PS-01 Primars Video Review
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011 9:40PM CST
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YouTube reviewer peaugh has posted a review of TFCToy's super-deformed rendition of Optimus Prime PS-01 Primars. The figure appears to be roughly deluxe size and has a lot of nice little touches: removable face plate, movable eyebrows, LED light-up eyes, and more. Check out the video review below.
Credit(s): peaugh
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Re: PS-01 Primars Video Review (1189199)
Posted by Beericade on March 1st, 2011 @ 10:25pm CST
Posted by Beericade on March 1st, 2011 @ 10:25pm CST
That little guy rocks! 
Re: PS-01 Primars Video Review (1189206)
Posted by MGrotusque on March 1st, 2011 @ 10:47pm CST
Posted by MGrotusque on March 1st, 2011 @ 10:47pm CST
That's not bad at all actually!
What makes me laugh is that this little guy has swivel feet and a waist that rotates but Hasbro couldn't do it with deluxe Warpath.
What makes me laugh is that this little guy has swivel feet and a waist that rotates but Hasbro couldn't do it with deluxe Warpath.
Re: PS-01 Primars Video Review (1189210)
Posted by GetRightRobot on March 1st, 2011 @ 11:04pm CST
Posted by GetRightRobot on March 1st, 2011 @ 11:04pm CST
He is so cute!! I must have him....uh *cough* I mean, thats fraggin sick dude!!
Re: PS-01 Primars Video Review (1189247)
Posted by Pr1meSuspect on March 2nd, 2011 @ 1:59am CST
Posted by Pr1meSuspect on March 2nd, 2011 @ 1:59am CST
He's so cute and "super- deformed!" 
Re: PS-01 Primars Video Review (1189252)
Posted by Ravage XK on March 2nd, 2011 @ 3:38am CST
Posted by Ravage XK on March 2nd, 2011 @ 3:38am CST
I am actually pretty impressed with this figure. Its pretty basic but its clearly had a lot of thought put into it. Plenty of detail and nice little touches. I was prepared to dismiss it as a novelty but I quite like it in the same way I like Disney's Prime/Mickey cross over.
I really must stop watching these reviews as half the fun of a new transformer is getting it in your hands and discovering its features for yourself. Video reviews tend to kill that and I feel I dont need to buy the figure myself, so they save me money which is a good thing for me but bad for the retailers.
I really must stop watching these reviews as half the fun of a new transformer is getting it in your hands and discovering its features for yourself. Video reviews tend to kill that and I feel I dont need to buy the figure myself, so they save me money which is a good thing for me but bad for the retailers.
Re: PS-01 Primars Video Review (1189315)
Posted by whacko on March 2nd, 2011 @ 9:40am CST
Posted by whacko on March 2nd, 2011 @ 9:40am CST
This little figure is really awesome. However I am not sure yet if he is $60 awesome. I know there is a lot of overhead with making these custom short run toys but I wish there was a way that 3rd party Transformer makers could deliver a figure like this one more in the $30 price range.
Re: PS-01 Primars Video Review (1189317)
Posted by Ravage XK on March 2nd, 2011 @ 9:41am CST
Agreed, I think these third parties are taking advantage somewhat.
Posted by Ravage XK on March 2nd, 2011 @ 9:41am CST
whacko wrote:This little figure is really awesome. However I am not sure yet if he is $60 awesome. I know there is a lot of overhead with making these custom short run toys but I wish there was a way that 3rd party Transformer makers could deliver a figure like this one more in the $30 price range.
Agreed, I think these third parties are taking advantage somewhat.
Re: PS-01 Primars Video Review (1189340)
Posted by GetRightRobot on March 2nd, 2011 @ 10:30am CST
I'm not real clear on the costs for producing something like this, but I imagine it is considerable. The actually product manufactured and assembled in China most likely costs very little per unit. But the R & D and packaging, moulds, graphic artists etc, I'm sure they are not making $50 profit a figure or anything. Certainly they are making money, but I wonder how much is actual take home profit?
Posted by GetRightRobot on March 2nd, 2011 @ 10:30am CST
Ravage XK wrote:whacko wrote:This little figure is really awesome. However I am not sure yet if he is $60 awesome. I know there is a lot of overhead with making these custom short run toys but I wish there was a way that 3rd party Transformer makers could deliver a figure like this one more in the $30 price range.
Agreed, I think these third parties are taking advantage somewhat.
I'm not real clear on the costs for producing something like this, but I imagine it is considerable. The actually product manufactured and assembled in China most likely costs very little per unit. But the R & D and packaging, moulds, graphic artists etc, I'm sure they are not making $50 profit a figure or anything. Certainly they are making money, but I wonder how much is actual take home profit?
Re: PS-01 Primars Video Review (1189346)
Posted by Kibble on March 2nd, 2011 @ 10:53am CST
Well, one question is how much are the 3rd parties actually charging per unit? All we know is the retailers are selling them for $60. For example, we know iGear charges $110 for Arcee and BBTS charges $140. If I had to guess, BBTS is getting some kind of wholesale discount and is paying less than $110 a piece for theirs...and I'm also gessing they're not getting dicked with the $17 shipping fee for each figure either so these guys appear to be making a healthy profit per fig. Anyhow, the point is...are they $30 a pop and the retailers just charge $60? Who knows?
Posted by Kibble on March 2nd, 2011 @ 10:53am CST
Ravage XK wrote:whacko wrote:This little figure is really awesome. However I am not sure yet if he is $60 awesome. I know there is a lot of overhead with making these custom short run toys but I wish there was a way that 3rd party Transformer makers could deliver a figure like this one more in the $30 price range.
Agreed, I think these third parties are taking advantage somewhat.
Well, one question is how much are the 3rd parties actually charging per unit? All we know is the retailers are selling them for $60. For example, we know iGear charges $110 for Arcee and BBTS charges $140. If I had to guess, BBTS is getting some kind of wholesale discount and is paying less than $110 a piece for theirs...and I'm also gessing they're not getting dicked with the $17 shipping fee for each figure either so these guys appear to be making a healthy profit per fig. Anyhow, the point is...are they $30 a pop and the retailers just charge $60? Who knows?
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