New Optimus Prime G1 Statue found at Target

Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 7:44am CDT

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There were Target listings found a few months ago for a $50 Optimus Prime and Megatron that were unrelated to any line. Well, now we know what those "toys" are. They are, in fact, statues. While many fans have seen this new statue at Gamestop, they are now making their way to Target months later. We have an image of the sighting thanks to TF fan Prime Rising. It is a statue based on Optimus Prime's G1 cartoon design. The news here is that we now know which "toy" was linked to that new Target listing we had found. Turns out it isn't that new a toy.

Transformers News: New Optimus Prime G1 Statue found at Target

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Re: New Optimus Prime G1 Statue found at Target (2112428)
Posted by Mistaken_Table on August 10th, 2021 @ 10:54am CDT

Does it...does it do anything? Will there be an Optimus Primal in this line?

Re: New Optimus Prime G1 Statue found at Target (2112432)
Posted by BW Megatron on August 10th, 2021 @ 11:44am CDT

Mistaken_Table wrote:Does it...does it do anything? Will there be an Optimus Primal in this line?

It's a statue, so no. What it's doing in the pic is what it'll do its entire existence barring any breakage.

Re: New Optimus Prime G1 Statue found at Target (2112433)
Posted by Mistaken_Table on August 10th, 2021 @ 11:58am CDT

It's a statue, so no. What it's doing in the pic is what it'll do its entire existence barring any breakage.

Hopefully Nonnef or DNA Designs will release an upgrade kit to improve the articulation.

I immediately regret saying that. I'm such a Dingus Egg.

Re: New Optimus Prime G1 Statue found at Target (2112437)
Posted by william-james88 on August 10th, 2021 @ 12:46pm CDT

Mistaken_Table wrote:Does it...does it do anything? Will there be an Optimus Primal in this line?

No, just Megatron, Soundwave, Bumblebee and Starscream. These same statues were found at Gamestop earlier this year. It's new for Target, but not new necessarily.

Re: New Optimus Prime G1 Statue found at Target (2112441)
Posted by Sowndwave76 on August 10th, 2021 @ 1:23pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Mistaken_Table wrote:Does it...does it do anything? Will there be an Optimus Primal in this line?

No, just Megatron, Soundwave, Bumblebee and Starscream. These same statues were found at Gamestop earlier this year. It's new for Target, but not new necessarily.

I also thought there was a Grimlock in dino mode... But maybe that was by another company.
Doesn't matter either way for me, because all of this is a passssssssssss.

Re: New Optimus Prime G1 Statue found at Target (2112462)
Posted by william-james88 on August 10th, 2021 @ 4:07pm CDT

Sowndwave76 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Mistaken_Table wrote:Does it...does it do anything? Will there be an Optimus Primal in this line?

No, just Megatron, Soundwave, Bumblebee and Starscream. These same statues were found at Gamestop earlier this year. It's new for Target, but not new necessarily.

I also thought there was a Grimlock in dino mode... But maybe that was by another company.
Doesn't matter either way for me, because all of this is a passssssssssss.

Yeah, there's a Grimlock and a Soundwave. These were said to be Gamestop exclusives but now Target has them too.

Re: New Optimus Prime G1 Statue found at Target (2112983)
Posted by primalxconvoy on August 14th, 2021 @ 9:50am CDT

$50?

Pull the other one mate, it's got bells on.