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Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

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Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

Postby ZeroWolf » Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:13 am

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Greetings Seibertronians! Thanks to the folks over at Bleeding Cool, we've learned that Modern Icons have teamed up with Hasbro again (following their Cobra Commander and Snake Eyes replica helmets from G.I. Joe) to give the fabs another helmet from a beloved franchise. Which one? Which do you think ;)

That's right fellow fans, you can now open a replica helmet based on Optimus Prime (G1 styling)!

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Complete with light up eyes and a variety of sound effects, this helmet will allow fans to step into the shoes of one of the best known characters that the 80s ever gave us.

The helmet is exclusive to Gamestop, and this is what they have to say:

Gamestop wrote:Modern Icons and Hasbro are proud to present the Optimus Prime Replica Transformers Helmet. Inspired by the Generation 1 version of Optimus Prime as seen in the Transformers 80's cartoon, this GameStop exclusive, with unique design, is a fully wearable helmet with light-up eyes and authentic sounds and phrases. This legacy-inspired piece will add to any avid fan's Transformers collection.


The price of this helmet will be $129.99 and is set to be released in August 2021.

Would this be a good addition to your collection?

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Re: Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

Postby First-Aid » Thu Apr 01, 2021 12:04 pm

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I'm curious as to the actual safety profile of this. I can't see it being used for bike riding or skating due to issues with vision obstruction; may be "useful" for paintball but it's not very camouflaged. If you just want to be epically geeky, this is a certain winner.
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Re: Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

Postby cloudballoon » Thu Apr 01, 2021 12:17 pm

I can't imagine anyone would use it as a bike helmet. It's a collectible. For home, Halloween, and cosplay, so the safety standard shouldn't be much more than make it breathable?
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Re: Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

Postby First-Aid » Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:49 pm

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cloudballoon wrote:I can't imagine anyone would use it as a bike helmet. It's a collectible. For home, Halloween, and cosplay, so the safety standard shouldn't be much more than make it breathable?


Probably, but let's face it: an Optimus Prime of Megatron motorcycle helmet would be flippin awesome...
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First-Aid wrote:Okay, did anyone else notice that we all get a wonderful shot of Starscreams crotch anytime he sits in that throne? That's unnerving. Couldn't they have put n extra flap in there? It's....weird.


Its kind of like Basic Instinct, but not in a good way...


Goddammit, now I can't unsee it.
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Re: Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

Postby masterX244 » Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:55 pm

Any source for this for those that live across the pond? (europe)

Edit: Gamestop itself prvents shipping via cargo forwarder by checking if the payment account country matches
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Re: Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

Postby joevill » Fri Apr 02, 2021 8:40 am

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This looks great! I just pre-ordered it thanks!
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Exclusive Megatron Helmet Replica Unveiled by Gamestop

Postby william-james88 » Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:53 am

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Gamestop has a new exclusive up on their website. It is a wearable Transformers G1 Megatron head. An Optimus Prime head was also previously revealed. It is $109, and needs 3 AA batteries for the eyes to light up. There is some pretty awesome inner sclupting, you can see that in the images below. This product will be coming out in August.

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Re: Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

Postby o.supreme » Wed Jun 16, 2021 12:07 pm

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Re: Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

Postby DeathReviews » Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:02 pm

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Heh. This is appealing. Does it do voice changing as well? For the price tag it ought to. Though if they were going to do a Decepticon voice-changer helmet, I thought for sure they'd go with Shockwave or Soundwave...
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Re: Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

Postby That_Guy » Wed Jun 16, 2021 2:09 pm

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DeathReviews wrote:Heh. This is appealing. Does it do voice changing as well? For the price tag it ought to. Though if they were going to do a Decepticon voice-changer helmet, I thought for sure they'd go with Shockwave or Soundwave...



on the gamestop website

Electronic collectible helmet with LED light-up eyes and authentic Megatron voice phrases and sounds.
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Re: Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

Postby Overcracker » Wed Jun 16, 2021 2:14 pm

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DeathReviews wrote:Heh. This is appealing. Does it do voice changing as well? For the price tag it ought to. Though if they were going to do a Decepticon voice-changer helmet, I thought for sure they'd go with Shockwave or Soundwave...



on the gamestop website

Electronic collectible helmet with LED light-up eyes and authentic Megatron voice phrases and sounds.



Cool. does he say "Fleeshliings" and "Optimus Priiimmmeee" at the end of every sentence?
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Re: Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

Postby primalxconvoy » Wed Jun 16, 2021 4:29 pm

For that price, it should have come with Frank Welker voice samples. I don't really think the "inner sculpting" is really a relevant sales feature. It's about as relevant as "beautiful stitched imagery" on the insides of a pair of underpants...

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Re: Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

Postby TOO MUCH ENERGON! » Thu Jun 17, 2021 6:25 am

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Re: Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

Postby khrome » Thu Jun 17, 2021 6:29 am

FINALLY.. they can now take me seriously at my office meetings.
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Re: Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

Postby DeathReviews » Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:20 am

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Maybe they'd toss in a Beast Wars style "Yeeeeeeesssssssss" for the helmet. But given the list of features, it doesn't seem to include any voice changing function. That's a minus, to be sure. Every Optimus helmet in recent history has had a voice changing option......
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Re: Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

Postby Rodimus Prime » Thu Jun 17, 2021 8:47 pm

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If I had the extra cash, I would get one just for laughs. And depending on how it obstructs my vision, I'd wear it while driving down the road if I could. But I'd paint the helmet black to make it comic accurate.
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Re: Modern Icons Unveil Replica Optimus Prime Helmet

Postby primalxconvoy » Thu Jun 17, 2021 8:53 pm

khrome wrote:FINALLY.. they can now take me seriously at my office meetings.


Or as a supermarket manager:

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