Transformers Movie Bing Sports Optimus Prime is Being Sold at Mass Retail in Japan

Posted by Emerje Jul 6, 2024 at 4:08am CDT 63,244 views

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Back in April we got our first look at Japan's Bingo Sports Optimus Prime collaboration with no real release details. It was speculated that it would likely be some sort of exclusive, but for those interested the good news is that it will be sold at mass retail in Japan! The extensive retool of Studio Series Crosshairs is now available for preorder in most Japanese online stores (not currently at Amazon Japan) with release in December 2024. He's priced at 6,600JPY or around $41USD, but will be cheaper in stores. The figure includes a removable spoiler and a new gun as well as Crosshairs' guns.

It's hard to say if something this specific will be sold by Hasbro Pulse but for the right fan it could be worth importing. Are you that fan? Let us know in the Seibertron Energon Pub forums!

Transformers News: Transformers Movie Bing Sports Optimus Prime is Being Sold at Mass Retail in Japan

Transformers Movie Bing Sports Optimus Prime is Being Sold at Mass Retail in Japan

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Comment by Perceptor1996 Jul 6, 2024

Studio Series Crosshairs it's my favorite mold, but I like this idea a lot and it keep a eye on when the orders go up.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jul 6, 2024

I find SS X-Hair to be bleh.
I don't care for the character and as usual, there's no paint.

But this Optimus.

This freaking thing...

beautiful-dear-god-its-beautiful.gif

It's expensive as hell, especially when factoring shipping and taxes. But man, I want it.

EDIT:

Amazon.jp link:
https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/B0D8K9?tag=seibertron00-22& ... s&sr=1-105

For me, it amount to around 10K yen shipped and taxed. 85$CAN if I'm lucky enough, depending if the exchange rate remains the same until December.

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Comment by blackeyedprime Jul 6, 2024

Kinda reminds me of binaltech but using a much cheaper mold to be sold at a loot more than the original use. Lots of paint though, it's nice and different even for me that doesn't want it.

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Jul 7, 2024

I have placed my preorder, I need that thing

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 Jul 7, 2024

I was thinking about this but I remembered how fiddly the mold is.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Dec 27, 2024

I completely forgot that I ordered this thing.

I just got my shipping notice from Amazon.jp.

Let's hope it will be worth the total price. :-?

Optimus Bingo.png

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Comment by william-james88 Dec 27, 2024

-Kanrabat- wrote:I completely forgot that I ordered this thing.

I just got my shipping notice from Amazon.jp.

Let's hope it will be worth the total price.

Optimus Bingo.png

I hope that for you too. Take some pics when you get it, I'll make a news story

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Dec 28, 2024

william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I completely forgot that I ordered this thing.

I just got my shipping notice from Amazon.jp.

Let's hope it will be worth the total price.

Optimus Bingo.png

I hope that for you too. Take some pics when you get it, I'll make a news story

Will do!

Also, I saw it on preorder at Age 3 & Up for a reasonable 70$CAN plus taxes and shipping.
Expected released date: 4th quarter of... 2025! 8-}

I'm glad I ordered from Amazon.JP despite the high shipping cost.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Dec 30, 2024

I got my Bingotimus! How is it? Let's see.

First, the box is the smallest possible, without window, but brightly colored.

Unboxing...

The manual show a transformation that will be simple enough to do.

Despite the kibbles, the bot mode is pretty cool. However, I think it would need more paint on the head and chest.

Bingotimus is a obvious retool of SS Crossair. And he can sport the "trenchcoat" look pretty well too.

His neck collar prevent his head from turning more than just a bit. No waist articulation too.

Comparing him to his elders, Silver Knight Optimus, and the TLK voyager Optimus.

Now, remember that I said previously that his transformation look simple?
It is simple... In theory.
In reality, the transformation is a nightmare of annoying panels that keep pushing each other, the whole roof section keep popping off from its single balljoint, things go in, things pop out, panels massage, panels massage, then
SNAP!
Off a side-view mirror goes.

They could have made the side-mirrors as a separate part made out of rubber to prevent this. But NOOOOOOOOO. Let's make them fragile things that are like a model kit part on a sprue.
:HEADHURTS:

If you conveniently ignore the misaligned panels (I gave up), the painting of the car mode is magnificent. But what's the point of all that paint if the car looks like it crashed?

I tried my best to repair that mirror.

In the end, this whole thing is
OVERPRICED GARBAGE. :michaelbay:

86$CAN into the trash.

Amazon.JP does not take any returns from foreign sales so I'm stuck with it.
I will put that waste of plastics back into its box, and in due time, I'll dump it onto my local geek store. I hope to get back at least 50% of what I paid.

TlDr; be warned. This thing is NOT GOOD even if it was a 30$ deluxe. Now imagine for double or triple that price. Not worth it.
At all. [-(

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Comment by Emerje Dec 30, 2024

Man, that's too bad. I really had high hopes for it, but they obviously only cared about the car mode as far as paint is concerned. The stock photos definitely had him as silver instead of flat gray. What a disappointment.

I'll have mine in a week or so from AmiAmi.

Emerje

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Dec 30, 2024

Emerje wrote:

I'll have mine in a week or so from AmiAmi.

Emerje

Don't forget those awful sideview mirrors. These can snap off like dry twigs.

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Comment by william-james88 Jan 4, 2025

We promise this coincidence is not intentional. While we wanted to warn you of the possible breakage issue with Takara's latest MP release, fellow Seibertronian Kanrabat also gave us a pictorial review of Takara's other recent release which also has a breakage issue. This figure is their exclusive Bingo Sports Optimus Prime figure, which is a Crosshairs retool. The mirrors are said to snap off really easily. You can read the full review below:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I got my Bingotimus! How is it? Let's see.

First, the box is the smallest possible, without window, but brightly colored.
The manual show a transformation that will be simple enough to do.

Despite the kibbles, the bot mode is pretty cool. However, I think it would need more paint on the head and chest.

Bingotimus is a obvious retool of SS Crossair. And he can sport the "trenchcoat" look pretty well too.

His neck collar prevent his head from turning more than just a bit. No waist articulation too.

Comparing him to his elders, Silver Knight Optimus, and the TLK voyager Optimus.

Now, remember that I said previously that his transformation look simple?
It is simple... In theory.
In reality, the transformation is a nightmare of annoying panels that keep pushing each other, the whole roof section keep popping off from its single balljoint, things go in, things pop out, panels massage, panels massage, then
SNAP!
Off a side-view mirror goes.

They could have made the side-mirrors as a separate part made out of rubber to prevent this. But NOOOOOOOOO. Let's make them fragile things that are like a model kit part on a sprue.

If you conveniently ignore the misaligned panels (I gave up), the painting of the car mode is magnificent. But what's the point of all that paint if the car looks like it crashed?

I tried my best to repair that mirror.

In the end, this whole thing is
OVERPRICED GARBAGE.
86$CAN into the trash.

Amazon.JP does not take any returns from foreign sales so I'm stuck with it.

TlDr; be warned. This thing is NOT GOOD even if it was a 30$ deluxe. Now imagine for double or triple that price. Not worth it.
At all.

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Comment by Kyleor Jan 4, 2025

At that price point the low level of paint/deco on robot mode and transformation issues are completely unacceptable.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jan 4, 2025

Kyleor wrote:At that price point the low level of paint/deco on robot mode and transformation issues are completely unacceptable.

The breakage issue is the rotten cherry on top of that sht sundae.

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Comment by william-james88 Jan 4, 2025

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Kyleor wrote:At that price point the low level of paint/deco on robot mode and transformation issues are completely unacceptable.

The breakage issue is the rotten cherry on top of that sht sundae.

What does it say when you start initiating a return for it?

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jan 4, 2025

william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Kyleor wrote:At that price point the low level of paint/deco on robot mode and transformation issues are completely unacceptable.

The breakage issue is the rotten cherry on top of that sht sundae.

What does it say when you start initiating a return for it?

Screenshot_20250104_164349_Brave.png

As for the why, I can't make head or tail of all that corpospeak.

I'm giving up on Amazon.jp.
Bad service with outrageous shipping costs.
[-(

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Comment by EvasionModeBumblebee Jan 4, 2025

This was a really fun idea, but it seems the execution is a little lacking.

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Comment by cloudballoon Jan 4, 2025

The SS Crosshair mold was only "eh it's fine" to begin with, mine snapped at the rear driver-side window near the pin where it's a pressure point during transformation. As this Bingotimus is still using transparent plastic again cor the whole roof section, I wouldn't dare touch this even if the alt mode looks good and at $35 CDN like a reg. DLX.

Thanks for the sacrifice to bring us this review...

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jan 4, 2025

cloudballoon wrote:

Thanks for the sacrifice to bring us this review...

You're welcome.

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Comment by william-james88 Jan 4, 2025

-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Kyleor wrote:At that price point the low level of paint/deco on robot mode and transformation issues are completely unacceptable.

The breakage issue is the rotten cherry on top of that sht sundae.

What does it say when you start initiating a return for it?

Screenshot_20250104_164349_Brave.png

As for the why, I can't make head or tail of all that corpospeak.

I'm giving up on Amazon.jp.
Bad service with outrageous shipping costs.