In Hand Images of Studio Series Gamer Edition Optimus Prime and Barricade
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 18th, 2023 @ 9:55pm CDT
It was also then that the choice was made to bring back up the quality but with the massive price hike that was inevitable with it.
Also, is the voyager Optimus doing the GOATSE in vehicle mode? Talk about lazy. I expect an upgrade kit to fix that but it shouldn't be.
Not a dealbreaker for me, but that's annoying.
Posted by Cheetron on April 18th, 2023 @ 9:56pm CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 18th, 2023 @ 10:16pm CDT
Posted by SpaceEagle on April 19th, 2023 @ 8:03am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 19th, 2023 @ 8:40am CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:Pass on both figures. I do hope they do Shockwave, though. He needs a voyager figure. If there will be a Grimlock, He will be leader class, right?
Man, they better finish the AOE Dinobots before tackling the FOC Dinobots
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 19th, 2023 @ 5:54pm CDT
Agreed, but going by their track record, I'm not optimistic.william-james88 wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:Pass on both figures. I do hope they do Shockwave, though. He needs a voyager figure. If there will be a Grimlock, He will be leader class, right?
Man, they better finish the AOE Dinobots before tackling the FOC Dinobots
Posted by SpaceEagle on April 19th, 2023 @ 6:20pm CDT
Posted by DeathReviews on April 20th, 2023 @ 11:15am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 20th, 2023 @ 12:51pm CDT
SpaceEagle wrote:Considering SG Grimmy and the upcoming G2 Grimmy, we're probably not going to be seeing more movie dinobots for a while...
Those are different lines though, they are not SS slots.
As for Barricade, he looks alright in those photos. I'll need to see him in hand to decide if I actually like him
Posted by SpaceEagle on April 20th, 2023 @ 1:15pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:SpaceEagle wrote:Considering SG Grimmy and the upcoming G2 Grimmy, we're probably not going to be seeing more movie dinobots for a while...
Those are different lines though, they are not SS slots.
True! I just wondered if, for marketing reasons, HasTak doesn't want too many dinobots on shelves to confuse the kids.
I'm no expert of course, I don't know how HasTak does their business either...
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 20th, 2023 @ 1:40pm CDT
SpaceEagle wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:SpaceEagle wrote:Considering SG Grimmy and the upcoming G2 Grimmy, we're probably not going to be seeing more movie dinobots for a while...
Those are different lines though, they are not SS slots.
True! I just wondered if, for marketing reasons, HasTak doesn't want too many dinobots on shelves to confuse the kids.
I'm no expert of course, I don't know how HasTak does their business either...
Well, both SS86 and AOE Grimlock are well out of circulation, SG is an online exclusive, and G2 is a Walmart exclusive, so I wouldn't be worried about too many Grimlocks
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 20th, 2023 @ 1:48pm CDT
DeathReviews wrote:All the pictures and reviews of Barricade make him look like a dumpster fire in robot mode. Not that I was planning to ever get one. But that, and Prime's flaws, does make me worry what they're going to with the Megatron voyager.
Prime ain't too bad, but that Barricade suffer from kibble cancer. They could have made things a bit differently.
Posted by SpaceEagle on April 20th, 2023 @ 2:50pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:SpaceEagle wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:SpaceEagle wrote:Considering SG Grimmy and the upcoming G2 Grimmy, we're probably not going to be seeing more movie dinobots for a while...
Those are different lines though, they are not SS slots.
True! I just wondered if, for marketing reasons, HasTak doesn't want too many dinobots on shelves to confuse the kids.
I'm no expert of course, I don't know how HasTak does their business either...
Well, both SS86 and AOE Grimlock are well out of circulation, SG is an online exclusive, and G2 is a Walmart exclusive, so I wouldn't be worried about too many Grimlocks
Ah, makes sense!
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 20th, 2023 @ 4:26pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on April 20th, 2023 @ 8:44pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Well, both SS86 and AOE Grimlock are well out of circulation
Not for long.
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ine/47642/
I'm a little concerned about Grimlock overload, but I doubt that would have any affect on the other AOE Dinobots happening one way or the other.
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on April 21st, 2023 @ 12:09am CDT
Posted by Bounti76 on April 21st, 2023 @ 2:40am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 21st, 2023 @ 4:43am CDT
Posted by Rtron on April 21st, 2023 @ 6:39am CDT
Bounti76 wrote:Oh, that head. No. It's so TINY in comparison to the rest of his body. That's the only thing that I really don't like about it. It looks like a decent figure, otherwise.
Thing is, he was a pinhead in the game too. I love those games, but every time I'd play as Optimus I'd just laugh at his almost microscopic head.
Posted by Dominus Prime on April 21st, 2023 @ 7:46am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 21st, 2023 @ 9:26am CDT
Dominus Prime wrote:My main complaint is the visible hands in alt mode. They could've easily found a way to cover those. I swear, it seems like most of the time when they're giving us what we've been wanting, they have to have some major flaw. Can't ever be 100% smh.
I can understand little kinks like some backpack or hollow inner limbs.
But a whole chunk of vehicle missing is indeed a head-scratcher.
Posted by blackeyedprime on April 21st, 2023 @ 10:57am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 21st, 2023 @ 11:51am CDT
blackeyedprime wrote:Kinda weird the box doesn't say which game it's from. Still a pass for me as I preferred the other games designs. Heck I'd probably take overly polygon beast wars figures based off the ps1 game over the cybertron games :p
Pause Emgo's video at 0:51.
It's written on top of the box.
Posted by Fortress_Maximus on April 21st, 2023 @ 11:18pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 21st, 2023 @ 11:27pm CDT
Fortress_Maximus wrote:Picking up Prime, pre-ordered. Hoping they do a henkei version too.
Meaning a "Premium Repaint"?
Well, it's possible. Based on the track records, so far all the Optimusses have been repainted for the Premium Finish line so I'd be surprised if this one is not.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 21st, 2023 @ 11:51pm CDT
The Premium Finish line is dead.-Kanrabat- wrote:Fortress_Maximus wrote:Picking up Prime, pre-ordered. Hoping they do a henkei version too.
Meaning a "Premium Repaint"?
Well, it's possible. Based on the track records, so far all the Optimusses have been repainted for the Premium Finish line so I'd be surprised if this one is not.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 21st, 2023 @ 11:57pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:The Premium Finish line is dead.-Kanrabat- wrote:Fortress_Maximus wrote:Picking up Prime, pre-ordered. Hoping they do a henkei version too.
Meaning a "Premium Repaint"?
Well, it's possible. Based on the track records, so far all the Optimusses have been repainted for the Premium Finish line so I'd be surprised if this one is not.
How come when there's Beast Wars figures coming and on preorder?
Unless it's just naming semantics?
Posted by Sabrblade on April 22nd, 2023 @ 12:00am CDT
That's not Premium Finish. That's Beast Wars Again.-Kanrabat- wrote:Sabrblade wrote:The Premium Finish line is dead.-Kanrabat- wrote:Fortress_Maximus wrote:Picking up Prime, pre-ordered. Hoping they do a henkei version too.
Meaning a "Premium Repaint"?
Well, it's possible. Based on the track records, so far all the Optimusses have been repainted for the Premium Finish line so I'd be surprised if this one is not.
How come when there's Beast Wars figures coming and on preorder?
Unless it's just naming semantics?
For reasons unknown, Premium Finish had its last one-and-a-half waves canceled.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 22nd, 2023 @ 12:12am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:That's not Premium Finish. That's Beast Wars Again.-Kanrabat- wrote:Sabrblade wrote:The Premium Finish line is dead.-Kanrabat- wrote:Fortress_Maximus wrote:Picking up Prime, pre-ordered. Hoping they do a henkei version too.
Meaning a "Premium Repaint"?
Well, it's possible. Based on the track records, so far all the Optimusses have been repainted for the Premium Finish line so I'd be surprised if this one is not.
How come when there's Beast Wars figures coming and on preorder?
Unless it's just naming semantics?
For reasons unknown, Premium Finish had its last one-and-a-half waves canceled.
Regardless, the siren call of repaints are too hard for to resist!
Or there's Reprolabels. ¯\_( ͡°ヮ ͡°)_/¯
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on April 22nd, 2023 @ 3:49pm CDT
Posted by LinaNui on April 26th, 2023 @ 11:02pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 26th, 2023 @ 11:36pm CDT
We also have a review of the toy for those who want to know as much as possible about it.
Posted by Hairball178 on April 27th, 2023 @ 8:16am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 27th, 2023 @ 4:34pm CDT
What's the difference in terms of paint apps?Sabrblade wrote:That's not Premium Finish. That's Beast Wars Again.-Kanrabat- wrote:Sabrblade wrote:The Premium Finish line is dead.-Kanrabat- wrote:Fortress_Maximus wrote:Picking up Prime, pre-ordered. Hoping they do a henkei version too.
Meaning a "Premium Repaint"?
Well, it's possible. Based on the track records, so far all the Optimusses have been repainted for the Premium Finish line so I'd be surprised if this one is not.
How come when there's Beast Wars figures coming and on preorder?
Unless it's just naming semantics?
Posted by Emerje on April 28th, 2023 @ 1:40am CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:What's the difference in terms of paint apps?Sabrblade wrote:That's not Premium Finish. That's Beast Wars Again.-Kanrabat- wrote:Sabrblade wrote:The Premium Finish line is dead.-Kanrabat- wrote:Fortress_Maximus wrote:Picking up Prime, pre-ordered. Hoping they do a henkei version too.
Meaning a "Premium Repaint"?
Well, it's possible. Based on the track records, so far all the Optimusses have been repainted for the Premium Finish line so I'd be surprised if this one is not.
How come when there's Beast Wars figures coming and on preorder?
Unless it's just naming semantics?
Nothing, but it's strictly Beast Wars and 2-packs to boot.
Emerje
Posted by Fortress_Maximus on April 28th, 2023 @ 2:00am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 28th, 2023 @ 4:42am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 28th, 2023 @ 7:56am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 28th, 2023 @ 1:28pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Amazon USA already began shipping Optimus while in Canada, we have to wait until June.
GAMESTOP TO THE RESCUE!
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 28th, 2023 @ 2:30pm CDT
Ok, so it could have stayed under the Premium Finish line, and Sabrblade was just being petty.Emerje wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:What's the difference in terms of paint apps?Sabrblade wrote:That's not Premium Finish. That's Beast Wars Again.-Kanrabat- wrote:Unless it's just naming semantics?
Nothing, but it's strictly Beast Wars and 2-packs to boot.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 28th, 2023 @ 6:56pm CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:Ok, so it could have stayed under the Premium Finish line, and Sabrblade was just being petty.Emerje wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:What's the difference in terms of paint apps?Sabrblade wrote:That's not Premium Finish. That's Beast Wars Again.-Kanrabat- wrote:Unless it's just naming semantics?
Nothing, but it's strictly Beast Wars and 2-packs to boot.
Premium Finish was limited to WFC and SS anyway... But what's in a name? Apparently some unwritten rules
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 28th, 2023 @ 10:46pm CDT
The size is PERFECT. At las the's big as he should have been from the start. Plus is overall look is on point. The only thing I don't like for the bot mode is the arm thing for the weapon. Why must the arm plug in his butt? There's some huge gap behind his legs or even in his backpack. Why not store the arm there? I may drill and small hole and do it myself.
As for the vehicle mode, it's nice, but there's gaps everywhere, especially the back. The gams under due to the armpits is forgivable. The gap of the feet on top of the truck will be easy to deal with the the right upgrade fillers. But as for the back of the truck, maybe a more elaborate thing is needed. Like a transforming shield accessory or some extra panels on the legs. I'll wait and see what the upgrade people will come up with.
Overall, Gamer Optimus is fine on it's own and worth the price. But to be perfect, he needs to be pushed to "leader" with upgrade kits and whatnots.
Posted by Emerje on April 29th, 2023 @ 4:06am CDT
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:Ok, so it could have stayed under the Premium Finish line, and Sabrblade was just being petty.Emerje wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:What's the difference in terms of paint apps?Sabrblade wrote:That's not Premium Finish. That's Beast Wars Again.-Kanrabat- wrote:Unless it's just naming semantics?
Nothing, but it's strictly Beast Wars and 2-packs to boot.
Premium Finish was limited to WFC and SS anyway... But what's in a name? Apparently some unwritten rules
Though technically Prime is both SS and WFC.
Kidding aside I think they're more likely to use a different name for a premium repaint line than use the name "Premium Finish" again, otherwise they would have attached it to the BWA line in some form. I think some poor choices, particularly WFC Megatron, left people very sour on the name. Maybe they'll revive the Generations name someday.
Emerje
Posted by TulioDude on April 29th, 2023 @ 7:05pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 29th, 2023 @ 11:59pm CDT
TulioDude wrote:I realize now that one of the reasons that they made the Gamer Edition part of the Studios Series, is to have part of the toyline ready to receive the toys based on the" Transformers Reactivate" game that is coming later.
That would be logical and also very appreciated. Many of those upcoming designs are SICK!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 30th, 2023 @ 6:26pm CDT
TulioDude wrote:I realize now that one of the reasons that they made the Gamer Edition part of the Studios Series, is to have part of the toyline ready to receive the toys based on the" Transformers Reactivate" game that is coming later.
I would be OK with this.
Just please, let's get FOC Jazz. that is the one i have always wanted
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 30th, 2023 @ 7:07pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:TulioDude wrote:I realize now that one of the reasons that they made the Gamer Edition part of the Studios Series, is to have part of the toyline ready to receive the toys based on the" Transformers Reactivate" game that is coming later.
I would be OK with this.
Just please, let's get FOC Jazz. that is the one i have always wanted
I'll skip Bee because I think the new one is horrible compared to the original. The new optimus ain't perfect but he was worth getting.
But one I'm waiting for in anticipation is definitely a redo of FOC Jazz. The original deluxe was the symbol of the Transformers nosedive in quality for size, hollowness, and overall cheap feeling. A redo would do this design justice.
Posted by sorrimus on May 5th, 2023 @ 9:15am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on May 12th, 2023 @ 2:50pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on May 12th, 2023 @ 7:19pm CDT