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Recently we have seen many images of upcoming I Gear miniature MP Optimus Prime Prototype, however the toy is still unpainted.

An user from Actoys managed to apply his photoshop skills and gave us a feel how does the mini MP Prime will looks like when fully painted. He managed to make the prototype into classic Optimus Prime colour scheme, MP02 Ultra Magnus, upcoming MP1B Black Convoy as well as colour scheme for Shattered Glass Optimus Prime.

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What, no Golden Lagoon version? No Magnus Diaclone Blue? No Matrix Glow clear yellow? No US Magnus full white? What about Pepsi Prime? Milk this mold, it's probably the last you'll ever make, guys.

I guess it's nice to see all the color schemes they're planning, but ... let's see a fully painted versions, eh?

Does anyone know how much that regular KO of MP Prime goes for? The one with the chrome on the faceplate? Just wondering how this will compare with a similar product in terms of price.

This is something I just might get, but it's a very low priority. I can't imagine it costing less than $100. And for that price I could get the real MP Prime ... again ...

Blurrz wrote:Not going to knack on the guy who did the Photoshops, but these are just freaking abysmal.

Well, you just did anyway. Lets see your version.

Im shocked to see that they would look pretty much the same as the Masterpiece version.....odd that.

Blurrz wrote:Not going to knack on the guy who did the Photoshops, but these are just freaking abysmal.

lol, agreed that it's not too good a job. I can probably do a better job, but I've got better things to do with my time. The colors are too saturated.

cool, but as for colors, we already know how theyd look like, just look at the real masterpiece counterparts.... as for paint quality, then we need to see one fully painted

why would this be featured on here??? Bunch of nerds with no lives, most likely

I'd put money on this being in reaction to the Hybrid Style appearing on BBTS, since their price could end up in the same ballpark or worse (look at HOS Optimus Prime on Robot Kingdom).

For me it got better and better from red -> white -> black as I scrolled down, until I saw the purple one.

I am going to catch them all!! LOL..

I want the red, white, and black and screw the shattered glass, I'm down for a diaclone version!!

then lets see what they do with the Megatron... Oh yeah.. classic silver, and a black variant?? whooooooooooo...

hmmmmm, if they do release these in these colors, I wonder something..

are there going to be two prime variants? One in red metallics like the MP-01 and one in cartoony colors to match the cartoony head?? like they did with Mega SCF?
http://tfkenkon.com/collection/part1/act20/13.jpg

I actually like the look of the Shattered Glass variant. The red ain't too shabby either-for photoshop anyway.

Hell, I may opt for the black version over the Takara version with I barely have room for. As it is now, I don't have room for my 20th Anniversary MP Prime.

If these are as nice as the molds appear to be, I may scrap my MP/Alternator shelf and have more room for "classics".


Now, if I can just get some voyager scaled Classics seekers.

rpetras wrote:If these are as nice as the molds appear to be, I may scrap my MP/Alternator shelf and have more room for "classics".


Now, if I can just get some voyager scaled Classics seekers.

now that is saying something about this trend..

yeah voyager class 3rd party seekers in all their glory and old school accurate coloring would be soooo awesome!! especially if they do some others like a Mini Voyager Masterpiece version of sunstorm!

Since we all know how release dates can slide, treat this with a grain of salt until both iGear and retailers confirm this. I noted today just browsing the iGear site, under the iGear Shop tab, that the Mini-MP Convoy/Prime figure, IG-PP01, has a price and release date assigned to it. According to iGear, the release is expected in November and the pricing is 95.00 dollars. Stay tuned to see if that date and price is confirmed by online retailers.

To check out the info on IGear's shop site, click http://www.igear.tf08.net/?page_id=223

95 USD !!! My MP-01 cost me a little more than. In my opinion this think is very over priced the ideal price would be 50 USD like the Henkei Prime now 95 USD is absurd, i'm not going to have it for that i stick whit my MP-01, MP-04 and Henkei Prime.

Hmm, $95 price tag. I get the feeling that iGear may have priced it that way to skirt Hasbro's view on 3rd party produced full figures selling for over $100.

The prototype looks darn good, especially with the alternate head sculpt(is it included?). But it's nearly $100. I pre-ordered MP-01B for $104 and bought a MISB MP Starscream for $70. If I only had an MP OP/Convoy right now to help me judge whether or not I would want a scaled down version of the figure.

Like everyone else has said or will say WOW!!! to the $95 dollar price that's just a ridiculous price for him now if it was a takara price I wouldn't mind it but a third party group it should be about $50 to $70 .

All the photo shopped images we saw a couple days ago are those the ones we'll be getting from iGear or are those just ones that they sent out to see fans reactions toured them? If so I guess Optimus Prime and Nemesis Prime are the one's I'll get since they are priced so high.

Convotron wrote:I pre-ordered MP-01B for $104 and bought a MISB MP Starscream for $70. If I only had an MP OP/Convoy right now to help me judge whether or not I would want a scaled down version of the figure.

Wow MP-01B for $104 that's a lot less than BBTS! may I ask where you pre-ordered from?

On topic, at $95, this is one KO that I won't be owning....

ZenPrime wrote:

Convotron wrote:I pre-ordered MP-01B for $104 and bought a MISB MP Starscream for $70. If I only had an MP OP/Convoy right now to help me judge whether or not I would want a scaled down version of the figure.

Wow MP-01B for $104 that's a lot less than BBTS! may I ask where you pre-ordered from?

On topic, at $95, this is one KO that I won't be owning....

I ordered from Robot Kingdom. The site states that the $104 price is good until August 20th, which we're past, but the site still shows the price on the MP-01B. The normal price on the site is $119.99, I believe.

I think I'll pass on this figure, regrettably. It's just that it's a high price for a scaled down KO and as much as I love the idea of a Voyager-ish sized MP figure with the detail shown on the prototype, I'll be getting the full sized real deal in the future for just a little more.

Convotron wrote:

ZenPrime wrote:

Convotron wrote:I pre-ordered MP-01B for $104 and bought a MISB MP Starscream for $70. If I only had an MP OP/Convoy right now to help me judge whether or not I would want a scaled down version of the figure.

Wow MP-01B for $104 that's a lot less than BBTS! may I ask where you pre-ordered from?

On topic, at $95, this is one KO that I won't be owning....

I ordered from Robot Kingdom. The site states that the $104 price is good until August 20th, which we're past, but the site still shows the price on the MP-01B. The normal price on the site is $119.99, I believe.

Ah ok, with international shipping it works out to be pretty much the same...

ZenPrime wrote:Ah ok, with international shipping it works out to be pretty much the same...

Yeah, I think it depends on your location. I'm in Canada so even with $34 shipping for the figure, I still get this cheaper at RK than at other vendors. RK has fairly high shipping on individual item orders but I've compared order totals where I've chosen more than one item at a few different on-line stores and RK usually gives me the cheapest total cost.

To me, it's going to come down to the level of quality of the figures (assuming there will be repaints). 95 dollars is expensive when compared to MP figures (although he is 2/3rds of a MP Prime size wise and costs 2/3rds the amount of the MP01-B shipped in the US) but seems relatively reasonable when compared to recent Henkei exclusives like Dirge/Thrusts or the pricey Henkei Strafe. At 15 dollars less than Strafe, if he's well painted and well molded, that's not too bad-it's really just a matter of perspective. After all, they're all rolling off the line at a factory in China.

I'm going to make my final decision on these when I see someone's video review and a couple galleries.

DevastaTTor wrote:To me, it's going to come down to the level of quality of the figures (assuming there will be repaints). 95 dollars is expensive when compared to MP figures (although he is 2/3rds of a MP Prime size wise and costs 2/3rds the amount of the MP01-B shipped in the US) but seems relatively reasonable when compared to recent Henkei exclusives like Dirge/Thrusts or the pricey Henkei Strafe. At 15 dollars less than Strafe, if he's well painted and well molded, that's not too bad-it's really just a matter of perspective. After all, they're all rolling off the line at a factory in China.

I'm going to make my final decision on these when I see someone's video review and a couple galleries.

Yeah, the Gentei exclusives are pretty crazy in price as well as the exlusives like the crystal figures.

I'd like to ask those who have a MP Optimus, do you think you'd consider the mini MP OP at $95 if the production figures live up to the prototype and are well painted?

Convotron wrote:
I'd like to ask those who have a MP Optimus, do you think you'd consider the mini MP OP at $95 if the production figures live up to the prototype and are well painted?

If quality hold up, I will pick this up. Takara MP-1 (and MP-5 Megatron) is just too out of scale compared to Grimlock and the seekers. I'll still 'love' my MP versions, but I think this smaller version will mesh nicely.