More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime

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Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482116)
Posted by Skowl on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:14pm CST

Front paged and credited!

Love the truck mode. See how easy it is to make Prime look good without having to resort to tacky rice-boy flames?

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482148)
Posted by NightFall on November 29th, 2007 @ 10:32pm CST

Too much red, but way better than flames.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482197)
Posted by skywarp-2 on November 29th, 2007 @ 11:09pm CST

I like it, it reminds me of the animation colors fo the G-1 cartoon.. but I'm stiull holding out for a G-1 realistic colored version of the Leader class with real silver apint!! in the Premium line.. here's hoping..

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482202)
Posted by i_amtrunks on November 29th, 2007 @ 11:13pm CST

Much nicer than regular Movie prime in Alt mode.

Bout the same in Robot mode.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482227)
Posted by DeadPool69 on November 29th, 2007 @ 11:34pm CST

Jazz was Always Gangsta ;p

Ironhide was the redneck.

What Bay actualy said, was that they could not properly film a red truck, because the colors come out shit on film. Additionally the complexity of his design makes it so that the flame pattern was nessecery to allow for a G1 color scheme with the design they used for his transformation. Hasbro and he both worked Extensively to provide the best representation of Prime that they could. Bay's design team even went so far as to tone down Prime's transformation, so that it could actualy be produced in a real life action feature.

As far as this paint job....I really would have prefered some more original thought. Rodimus would seem almost a natural remold from this figure.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482234)
Posted by Dr. Z on November 29th, 2007 @ 11:39pm CST

That reminds me of Gobots Staks.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482265)
Posted by Jazzz on November 30th, 2007 @ 12:15am CST

shouda made this leader. it wouldnt have been as red.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482267)
Posted by Jazzz on November 30th, 2007 @ 12:17am CST

whoa. I thought we liked the flames.
I still like em.
so much criticism for the flames.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482270)
Posted by Jazzz on November 30th, 2007 @ 12:20am CST

and everyone is starting to like this. I thought we hated all this red.
what the hell happened?
did I get zapped into an alternate universe?
eh, I kinda like it. could use some more blue. and less yellow. more gold with flames.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482281)
Posted by Gasper on November 30th, 2007 @ 12:37am CST

I NEED THIS PRIME!!

No question about it.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482283)
Posted by PrimulArchangel on November 30th, 2007 @ 12:37am CST

I think he looks pretty lame .. I hate him without the flames.. Sure he is prime but its time to retire the lame 80's paint job. Im a fan from the beginning and its so boring to see them milk the hell out of the G1 paint themes lol, let them rust in peace and bring on the new age !!

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482291)
Posted by Stormrider on November 30th, 2007 @ 12:49am CST

big improvement with the truck mode colors. I am glad that Hasbro is starting to see the light.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482293)
Posted by Silver Galvatron on November 30th, 2007 @ 12:53am CST

*motto*

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482297)
Posted by Jazzz on November 30th, 2007 @ 12:56am CST

actually, I only really like one G1 repaint.
Jazz. cause the grey sucks and white rules.
Ratchet was too nursey
Optimus is too red and simple
Starscream I bought but it doesnt fit his body
Only one I can think of as somewhat good looking would be red ironhide

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482306)
Posted by Sagitta on November 30th, 2007 @ 1:07am CST

With flames...without flames...

Just no pleasing some people. :-)

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482309)
Posted by NuclearConvoy on November 30th, 2007 @ 1:09am CST

I like the flames much more.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482327)
Posted by Softimus Prime on November 30th, 2007 @ 1:31am CST

i love the truck but the robot mode looks a bit lacking.
i like both the flames and g1 designs but they seem to work better in their own mediums. to me the flames seemed symbolic of his opposition to the 'iceman' megatron.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482335)
Posted by Hard Hacker on November 30th, 2007 @ 1:45am CST

Urgh, too plain.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482401)
Posted by Silent_Magnus on November 30th, 2007 @ 4:03am CST

The Robot Mode reminds me A LOT of RID Prime/Fire Convoy's regular robot mode.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482406)
Posted by BigDude on November 30th, 2007 @ 4:30am CST

That looks less "G1" than the movie version itself.
He looks more like Fire Convoy than anything.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482569)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on November 30th, 2007 @ 7:31am CST

nice, but how many of this guy do I need?

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482837)
Posted by tom brokaw on November 30th, 2007 @ 10:10am CST

looks good, but they couldve done something about all that silver.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482854)
Posted by Autobot032 on November 30th, 2007 @ 10:18am CST

*sighs*

I still can't get into this mold, no matter how you color it.

Robovision: Eh.
Movie: Eh.
Battle Damaged: Meh.
First Strike: BAH, Nah, meh, whatever.

I'd say he's clearly the worst looking of the bunch for that mold.

I will let the wise words of Peanut close out my post:

"Polish a turd, it's still a turd!"

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482896)
Posted by Optimist Prime on November 30th, 2007 @ 10:52am CST

Liege Evilmus wrote:nice, but how many of this guy do I need?

479. Oh, wait... Was that a rhetorical question? ;;)

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (482993)
Posted by dragons on November 30th, 2007 @ 11:45am CST

not to crazy about the colors but i do like the head colors only seem to go to me when hes in truck mode but robot mode he looks like crap maybe its me who only thinks this way about the colors in robot mode

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (483033)
Posted by Silverado Bot on November 30th, 2007 @ 12:07pm CST

It looks good, but I'm curious..

It's basically Voyager Prime with a different paint scheme right? in the pictures of his robot mode his truck cab is upside down and opposite of what VP's instructions say to do with it. How can you flip it like that?

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (483144)
Posted by rpetras on November 30th, 2007 @ 1:52pm CST

I like him, it will be mine!!

I popped together some quick digis of the legs sections in all blue.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (483315)
Posted by calbob on November 30th, 2007 @ 4:21pm CST

what up with the last picture!???!??!?! showing his lowers!?!?

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (483317)
Posted by calbob on November 30th, 2007 @ 4:21pm CST

what up with the last picture!???!??!?! showing his lowers!?!?

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (483318)
Posted by calbob on November 30th, 2007 @ 4:21pm CST

what up with the last picture!???!??!?! showing his lowers!?!?

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (483325)
Posted by thedistinctroom on November 30th, 2007 @ 4:28pm CST

A little too red in bot mode. Alternate mode looks sweet. I want it, but it's not at the top of my list.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (483334)
Posted by nexisconvoy on November 30th, 2007 @ 4:34pm CST

Its a G1 design pretty good cant wait to get it

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (483370)
Posted by No Death for Prowl on November 30th, 2007 @ 5:11pm CST

I like the original Movie Voyager whereas this one just seems rather bland too me and the red needs to be toned down a bit. Then again, I really have not been in favor of the G1 repaints of the movie line thus far outside of the Starscream and that was only because the original Movie Starscream color is very ho-hum. Fusing G1 colors with 2007 movie figures has just seemed unnecessary when the overall aesthetics of both lines could not be any more different.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (483376)
Posted by Zeds on November 30th, 2007 @ 5:23pm CST

Now that is what OP should have looked like in the movie!

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (483745)
Posted by Fireblast on November 30th, 2007 @ 10:40pm CST

Might get it, but first I need to get Masterpiece Starscream. Plus this goes to show GI color schemes CAN work on Movie-Formers.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (483895)
Posted by Swerve on December 1st, 2007 @ 1:17am CST

TheStarScreamer wrote:Jazz used to be a redneck, now he's a gangsta?

Holy Crap! Scatman Crothers was a redneck? I never knew!

Dr. Z wrote:That reminds me of Gobots Staks.

I thought that as well.

However bot mode, not so much.

I still have my Staks although the one I have was the blue back variant instead of the black. My friends and I used to call him fake Optimus Prime when we were kids.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (484365)
Posted by jgilkinson on December 1st, 2007 @ 11:06am CST

cool truck mode... still not fond of all the red on the legs but thats the mold for ya

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (484443)
Posted by spacemonkeymafia on December 1st, 2007 @ 12:13pm CST

Thestarscreamer.....go and check your facts.....Jazz in the org G1 cartoon was not and did not sound like a redneck........

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (485180)
Posted by The Chaos Bringer on December 1st, 2007 @ 8:22pm CST

Nice. The Allspark Power line looks good. I wonder if any fiction will be published for it?

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (485734)
Posted by Autovolt127 on December 2nd, 2007 @ 6:37am CST

BOO! Worst Repaint for the Movie.

But i can't find a Goddamn Voayger oPtimus no where.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (485775)
Posted by Jazzz on December 2nd, 2007 @ 7:15am CST

rpetras wrote:I like him, it will be mine!!

I popped together some quick digis of the legs sections in all blue.

whoa you can edit pics well. luv your sig.
but i think the red needs to fade into the blue. which is wahat flames are for. if its red cap and a smokestack just makes the rest of the paintjob blue then it looks weird.

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (486906)
Posted by kittybot on December 2nd, 2007 @ 5:39pm CST

you people are disgusting moronic idiots!!!!! why did you take a shot of primes "you know what".

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (486918)
Posted by Nekoman on December 2nd, 2007 @ 5:51pm CST

kittybot wrote:you people are disgusting moronic idiots!!!!! why did you take a shot of primes "you know what".

What you know what, and who’s a moronic idiot?

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (486946)
Posted by massmachine on December 2nd, 2007 @ 6:15pm CST

looks great. :grin:

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (486964)
Posted by Danish-Liokaiser on December 2nd, 2007 @ 6:26pm CST

kittybot wrote:you people are disgusting moronic idiots!!!!! why did you take a shot of primes "you know what".

How pathetic ... 8-|

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (487830)
Posted by cyber jam on December 3rd, 2007 @ 10:02am CST

i ilke it looks alrite

Re: More New Images of First Strike Optimus Prime (487880)
Posted by Auto Bot on December 3rd, 2007 @ 10:28am CST

TheStarScreamer wrote:
Dagon wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:
Glitcher wrote:Apparently Michael Bay chose the flames because he wanted to retain Optimus' two main colours. He could easily have used this colour scheme and kept everyone happy.

I would think Bay probably got the idea from Rodimus Prime.

How? Rodimus was maroon and yellow, Optimus is red and blue. The blue flame design does keep Optimus' original colors......and it's not like the only vehicle ever to exhibit a flame design was Rodimus Prime....Bay could have seen a real truck with that kind of paint and thought it looked cool. Or maybe it was just an attempt to make movie Prime look different from G1 Prime.

Acutally according to the HD-DVD docs, red is notoriously difficult to animate realisticly in CGI, but Hasbro wouldn't let Bay make Prime all blue, so the flame design was created as a negotiation between the two parties.

What's the big deal anyways, none of our G1 red characters got to be red. Starscream, Ratchet, and Ironhide all lost their red designs, as well as Jazz. Hell none of the decepticons besides Starscream are even discernable form their earlier counterparts. Not to mention voice acting changed a lot too. Jazz used to be a redneck, now he's a gangsta? Okay. Ironhide also used to be southern, but now he's Australian.

Prime and Bumblebee stand as the only 2 characters who are directly related to their predecessors in almost every way.