In-Package Images of Movie Advanced AD31 Armor Knight Optimus Prime

Can't wait for mine to arrive. It's due this month!

Confirms how it's said. People were confused as to whether it was Termenos or Temenos, now we know. (I was one of those who thought Lockdown said Termenos.) The definition is interesting... Fits what Prime said about Lockdown's use of it.

Anyway, back to the figure itself, that's a fantastic packaging option. I love how he's holding the sword. I wish his shield didn't look so stupid, though. Ugh. Part of me feels stupid for buying the same mold twice, plus nearly double the cost, but I'll consider it a Christmas present and the paint job is so exceptional that it becomes a work of art. Not to mention, the remolded features are changed enough that I can justify it to myself. Now...what the heck will I do with the original? Can't donate it to Toys For Tots because it's been opened and it's not new, but I'd rather see someone who could use it, get it.

Several in-hand pix at: twitter@Alfes2010



It's back on sale on HLJ!

They must have received their stock and had extra units.

It seems like toy blogger Alfes2010 has taken a real liking to the new release of Takara Tomy's Transformers Movie Advanced AD31 Armor Knight Optimus Prime - and shared several in-hand images on their Twitter feed! We've just seen this figure in its box, but check out what we've mirrored below, thanks to fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath.

Excellent.

Prime looks great, but that sword and shield...

Autobot032 wrote:Confirms how it's said. People were confused as to whether it was Termenos or Temenos, now we know. (I was one of those who thought Lockdown said Termenos.) The definition is interesting... Fits what Prime said about Lockdown's use of it.

Ironically, though the English text reads "Sword of Temenos", the Katakana beneath it reads "Temenos Sword".

oh man. it's beautiful. do we know a release date?

could care less, could care a lot less about this Backpacktimus Prime.

Autobot032 wrote:I wish his shield didn't look so stupid, though. Ugh.

I just wish the shield didn't take up half the box! Compact packaging is important for my compact living space...

Autobot032 wrote:Part of me feels stupid for buying the same mold twice, plus nearly double the cost

This is my 3rd version of the mold, between the Hasbro & Takara versions I already have. Double Ugh.


But he does look awesome, and worth it, and the definitive version of the mold (much as I consider my APS Prime to be the definitive version of the ROTF Leader mold).

Is it just me, or was this not the worst release of TF toys (movie wise) ever made? What happened to transforming them and the wheels going in the right place or even kibble being in the right place (if there even WAS kibble). The AOE toys are nothing but vehicle on top and robot on the bottom.. the best movie toys were the 2007 and revenge of the fallen movie release toys,from optimus prime leader class, right down to the jetfire leader class connecting to optimus and, even iron hide all the way up to part 3 was awesome (leaders class for sure)... I'm sorry, all of the AOE toys are not cool at all

Siger wrote:could care less, could care a lot less about this Backpacktimus Prime.

So you care a lot about it, is what you're saying.

Yes. The correct phrase would be "couldn't care less".

That's exactly it,,, he does care lol.. it's funny how people get so anal hurt off of someone's opinion. I guess I hit it where it hurts.

G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 wrote:That's exactly it,,, he does care lol.. it's funny how people get so anal hurt off of someone's opinion. I guess I hit it where it hurts.

Don't flatter yourself.

megatronus wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:Part of me feels stupid for buying the same mold twice, plus nearly double the cost

This is my 3rd version of the mold, between the Hasbro & Takara versions I already have. Double Ugh.

But he does look awesome, and worth it, and the definitive version of the mold (much as I consider my APS Prime to be the definitive version of the ROTF Leader mold).

at this point, im SO happy i didnt buy takaras first leader prime. i agonized over it for a couple days but ultimately passed due to getting hasbros for half price. and there just wasnt enough of a difference between the two to pass up that price for a leader prime, or pay almost 100 bucks for takaras few extra paint apps.

Love the gimmick!

shajaki wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:Part of me feels stupid for buying the same mold twice, plus nearly double the cost

This is my 3rd version of the mold, between the Hasbro & Takara versions I already have. Double Ugh.

But he does look awesome, and worth it, and the definitive version of the mold (much as I consider my APS Prime to be the definitive version of the ROTF Leader mold).

at this point, im SO happy i didnt buy takaras first leader prime. i agonized over it for a couple days but ultimately passed due to getting hasbros for half price. and there just wasnt enough of a difference between the two to pass up that price for a leader prime, or pay almost 100 bucks for takaras few extra paint apps.

I think I ended up paying $80 for Takara's Leader Prime... which is the same as this one costs. Fail.

It's definitely an ugh, but not a regret. Had this new version not been announced, I would have been really annoyed that I let Takara's first version go. It's covered in silver paint, and the paint apps and chrome are much more strategically placed.

The flattering is all you my friend... especially when they come from as far as left field to do so, are you trying to measure pens right now?because we won't have enough time

G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 wrote:Is it just me, or was this not the worst release of TF toys (movie wise) ever made? What happened to transforming them and the wheels going in the right place or even kibble being in the right place (if there even WAS kibble). The AOE toys are nothing but vehicle on top and robot on the bottom.. the best movie toys were the 2007 and revenge of the fallen movie release toys,from optimus prime leader class, right down to the jetfire leader class connecting to optimus and, even iron hide all the way up to part 3 was awesome (leaders class for sure)... I'm sorry, all of the AOE toys are not cool at all

What about the dinobots and voyager hound and Platinum edition OP and grimlock?Sure,there are pieces of garbage in the AOE line but these are the best.The Platinum edition OP that comes with grimlock is soo complicated. I hate transforming it .The wheels go right in voyager hound.All the dinobots except DLX Strafe hide their robot kibble very well.BTW,I agree with you on Optimus and Galvatron.I am let down by those two.Leader OP?A leader class with 20 steps?Seriously?Good grief!Still, I think the simplifying was a good job.So overall,I think Hasbro was okay with the simplifying but,they really went too far on Leader OP.

G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 wrote:The flattering is all you my friend... especially when they come from as far as left field to do so, are you trying to measure pens right now?because we won't have enough time

Please, just stop.

megatronus wrote:Had this new version not been announced, I would have been really annoyed that I let Takara's first version go. It's covered in silver paint, and the paint apps and chrome are much more strategically placed.

i hear ya. even minute differences make me buy doubly expensive toys all the time. i think my aversion to this particular one is because i had already designated myself to dislike the mold. had takaras been even a little bit cheaper, id have gone for it. better to pay more for something youll actually like right?

G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 wrote:The flattering is all you my friend... especially when they come from as far as left field to do so, are you trying to measure pens right now?because we won't have enough time

You're misinterpreting it. The original comment that GuyIncognito replied to was made an hour before you said anything. And even then, a snarky correction hardly qualifies as butthurt whining, which is what you seem to be implying. You keep trying to set yourself up as a troll, but you're being really idiotic and unintelligible about it.

No need to buy this movie4 prime, since these pictures showed about all the poses you CAN do with it

What I plan to do is to buy that new Takara Leader OP and paint the orange parts of the weapons in silver paint or something.

-Kanrabat- wrote:What I plan to do is to buy that new Takara Leader OP and paint the orange parts of the weapons in silver paint or something.

Silver sharpie?

Agamemnon wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:What I plan to do is to buy that new Takara Leader OP and paint the orange parts of the weapons in silver paint or something.

Silver sharpie?

Silver sharpies are an amazing tool for any Transformers fan. They fix up any paint blemish on "metallic gray" parts of figures in seconds.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:What I plan to do is to buy that new Takara Leader OP and paint the orange parts of the weapons in silver paint or something.

Silver sharpie?

Silver sharpies are an amazing tool for any Transformers fan. They fix up any paint blemish on "metallic gray" parts of figures in seconds.

Oh, I love my silver sharpie! It might take six of them to cover the sword...

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:What I plan to do is to buy that new Takara Leader OP and paint the orange parts of the weapons in silver paint or something.

Silver sharpie?

Silver sharpies are an amazing tool for any Transformers fan. They fix up any paint blemish on "metallic gray" parts of figures in seconds.

After trying them, Sharpie brand no less, I completely disagree. I don't know if it's the plastic or whatever, but it just don't work. I used 3 colors. Gold, bronze, and silver. All 3 NEVER DRY! Even after weeks or months! Just rub your finger over the "painted" surface and the color is smudged out or removed.

Nah, real paint is the way to go.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:What I plan to do is to buy that new Takara Leader OP and paint the orange parts of the weapons in silver paint or something.

Silver sharpie?

Silver sharpies are an amazing tool for any Transformers fan. They fix up any paint blemish on "metallic gray" parts of figures in seconds.

After trying them, Sharpie brand no less, I completely disagree. I don't know if it's the plastic or whatever, but it just don't work. I used 3 colors. Gold, bronze, and silver. All 3 NEVER DRY! Even after weeks or months! Just rub your finger over the "painted" surface and the color is smudged out or removed.

Nah, real paint is the way to go.

Yeah, I guess all of my touch-ups are pretty small and in hard to touch crevices. I wish I had the patience, steady hand, and workspace for painting. This figure would look great with a fully silver sword. Still, I do not yet have a movie leader Prime from AoE...

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:What I plan to do is to buy that new Takara Leader OP and paint the orange parts of the weapons in silver paint or something.

Silver sharpie?

Silver sharpies are an amazing tool for any Transformers fan. They fix up any paint blemish on "metallic gray" parts of figures in seconds.

After trying them, Sharpie brand no less, I completely disagree. I don't know if it's the plastic or whatever, but it just don't work. I used 3 colors. Gold, bronze, and silver. All 3 NEVER DRY! Even after weeks or months! Just rub your finger over the "painted" surface and the color is smudged out or removed.

Nah, real paint is the way to go.

I've used what, I believe, are the same exact pens you've described with great results. I once had to paint up an entire side of Universe 2008 Roabuster's combat knife. One side was painted silver on the blade, the other side left plain green. The ink-paint dried in less than a minute and never smudged. I've also thoroughly touched up an Evasion Mode Prime, adding in silver color to the smokestacks in robot mode, among other changes, and had no smudging issues. Maybe you were trying to cover some "unpaintable" plastic? Some plastics just will not take any kind of paint for some reason.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:What I plan to do is to buy that new Takara Leader OP and paint the orange parts of the weapons in silver paint or something.

Silver sharpie?

Silver sharpies are an amazing tool for any Transformers fan. They fix up any paint blemish on "metallic gray" parts of figures in seconds.

After trying them, Sharpie brand no less, I completely disagree. I don't know if it's the plastic or whatever, but it just don't work. I used 3 colors. Gold, bronze, and silver. All 3 NEVER DRY! Even after weeks or months! Just rub your finger over the "painted" surface and the color is smudged out or removed.

Nah, real paint is the way to go.

I've used what, I believe, are the same exact pens you've described with great results. I once had to paint up an entire side of Universe 2008 Roabuster's combat knife. One side was painted silver on the blade, the other side left plain green. The ink-paint dried in less than a minute and never smudged. I've also thoroughly touched up an Evasion Mode Prime, adding in silver color to the smokestacks in robot mode, among other changes, and had no smudging issues. Maybe you were trying to cover some "unpaintable" plastic? Some plastics just will not take any kind of paint for some reason.

One thing is sure. MLP ponies are unpaintable with those sharpies. I only made some silver detailings on Leader AOE OP but I hated it.

However, one thing sharpies are good for (for me anyway) is to touch-up the paint-rub parts on my painted customs. Inke is thinner than paint so it's rub proof and with the right sharpies, the paint-rubbed parts are hidden well enough.

What I plan to do for the new AOE Leader OP is to cover the non-orange parts of the weapons in tape and spray paint the orange parts with silver/chrome paint. This will look awesome!

all this talk about swords, why not just go the Dr Wu route? two versions to choose from.

shajaki wrote:all this talk about swords, why not just go the Dr Wu route? two versions to choose from.

While being on a spending spree, allow me to cite emgo316: "Why not? Dare I say, why not?"
This way, I would preserve the integrity of my collector item without risquing making a mess.

attaboy
i plan to get one of each and have him dual wield. that way, no ugly shield.

shajaki wrote:attaboy
i plan to get one of each and have him dual wield. that way, no ugly shield.

No shield?
Oh well, paint it is!

shajaki wrote:all this talk about swords, why not just go the Dr Wu route? two versions to choose from.

Where's the fun in that? When I did do hobby painting (many, many years ago, now) I loved doing it! I had a Millennium Falcon that came out beautifully, though I didn't do really fine detailing. I really enjoyed it. These days I do not have a steady enough hand to handle it...

Acquire airbrush and compresser. Mask off bits you want preserved on the sword. Spray with gloss black (from a spray can or an airbrush). Once dried, airbursh with Tamiya Chrome Silver (or Alclad II Chrome Silver if you're really, REALY experienced/crazy).

That is all.

Optimizzy wrote:Yes. The correct phrase would be "couldn't care less".

Thanks for correcting my brain fart comment. I was typing it on the fly at my job.

megatronus wrote:

G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 wrote:That's exactly it,,, he does care lol.. it's funny how people get so anal hurt off of someone's opinion. I guess I hit it where it hurts.

Don't flatter yourself.

You hit it on the head Megatronus. I don't know what that guy's referring to and I certainly didn't let him get anywhere near my anus.

All right, I bit the bullet and bought the new AOE Leader OP. Pretty damn expensive at 105$ US shipped to Canada. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to receive it!

Hot on the heels of the in-hand pictorial we reported on, here comes a video review of the AD-31 Armor Knight Optimus Prime from Takara Tomy. To recap, this is the same base mold as AD01/Hasbro Optimus Prime (which you can see in our galleries, right here) but features heavy remolding of the head, chest, arms (which now include swiveling wrists) and feet as well as a premium metallic paint finish that really stands out. Not to mention, a brand new sword and shield!

The review is short and to the point, as well as being spoken entirely in Japanese, but showcases the figure quite well, and even shows how the faceswapping gimmick works!



Armor Knight Optimus has been released in Japan and is currently on it's way to US e-tailers such as BBTS and TFSource as we speak, should make it to US shores/in-hand by the end of November, beginning of December.

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

Courtesy of Autobase Aichi Facebook, we get a look at in-package images of the Toys'R'Us Japan exclusive Movie Advanced EX Rollbar. Rollbar is a redeco of Generations Skids. We also get a look at the back of the package revealing Rollbar's bio.

Rollbar is perfectly satisfied taking orders. He rejects even thinking about being a leader. Yet he still is both intelligent and a skilled fighter, characteristics that make him a trusted soldier.

Next up is some additional in-hand images of Takara Tomy's Micron Campaign Carnivac. Also a Toys'R'Us Japan limited exclusive for buy 3000 yen worth of Transformers product.

i guess.. good for those who want a rollbar. though i thought the focal point for the breakout battle set was EMOP.

*watches video*
holy crap! did the original leader prime have wrist swivels? this one does!

I like Carnivac, and I hope will be easy to get couple of those.

Point One: I'm quite happy I bought AD-31 from Amazon yesterday.

Point Two: Any idea if this Rollbar is out yet? I don't have his mold and the Rollbar one is as good as any but it would fit my AoE Detolf area.

Katarn84 wrote:Point Two: Any idea if this Rollbar is out yet? I don't have his mold and the Rollbar one is as good as any but it would fit my AoE Detolf area.

You'll have to ask Toys "R" Us stores in Japan to find out.

I think I'll wait for the news to come out.

I think I'm glad I picked up a version of this guy on eBay. Sounds like it might be a few hoops to jump through to get the retail version, and probably cheaper too. It's a nice paintjob.

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Now You guys can watch in English!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!