where else would they be in his chest?
Someone hasn't seen Pans' Labyrinth
(avert your eyes, children, avert them!)
Sweet Primus! Glass-gas it!
(I need to see Pan's Labyrinth...)
That Wheeljack looks pretty good. Shame about the lack of a weapon (I for one love MechTech, mainly because I love universally-usable weapons- for example, my Animated Arcee is wielding a spare pistol from the Energon Combaticon helicopters) but he does still have his 5mm ports, which means he can have a spare weapon. I think G1 Megatron's chromed rifle...thing would look good with him actually. Shame it's kinda hard to find.
*starts drooling over 5mm post weaponry*
Posted by Mr_Autobot411 on August 7th, 2014 @ 4:57pm CDT
Eff this guy, the worst looking wheeljack ive ever seen.......
Posted by Evil Eye on August 7th, 2014 @ 5:00pm CDT
You were saying?
Posted by Autobot032 on August 8th, 2014 @ 1:34am CDT
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