Third party group Xovergen has revealed, via Facebook group Planet Iacon, several new prototype photos of their upgrade set for Animated Voyager Optimus Prime. The set transforms Optimus Prime into a futuristic fire truck, and provides additional armament and armor in robot mode.
This set is inspired by the cancelled official Animated Powermaster Optimus Prime.
alex1984
Hi Daimchoc,
If you don't mind me asking, which is the xovergen that you're referring to?
daimchoc
Bump… With the upcoming release of the series in DVD/BD format, I hope Xovergen releases this add-on set..
Cheem The Rup
mmmm looks like crap compared to the Xovergen upgrade but it's a custom, so I don't care
Sharpfinger
It's a very nice upgrade. But is a custom, one of a kind product.
Jehsee
Never saw that… I take it that was never produced? While pretty badass, it reminds me a bit more of Rescue Bots than it does Animated. Still cool though.
*edit* Nevermind… I see it's just a custom now… all the more impressive.
megatroptimus
FreedomGundam did the best upgrade kit for Animated Voyager Optimus Prime.
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radic…ansformers-animated-galaxy-optimus-prime.html
Darcemeus
Try the Headrobots Savant thread.
Jehsee
I'm about ready to dig up an old thread myself out of sheer boredom…
Scaleface
We should post an "any update" every day.
Jehsee
Lol… another pointless "any news on this??"… stop it.
Sharpfinger
I have an extra Voyager Animated Optimus Prime only waiting someone does a Powermaster upgrade to him. Why do 3rd party companies have so little love for Animated?
Erector
I thought there was more news
No news makes me a sad panda
🙁
Cheem The Rup
unfortunately no, I asked to Meister Wing on fb about it and he said they delayed it to make the God Bomber armor for the trailerforce too bad, I was waiting hard for this upgrade…. we can only hope it'll be produced during 2013….
AniCosmos
Any news/updated/progress on this bad boy?
mx-01 archon
Yeah, I kinda wonder, on the grounds that there doesn't seem to be enough panel breaks and hinges on the outside.
On the other hand, there's way more stuff on the inside than is needed to simply form the trailer, so I think it's going to do something.
SPLIT LIP
I'm starting to think this set is meant to accomplish his complete truck Alt mode from the show before being a Powermaster upgrade.
mx-01 archon
The wing pack seen at the moment looks to be a completely extraneous piece, that doesn't even form an integral part of the trailer. So it looks kinda like it's just a bonus wing pack, more than anything. If this is meant to be as accurate as possible to the concept art, the real super mode wings would be formed from the side walls of the trailer.
beigoma
I may be in the minority but this looks pretty bad so far. It just looks like a brick turd with wings stuck on the back of OP. Maybe my dreams of a real Powermaster have tainted my ability to accept anything else.
I'm kinda bummed because I've been ready and willing to support some 3P TFA love for some time now.
Josh
yeah. there's a few things inside the trailer that look to be other parts for bot mode than just shoulders, but i just worry about the rest just being a big empty shell that doesnt really do anything.
the original hasbro design solved that by going cybertron prime-style making the shell turn into the backpack/wings. but on here, we already have a seperate backpack/wings from the shell so.
i dunno. im not trying to make it a big deal or anything, lol. just some thoughts based on what we've seen so far. im certainly anxious to see more!
mx-01 archon
There probably is, because the robot mode teasers so far only seem to use the wrap-around wing pack. None of the other trailer parts.