Transformers Age of Extinction Optimus Prime Evolution 2 Pack on TRU.ca
Thursday, September 4th, 2014 3:41AM CDT
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Optimus Prime meets Optimus Prime in this awesome 2-pack! You can see the evolution of your favorite Autobot from then to now in these 2 Optimus Prime figures. Both your classic and your Age of Extinction Optimus Prime figures convert from robot mode to semi truck mode and back. Can the Decepticons handle not one, but 2 fighting Optimus Primes? Its up to you!
Includes 2 figures.
Optimus Prime figure pack includes 1 classic figure and 1 Age of Extinction figure
Both figures convert from robot mode to vehicle mode
Each figure comes with blaster
Both figures convert in 8 steps
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Posted by Bounti76 on September 4th, 2014 @ 3:49am CDT
Va'al wrote:For our Canadian friends and fellow fans, william-james88 has spotted the Toys'R'Us.ca listing for the Age of Extinction Optimus Evolution two-pack we just reported on. Priced at 49.99 CDN$, it appears to come with French included on the box, meaning that its distribution will not be limited to the Anglophone areas! Expected shipping date is October 17, and can be found here.Optimus Prime meets Optimus Prime in this awesome 2-pack! You can see the evolution of your favorite Autobot from then to now in these 2 Optimus Prime figures. Both your classic and your Age of Extinction Optimus Prime figures convert from robot mode to semi truck mode and back. Can the Decepticons handle not one, but 2 fighting Optimus Primes? Its up to you!
Includes 2 figures.
Optimus Prime figure pack includes 1 classic figure and 1 Age of Extinction figure
Both figures convert from robot mode to vehicle mode
Each figure comes with blaster
Both figures convert in 8 steps
This is a very interesting picture....you can't really tell from my picture, but I'm positive that the Optimus in the Evolution pack I spotted did NOT have the faceplate shown on TRU's Canadian listing. Odd.
Posted by Va'al on September 4th, 2014 @ 3:54am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:I hope I have money for when that turns up in our toys r us. Still haven't seen the grimlock one. Also congrats Va'al didn't realize you went full admin status (unless I'm mistaken in which case carry on, nothing to see here)
....neither did I!
Posted by Legosrawsum on September 4th, 2014 @ 7:02am CDT
Posted by Va'al on September 4th, 2014 @ 7:23am CDT
Posted by Madeus Prime on September 4th, 2014 @ 9:07am CDT
Posted by SFXPrime on September 4th, 2014 @ 10:37am CDT
Posted by Noideaforaname on September 4th, 2014 @ 10:44am CDT
I really wish they wouldn't cast those parts in clear. Would've been great to have the option to go either Movie-accurate grey or toy-accurate colors, but translucent looks terrible.
Galvatron reminds me of this guy:
"He's really showing us what a man with a cannon in his chest can do."
Posted by william-james88 on September 4th, 2014 @ 11:40am CDT
Va'al wrote:Another sighting from Bounti76, this time for the Transformers Age of Extinction line: the two-pack Evolution Optimus Prime set! Age of Extinction Generations Voyager Evasion Mode redeco with new head sculpt - photo proof below!
Is that really a new head sculpt? It does not appear to have the faceplate, which was first hinted at with an in hands image of these figures. This pic almost confirms that to me. And that means that the stock pic showing the faceplate is not correct.
Posted by Va'al on September 4th, 2014 @ 11:43am CDT
And Bounti76 has confirmed that it did not have one.
Posted by Cyberpath on September 4th, 2014 @ 11:57am CDT
SFXPrime wrote:Does this blasted pack come with a faceplate Evasion Prime or not! The shown shows no faceplate while advert pic shows a faceplate! This may be my only chance to get the faceplate variant without paying rediculous prices.
No faceplate, unfortunately. Someone posted a bunch of pix on w2005.
Wish the "Classic" mold was decoed like Henkei, and EMOP like in the 5-pack.
The back of the box looks nice. With illustrations of MP-10 and the new movie body.
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on September 4th, 2014 @ 12:24pm CDT
Posted by Superwheeljack on September 4th, 2014 @ 1:41pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on September 4th, 2014 @ 1:46pm CDT
Superwheeljack wrote:I'm either have vision problems that need to be addressed immediately, or the news staff has vision problems because THERE IS NO MASK ON THE FIGURE.
I can assure you the news staff member in question has good vision, the pictures were blurry, we have always been told and shown that it should have a faceplate. As the stock photo from the Canadian TRU also claims.
But as I said above, this appears to no longer be the case.
Posted by Va'al on September 4th, 2014 @ 1:50pm CDT
Cyberpath wrote:SFXPrime wrote:Does this blasted pack come with a faceplate Evasion Prime or not! The shown shows no faceplate while advert pic shows a faceplate! This may be my only chance to get the faceplate variant without paying rediculous prices.
No faceplate, unfortunately. Someone posted a bunch of pix on w2005.
Wish the "Classic" mold was decoed like Henkei, and EMOP like in the 5-pack.
The back of the box looks nice. With illustrations of MP-10 and the new movie body.
To be fair, we posted that same batch of images too, but I still managed to miss the lack of faceplate. Though I did I call it headsculpt instead.
In any case, I do apologise for the confusion, and encourage any further sightings to be notified in the Sightings section and forums - faceplate notwithstanding.
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on September 4th, 2014 @ 2:15pm CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on September 5th, 2014 @ 12:10am CDT
The set consists of Scorn, Slug, Strafe, Slog (oddly enough) and Grimlock (of course). This deco is as close as possible to the one seen in this summer's film, Age Of Extinction. The figures even include what looks to be a "mossy" paint application, to replicate the look the Dinobots had in the film.
Most of the paint apps consist of the aforementioned mossy look, with a few splashes of color thrown in here and there, with the majority of each figure being covered in a dip of shiny chrome, head to toe.
This is our first look at the figures themselves and in their packaging. A price and release date have not been set yet, but as soon as we find out, you will.
The images have been mirrored below:
Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
Posted by Bounti76 on September 5th, 2014 @ 12:34am CDT
Posted by Bounti76 on September 5th, 2014 @ 12:38am CDT
welcometothedarksyde wrote:I reported on this weeks ago, along with a bunch of other stuff they had listed at the time.
Yes, but that was a sighting at Canadian retail. This was a sighting at U.S. retail.
Posted by BERSEKAEL on September 5th, 2014 @ 1:01am CDT
Posted by Grahf_ on September 5th, 2014 @ 1:57am CDT
It would be even better if they did leader Grimlock with deluxe Snarl and Slash like this in another set next year. Along with leader Grimlock with deluxe Scorn and Slash in the SDCC "G1" colors. All eight Dinobots in three different color schemes.
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on September 5th, 2014 @ 9:03am CDT
Bounti76 wrote:welcometothedarksyde wrote:I reported on this weeks ago, along with a bunch of other stuff they had listed at the time.
Yes, but that was a sighting at Canadian retail. This was a sighting at U.S. retail.
I'm not talking about the sighting, I'm talking about the Toysrus.ca listing. Both of those were on the front page.
Posted by ShardFenix on September 5th, 2014 @ 10:21am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 5th, 2014 @ 3:17pm CDT
Slash is exclusived as well, meaning we're stuck with the teal version of him like we're stuck with the lime version of Snarl.ShardFenix wrote:Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed that Snarl wasn't included in this and therefore I guess I'm stuck with a lime-green snarl while the rest all look like this? Or I could go with the power ranger colors for all the dinobots.
Posted by ShardFenix on September 5th, 2014 @ 10:37pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Slash is exclusived as well, meaning we're stuck with the teal version of him like we're stuck with the lime version of Snarl.ShardFenix wrote:Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed that Snarl wasn't included in this and therefore I guess I'm stuck with a lime-green snarl while the rest all look like this? Or I could go with the power ranger colors for all the dinobots.
True, but pesrsonally I thought slash sucked. Not that great looking in either form for me. I guess I would get him if I went with skittles-colored dinobots for completions sake, but Im okay with him being left out here. I just really wanted this style in Snarl. I guess skittles-bots it msut be.
Posted by Transformers_leader on September 5th, 2014 @ 11:44pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on September 6th, 2014 @ 12:52pm CDT
welcometothedarksyde wrote:Bounti76 wrote:welcometothedarksyde wrote:I reported on this weeks ago, along with a bunch of other stuff they had listed at the time.
Yes, but that was a sighting at Canadian retail. This was a sighting at U.S. retail.
I'm not talking about the sighting, I'm talking about the Toysrus.ca listing. Both of those were on the front page.
Again, this is not the first time it has happened, and I apologise for that.
How did you notify us? Email, PM, board post?
Posted by Va'al on September 6th, 2014 @ 12:59pm CDT
Posted by wilcosu35 on September 6th, 2014 @ 1:05pm CDT
Posted by Shockwave7 on September 6th, 2014 @ 1:10pm CDT
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I predict a LONG life on the shelf for these things.
Posted by Amelie on September 6th, 2014 @ 1:20pm CDT
Posted by Shockwave7 on September 6th, 2014 @ 1:38pm CDT
Posted by Amelie on September 6th, 2014 @ 1:46pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 6th, 2014 @ 1:57pm CDT
Shockwave7 wrote:Either that or they just think it's cheaper/easier to use pre-existing molds for him. Or perhaps, these are just all the DOTM ones that failed to sell, repackaged, and ditched the mtech weapon...? Maybe hasbro figured it was better to just eat the cost of the mechtech weapons and use this old figure than it was to make 'new' ones.... A sign that even they've given up trying to improve this thing.
They're slight repaints, if you must know. Check the galleries for comparisons.
And "repackagings" is a total misnomer. Despite the name, they're nothing more than new product runs using the exact specifications of an older toy. Hasbro does not do repackaging nor buying back stock: stores sell unsold stock to other stores for cheap.
Posted by MightyMagnus78 on September 6th, 2014 @ 3:44pm CDT
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on September 6th, 2014 @ 4:22pm CDT
Posted by Marcdachamp on September 6th, 2014 @ 4:35pm CDT
Posted by crazyfist on September 6th, 2014 @ 4:49pm CDT
Posted by Shockwave7 on September 6th, 2014 @ 5:35pm CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on September 6th, 2014 @ 5:36pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 6th, 2014 @ 7:09pm CDT
To be sure, what phrases does the Grimlock toy say?
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 6th, 2014 @ 11:04pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Shockwave7 wrote:Either that or they just think it's cheaper/easier to use pre-existing molds for him. Or perhaps, these are just all the DOTM ones that failed to sell, repackaged, and ditched the mtech weapon...? Maybe hasbro figured it was better to just eat the cost of the mechtech weapons and use this old figure than it was to make 'new' ones.... A sign that even they've given up trying to improve this thing.
They're slight repaints, if you must know. Check the galleries for comparisons.
And "repackagings" is a total misnomer. Despite the name, they're nothing more than new product runs using the exact specifications of an older toy. Hasbro does not do repackaging nor buying back stock: stores sell unsold stock to other stores for cheap.
Actually Hasbro bought back Rise of Cobra movie figures from Wal Mart that were sitting on shelves to get the chain to carry Pursuit of Cobra.
Posted by Heckfire on September 7th, 2014 @ 7:53am CDT
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on September 7th, 2014 @ 12:45pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 7th, 2014 @ 3:15pm CDT
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:The AOE toyline is dead. It's nothing now.
Posted by william-james88 on September 7th, 2014 @ 3:21pm CDT
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:The AOE toyline is dead. It's nothing now.
I am stil looking forward to the Optimus Evolution 2 pack as well as the protectobots evac squad (firetruck and helicopter) since dont own any of these molds http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-product-images-of-hasbro-protectobots/30895/
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on September 9th, 2014 @ 6:31am CDT
Posted by Yweggo on September 9th, 2014 @ 6:38am CDT
That being said, the only way I'm getting him is if I can find him on clearance.
Posted by Sabrblade on September 9th, 2014 @ 8:04am CDT
That's about it, though.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 9th, 2014 @ 8:13am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 9th, 2014 @ 8:46am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:We need Vehicle Mode pics next.
How about both at the same time, this is one of the few molds that gives us the privaledge