New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy

Posted by william-james88 Sep 25, 2022 at 1:40pm CDT 36,265 views

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Maybe some of you have see them in stores, but Hasbro has a line of Transformers toys aimed at people who want an affordable larger Transformer. This is the Titan Changer line under the Authentics umbrella and so far we have had G1 mainstays like Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee, ect. But now, we have our first Beast Wars character too, Optimus Primal. We had the images of the bot mode but now we can see the alt mode and more importantly we see the Evergreen beast mode design they are basing this toy on thanks to images from The Entertainer website. While obviously aimed at families on a budget, I'd advise against knocking on these as they do the job fine for kids interested in larger figures and are easy to transform back and forth. I speak from experience as a dad of a four year old who plays with these toys. And it's cool to see Primal get that status of reliable sellers within the TF brand, appealing to younger kids (and most importantly their parents buying the toy). We have also put images of the others in the line to show how the proportions are shared across the line.

Interestingly enough, while Primal will be a big part of the ROTB toyline and there are ROTB Titan Changers coming, this particular toy is not from that line so that gorilla image is NOT of the gorilla mode from ROTB.

Transformers News: New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy

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New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy

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Re: New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy (view post)

Comment by -Kanrabat- Sep 25, 2022

Skinny Primal is not too bad and that gorilla mode is solid at least.

Makes me want him.

Re: New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy (view post)

Comment by Emerje Sep 25, 2022

I've never seen any of these in any stores before. Are people finding these in stores anywhere in America?

Emerje

Re: New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy (view post)

Comment by Sabrblade Sep 25, 2022

Emerje wrote:I've never seen any of these in any stores before. Are people finding these in stores anywhere in America?

Emerje

I saw a single Grimlock at Walmart just last week.

Re: New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy (view post)

Comment by Munkky Sep 26, 2022

I've never bought any Authentics or Evergreen figures, but it's nice to see Optimus Primal represented in there, I'm happy that the end of Kingdom is not the end of new Beast Wars toys, and the art on the packaging is very nice.

Re: New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy (view post)

Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Sep 26, 2022

Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:I've never seen any of these in any stores before. Are people finding these in stores anywhere in America?

Emerje
I saw a single Grimlock at Walmart just last week.

Try Kroger Marketplace, that's where I found them in my area.

Re: New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy (view post)

Comment by Sabrblade Sep 26, 2022

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:I've never seen any of these in any stores before. Are people finding these in stores anywhere in America?

Emerje
I saw a single Grimlock at Walmart just last week.

Try Kroger Marketplace, that's where I found them in my area.

Don't have any Kroger stores down here in Tampa.

Re: New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy (view post)

Comment by Emerje Sep 26, 2022

Sabrblade wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:I've never seen any of these in any stores before. Are people finding these in stores anywhere in America?

Emerje
I saw a single Grimlock at Walmart just last week.

Try Kroger Marketplace, that's where I found them in my area.
Don't have any Kroger stores down here in Tampa.

None in all of New England either.

Emerje

Re: New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy (view post)

Comment by chuckdawg1999 Sep 26, 2022

Emerje wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:I've never seen any of these in any stores before. Are people finding these in stores anywhere in America?

Emerje
I saw a single Grimlock at Walmart just last week.

Try Kroger Marketplace, that's where I found them in my area.
Don't have any Kroger stores down here in Tampa.

None in all of New England either.

Emerje

Authentics were made for discount stores like Ollie's and 5 below. Unfortunately they've been stocking more main line stuff lately.

Re: New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy (view post)

Comment by Emerje Sep 27, 2022

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Emerje wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:I've never seen any of these in any stores before. Are people finding these in stores anywhere in America?

Emerje
I saw a single Grimlock at Walmart just last week.

Try Kroger Marketplace, that's where I found them in my area.
Don't have any Kroger stores down here in Tampa.

None in all of New England either.

Emerje

Authentics were made for discount stores like Ollie's and 5 below. Unfortunately they've been stocking more main line stuff lately.

Went to Five Below and TJM a few weeks ago and they didn't have any Transformers at all. Might have to check Big Lots and Dollar General soon. I wonder if Christmas Tree Shops have any?

Emerje

Re: New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy (view post)

Comment by chuckdawg1999 Sep 27, 2022

Emerje wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Emerje wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:I've never seen any of these in any stores before. Are people finding these in stores anywhere in America?

Emerje
I saw a single Grimlock at Walmart just last week.

Try Kroger Marketplace, that's where I found them in my area.
Don't have any Kroger stores down here in Tampa.

None in all of New England either.

Emerje

Authentics were made for discount stores like Ollie's and 5 below. Unfortunately they've been stocking more main line stuff lately.

Went to Five Below and TJM a few weeks ago and they didn't have any Transformers at all. Might have to check Big Lots and Dollar General soon. I wonder if Christmas Tree Shops have any?

Emerje

Never heard of the store, I assume it specializes in Christmas trees.

Re: New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy (view post)

Comment by Emerje Sep 27, 2022

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Emerje wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Emerje wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:I've never seen any of these in any stores before. Are people finding these in stores anywhere in America?

Emerje
I saw a single Grimlock at Walmart just last week.

Try Kroger Marketplace, that's where I found them in my area.
Don't have any Kroger stores down here in Tampa.

None in all of New England either.

Emerje

Authentics were made for discount stores like Ollie's and 5 below. Unfortunately they've been stocking more main line stuff lately.

Went to Five Below and TJM a few weeks ago and they didn't have any Transformers at all. Might have to check Big Lots and Dollar General soon. I wonder if Christmas Tree Shops have any?

Emerje

Never heard of the store, I assume it specializes in Christmas trees.

It's just another discount store with a quirky name. They're a lot like Big Lots.

Emerje

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Comment by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 Sep 27, 2022

I am also unaware of the area where authentics are available (in the U.S.). They sell their size class on eBay (so much for being affordable). The only one I even consider is Wheeljack.

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Comment by Sabrblade Sep 27, 2022

I've seen Authentics at Walgreens and Dollar General.

Re: New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy (view post)

Comment by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 Sep 27, 2022

Sabrblade wrote:I've seen Authentics at Walgreens and Dollar General.

Dollar general?
Can you order them online from the official retailer (resellers are overpriced)

Re: New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy (view post)

Comment by william-james88 Jan 4, 2023

Would a tiny inexpensive Optimus Primal based off of the Kingdom mold interest you? Smol Monke anyone? Well, if that sounds fun, well we have some fun news for you. Below are images of the new Authentics toys released for 2023 in Taiwan. Optimus Prime, Optimus Primal and Bumblebee will be released at the Bravo size which is similar to core class, while a brand new larger Starscream along with a repacked Optimus Prime and Bumblebee will be available in Alpha class which is in between deluxe and voyager sized. For an idea of scale, you can check out the image of the boxes below. That Primal may be small and cheap but he does have a cute feature where his two guns can be used in his fists or as shoulder canons like in the cartoon. This is unrelated to the Rise of the Beasts film and serves more as a classic Optimus Primal made to be affordable for families shopping at places like Family Dollar. In Canada, these have been available at Canadian Tire.

We thank Zodiac1968340 who posted images here along with this post from CL Hobby.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jan 4, 2023

That Primal looks very, VERY good.
If I chance uppon it at Canadian Tire, I'll be sure to pick him up.

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Comment by william-james88 Jan 4, 2023

-Kanrabat- wrote:That Primal looks very, VERY good.
If I chance uppon it at Canadian Tire, I'll be sure to pick him up.

Same here

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Comment by Bumblevivisector Jan 4, 2023

It's funny how despite the whole point of Evergreen TFs being they can show up in ANY store with even the tiniest toy section, so many specific figures somehow end up being indigenous to just one chain, determined largely by country or even state/province.

Hope Primal comes Stateside, but if any Canadian Seibertronians want to trade for Authentics Arcee, just let me know and I'll find you one with the best paint job possible!

Re: New Stock Images for Leader Sized $20 Optimus Primal Toy (view post)

Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Jan 4, 2023

Man, he actually looks pretty neat.

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Comment by Cheetron Jan 4, 2023

I haven't said this about a toy in what feels like forever, but I want primal. Bad. Lol

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