In addition to Unicron’s unveiling, we also have a couple images of an upcoming Platinum Edition Hybrid style Optimus Prime! A repaint of the original release, this Optimus will evidently be more faithful to the original cartoon coloration. He also comes with all of his original accessories such as the display stand, trailer, jetpack, Roller, etc.
No pre-order or pricing info has been released at this time, but stay tuned to TFW for that info as we near 2017, the year of the Rooster, and be sure to check out the pics after the jump!
Purple Heart
It’s just a Universe Cheetor with an Optimus head and colors.
SG Roadbuster
And still no word on a Year of the Dog Prime. Kinda bummed. Really wanted this to go on for the full 12 years and get a whole Primal Zodiac going.
Dachande
I paid significantly more for my Galaxy Force version, but it was totally worth it to me.
REDLINE
I remember when I took those pictures… pretty cool to see them again, seeing at I've lost all my originals! I only recall paying $50 for each of them, not a hundred.
BenjaminXavier
No. Asia and Canada only
KremzeekTyCobb
I dunno. I'm not feeling it. Especially for 100$.
TM2 Dinobot
Seriously? $80? Where?
deathzero23
This is already on sale in our local TRU.
Around the price range of MPM-03 Bee.
Still it warms the shelves.
Maybe people can't justify shelling the amount of money on such "little" Prime :
TM2 Dinobot
I am so, incredibly sorry to bump this thread. But I was really looking forward to this guy, and never saw hide nor hair of him. Did he even get a US release?
Norm West
Totally agree.
Dachande
I have that one (THS-01), and it's just as amazing, if not more so than the G1 version.
It's cool how they can be mistaken for each other. The Hybrid version even has more articulation than the awesome Cybertron mold.
Incidentally, the leader mold is one of my all-time favorite Prime figures ever.
IgnikaMarcus
Dude, that's the Hybrid Style Galaxy Convoy in that pic, not the normal Leader Class figure.
Smitty.1981
Year of the Monkey got RiD Air Attack Optimus Primal in Optimus Prime colors.
BB Shockwave
This, so much. No stupid gold chrome or terrible paint apps.
Still, I kinda wish they would just release toy of the proper animal whenever "Year of insertzodiachere" comes out. Year of the Snake? Release BW Neo Cohrada and BM Night Viper. Year of the Horse? Release BW Neo Mach Kick. Year of the monkey? Release BW B-Boom and Optimus Minor.
BB Shockwave
I really want this toy, but will have to wait for a discount, 100$ is still too steep for such a tiny toy.
Umm, they already did, during Cybertron? No? There was a repaint too as I recall.
And best Prime? hardly. It's a clunky mess with zero waist articulation. People bemoaning G1 to be "blocky" should look at this thing and rethink their arguments. I had it, even got Wing Saber for him, then sold both of them a year later.
Bustermaster
Best prime figure.
Seth Sunthay
When Hasbro will release this boi.
IgnikaMarcus
According to some, the original Takara release went for $100 as well, and having looked up some listings from BBTS and the like, that is indeed the case.
I'm surprised price didn't jump.
Ribieconvoy
I've always wanted that mold, but Hasbro can keep on smoking whatever they were when they came up with that price.
That is literally as much as I paid for my Hasbro MP10, whose legs alone are the same size as this entire package. Heck, I actually paid less with a TRU coupon.
God Ginrai
MP-01 and MPP-10 are probably the closest things out there to Joe-scale (as in actually in scale with GI Joes). I find that MP-01 scales decently in robot mode with 3.75in figures.
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