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News Credits: 905 · by **Mach** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:35 am

Our friends over at Xovergen (http://xovergen.com/) has sent us some exclusive promotional images for their upcoming products - Supreme Tactical Commander Grand Patriot.

Grand Patriot's design is based on Rolling Thunder Optimus Prime. The toys come with 2 version, first version is conventional red and blue & second version is green in colour.

Each toy consist of:

- 1 figure
- 1 trailer (transformable into base)
- 2 fusion guns
- 2 arm cannons
- 2 exchangable heads
- 1 matrix
- 12 pages comic + instruction

The toy is scheduled for delivery before the end of December 2010.

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News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:43 am

Delivery in late December 2010? Was there ordering info that I missed for this? If not how do you order one?

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:49 am

LOST Cybertronian wrote:Delivery in late December 2010? Was there ordering info that I missed for this? If not how do you order one?

Same here, any word on who will be carrying this?

I thought I would really like this in all green, but now after seeing it I'm not so sure. I think it might look better in camo. May just go with the regular prime colors.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:01 pm

I don't need an extra Prime, so I'll probably get the one in green if/when a place to order it shows up.

I think I may call him Big Shot.

by **Samurai Bludgeon** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:12 pm

Love the paint apps/job on the red/blue GP. The trailer seems to have quite a few nice extra features instead of just sitting there lol. I looked over their web site but could not find any info on price...

News Credits: 8 · by **LiKwid** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:33 pm

OoOOoO very nice! Im torn on the colors though. Does the green server as a homage to anyone? Im not too familiar with it. Might just get the green one, not too many big green transformers around

News Credits: 3 · by **Midnight_Fox** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:41 pm

LiKwid wrote:OoOOoO very nice! Im torn on the colors though. Does the green server as a homage to anyone? Im not too familiar with it. Might just get the green one, not too many big green transformers around

It's the color scheme of the original GI Joe Rolling Thunder toy that his altmode is based on.

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 1:05 pm

I really wanted the green version to be darker and more muted. That bright green may be a deal-breaker.

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 1:11 pm

In this picture the colors seem darker. Which I hope is correct.

This picture, the colors are much lighter which I am hoping has to do with the camera.

News Credits: 3 · by **Midnight_Fox** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 1:31 pm

I like it, definite purchase for me. Still unsure of which color scheme to get though.

News Credits: 3 · by **Fistful of Energon** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 1:46 pm

by the end of THIS year??

seriously?

some price and ordering info would be much appreciated Xovergen :roll:

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 1:57 pm

Nice figure! WIsh i could afford some of these third party figs.

Looking at his chest, where the front grill of the vehicle mode is...am I crazy or does that look like there's going to be a speaker there?

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 2:07 pm

First-Aid wrote:Nice figure! WIsh i could afford some of these third party figs.

Looking at his chest, where the front grill of the vehicle mode is...am I crazy or does that look like there's going to be a speaker there?

It looks to be just the front grill that opens up and houses the matrix.

News Credits: 32 · by **UltraPrimal** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 2:10 pm

How much?

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 2:31 pm

I absolutely love Don Figueroa's designs, and Rolling Thunder is up there with the best. But I'm just not sure if this figure does him justice. And what's with the bright blue cannons? An easy pass given everything else that's coming up.

News Credits: 3 · by **Name_Violation** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 2:35 pm

i like that green one. reminds me of the unreleased g2 Toxitron repaint of prime

News Credits: 23 · by **Prime Evil** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 2:46 pm

So glad that they did decide to do a green one as well as a normal Prime colored one. I'll be picking up the green one and I've already have a spot for him on my shelf. Now, where is that dang preorder???

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:01 pm

Not bad, but damn that green is bright.
Waiting for the Nemesis version and if that won't show up I may take the G1 coloured one.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:27 pm

I think I'll be going with the green version. It's actually pretty cool of them to offer both color schemes up front, instead of releasing the traditional color first then waiting till those have sold and offering the alternate. Just like the KnightMorpher form Mastermind creations, had they listed the Black and tradition colors up front I would have just got the black version, because it looks more realistic in alt mode. Although it sounds like they improved the figure for the black release so I'm cool with re-buying it.

News Credits: 14 · by **DecepticonFinishline** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:27 pm

I like the green one a lot. It reminds me of the Classics 2.0 Springer, and I think it's a very creative idea to have Prime and Springer share the same protoform mold. Not that it's meant to be Springer... But... You guys know what I'm getting at.

by **InvaderJes** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:56 pm

Yes! I want to use the red Optimus with the green trailer/battle station as Christmas Convoy! :lol:

by **MINDVVIPE** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:10 pm

Yea, as much as this is cool, I don't like either colours, since I was hoping for the yellow orange scheme... I'll save the cash for the FP Junkions and future projects like Broadside.

by **Samurai Bludgeon** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:13 pm

MINDVVIPE wrote:...I'll save the cash for the FP Junkions and future projects like Broadside.

Wait...FP is going to do a Broadside? Holy god that sounds so awesome... what info is there on it?

by **MINDVVIPE** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:15 pm

Samurai Bludgeon wrote:
MINDVVIPE wrote:...I'll save the cash for the FP Junkions and future projects like Broadside.

Wait...FP is going to do a Broadside? Holy god that sounds so awesome... what info is there on it?

My bad if that doesn't end up an actual "Broadside", but it might be. Either way, that looks like its gonna be a sick triple changer.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 4:39 pm

Samurai Bludgeon wrote:
MINDVVIPE wrote:...I'll save the cash for the FP Junkions and future projects like Broadside.

Wait...FP is going to do a Broadside? Holy god that sounds so awesome... what info is there on it?

There's no info, only concept drawings. So we'll see if they decide to do it.

As for this Rolling Thunder Prime, it's got a strange-looking head sculpt, but it's a nice looking toy. Kind of old-school, in a way, like it wouldn't be out of place in later G1 or G2.