Reviews for Transformers Legacy Nova Prime

Posted by william-james88 Sep 20, 2023 at 12:15am CDT 48,951 views

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Fans have been getting Legacy leader class Nova Prime for the past couple of weeks and for those who still don't have it yet and want as much info as possible, we have some reviews from the community to share. Below you will find a video review and a pictorial review from our community members.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Got the (Amazon exclusive?) Nova Prime!

First, that's big, sturdy box! The insides of the packaging must be quite premium.

...Or not.

I noticed that the whole thing was put face-down.

The super bot looks awesome, except for the hollow firetruck things. I'll be looking forward an upgrade kit.

The mini Prime is nice. Like a clone of Magnus.

The transformation was full of TRAPS. The worst one being the legs-armor's "panels". Those are screwed in place and are not meant to be moved. As for the rest, it's so different than Siege/Kingdom Magnus that I had to look up the instructions to know what to do. That's rare.
The final truck is pretty damn nice.

I'll be looking forward some upgrade kit and the Reprolabels.

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Comment by william-james88 Sep 20, 2023

We thanks Razorbeast88 for sharing with us a review from Chefatron. This is a review of the newly revealed Transformers Legacy United deluxe Animated Bumblebee. Here we can see comparisons to the original, along with all the accessories and how the figure can handle them. You'll let us know what you think!

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Comment by f-primus-unicron Sep 20, 2023

william-james88 wrote:Fans have been getting Legacy leader class Nova Prime for the past couple of weeks and for those who still don't have it yet and want as much info as possible, we have some reviews from the community to share. Below you will find a video review and a pictorial review from our community members.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Got the (Amazon exclusive?) Nova Prime!

First, that's big, sturdy box! The insides of the packaging must be quite premium.

...Or not.

I noticed that the whole thing was put face-down.

The super bot looks awesome, except for the hollow firetruck things. I'll be looking forward an upgrade kit.

The mini Prime is nice. Like a clone of Magnus.

The transformation was full of TRAPS. The worst one being the legs-armor's "panels". Those are screwed in place and are not meant to be moved. As for the rest, it's so different than Siege/Kingdom Magnus that I had to look up the instructions to know what to do. That's rare.
The final truck is pretty damn nice.

I'll be looking forward some upgrade kit and the Reprolabels.

technically the changes are from galaxy upgrade optimus which nova is closer to than the magnus figures

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Sep 20, 2023

f-primus-unicron wrote:technically the changes are from galaxy upgrade optimus which nova is closer to than the magnus figures

The only molding changes are the new super head, super chest, and the wings.
That's still a lot.

I skipped on G.U Optimus because I already have the Galaxy Force original and saw no point with a DOWNGRADE.
But that Nova Prime make it worth it to own the mold. I'm sure with some filler parts and especially the Reprolabels, he will be ultimate. 8-)

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Sep 20, 2023

-Kanrabat- wrote:The only molding changes are the new super head, super chest, and the wings.

New shoulders too

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Comment by william-james88 Sep 20, 2023

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:The only molding changes are the new super head, super chest, and the wings.

New shoulders too

There is lots of remolding in the abdomen as well. Pretty cool because the fact that both the abdomen and super chest are remolded makes the main nova prime mode look completely different from the waist up.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Sep 20, 2023

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:The only molding changes are the new super head, super chest, and the wings.

New shoulders too

Yup. Those too.

So overall, for those who already have G.U Optimus, getting Nova barely count as "double-dipping."

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Comment by Sabrblade Sep 20, 2023

william-james88 wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:The only molding changes are the new super head, super chest, and the wings.

New shoulders too

There is lots of remolding in the abdomen as well. Pretty cool because the fact that both the abdomen and super chest are remolded makes the main nova prime mode look completely different from the waist up.

What's different about the abdomen from Galaxy Upgrade Optimus? Looking at pics of the two, I'm not seeing anything different but the colors.

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Sep 20, 2023

Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:The only molding changes are the new super head, super chest, and the wings.

New shoulders too

There is lots of remolding in the abdomen as well. Pretty cool because the fact that both the abdomen and super chest are remolded makes the main nova prime mode look completely different from the waist up.
What's different about the abdomen from Galaxy Upgrade Optimus? Looking at pics of the two, I'm not seeing anything different but the colors.

It's minor, but the headlights have been retooled as well, probably owing to the windshield being replaced with an opaque piece. The rest of the detailing was already present on Galaxy Prime, but drowned out by the white paint.

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Comment by william-james88 Sep 20, 2023

Sabrblade wrote:Looking at pics of the two, I'm not seeing anything different but the colors.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:It's minor, but the headlights have been retooled as well, probably owing to the windshield being replaced with an opaque piece. The rest of the detailing was already present on Galaxy Prime, but drowned out by the white paint.

OOf, age gets to all of us, man

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Comment by Wolfman Jake Sep 20, 2023

I just got an email from Hasbro Pulse saying that Nacelle is “no longer available” and that my order has been cancelled! I preordered immediately months ago, and was charged for the pre-order just last week.

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Comment by AcademyofDrX Sep 20, 2023

Same thing happened to me. They must be writing off the whole shipment due to the mystery substance. Amazon still has it, I'm taking my chances there. I guess Nacelle isn't too toxic for them.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Sep 20, 2023

Wolfman Jake wrote:I just got an email from Hasbro Pulse saying that Nacelle is “no longer available” and that my order has been cancelled! I preordered immediately months ago, and was charged for the pre-order just last week.

Meh, it's in stock at Amazon.

USA:
https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-TRA?tag=seibertron07-20& ... 553&sr=1-1

Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/Transformers?tag=seibertron0b-20& ... 182&sr=1-4

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Sep 21, 2023

We have some disappointing news for those who ordered their Transformers Legacy Nacelle from Hasbro Pulse: they are cancelling those orders.

For those who ordered this figure from Pulse, Pulse began charging customers last week for Nacelle, which usually leads to a shipping email within a couple of days. However, overnight Pulse began sending out cancellation emails for Nacelle, including a later notice of refund for the order. One of those emails, from Seibertron user Mindmaster, is included below.

While we have no way of knowing for sure or confirming what the reason would be for these cancellations, there were reports emerging when Nacelle was originally shipping from Amazon of white puffy substances found on multiple figures, which has been suspected to be everything from materials to help the plastic leave its factory mold to actual mold itself, with no concrete answer or confirmation as to what the substance really is. Again, we do not know if that is the reason Pulse is cancelling orders, but it is worth noting here.

Let us know if you were one of the unlucky members to have your Pulse Nacelle cancelled. And if you were, Amazon still has him in stock should you still desire one.

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Comment by ScottyP Sep 21, 2023

I got the cancel notice overnight. Just bought one on Amazon instead. Bring on the mold!

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Comment by Sabrblade Sep 21, 2023

Couldn't it just be a case of more people having placed orders with Hasbro Pulse than the amount they had in stock? It is, after all, and Amazon exclusive first and foremost, and Hasbro Pulse has typically had less stock of exclusives belonging to another retailer.

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Sep 21, 2023

Sabrblade wrote:Couldn't it just be a case of more people having placed orders with Hasbro Pulse than the amount they had in stock? It is, after all, and Amazon exclusive first and foremost, and Hasbro Pulse has typically had less stock of exclusives belonging to another retailer.

Except that usually does not happen, this is the first case of Pulse charging people for a preorder and then having it cancelled up to 2 weeks after charging them (talked to a friend this morning who confirmed he was charged almost 2 week ago now). And historically, Pulse always has cancelled preorder stock plus some more available to purchase the Friday after it comes in stock.

Also, I now know of 5 people who have had theirs cancelled, and of them I know 3 are those who place preorders promptly, so I would doubt that all 5 would've been on the cutting room floor for fulfilled preorders.

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Comment by DeathReviews Sep 21, 2023

Sabrblade wrote:Couldn't it just be a case of more people having placed orders with Hasbro Pulse than the amount they had in stock? It is, after all, and Amazon exclusive first and foremost, and Hasbro Pulse has typically had less stock of exclusives belonging to another retailer.

It wouldn't be the first time. I had ordered two of the Studio Series Snarl figures. But Hasbro only delivered one, cancelled the second, and refunded the difference. I had thought that 'premier' membership on Pulse would mean that your orders were reserved in some way. I'm not sure exactly how Pulse amasses their inventory, but they definitely don't seem to have a lot of anything. And the in-demand items? You're lucky if you can even get one. Have they restocked Cosmos yet? Or the Centurion Drone weapon pack....?

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Comment by AcademyofDrX Sep 21, 2023

Sabrblade wrote:Couldn't it just be a case of more people having placed orders with Hasbro Pulse than the amount they had in stock? It is, after all, and Amazon exclusive first and foremost, and Hasbro Pulse has typically had less stock of exclusives belonging to another retailer.

They presumably would have cancelled them based on when they were ordered, and reported cancellations include people like me who ordered immediately after availability. Cancellation reports are incredibly widespread. Unless someone has confirmed Pulse shipped them Nacelle, I think the most likely explanation is that they cancelled the product on their end outright.

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Comment by Cyber Bishop Sep 21, 2023

Been reading on FB and IG groups the thought is they are canceled right now due to some slipping out with some sort of mold release all over the wings that looks like fungus.

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Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Sep 21, 2023

So would that not affect all the Nacelle figures or just the stock Pulse had?

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