The Energon Pub

News Credits: 5 · by **decepticonjon** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:23 pm

http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/universe-classics-20-autobots-262/vector-prime-1949/

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:29 pm

Interesting, he is then part of the 25th Anniversary line as evidenced by the panel on the upper right corner.

25 Years. 1984-2009

News Credits: 5 · by **decepticonjon** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:39 pm

yea, i'm sure i'll break down and buy him.. he's a good piece as an homage to one comic book to fit in the uni/class line

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:04 pm

Just recently, official pictures were revealed at TFW 2005 of the new Universe Vector Prime repaint, inspired by the Marvel Comics character, The Last Autobot.

Now we have a few more images to share with you courtesy of the same source including an in box image. These images will probably make you wonder which version of Vector Prime will we get?

NEW IMAGES

HI RES IMAGES FROM YESTERDAY

News Credits: 7 · by **Chaoslock** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:12 pm

That's the bad handling of Artworks! They just chopped off the pic by the sword!

News Credits: 1 · by **Agent 007** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:18 pm

the first one we saw looked way better pass for me.

News Credits: 5 · by **Sledge** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:22 pm

Of course it looked better! The first one was Hasbro's photoshopped promotional image, the new pictures are what it will actually look like.

News Credits: 5 · by **decepticonjon** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:29 pm

Sledge wrote:Of course it looked better! The first one was Hasbro's photoshopped promotional image, the new pictures are what it will actually look like.

gah!!!

News Credits: 7 · by **Narc** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:43 pm

A little bit more metallic color would do it justice. The brown plastic kinda makes it look cheap.

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:58 pm

Awesome. Must-buy for me. I just got the "gold" Cybertron one (not the white one) in the mail today! I love the figure, and I think this new repaint is badass!

by **DecepticonRedAlert** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:00 pm

I like it, But is their any background or bio for this Vector Prime that we know of yet?

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:20 pm

That's pretty impressive.. Also adds another mini-con I need to get! Damnit I ran out of pokeballs.. I mean miniballs... I mean.. damnit.. those mini-con pokemon..

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:30 pm

This will be purchased and repainted! :twisted:

by **SimonMK** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:57 pm

The black & silver look great... but the brown ruin it, look out of place, look like brown poop and make his head and legs have no paints details like the original VP.

I noticed Hasbro finally painted the wings but only the outer side...

News Credits: 10 · by **HighPrime** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:05 pm

I hope Hasbro isn't using the cheap, flimsy rubber-stuff, whatever is for the wings and sword, but sadly, it looks to be the case. Probably still pick him up, though. :-B

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:06 pm

this is why i dont like repaints most of the time some repaints look like this and this one looks like something pooped on it i would really like to see the golde and silver version in the us store versions hit shelves.

not this brown version if we get this brown version ill study the figure very close do i want it that bad or get the orginal off line with colors added time will tell

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:06 pm

For the 3rd official coloring of this, 4th official release in the US, 5th official release worldwide, and 6th release including botcon...They could have afforded some extra paint aps...

Sheesh.

News Credits: 32 · by **UltraPrimal** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:50 pm

Why does he look so great in those previous pics but so poopy now? Damn it, Hasbro! I want a toy that looks like the one on the back of the box not the one in the box.

by **Mandamus** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:35 am

What a difference a day makes. Yesterday I said I liked this repaint, but if these new pics are what it really looks like I'll probably pass.

by **Auto Bot** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:53 am

I'm not familiar with the old Vector Prime toy.

Is this a repaint? Or entirely new mould?

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:12 am

Auto Bot wrote:I'm not familiar with the old Vector Prime toy.

Is this a repaint? Or entirely new mould?

It's about the 4th different color application we have seen applied to mold, 3 in the states, 1 in Japan. 1 in the states was a Botcon exclusive, but still...

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:16 am

Auto Bot wrote:I'm not familiar with the old Vector Prime toy.

Is this a repaint? Or entirely new mould?

Ok.

Vector Prime is the ancient Transformer/guardian of Primus sent to right the wrongs in the Cybertron series.

His US release was colored incorrectly. His Japanese release was colored more correctly.

He had a US redeco in gold and black (with a confusing title).

His body was used to make the BotCon toy 'Alpha Trion' with a new head mold. (Very very nice)

This incarnation is a repaint made to look like the 'Last Autobot'.

I almost ripped on you for not looking into this a little or at least reading the thread. Almost.

But...it's hard for those of us who have been around WAY before the movie sometimes to understand the perspective of the new gen of fans.

So....

Everybody gets one.

by **Gutter Bunny** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:07 am

Counterpunch wrote:[
But...it's hard for those of us who have been around WAY before the movie sometimes to understand the perspective of the new gen of fans.

So....

Everybody gets one.

i think that rule is nullified when said fan has 13 thousand posts...

more on topic...crappy bendy sword with a paint job, yay!

by **Hard Hacker** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:12 am

One more use of the mould won't hurt. I was a fan of the character in the show, and an obscure homage makes the G1 in my wet myself with excitment.

by **Auto Bot** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:21 am

Actually, i'm an old fan. I just missed out of the Cybertron/Energon/Armada series due to studies.

Well, the picture i saw yesterday was really nice. Looks like sparkling new mold. But i don't have the old pics, and i don't remember very well this character to tell if it's a new mold or not.

Today's pic looks more like the old one. Then i read about "repaint" in this thread.

So i'm kinda confused if yesterday's figure is a new one, and today's figure is a repaint of the way old one. Or that we're talking of today's pic as a repaint of yesterday's pic.

Thanks for clearing it up.