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News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Sat May 24, 2008 12:58 pm

Allspark.com has come across a nice gallery of the recently released Takara Tomy MA-21 Movie Leader Optimus Prime on the HK-TF.com Boards. A release in Japan earlier this week, this Prime sports a built on retracting 'energon' blade and the usual nice shiny chrome.

To view the complete gallery of pics, click here.

by **ghostscream127** » Sat May 24, 2008 1:12 pm

WHY CANT WE GET THAT OVER HERE...... oh theres evilbay

News Credits: 3 · by **DISCHARGE** » Sat May 24, 2008 1:20 pm

It just pisses me off that Hasbro wouldn't just have released this
as their Premium version.

News Credits: 4 · by **capellamusic** » Sat May 24, 2008 1:35 pm

It looks amazing

. Once again Takara Tomy outperforms Hasbro. At least I usually prefer the Takara Tomy versions, though exceptions exist, like the Hasbro Soundwave reissue.

News Credits: 5 · by **decepticonjon** » Sat May 24, 2008 1:59 pm

wow, now that's PREMIUM!
if i only got one more thing from the movie line, that would be it.
it just looks superb.

Website · by **Ronynus Prime** » Sat May 24, 2008 2:33 pm

This is a spectacular peice, worthy of the price we'll all be paying for it ($70). I understand the cost-cutting measures Hasbro need to implement given the price of production in these inflationary times but, as far as product goes, TakaraTomy never seems to disappoint.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Sat May 24, 2008 2:34 pm

I can't stand the movie stuff... and even I like this.

News Credits: 3 · by **Dread_Wing** » Sat May 24, 2008 2:42 pm

Tekka wrote:I can't stand the movie stuff... and even I like this.

I second the motion, I look at most of the Movie transformers and think 'What a mess!' but this one has gorgeous attention to detail.

News Credits: 5 · by **decepticonjon** » Sat May 24, 2008 2:53 pm

PlasmaEnergyGod wrote:This is a spectacular peice, worthy of the price we'll all be paying for it ($70). I understand the cost-cutting measures Hasbro need to implement given the price of production in these inflationary times but, as far as product goes, TakaraTomy never seems to disappoint.

is that what he goes for?
haven't seen him on bbts.com yet, nor have i really looked.

stand corrected, just looked. 85 on preorder from bbts atm.

by **robotrik** » Sat May 24, 2008 3:07 pm

WOW looks great.
so... does anyone want to buy my regular movie leader prime ?
hehehe

by **woosh** » Sat May 24, 2008 3:46 pm

Takara. Anything that takara touches changes into gold.

News Credits: 1 · by **Craven Knight** » Sat May 24, 2008 5:23 pm

Awesome, from the first time I saw leader prime I thought chrome would make it look a million bucks - and it does.

I'm sick of buying Hasbro stuff only to have better Takara versions appear :MAD:

by **calbob** » Sat May 24, 2008 5:39 pm

OOOOOH CHROME

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Sat May 24, 2008 6:56 pm

Wow, that looks awesome.

News Credits: 1 · by **Needlenose** » Sat May 24, 2008 7:11 pm

NOW we're talking! Kudos, Takara ... ku-friggin-dos! :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 3 · by **Autobot Jazz** » Sat May 24, 2008 7:15 pm

How come 99.9% of what Takara makes makes what Hasbro gives us look like crap?

News Credits: 4 · by **capellamusic** » Sat May 24, 2008 7:30 pm

Autobot Jazz wrote:How come 99.9% of what Takara makes makes what Hasbro gives us look like crap?

You bet!...

News Credits: 438 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat May 24, 2008 7:32 pm

Get rid of that ugly head and that Optimus would be just Prime.

News Credits: 10 · by **Lapse Of Reason** » Sat May 24, 2008 7:34 pm

Dammit. I thought I was done ovie line after getting all the Premiums.

It will be awesome if Megatron was chromed.

by **olokin** » Sat May 24, 2008 7:49 pm

I love the chrome on Takara's Premium movie Prime. They sure have the best paint apps. And the eye for detail too, esp. what seems to be cybertronian script on the prime's blade. This is truly a premium TF

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Sat May 24, 2008 8:16 pm

AWESOME!!!! The only thing is that every grey part should be chromed. Still better than Hasbro.

by 009* » Sat May 24, 2008 9:21 pm

Instead if buying that, I went and painted my Premium Prime. I may have to file some of the hilt of the sword so that the paint doesn't get scratched off though.

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sun May 25, 2008 4:41 am

I may have to get that.

by **Terrorcon Blot** » Sun May 25, 2008 5:32 am

Yuck. Who decided to ruin that figure by putting so much chrome on it?

The bottoms of his feet have chrome? That's certainly not going to wear off or anything!

As well, having the entire foot be chromed, sheesh. Now it looks like Optimus wants to get all dressed up for Prince Charming's ball.

by **Hard Hacker** » Sun May 25, 2008 6:45 am

The only thing I like about this figure is the sword addition. Otherwise, chromed feet are bad and hardly practical, and the figure looks a bit plain with the block coloured nose as opposed to the gradiented one that Hasbro used.