Crystal Clear Classics Optimus Prime with Gold Accessories
Saturday, May 9th, 2009 9:47PM CDT
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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.
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Posted by UltraPrimal on May 9th, 2009 @ 9:52pm CDT
Posted by Ultra Magnus on May 9th, 2009 @ 10:12pm CDT
Posted by guardianprime on May 9th, 2009 @ 10:15pm CDT
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!!!
Posted by Blurrz on May 9th, 2009 @ 10:28pm CDT
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.
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on May 9th, 2009 @ 10:30pm CDT
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.
Posted by GreenLantern of Cybertron on May 9th, 2009 @ 10:30pm CDT
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.
Posted by ShGarland_1383 on May 9th, 2009 @ 10:40pm CDT
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.
Posted by nemesis-prime on May 9th, 2009 @ 10:49pm CDT
Posted by guardianprime on May 9th, 2009 @ 10:51pm CDT
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?
Posted by Blurrz on May 9th, 2009 @ 11:14pm CDT
A 2nd Classics line/sequel was in '09, with the tag line of 'Universe'.
Posted by guardianprime on May 10th, 2009 @ 12:02am CDT
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
Posted by Megatron Wolf on May 10th, 2009 @ 12:17am CDT
Posted by zodconvoy on May 10th, 2009 @ 12:24am CDT
"Well, I wanted a stealth mode that wouldn't hide my bling..."
Horrid, simply horrid.
Posted by Mkall on May 10th, 2009 @ 12:46am CDT
Posted by Psychomud on May 10th, 2009 @ 2:12am CDT
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?
Posted by Hard Hacker on May 10th, 2009 @ 5:59am CDT
Posted by olokin on May 10th, 2009 @ 6:37am CDT
Posted by Solrac333 on May 10th, 2009 @ 9:24am CDT
UltraPrimal wrote:Is it a Lucky Draw or something?
It's like the Henkei version of the Lucky Draw.
Posted by Chaoslock on May 10th, 2009 @ 9:39am CDT
Posted by T-Macksimus on May 10th, 2009 @ 10:33am CDT
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! )
Posted by Gojira Prime on May 10th, 2009 @ 11:51am CDT
Posted by DevastaTTor on May 10th, 2009 @ 12:10pm CDT
Posted by Anonymous on May 10th, 2009 @ 3:06pm CDT
Posted by Scaleface on May 11th, 2009 @ 9:03am CDT
I also saw chromed WST seekers, glow in the dark toys, even chrome Animated activators.
Posted by Chaoslock on May 11th, 2009 @ 9:52am CDT
Posted by SJ21 on May 11th, 2009 @ 10:05am CDT
Posted by T-Macksimus on May 11th, 2009 @ 2:32pm CDT
That clear with gold accents mix however is just totally not appealing to me at all. Red, silver and gold done the right way, however, is an awsome mix (I've done it before on an old Robotech Orguss figure. Came out sweet) and I think it could be done on this particular mold so long as the crystal aspect was taken out of the equation. The transparent red version of this mold might even look good with chrome accents but not the gold and I'm not even certain the chrome would work well with the see thru aspect. I think it's just that the two mediums, transparent and metallic, simply should never mix.
Posted by Th0r4z1n3 on May 12th, 2009 @ 1:12am CDT
Scaleface wrote: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.
I think I just made a mess in my nerd pants WOW!
He must work in a factory, those are some of the best "lunch time specials" I've seen in a while.
Oh and Classics was out in 06/07 right towards the end of Cybertron, was meant to be filler between Cybertron and the Movie line