First look at Premium Optimus Prime Blade
Monday, January 7th, 2008 5:05PM CST
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The blade is retractable, and it would seem that it will replace the Rifle that came with the standard series Leader Class Optimus Prime and Nightwatch Optimus Prime figures.
It should be noted that only the full plastic retractable blade is the one that will be released with the Premium series Prime, as the Translucent plastic version is a custom made blade.
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Posted by YoImLegend on January 7th, 2008 @ 5:11pm CST
Posted by First-Aid on January 7th, 2008 @ 5:17pm CST
Posted by Omega Charge on January 7th, 2008 @ 5:22pm CST
that's what I thought at first...MatchTheyIgnite wrote:Dude, accessory packs, I'm telling you.
what's that little symbol? looks Japanese or Chinese...
Posted by Overcracker on January 7th, 2008 @ 5:24pm CST
Posted by Justicity on January 7th, 2008 @ 5:24pm CST
Omega Charge wrote:that's what I thought at first...MatchTheyIgnite wrote:Dude, accessory packs, I'm telling you.
what's that little symbol? looks Japanese or Chinese...
Or Cybertronian
Posted by Omega Charge on January 7th, 2008 @ 5:27pm CST
Justicity wrote:Omega Charge wrote:that's what I thought at first...MatchTheyIgnite wrote:Dude, accessory packs, I'm telling you.
what's that little symbol? looks Japanese or Chinese...
Or Cybertronian
Hmmm...I wonder what it means...
made in Chinatron?
Posted by YoImLegend on January 7th, 2008 @ 5:28pm CST
There was even that pimp-my-cliffjumper thing that came out a while ago, people were after it like crazy and it cost 3x as much as the actual figure!
Posted by Dropkick14 on January 7th, 2008 @ 5:29pm CST
Posted by Liege Evilmus on January 7th, 2008 @ 5:45pm CST
MatchTheyIgnite wrote:Dude, accessory packs, I'm telling you.
I just have to completely agree with you!
Especialy snce they started standardizing rockets and gun grip sizes. (thank you AEC for doing that).
Make all types of guns, swords, replacement rockets, and everything else under the sun.
Sell them on carry cases so stray parts don't get lost(maybe a alt for the case too, like a gun placement or something) like the Sigma6 guys had and yeah that would sell, I'd buy it!
Posted by Liege Evilmus on January 7th, 2008 @ 5:58pm CST
Normaly I wouldn't care, but this is the "Premium Series" so I would like to expect the extra mile...
Posted by Blurrz on January 7th, 2008 @ 6:02pm CST
Posted by Raymond101 on January 7th, 2008 @ 6:07pm CST
Posted by Jazzz on January 7th, 2008 @ 7:01pm CST
but not worth 40 bucks. its not even clear.
gotta work harder hasbro.
I could just take an orange CD case and cut it up
Posted by Megatron Wolf on January 7th, 2008 @ 7:06pm CST
Posted by Sonray on January 7th, 2008 @ 7:19pm CST
Posted by Liege Evilmus on January 7th, 2008 @ 7:30pm CST
Sonray wrote:I love that blade! Its the most accurate version i have seen apart from the color of course. I heard the premium LDR Prime will come with a remolded head, anyone got any pics of that?
What other (non kitbash) Blades have you seen?
Posted by Autobot Jazz on January 7th, 2008 @ 7:41pm CST
Posted by imotron on January 8th, 2008 @ 6:48am CST
I like it
Posted by underwear ninja on January 8th, 2008 @ 6:52am CST
imotron wrote:Very interesting indeed, does it comes with Bonecrusher's head on a silver tray?
With fava beans and cianti? ff-ff-ff-ff~
Joke aside, I honestly agree with the accesory pack idea. I mean, we've had Transformers Playsets in the past (they rampant in some parts of G1 and Beast Wars) and they looked pretty sweet- so why not go with something every Transformer could use? That's essentialy what minicons were too, and those things sold like hotcakes (note to self: make hotcake minicon, it'll sell itself...)
There's that guy that's pushing for a petition to get TF:Animated out on shelves sooner- I say we start one to get accessories for our figures, starting with individual swords for this guy :b
Posted by imotron on January 8th, 2008 @ 6:59am CST
I agree with you 100%, an accessory pack will be just perfect instead of spending another $40.00 (I am not planning on do it by the way) Where do I sing this petition -not for animated they s##k-
Posted by Zeds on January 8th, 2008 @ 8:29am CST
Posted by underwear ninja on January 8th, 2008 @ 9:18am CST
imotron wrote:underwear ninja:
I agree with you 100%, an accessory pack will be just perfect instead of spending another $40.00 (I am not planning on do it by the way) Where do I sing this petition -not for animated they s##k-
Ah, no petition just yet :[ But if there's enough people interested than perhaps there should be one...
Posted by Sonray on January 8th, 2008 @ 9:35am CST
underwear ninja wrote:imotron wrote:underwear ninja:
I agree with you 100%, an accessory pack will be just perfect instead of spending another $40.00 (I am not planning on do it by the way) Where do I sing this petition -not for animated they s##k-
Ah, no petition just yet :[ But if there's enough people interested than perhaps there should be one...
Do people actually care about petitions?
Posted by imotron on January 8th, 2008 @ 9:36am CST
Posted by underwear ninja on January 8th, 2008 @ 10:49am CST
Sonray wrote:Do people actually care about petitions
I wouldn't underestimate the power of a well done petition. If presented and thought out well, they can really help. Also here in the U.S petitions are partially protected under the constitution, so they're also reasonably safe to do Might not always work, but I've seen them work pretty well when they do.
If I could keep it organized online, I'd honestly be having that sucker filled out. But if anyone else does it, I'll gladly help ya!
Posted by i_amtrunks on January 8th, 2008 @ 5:04pm CST
Posted by Sonray on January 8th, 2008 @ 6:05pm CST
i_amtrunks wrote:Hrmm, maybe I should re-iterate that the Blade will only come with the Premium line Optimus Prime and not the regular Nightwatch Prime?
Is there any news on the premium prime or some pics, im interested to see what this head resculpt looks like.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on January 8th, 2008 @ 6:29pm CST
Liege Evilmus wrote:MatchTheyIgnite wrote:Dude, accessory packs, I'm telling you.
I just have to completely agree with you!
Especialy snce they started standardizing rockets and gun grip sizes. (thank you AEC for doing that).
Make all types of guns, swords, replacement rockets, and everything else under the sun.
Sell them on carry cases so stray parts don't get lost(maybe a alt for the case too, like a gun placement or something) like the Sigma6 guys had and yeah that would sell, I'd buy it!
Hasbro was questioned at a Joe con during the Sigma era about doing accessory packs for the figures instead of releasing another figure. Many collectors were upset at this point over the over saturation of many different Dukes. Hasbro responded that they did consider doing something along those lines but decided against it once they figured out the cost would be only a few dollars cheaper than releasing a figure with it. A Transformers kit would probably have the same problem.
Posted by Wheelimus Prime on January 8th, 2008 @ 6:50pm CST
underwear ninja wrote:Sonray wrote:Do people actually care about petitions
I wouldn't underestimate the power of a well done petition. If presented and thought out well, they can really help. Also here in the U.S petitions are partially protected under the constitution, so they're also reasonably safe to do Might not always work, but I've seen them work pretty well when they do.
If I could keep it organized online, I'd honestly be having that sucker filled out. But if anyone else does it, I'll gladly help ya!
i will if the mods dont lock it as a spam
Posted by Robo-Chugster on January 9th, 2008 @ 3:46pm CST
Liege Evilmus wrote:Sonray wrote:I love that blade! Its the most accurate version i have seen apart from the color of course. I heard the premium LDR Prime will come with a remolded head, anyone got any pics of that?
What other (non kitbash) Blades have you seen?
well i just ordered this, they keep popping up on ebay in orange (for OPs), in blue (for NW OPs) and black (for Leader Brawl):
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%2Fcgi.ebay.co.uk%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26rd%3D1%26item%3D140195678116%26ssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWN%3AIT%26ih%3D004%26
he still has 4 left at time of posting