-Kanrabat- wrote:
Skritz wrote:This is great and we get an 'Actionmaster Optimus Primal' to boot. Who would have thought?
-Kanrabat- wrote:A Singaporean posted theses on the 4chan /toy/ board in the TFG thread. He knocked out the pin that link Primal's spaceship-backpack in place. This create a separate "yoga pose only" Primal and a separate vehicle. The lone Primal can now interact with a much better looking Optimal Optimus, both in bot and gorilla mode. Also, the spaceship and surfboard modes still work thanks to all the pegs that lock everything in place. This is a BRILLIANT idea that make me want that toy even more!
What do you guys think?
ZeroWolf wrote:It seems to me that the design team did the least amount of work on the gimmick for it to be take apart just like that. But then again, there is a bias against beast wars so I shouldn't be surprised.
Moonshot wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:A Singaporean posted theses on the 4chan /toy/ board in the TFG thread. He knocked out the pin that link Primal's spaceship-backpack in place. This create a separate "yoga pose only" Primal and a separate vehicle. The lone Primal can now interact with a much better looking Optimal Optimus, both in bot and gorilla mode. Also, the spaceship and surfboard modes still work thanks to all the pegs that lock everything in place. This is a BRILLIANT idea that make me want that toy even more!
What do you guys think?
Awesome. Thats pretty much what I had planned all along. Now time for a 3rd party company to swoop in and do an add-on kit to make Primal an ape alt-mode.
ZeroWolf wrote:It seems to me that the design team did the least amount of work on the gimmick for it to be take apart just like that. But then again, there is a bias against beast wars so I shouldn't be surprised.
Burn wrote:I don't think it's fair to say there's a bias against Beast Wars,
o.supreme wrote:I have a real conundrum when it comes to PotP Optimal Optimus. Or rather should I say, a crises of conscience. You see for me, it's easy. I have no desire to purchase this toy. It doesn't fit in with the aesthetic I've been trying to stick to since I returned to collecting with CW. However...My son really wants this toy. He is saving up his own money to buy it. I just don't want him to drop, $50 (a lot for a 12 year old), on this, and ultimately be disappointed. I've contemplated finding an original Optimal Optimus on eBay, loose, but finding one intact with all its parts, for a decent price can be challenging. We found a Tigerhawk at a flea market a while back for $15. It was missing all its missiles, but the toy itself was in great shape, and he really likes it.
I mean I had probably a comparatively "small" BW collection compared to most, but I only got the characters back then that I really enjoyed based sometimes by their in-show personality, and non-show characters based on designs I enjoyed. I don't want my less than stellar opinion of this toy to influence my son, but at the same time, I don't want him to get something he'll regret soon after. I guess perhaps not knowing the full range of abilities the original Optimal Optimus had may be in his favor, having never seen the toy, but I'm still concerned. I'm sure even before it hits store shelves (if it ever does in my area...) more prominent fan reviews will come out, especially in English (for the benefit of my son), and let him make the final decision.
In addition to all of that, how about if you and your son go halfsies on getting the Potpie Optimal Optimus together, so that your son can buy the figure without having to spend $50 on it, and the two of you could take pride in saying that you went into getting an expensive together as father and son, along with the fact that neither of you would have to spend so much money on a figure that only one of you wants ($25 each instead all $50 from either of you).Wolfman Jake wrote:o.supreme wrote:I have a real conundrum when it comes to PotP Optimal Optimus. Or rather should I say, a crises of conscience. You see for me, it's easy. I have no desire to purchase this toy. It doesn't fit in with the aesthetic I've been trying to stick to since I returned to collecting with CW. However...My son really wants this toy. He is saving up his own money to buy it. I just don't want him to drop, $50 (a lot for a 12 year old), on this, and ultimately be disappointed. I've contemplated finding an original Optimal Optimus on eBay, loose, but finding one intact with all its parts, for a decent price can be challenging. We found a Tigerhawk at a flea market a while back for $15. It was missing all its missiles, but the toy itself was in great shape, and he really likes it.
I mean I had probably a comparatively "small" BW collection compared to most, but I only got the characters back then that I really enjoyed based sometimes by their in-show personality, and non-show characters based on designs I enjoyed. I don't want my less than stellar opinion of this toy to influence my son, but at the same time, I don't want him to get something he'll regret soon after. I guess perhaps not knowing the full range of abilities the original Optimal Optimus had may be in his favor, having never seen the toy, but I'm still concerned. I'm sure even before it hits store shelves (if it ever does in my area...) more prominent fan reviews will come out, especially in English (for the benefit of my son), and let him make the final decision.
I would let your son buy PotP Optimal Optimus if he wants it. Yes, you can't let your own biases get in the way of his interests. I can almost assure you that, when your son has that figure in hand, he's going to love it. Adult fans are old, jaded, and supremely picky. We have all sorts of self-induced biases about how things "should be." Children are better able to evaluate and accept things for what they are without prior expectations. I'm sure that most kids are going to appreciate the play value they get out of a Transformer with so many different modes, and especially one as big as a Leader Class toy.
P.S.
Certainly don't tell your son what all of your own misgivings about the toy are. Your values aren't his values. If he doesn't find flaws where you have, just let him enjoy what he has.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
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Wolfman Jake wrote:o.supreme wrote:I have a real conundrum when it comes to PotP Optimal Optimus. Or rather should I say, a crises of conscience. You see for me, it's easy. I have no desire to purchase this toy. It doesn't fit in with the aesthetic I've been trying to stick to since I returned to collecting with CW. However...My son really wants this toy. He is saving up his own money to buy it. I just don't want him to drop, $50 (a lot for a 12 year old), on this, and ultimately be disappointed. I've contemplated finding an original Optimal Optimus on eBay, loose, but finding one intact with all its parts, for a decent price can be challenging. We found a Tigerhawk at a flea market a while back for $15. It was missing all its missiles, but the toy itself was in great shape, and he really likes it.
I mean I had probably a comparatively "small" BW collection compared to most, but I only got the characters back then that I really enjoyed based sometimes by their in-show personality, and non-show characters based on designs I enjoyed. I don't want my less than stellar opinion of this toy to influence my son, but at the same time, I don't want him to get something he'll regret soon after. I guess perhaps not knowing the full range of abilities the original Optimal Optimus had may be in his favor, having never seen the toy, but I'm still concerned. I'm sure even before it hits store shelves (if it ever does in my area...) more prominent fan reviews will come out, especially in English (for the benefit of my son), and let him make the final decision.
I would let your son buy PotP Optimal Optimus if he wants it. Yes, you can't let your own biases get in the way of his interests. I can almost assure you that, when your son has that figure in hand, he's going to love it. Adult fans are old, jaded, and supremely picky. We have all sorts of self-induced biases about how things "should be." Children are better able to evaluate and accept things for what they are without prior expectations. I'm sure that most kids are going to appreciate the play value they get out of a Transformer with so many different modes, and especially one as big as a Leader Class toy.
P.S.
Certainly don't tell your son what all of your own misgivings about the toy are. Your values aren't his values. If he doesn't find flaws where you have, just let him enjoy what he has.
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