Add On Parts for Animated Wingblade Optimus Prime?
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Oct 27, 2010 at 10:16am CDT
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It is unsure at this time if this is a legitimate release from Takara-Tomy or if these are 3rd party accessories. The only images on the site are of the official Wingblade Optimus Prime. The set includes the following:
1 x Wingblade kit
1 x Hammer
2 x Fist
2 x Gun emplacements
2 x Missile
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Comment by LOST Cybertronian
Oct 27, 2010
It is a great alternative to paying for another Animated prime. I hope it is Takara releasing this set but this came out of nowhere. I will consider getting this.
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Comment by kirbenvost
Oct 27, 2010
Iiiinteresting. I wonder how they pulled that off, did they split a bunch of sets, or is this a repro?
Edit: Bought it. Will let you guys how it turns out, if I get it before anyone else.
Edit: Bought it. Will let you guys how it turns out, if I get it before anyone else.
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Comment by Random
Oct 27, 2010
Well, that's nice. I have both fresh and minty in their respective boxes. We've known about Wingblade Optimus for awhile....why didn't they do this sooner?
Not like it matters, just strict curiosity.
Not like it matters, just strict curiosity.
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If it's a legit Takara product, so they can make more money selling full figures instead of add-ons. Since HasTak haven't been known to release add-on kits, I think this may just be YaHobby filling the demand by selling split sets. I do see a listing for loose 'Sons of Cybertron' Primes, but of course they are not quite the same. Notably absent are any loose Rodimus figures, so that could be the answer right there.
Comment by kirbenvost
Oct 27, 2010
Random wrote:Well, that's nice. I have both fresh and minty in their respective boxes. We've known about Wingblade Optimus for awhile....why didn't they do this sooner?
Not like it matters, just strict curiosity.
If it's a legit Takara product, so they can make more money selling full figures instead of add-ons. Since HasTak haven't been known to release add-on kits, I think this may just be YaHobby filling the demand by selling split sets. I do see a listing for loose 'Sons of Cybertron' Primes, but of course they are not quite the same. Notably absent are any loose Rodimus figures, so that could be the answer right there.
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Comment by alexison
Oct 27, 2010
Now this is pretty cool, and fairly reasonable. Does this set work for both the voyager and deluxe animated primes?
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That's what they say, but I've never seen it combined with the deluxe version in pictures. All we know is Hasbro hearsay back when they revealed the thing.
Comment by kirbenvost
Oct 27, 2010
amcgrath929 wrote:Now this is pretty cool, and fairly reasonable. Does this set work for both the voyager and deluxe animated primes?
That's what they say, but I've never seen it combined with the deluxe version in pictures. All we know is Hasbro hearsay back when they revealed the thing.
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"Hearsay"? Come on, surely you remember Animated Voyager Thundercracker's co-sells? That's the Deluxe.
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Oct 27, 2010
kirbenvost wrote:amcgrath929 wrote:Now this is pretty cool, and fairly reasonable. Does this set work for both the voyager and deluxe animated primes?
That's what they say, but I've never seen it combined with the deluxe version in pictures. All we know is Hasbro hearsay back when they revealed the thing.
"Hearsay"? Come on, surely you remember Animated Voyager Thundercracker's co-sells? That's the Deluxe.
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Yeah I remember hearing that too, I had just never seen pictures of it. Hopefully Hasbro isn't mistaken.
Comment by alexison
Oct 27, 2010
kirbenvost wrote:amcgrath929 wrote:Now this is pretty cool, and fairly reasonable. Does this set work for both the voyager and deluxe animated primes?
That's what they say, but I've never seen it combined with the deluxe version in pictures. All we know is Hasbro hearsay back when they revealed the thing.
Yeah I remember hearing that too, I had just never seen pictures of it. Hopefully Hasbro isn't mistaken.
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Hmm, ever picture I see on your link appears to be the voyager. I may just be looking in the wrong spot though
Comment by alexison
Oct 27, 2010
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:kirbenvost wrote:amcgrath929 wrote:Now this is pretty cool, and fairly reasonable. Does this set work for both the voyager and deluxe animated primes?
That's what they say, but I've never seen it combined with the deluxe version in pictures. All we know is Hasbro hearsay back when they revealed the thing.
"Hearsay"? Come on, surely you remember Animated Voyager Thundercracker's co-sells? That's the Deluxe.
Hmm, ever picture I see on your link appears to be the voyager. I may just be looking in the wrong spot though
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Then I think you're thinking of the Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime. That is not the one we're talking about. It's this guy:
From The Battle Begins 2-pack.
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Oct 27, 2010
amcgrath929 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:kirbenvost wrote:amcgrath929 wrote:Now this is pretty cool, and fairly reasonable. Does this set work for both the voyager and deluxe animated primes?
That's what they say, but I've never seen it combined with the deluxe version in pictures. All we know is Hasbro hearsay back when they revealed the thing.
"Hearsay"? Come on, surely you remember Animated Voyager Thundercracker's co-sells? That's the Deluxe.
Hmm, ever picture I see on your link appears to be the voyager. I may just be looking in the wrong spot though
Then I think you're thinking of the Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime. That is not the one we're talking about. It's this guy:
From The Battle Begins 2-pack.
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Comment by alexison
Oct 27, 2010
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:amcgrath929 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:kirbenvost wrote:amcgrath929 wrote:Now this is pretty cool, and fairly reasonable. Does this set work for both the voyager and deluxe animated primes?
That's what they say, but I've never seen it combined with the deluxe version in pictures. All we know is Hasbro hearsay back when they revealed the thing.
"Hearsay"? Come on, surely you remember Animated Voyager Thundercracker's co-sells? That's the Deluxe.
Hmm, ever picture I see on your link appears to be the voyager. I may just be looking in the wrong spot though
Then I think you're thinking of the Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime. That is not the one we're talking about. It's this guy:
[img]http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/45/r_optimusdlxearth030.jpg[/
Oh yeah. You nailed it. I completely forgot about thy figure.
From The Battle Begins 2-pack.
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Comment by bigbadbello
Oct 27, 2010
That is not an official takara product, i purchused the original Wingblade Optimus. Because Takara or Hasbro never release add-on kits. Thats for other companies like Crazy devy or Fansproject.
The takara "catalogue" is on:
http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF ... d/toy.html
The takara "catalogue" is on:
http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF ... d/toy.html
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Ah, I had forgotten there were pictures! Well done.
That's why I'm speculating YaHobby just took a bunch of Wingblade Prime sets and split them up so people who are only interested in the add-on can buy it. If it turns out I'm wrong and it's a 3rd Party product, well, I've spent $30 on worse things, so it won't bother me all that much.
Comment by kirbenvost
Oct 27, 2010
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:kirbenvost wrote:amcgrath929 wrote:Now this is pretty cool, and fairly reasonable. Does this set work for both the voyager and deluxe animated primes?
That's what they say, but I've never seen it combined with the deluxe version in pictures. All we know is Hasbro hearsay back when they revealed the thing.
"Hearsay"? Come on, surely you remember Animated Voyager Thundercracker's co-sells? That's the Deluxe.
Ah, I had forgotten there were pictures! Well done.
bigbadbello wrote:That is not an official takara product, i purchused the original Wingblade Optimus. Because Takara or Hasbro never release add-on kits. Thats for other companies like Crazy devy or Fansproject.
The takara "catalogue" is on:
http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF ... d/toy.html
That's why I'm speculating YaHobby just took a bunch of Wingblade Prime sets and split them up so people who are only interested in the add-on can buy it. If it turns out I'm wrong and it's a 3rd Party product, well, I've spent $30 on worse things, so it won't bother me all that much.
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Comment by Overcracker
Oct 27, 2010
The pic on the co-sells is the deluxe:
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... 647489.jpg
It can attach to Deluxe Prime. Peaugh gave us a look at it.
The back pack fits on very fiddly, but the arms lock in place fine.
http://www.youtube.com/user/peaugh#p/u/14/iieeRkcy_f8
As to whether this are just Wingblade Prime sets split apart or a real release or even a third party set I'm leaning towards it being a third party set.
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... 647489.jpg
It can attach to Deluxe Prime. Peaugh gave us a look at it.
The back pack fits on very fiddly, but the arms lock in place fine.
http://www.youtube.com/user/peaugh#p/u/14/iieeRkcy_f8
As to whether this are just Wingblade Prime sets split apart or a real release or even a third party set I'm leaning towards it being a third party set.
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Comment by Cobalt Prime
Oct 27, 2010
The pics on the listing show a Voyager Prime, as evidenced by the circuit patterns on his chest windshields. The Deluxe figures did not have that little detail. In view of that, I'm actually allowing myself to hope that the ridiculously impulsive purchase I just made pays off with a nice quality set of VOYAGER-sized Prime armor.
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Nobody was contesting that.
We were just pointing out the fact that the Wingblade pack can attach to the Deluxe, and that the Original Hasbro version, had it been released, was going to include the Deluxe mold instead of the Voyager.
The Pics on Thundercracker's Box as shown above are that very version with the Deluxe OP.
Comment by Overcracker
Oct 27, 2010
Cobalt Prime wrote:The pics on the listing show a Voyager Prime, as evidenced by the circuit patterns on his chest windshields...
Nobody was contesting that.
We were just pointing out the fact that the Wingblade pack can attach to the Deluxe, and that the Original Hasbro version, had it been released, was going to include the Deluxe mold instead of the Voyager.
The Pics on Thundercracker's Box as shown above are that very version with the Deluxe OP.
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Comment by goshjosh95
Oct 28, 2010
That's pretty neat if they are indeed splitting the packs for ppl to purchase. I got the full set off BBTS, and was originally planning on selling the crystal Prime, but he's pretty neat!
The armor kinda fits on the deluxe Earth-mode Prime (from Battle Begins 2-pack), but looks a little goofy on him (makes him look overly bulky, plus I like displaying deluxe Prime with the rest of the Animated deluxe Autobots for scale... looks great with Sentinel Prime & Rodimus Prime!), so I switched it back to the voyager one.
The armor kinda fits on the deluxe Earth-mode Prime (from Battle Begins 2-pack), but looks a little goofy on him (makes him look overly bulky, plus I like displaying deluxe Prime with the rest of the Animated deluxe Autobots for scale... looks great with Sentinel Prime & Rodimus Prime!), so I switched it back to the voyager one.
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Wrong image, it's the second one below the Vortex Blurr image.
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Oct 28, 2010
Cobalt Prime wrote:The pics on the listing show a Voyager Prime, as evidenced by the circuit patterns on his chest windshields.
Wrong image, it's the second one below the Vortex Blurr image.
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Comment by Blurrz
Oct 28, 2010
It looks freaking rank anyways
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Big wings + Big fists = Pure win.
How does he look with battle damaged Prime?
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Oct 28, 2010
Blurrz wrote:It looks freaking rank anyways
Big wings + Big fists = Pure win.
How does he look with battle damaged Prime?
