First Look at Packaging of Year of the Horse Optimus Prime, Small Glimpse at YotH Starscream

And I supposed he's #12 of 30

Here's the original source of the image, with more pics - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F271330655464%3F

Sabrblade wrote:Here's the original source of the image, with more pics - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F271330655464%3F

Updated.

Also reveals the origin of the first image of YotH Optimus: it's from the bottom of YotH Starscream's package!

Courtesy of the CYBERGEEKS Alliance Facebook page we have nice clear, and probably official, packaging shots of the upcoming Transformers Platinum Year of the Horse Optimus Prime and Starscream. Optimus Prime is a redeco of the popular MP-10 mold, and Starscream is redeco of his Cybertron Ultimate Class figure.

Update: We also have an official image of the Starscream figure, which boast a more G1 inspired deco. Image courtesy Weibo user 小白哥乌拉诺斯.

No words to describe how much I love that Starscream right now.

Also, Starscream's altered Decepticon symbol uses the original Generation One design!

Wanting that starscream to stand next to MP thundercracker. Anyone know what stores we can expect these in or are they order only?

Triptykon wrote:Wanting that starscream to stand next to MP thundercracker. Anyone know what stores we can expect these in or are they order only?

We don't know, but we can expect to know more sometime around the first quarter of 2014, maybe at Toy Fair 2014.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/962898-details-year-horse-mp10-optimus-supreme-cybertron-starscream-36.html#post10327293



Not bad.

Kinda reminds me of this:

That's either a really bad photoshop or I've been had.

Is that official? And what's the source?

The watermark in the pic, but the pic itself was found on TFW. Scroll up and the same guy posted the packaging pics, different pics from the ones posted here.

Also, according to the (horribly) translated page, some of the users claim that both exclusives will be available soon for preorder on Hasbro Toy Shop.

FUGLY! They should just reissue the TRU MP10 Optimus Prime for those that didn't get one and don't want to pay 300 dollars to SCALPERS. This is garbage.

2scraplets1kup wrote:FUGLY! They should just reissue the TRU MP10 Optimus Prime for those that didn't get one and don't want to pay 300 dollars to SCALPERS. This is garbage.

Hey, guy. Maybe you haven't been following, or you can't read, or maybe you're blind, which would be unfortunate, but THAT IS MP-10! It's MP-10 with new paint apps.

Seriously people. Enough complaining. You wanted another MP-10. Well, HERE YOU GO!!

Also, Starscream's thighs are backwards.

Manterax Prime wrote:

2scraplets1kup wrote:FUGLY! They should just reissue the TRU MP10 Optimus Prime for those that didn't get one and don't want to pay 300 dollars to SCALPERS. This is garbage.

Hey, guy. Maybe you haven't been following, or you can't read, or maybe you're blind, which would be unfortunate, but THAT IS MP-10! It's MP-10 with new paint apps.

Seriously people. Enough complaining. You wanted another MP-10. Well, HERE YOU GO!!

Also, Starscream's thighs are backwards.

Fairly certain he means he wants it in the original colours

hinomars19 wrote:

Manterax Prime wrote:

2scraplets1kup wrote:FUGLY! They should just reissue the TRU MP10 Optimus Prime for those that didn't get one and don't want to pay 300 dollars to SCALPERS. This is garbage.

Hey, guy. Maybe you haven't been following, or you can't read, or maybe you're blind, which would be unfortunate, but THAT IS MP-10! It's MP-10 with new paint apps.

Seriously people. Enough complaining. You wanted another MP-10. Well, HERE YOU GO!!

Also, Starscream's thighs are backwards.

Fairly certain he means he wants it in the original colours

To be honest though, the core figure itself's deco is virtually the same, just the chrome is blinged out. But as a whole, yes, there are significant differences.

Mindmaster wrote:

hinomars19 wrote:Fairly certain he means he wants it in the original colours

To be honest though, the core figure itself's deco is virtually the same, just the chrome is blinged out. But as a whole, yes, there are significant differences.

Deco, yes, I meant that not colours. It's Starscream that intrigues me though, if it's going for a G1 look, why red and blue on the thighs? He looks neat though. Prime not so much for me, but a cool release nonetheless.

I never did get to see how good the Cybretron mold of starscream was.
Looks clunky and unstable. Anyone have experience with the mold?
Beautifully colored by the way, now if only i could afford such gems...

Now that MP-10 is perplexing. I cant tell if i like the gold or not...
And since i missed the first MP-10, i won't really complain about the trailer that was
never in the show to being with...

Will these things sell? Did the year of the dragon collectibles sell?
Thanks in Advance!

starwarrior1227 wrote:Anyone have experience with the mold?

Stability wasn't really an issue. His shoulders however were INCREDIBLY limited in movement. Otherwise though it's a nice figure, but if you don't have this particular iteration of Starscream ... I'd go the deluxe. Cheaper, essentially the same.

starwarrior1227 makes a point. The trailer was virtually nonexistent. Maybe this represents what happens to it when Prime transforms. It cloaks.

The gold while I dont care for it, would really pop if they did it all gold instead of leaving the chrome wheels and silver metallic body paint. Should all be gold to match with a dark blue that is almost like a midnight metallic blue. That would be sick.

Gold face shield and all. This however doesnt do it for me, MP 10 and 10B are sleeker looking and more pristine in my opinion.

Burn wrote:

starwarrior1227 wrote:Anyone have experience with the mold?

Stability wasn't really an issue. His shoulders however were INCREDIBLY limited in movement. Otherwise though it's a nice figure, but if you don't have this particular iteration of Starscream ... I'd go the deluxe. Cheaper, essentially the same.

I'm pretty sure there is no deluxe version of that mold. Supreme, which the YotH SS is made out of, Voyager and Legends class.

In any case, the Voyager mold is perfectly stable.

Don't own the supreme version of it but there's no reason to think hes unstable. He's just freaking huge.



In any case, I like SS. Not sure how I feel about the Gangsta Prime with the bling. For some reason, I start hearing Mr. T's voice coming out of that thing. Ah.. Pity the foo that touches mah grill. Ah pity the foo.

YOU HAVE TO FOLD THE POINTY BITS UNDER THE FEET, GODDAMMIT!

Now that this OCD tantrum is out of the way, that Starscream is one repaint that I really, really want. Unfortunately, I bet the price -with shipping to Canada- will be insane. Oh well, at least I have the original Cybertron Supreme Starscream.

-Kanrabat- wrote:YOU HAVE TO FOLD THE POINTY BITS UNDER THE FEET, GODDAMMIT!

Now that this OCD tantrum is out of the way, that Starscream is one repaint that I really, really want. Unfortunately, I bet the price -with shipping to Canada- will be insane. Oh well, at least I have the original Cybertron Supreme Starscream.

So you live in Canada? Why are you worried about shipping then? ToysRUs Canada gets the Platinum Edition figs, including those not sold in the US.

So, just keep an eye on your local TRU.

Burn wrote:

starwarrior1227 wrote:Anyone have experience with the mold?

Stability wasn't really an issue. His shoulders however were INCREDIBLY limited in movement. Otherwise though it's a nice figure, but if you don't have this particular iteration of Starscream ... I'd go the deluxe. Cheaper, essentially the same.

Just pointing out that the "deluxe" version of the Starscream Cybertron mold does NOT exist. The smaller ones are the legends and voyager molds. Maybe you were thinking about the recent Generations FOC mold. That one is an awesome toy but like the Titanium version, even if it's similar to the Cybertron mold, they are completely different toys.

Back to the Cybertron Starscream mold. The Supreme Class is an upscale of the original voyager mold. The only fault of that mold is that the arms have very limited movement. Appart that, the transformation is simple yet effective. It's a very fun toy that is great loonk in all modes. Anyone who dont like their TF too big can go with the voyager. Many repaints of the voyager mold are available. If anyone want the big guy but don't feel like paying a fortune, the Cybertron Supreme class original is very easy to find everywhere for a very reasonable price.

Tl;Dr, your Strascream collection is not complete without the Cybertron mold. Voyager or Supreme.

Manterax Prime wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:YOU HAVE TO FOLD THE POINTY BITS UNDER THE FEET, GODDAMMIT!

Now that this OCD tantrum is out of the way, that Starscream is one repaint that I really, really want. Unfortunately, I bet the price -with shipping to Canada- will be insane. Oh well, at least I have the original Cybertron Supreme Starscream.

So you live in Canada? Why are you worried about shipping then? ToysRUs Canada gets the Platinum Edition figs, including those not sold in the US.

So, just keep an eye on your local TRU.

Yeesh... Let's hope they are smart enough to put the damn French on the packaging because if they don't (like aLL the MP and TrU exclusives so far) I'll have to depend on a gentle soul to middleman it to me. I will still end up paying a fortune.

Why are Transformers the only TrU exlusives where they don't bother putting French on the packaging, making any Québécois unable to buy them, even online? At least, Target put French on their exclusives and guess what, TrU? THEY SELL S#!T HERE AND MAKE MONEY!!!


Sorry for ranting, but this is a subject that fill me with rage each and every times.

Kanrabat I understand you perfectly:

I live in quebec and damn that french thingy makes me sick, all because of a stupid 101 Law that was voted ions ago.

we quebecois never get the real good big shit


anyway, I already have supreme class cybertron Strascream and its a great toy.
my only regret is that they didnt make a thundercracker and a skywarp variation.

Kanrabat, aren't you he same fella from superhomme's site?

Deathscythetransform wrote:Kanrabat, aren't you he same fella from superhomme's site?

You mean, from http://www.transformersfr.com/forum ?
Yeah, the very same. For some reasons, even if I'm 100% francophone, I spend 99% of my internet time in English.

Seems to me you gentlemen aren't having a Transformers problem, but rather a Quebec problem.

megatronus wrote:Seems to me you gentlemen aren't having a Transformers problem, but rather a Quebec problem.

Yeah, but the strangest thing is only Transformers seem to be affected by it.

I'm very tempted to quickly grab a video clip of Optimus from the 80's cartoon, dubbed by Mister Ed's voice...thing is, I don't trust YouTube enough, to not flag and ban me, for what is actually legally protected as parody.



Love the copy-laundering, BS...now astroturfing too...

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Deathscythetransform wrote:Kanrabat, aren't you he same fella from superhomme's site?

You mean, from http://www.transformersfr.com/forum ?
Yeah, the very same. For some reasons, even if I'm 100% francophone, I spend 99% of my internet time in English.

man its a small world! nice to meet you here,mon ami!

Deathscythetransform wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Deathscythetransform wrote:Kanrabat, aren't you he same fella from superhomme's site?

You mean, from http://www.transformersfr.com/forum ?
Yeah, the very same. For some reasons, even if I'm 100% francophone, I spend 99% of my internet time in English.

man its a small world! nice to meet you here,mon ami!

Tabarnak d'ostie de câlisse de crisse, bienvenue en retard sur Seibertron!

(Note that the "******" is censoring the French word that mean "being late" instead of the bucket load of hardcore Québécois swear words.)

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Deathscythetransform wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Deathscythetransform wrote:Kanrabat, aren't you he same fella from superhomme's site?

You mean, from http://www.transformersfr.com/forum ?
Yeah, the very same. For some reasons, even if I'm 100% francophone, I spend 99% of my internet time in English.

man its a small world! nice to meet you here,mon ami!

Tabarnak d'ostie de câlisse de crisse, bienvenue en ****** sur Seibertron!

(Note that the "******" is censoring the French word that mean "being late" instead of the bucket load of hardcore Québécois swear words.)

ben non ca fait longtemps que je suis inscrit, mais c la premiere fois qu'on se croise

I've been around for a long time, buddy, but we just met on this topic

Thanks to Seibertron.com user daimchoc and courtesy of Facebook user Kiya Hayashi, we have some additional images of the upcoming Year of the Horse Optimus Prime and Starscream, showing off some of the smaller details of the two figures, including the modified faction symbols for each. Take a look below!

Was Optimus's molded left-shoulder Autobrand remolded into the "Year of the Horse" Autobrand?

Sabrblade wrote:Was Optimus's molded left-shoulder Autobrand remolded into the "Year of the Horse" Autobrand?

That seems to be the case from the second image, but the third one shows them reversed.

Sabrblade wrote:Was Optimus's molded left-shoulder Autobrand remolded into the "Year of the Horse" Autobrand?

Looks like it.

The overall color scheme is looking a lot more thought out. I actually like the relatively darker blues combined with the black, silver, and deep red tones.

If you can stand the gold chrome, this might make a nice G2 Prime stand-in.

Hm, I don't have Masterpiece OP (cause they sold out everywhere...) so maybe I should get this guy. The altered insignia is a bit of a pain, but not the end of the world (would have been cool if I'd been a horse, but I'm a monkey, maybe in 2 years we'll get a cool mold for our zodiac figure). I think I'll have to limit myself to a big discount, if that never happens I think I'll just wait for a reissue of regular Prime, which should come eventually.

Oh, and the insignia on different shoulders is probably just because the picture was mirrored. Wouldn't it be cool if they were switchable though and it came with a pair of each?

Megazarak wrote:Hm, I don't have Masterpiece OP (cause they sold out everywhere...) so maybe I should get this guy. The altered insignia is a bit of a pain, but not the end of the world (would have been cool if I'd been a horse, but I'm a monkey, maybe in 2 years we'll get a cool mold for our zodiac figure). I think I'll have to limit myself to a big discount, if that never happens I think I'll just wait for a reissue of regular Prime, which should come eventually.

Oh, and the insignia on different shoulders is probably just because the picture was mirrored. Wouldn't it be cool if they were switchable though and it came with a pair of each?

Though places like TFsource have this guy on preorder for $165+, BBTS has stated that they'll list theirs for cheaper once the official preorder date comes along soon after the New Year - probably around $120, which is reasonable.

Plus, since this is a Platinum Edition and looks very, very Americanized to boot, we'll probably see this at TRU, too.

Ya, of that I've no doubt. Just like all the other Platinum figures, it'll show up at TRU. And the only reason I want such a discount (besides the obvious ones) is because I'd really rather the original, but if this one were to be affordable, I'd go for it as a substitute.

Megazarak wrote:Just like all the other Platinum figures, it'll show up at TRU.

Platinum Omega Supreme
Platinum Optimus Prime
Platinum Predaking

None of them are available at TRU stores.

The only Platinum figures at TRU, as far as I know, are Ultra Magnus and the Grimlock/Bruticus set.

Is that right? I could have sworn I at least saw that Optimus in stores. I'm pretty sure I actually still see him. (Edit: yup, I'm not crazy. http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?t=46315) Don't think I ever saw Omega. And Predaking was/is on the online TRU site (at least in Canada). http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp ... d=28391916 But sure, I could be wrong. Overall the Platinum figures aren't selling all that well so TRU might not want them anymore (though for the MP-10 mold they'll probably want some).

Ah, looks like he has Cyber Keys. If anyone still collects those, there are 2 new ones to get! He looks okay but I won't need him.

I was also just going to ask what the symbols were in the insignias, but thought that the Autobot one kind of looked like a stylized version of the Chinese character for horse, 馬 (mǎ). So I looked it up and that's what they are, with the Decepticon one being an older form of the character. Pictured below for reference (the last two). This was probably posted before but I just found out now, and I think it's interesting enough to repost for others who might not know.

That is very cool. Now I'm really hoping Monkey gets a cool figure. Fingers crossed for Masterpiece Optimus Primal! Yes, even though he's an ape.

Megazarak wrote:Is that right? I could have sworn I at least saw that Optimus in stores. I'm pretty sure I actually still see him. (Edit: yup, I'm not crazy. http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?t=46315) Don't think I ever saw Omega. And Predaking was/is on the online TRU site (at least in Canada). http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp ... d=28391916 But sure, I could be wrong. Overall the Platinum figures aren't selling all that well so TRU might not want them anymore (though for the MP-10 mold they'll probably want some).

Canadian TRU stores got these toys, but U.S. TRU stores only got Grimlock/Bruticus and Ultra Magnus.

Sabrblade wrote:

Megazarak wrote:Is that right? I could have sworn I at least saw that Optimus in stores. I'm pretty sure I actually still see him. (Edit: yup, I'm not crazy. http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?t=46315) Don't think I ever saw Omega. And Predaking was/is on the online TRU site (at least in Canada). http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp ... d=28391916 But sure, I could be wrong. Overall the Platinum figures aren't selling all that well so TRU might not want them anymore (though for the MP-10 mold they'll probably want some).

Canadian TRU stores got these toys, but U.S. TRU stores only got Grimlock/Bruticus and Ultra Magnus.

Ah, I see. Thanks for the info. Strange how that happened. More often than not it's the other way around.

In the U.S., Omega Supreme, OP, and Predaking were Amazon/BBTS shared exlusives. Where they available through Amazon.CA? Maybe in Canada they went to TRU instead of Amazon?

Not into the new badges and the gold chrome. I would have been all about a Mp Prime, but not with all the gold shiny stuff.

Megazarak wrote:

The right most horsey symbol is the only Chinese symbol I know, I am sure I saw it on a Sesame Street animation years ago.

Must have this Starscream! Sold my original Supreme SS long ago, regretted it shortly afterwards. I think I like the colors on this one better too.