The Energon Pub

Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:30 pm

I've been thinking of either getting NightWatch Prime or Classics Prime, and I'm not sure of which one I should get. I know NW is bigger and he looks cool, but there's just something nostolgic about Classics. Plus he is half the price, and could become harder to find.

Thanks!

News Credits: 8 · Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:54 pm

NW Prime is a far more intricate transformation, and your right, he does look cool.

However his weapon sucks, he has alot of kibble, and seems to large when compaired to the rest of the figures.

Classics Prime is more to scale, posses great, and has 2 cool guns. His alt is extremely lacking.

So if I had to decide, well....

Hell, I got two of each, get NW Prime now cause he's a limited run, and with Takara rehashing the line, Classics Prine will still be atainable too even if you have to wait a bit.

But if you can, I'd just spend it now, another $20 wont make or break ya!

News Credits: 2 · Thu Jan 24, 2008 2:19 pm

Classics Prime is the way to go

Dont encourage habro to do batman figure esque repaints.
Nightwatch prime? What the hell does that even mean, he repaints himself at night?

A repaint should be new character, or a g1 homage, not an adjective stuck before the name of the character.

News Credits: 97 · Thu Jan 24, 2008 2:23 pm

Go with Classics Prime. He's among the best Prime figures around. Sturdy, poseable, and just generally PRIME.

News Credits: 4 · Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:02 pm

I'll add my support to the case for Classics Prime. When I first saw the topic I thought it was gonna be something like "if you had to pick 1 Prime toy out of them all which would it be?" so I considered all the options while the thread loaded and still came to the Classics decision.

Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:09 pm

I'm for classics prime.
He looks better in both modes and has lots and lots of wepons cleverly hidden in his alt mode! ^^

Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:24 pm

Thanks for the input guys! ok Classics Prime it is. I just wish he didn't have that yellow paint on him. It's the only problem I can see

News Credits: 9 · Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:50 pm

Damn, late to the party again, but FWIW...

woosh wrote:I'm for classics prime.
He looks better in both modes and has lots and lots of wepons cleverly hidden in his alt mode! ^^

I agree exc. for the alt mode, Classics Prime's is not very realistic, and that's what I like in alt modes. but I'm a sucker for alt modes that hide weapons, as well as robot modes that can store said weapons without forcing the robot to hold it in his hand. Plus, NW prime doesn't look like Movie Prime, while Classics Prime is Prime all the way. Or most of the way, anyway.

News Credits: 8 · Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:20 pm

Classics Prime is a great choice!

He realy is a fun bot.

However to everyone bashing NW Prime, I have to say, I HATE REPAINTS!

Looking at news post pics of this figure made me not care for him what so ever, still In hand...

This figure has something about him that the pictures aren't picking up. Again, I hate repaints, and usualy skip them quick!

However this figure I had to get and I'm glad I did. I haven't introduced him to the rest of the collective yet so I'm still undecided as to if he's going to be good or evil.

See reguardless of the bio, when I buy a figure it's mine, and I'll give it whatever backround I see fit.

Scourge has been out of comission lately(TM2 Megtron removed his light piping), and this would be a nice upgrade.

Then again, he does look real heroic...

Any thoughts?

Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:11 am

i say buy what you want. if you think it's cool, then it's cool. so buy what what you like. my advise is this; get what you want within the bounds you can afford. if you can afford both, then get both. it's a toy. just make sure and save the box.

Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:14 am

buy Classics. the Hasbro marketeer that thought of "Nightwatch" should find his eyeballs on a silver plate in a sleazy Chinese restaurant.

Cheers!

News Credits: 4 · Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:37 am

neliz wrote:buy Classics. the Hasbro marketeer that thought of "Nightwatch" should find his eyeballs on a silver plate in a sleazy Chinese restaurant.

Cheers!

Slightly harsh isn't it?

Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:22 am

Sid Burn wrote:What the hell does that even mean, he repaints himself at night?

But of course! Optimus is savvy enough to know makeup is the way to go for a bot's night out~ :o)

In all honesty though, I'm a bit undecided. If you have the regular Movie Leader Prime, I'd go with classics or vice versa. It is a tough choice.

Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:34 am

jazzrules wrote::shock: Slightly harsh isn't it?

If we don't stop them now, we'll get a pink "Barbyfest Prime" because Prime saw a My Little Pony when he climbed out of that swimming pool.

I'd say, loose the flames.

Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:48 am

Actually it was Ironhide that climbed out of the pool.

Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:56 am

PorQPine wrote:Actually it was Ironhide that climbed out of the pool.

Armorpink Ironhide... *shudders*

Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:17 pm

Yeah just the thought of a pink Ironhide makes me want to vomit(he was my favorite from the movie)

but anyways yeah I'll go with Classics. Right now I have movie Voyager Prime and he's alright, but I just hate how the windshield and for his chest isn't the same one in his vehicle mode. It just seems cheap.

Is Classics the same size as Voyager?

Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:56 pm

Eh... As far as Classics Prime goes, he's pretty tiny for a voyager. People complain about Blackout's size, but man... Classics Prime is called a voyager, but honestly he's somewhere on the fence between too big to be with my deluxes, and too small to be with my voyagers.

That being said, I enjoy the classics prime figure. A lot. Its alt. mode could've had a leveled top and gone without the indvane cannon thing, but in 'bot mode the extra firepower just makes him look so awesome.

Nightwatch Prime... Maybe if I weren't in America. I think it was UK (Could be wrong on the country here, someone please confirm this) that got a short run of Nightwatch Prime before the Allspark line was released. The special run of the figure was lacking the bright blue paint apps that get called the light of the Allspark. The thing looked so beautiful without the light blues. When I held Nightwatch in my hand the other day, I thought about how awesome it would be to have a leader-class Nemesis Prime (We all know that's who NW Prime really is) in my collection but that lightblue just kills it. Its what keeps me from getting First Strike Prime, too.

If you could get your hands on that limited run Nightwatch Prime then get him, or else get Classics Prime and use that extra twenty you've still got to get some awesome stuff..... Like a G2 yellow Hook with no accesories which you will immediately mail to me. :grin:

Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:20 am

Liege Evilmus wrote:Scourge has been out of comission lately(TM2 Megtron removed his light piping), and this would be a nice upgrade.

Then again, he does look real heroic...

Any thoughts?

Mine was immediately de-boxed, bopped on the head, and renamed Scourge. He might need a little more black paint and he will need his tiny little emblem filed off and repainted, but other than that... an almost-honorable bad guy.

That said, for the sake of replying to the topic, go with Classics. He's really fun. Mine specializes in over-dramatic poses.

Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:55 am

Get Classics Optimus Prime! :grin:

He's one of the best Prime figs ever released, tough figure, tight joints, very articulate(20points of articulation!), extremely playable and versatile, great trailer truck mode, has two hidden weapons and "hidden weapon systems"! :APPLAUSE: