william-james88 wrote:Takara has a history of doing exclusive toys for their kid centric lines, which collectors will gravitate to. We saw that in the RID 2015 line with their giant Optimus toys and in the Bumblebee line with the big Evasion Mode Optimus and now in the mainline Rise of the Beasts line with a giant Optimus Primal toy, filled with gimmicks and interaction points with other toys. This newly revealed Optimus Prime is 12 inches tall, so not made to scale with anything, and it has several 5 mm holes across the figure to integrate the beast alliance battle masters, like Cheetor, Rhinox and Skullcruncher. He also has shoulder missiles and pop out forearm guns, reminiscent of the gimmicks on the original Optimus Primal toy.
While it is a Takara exclusive product, so designed by Takara and meant for distribution in Japan, it is being imported for western fans. It is already sold out on Hasbro Pulse, where it was first revealed, but it is still available on Bigbadtoystore where you can get it for $61.99 USD https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/ ... 241551?o=1
Let us know what you think about this new toy and if you would add it to your collection.
-Kanrabat- wrote:OH GOD, THE ROTB PRIMALS NEVER END!
Now to see if it's available at a Canadian retailer...
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:OH GOD, THE ROTB PRIMALS NEVER END!
Now to see if it's available at a Canadian retailer...
shipping from bbts isnt terrible and he's below that 100 dollar duty treshold
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:OH GOD, THE ROTB PRIMALS NEVER END!
Now to see if it's available at a Canadian retailer...
shipping from bbts isnt terrible and he's below that 100 dollar duty treshold
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Do we know yet how it's being sold in Japan?
-Kanrabat- wrote:I don't know if that big Primal is worth it after all.
As I look at the pictures, it's clear it's just the oversized voyager, hollows in the same place, tiny gorilla head, and floppy butt-flap.
So I guess this one will be an easy pass.
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:I don't know if that big Primal is worth it after all.
As I look at the pictures, it's clear it's just the oversized voyager, hollows in the same place, tiny gorilla head, and floppy butt-flap.
So I guess this one will be an easy pass.
Yeah, that's exactly what it is. And oversized voyager for kids. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but it's funny how on social media and other websites, fans are clamoring for it saying it's better than what Hasbro is providing in the SS line. It's different, but is it better? Would this toy still be praised if it was released in the mainline with all the other kid toys instead of the Takara exclusive fanfare? Or would it be labelled as a big gimmicky toy of no consequence?
-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:I don't know if that big Primal is worth it after all.
As I look at the pictures, it's clear it's just the oversized voyager, hollows in the same place, tiny gorilla head, and floppy butt-flap.
So I guess this one will be an easy pass.
Yeah, that's exactly what it is. And oversized voyager for kids. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but it's funny how on social media and other websites, fans are clamoring for it saying it's better than what Hasbro is providing in the SS line. It's different, but is it better? Would this toy still be praised if it was released in the mainline with all the other kid toys instead of the Takara exclusive fanfare? Or would it be labelled as a big gimmicky toy of no consequence?
I'm sure those who praise the thing as "better" missed the memo that it's an OVERSIED version of that voyager, not a "Takara premium paintjob" of yesteryears.
As for the mainline Voyager comparison, it is similar but some parts feature different engineering like the feet and chest. Referring to Legendary Optimus Prime from AoE is apt however.Jelze Bunnycat wrote:It's the typical TakaraTomy bias that will never go away
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Get ready for disappointment
-Kanrabat- wrote:I don't know if that big Primal is worth it after all.
As I look at the pictures, it's clear it's just the oversized voyager, hollows in the same place, tiny gorilla head, and floppy butt-flap.
So I guess this one will be an easy pass.
Overcracker wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:I don't know if that big Primal is worth it after all.
As I look at the pictures, it's clear it's just the oversized voyager, hollows in the same place, tiny gorilla head, and floppy butt-flap.
So I guess this one will be an easy pass.
Are we seeing the same thing? Am I missing something?
What hollowness do you see?
Its entirely different to the Voyager we have from the main line, and we have not yet seen the Studio Series Leader class version I don't think, and it has a ton of features the main line primal doesn't have including articulated hands and forearm guns.
I don't see SS having launchable missiles either.
Last time Takara did their own version of a toy, it was great upgrade. That Legendary Prime is in fact a fantastic figure, leagues better than the original Evasion mode Prime.
