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Site Sponsor Robotkingdom has opened pre-orders for Cybertron Con Exclusive Beast Hunters Ultimate Optimus Prime. Not a lot is known about this figure but it comes in premium packaging number 07 of 30. Stay as Seibertron.com and we will update you when more info is available.

Man, if those exclusive thirty toys aren't available in U.S retail, they're convention exclusives.

Probably a more show-accurate deco than what retail offers. Probably an extra bonus item as well.

Mindmaster wrote:Man, if those exclusive thirty toys aren't available in U.S retail, they're convention exclusives.

I wouldn't get your hopes up that any of the 30 for 30 figures (or whatever they're called) will hit mass retail. The first two are SDCC exclusives, the next three (that we know of) are BBTS/online exclusives, and I'd expect that kind of trend to follow.

ScottyP wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:Man, if those exclusive thirty toys aren't available in U.S retail, they're convention exclusives.

I wouldn't get your hopes up that any of the 30 for 30 figures (or whatever they're called) will hit mass retail. The first two are SDCC exclusives, the next three (that we know of) are BBTS/online exclusives, and I'd expect that kind of trend to follow.

I certainly hope at least several of them are available for purchase in mass retail: I'd like to help celebrate thirty years of Transformers in an affordable way!

So Beast Hunters Prime is #07 of #30 for the 30th Anniversary line? This is drole, this line means nothing then.

MR Optimus Prime wrote:So Beast Hunters Prime is #07 of #30 for the 30th Anniversary line? This is drole, this line means nothing then.

What do you mean? It's supposed to celebrate the whole brand, not just G1 I am loosing count however...

MR Optimus Prime wrote:So Beast Hunters Prime is #07 of #30 for the 30th Anniversary line? This is drole, this line means nothing then.

I gotta agree. A waste of a spot as far as I'm concerned. Although I am being told this version comes with the jet pack and not the dragon spinner.

Wont buy what I cant see. However the current Ultimate Version is a lot bigger in person then I had thought it would be. I have Ultimate Predaking already. Very nice figure.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:So Beast Hunters Prime is #07 of #30 for the 30th Anniversary line? This is drole, this line means nothing then.

What do you mean? It's supposed to celebrate the whole brand, not just G1 I am loosing count however...

Sorry man but this is LAZY. You don't include a brand new toy in this line. MAYBE if you were doing the new Metroplex as Metrotitan. They need to do something like color the re-issue Fort Max in Grand Max colors and just throw the Pretender shell in the box.

MR Optimus Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:So Beast Hunters Prime is #07 of #30 for the 30th Anniversary line? This is drole, this line means nothing then.

What do you mean? It's supposed to celebrate the whole brand, not just G1 I am loosing count however...

Sorry man but this is LAZY. You don't include a brand new toy in this line. MAYBE if you were doing the new Metroplex as Metrotitan. They need to do something like color the re-issue Fort Max in Grand Max colors and just throw the Pretender shell in the box.

Platinum Ultra Magnus is a brand new toy, as it's a retool of Weaponizer Optimus Prime. And he's numbered 3 of 30 for this line.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:So Beast Hunters Prime is #07 of #30 for the 30th Anniversary line? This is drole, this line means nothing then.

What do you mean? It's supposed to celebrate the whole brand, not just G1 I am loosing count however...

Sorry man but this is LAZY. You don't include a brand new toy in this line. MAYBE if you were doing the new Metroplex as Metrotitan. They need to do something like color the re-issue Fort Max in Grand Max colors and just throw the Pretender shell in the box.

Platinum Ultra Magnus is a brand new toy, as it's a retool of Weaponizer Optimus Prime. And he's numbered 3 of 30 for this line.

LAZY!

MR Optimus Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:So Beast Hunters Prime is #07 of #30 for the 30th Anniversary line? This is drole, this line means nothing then.

What do you mean? It's supposed to celebrate the whole brand, not just G1 I am loosing count however...

Sorry man but this is LAZY. You don't include a brand new toy in this line. MAYBE if you were doing the new Metroplex as Metrotitan. They need to do something like color the re-issue Fort Max in Grand Max colors and just throw the Pretender shell in the box.

Platinum Ultra Magnus is a brand new toy, as it's a retool of Weaponizer Optimus Prime. And he's numbered 3 of 30 for this line.

LAZY!

Well, what are you expecting from this line then? Aside from Platinum Ultra Magnus who actually has some major work done to him, and Shockwave's Lab, all so far are just minor shiny repaints of earlier releases. Makes it easier to fill all 30 spots in a year's time I guess.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:So Beast Hunters Prime is #07 of #30 for the 30th Anniversary line? This is drole, this line means nothing then.

What do you mean? It's supposed to celebrate the whole brand, not just G1 I am loosing count however...

Sorry man but this is LAZY. You don't include a brand new toy in this line. MAYBE if you were doing the new Metroplex as Metrotitan. They need to do something like color the re-issue Fort Max in Grand Max colors and just throw the Pretender shell in the box.

Platinum Ultra Magnus is a brand new toy, as it's a retool of Weaponizer Optimus Prime. And he's numbered 3 of 30 for this line.

LAZY!

Well, what are you expecting from this line then? Aside from Platinum Ultra Magnus who actually has some major work done to him, and Shockwave's Lab, all so far are just minor shiny repaints of earlier releases. Makes it easier to fill all 30 spots in a year's time I guess.

I was hoping for something that had to do with the last 30 years. The new Double Dealer re-paint should be in this line over anything I have seen so far. Honestly for the 30th line, re-paint a Bay Movie or Prime Bumblebee as Chromedome and give it a headmaster.

MR Optimus Prime wrote:I was hoping for something that had to do with the last 30 years. The new Double Dealer re-paint should be in this line over anything I have seen so far. Honestly for the 30th line, re-paint a Bay Movie or Prime Bumblebee as Chromedome and give it a headmaster.

Or maybe some Galvatron-love?

Still, this line isn't 'lazy. It's like a line of more elaborate versions of current toys.

RhA wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:I was hoping for something that had to do with the last 30 years. The new Double Dealer re-paint should be in this line over anything I have seen so far. Honestly for the 30th line, re-paint a Bay Movie or Prime Bumblebee as Chromedome and give it a headmaster.

Or maybe some Galvatron-love?

Still, this line isn't 'lazy. It's like a line of more elaborate versions of current toys.

You're right, calling a re-colored toy of a new Magnus a 30th year line that STILL doesn't have painted wheels for FIFTY bucks isn't lazy, it's VERY lazy.

MR Optimus Prime wrote:

RhA wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:I was hoping for something that had to do with the last 30 years. The new Double Dealer re-paint should be in this line over anything I have seen so far. Honestly for the 30th line, re-paint a Bay Movie or Prime Bumblebee as Chromedome and give it a headmaster.

Or maybe some Galvatron-love?

Still, this line isn't 'lazy. It's like a line of more elaborate versions of current toys.

You're right, calling a re-colored toy of a new Magnus a 30th year line that STILL doesn't have painted wheels for FIFTY bucks isn't lazy, it's VERY lazy.

That's not being lazy, that's being cost-efficient. Magnus is one example of a blob of paint not being where you'd like it. Considering the reworking of the figure as a whole... I'll forgive the paint there. Beyond that, Metroplex has some pretty big differences in the paint department and honestly- we've only seen the exterior of this Prime. No way of knowing how much paint is or isn't on it.

Dear god- It's Schrodinger's Optimus!

Why must these be exclusives????? If they're meant to celebrate the 30th anniversary, they should be made available for ALL collectors, not just those of us with the money to go to conventions, but also those of us without the money for conventions.

Hasbro, please, hire a marketing director with some common sense.

Manterax Prime wrote:Why must these be exclusives????? If they're meant to celebrate the 30th anniversary, they should be made available for ALL collectors, not just those of us with the money to go to conventions, but also those of us without the money for conventions.

Hasbro, please, hire a marketing director with some common sense.

"The items in The Thrilling 30's line are to celebrate not just the brand, but also to show our appreciation to the fans who made it all possible. They obviously have fine taste, and the money to show it, so we've created these items just for them."

How much do you wanna bet that's the answer they'll give?

RhA wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:

RhA wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:I was hoping for something that had to do with the last 30 years. The new Double Dealer re-paint should be in this line over anything I have seen so far. Honestly for the 30th line, re-paint a Bay Movie or Prime Bumblebee as Chromedome and give it a headmaster.

Or maybe some Galvatron-love?

Still, this line isn't 'lazy. It's like a line of more elaborate versions of current toys.

You're right, calling a re-colored toy of a new Magnus a 30th year line that STILL doesn't have painted wheels for FIFTY bucks isn't lazy, it's VERY lazy.

That's not being lazy, that's being cost-efficient. Magnus is one example of a blob of paint not being where you'd like it. Considering the reworking of the figure as a whole... I'll forgive the paint there. Beyond that, Metroplex has some pretty big differences in the paint department and honestly- we've only seen the exterior of this Prime. No way of knowing how much paint is or isn't on it.

Dear god- It's Schrodinger's Optimus!

Metroplex has some pretty big differences in the paint department? You mean the chrome face and thighs? Yeah.. Those differences are HUGE.

I'm glad a lot of this crap is exclusive so far.. Because there's not much of it that I want. I do want metroplex for the extra gun and maybe G1 predaking.. But that's about it so far. And no matter what they do to "ultimate" prime, it's an easy pass for me. The thing is way too big, it doesn't fit into the collection, and the alt mode is simply unforgivable.

TimothyR wrote:

RhA wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:

RhA wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:I was hoping for something that had to do with the last 30 years. The new Double Dealer re-paint should be in this line over anything I have seen so far. Honestly for the 30th line, re-paint a Bay Movie or Prime Bumblebee as Chromedome and give it a headmaster.

Or maybe some Galvatron-love?

Still, this line isn't 'lazy. It's like a line of more elaborate versions of current toys.

You're right, calling a re-colored toy of a new Magnus a 30th year line that STILL doesn't have painted wheels for FIFTY bucks isn't lazy, it's VERY lazy.

That's not being lazy, that's being cost-efficient. Magnus is one example of a blob of paint not being where you'd like it. Considering the reworking of the figure as a whole... I'll forgive the paint there. Beyond that, Metroplex has some pretty big differences in the paint department and honestly- we've only seen the exterior of this Prime. No way of knowing how much paint is or isn't on it.

Dear god- It's Schrodinger's Optimus!

Metroplex has some pretty big differences in the paint department? You mean the chrome face and thighs? Yeah.. Those differences are HUGE.

I'm glad a lot of this crap is exclusive so far.. Because there's not much of it that I want. I do want metroplex for the extra gun and maybe G1 predaking.. But that's about it so far. And no matter what they do to "ultimate" prime, it's an easy pass for me. The thing is way too big, it doesn't fit into the collection, and the alt mode is simply unforgivable.

Given the size of Metroplex- Yes. Those are some big differences.

And why would it matter that these are exclusives anyway? If you don't want them, well... Don't buy 'em. I don't see the problem with these toy being available somewhere specific of at the supermarket on your streetcorner if you're ignoring them anyway.

RhA wrote:

TimothyR wrote:

RhA wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:

RhA wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:I was hoping for something that had to do with the last 30 years. The new Double Dealer re-paint should be in this line over anything I have seen so far. Honestly for the 30th line, re-paint a Bay Movie or Prime Bumblebee as Chromedome and give it a headmaster.

Or maybe some Galvatron-love?

Still, this line isn't 'lazy. It's like a line of more elaborate versions of current toys.

You're right, calling a re-colored toy of a new Magnus a 30th year line that STILL doesn't have painted wheels for FIFTY bucks isn't lazy, it's VERY lazy.

That's not being lazy, that's being cost-efficient. Magnus is one example of a blob of paint not being where you'd like it. Considering the reworking of the figure as a whole... I'll forgive the paint there. Beyond that, Metroplex has some pretty big differences in the paint department and honestly- we've only seen the exterior of this Prime. No way of knowing how much paint is or isn't on it.

Dear god- It's Schrodinger's Optimus!

Metroplex has some pretty big differences in the paint department? You mean the chrome face and thighs? Yeah.. Those differences are HUGE.

I'm glad a lot of this crap is exclusive so far.. Because there's not much of it that I want. I do want metroplex for the extra gun and maybe G1 predaking.. But that's about it so far. And no matter what they do to "ultimate" prime, it's an easy pass for me. The thing is way too big, it doesn't fit into the collection, and the alt mode is simply unforgivable.

Given the size of Metroplex- Yes. Those are some big differences.

And why would it matter that these are exclusives anyway? If you don't want them, well... Don't buy 'em. I don't see the problem with these toy being available somewhere specific of at the supermarket on your streetcorner if you're ignoring them anyway.

Because they are LAME for a 30th line.

It matters because some of us DO WANT them but don't have the money to get them since they're DAMN EXCLUSIVES!!! Not to mention aftermarket prices going up and up and up and up....

It's insane.




Where's Hasbro's common sense button? I have a feeling someone hasn't pushed it in a looooong time.

Manterax Prime wrote:It matters because some of us DO WANT them but don't have the money to get them since the DAMN EXCLUSIVES!!! Not to mention aftermarket prices going up and up and up and up....

It's insane.

It's not nearly as bad as you're making it out to be and you're coming off a bit of a cry baby over it.

They are collectors items. From 1 right on through to 30. Collectors items can be hard to get for even seasoned collectors. If money is an issue and you want them so bad, do something to make more money. Save, budget, second job, whatever.

Welcome to Transformers.

MR Optimus Prime wrote:

RhA wrote:

TimothyR wrote:

RhA wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:

RhA wrote:

MR Optimus Prime wrote:I was hoping for something that had to do with the last 30 years. The new Double Dealer re-paint should be in this line over anything I have seen so far. Honestly for the 30th line, re-paint a Bay Movie or Prime Bumblebee as Chromedome and give it a headmaster.

Or maybe some Galvatron-love?

Still, this line isn't 'lazy. It's like a line of more elaborate versions of current toys.

You're right, calling a re-colored toy of a new Magnus a 30th year line that STILL doesn't have painted wheels for FIFTY bucks isn't lazy, it's VERY lazy.

That's not being lazy, that's being cost-efficient. Magnus is one example of a blob of paint not being where you'd like it. Considering the reworking of the figure as a whole... I'll forgive the paint there. Beyond that, Metroplex has some pretty big differences in the paint department and honestly- we've only seen the exterior of this Prime. No way of knowing how much paint is or isn't on it.

Dear god- It's Schrodinger's Optimus!

Metroplex has some pretty big differences in the paint department? You mean the chrome face and thighs? Yeah.. Those differences are HUGE.

I'm glad a lot of this crap is exclusive so far.. Because there's not much of it that I want. I do want metroplex for the extra gun and maybe G1 predaking.. But that's about it so far. And no matter what they do to "ultimate" prime, it's an easy pass for me. The thing is way too big, it doesn't fit into the collection, and the alt mode is simply unforgivable.

Given the size of Metroplex- Yes. Those are some big differences.

And why would it matter that these are exclusives anyway? If you don't want them, well... Don't buy 'em. I don't see the problem with these toy being available somewhere specific of at the supermarket on your streetcorner if you're ignoring them anyway.

Because they are LAME for a 30th line.

I think we can safely close the file on this.

Down_Shift wrote:

Manterax Prime wrote:It matters because some of us DO WANT them but don't have the money to get them since the DAMN EXCLUSIVES!!! Not to mention aftermarket prices going up and up and up and up....

It's insane.

It's not nearly as bad as you're making it out to be and you're coming off a bit of a cry baby over it.

They are collectors items. From 1 right on through to 30. Collectors items can be hard to get for even seasoned collectors. If money is an issue and you want them so bad, do something to make more money. Save, budget, second job, whatever.

Welcome to Transformers.

Really? Name calling? That's great.

I'm sorry, but releasing toys that should be normal in store exclusives for a line that is still currently running doesnt seem like the best way to celebrate 30 years.

Isn't saying "if you don't like it, you don't have to buy it" a ridiculous tired statement at this point..? You're right, if I don't like it, I'm not going to buy it.. But being that a couple of these things take up slots in a line of 30 figures.. Yes, I can complain that these slots could've been better utilized by giving the fans something different.

This line is definitely geared more towards the adult collector.. So why are we getting to remolds of current toys that look to be primarily meant for kids? It doesn't make any sense and it just seems like they'd rather have a few gems in the line of 30 and just fill the rest of it with repaints.

Hopefully it gets better.