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News Credits: 905 · by **Mach** » Sat May 01, 2010 11:44 pm

Alfes 2010, Japanese Transformers fan has updated his blog with his latest haul on the Diablock Transformers Animated Optimus Prime. This is a collaboration product of Kabaya Corporation and Takara Tomy.

Check out below for the toy images:

You can view the full gallery of the toy here: http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/bl ... y-694.html & here: http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/bl ... y-695.html

by **Kurai-Z** » Sun May 02, 2010 12:05 am

He looks so.... angry...

by **joesaysso** » Sun May 02, 2010 12:16 am

What? No Autobot logo on the sticker sheet! What kind of blasphemy is this? Time to dial up reprolabels, I guess.

News Credits: 5 · by **Oilspill** » Sun May 02, 2010 1:01 am

Kurai-Z wrote:He looks so.... angry...

I'd be angry too if I looked like that...

Seriously, I think that is the worst piece of transformers merchandise I've ever seen. :SICK:

News Credits: 1 · by **vegetacron** » Sun May 02, 2010 3:01 am

"PRIME SMAAAAAAAASH!!!"
"PRIME EAT NEIGHBOR'S DOG YUM!!!"

by **Nujevad** » Sun May 02, 2010 3:56 am

It looks terrible, like something a child might build, not a team of experienced toy makers. You'd think that they'd at least try to focus on one mode and allow the other mode to suffer, but it's an awful sight in both modes.

by **Rycher Prime** » Sun May 02, 2010 4:14 am

What a p.o.s. I would build it just to blow it up with some M-80's LOL :BOOM:

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Sun May 02, 2010 5:17 am

Wow, it's nice to see lots of people feel the same as me! They could have at least given him an accurate head. At least the articulation looks good.

Pass.

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Sun May 02, 2010 5:24 am

Danger: Diablock!

News Credits: 8 · by **Forgotten** » Sun May 02, 2010 7:12 am

by **FlamingDeth** » Sun May 02, 2010 6:38 pm

Oilspill wrote:
Kurai-Z wrote:He looks so.... angry...

I'd be angry too if I looked like that...

Seriously, I think that is the worst piece of transformers merchandise I've ever seen.

Apparently you forget the Built To Rule garbage that came out along side Armada! Same general idea, transformers made out of building blocks, except you had to disassemble and reassemble them completely to go from terrible vehicle mode to terrible robot mode. At least this transforms after you put it together...

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblevivisector** » Sun May 02, 2010 9:37 pm

Trying to say something that's not just hating, ummmmmm...

Why does his truck mode have a nose? Seriously, it doesn't even look like a vehicle; rather a hideous art-deco interpretation of a tiki idol or an Easter Island head.

When I first heard about this line, I knew it was just repetition of a mistake that Has/Tak apparently didn't learn from 7 years ago. I worked at a toy store at the time, and when I'd see a mother talk her 4-year old out of of some genuinely cool Armada figure because BTR was less expensive (read: immediately clearanced) and, "It's the same guy, see?", I wanted so badly to tell her, "Look, lady, he'll have more fun with 2 actual Transformers than every last one of those deformed Lego rip-offs! Seriously, just LOOK at that thing!"; but alas, I had a job to do. I was just following orders. Don't blame me for just standing by and letting it happen little Timmy!

Transformers and Lego-ish sets may seem like a natural match because of some awesome fan-creations, but official product should never combine the two. To think that time and effort necessary to produce actual toys of other Animated characters may have been pissed away on this instead...