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I'm mildly interested in the Starscream figure as its a mold if Screamy I don't have. That would, however, require me to financially support the movie side of the business. I swore a long time ago never to do that again. Such a pickle......

Ironhidensh wrote:I'm mildly interested in the Starscream figure as its a mold if Screamy I don't have. That would, however, require me to financially support the movie side of the business. I swore a long time ago never to do that again. Such a pickle......

At the very least, it's a good mold.

THey released this mold many times,but it still looks so good!Even with the slight modifications over the years.

Ironhidensh wrote:I'm mildly interested in the Starscream figure as its a mold if Screamy I don't have. That would, however, require me to financially support the movie side of the business. I swore a long time ago never to do that again. Such a pickle......

The way I see it, you are supporting Takara's practice to celebrate anniversaries and give us awesome paint apps, more than anything else. These are older molds and Hasbro already got all the support for those so this wouldnt really count in their numbers (at least not nearly as much as when that mold first came out).

I encourage whatever I like, and I like these. So I am buying 3

And guys, I cannot stress it enough how awesome it is that we are getting this leader Optimus at that price.

This version looks so nice. Does anybody know if it can still combine with ROTF Jetfire? I assume he can but you never know. I sold my ROTF leader Prime awhile ago, but I still have Jetfire and I was thinking about picking this one up.

Sharkticon Soup wrote:This version looks so nice. Does anybody know if it can still combine with ROTF Jetfire? I assume he can but you never know. I sold my ROTF leader Prime awhile ago, but I still have Jetfire and I was thinking about picking this one up.

Do you remember where Jetfire connects with prime in that belly area? I ask because the 5 areas retooled for this release are the following:

Forearms: no longer have swing out sword (thank GOD)
Hands: now have articulated fingers
Gas tanks: now removeable
Abdominal area: those red hook pieces have been cut and the abdominal area was resulpted to look like organic abs.

Jetfire hooks onto the feet (no problem) and pelvis. Now I do not know if the reworked abdominal area means any change to the pelvis. If it does, then he cant connect, but if it doesnt and the pelvis is intact, then it would still be able to connect.

So it isn't a straight reissue of buster prime?

Ironhidensh wrote:So it isn't a straight reissue of buster prime?

No way, its much better, its a "straight" reissue of this guy with a retooled head:

https://tfsource.com/transformers-asia/aps01u/

It has the most intricate paint apps so far. Just check all the details from the top shoulder to the forearm. Buster has that all in silver while this guy has individually colours gears and rivets. Its gonna be insane.

william-james88 wrote:

Sharkticon Soup wrote:This version looks so nice. Does anybody know if it can still combine with ROTF Jetfire? I assume he can but you never know. I sold my ROTF leader Prime awhile ago, but I still have Jetfire and I was thinking about picking this one up.

Do you remember where Jetfire connects with prime in that belly area? I ask because the 5 areas retooled for this release are the following:

Forearms: no longer have swing out sword (thank GOD)
Hands: now have articulated fingers
Gas tanks: now removeable
Abdominal area: those red hook pieces have been cut and the abdominal area was resulpted to look like organic abs.

Jetfire hooks onto the feet (no problem) and pelvis. Now I do not know if the reworked abdominal area means any change to the pelvis. If it does, then he cant connect, but if it doesnt and the pelvis is intact, then it would still be able to connect.

Jetfire doesn't connect to the pelvis, per se. The pieces just "rest" there, via the circular indents and the bottom of the windshield panels. The main connection is on the back, hooking onto the hinge and snapping onto the roof panel.

then in that case, they connect.

I have to be honest, I wish he had a little more paint on his head. He looks a little bland around the eyes and he has no silver on his ear antennae. The promo shot on BBTS shows he has those, but they aren't present here, so I don't know what to think. That's not to say I'm not impressed with the rest of the paint, but his face just looks a little barren.

Wow, I didn't realize they changed so much on this mold. Thanks for the info, William, JelZe. I think I'm going to have to preorder this guy.

Going on the wishlist. I need a new version of this mold soon, especially now that my 2009 one is used since I first got it. I do hope I can get him at some point with how my job is currently, though. But if there's a KO of this at a lower price tag, I'd get it.

Happy to finally pull the trigger on this Leader class Prime! The only one I have is the one from the first movie which is good but a bit chunky.

Via Loopaza Mega Store on Facebook, who have scanned the latest issue of hobby magazine Figure King, we have some more images of the Takara Tomy 10th Anniversary Transformers Movie figures, with special spotlight on Leader class Optimus Prime. You can check out the images mirrored below, and join the conversation in the Energon Pub!

Note: the scans also include extra information on MP-36 Megatron - we'll be covering this in another story shortly

Hi-Res Scan Figure King No. 226 Transformers

This month Japanese Magazine "Figure King" of Transformers covering the reformat of the Leader Class Optimus Prime which is originally from ROTF. The latest retool version featuring movable hands with the knuckle parts and weapon accessories.

Dr Va'al wrote:Via Loopaza Mega Store on Facebook, who have scanned the latest issue of hobby magazine Figure King, we have some more images of the Takara Tomy 10th Anniversary Transformers Movie figures, with special spotlight on Leader class Optimus Prime. You can check out the images mirrored below, and join the conversation in the Energon Pub!

Note: the scans also include extra information on MP-36 Megatron - we'll be covering this in another story shortly

Hi-Res Scan Figure King No. 226 Transformers

This month Japanese Magazine "Figure King" of Transformers covering the reformat of the Leader Class Optimus Prime which is originally from ROTF. The latest retool version featuring movable hands with the knuckle parts and weapon accessories.

Not a lazy re-issue but actually with new features! Takara can suck at times with their ambitious Tracks/Roadrage mold but this one looks like a home run!

fenrir72 wrote:Not a lazy re-issue but actually with new features! Takara can suck at times with their ambitious Tracks/Roadrage mold but this one looks like a home run!

What's new in this release that wasn't already in previous Asia Premium Series releases?

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Not a lazy re-issue but actually with new features! Takara can suck at times with their ambitious Tracks/Roadrage mold but this one looks like a home run!

What's new in this release that wasn't already in previous Asia Premium Series releases?

Fingers? At least that's what the headline in another site tformers.com presented.

fenrir72 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Not a lazy re-issue but actually with new features! Takara can suck at times with their ambitious Tracks/Roadrage mold but this one looks like a home run!

What's new in this release that wasn't already in previous Asia Premium Series releases?

Fingers? At least that's what the headline in another site tformers.com presented.

From the latest APS version.

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Not a lazy re-issue but actually with new features! Takara can suck at times with their ambitious Tracks/Roadrage mold but this one looks like a home run!

What's new in this release that wasn't already in previous Asia Premium Series releases?

Fingers? At least that's what the headline in another site tformers.com presented.

From the latest APS version.

What I stated. Poseable fingers.What is the issue then? Accuracy of my post? Was it inaccurate with the fingers thingie?

fenrir72 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Not a lazy re-issue but actually with new features! Takara can suck at times with their ambitious Tracks/Roadrage mold but this one looks like a home run!

What's new in this release that wasn't already in previous Asia Premium Series releases?

Fingers? At least that's what the headline in another site tformers.com presented.

From the latest APS version.

What I stated. Poseable fingers.What is the issue then? Accuracy of my post? Was it inaccurate with the fingers thingie?

I was asking what was new for this release that wasn't in the APS versions. You suggested the fingers, which I answered as those having already been in the most recent APS version.

Takara has not done anything new with this toy. Every feature comes from a previous release of the figure. However the combination of features is new. It's the first time he comes with the knuckle AND a faceplate at the same time for instance. But Takara hasnt made any new feature that wasnt there before.

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Not a lazy re-issue but actually with new features! Takara can suck at times with their ambitious Tracks/Roadrage mold but this one looks like a home run!

What's new in this release that wasn't already in previous Asia Premium Series releases?

Fingers? At least that's what the headline in another site tformers.com presented.

From the latest APS version.

What I stated. Poseable fingers.What is the issue then? Accuracy of my post? Was it inaccurate with the fingers thingie?

I was asking what was new for this release that wasn't in the APS versions. You suggested the fingers, which I answered as those having already been in the most recent APS version.

And the source I read this issue from (okay Burn don't go ballistic with this)

http://tformers.com/mb-11-10th-annivers ... /news.html

made a big fuss for articulated fingers. Maybe not all people are aware of this feature. Maybe you could confirm if the original mold of this figure never had "articulated fingers".

Then this re-issue is just is one of the many GREAT examples of how Takara goes an extra mile with their versions (which is a 5/5 to me) like UW Devs (elbows, weapons, two faces) UW Bruticus with Blastoff etc etc

The articulated fingers are not new, as stated. But the feature was planned for the original RotF release, making it to the stock photo stage. However, the economic crisis of 2008 meant that the parts count had to be lowered a bit, and designs simplified. Starscream, Sideways, Rampage and Optimus Prime were the most noticeably affected, in the latter case the hands became solid pieces:



This was kept for all iterations of the mold until the APS-01U Optimus Prime Ultimate Edition. That release has both the Jetwing and Striker accessories, and even adds 2-2-1 articulated fingers, plus a knuckle buster and battle hooks. It's that release the 10th Anniversary release is based on.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:The articulated fingers are not new, as stated. But the feature was planned for the original RotF release, making it to the stock photo stage. However, the economic crisis of 2008 meant that the parts count had to be lowered a bit, and designs simplified. Starscream, Sideways, Rampage and Optimus Prime were the most noticeably affected, in the latter case the hands became solid pieces:



This was kept for all iterations of the mold until the APS-01U Optimus Prime Ultimate Edition. That release has both the Jetwing and Striker accessories, and even adds 2-2-1 articulated fingers, plus a knuckle buster and battle hooks. It's that release the 10th Anniversary release is based on.

So hip hip hurray then! Takara did give us an extra incentive to get these beauties!