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Website · by **Fires_Of_Inferno** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 11:58 pm

Oooooohhhhkay. I suppose I'm the only guy here who thinks this thing is completely awesome! Seriously, I would have killed all your mothers for something like this as a child! I wouldn't call it Optimus Prime of course, I'd call it something different. I dunno, like, Xorax The Mountain Trembler! He looks pretty well sized, and he transforms automatically! Of course it's going to look like crap, but consider the direction they may be taking Transformers in with something like this! I mean, what did we get before this that transformed on it's own? Jumpstarters and Battlechargers right? I mean I wouldn't buy this thing, (ok I MIGHT) but I'm sure there's going to be kids out there who would want two!

by **FortMacs** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:11 am

well that looks terrible. I don't have even the slightest interest in that thing.

News Credits: 6 · by **BeastProwl** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:39 am

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote: I mean, what did we get before this that transformed on it's own?

Wasn't Has/Tak, but I CANT be the only guy who remembers V-Bot. It was 10 times cooler than this, and it transformed automatically and did about 100 different things, and it was programmable and could play and dance to your MP3 music.
Just sayin, optimus mclongarms here aint so great.

by **Bowspearer** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:06 am

Seriously not a fan. If you're not transforming it yourself, then how is this different from any other action figure out there?

News Credits: 1 · by **T-Macksimus** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:12 am

BeastProwl wrote:
Fires_Of_Inferno wrote: I mean, what did we get before this that transformed on it's own?

Wasn't Has/Tak, but I CANT be the only guy who remembers V-Bot. It was 10 times cooler than this, and it transformed automatically and did about 100 different things, and it was programmable and could play and dance to your MP3 music.
Just sayin, optimus mclongarms here aint so great.

Had to google to refresh my memory and groaned the moment I saw it. I remember laughing and scoffing at this thing at Toys R Us back when it came out. This Optimus at least has some metal and does a far more complex transformation. I can duplicate the motions of that V-bot with rubber bands and a card board box, transformation included. Not to mention that there appears to be actual metal on this Optimus whereas I doubt even the screws on the v-bot will set off a metal detector.

I'll take this Optimus any day. They did a very passable job given the design they chose to go with and they kept the price reasonable for something that does more than behave like a simple Jumpstarter figure and actually won't melt in the sun after 15 minutes like most cheaply made, gizmo infused, flashy pieces of crap on the market today.

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:04 am

I'm definitely not sold on this figure, but I love the concept. I think that given time, just as with every other "new" type of action figure technology, Has/Tak will improve upon it and eventually come up with something that not only works, but also looks totally badass. It's only a matter of time and $.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:08 am

That looks like it not only transforms by itself but has the ability to walk and do stuff.

It's kinda interesting, but it still looks fugly.

News Credits: 15 · by **Ravage XK** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 3:03 am

If you can drive it around, press a button and have it transform and stand up without needing any help then wow. Having said that, it needs to be prettier.

News Credits: 1 · by **MightyMagnus78** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 3:13 am

Prime's got moobs!

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 5:02 am

I still want to do the transformation myself. Although if you could do it yourself AND by remote control it might be good.

BeastProwl wrote:
Fires_Of_Inferno wrote: I mean, what did we get before this that transformed on it's own?

Wasn't Has/Tak, but I CANT be the only guy who remembers V-Bot. It was 10 times cooler than this, and it transformed automatically and did about 100 different things, and it was programmable and could play and dance to your MP3 music.
Just sayin, optimus mclongarms here aint so great.

You mean V-Bot the action figure, not V-bot the vacuum cleaner. Yes, he looks better.

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Holy skewed proportions, Batman!
Even if it does transform automatically, I'm not touching that with a ten-foot pole.

You don't need to touch it. It's remote control.

I think I'd need to be paid to have this on my shelves.

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 5:15 am

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Holy skewed proportions, Batman!
Even if it does transform automatically, I'm not touching that with a ten-foot pole.

You don't need to touch it. It's remote control.

I think I'd need to be paid to have this on my shelves.[/quote]

Which brings me to another point; automatic transformation kind of takes the fun out of a TF.

BTW, I value my sanity a little more. You can't pay be enough to have that on my shelves...not for longer than a few seconds, at least; just looking at it will make me want to fling it out the window.

by **CaptainMagic** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:56 am

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Xorax The Mountain Trembler!

Damn it all, I kind of want it now.

News Credits: 6 · by **BeastProwl** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:26 am

V-Bot's got metal and is pretty hefty, I should know, considering I own one. I'm just saying, It looks better, transforms automatically, and does ****.

I'm by no means a fan of this design from an asthetic point of view.
but a thought accured to me. If its anything like one of these, I think it's looks could be pardoned.

But considering that cheap price tag, I very much doubt it does more than drive, transform, and walk. Maybe talk and throw a punch or shoot a missile ore something. What would be cool is if his chest had a litte matrix inside, and that was the charger port.

Overall, potential. But Im not getting my hopes up.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:37 am

Price doesn't really seem to match with RC Prime. When Takara Tomy took Voyager scale Kenzan and Gekisomaru and stuck lights and sounds in them it bumped the price up from 4,200yen to 5,500yen. Just imagine what the pricing will be on a figure with a bunch of motors and a remote. Deluxe figures right now are just under 3,000yen. If RC Prime is under 10,000yen I'll be impressed.

Emerje

News Credits: 1 · by **SkyWarpsGhost** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:34 am

Any excitement I had towards this guy has totally vaporised after seeing those pics

News Credits: 1 · by **RhA** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:49 am

I'm going to be positive here and say that it's a mock-up, only serving to show off the mechanics of the thing. The design will hopefully be adressed later.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 2:39 pm

Thanks to Autobase Aichi we have a couple of scans from Best Gear that shed some additional light on Takara Tomy's FJ Cruiser Optimus Prime. The figure is indeed the remote controlled vehicle that was displayed at the Tokyo Toy Show earlier this year. Check out the scans mirrored below:

Here's a closer look at the concept drawing from the second page courtesy of Twitter user DSK3:

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 2:46 pm

I'd say they missed their concept art rather completely. It's a shame too, that art looks like a badass Prime where as the final product looks like the designers said "ehhh, close enough"

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 2:46 pm

The sketch kinda reminds me of Armada Optimus Prime's first concept sketch.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 2:57 pm

Kudos to TT for trying something different. Does it look like it's going to be a great concept? Probably not, but they have to start somewhere!

That concept art though ... damn!

News Credits: 2 · by **Banjo-Tron** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 3:14 pm

This may be the biggest disparity between concept art and final product yet. Interesting idea though and I'd still be keen to see it in action.

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 3:56 pm

my reaction to seeing the concept art versus final model

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 3:59 pm

Mkall wrote:I'd say they missed their concept art rather completely. It's a shame too, that art looks like a badass Prime where as the final product looks like the designers said "ehhh, close enough"

No kidding.

by **Venowtron** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 4:08 pm

Ya know instead of a RC why not an actual figure

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 4:10 pm

Cyber Bishop wrote:
Mkall wrote:I'd say they missed their concept art rather completely. It's a shame too, that art looks like a badass Prime where as the final product looks like the designers said "ehhh, close enough"

No kidding.

Artist: "This is how he should look like"
Boss: "Yeah, Looks great. But how would the Remote Control and Auto-Transformation gimmicks fit in?"
Artist: "...What?"
Boss: "Didn't get the memo? Right, I'll get you a new copy 'K? O, if you can redesign it to make everything work, that would be great..."