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TFSource has Buster Prime up for pre-order

Description:
This RA-24 includes light and sound, and chrome parts only featured on the Takara/Tomy release of this impressive figure. Best of all he includes a special gun made of his gas tank that is frequently seen in the Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Movie.







Product Features:

* Special Chromed Parts
* Display Packaging
* Gas Tank Gun
* Light & Sound
* Mech Alive

Estimated Release Date: November, 2009

Price is marked at
$84.95 C9 Box
$86.95 Mint Box

http://www.tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/838/

If all they do is release this figure with an extra Premium Painted Head.. then this figure would be perfect in my book, borderline Masterpiece..

Just an extra head Takara Tomy.. just one more little box within the figure's packaging with an extra Prime head for this toy.. that is all we ask.. just a Battle Masked version to go with the open face.. so we atleast have a choice.. come on!!
All Takara Tomy nee do is contact their factory there in China and have them produce a couple hundred thousand Prime heads with the mask on.. the ones that Hasbro has.. and ship them in the Buster Prime's Box!!

so here is hoping.. and preorder if you want this.. but bare in mind guys.. Hasbro has yet to release a Premium Prime or tell whether or not they are gonna do this buster version.. which may have the original Head sculpt..but in premium.. so who knows..I preordered mine..
they have until November to get an extra head in the Box.. let's us all hope that the Japanese Fans have heard our cries and are making takara Tomy rethink adding an additional head in the box for those fans to switch depending on their preference..

this is what some of us want..

whoa whoa whoa....86 bucks? as much as i love optimus prime and all, pass. I'll just buy the gun on ebay -.-'...i dont have the money anyway haha

As he is pretty close to masterpiece quality, I wouldn't mind shelling out 90 bucks. If only he didn't have lips lol.

All of this revolt just because a mouth?geez..

The Rifle looks awesome.

Is this an online exclusive, or will it be in retail stores?

DV04 wrote:Is this an online exclusive, or will it be in retail stores?

I'm 98% sure this will be in retail stores. It's basically another premium Optimus Prime. Let's just hope they keep the retail price at $44.99!

TulioDude wrote:All of this revolt just because a mouth?geez..

The Rifle looks awesome.

I don't think it's all about the mouth, but that is a big factor. It's also about the movie-accurate paint job(especially the shiny silver! ) and the awesome new gun. It's like, the perfect movie Optimus Prime. All it needs is a retracting face guard. I bet they'll do that for the third movie figure!

One thing I never really understood- why is he called ''Buster'' Prime? Why not just Premium Prime, hmm?

Bumlbemister333 wrote:One thing I never really understood- why is he called ''Buster'' Prime? Why not just Premium Prime, hmm?

Because he's been named that by the Japanese. If he's brought over to the USA, I'm sure they'll change it to something a little more American

Mkall wrote:

Bumlbemister333 wrote:One thing I never really understood- why is he called ''Buster'' Prime? Why not just Premium Prime, hmm?

Because he's been named that by the Japanese. If he's brought over to the USA, I'm sure they'll change it to something a little more American

How about "GIVE ME YOUR FACE! Optimus Prime"? I mean, he's missing his faceplate so he's looking for spare parts to mod himself back to his normal self.

Alrdy preordered this off of BBTS. Lold at "Give me your face"

exciting!

Mkall wrote:

Bumlbemister333 wrote:One thing I never really understood- why is he called ''Buster'' Prime? Why not just Premium Prime, hmm?

Because he's been named that by the Japanese. If he's brought over to the USA, I'm sure they'll change it to something a little more American

Ah. Thank you for the enlightenment!

shonenfan4 wrote:Alrdy preordered this off of BBTS. Lold at "Give me your face"

Ugh, lucky. I have to wait 'til November when it comes out for at $45-$50.

They should give him the Energon hooks! Yeah, ''Give Me Your Face'' Optimus Prime would work!