Via Weibo, new Third Party company Transform Element has just shared images of the gray prototype of their Transform Element TE-01 (G1 Optimus Prime).
We have several shots of the robot mode from different angles. According to the description, this figure will be 24 cm tall and has got a very cartoon-accurate design. A very solid figure indeed, with no trace of the wheels of the alt mode and a very clean backpack. No images of the vehicle mode yet, but we hope it will look as good as the robot mode.
Still no information of release date or price unfortunately, but we have another nice option for a new Masterpiece Scaled Optimus Prime, following the official Takara Tomy Masterpiece Convoy/Optimus Prime Version 3 and and 3P Magic Square Toys MS-01.
You can check out the images after the jump and then join to the ongoing discussion on the 2005 Boards!
TigerBlade
Nope. Hips are stock.
smkheidze
did you do the hip joint mod on yours…he does seem to be able to do just the right amount of thrust.
TigerBlade
Yes. Along with every other Prime head I could get my hands on:
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I like it personally but others seem mortally offended. I think iGear Faith Leader would ultimately be the best though, sadly I don't own it anymore (yes it looks big enough)
boomerdave
Lets keep it on topic guys and not derail the whole thing
daddytron
^ It’s well worth owning both MS and TE. The head sculpt, which I hated in pics and which almost made me pass on the figure, is actually pretty decent. The white face just makes it look worse.
chaosMonkeyPoo
TE-01 still looks really rad and like a lot of people I'm softening on the head sculpt I once hated. I already have the Magic Square Prime on the way and Takara's 3.0 on pre-order but Transform Elements looks good enough that I may just have to buy it to fiddle around with even if I don't have a good place to display it.
Pichomp
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smkheidze
probably my favorite store to buy TFs from here in that US.
ProwlSpringer2020
@Chosen Prime is a fantastic retailer. Buy with confidence. If your order reaches 150 dollars you will get free shipping.
Snaku
TCP is a great site to order from. They're in the US which means you get your stuff quickly (usually). They only downsides are they, like all US retailers, charge more than the Chinese retailers and you have to pay for shipping as well. They also have a rewards program where you get 1 point for every dollar you spend and the points can be traded in for gift cards to use on future purchases.