Thanks to an article from Dengekki Hobby Web we can report that there’s an upcoming Takara Tomy campaign for a Quad Barrell Shotgun.
The shotgun seems to be a repaint of one of the guns included with Age Of Extinction Hound. The shotgun seems to be taken from a scene from The Last Knight, during the battle between Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, as noticed by Snaka’s blog, While this could be correct, the promotional images show the gun with Voyager Studio Series Optimus Prime.
The campaign will start from April 21st. If you purchase more than 4,000 yen (tax included) of Transformers products on selected stores in Japan, you can receive 1 Quad Barrell Shotgun in limited quantity. It will last until stocks are depleted. We hope this item would not be so hard (and expensive) for collectors to track and buy.
You can check our the mirrored images after the jump, and then let us know your impressions at the 2005 Boards!
RicaChero
I was hoping you found a way to store the gun or shield in robot or vehicle mode Otherwise I am Sooo happy with both the Dark Optimus and the gun. He is just so awesome.
Autoboty
I'm displaying him in robot mode actually, so I have the sword on his back and the shield and gun on each hand. There isn't really space to put the gun in truck mode because the shield takes up the whole trailer hitch, but if you're getting the trailer you could put both the shield and the gun inside it.
RicaChero
late to the party but i just got it for Dark Optimus from TLK. I'm getting him the MechTech Trailer too. Where have you stowed the shotgun in vehicle mode?
Digger
And consistency.
maxxzander
Not assumption, but just a suggestion that one can diy for free. And i wouldn't call it "painting".. just some simple "colouring" … it doesn't even have to be gundam marker… those sharpie will works just fine with the right color.
Raiju
Nabbed one of these guns from my local TRU. Tempted to go back to perhaps nab another one.
EDIT: Grabbed a 2nd gun and gave both to my SS Optimus. He looks good with them!
Digger
Practice can improve. Just keep trying to see if your skill can be bettered. Maybe see if your equipment or paint isn’t the best for your specific figure. Heck just get some gundam markers and it will work.
Autoboty
You make the assumption that all of us are good at painting, which is clearly not true.
For a personal example, whenever I paint plastic the paint shows ugly marker strokes, never ever dries and remains eternally sticky, attracting fingerprints and all sorts of dust. So, an opportunity to obtain a prepainted weapon is a godsend to me.
maxxzander
Small = official
Big = ko os
009*
Why are there different sized guns?
Digger
Would that work well with weijiang’s commander?
maxxzander
View attachment 27973542 Big gun small gun pick your poison….
009*
Tell me about. I was hoping the gun was included in the box with a voyager or leader figure, since my Caliber Prime had the gold shield included. However from what I've seen on the overseas twitter accounts the gun is just handed out when buy enough merch.
Raiju
Like I said earlier, scalping is a scourge that not even Japan is immune to, sadly.
SHIELD Agent 47
Can a mod adjust the title of this thread? “Barrel” has only 1 “l”.
009*
Okay, I asked this before, but this gun would come with any SS voyager or leader figure, right? As much as I hate to pay 40 bucks for such a small piece, I don't have AOE Hound and my Caliber Prime only needs this to be fully equipped.
Edit: Wow, hasn't even been a day and this thing's already hitting eBay for 50-60 bucks.
Shmoptimus Prime
This is maybe the easiest thing to do yourself ever. I already have two of these shotguns from Hound, and I already have blue and red paint from all the OPs I’ve painted over the years. I there was a knight-style prime worth getting I’d make one myself and have him with it but I don’t like the AOE leader OP mold anymore.
Autoboty
I'm glad the plastic colors match quite well with Dark Optimus, because he's the one I'll be getting this for.
Dachande
That handle just looks awkward in SS Prime's doughnut hands. It needs a hand that has the fingers molded out more, like First movie Voyager Prime's or T-30 Brainstorm's.