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News Credits: 5 · by **skywarp-2** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:50 am

I may be going out on a limb here, but has anyone noticed.. and it is hard to tell from this small image..

but it looks almost like Buster Optimus Prime can turn his head sideways..

take a look, and you be the judge..

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:13 am

skywarp-2 wrote:I may be going out on a limb here, but has anyone noticed.. and it is hard to tell from this small image..

but it looks almost like Buster Optimus Prime can turn his head sideways..

take a look, and you be the judge..

Does that men the original can't?

by **Nujevad** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:30 am

It can, but because of the wiring, it's limited.

News Credits: 5 · by **skywarp-2** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:22 am

yeah i guess the other version's head does move as well..

I was just thinking that if it has a mouth piece that comes up, that maybe that was going to hamper the head movement..so with me pointing out that his head is turned, I figured maybe that might be a clue as to if the mouth plate is there below the chin or not..or maybe it is in the sides of the face??

who knows..

Damn we need more pics of this prototype!!!

by **The Royalty** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:44 am

what makes me wonder is if jetfire will also receive a little bit of love from takara and add more stuff to the combination and his robot mode itself
but yeah this looks pretty good, i liked the idea of those guns before so i might purchase him instead of the original

by **Dagon** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:13 am

kirbenvost wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:You have got to be kidding me!!!

Why didn't they do this from the start?!! I don't want to have to pay for the same figure all over again if the only differences are a new face and new weapons! This is just not fair!

If they were smart, they should've gotten this right the first time so they wouldn't have to do rerelease the same figure with minimal changes only a few months after the first version that looks almost exactly the same as this updated version.

And we learn the lesson of the Movie line. Don't rush out and buy it right away, because they're going to release a better version later. I'm just glad I found out about this today, because I planned to buy Leader Prime tomorrow.

True. As much as we fans complain about repaints and stuff in cartoon-related lines, the first movie line and so far this second one have been the standard bearers for slightly tweaking and better painting figures over and over again. For movie one we got the initial toys and then the Premiums, and I seem to remember the Best Buy Ratchet/MEgatron repaint metallics were possibly slated to be spread to all the voyagers, but that was deep sixed and we only got Deep Space Starscream. This, $50 more for a gun? IF it gets a domestic release even? I don't know......
"Look everyone! Malibu Stacey has a new hat!!!"

by **Jazzkidz9321** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:57 pm

I really hope they change the hand problems (give it movable fingers)

by **Alex Jones** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:02 pm

Here's hoping they come out with an upgrade and repaint of Leader Megatron (ROTF) with wings.

by **g2grimmy64** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:52 pm

Cog-Jammit! Why don't they make 'em that way the first time around?!

News Credits: 5 · by **skywarp-2** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:41 am

here is a better image of the Buster Prime Preview..

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:37 am

Can it combine with Jetfire?

That's what I wanna know...

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:18 am

Diem wrote:Can it combine with Jetfire?

That's what I wanna know...

I don't ree why it wouldn't. I mean, it's the same figure. All that's different are the head and the pipes.

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:00 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Diem wrote:Can it combine with Jetfire?

That's what I wanna know...
I don't ree why it wouldn't. I mean, it's the same figure. All that's different are the head and the pipes.

Thanks mate.

by **kingjovius** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:15 am

skywarp-2 wrote:I may be going out on a limb here, but has anyone noticed.. and it is hard to tell from this small image..

but it looks almost like Buster Optimus Prime can turn his head sideways..

take a look, and you be the judge..

lol my normal one can!?!?!?!?!

And WOw if his not wearing his battle mask!!!!!!!!! F#@K

News Credits: 5 · by **skywarp-2** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:15 am

I am seriously starting to believe this one doesn't have a mask that covers his face.. in which case, if it is premium panted and chromed, I will be switching heads with the original..