Toy-World.com.hk has posted scans from Figure King 162, featuring a Transformers section which we’ve mirrored here. If you can read Japanese, there is commentary to peruse from the TakaraTomy designers. Shown are various incarnations of Optimus Prime through the movie lines(“Evolution Of A Hero” article), new images of MP-10 Masterpiece Convoy Version 2, various releases for the Japanese Dark Of The Moon line, and more! Read on for more scans!
Transbot90210
This thing is so bought.
I will not be buying the $250 version but will bite on the $80 CND NA release version which will most likely have no trailer AND will have some new cool extras (not fact basing it on HOT RODs NA release)
I have no doubt that a Prime figure will not find its way to NA.
thygriever
dang i think this is nearly the perfect looking g1 optimus prime figure. the arms and chest are a bit large but overall, i think this is the best one yet.
EvaUnit13
car robots/robots in disguise galvatron. i'm interested in what it says about it, as it's the only non-movie toy on that page. perhaps that it was designed by the same person as leader bumblebee?
Dolza_Khyron
it's a much better looking figure then the original, though i do agree the chest and the arms do look a bit large, but over all i still like it.
deathsheadII
wish i had the money for it
Star Saber
damn nice…
this year has so hurt my wallet on TFs
wildfly
Model kit, i believe.
Raiju
http://cdn.tfw2005.com/transformers…igure-King-162-Transformers-18_1311620565.jpg
The Starscreams in this picture, I wonder what they could be? Just simple (non-transforming) alt mode plane models, perhaps? Kinda want 'em. XD
Stylized New Prime looks nice but the aesthetic and design decisions won't please everyone. Nor the price.
mx-01 archon
Only two months left to go…only two months left to go…
Personally, I can't wait for this guy. The original MP was cool and all, but as more recent lines have come and gone like Animated and the various movie iterations, I've become increasingly unenthused with him. The toy just feels dead and soulless to me. All hard right angles and a lifeless weight to his posture. I'm just so used to the liveliness of Transformers sculpts nowadays, MP-01 just looks so outdated now. The fact that this one actually has a nice truck mode is just icing on the cake.
As for that hate and criticisms, sounds to me like a lot of the same level of criticism that the likes of Hercules is getting. There's nothing fundamentally wrong, it's just a group of people who sound like they're trying extra hard to convince themselves that they don't want it. At least, that's how I see it.
More divisive, yet readily affordable figures don't seem to draw the same amount of roundabout commentary.
AMG
I want this Prime so badly. Bot mode, alt mode, it all looks fantastic.
PoweredConvoy
Yeah it's a ton better than the original Prime by all looks of it.
Randy
Robogeek28
Other than the price(and the fact it's another Prime) I can't understand all the hate this thing is getting. Personally I think it's MUCH nicer than the original, plus his size works better for me. *shrug*
Ah well, here's hoping I can somehow afford this once it comes out. Of course after the Rodimus debacle I'll wait to see reviews on him first.
PoweredConvoy
His proportions are pretty much the same as the original MP-01 Optimus (picture composite by Code of Walky).
![[IMG]](http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=27243644&stc=1&d=1311679242)
Randy
harrismonkey
Assuming there is a US release (seems likely, but no official word)- if they keep with tradition it won't have the trailer (and probably short smoke stacks).
Not sure if I'm getting this. I'm so torn (although leaning away from it, slightly- I've already got MP Prime and he's not a big favorite). But if I do get it, it will absolutely be the Takara version. One of my biggest gripes I have with the one I have is the absence of a trailer.
It also used to bug me how big he was vs the ALT/BT toys. This solves that issue, but I can't see displaying two MP Primes at once, and giant Megatron goes well with giant Prime.
rizuan76
Eh? I thought Type-R posted an earlier thread on this yestrday?
The thread alrdy bumped a few pages back. just sayin'..
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/436884-figure-king-no-162-massive-tf-movie-coverage-designer-interviews-mp-10-encore.html
jru42287
Anyone know what those things are on the same page as Butterfly Prime (Ulitmate OP)? Looks like the Speed Stars, but Optimus has his trailer.
mx-01 archon
No, they all have interconnectivity features.
icefox
cyberverse bases combine?
In one photo it looks like all of the cyberverse bases could be connected to combine into a super base? Is that right or just the way the photo was laid out?