The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Sat May 09, 2009 9:47 pm

Seibertron.com member Scaleface has just tipped us off to some new images that have surfaced for a Crystal Clear Optimus Prime of the Classics/ Henkei line with gold accessories. This new Prime/ Convoy has gold smokestacks/ guns and a gold windvane/ cannon.

Check out more images and bid on this, if you dare, by clicking here.

News Credits: 32 · by **UltraPrimal** » Sat May 09, 2009 9:52 pm

Is it a Lucky Draw or something?

News Credits: 2 · by **Ultra Magnus** » Sat May 09, 2009 10:12 pm

Uhh... ?

News Credits: 1 · by **guardianprime** » Sat May 09, 2009 10:15 pm

*sends hate and loathing to the japanese*

why do we never get anything awesome like that here!?

i don't even think i've ever seen ANYTHING from the classic line here in the US. (is that line japan only or is the line no longer in stores)

*grumbles* i want an awesome optimus!!!

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sat May 09, 2009 10:28 pm

guardianprime wrote:*sends hate and loathing to the japanese*

why do we never get anything awesome like that here!?

i don't even think i've ever seen ANYTHING from the classic line here in the US. (is that line japan only or is the line no longer in stores)

*grumbles* i want an awesome optimus!!!

The Japanese are huge on transparent and gold repaints. While here in North america, our exclusives are thorough repaints, over in Japan/Asia, it usually like what we see here.

And do you really like it? I'm not a fan of the transparency and the gold repainting is just a little too shiny for me.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Sat May 09, 2009 10:30 pm

Well, we did get Classics Magnus while they didn't. Out of all the recent white-paint Magnuses, I actually like the Classics one the best.

Anyhow, this figure is pretty cool and so is the mold. Although his large rifle ought to have been clear too. It looks nice in rifle mode, but kinda dumb in vehicle mode.

News Credits: 2 · by **GreenLantern of Cybertron** » Sat May 09, 2009 10:30 pm

Hey thats heerotoymaker!
hes the guy who made and/or sold all those neat KO WST seekers and primes.
Looks like hes making custom classics now.
I hope he makes a blue prime for my powered commander.

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Sat May 09, 2009 10:40 pm

I don't mind the crystal clear, as it gives the figure a very Ghost Convoy feel, for want of a better way to describe it. The gold, however, kinda kills it for me. Like Blurrz said, it's too shiny.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:Well, we did get Classics Magnus while they didn't. Out of all the recent white-paint Magnuses, I actually like the Classics one the best.

Could be the intent here, I suppose, but I still think of this one as Ghost Convoy.

News Credits: 12 · by **nemesis-prime** » Sat May 09, 2009 10:49 pm

too shinny for me wont look good next to my nemesis prime

News Credits: 1 · by **guardianprime** » Sat May 09, 2009 10:51 pm

Blurrz wrote:
guardianprime wrote:*sends hate and loathing to the japanese*

why do we never get anything awesome like that here!?

i don't even think i've ever seen ANYTHING from the classic line here in the US. (is that line japan only or is the line no longer in stores)

*grumbles* i want an awesome optimus!!!

The Japanese are huge on transparent and gold repaints. While here in North america, our exclusives are thorough repaints, over in Japan/Asia, it usually like what we see here.

And do you really like it? I'm not a fan of the transparency and the gold repainting is just a little too shiny for me.

while i do think it would be annoying if all we got was clear and gold repaints, i do think a few would be awesome, and this one is by far one of the coolest (in my opinion) granted the gold rifle does look a little silly in vehicle mode i would still love to get my hands on one of these.

Edit: you know. come to think of it. i always thought that rifle looked funny in vehicle mode anyways so its not that different actually!

so... i'm still confused on the classics line. when was it (if ever) relesased in america?

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sat May 09, 2009 11:14 pm

Classics was released in '06. I believe it was after Energon, and during the Cybertron line as well.

A 2nd Classics line/sequel was in '09, with the tag line of 'Universe'.

News Credits: 1 · by **guardianprime** » Sun May 10, 2009 12:02 am

Blurrz wrote:Classics was released in '06. I believe it was after Energon, and during the Cybertron line as well.

A 2nd Classics line/sequel was in '09, with the tag line of 'Universe'.

Ah i see. so the original mold for this optimus was back in 06?

I never realized that classic and universe were the same. thank you very much

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Sun May 10, 2009 12:17 am

Thats badass. Needs to lose the gold parts though. The entire thing should be clear. Why doesnt hasbro ever give us cool stuff like this. They love repaints and all. Oh wait they only like repainting Prime into magnus thats right. I dont know why but i like clear figures.

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Sun May 10, 2009 12:24 am

That may well be the most confused Transformer I've ever seen.

"Well, I wanted a stealth mode that wouldn't hide my bling..."

Horrid, simply horrid.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Sun May 10, 2009 12:46 am

I don't know what that is, how to get it, or where it'll go in my collection, but I want it.

by **Psychomud** » Sun May 10, 2009 2:12 am

Mkall wrote:I don't know what that is, how to get it, or where it'll go in my collection, but I want it.

If I win it, can I trade it to you for 1 max level character on Heavy Metal Wars v 2? ;-)

by **Hard Hacker** » Sun May 10, 2009 5:59 am

The gold looks really off on that.

by **olokin** » Sun May 10, 2009 6:37 am

This figure should either be totally crystal clear or totally gold. but i like it anyway.

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Sun May 10, 2009 9:24 am

UltraPrimal wrote:Is it a Lucky Draw or something?

It's like the Henkei version of the Lucky Draw. :o)

News Credits: 7 · by **Chaoslock** » Sun May 10, 2009 9:39 am

So, uh... what will be this ones name? "Diamond Ring" Convoy?

News Credits: 1 · by **T-Macksimus** » Sun May 10, 2009 10:33 am

Would have been a nice piece to compliment the limited edition clear Mirage if it weren't for the gold.
I could have tolerated the gold if they had instead put it on the other crystal convoy (with the red tinted see through parts) and made this one completely transparent. Hell, I could even have allowed black tires to slide on this if the rest of it had been see through but the gold just kills the effect, at least in truck mode. I don't mind it so much in bot mode once I mentally take the "stealth" mindset out of the equation but I think for either mode that chrome would have been a better choice. It's still one of my favorite molds, however, and nothing short of an all pink paint-job would trun me off of it completely. (Has/Tak...don't even THINK about it! :-x

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by **Gojira Prime** » Sun May 10, 2009 11:51 am

I'm telling you guys, Indiana Prime and the Kingdom of the Crystal Convoy is Takara's next big project. This is obviously a preview figure.

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Sun May 10, 2009 12:10 pm

Ghost Convoy with his hideous bling. He'd be pretty cool without all that gold. Not for me.

by **-megatron_wolf27** » Sun May 10, 2009 3:06 pm

This clear thing is going overboard. its cool, but its not a buy. I'm not saying its bad because it is badass, I'm just not feeling the clear anymore

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Mon May 11, 2009 9:03 am

This guy seems to sell a lot of custom clear and chromed guys. Perhaps he works at a factory or something, because he seems to have access to molds (to make the crystals). He also sells ones that may just be Chromed toys. Check this out too.

I also saw chromed WST seekers, glow in the dark toys, even chrome Animated activators.