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[Counterpunch]

So basically you can get the Evasion mode Prime with chrome, and a faceplate, in the two pack with Grimlock

OR

Evasion mode Prime without chrome, closer G1 robot mode, with flames, and a faceplate with the 6th or 7th domestic release of the Classic Prime mold, with chrome. Don't know about you but I'm having a hard time figuring out which set I want.

I feel like the confusion about which product you prefer is part of the business strategy with all of these repaints. Somewhere in these, if you mix and match parts, is the perfect versions of each of these molds. Curious to see what people come up with.

Agreed. >:oP

[ScoutBumblebee]

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[Yotsuyasan]

Thank you!

And thank you!

[T-Macksimus]

How many times am I going to have to go through putting up with epic "facepalm" moments throughout this line?? Once again they came SO close to having what I would consider a winner and then they go and do something SO stupid to make it all not worth buying.
Classics Prime all chromed out? Yes, please! Evasion Mode Prime? Meh... it's growing on me.
Put them together... Bought on sight!

Wait a minute... let's put bold, blue flames on the G1 design!


**** You Hasbro! You just lost another sale do to the STUPIDEST of moves.
If this had been the first E-Mode paint job, I would have put aside my minor issues with the mold and bought this set in a heartbeat. This movie line is a farce. A complete and total joke highlighted by piss-poor decisions.

Oh, and Hasbro... you can take your 67 Camaro Bumblebee and shove it up your *** too. I finally got to see one in hand and it's dark JACK-O-LANTERN Friggin' ORANGE! Not anywhere close to the yellower range of orange as some of the pictures suggest. It's DEEP orange!

So that makes zero sales now on the movie figures as far as my potential purchases go. Good job Hasbro! I've actually bought more from the BH and Animated lines and I hated just about everything that came out in those lines.

[Bumblevivisector]

Won't a lot of us end up swapping the heads to get the G1-iest Optimus possible, then repaint the one with the mouth and flames brown and rusty like he actually appears in the movie? Not yet sure if I'm really into this movie's toys enough to want to do an extensive repaint, but it seems like that'd be the point of buying the evasion mold twice.

I mean, we can't count on getting an official rusty repaint, since Has/Tak executives surely consider it counter-intuitive to make a toy look dirty and corroded when it'd be easier and cheaper to make it look shiny and new anyway.

And for the record, the only TF parts swap return I ever did was when I bought Titanium War Within Op, then double-dipped on the 2-pack because Megatron was impossible to find individually. Nothing broken of missing on the one that went back to the store (in proper twist ties etc), he just didn't have as nice a paint job as the one I kept.

(I wanted to get off this track, but had to share that when I saw -Kanrabat-'s pic; I feel your pain!)

[-Kanrabat-]

Won't a lot of us end up swapping the heads to get the G1-iest Optimus possible, then repaint the one with the mouth and flames brown and rusty like he actually appears in the movie? Not yet sure if I'm really into this movie's toys enough to want to do an extensive repaint, but it seems like that'd be the point of buying the evasion mold twice.

I mean, we can't count on getting an official rusty repaint, since Has/Tak executives surely consider it counter-intuitive to make a toy look dirty and corroded when it'd be easier and cheaper to make it look shiny and new anyway.

And for the record, the only TF parts swap return I ever did was when I bought Titanium War Within Op, then double-dipped on the 2-pack because Megatron was impossible to find individually. Nothing broken of missing on the one that went back to the store (in proper twist ties etc), he just didn't have as nice a paint job as the one I kept.

(I wanted to get off this track, but had to share that when I saw -Kanrabat-'s pic; I feel your pain!)

Yeah, goddamn Henkei OP. I bought it on Ebay and returning it was out of the question. No way I was paying shipping again just to have the toy itself refunded. I would have lost 40$ that way. Sigh.

Anyway, there's only ONE reason for me to buy that 2-pack and it's only if it come out in Quebec and it get on sale. Then I'd keep it sealed in box. Why? I have both Henkei Classic OP (That I paid a fortune for) and AoE Evasion OP. For me, head-swapping the regular Evasion OP is pointless because his vehicle mode may be G1, but his robot mode is Movie. That in itself IS awesome enough.
However, I just KNOW sooner or later, Evasion OP WILL be on sale. When it will be around 15$, I will buy it again and repaint it as the rusty white cab. That is, if HasTak dont do it first. I suck at painting figures, but I think I can manage the "rusty" look.

[Poyguimogul]

Imma buy two! cuz i luvs me sum classics, and the FAB Prime of 07, movie Trilogy Prime, and this DLX evasion Prime can be buddies.

[bvzxa]

I feel like I could use the blue tinted glass from classics prime and put it on the two pack and it will be almost perfect

[Burn]

How many times am I going to have to go through putting up with epic "facepalm" moments throughout this line?? Once again they came SO close to having what I would consider a winner and then they go and do something SO stupid to make it all not worth buying.
Classics Prime all chromed out? Yes, please! Evasion Mode Prime? Meh... it's growing on me.
Put them together... Bought on sight!

Wait a minute... let's put bold, blue flames on the G1 design!


**** You Hasbro! You just lost another sale do to the STUPIDEST of moves.
If this had been the first E-Mode paint job, I would have put aside my minor issues with the mold and bought this set in a heartbeat. This movie line is a farce. A complete and total joke highlighted by piss-poor decisions.

Oh, and Hasbro... you can take your 67 Camaro Bumblebee and shove it up your *** too. I finally got to see one in hand and it's dark JACK-O-LANTERN Friggin' ORANGE! Not anywhere close to the yellower range of orange as some of the pictures suggest. It's DEEP orange!

So that makes zero sales now on the movie figures as far as my potential purchases go. Good job Hasbro! I've actually bought more from the BH and Animated lines and I hated just about everything that came out in those lines.

You rant amuses me. Thank you for that.

[shajaki]

On fleamarkets and parts graveyards, i was suggesting where a majority of little kids toys end up anyways, so I flat out dont feel guilty for toddlers who get a not so perfect figure.

So here your argument is that, because over time some kids toys will become less then pristine over time, it is acceptable to sell them pre-messed up toys? Seriously?

Even discounting adult collectors, which admittedly (as much as we like to tell ourselves otherwise) are not Hasbro's primary market, not all kids trash their toys. Some take care of them.

when i was a kid, i was in LOVE with my toys. i looked after them, cherished them even. which is probably why im a collector today. doing things like that can potentially ruin a childs experience with toys. maybe that kid wont be a collector and fan like us?

[Shockwave7]

I'll keep an eye out for bargain bins so I can get one to swap out the heads on my evasion prime for the face plate version and broom the rest

[-Kanrabat-]

I'll keep an eye out for bargain bins so I can get one to swap out the heads on my evasion prime for the face plate version and broom the rest

That is, if the scalpers dont come to it first to resell for gonzillions of dollars on Ebay.

[Burn]

I'll keep an eye out for bargain bins so I can get one to swap out the heads on my evasion prime for the face plate version and broom the rest

That is, if the scalpers dont come to it first to resell for gonzillions of dollars on Ebay.

Hopefully they clear Florida out first.

[shajaki]

oh yeah... my comment on the new 2 pack...

does anyone else think its funny that this (classics mold) prime is miles above the $100 cloud prime? other than the sake of completeness, whos gonna buy that thing? unless theres a legion of people out there in love with cloud prime, i just hate that black wind vane. the 2 pack classics prime is can almost contend with henkei convoy.

evasion prime, im indifferent about the flames. personally i think its odd that the first version of him didnt have the flames. i mean, it is a movie prime. movie prime always has flames. so the fact that they catered to the fandom right off the bat is pretty cool. unfortunately the only one im definitely not buying is the easiest one to get (regular retail).

also, im practically drooling over the thought of a rusted up movie accurate version.

[megatronus]

oh yeah... my comment on the new 2 pack...

does anyone else think its funny that this (classics mold) prime is miles above the $100 cloud prime? other than the sake of completeness, whos gonna buy that thing? unless theres a legion of people out there in love with cloud prime, i just hate that black wind vane. the 2 pack classics prime is can almost contend with henkei convoy.

evasion prime, im indifferent about the flames. personally i think its odd that the first version of him didnt have the flames. i mean, it is a movie prime. movie prime always has flames. so the fact that they catered to the fandom right off the bat is pretty cool. unfortunately the only one im definitely not buying is the easiest one to get (regular retail).

also, im practically drooling over the thought of a rusted up movie accurate version.

I might get the 2-pack, but I'm not sure I like the 2-pack Classics Prime better than Cloud. The chromed thighs is off-putting to me, but I might like it better in person. I certainly like the price better.

Also, the 2-pack evasion Optimus is reminiscent of the ROTF Defender Prime repaint... was never a fan of that deco, but if I'm getting the set for the Classics Prime anyway, I might as well swap heads.

[Shadowstream]

oh yeah... my comment on the new 2 pack...

does anyone else think its funny that this (classics mold) prime is miles above the $100 cloud prime? other than the sake of completeness, whos gonna buy that thing? unless theres a legion of people out there in love with cloud prime, i just hate that black wind vane. the 2 pack classics prime is can almost contend with henkei convoy.

evasion prime, im indifferent about the flames. personally i think its odd that the first version of him didnt have the flames. i mean, it is a movie prime. movie prime always has flames. so the fact that they catered to the fandom right off the bat is pretty cool. unfortunately the only one im definitely not buying is the easiest one to get (regular retail).

also, im practically drooling over the thought of a rusted up movie accurate version.

I'd say the only thing this 2-pack prime has over Henkei Convoy is the sheer amount of chrome, which is cool, but otherwise I think the overall color scheme is kinda drab by comparison. Stripe patterns on the cab aside, the wind vane has ZERO paint on it at all where all other versions had at least SOMETHING. The missing translucent blue is also rather glaring. Overall I'd say if there was no chrome or the chrome itself was sub-par this release looks more like a knock off.

Getting this one for me would be more for the sake of playing with while the Henkei one remains a display piece... which at this point it kind of already is due to how uneasy I am about messing with those panels.

[Optimizzy]

ok. ok hasbro. you can have my money.

I'm switching those heads immediately. My EM Prime needs a faceplate if he's going to be a G1 homage. This version would seem better without a faceplate.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

So many Primes will lose their heads...

[Redneck Grimlock]

Speaking of toy swapping, I saw a broken 1996 original rhinox in a generations rhinox box about a week ago at my local Walmart. It's pretty sad what the world has come to. Also I really want this set!!
I don't have any version of either mold. What versions of the classic prime mold do y'all suggest?
I sorta want united Ultra Magnus and or Botcon Fire Guts Ginrai

[megatronus]

Speaking of you swapping, I saw a broken 1996 original rhinox in a generations rhinox box about a week ago at my local Walmart. It's pretty sad what the world has come to. Also I really want this set!!
I don't have any version of either mold. What versions of the classic prime mold do y'all suggest?
I sorta want united Ultra Magnus and or Botcon Fire Guts Ginrai

Tokyo Toy Show Black Optimus Prime is by far my favorite use of the mold.

Ultra Magnus is nice, and I am looking forward to getting the Fire Guts Ginrai somehow (maybe eBay), but that black Prime is damn sexy.

[Burn]

So many Primes will lose their heads...

In all fairness, it's just karma.

[shajaki]

The chromed thighs is off-putting to me, but I might like it better in person.

the way i rationalize it, is G1 prime had chromed thighs. but i can see how people would think that amount of chrome is overkill.

[SentinelA]

I WILL be getting this. My Classics Prime is getting old.

[Sabrblade]

Imma buy two! cuz i luvs me sum classics, and the FAB Prime of 07, movie Trilogy Prime, and this DLX evasion Prime can be buddies.

Evasion Mode OP is a Voyager.

[Optimizzy]

That much is obvious from this discussion. Me, on the other hand:

Please please please take no offense at this...but:

My first thought was "Hank Williams, Canadian Mountie"