Cybertron Con Exclusive Beast Hunters Ultimate Optimus Prime
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Posted by Mindmaster on July 15th, 2013 @ 7:46am CDT

Probably a more show-accurate deco than what retail offers. Probably an extra bonus item as well.
Posted by ScottyP on July 15th, 2013 @ 8:43am CDT
Mindmaster wrote:Man, if those exclusive thirty toys aren't available in U.S retail, they're convention exclusives.![]()
I wouldn't get your hopes up that any of the 30 for 30 figures (or whatever they're called) will hit mass retail. The first two are SDCC exclusives, the next three (that we know of) are BBTS/online exclusives, and I'd expect that kind of trend to follow.
Posted by Mindmaster on July 15th, 2013 @ 8:52am CDT
ScottyP wrote:Mindmaster wrote:Man, if those exclusive thirty toys aren't available in U.S retail, they're convention exclusives.![]()
I wouldn't get your hopes up that any of the 30 for 30 figures (or whatever they're called) will hit mass retail. The first two are SDCC exclusives, the next three (that we know of) are BBTS/online exclusives, and I'd expect that kind of trend to follow.
I certainly hope at least several of them are available for purchase in mass retail: I'd like to help celebrate thirty years of Transformers in an affordable way!

Posted by No One on July 15th, 2013 @ 9:37am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 15th, 2013 @ 9:46am CDT
MR Optimus Prime wrote:So Beast Hunters Prime is #07 of #30 for the 30th Anniversary line? This is drole, this line means nothing then.
What do you mean? It's supposed to celebrate the whole brand, not just G1

Posted by Down_Shift on July 15th, 2013 @ 9:58am CDT
MR Optimus Prime wrote:So Beast Hunters Prime is #07 of #30 for the 30th Anniversary line? This is drole, this line means nothing then.
I gotta agree. A waste of a spot as far as I'm concerned. Although I am being told this version comes with the jet pack and not the dragon spinner.
Posted by MenaceRX on July 15th, 2013 @ 10:03am CDT
Posted by No One on July 15th, 2013 @ 10:17am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:So Beast Hunters Prime is #07 of #30 for the 30th Anniversary line? This is drole, this line means nothing then.
What do you mean? It's supposed to celebrate the whole brand, not just G1I am loosing count however...
Sorry man but this is LAZY. You don't include a brand new toy in this line. MAYBE if you were doing the new Metroplex as Metrotitan. They need to do something like color the re-issue Fort Max in Grand Max colors and just throw the Pretender shell in the box.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 15th, 2013 @ 10:20am CDT
MR Optimus Prime wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:So Beast Hunters Prime is #07 of #30 for the 30th Anniversary line? This is drole, this line means nothing then.
What do you mean? It's supposed to celebrate the whole brand, not just G1I am loosing count however...
Sorry man but this is LAZY. You don't include a brand new toy in this line. MAYBE if you were doing the new Metroplex as Metrotitan. They need to do something like color the re-issue Fort Max in Grand Max colors and just throw the Pretender shell in the box.
Platinum Ultra Magnus is a brand new toy, as it's a retool of Weaponizer Optimus Prime.

Posted by No One on July 15th, 2013 @ 10:25am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:So Beast Hunters Prime is #07 of #30 for the 30th Anniversary line? This is drole, this line means nothing then.
What do you mean? It's supposed to celebrate the whole brand, not just G1I am loosing count however...
Sorry man but this is LAZY. You don't include a brand new toy in this line. MAYBE if you were doing the new Metroplex as Metrotitan. They need to do something like color the re-issue Fort Max in Grand Max colors and just throw the Pretender shell in the box.
Platinum Ultra Magnus is a brand new toy, as it's a retool of Weaponizer Optimus Prime.And he's numbered 3 of 30 for this line.
LAZY!
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 15th, 2013 @ 10:31am CDT
MR Optimus Prime wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:So Beast Hunters Prime is #07 of #30 for the 30th Anniversary line? This is drole, this line means nothing then.
What do you mean? It's supposed to celebrate the whole brand, not just G1I am loosing count however...
Sorry man but this is LAZY. You don't include a brand new toy in this line. MAYBE if you were doing the new Metroplex as Metrotitan. They need to do something like color the re-issue Fort Max in Grand Max colors and just throw the Pretender shell in the box.
Platinum Ultra Magnus is a brand new toy, as it's a retool of Weaponizer Optimus Prime.And he's numbered 3 of 30 for this line.
LAZY!
Well, what are you expecting from this line then? Aside from Platinum Ultra Magnus who actually has some major work done to him, and Shockwave's Lab, all so far are just minor shiny repaints of earlier releases. Makes it easier to fill all 30 spots in a year's time I guess.
Posted by No One on July 15th, 2013 @ 10:38am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:So Beast Hunters Prime is #07 of #30 for the 30th Anniversary line? This is drole, this line means nothing then.
What do you mean? It's supposed to celebrate the whole brand, not just G1I am loosing count however...
Sorry man but this is LAZY. You don't include a brand new toy in this line. MAYBE if you were doing the new Metroplex as Metrotitan. They need to do something like color the re-issue Fort Max in Grand Max colors and just throw the Pretender shell in the box.
Platinum Ultra Magnus is a brand new toy, as it's a retool of Weaponizer Optimus Prime.And he's numbered 3 of 30 for this line.
LAZY!
Well, what are you expecting from this line then? Aside from Platinum Ultra Magnus who actually has some major work done to him, and Shockwave's Lab, all so far are just minor shiny repaints of earlier releases. Makes it easier to fill all 30 spots in a year's time I guess.
I was hoping for something that had to do with the last 30 years. The new Double Dealer re-paint should be in this line over anything I have seen so far. Honestly for the 30th line, re-paint a Bay Movie or Prime Bumblebee as Chromedome and give it a headmaster.
Posted by RhA on July 15th, 2013 @ 10:49am CDT
MR Optimus Prime wrote:I was hoping for something that had to do with the last 30 years. The new Double Dealer re-paint should be in this line over anything I have seen so far. Honestly for the 30th line, re-paint a Bay Movie or Prime Bumblebee as Chromedome and give it a headmaster.
Or maybe some Galvatron-love?
Still, this line isn't 'lazy. It's like a line of more elaborate versions of current toys.
Posted by No One on July 15th, 2013 @ 10:58am CDT
RhA wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:I was hoping for something that had to do with the last 30 years. The new Double Dealer re-paint should be in this line over anything I have seen so far. Honestly for the 30th line, re-paint a Bay Movie or Prime Bumblebee as Chromedome and give it a headmaster.
Or maybe some Galvatron-love?
Still, this line isn't 'lazy. It's like a line of more elaborate versions of current toys.
You're right, calling a re-colored toy of a new Magnus a 30th year line that STILL doesn't have painted wheels for FIFTY bucks isn't lazy, it's VERY lazy.
Posted by RhA on July 15th, 2013 @ 11:07am CDT
MR Optimus Prime wrote:RhA wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:I was hoping for something that had to do with the last 30 years. The new Double Dealer re-paint should be in this line over anything I have seen so far. Honestly for the 30th line, re-paint a Bay Movie or Prime Bumblebee as Chromedome and give it a headmaster.
Or maybe some Galvatron-love?
Still, this line isn't 'lazy. It's like a line of more elaborate versions of current toys.
You're right, calling a re-colored toy of a new Magnus a 30th year line that STILL doesn't have painted wheels for FIFTY bucks isn't lazy, it's VERY lazy.
That's not being lazy, that's being cost-efficient. Magnus is one example of a blob of paint not being where you'd like it. Considering the reworking of the figure as a whole... I'll forgive the paint there. Beyond that, Metroplex has some pretty big differences in the paint department and honestly- we've only seen the exterior of this Prime. No way of knowing how much paint is or isn't on it.
Dear god- It's Schrodinger's Optimus!
Posted by Manterax Prime on July 15th, 2013 @ 2:14pm CDT
Hasbro, please, hire a marketing director with some common sense.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 15th, 2013 @ 2:38pm CDT
Manterax Prime wrote:Why must these be exclusives????? If they're meant to celebrate the 30th anniversary, they should be made available for ALL collectors, not just those of us with the money to go to conventions, but also those of us without the money for conventions.
Hasbro, please, hire a marketing director with some common sense.
"The items in The Thrilling 30's line are to celebrate not just the brand, but also to show our appreciation to the fans who made it all possible. They obviously have fine taste, and the money to show it, so we've created these items just for them."
How much do you wanna bet that's the answer they'll give?

Posted by TimothyR on July 15th, 2013 @ 2:51pm CDT
RhA wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:RhA wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:I was hoping for something that had to do with the last 30 years. The new Double Dealer re-paint should be in this line over anything I have seen so far. Honestly for the 30th line, re-paint a Bay Movie or Prime Bumblebee as Chromedome and give it a headmaster.
Or maybe some Galvatron-love?
Still, this line isn't 'lazy. It's like a line of more elaborate versions of current toys.
You're right, calling a re-colored toy of a new Magnus a 30th year line that STILL doesn't have painted wheels for FIFTY bucks isn't lazy, it's VERY lazy.
That's not being lazy, that's being cost-efficient. Magnus is one example of a blob of paint not being where you'd like it. Considering the reworking of the figure as a whole... I'll forgive the paint there. Beyond that, Metroplex has some pretty big differences in the paint department and honestly- we've only seen the exterior of this Prime. No way of knowing how much paint is or isn't on it.
Dear god- It's Schrodinger's Optimus!
Metroplex has some pretty big differences in the paint department? You mean the chrome face and thighs? Yeah.. Those differences are HUGE.
I'm glad a lot of this crap is exclusive so far.. Because there's not much of it that I want. I do want metroplex for the extra gun and maybe G1 predaking.. But that's about it so far. And no matter what they do to "ultimate" prime, it's an easy pass for me. The thing is way too big, it doesn't fit into the collection, and the alt mode is simply unforgivable.
Posted by RhA on July 15th, 2013 @ 5:10pm CDT
TimothyR wrote:RhA wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:RhA wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:I was hoping for something that had to do with the last 30 years. The new Double Dealer re-paint should be in this line over anything I have seen so far. Honestly for the 30th line, re-paint a Bay Movie or Prime Bumblebee as Chromedome and give it a headmaster.
Or maybe some Galvatron-love?
Still, this line isn't 'lazy. It's like a line of more elaborate versions of current toys.
You're right, calling a re-colored toy of a new Magnus a 30th year line that STILL doesn't have painted wheels for FIFTY bucks isn't lazy, it's VERY lazy.
That's not being lazy, that's being cost-efficient. Magnus is one example of a blob of paint not being where you'd like it. Considering the reworking of the figure as a whole... I'll forgive the paint there. Beyond that, Metroplex has some pretty big differences in the paint department and honestly- we've only seen the exterior of this Prime. No way of knowing how much paint is or isn't on it.
Dear god- It's Schrodinger's Optimus!
Metroplex has some pretty big differences in the paint department? You mean the chrome face and thighs? Yeah.. Those differences are HUGE.
I'm glad a lot of this crap is exclusive so far.. Because there's not much of it that I want. I do want metroplex for the extra gun and maybe G1 predaking.. But that's about it so far. And no matter what they do to "ultimate" prime, it's an easy pass for me. The thing is way too big, it doesn't fit into the collection, and the alt mode is simply unforgivable.
Given the size of Metroplex- Yes. Those are some big differences.
And why would it matter that these are exclusives anyway? If you don't want them, well... Don't buy 'em. I don't see the problem with these toy being available somewhere specific of at the supermarket on your streetcorner if you're ignoring them anyway.
Posted by No One on July 15th, 2013 @ 8:47pm CDT
RhA wrote:TimothyR wrote:RhA wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:RhA wrote:MR Optimus Prime wrote:I was hoping for something that had to do with the last 30 years. The new Double Dealer re-paint should be in this line over anything I have seen so far. Honestly for the 30th line, re-paint a Bay Movie or Prime Bumblebee as Chromedome and give it a headmaster.
Or maybe some Galvatron-love?
Still, this line isn't 'lazy. It's like a line of more elaborate versions of current toys.
You're right, calling a re-colored toy of a new Magnus a 30th year line that STILL doesn't have painted wheels for FIFTY bucks isn't lazy, it's VERY lazy.
That's not being lazy, that's being cost-efficient. Magnus is one example of a blob of paint not being where you'd like it. Considering the reworking of the figure as a whole... I'll forgive the paint there. Beyond that, Metroplex has some pretty big differences in the paint department and honestly- we've only seen the exterior of this Prime. No way of knowing how much paint is or isn't on it.
Dear god- It's Schrodinger's Optimus!
Metroplex has some pretty big differences in the paint department? You mean the chrome face and thighs? Yeah.. Those differences are HUGE.
I'm glad a lot of this crap is exclusive so far.. Because there's not much of it that I want. I do want metroplex for the extra gun and maybe G1 predaking.. But that's about it so far. And no matter what they do to "ultimate" prime, it's an easy pass for me. The thing is way too big, it doesn't fit into the collection, and the alt mode is simply unforgivable.
Given the size of Metroplex- Yes. Those are some big differences.
And why would it matter that these are exclusives anyway? If you don't want them, well... Don't buy 'em. I don't see the problem with these toy being available somewhere specific of at the supermarket on your streetcorner if you're ignoring them anyway.
Because they are LAME for a 30th line.