Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers

Monday, December 22nd, 2008 12:44PM CST

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Seibertron.com member Starscream has just informed us of some new images he's come across revealing Transformers Animated Voyager figures in an alternated type of packaging.

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These images show the Voyager class figures in a Leader Class type box and in robot mode, different from the previous release of the figures in a wider box featured in their alternate modes.

No other details on the figures is available at the time of posting.

You can view the original listings for these figures here and here.

Credit(s): Starscream

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Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (854413)
Posted by Dead Metal on December 22nd, 2008 @ 12:47pm CST

Awesome, I'll have to retain from buying Voyagers till these hit shelves as these are far more appealing and better to store!

Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (854420)
Posted by Editor on December 22nd, 2008 @ 1:01pm CST

so they just put them in bot form and turned the packaging on it's side.

Seems like a waste of time.

Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (854421)
Posted by Agent 007 on December 22nd, 2008 @ 1:02pm CST

they still look like crap pass for me.

Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (854459)
Posted by Starscream on December 22nd, 2008 @ 2:09pm CST

It's interesting. These are definiely NOT just turned on their side. The boxes are a new size / shape. Similar, but not just rotated.

I am guessing these are our first look at international releases of these figures. Similar to the Battle damaged movie prime.

Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (854462)
Posted by Editor on December 22nd, 2008 @ 2:13pm CST

Starscream wrote:It's interesting. These are definiely NOT just turned on their side. The boxes are a new size / shape. Similar, but not just rotated.

Really? I'm looking and I'm seeing the same divets and cut-in that I expect from Animated packaging. the only difference is in the pacement of thge characted image and name tag, other than that they are quite similar.

Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (854467)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on December 22nd, 2008 @ 2:19pm CST

Not bad. Wonder why they decided to change?

Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (854472)
Posted by Chaoslock on December 22nd, 2008 @ 2:26pm CST

Megatron_Wolf wrote:Not bad. Wonder why they decided to change?

I think by Megatron the decision was easy: his cybertron mode alt look crappy.

Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (854476)
Posted by ponycorn on December 22nd, 2008 @ 2:33pm CST

At least with the Starscream packaged like that you can easily tell whether or not his head is attached. *bitter joke*

Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (854524)
Posted by Archatron on December 22nd, 2008 @ 3:42pm CST

Optimus has been available like this in the Asian market for some months now. Almost bought one in summer I think.

Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (854529)
Posted by Botch the Crab on December 22nd, 2008 @ 3:54pm CST

ponycorn wrote:At least with the Starscream packaged like that you can easily tell whether or not his head is attached.

More importantly, I will finally be able to see if a particular Starscream has a decent face paintjob!

~ Botch

Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (854555)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 22nd, 2008 @ 4:34pm CST

IIRC, wasn't there old news about TFA Voyager Optimus Prime being packaged like this a long while back?

Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (854614)
Posted by Volrath2242 on December 22nd, 2008 @ 5:43pm CST

those look nice. I'll have to pick those up if I see them

Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (854620)
Posted by nemesis-prime on December 22nd, 2008 @ 5:52pm CST

i already have these this maybe ill buy these and return the old ones i never opened thay must still have the same barcode :-?

Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (854628)
Posted by Dreadwinglord on December 22nd, 2008 @ 6:00pm CST

This packaging is much better than the original.

Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (854699)
Posted by Bumblebeast on December 22nd, 2008 @ 9:28pm CST

I'd like a non-self-disassembling Starscream toy.

Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (854724)
Posted by Archatron on December 22nd, 2008 @ 10:50pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:IIRC, wasn't there old news about TFA Voyager Optimus Prime being packaged like this a long while back?

I think I posted about it on here, and you are correct. The seller who had it on ebay was yu_giland. I passed on it around this summer and wish I wouldnt have now. Havent seen him since but maybe we'll get them too.

Re: Alternate Packaging for TF Animated Voyagers (855051)
Posted by DMSL on December 23rd, 2008 @ 1:01pm CST

Same product same box, only difference is that they put the graphics on vertically and the fig in botmode. Big deal. I prefer the normal type of packaging them.