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Website · by **STngAR** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:07 am

All I'm seeing is a gray bot with some rust color here and there. Not even close for me.

:MAXIMAL:

News Credits: 2 · by **BERSEKAEL** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:14 am

FINALLY!!! oh well, robot mode... nice try, poor apps

I think Hasbro color apps machines are not working or out of ink... :-x

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:40 am

looks too clean & bright,should be more of an off white with a hell of a lot more "rust". I dont think this mold is ever going to get a good paint job by hasbro or takara

by **shocksound96** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:44 am

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:54 am

Doesn't look that bad to me, and I like that Transforming gift card too.

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 2:51 am

....****, I'm gonna have to get this, aren't I? It may not be 100% absolutely perfect, but it's good enough for me.

News Credits: 15 · by **Ravage XK** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:01 am

I think the final figure may have less "rust" than this is showing. I bet its hand painted and as they paint more and more it will become tiresome and they just wont put as much effort or care in.

The bot mode needs more paint, he suddenly becomes Ultra Magnus's cab bot when he transforms

I do like it though.

by **frogbat** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:31 am

well impressed with this but I agree re the faceplates this one should be without and the g1 deco should be with

wonder how many will buy 1 of each and switch

News Credits: 3 · by **No One** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 4:43 am

LOL that card transforms more than AOE Leader Class Optimus Prime.

by **LeL** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 5:39 am

Still the custom Optimus turns out far better.... :-?

News Credits: 15 · by **Ravage XK** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:06 am

LeL wrote:Still the custom Optimus turns out far better....

Well it would wouldn't it? Much more time and effort put into a custom figure than a mass produced figure.

by **RSDADDIMUS2** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:06 am

OHHH...me likey. I'm gonna stalk this figure until he's available. :BOWDOWN:

by **Rated X** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:07 am

So little rust ? Why the grey ? It looks more like primer than rust to me ? The whole figure should have been rusty orange with patches of dark brown...

by **MenaceRX** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:28 am

I like it, probably darker in person, remember it set against white lighting and a white back ground. Anyway if the price is under 65 with import fee's I will pick it up, if its more I will pass, the standard Voyager is good enough for me.

News Credits: 26 · by **reluctantyouth** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:32 am

Ugh,

I was super excited when I saw the weathered truck mode only to be disappointed when I saw robot mode. I'm awaiting my AD-02 Optimus paint job and will only have that and the Hasbro version. There are just too many things missed here and would have made it a definite buy

1) Where are the weather/painted hubcaps? (Unpainted Takara...really?)
2) Where in the world are 90% of the weather paint apps in robot mode Takara?
3) A new head mold with REMOVABLE faceplate so he could be displayed with either look (hint hint wink wink Takara and Hasbro)- get on with it!!

Overall I agree with others who've said the bot mode is just too damn clean to be screen accurate...easy pass

(I hope BBTS does have it for fans that gotta have it)

~reluctantyouth~

News Credits: 1 · by **MightyMagnus78** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:49 am

Shame I just dropped £30 on AD02 this morning. Should have logged in earlier. :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 1 · by **T-Macksimus** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:51 am

reluctantyouth wrote:Ugh,

I was super excited when I saw the weathered truck mode only to be disappointed when I saw robot mode. I'm awaiting my AD-02 Optimus paint job and will only have that and the Hasbro version. There are just too many things missed here and would have made it a definite buy

1) Where are the weather/painted hubcaps? (Unpainted Takara...really?)
2) Where in the world are 90% of the weather paint apps in robot mode Takara?
3) A new head mold with REMOVABLE faceplate so he could be displayed with either look (hint hint wink wink Takara and Hasbro)- get on with it!!

Overall I agree with others who've said the bot mode is just too damn clean to be screen accurate...easy pass (I hope BBTS does have it for fans that gotta have it)

~reluctantyouth~

Not sure how you missed the wheels being brown/weathered but they most certainly are in that picture and there is even rust streaks on the tires just like you would see if it were a regular POS rusting out truck. But yeah, the bot mode is a bit too clean, at least around the upper torso.

So far I'm seeing 3 versions of this same mold and not a single one of them can manage to pull off a look that screams "Buy me!" All are close but I'd have to buy all 3 and mix and match parts to get 1 figure that has all the elements of a figure worth buying. Sorry Hasbro and Takara but that just isn't happening. I'll go without before I fall into that stupid little money grubbing trap.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 8:22 am

Don't tell me you all were deceived by the glare of the evening sun making everything in the video look orangish. This is very close to what he looks like in the trailer. The truck is whitish gray.

by **noctorro** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:09 am

Megatron Wolf wrote:looks too clean & bright,should be more of an off white with a hell of a lot more "rust". I dont think this mold is ever going to get a good paint job by hasbro or takara

I don't think you're ever going to be positive about anything movie related :KREMZEEK:

I already haz the chrome version with faceplate that came with Voyager Grimlock and really like it. But if I can find it for the right price I'm also getting this version.
Looks great! Hopefully we'll also get a voyager version of the upgraded Optimus.
I'm trying to stick to voyagers, Grimlock being the only Leader this time.

News Credits: 26 · by **reluctantyouth** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:41 am

T-Macksimus,

I'm colorblind and totally could not see that the wheels were painted and had rust streaks. I had to do a second and third look. I truly struggle with coloring and would not attempt to do any of my own customizing. Thanks for letting me know the wheels are painted!

~reluctantyouth~

T-Macksimus wrote:
reluctantyouth wrote:Ugh,

I was super excited when I saw the weathered truck mode only to be disappointed when I saw robot mode. I'm awaiting my AD-02 Optimus paint job and will only have that and the Hasbro version. There are just too many things missed here and would have made it a definite buy

1) Where are the weather/painted hubcaps? (Unpainted Takara...really?)
2) Where in the world are 90% of the weather paint apps in robot mode Takara?
3) A new head mold with REMOVABLE faceplate so he could be displayed with either look (hint hint wink wink Takara and Hasbro)- get on with it!!

Overall I agree with others who've said the bot mode is just too damn clean to be screen accurate...easy pass (I hope BBTS does have it for fans that gotta have it)

~reluctantyouth~

Not sure how you missed the wheels being brown/weathered but they most certainly are in that picture and there is even rust streaks on the tires just like you would see if it were a regular POS rusting out truck. But yeah, the bot mode is a bit too clean, at least around the upper torso.

So far I'm seeing 3 versions of this same mold and not a single one of them can manage to pull off a look that screams "Buy me!" All are close but I'd have to buy all 3 and mix and match parts to get 1 figure that has all the elements of a figure worth buying. Sorry Hasbro and Takara but that just isn't happening. I'll go without before I fall into that stupid little money grubbing trap.

by **SFXPrime** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:00 am

I'm digging this, it may be missing some rust, but this will probably be the closest I will ever get to movie accuracy. Now if I can just get a blasted Black and Blue Drift and not the fifty shades of blue Drift that we got initially. :-x

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:40 am

SFXPrime wrote:I'm digging this, it may be missing some rust, but this will probably be the closest I will ever get to movie accuracy. Now if I can just get a blasted Black and Blue Drift and not the fifty shades of blue Drift that we got initially.

You have recieved a message from Hasbro:

Sorry, no black and blue drift BUT specially for you we have Drift as a ... wait for it... helicopter? Arent you happy now?

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:42 am

That gift card is giving me flashbacks to Botcon 2007. Slow-burn redeco plan in action once again :lol:

by **SFXPrime** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:53 am

william-james88 wrote:
SFXPrime wrote:I'm digging this, it may be missing some rust, but this will probably be the closest I will ever get to movie accuracy. Now if I can just get a blasted Black and Blue Drift and not the fifty shades of blue Drift that we got initially.

You have recieved a message from Hasbro:

Sorry, no black and blue drift BUT specially for you we have Drift as a ... wait for it... helicopter? Arent you happy now?

by **same138** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 2:24 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Don't tell me you all were deceived by the glare of the evening sun making everything in the video look orangish. This is very close to what he looks like in the trailer. The truck is whitish gray.

RUBSIGN!!! Betcha Marky Mark wipes it with an oily rag and

appears.

Having bought the EU Voyager at the weekend and absolutely loving it all i can say is, I want a Faceplate head! It's the only slightly disappointing thing about the toy. Don't mind the rusty paintjob version.