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The figure looks great.

Too bad it didn't come with alternate head(s) and or some power ups that would make Armada leader class Optimus Prime jealous

But I will keep quiet a little and not complain

Hasbro's Silver Knight Optimus Prime



Takara's Silver Knight Optimus Prime

mooncake623 wrote:Hasbro's Silver Knight Optimus Prime



Takara's Silver Knight Optimus Prime

I actually like both versions a lot; for different reasons. If Hasbro's version was cheaper I would have picked it up already. Any idea for price comparison's sake between these two?

BBTS has this for $80 bucks

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK11943&mode=retail

Online Retailer Amiami has posted Official Images of Takara Tomy AD31 Silver Knight Optimus Prime. These images show Optimus in both robot and alt modes, his different faces and his Weapons. Check out the images we've mirrored below and remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

this is the kind of premium we deserve for a leader prime. cant wait!

These images were already released some time ago.

KirbyForce1 wrote:These images were already released some time ago.

the face switching pics? dont think so. they appear to be "new" news on a number of sites. you should really let go of your anger towards the news staff guy.

$80? Thats it?? Man I hope these dont sell out before christmas. It looks great.

shajaki wrote:

KirbyForce1 wrote:These images were already released some time ago.

the face switching pics? dont think so. they appear to be "new" news on a number of sites. you should really let go of your anger towards the news staff guy.

I think he means the official pics.

Sabrblade wrote:

shajaki wrote:

KirbyForce1 wrote:These images were already released some time ago.

the face switching pics? dont think so. they appear to be "new" news on a number of sites. you should really let go of your anger towards the news staff guy.

I think he means the official pics.

Maybe so but we never posted it here.

Reminds me a little of the MG Unicorn Gundams and how the heads change. The mechanics are similar.

every movie prime should have this gimmick or something similar

TOOK'EM SEVEN YEARS

If you like movie4 leader Optimus - buy it. More power to you.

But to me, it's a clumsy, kibble-shackled mold that bears only a passing resemblance to the lithe, flexible CGI model they used for the movie. All the action sequences I saw showed Prime with a form-fitting, almost organic humanoid physique, that had extremely pliable armor plating. This toy? Nope.

Easy pass. Evasion Prime was the only no-brainer purchase of the lot, and that, only because it was so G1-friendly. So far the movie4 assortment has been a huge letdown.

Shockwave7 wrote:If you like movie4 leader Optimus - buy it. More power to you.

But to me, it's a clumsy, kibble-shackled mold that bears only a passing resemblance to the lithe, flexible CGI model they used for the movie. All the action sequences I saw showed Prime with a form-fitting, almost organic humanoid physique, that had extremely pliable armor plating. This toy? Nope.

Easy pass. Evasion Prime was the only no-brainer purchase of the lot, and that, only because it was so G1-friendly. So far the movie4 assortment has been a huge letdown.

Pray tell how they could make it more movie accurate? It's going to have back kibble no matter what. Or are you the type that's G1 or nothing?

Really, most of the Movie Generations are great, as is the Generations line in general.

TheVenocWarlord wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:If you like movie4 leader Optimus - buy it. More power to you.

But to me, it's a clumsy, kibble-shackled mold that bears only a passing resemblance to the lithe, flexible CGI model they used for the movie. All the action sequences I saw showed Prime with a form-fitting, almost organic humanoid physique, that had extremely pliable armor plating. This toy? Nope.

Easy pass. Evasion Prime was the only no-brainer purchase of the lot, and that, only because it was so G1-friendly. So far the movie4 assortment has been a huge letdown.

Pray tell how they could make it more movie accurate? It's going to have back kibble no matter what. Or are you the type that's G1 or nothing?

Really, most of the Movie Generations are great, as is the Generations line in general.

agreed. as many others have pointed out, matching a toy to the actual movie model is damn near impossible. the silver knight prime from the movie has ZERO kibble. he cant conceivably transform into his iconic truck mode.

Is it just me, or is the head with no face the best looking?



(I'm sure it's just a trick of the camera angle, but...)

shajaki wrote:

TheVenocWarlord wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:If you like movie4 leader Optimus - buy it. More power to you.

But to me, it's a clumsy, kibble-shackled mold that bears only a passing resemblance to the lithe, flexible CGI model they used for the movie. All the action sequences I saw showed Prime with a form-fitting, almost organic humanoid physique, that had extremely pliable armor plating. This toy? Nope.

Easy pass. Evasion Prime was the only no-brainer purchase of the lot, and that, only because it was so G1-friendly. So far the movie4 assortment has been a huge letdown.

Pray tell how they could make it more movie accurate? It's going to have back kibble no matter what. Or are you the type that's G1 or nothing?

Really, most of the Movie Generations are great, as is the Generations line in general.

agreed. as many others have pointed out, matching a toy to the actual movie model is damn near impossible. the silver knight prime from the movie has ZERO kibble. he cant conceivably transform into his iconic truck mode.

great? that's laughable.

these figures are awful. they're cheap feeling, they lack paint, they lack articulation, and they're tiny. so no, they're FAR from great.

you're telling me that, had hasbro put in more effort, the shoulder kibble couldn't have folded up neater? the waist panels couldn't have folded up more neatly? the fuel tanks on his back couldn't have been hidden somewhere?

see.. i believe they could've done all of that.. but no, not with a simplistic line like this, that would add too many steps.. cause, you know, that's way too many steps for a kid.. cause.. apparently there are tons of kids out there with $47 to purchase this thing.

the whole line has been a failure.. there are two main line bad guys TWO. the on screen dinobots aren't even close to being in scale and aren't even close to being colored correctly.. as for the main autobots.. if you want those figure colored correctly, you're going to have to pay extra. it's ridiculous.

Hmmm new face, and coloring.....

same old backpack!!!! NO DICE!

TimothyR wrote:

shajaki wrote:

TheVenocWarlord wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:If you like movie4 leader Optimus - buy it. More power to you.

But to me, it's a clumsy, kibble-shackled mold that bears only a passing resemblance to the lithe, flexible CGI model they used for the movie. All the action sequences I saw showed Prime with a form-fitting, almost organic humanoid physique, that had extremely pliable armor plating. This toy? Nope.

Easy pass. Evasion Prime was the only no-brainer purchase of the lot, and that, only because it was so G1-friendly. So far the movie4 assortment has been a huge letdown.

Pray tell how they could make it more movie accurate? It's going to have back kibble no matter what. Or are you the type that's G1 or nothing?

Really, most of the Movie Generations are great, as is the Generations line in general.

agreed. as many others have pointed out, matching a toy to the actual movie model is damn near impossible. the silver knight prime from the movie has ZERO kibble. he cant conceivably transform into his iconic truck mode.

great? that's laughable.

these figures are awful. they're cheap feeling, they lack paint, they lack articulation, and they're tiny. so no, they're FAR from great.

you're telling me that, had hasbro put in more effort, the shoulder kibble couldn't have folded up neater? the waist panels couldn't have folded up more neatly? the fuel tanks on his back couldn't have been hidden somewhere?

see.. i believe they could've done all of that.. but no, not with a simplistic line like this, that would add too many steps.. cause, you know, that's way too many steps for a kid.. cause.. apparently there are tons of kids out there with $47 to purchase this thing.

the whole line has been a failure.. there are two main line bad guys TWO. the on screen dinobots aren't even close to being in scale and aren't even close to being colored correctly.. as for the main autobots.. if you want those figure colored correctly, you're going to have to pay extra. it's ridiculous.

Dude i couldnt agree with u more........this line has been the biggest bust in the movie lines. I wont get into my hatred for the movies cuz someone will freak out lol, but i agree with all the money hasbro charges for a damn smaller toy, u think they would have engineered it better........oh well thats why i didnt bother with any of the leaders etc, just the dinos, and those were hit and miss too

That Prime looks awesome and I want him. Even if he's not as well engineered, that paintjob puts him on ROTF Optimus Prime levels of awesome.

Let's hope a 3P company is kind enough to make a replacement backpack assembly that can fold up better. It shouldn't be too difficult, you could probably do it on Shapeways (although painting it would be an arse). If someone did that, this would be pushed from almost perfect to perfect. We can't get a perfectly movie accurate AoE Prime because his transformation, whilst not outright physics-defying, certainly defies all modern engineering.

Also, I...kinda like the orange sword. It looks like hot metal...

TimothyR wrote:

shajaki wrote:

TheVenocWarlord wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:If you like movie4 leader Optimus - buy it. More power to you.

But to me, it's a clumsy, kibble-shackled mold that bears only a passing resemblance to the lithe, flexible CGI model they used for the movie. All the action sequences I saw showed Prime with a form-fitting, almost organic humanoid physique, that had extremely pliable armor plating. This toy? Nope.

Easy pass. Evasion Prime was the only no-brainer purchase of the lot, and that, only because it was so G1-friendly. So far the movie4 assortment has been a huge letdown.

Pray tell how they could make it more movie accurate? It's going to have back kibble no matter what. Or are you the type that's G1 or nothing?

Really, most of the Movie Generations are great, as is the Generations line in general.

agreed. as many others have pointed out, matching a toy to the actual movie model is damn near impossible. the silver knight prime from the movie has ZERO kibble. he cant conceivably transform into his iconic truck mode.

great? that's laughable.

these figures are awful. they're cheap feeling, they lack paint, they lack articulation, and they're tiny. so no, they're FAR from great.

you're telling me that, had hasbro put in more effort, the shoulder kibble couldn't have folded up neater? the waist panels couldn't have folded up more neatly? the fuel tanks on his back couldn't have been hidden somewhere?

see.. i believe they could've done all of that.. but no, not with a simplistic line like this, that would add too many steps.. cause, you know, that's way too many steps for a kid.. cause.. apparently there are tons of kids out there with $47 to purchase this thing.

the whole line has been a failure.. there are two main line bad guys TWO. the on screen dinobots aren't even close to being in scale and aren't even close to being colored correctly.. as for the main autobots.. if you want those figure colored correctly, you're going to have to pay extra. it's ridiculous.

The whole line a failure? Now THAT'S laughable.

Some figures are better than others, and some are plain bad, but there are plenty of winners.

mooncake623 wrote:Hasbro's Silver Knight Optimus Prime



Takara's Silver Knight Optimus Prime

But those are different molds... the first is FE, and the other is based on the mainline Leader.