BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED

Monday, April 23rd, 2007 1:59AM CDT

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Seibertron.com reported here a few weeks ago about the eHobby Exclusive - Binaltech Mirage (BT-18). Now, eHobby has posted detailed pictures of BT Mirage, which pays terrific homage to Mirage’s ability to become invisible.

Mirage BT will utilize the Ford GT mold. The exterior will be clear plastic, while the interior will be dark blue, which will highlight the car’s detail. The white racing stripes will be kept. This figure will be released September, 2007, which follows Black Convoy on the list of exclusive Binaltech figures produced in Japan.

Click below to view the pictures:

BT Mirage

BT Mirage close up

BT Mirage Alt Mode

Head close up

BT Mirage Alt Mode II

Credit(s): Ehobby, timothyvernon, Stormrider

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Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94713)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on April 23rd, 2007 @ 2:24am CDT

Its cool but i dont have the money for it.

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94714)
Posted by timothyvernon on April 23rd, 2007 @ 2:25am CDT

you have til september to save up

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94716)
Posted by Gutter Bunny on April 23rd, 2007 @ 2:26am CDT

now im gonna need to hunt down a rodimus to compliment it :-x

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94720)
Posted by timothyvernon on April 23rd, 2007 @ 2:30am CDT

i've always wondered why in most pictures like these there is usually something not quite right looking, like his right arm not being spun far enough, or in those silhouette pictures where the legs aren't twisted enough, why can't they just make pose that looks awesome.

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94733)
Posted by Springer on April 23rd, 2007 @ 2:40am CDT

Um. I don't think he's going to be sneaking around anywhere though with half his parts still showing up plain as day.

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94736)
Posted by Anonymous on April 23rd, 2007 @ 2:50am CDT

This is cool and all, but I don't think it warrants two news headlines

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94737)
Posted by Collector Maximus on April 23rd, 2007 @ 2:51am CDT

Damn. Looks awseome, but How can I build my G1 collection when they continually release new Transformers? I might like to have him, but It's getting difficult to keep up with all these expensive Transformers.

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94754)
Posted by Burn on April 23rd, 2007 @ 3:36am CDT

Sheogorath wrote:This is cool and all, but I don't think it warrants two news headlines

Never had this sort of problem when you were on board! ;;)

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94756)
Posted by Big Grim on April 23rd, 2007 @ 3:42am CDT

Awesome! That is so bought!

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94803)
Posted by rktekto on April 23rd, 2007 @ 6:08am CDT

hmm.. most likely all plastic.. not counting kiss players, th

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94807)
Posted by rktekto on April 23rd, 2007 @ 6:10am CDT

hmm.. most likely all plastic.. not counting kiss players, all the other binaltechs have diecast parts. wonder if mirage will have some metal on him?

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94819)
Posted by Bonger on April 23rd, 2007 @ 6:23am CDT

Ick, Takara is sucking me dry this summer! LOL, I can't keep up with all my pre-orders anymore!

I agree, this baby looks mighty smooth.

Almost as smooth as the soc hitting back to back to back to back homeruns. :grin:

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94851)
Posted by CyberTooth on April 23rd, 2007 @ 7:02am CDT

Preordered mine when it first listed at BBTS... glad I did.

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94857)
Posted by Counterpunch on April 23rd, 2007 @ 7:05am CDT

This may sound petty, but I would have gotten this if it were all clear.

I dunno, all the opaque parts just ruin it for me.

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94893)
Posted by skywarp-2 on April 23rd, 2007 @ 7:22am CDT

wow, simply wow!! I love the fact that each Tformer possesses individual powers.. like invisibility, holograms, null rays, teleportation..ect.. ect.. that was the neat and cool added feature that has been embossed in the Transformers mythos since its inception, and for some reason along the way the show producers and cartoon and or story wrtiters have forgotten this fact, even in the current comics you don't see so much emphasis on the individual special powers the transfomrers possess..So to me this toy of mirage in clear is simply marvelous!! It harkens back to the G-1 show and is a great and cool way to reissue a tformer.. i love him anbd I shall definately purchase as soon as i save up enough quan to get him..

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94901)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on April 23rd, 2007 @ 7:25am CDT

The black torso throws it off a bit but it does look good. Honestly they should have done this with Classics Mirage and payed as much attention to the clear parts as they did with the clear Optimus Primal from a while back(that guy is freaky looking on a sunny day)

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94936)
Posted by Brakethrough on April 23rd, 2007 @ 7:47am CDT

It's nice, but I'm gonna stick with pretending Mirage is invisible by just taking him out of the picture.

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94971)
Posted by Swerve on April 23rd, 2007 @ 8:14am CDT

I'm still on the fence on this one. I like the GT mold a lot, but I don't know if I want to pay $80 for a clear alternator.

Oh well, as it's already been said, I have until September.

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (94972)
Posted by Roboto750 on April 23rd, 2007 @ 8:14am CDT

I love the figure, but it's way too much (at least at BBTS)! I mean, $80? You could have MP Skywarp or Megatron for just $20 more!

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (95006)
Posted by Rogue. on April 23rd, 2007 @ 8:52am CDT

Pretty cool, but pretty expensive. Wish it was cheaper...

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (95023)
Posted by WhiteNoise on April 23rd, 2007 @ 9:16am CDT

the prices for collectibles toys are getting completely absurd. it's a nice looking piece but $75.00 is just plain greedy.

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (95036)
Posted by gothsaurus on April 23rd, 2007 @ 9:30am CDT

wow. this actually looks much prettier than I expected. The small bits of color & trim look great on it.

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (95120)
Posted by Blozor on April 23rd, 2007 @ 10:45am CDT

The white stripes are fine. The black on the torso I can even live with. But why, God, why the blue hands? Why would everything on him be "invisible" but his hands?

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (95148)
Posted by Ravage XK on April 23rd, 2007 @ 11:16am CDT

Shame, they missed a trick not putting some sort of glitter in the plastic. COuld also have made it glow blue softly.

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (95252)
Posted by dabattousai on April 23rd, 2007 @ 12:45pm CDT

I'm gonna pass...$80 for a transparent plastic figure, no thanks...

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (95267)
Posted by Roboto750 on April 23rd, 2007 @ 1:03pm CDT

Ravage XK wrote:Shame, they missed a trick not putting some sort of glitter in the plastic. COuld also have made it glow blue softly.

Ohhhh... sounds like a nifty idea to me!

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (95342)
Posted by Wolfguard on April 23rd, 2007 @ 2:06pm CDT

It looks pretty damn cool. I wish TPB would do that with Classics Mirage.

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (95348)
Posted by Exulted Unicron on April 23rd, 2007 @ 2:09pm CDT

It looks OK, but he's still pretty visible and its all molded from transparent plastic.

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (95502)
Posted by Zeedust on April 23rd, 2007 @ 3:59pm CDT

...

And this is what gets people all excited?

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (95565)
Posted by Stormrider on April 23rd, 2007 @ 4:52pm CDT

Regarding the packaging - I hope they keep away from the bubble package like BT-17.

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (95648)
Posted by Homer on April 23rd, 2007 @ 5:46pm CDT

I gotta admit, it's nice as hell. I'll probably pick it up if nothing else is capturing my attention in Sept.

But, as previously mentioned, the blue hands and elbows take a lot a way from the presentation, and $80 is definitely a little excessive.

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (95677)
Posted by Ultra Markus on April 23rd, 2007 @ 6:04pm CDT

they should make a masterpiece megatron like that.
like he is being formated

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (95733)
Posted by Big Grim on April 23rd, 2007 @ 6:42pm CDT

Ultra Markus wrote:they should make a masterpiece megatron like that.
like he is being formated

Gah! Don't give ehobby ideas like that!

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (95870)
Posted by Down_Shift on April 23rd, 2007 @ 9:03pm CDT

Nemesis Primal wrote:...

And this is what gets people all excited?

Yes, yes it does. It's awsome looking. I hope it's not uber rare like BT Black Convoy.

Re: BT-18 Clear Mirage REVEALED (95946)
Posted by Roboto750 on April 23rd, 2007 @ 10:20pm CDT

Big Grim wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:they should make a masterpiece megatron like that.
like he is being formated

Gah! Don't give ehobby ideas like that!

Actually, I kinda like the idea! Of course, it would have to look good for me to buy one.