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TagHobby Listing for Takara Tomy Movie Advance Series Optimus Prime
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Feb 11, 2014 at 10:33am CST
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Re: TagHobby Listing for Takara Tomy Movie Advance Series Optimus Prime
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Comment by Sabrblade
Feb 11, 2014
That's the one Hasbro's releasing in the Generations line that was seen on display at NYCC last year.
The one Ryan said looked as tall as a Voyager but was told by Hasbro is called a "Leader class" toy.
The one Ryan said looked as tall as a Voyager but was told by Hasbro is called a "Leader class" toy.
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Comment by It Is Him
Feb 11, 2014
Are you telling me I just dropped $60 on a "Leader" OP, and Hasbro had a superior one waiting in the wings?
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Comment by Sabrblade
Feb 11, 2014
I dunno if it's "superior" since it too received a lot of ridicule back when we first saw it, and has even worse back kibble than the First Edition (the FE's kibble folds back up against the back, while this one's just hangs off the back in large chunks).It Is Him wrote:Are you telling me I just dropped $60 on a "Leader" OP, and Hasbro had a superior one waiting in the wings?
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It's not really that much better...
Comment by guarayakha
Feb 11, 2014
It Is Him wrote:Are you telling me I just dropped $60 on a "Leader" OP, and Hasbro had a superior one waiting in the wings?
It's not really that much better...
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Comment by autobot1979
Feb 11, 2014
What you gonna do with all this junk inside that truck? I m gonna make you drunk . Make you drunk with my lumps. My hump, my hump, my hump!
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Comment by welcometothedarksyde
Feb 11, 2014
This actually looks decent. They actually integrated the truck into the toy decently. That shoulder kibble is actually there in the movie (albeit smaller) and the legs appear to transform a bit. Plus, I suspect that kibble hanging off his back might be able to fold up. Or at least I REALLY hope it does. So if Hasbro gives this a good color scheme and I like the movie I'd definitely pick this up.
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Glad I picked up APS-01 when I had the chance...
Comment by megatronus
Feb 11, 2014
Glad I picked up APS-01 when I had the chance...
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Be carefull and wait untill all the cards are on the table.
HasTak lays traps and corrects itself sometimes (Battle blades voyager optimus/ROTF optimus)
Comment by noctorro
Feb 11, 2014
It Is Him wrote:Are you telling me I just dropped $60 on a "Leader" OP, and Hasbro had a superior one waiting in the wings?
Be carefull and wait untill all the cards are on the table.
HasTak lays traps and corrects itself sometimes (Battle blades voyager optimus/ROTF optimus)
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Comment by noctorro
Feb 11, 2014
Looks good! Legs have altmode parts. The side wings may be able to fold up, who knows.
No chrome all over the place. A gun.
I'm still going to wait till the whole wave starts to hit retail and then decide which Prime version I'll get. Hopefully not in three size classes which I did last time
No chrome all over the place. A gun.
I'm still going to wait till the whole wave starts to hit retail and then decide which Prime version I'll get. Hopefully not in three size classes which I did last time
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where in the world were you?.. this thing was HUGE news when we first saw it a while ago.. i don't see how that could be considered "waiting in the wings".
they both look to suck equally as much.. and they both look to have a couple good aspects.. but overall, there are more negatives to both than there are positives.
Comment by TimothyR
Feb 11, 2014
It Is Him wrote:Are you telling me I just dropped $60 on a "Leader" OP, and Hasbro had a superior one waiting in the wings?
where in the world were you?.. this thing was HUGE news when we first saw it a while ago.. i don't see how that could be considered "waiting in the wings".
they both look to suck equally as much.. and they both look to have a couple good aspects.. but overall, there are more negatives to both than there are positives.
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Comment by Mindmaster
Feb 11, 2014
Wow, completely forgot about this figure...
IMO, this figure looks better than the First Edition figure. But it still has issues. Let's put it this way; it's the lesser of two evils.
Really though, they probably should've stuck with the original trilogy design. At least it could be worked into toy form, as was proven by the Revenge of the Fallen Leader.
IMO, this figure looks better than the First Edition figure. But it still has issues. Let's put it this way; it's the lesser of two evils.
Really though, they probably should've stuck with the original trilogy design. At least it could be worked into toy form, as was proven by the Revenge of the Fallen Leader.
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Comment by Autobot032
Feb 11, 2014
Bleh. The backpack on the First Edition compacts better than this one does, but the robot on this looks better and has a more complex transformation.
Dammit, Hasbro.
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Dammit, Hasbro.
autobot1979 wrote:What you gonna do with all this junk inside that truck? I m gonna make you drunk . Make you drunk with my lumps. My hump, my hump, my hump!
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Oh yeah. That's right. There was something about that, that I didn't appreciate aesthetically. Oh well. Didn't think they'd really make 2 different leaders... I assumed one was actually a voyager, or maybe one was an early version that got axed.
I think you just described the entire movie toy line.
Clearly I was too busy to argue with strangers on the internet about transformers minutiae.
Comment by It Is Him
Feb 11, 2014
Sabrblade wrote:I dunno if it's "superior" since it too received a lot of ridicule back when we first saw it, and has even worse back kibble than the First Edition (the FE's kibble folds back up against the back, while this one's just hangs off the back in large chunks).It Is Him wrote:Are you telling me I just dropped $60 on a "Leader" OP, and Hasbro had a superior one waiting in the wings?
Oh yeah. That's right. There was something about that, that I didn't appreciate aesthetically. Oh well. Didn't think they'd really make 2 different leaders... I assumed one was actually a voyager, or maybe one was an early version that got axed.
noctorro wrote:It Is Him wrote:Are you telling me I just dropped $60 on a "Leader" OP, and Hasbro had a superior one waiting in the wings?
Be carefull and wait untill all the cards are on the table.
HasTak lays traps and corrects itself sometimes (Battle blades voyager optimus/ROTF optimus)
I think you just described the entire movie toy line.
TimothyR wrote:It Is Him wrote:Are you telling me I just dropped $60 on a "Leader" OP, and Hasbro had a superior one waiting in the wings?
where in the world were you?.. this thing was HUGE news when we first saw it a while ago.. i don't see how that could be considered "waiting in the wings"
Clearly I was too busy to argue with strangers on the internet about transformers minutiae.
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Comment by Wageboo
Feb 11, 2014
This wasn't an improvement. It was a look-alike with little differences. If ALL of the Toys will be like this, boy, will I be disappointed...
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Comment by OptiMagnus
Feb 11, 2014
Thanks, but I think I'll get the First Edition and wait for this to show up at T.J. Maxx/Marshall's for half the price. It looks like total rubbish.
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Comment by Manterax Prime
Feb 12, 2014
Still saying it's a voyager class figure.
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Comment by GuyIncognito
Feb 12, 2014
The proportions are all wrong. Compare the big chunky legs and feet (which I actually like) to the thin puny arms, especially the upper arms:
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Compare:
I feel the only real proportional difference between these and more movie-accurate Battle Blades Voyager is that the torsos of the above three aren't as "superhero-y wide" as the torso of this one:
Comment by Sabrblade
Feb 12, 2014
Reminds me of the arms and legs on these two:GuyIncognito wrote:The proportions are all wrong. Compare the big chunky legs and feet (which I actually like) to the thin puny arms, especially the upper arms:
Compare:
I feel the only real proportional difference between these and more movie-accurate Battle Blades Voyager is that the torsos of the above three aren't as "superhero-y wide" as the torso of this one:
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WELCOME TO SEIBERTRON! Enjoy your stay, and, uh, Seibertron contains nuts.
Comment by It Is Him
Feb 12, 2014
Wageboo wrote:This wasn't an improvement. It was a look-alike with little differences. If ALL of the Toys will be like this, boy, will I be disappointed...
WELCOME TO SEIBERTRON! Enjoy your stay, and, uh, Seibertron contains nuts.
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I don't think that's going to be the case. Yes, this is the "Leader Class" they showed back then, but I suspect the whole being part of the Generations line is something of a miscommunication.
They said that there would be Leader Class Movie Optimus released as a preview of the actual line. We got that, it's the terrible First Edition Optimus Prime on Amazon.
This I believe will be the Voyager mold, and this listing here is Takara's premium version. The price does kinda back this up. It's costs about twice as much as a Voyager previously cost from Takara, but limited stuff with premium paint jobs can go up that much. And it's too cheap to be a Takara Leader Class toy with a premium paint job.
The stuff it comes with also matches up with the description for the Voyager range we got at Nuremberg.
Comment by Dead Metal
Feb 12, 2014
Sabrblade wrote:That's the one Hasbro's releasing in the Generations line that was seen on display at NYCC last year.
The one Ryan said looked as tall as a Voyager but was told by Hasbro is called a "Leader class" toy.
I don't think that's going to be the case. Yes, this is the "Leader Class" they showed back then, but I suspect the whole being part of the Generations line is something of a miscommunication.
They said that there would be Leader Class Movie Optimus released as a preview of the actual line. We got that, it's the terrible First Edition Optimus Prime on Amazon.
This I believe will be the Voyager mold, and this listing here is Takara's premium version. The price does kinda back this up. It's costs about twice as much as a Voyager previously cost from Takara, but limited stuff with premium paint jobs can go up that much. And it's too cheap to be a Takara Leader Class toy with a premium paint job.
The stuff it comes with also matches up with the description for the Voyager range we got at Nuremberg.
