First Look at Target Exclusive Robo-Vision Movie Optimus Prime

Last thing I would've done to the Movie Prime figure is add more Flames to his paint scheme.
Really doubt this one will find a release here in Australia, it isnt different enough to warrant sales from more than the completists and variant collecters.

Much nicer than the standard Voyager Optimus. The metallic finish is exactly what it needed.

I like this better than the standard voyager Opimus. I think the fact that this one's packaged in robot mode's helping too.

the way hes packaged reminds me of 20th anniversary prime

Anyone else spot the little tag about the "robovision decoder"?

Looks like the movie is bringing backe at least one oooooold gimmick from G1.

Ooh... shiny!

I like it.

I like this better than the standard version as well, but I still like the leader class Prime a whole lot more.

Since I normaly get two of each Prime and Megatron, I figure it makes sense that I get this guy and he stay sealed.

Caelus wrote:Anyone else spot the little tag about the "robovision decoder"?

Looks like the movie is bringing backe at least one oooooold gimmick from G1.

I didn't see it at first, but got scrolling through the picture's thread and someone pointed it out there, too.

...Robo-Vision = nice, IMO

I don't have enough swear words to express how angry I am. For those not in the know, I swear like a drunk trucker in both English and Portuguese. I'm not mad at how it looks, I'm mad at that dreadful Target symbol. I hate Target exclusives with a passion because there aren't Targets in this icey crap hole.

I know, it's awfully shallow, but I am what I am.

A-ha! so that would explain the Voyager Optimus Prime chrome version SPX toy has up for auction here

OH. Originally someone claimed that the prototype had the darker blue, and the finished product was what we see here.

Truth be told, I kind of prefered the darker blue. I wonder if it's possible to swap the chrome silver parts and the dark blue parts into one figure...

I prefer the standard release.

ZenithF0RTE wrote:OH. Originally someone claimed that the prototype had the darker blue, and the finished product was what we see here.

Truth be told, I kind of prefered the darker blue. I wonder if it's possible to swap the chrome silver parts and the dark blue parts into one figure...

I prefer the darker blue as well
As for swapping blues and chromes, should be possible. I imagine a screw driver should be all you would need, they would still be using phillip heads.

So if you want the toy to look more like the movie figure you have to buy the special edition. Yeah, cos thats what people want isnt it? A regular version which doenst look like the movie figure. Makes no sense.

who the heck asked for more flames?

the metallic finish looks fantastic!

Robo-vision?
Oh well, no Target stores in Canada...

So the much better variant of the toy will only be released in the US, while everyone else gets the bog-standard crappy (compared to this one) Prime?

Figures...

I misstyped. The movie-accurate figure is for the US only, meanwhile the everyone else (aka the vast majority of the planet) get one that isn't movie accurate? Where's the sense in that?

looks like the prime i'm gonna get

Lord Crump wrote:I misstyped. The movie-accurate figure is for the US only, meanwhile the everyone else (aka the vast majority of the planet) get one that isn't movie accurate? Where's the sense in that?

H-A-S-B-R-O.

It's their new marketing strategy: maximise profit by not making toys available to those who'd buy them. In other words, increase profit figures by decreasing quantity of figures.

Go figure.

Leonardo, AUS's Jetfire situation says that by itself XD

It won't come here, TargetAUS sucks, but I do like it, alot.

Fang Wolf wrote:It won't come here, TargetAUS sucks, but I do like it, alot.

Target Australia is in NO WAY connected to Target US.

Funny how people seem to forget Target Australia importing MP-02 Magnus.

Anyhoo ... dunno if it's the same thing but SPX has a listing for a "Chrome version test shot Optimus Prime"

Clicky the linky for looky

Sounds like someone just didn't know the official title of the toy.

Spiffy. Anyone know if there are any Target stores in Providence, say, within walking distance of the Botcon hotel?

-Nick

I gotta say i was dead set against purchasing the Optimus prime in voyager class until now. The exact reasons i didn't like it in the first place was because of the non metallic paint applications and such, it was a more basic version of Prime and without the metallic paint scheme it just looked very cheap. But since Target is getting the exclusive chromium metallic paint version i think i will be buying 2 of them, one to open and display the other for pure collector value..I am shocked though that they didn't apply that paint scheme to the entire figure, the smoke stacks, feet, and mid section should also have the chrome coloring, that would certainly make it complete, maybe this will be done before final production begins.. i hope... but I gotta say the Target exclusives have always been wonderful.. I loved their episode 3 exclusives.. they are sweet, especially the cloaked clone troopers..ofcourse Wal-mart has a tendency to produce exclusives as well, lets wait and see what they decide to do, I'm personally hoping for a Metallic Leader class Prime and Metallic Leader class Megatron..

Burn wrote:

Fang Wolf wrote:It won't come here, TargetAUS sucks, but I do like it, alot.

Target Australia is in NO WAY connected to Target US.

Funny how people seem to forget Target Australia importing MP-02 Magnus.

Anyhoo ... dunno if it's the same thing but SPX has a listing for a "Chrome version test shot Optimus Prime"

Clicky the linky for looky

Did they really? That's pretty cool! I wish some chain around here would do some imports (of course, any Prime or Magnus couldn't be done, due to their killer smoke stacks ),

Interesting.

Maybe the robo-vision decoder is something like a pair of 3-D glasses, that you can wear when you go to see the movie and it will have some kind of effect on what you are seeing. It's just a thought...

Optimus_julio wrote:who the heck asked for more flames?

It was me. I did the icky.

Down_Shift wrote:

Optimus_julio wrote:who the heck asked for more flames?

It was me. I did the icky.

I'm shaking my finger at my computer screen right now. For shame!

Sweet, I'll just have to snag one of these right out of the box when I see it. If a special version of prime is going to Target then what are Wal-mart and K-mart getting?

I just hope Target can get these onto shelfs on time; June 2 can't come soon enough. Hopefully they'll have an abundance just like last Universe release.

love em... now im up to two movie figs that i cant wait to get

Hmph. Stupid exclusives.

So far Voyager Prime is probably the only movie figure I want, because he looks the most like classic Prime. I wonder if A3U will be stocking this one...

They should do the Robovision stuff in the leader class figure..