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Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Wed Dec 04, 2013 2:45 pmby GuyIncognito
Manterax Prime wrote:Alright people, if your gonna bash Year of the Horse Optimus, you have no reason to be praising MP-10. Want to know why? YotH Optimus IS MP-10.
No, it's a REPAINT of MP-10. You can like MP-10 and still dislike this repaint.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Wed Dec 04, 2013 3:00 pmby Dead Metal
That Optimus looks kinda interesting, incoherent as all hell, but still interesting.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Wed Dec 04, 2013 4:12 pmby Sabrblade
The deco looks weird, but not "bad weird". Like "G2 weird".
The black face also reminds me of Prime's appearance is certain Marvel issues.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Wed Dec 04, 2013 4:24 pmby Crystiallic
GuyIncognito wrote:Manterax Prime wrote:Alright people, if your gonna bash Year of the Horse Optimus, you have no reason to be praising MP-10. Want to know why? YotH Optimus IS MP-10.
No, it's a REPAINT of MP-10. You can like MP-10 and still dislike this repaint.
Yep, I'd personally call it MP-10H or MP-10G. H and G stand for horse and golden respectively.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:32 pmby -Kanrabat-
I'm a sucker for Starscream in his G1 colors. MAN, I WANT THAT STARSCREAM SO BAD!!!
Also, I have a humble request for HASTAK. Gimme a Prime Screamers in G1 colors.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Wed Dec 04, 2013 11:17 pmby daimchoc
From Weibo.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 12:14 amby Sabrblade
-Kanrabat- wrote:Also, I have a humble request for HASTAK. Gimme a Prime Screamers in G1 colors.
Wouldn't the bright G1 colors look tacky on a Prime Starscream? I mean, the Prime Arms Micron Thundercracker already walks the thin line between "gaudy" and "not gaudy", but bright red and white might push it over said line.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:21 amby Manterax Prime
Well, somebody forgot to flip around the leg panels.
I like the blue axe more than the orange.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 3:45 amby Autobot032
Wow. Masterpiece Pepsi Prime.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 4:01 amby -Kanrabat-
Sabrblade wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Also, I have a humble request for HASTAK. Gimme a Prime Screamers in G1 colors.
Wouldn't the bright G1 colors look tacky on a Prime Starscream? I mean, the Prime Arms Micron Thundercracker already walks the thin line between "gaudy" and "not gaudy", but bright red and white might push it over said line.
Hell yes and he will look FABULOUS!
Year of the Horse Optimus Prime - In-hand Images
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 4:55 amby Va'al
Weibo user
Geekv5 has posted two in-hand images of upcoming
Year of the Horse Optimus Prime, showing off its translucent trailer deco and the blue Energon axe (rather than MP-10's blazing orange). It also seems to confirm that the figure's right shoulder features the Year of the Horse Autobot symbol, rather than remolding the left-hand one. Meanwhile,
ACToys have posted a couple of shots of Year of the Horse Starscream, showing him off next to Unicron and towering over other versions of himself! Take a look at the images mirrored below.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 4:57 amby daimchoc
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 5:23 amby SKYWARPED_128
YotH Starscream's not half bad in those G1 colors. I might just pick one up if only to display a decently in-scale Starscream beside MP Megatron. Or would he end up towering over MP Megs?
Either way, I just don't quite like his stubby forearms and the lack of articulated fingers on a toy of this size.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 6:58 amby VioMeTriX
geesh, it finally happened, Optimus prime has been turned into a ghetto-mobile with sll that tacky gold chrome and bad pallet of colors overall.
and I agree about Starscream... in this day and age there is no excuse for using a junk mold with crappy proportions and a supreme lack of pose ability.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 7:22 amby reluctantyouth
I totally agree with others who stated that in this day and age a subpar ultimate size figure like this Starscream has no business being utilized
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I rember he was a major shelf warmer at Target and I ended up getting mine for $17.99 at Target. A year later I turned around and sold it on Ebay for $35.00.
I'm not wasting my money on this huge hunk of plastic. I do kind of like Prime though, but with the gold I would never open him for fear of chipping so both are a pass for me.
~reluctantyouth~
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 8:10 amby Sabrblade
reluctantyouth wrote:I totally agree with others who stated that in this day and age a subpar ultimate size figure like this Starscream has no business being utilized
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But it's so fun!
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 8:43 amby hinomars19
Mistransformed in hand images
Prime's leg flaps are not wrapped around to the front
He is interesting to me...I won't afford him but...he looks nice...
Supreme Starscream is chunky and odd around the arms, but I don't regret having him (the original that is) Huge fun toy. Do I wish his arms were better? yes, yes I do. I do agree it's an odd choice to pull out now though.
These pictures need to be cursed forever for yet again making me want MP-11! I have 2 mp screamers already, stop tempting me!
And also...wish I had grabbed Takara Unicron...I didn't because official images made him look too black and saturated in colour scheme, but here he looks nice
If it was cheaper, I would probably get horse Prime. I'd love to paint the trailer black and go for a 'G2' inspired crazy look. But I digress.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 9:33 amby GuyIncognito
Wow, I had no idea that SS mold was so freakin big! It looks like it would be a lot of fun to play around with, but the scale would make it tricky for display. I'm not a stickler for scale, but this figure would just look out of place in my display. Essentially it's a jet that's as big as a planet (since it's as big as Cybertron Primus and Unicron.
I'll wait and see if I can get it on sale/clearance down the road. If it doesn't work well in my display, it can be something for nieces/nephews/my future kids to play with. It's probably great for kids since it's big and chunky and doesn't have a complex transformation or little fragile joints.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:02 amby Sabrblade
GuyIncognito wrote:Wow, I had no idea that SS mold was so freakin big! It looks like it would be a lot of fun to play around with, but the scale would make it tricky for display. I'm not a stickler for scale, but this figure would just look out of place in my display. Essentially it's a jet that's as big as a planet (since it's as big as Cybertron Primus and Unicron.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:04 amby Mindmaster
Sabrblade wrote:GuyIncognito wrote:Wow, I had no idea that SS mold was so freakin big! It looks like it would be a lot of fun to play around with, but the scale would make it tricky for display. I'm not a stickler for scale, but this figure would just look out of place in my display. Essentially it's a jet that's as big as a planet (since it's as big as Cybertron Primus and Unicron.
Damn, you beat me to it.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:36 amby GuyIncognito
Well of course he looked like that in the cartoon. The whole point of the cartoon was to advertise the toys. I pay no attention to them. All I care about is what the toys look like on display.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 1:07 pmby mooncake623
I can't wait for these. waiting on BBTS and amazon to get them as they will be cheaper from them and amazon.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 1:36 pmby ScottyP
mooncake623 wrote:I can't wait for these. waiting on BBTS and amazon to get them as they will be cheaper from them and amazon.
I feel the need to second this. If you wait for BBTS, Amazon, and (maybe) HTS to get them, you will pay less than elsewhere. Do NOT buy from someone sourcing these from the asian market - you will pay too much! These will be domestic, albeit e-tailer, exclusives like the other Platinum editions. No idea if they'll be in TRU.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:20 pmby GuyIncognito
In the U.S., the only Platinum figures that TRU has carried have been the ones that were repaints of recent figures: the UM repaint of Prime OP, and repaints of FoC Grimlock and Bruticus. The Platinum figures that are repaints of older figures (Predaking, Omega Supreme, Energon OP) were all sold through Amazon and BBTS. That might just be coincidence, but if I had to bet money on it, I'd put my money on Starscream being an Amazon/BBTS exclusive because it's an older mold, and I'd bet on MP OP being a TRU exclusive because for the past few years ALL the MPs have been TRU exclusives.
Re: First Look at Year of the Horse MP Optimus Prime
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 7:58 pmby -Kanrabat-
That Optimus is an easy pass for me. However, I NEED THAT STARSCREAM!
