First look at G1 reissue Optimus Prime out of box
Sunday, December 16th, 2018 2:22am CST
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Unfortunately these new pics also squelch a few theories about including the Music Label head, a Matrix, axe, or blue windows seen on other iterations. At least the stickers aren't pre-applied. Also, listings on brickseek for this item have him currently priced at $49.97.





So what do you think? Still excited about the return of long stacks? Disappointed that he's a basic figure with no trailer? Let yourself be heard down in the Energon Pub!
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Posted by leokearon on December 16th, 2018 @ 2:37am CST
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on December 16th, 2018 @ 2:39am CST
I hope they offer a trailer version for those who want a complete Optimus.
Either way, I'm not personally interested since I already have a complete G1 Optimus. Like, I might be slightly interested if it had the axe and matrix, since Dark0v has been out of the repro business for years now and nobody's currently producing a kit with those from what I can tell. But as it is? Pass.
leokearon wrote:An extra gun is no substitute for a trailer. Feels like you are getting half a toy
This is obviously meant for people like Emerje who think the trailer is a space hog just because they don't have permanent display room for it.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on December 16th, 2018 @ 2:59am CST
Posted by Emerje on December 16th, 2018 @ 3:25am CST
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:leokearon wrote:An extra gun is no substitute for a trailer. Feels like you are getting half a toy
This is obviously meant for people like Emerje who think the trailer is a space hog just because they don't have permanent display room for it.
You're not wrong and I'm not the only one that feels that way. It's not so much that I think all versions should be without a trailer, I just think there whould be options. Some of us want half a toy.

(BTW, this will be on the front page once a little hiccup gets fixed.)
Emerje
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on December 16th, 2018 @ 3:30am CST
Emerje wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:leokearon wrote:An extra gun is no substitute for a trailer. Feels like you are getting half a toy
This is obviously meant for people like Emerje who think the trailer is a space hog just because they don't have permanent display room for it.
You're not wrong and I'm not the only one that feels that way. It's not so much that I think all versions should be without a trailer, I just think there whould be options. Some of us want half a toy.
(BTW, this will be on the front page once a little hiccup gets fixed.)
Emerje
Lack of trailer would bother me more if it was Magnus who needs his trailer to even look like himself... or Powermaster Prime where the cab is far more primitive and less articulated than this original Prime with the main point of that toy is to combine with it's trailer.


Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on December 16th, 2018 @ 3:39am CST
Posted by -Kanrabat- on December 16th, 2018 @ 5:39am CST

I'm pretty pleased that this Optimus do have the long smokestacks. People will have the "real" Optimus without having to struggle with an upgrade. Now my only hope is that he'll be priced at 50$CAN at the very most and he'd be available aplenty like Hotrod was. So that everyone have a chance to get him while undercutting the scalpers.
Posted by shajaki on December 16th, 2018 @ 7:43am CST

Posted by Evil Eye on December 16th, 2018 @ 9:13am CST
Posted by returnofplex on December 16th, 2018 @ 10:32am CST
Posted by Lore Keeper on December 16th, 2018 @ 10:56am CST
returnofplex wrote:Someone looked up the SKU and the Wal Mart system had this at $49.99. I bought an extremely high quality(as good or better than the Hasbro reissues over the years), complete KO, in a G1 box for less than $40.00 SHIPPED from China to my door. I could see them praying on our nostalgia by doing it complete with trailer at $59.99, but this is ridiculous.
I think this is exactly what is going on here. HasTak are under the belief people will buy anything that plays into nostalgia for G1 Optimus (toy and cartoon). That's why we have a whole debate over the outlandish price of MP-44. The worst part of all of this is, they are right. So... many... people are going to cave and buy these regardless of the price. I'm sorry, but if I can buy Siege Optimus, who is a better toy in practically every way for $30, there is just no chance in hell this brick of a robot is worth $50. I know this is coming off as especially salty, but I've grown very tired of a retail toy company selling toys for far more than they're worth. $150 Primus anyone?
Posted by Black Bumblebee on December 16th, 2018 @ 11:01am CST
This, though? It has no extras. No nothing. Nothing special. As pointed out, he doesn't have the music label head. He doesn't have a matrix. He doesn't have blue tinted windows. He doesn't have a special back piece It's just a simple, basic, G1 Prime cab. If that's all you want... G1 cabs are available for uber cheap on ebay. Or at your local salvation army.
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on December 16th, 2018 @ 12:04pm CST
LoreKeeper, that $150 Primus wasn't just Hasbro. That was also TRU f***ery
Posted by Lore Keeper on December 16th, 2018 @ 12:09pm CST
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Well, it's the norm for reissues to be collectorflated at their starting price.
LoreKeeper, that $150 Primus wasn't just Hasbro. That was also TRU f***ery
I expect some level of mark ups on collector oriented figures, but there is a limit to what is reasonable. $50 for a little truck cab robot is not reasonable. One could argue it has the prestige of being the "original" one, but that's not really the case when this release comes with half of the toy.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on December 16th, 2018 @ 12:22pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on December 16th, 2018 @ 12:32pm CST
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Well, it's the norm for reissues to be collectorflated at their starting price.
LoreKeeper, that $150 Primus wasn't just Hasbro. That was also TRU f***ery
It was not, it was 100% Hasbro. The cost per unit on TRU exclusives was really high, so TRU had to sell it at MSRP. Takara is doing the same thing with their Unicron of Light over in Japan and yet no one is batting an eye for some reason.
Posted by carytheone on December 16th, 2018 @ 12:34pm CST
Because Takara does no wrong and is premiumwilliam-james88 wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Well, it's the norm for reissues to be collectorflated at their starting price.
LoreKeeper, that $150 Primus wasn't just Hasbro. That was also TRU f***ery
It was not, it was 100% Hasbro. The cost per unit on TRU exclusives was really high, so TRU had to sell it at MSRP. Takara is doing the same thing with their Unicron of Light over in Japan and yet no one is batting an eye for some reason.

Posted by hausjam on December 16th, 2018 @ 1:26pm CST
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 16th, 2018 @ 1:46pm CST
carytheone wrote:Because Takara does no wrong and is premiumwilliam-james88 wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Well, it's the norm for reissues to be collectorflated at their starting price.
LoreKeeper, that $150 Primus wasn't just Hasbro. That was also TRU f***ery
It was not, it was 100% Hasbro. The cost per unit on TRU exclusives was really high, so TRU had to sell it at MSRP. Takara is doing the same thing with their Unicron of Light over in Japan and yet no one is batting an eye for some reason.
This is true and it's a myth that needs to be busted for good...i also completely forgot about Unicron of Light
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on December 16th, 2018 @ 2:14pm CST