Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 10:05PM CDT

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An interesting auction has popped up on eBay. This auction is for two unreleased Optimus Prime Busts. One is a bust of Protoform Optimus Prime and the other is Movie Optimus Prime. Both stand about 8 inches and appear to be unfinished.

To see the auction and take a stab at winning these, click here

Credit(s): eBay member alphanemoon

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Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (269308)
Posted by bumblezzz on August 7th, 2007 @ 10:10pm CDT

well id buy the only they protoform but it is way to scary and the earth version has deluxe primes body! Im still waiting for that statue that blueprints were shown at the toyfair(it is the bumblebee vs barricade one)and it looks nice!

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (269320)
Posted by CyberCustomizer on August 7th, 2007 @ 10:18pm CDT

I hate the fact these are called toys..

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (269336)
Posted by Down_Shift on August 7th, 2007 @ 10:26pm CDT

I wouldn't really call them toys. I would call them a bust. But the fella selling them might think the word toy may get a few more peeks. Hell, that's how I found it.

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (269340)
Posted by CloudBreaker22 on August 7th, 2007 @ 10:29pm CDT

I can't belive that the guy wants at least $750 for them, that is a little much, man.

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (269382)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on August 7th, 2007 @ 10:49pm CDT

Those are cool. The "Earth" prime looks more like a cybertron prime. the chest looks a lot like the Protoform toys chest. A little over priced. I think that they may be customs and not done by hasbro. Or this person could have been makeing them and hasbro bought the design.

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (269396)
Posted by King Henrik on August 7th, 2007 @ 11:00pm CDT

im actually quite surprised these aren't being released...seems we got every other type of item imaginable for this movie...even real cars! so why not busts and statues? anyway the regular pime looks cool but the protoform looks wierd...

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (269436)
Posted by Down_Shift on August 7th, 2007 @ 11:38pm CDT

King Henrik wrote:im actually quite surprised these aren't being released...seems we got every other type of item imaginable for this movie...even real cars! so why not busts and statues? anyway the regular pime looks cool but the protoform looks wierd...

I'm thinking they will get a release, he most likely has the prototypes and wants to sell them big by calling them "Never to be released!"

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (269485)
Posted by Autobot032 on August 8th, 2007 @ 12:14am CDT

UG.
A.
LEE.

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (269540)
Posted by crazyfists on August 8th, 2007 @ 1:00am CDT

it says unpainted, but it also says painted is extra. so is there a painted version or is this person painting them?

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (269619)
Posted by City Commander on August 8th, 2007 @ 2:33am CDT

Nice

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (269630)
Posted by tom brokaw on August 8th, 2007 @ 2:40am CDT

crazyfists wrote:it says unpainted, but it also says painted is extra. so is there a painted version or is this person painting them?

probably these arent the originals, rather these are re-molds of the originals.... and this guy happened to be the one who knew someone who had the originals and probably made a bunch of resin casts of the originals. thats why he gives you the option of a painted or unpainted, cause he has a few. he's pretty good at painting, as seen from the pic.... maybe he works at a hobby shop or an actual sfx studio.... whatever the case, i have a feeling that these arent legit.... if he had painted and unpainted versions, wouldnt you think they would be in two separate listings? just my 2.

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (269635)
Posted by D-340 on August 8th, 2007 @ 2:44am CDT

Those look pretty good. Hopefully they become offical or something, I'd like to get ahold of these.

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (269644)
Posted by Cyber-Kun on August 8th, 2007 @ 2:56am CDT

I don't understand why Prime's head would look SO different from his Earth form...

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (269923)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on August 8th, 2007 @ 7:41am CDT

The proto form looks alittle to skiny, but otherwise I realy like those.

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (269929)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on August 8th, 2007 @ 7:48am CDT

Cyber-Kun wrote:I don't understand why Prime's head would look SO different from his Earth form...

I figure it's just to keep in style with the rest of the figures design, the more traditional head wouldn't look right on ProtoPrime.

Also look at it from the movies point of view, parts of the vehicles make up the bots including the heads. IE, BB having a oil cap for a mouth, and parts of Prime's head transforming in his inital TF scene.

I'm figuring it was just a side effect of incorporating new alt modes.

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (269949)
Posted by Zeds on August 8th, 2007 @ 8:03am CDT

I'll save my money for the Movie toys.

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (270111)
Posted by Sonray on August 8th, 2007 @ 9:40am CDT

I think this is just some guy trying to cash in.

Look at his feedback...a grand total of NINE!

Something smells fishy and it aint just my armpits.

Re: Ebay Auction for "Transformer Toy Prototype" Movie Busts (270316)
Posted by STARSCRAPER on August 8th, 2007 @ 11:41am CDT

Eh, not a fan of these.