In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe

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Thanks to multiple source outlets, we have a swarm of new in-hand images for you to check out of the latest round of Takara's Movie the best line!

First up, from twitter user アルフェス2010 we have a slew of new images of the leader class Optimus Prime! This figure is a re-release of the Buster Optimus Prime mold that comes with his swords, blaster, hooks, and even his bladed knuckles!

The same twitter user also gives us some in-hand images of the new Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe! Grimlock is a repaint of his Age of Extinction voyager toy while Strafe is a repaint of his deluxe toy. Both come with a small rider figure, with Optimus Prime mounting his mighty dino-steed and Bumblebee finally living up to his name and soaring through the clouds on Strafe's back.

Hobby Search continues the new images with packaging images of the above mentioned dinoriders, with Grimlock and Strafe found here respectively.

Finally. Lapooza Mega store has posted a Facebook video of the 2 little figures, Prime and Bee, that come with the Dinoriders. Check out all the images and video below!

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Credit(s): アルフェス2010, Hobby Search, Lapooza Mega Store

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Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1869034)
Posted by Actar on March 24th, 2017 @ 3:11pm CDT

Sigmus Prime wrote:I'm very much tempted to get MB-11 at some point... I've always wanted a version of the mold. But with the potential the upcoming MPM Prime has to be that much better, I think I'll hold out for awhile.

Bumblebee21 wrote:no point in getting this if the mpm is coming out

william-james88 wrote:I paid for him too. Curious about one thing though, if the MPM Optimus prime turns out better than this guy, will you have buyer's remorse of buying MB 11?

I still am picking up this guy even though I plan to pick up 3 of MPM Prime. This mold has played a huge role in revitalizing my interest in Transformers toys and my original 2009 toy has been with me for almost a decade, providing me with countless hours of entertainment and joy. Not only has it marveled me, I have shown him off to many people over the years and he has both astounded and amazed. I consider ROTF Leader Prime to be the embodiment of the best aspects of Transformers toys and the epitome of the pinnacle of Transformers toy engineering. For me, this 10th Anniversary mold is a symbolic and sentimental purchase. As much as I love him, I don't own any copies of this mold other than the original 2009 Leader and Buster. So, it's kind of poetic and fitting, to own both the first renditions of the mold and the final. It rounds off the experience perfectly for me and it's a perfect sendoff to one of my favorite Transformers figures of all time. It's also a perfect figure to pass the baton on to MPM Optimus Prime. As sad as it is, we're long overdue for a figure to dethrone him and usurp his position as the best Optimus Prime figure.

With a heavy heart, it's time to say good bye and to Transform and Transcend.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1869095)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 24th, 2017 @ 8:03pm CDT

carytheone wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Soundwave: OMFG... That one feel sexy as hell.
It is indeed sexy as hell. More pics by clicking the pic.

The figure is so nice, that it has made me rethink my view of movie figures.

I learned that that Soundwave is a repaint of the EXCELLENT DOTM Human Alliance. The one I already have, with the dude and Laserbeak. So, yeah, those who missed out on the original being all "Asia Exclusive" and were smart enough to pre-order this one will not be disapointed for sure.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1869189)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on March 25th, 2017 @ 2:46am CDT

Actar wrote:
I still am picking up this guy even though I plan to pick up 3 of MPM Prime. This mold has played a huge role in revitalizing my interest in Transformers toys and my original 2009 toy has been with me for almost a decade, providing me with countless hours of entertainment and joy. Not only has it marveled me, I have shown him off to many people over the years and he has both astounded and amazed. I consider ROTF Leader Prime to be the embodiment of the best aspects of Transformers toys and the epitome of the pinnacle of Transformers toy engineering. For me, this 10th Anniversary mold is a symbolic and sentimental purchase. As much as I love him, I don't own any copies of this mold other than the original 2009 Leader and Buster. So, it's kind of poetic and fitting, to own both the first renditions of the mold and the final. It rounds off the experience perfectly for me and it's a perfect sendoff to one of my favorite Transformers figures of all time. It's also a perfect figure to pass the baton on to MPM Optimus Prime. As sad as it is, we're long overdue for a figure to dethrone him and usurp his position as the best Optimus Prime figure.

With a heavy heart, it's time to say good bye and to Transform and Transcend.

Here, here! I feel very much the same way about that mold.

-Kanrabat- wrote:
I learned that that Soundwave is a repaint of the EXCELLENT DOTM Human Alliance. The one I already have, with the dude and Laserbeak. So, yeah, those who missed out on the original being all "Asia Exclusive" and were smart enough to pre-order this one will not be disapointed for sure.

Except for lacking the HA accessories. Laserbeak would have been nice. Still it's a very cool Soundwave.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1869584)
Posted by Emerje on March 26th, 2017 @ 10:10pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Bumblebee21 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:No preorders, its a TRU exclusive

but takara

could also be a TRU exclusive. Happened before.

If I'm not mistaken that's only happened with USA Editions which this is not.

Plus its the same toy, so why would you want to import it when you could get it at TRU?

Two reasons: First, Hasbro and Takara Tomy price the MP cars at about the same MSRP (US$79.99 will probably mean 8,000 JPY), but as you know Transformers don't actually sell at MSRP in Japan. So realistically we can probably import this guy for around US$65-$70 shipped total which is way better than US$80 plus tax. Second is pretty simple, since I don't have a local TRU (the nearest is 70 miles away) I'm going to have to get one online anyway so better to have one locked in with a pre-order than to hope I'm online at the right time to get one off TRU.com.

Emerje

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1869596)
Posted by ScottyP on March 26th, 2017 @ 10:40pm CDT

The few things I've grabbed from this series have all been super nice. I'm probably going to go all in with these three March releases and my wallet is going to cry!

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1869983)
Posted by william-james88 on March 28th, 2017 @ 10:20am CDT

It is very easy for westerners to forget or ignore but one of the biggest changes brought to the 10th Anniversary Movie The Best MB 11 Pptimus Prime are the electronics. You remember your ROTF leader simply saying his name over and over? Well takara went all out on this ultimate rendition of the mold.

Watch the video below to see the plethora of phrases Optimus says. These are all recorded by the legendary Tessho Genda, who is the voice of Optimus Prime/Convoy in both the G1 cartoon and in the Live Action films (just like Peter Cullen). Tessho Genda is easily the most prolific and legendary voice actor attached to American properties in Japan since not only is he the voice of Optimus Prime but also the voice of Batman (he is the Japanese counterpart to Kevin Conroy) and God of War's Kratos.

For those unaware, this is also the very first Takara release to have articulated hands and the knuckle accessory, along with the retooled abdominal area, swords, hooks and gun made from gaz tanks of the later versions.

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Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1869990)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 28th, 2017 @ 10:51am CDT

Man, that is a LOT of phrases! :APPLAUSE:

william-james88 wrote:Tessho Genda is easily the most prolific and legendary voice actor attached to American properties in Japan since not only is he the voice of Optimus Prime but also the voice of Batman (he is the Japanese counterpart to Kevin Conroy) and God of War's Kratos.

And he's the voices of Tigger, Foghorn Leghorn, Mace Windu, and the official Japanese dub voice actor for Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Dan Aykroyd, and Steven Seagal.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1869998)
Posted by william-james88 on March 28th, 2017 @ 11:09am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Man, that is a LOT of phrases!

william-james88 wrote:Tessho Genda is easily the most prolific and legendary voice actor attached to American properties in Japan since not only is he the voice of Optimus Prime but also the voice of Batman (he is the Japanese counterpart to Kevin Conroy) and God of War's Kratos.
And he's the voices of Tigger, Foghorn Leghorn, Mace Windu, and the official Japanese dub voice actor for Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Dan Aykroyd, and Steven Seagal.

I was focusing on characters and while I was about to write Tigger I saw that he isnt the most well known Tigger, just the current one. Just like Peter Cullen isnt really known for Eyore, his voice isnt the most iconic for that character nor is it even the current one.
Kinda like how Joe Alaskey is "known" for Bugs Bunny but thats by far not the iconic voice actor for Bugs.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1869999)
Posted by Overcracker on March 28th, 2017 @ 11:10am CDT

According to DHL, my MB-11 should be here today. Cannot wait to get it, and crack him open just to have him scream japanese things at me. :lol:

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Posted by william-james88 on March 28th, 2017 @ 11:10am CDT

Overcracker wrote:According to DHL, my MB-11 should be here today. Cannot wait to get it, and crack him open just to have him scream japanese things at me.

TRANSUFORM!

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870019)
Posted by Overcracker on March 28th, 2017 @ 12:21pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Overcracker wrote:According to DHL, my MB-11 should be here today. Cannot wait to get it, and crack him open just to have him scream japanese things at me.

TRANSUFORM!

Yup!.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870021)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on March 28th, 2017 @ 12:28pm CDT

Love the figure but just sounds too weird for me hearing some japanese voice coming out of Optimus Prime. Would love for a western version to include the same amount of phrases but with Cullen.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870023)
Posted by william-james88 on March 28th, 2017 @ 12:58pm CDT

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Love the figure but just sounds too weird for me hearing some japanese voice coming out of Optimus Prime. Would love for a western version to include the same amount of phrases but with Cullen.

That would have been heavenly!

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870059)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 28th, 2017 @ 4:03pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Man, that is a LOT of phrases!

william-james88 wrote:Tessho Genda is easily the most prolific and legendary voice actor attached to American properties in Japan since not only is he the voice of Optimus Prime but also the voice of Batman (he is the Japanese counterpart to Kevin Conroy) and God of War's Kratos.
And he's the voices of Tigger, Foghorn Leghorn, Mace Windu, and the official Japanese dub voice actor for Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Dan Aykroyd, and Steven Seagal.

I was focusing on characters and while I was about to write Tigger I saw that he isnt the most well known Tigger, just the current one. Just like Peter Cullen isnt really known for Eyore, his voice isnt the most iconic for that character nor is it even the current one.
Kinda like how Joe Alaskey is "known" for Bugs Bunny but thats by far not the iconic voice actor for Bugs.

Still an awesome career, regardless, which was more my point. ;)^

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870061)
Posted by william-james88 on March 28th, 2017 @ 4:05pm CDT

Hell yeah!

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870086)
Posted by Quantum Surge on March 28th, 2017 @ 6:47pm CDT

I might look into modifying the soundbox and use Cullen's voice clips from the Voice Changer helmets or the Power Bot figures Hasbro used to make.

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Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 28th, 2017 @ 7:09pm CDT

Quantum Surge wrote:I might look into modifying the soundbox and use Cullen's voice clips from the Voice Changer helmets or the Power Bot figures Hasbro used to make.

Woah. If you can really do that, please make a tutorial video on how to do it and show us the results! :shock:

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870100)
Posted by Rellko on March 28th, 2017 @ 7:58pm CDT

He just keeps going... and going... his voicebox must really hurt...

Oh, look, he stopped- wait, false alarm, he's still going...

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870127)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 28th, 2017 @ 10:21pm CDT

Not to rain down on the whole MB-11 10th Anniversary Optimus Prime parade, but here's a word of warning. Alfes2010 has reviewed the figure and warns that the mold deterioration first seen with the Hasbro Asia Ultimate Edition has worsened. Several parts have become unnecessarily tight, with the Buster gas tanks as the prime example.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870129)
Posted by Fox Thiagarajan on March 28th, 2017 @ 10:41pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Not to rain down on the whole MB-11 10th Anniversary Optimus Prime parade, but here's a word of warning. Alfes2010 has reviewed the figure and warns that the mold deterioration first seen with the Hasbro Asia Ultimate Edition has worsened. Several parts have become unnecessarily tight, with the Buster gas tanks as the prime example.

I like that you said "prime" example. :-D

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870130)
Posted by william-james88 on March 28th, 2017 @ 10:54pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Not to rain down on the whole MB-11 10th Anniversary Optimus Prime parade, but here's a word of warning. Alfes2010 has reviewed the figure and warns that the mold deterioration first seen with the Hasbro Asia Ultimate Edition has worsened. Several parts have become unnecessarily tight, with the Buster gas tanks as the prime example.

I saw that, but aside from the gas tanks having a gap, the other parts are really not obvious unless you know. Like the back and the covers on top of the windshield.

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Posted by Carnivius_Prime on March 29th, 2017 @ 3:47am CDT

Is tight better than loose though? I mean in action figure articulation terms obviously (dirty minds) I think I'd rather have one that stands up fine rather than one that flops around the place. Ok that still sounds bad but you know what I mean.

What are the actual problems with the mold degradation here? Is it likely to break if you try to force the affected pieces apart?

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870308)
Posted by Overcracker on March 29th, 2017 @ 2:56pm CDT

Optimusu Primu is finally here. After having to deal with DHL and $20 worth of import and processing fees which AmiAmi did not disclose.

Its quite a large box.

Having never owned this mold before, I really did not think he was as big as he is.

Gonna have to wait till later this afternoon to crack this baby open.

So far I'm impressed.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870312)
Posted by william-james88 on March 29th, 2017 @ 3:04pm CDT

Overcracker wrote:Optimusu Primu is finally here. After having to deal with DHL and $20 worth of import and processing fees which AmiAmi did not disclose.

Its quite a large box.

Having never owning this mold before, I really did not think he was as big as he is.

Gonna have to wait till later this afternoon to crack this baby open.

So far I'm impressed.

Yeah man, this is how leaders used to be back in the golden age that was ROTF.

The duties and processing is really odd, I thought the US had 0 import fees. I am in Canada and its the norm and Amiami isnt responsible since those fees are with your government and not them. Unless the money was to go to Amiami, in any case let me know cause this sounds odd.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870314)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 29th, 2017 @ 3:11pm CDT

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Is tight better than loose though? I mean in action figure articulation terms obviously (dirty minds) I think I'd rather have one that stands up fine rather than one that flops around the place. Ok that still sounds bad but you know what I mean.

What are the actual problems with the mold degradation here? Is it likely to break if you try to force the affected pieces apart?

This is where the saying "Too much of a good thing is bad" rings true. I added "unnecessarily" to "tight", because they could potentially be so tight they can't budge. That runs the risk of using too much force to move it, resulting in breakage.

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Posted by Overcracker on March 29th, 2017 @ 3:33pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Overcracker wrote:Optimusu Primu is finally here. After having to deal with DHL and $20 worth of import and processing fees which AmiAmi did not disclose.

It's quite a large box.

Having never owning this mold before, I really did not think he was as big as he is.

Gonna have to wait till later this afternoon to crack this baby open.

So far I'm impressed.

Yeah man, this is how leaders used to be back in the golden age that was ROTF.

The duties and processing is really odd, I thought the US had 0 import fees. I am in Canada and its the norm and Amiami isnt responsible since those fees are with your government and not them. Unless the money was to go to Amiami, in any case let me know cause this sounds odd.

It appears to be more an issue with DHL than AmiAmi. For whatever reason, the DHL invoice reads:

Payment for import and processing on behalf of recipient.

It is very strange. I have contacted DHL, and I'm waiting for a response.

The shipping price through DHL was around 2000 Yen less than through EMS. All my previous orders from AmiAmi had been shipped through EMS and there had been no extra import fees beyond the price quoted by AmiAmi. This time I had a choice, and picked DHL. Seems like that was a bad idea.

If I get any insight from DHL, I'll post back.

There's also an interesting bit on the invoice, where the Country of Manufacture which reads Japan, was crossed out, and replaced with a CHN in pencil. Implying China. Maybe that was an issue.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870329)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 29th, 2017 @ 4:08pm CDT

Overcracker wrote:Optimusu Primu is finally here. After having to deal with DHL and $20 worth of import and processing fees which AmiAmi did not disclose.

Its quite a large box.

Having never owned this mold before, I really did not think he was as big as he is.

Gonna have to wait till later this afternoon to crack this baby open.

So far I'm impressed.

You're a ROTF/Buster leader Optimus Prime virgin?
Oh boy... Better apply LOTS of lube because he's gonna RIP YOU APPART! :shock:

Dat transformation, bro...

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Posted by Overcracker on March 29th, 2017 @ 4:15pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Overcracker wrote:Optimusu Primu is finally here. After having to deal with DHL and $20 worth of import and processing fees which AmiAmi did not disclose.

Its quite a large box.

Having never owned this mold before, I really did not think he was as big as he is.

Gonna have to wait till later this afternoon to crack this baby open.

So far I'm impressed.

You're a ROTF/Buster leader Optimus Prime virgin?
Oh boy... Better apply LOTS of lube because he's gonna RIP YOU APPART!
Dat transformation, bro...

Yup. I expect it to be an interesting process. But I can say I survived Alternators Grimlock just fine, so this should not be too bad I think.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870375)
Posted by Overcracker on March 29th, 2017 @ 6:35pm CDT

got him out of package.

Couple of comparison's with my other movie Prime's in vehicle mode.

comparison.jpg

And with Ginrai

comparison2.jpg

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Posted by Overcracker on March 29th, 2017 @ 8:08pm CDT

I'll get the negatives out of the way first:

1. Soft rubber smokestacks. Kind of annoying.

2. Gas Tank gun, its a little hard to get the parts to move since they are a bit tight, and either I;m doing something wrong or its not quite made for the articulated hands because it simply does not stay in his hand very well. I can feel it friction into the slot in his palm, but if I move the arm it pops the gun out.

3. He is incredibly top heavy. The balljoints in his ankles are just a tad bit less tight than they need to be so he tends to lean back and then just fall backwards.

Other than that, and honestly those are very minor nitpicks, HE IS FREAKIN' AMAZING!. :michaelbay:

Huge, heavy, detailed, and just plain awesome.

Transformation is not as difficult as I feared. Though going back to Truck mode may be a challenge since his size makes him a little hard to manipulate.

Also, not sure if this was known, but if you hold down the button on the back of the truck mode, for a couple seconds, he'll just run through all his sounds and phrases in one go.

And he has a ton of things to say.

Transuforum! ....

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Posted by Sabrblade on March 29th, 2017 @ 11:39pm CDT

Overcracker wrote:I'll get the negatives out of the way first:

1. Soft rubber smokestacks. Kind of annoying.

Yeah, toy safety laws required it. Most Hasbro-released Optimus Prime retail toy molds that have long smokestacks these days have them in rubber to avoid having them be short smokestacks, which is what they'd be were they in plastic.

Overcracker wrote:2. Gas Tank gun, its a little hard to get the parts to move since they are a bit tight, and either I;m doing something wrong or its not quite made for the articulated hands because it simply does not stay in his hand very well. I can feel it friction into the slot in his palm, but if I move the arm it pops the gun out.

Originally, this mold did not have those gas tank guns. They were a product purely of TakaraTomy when they did their first special release of this figure as Buster Optimus Prime. Though, as far as the tightness is concerned, JelZe mentioned that that is an unfortunate result of mold degradation after so many releases of this mold.

Overcracker wrote:3. He is incredibly top heavy. The balljoints in his ankles are just a tad bit less tight than they need to be so he tends to lean back and then just fall backwards.

Possibly more signs of mold degradation. Between Hasbro, Takara, and all of their variants and venues, I think this might be the 18th release of the mold.

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 30th, 2017 @ 2:06am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Overcracker wrote:3. He is incredibly top heavy. The balljoints in his ankles are just a tad bit less tight than they need to be so he tends to lean back and then just fall backwards.
Possibly more signs of mold degradation. Between Hasbro, Takara, and all of their variants and venues, I think this might be the 18th release of the mold.

I'll take your word for it. If anyone else wants to count starting with the original RotF release, be my guest

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870507)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 30th, 2017 @ 10:01am CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Overcracker wrote:3. He is incredibly top heavy. The balljoints in his ankles are just a tad bit less tight than they need to be so he tends to lean back and then just fall backwards.
Possibly more signs of mold degradation. Between Hasbro, Takara, and all of their variants and venues, I think this might be the 18th release of the mold.

I'll take your word for it. If anyone else wants to count starting with the original RotF release, be my guest

Let's see. Using the Wiki for help:

01. Hasbro ROTF Leader class Optimus Prime
02. TakaraTomy ROTF RA-01 Optimus Prime
03. Hasbro ROTF Leader class Limited Edition Optimus Prime (Shanghai Toys'R'Us exclusive)
04. Hasbro ROTF Leader class Optimus Prime BONUS VALUE includes Deluxe class Autobot Camshaft (Walmart exclusive)
05. TakaraTomy ROTF Optimus Prime Black Version (Amazon Japan DVD exclusive)
06. TakaraTomy ROTF RA-24 Buster Optimus Prime
07. TakaraTomy ROTF Jetpower Optimus Prime Buster Optimus Prime (Asian market exclusive)
08. TakaraTomy ROTF Optimus Prime Limited Clear Color Edition (Family Mart competition prize)
09. TakaraTomy ROTF Optimus Prime Gold Version (Lucky Draw figure)
10. Hasbro Transformers (2010) Leader class Optimus Prime
11. TakaraTomy DOTM DA-15 Jetwing Optimus Prime
12. TakaraTomy DOTM DA-28 Striker Optimus Optimus
13. TakaraTomy DOTM Jetpower Optimus Prime Buster Optimus Prime
00. TakaraTomy DOTM Jetwing Optimus Prime Black Version (Circle K raffle prize) canceled
14. TakaraTomy DOTM JETWING OPTIMUS PRIME Black Ver.
15. Asia Premium Series APS-01 Striker Optimus Prime
16. Hasbro DOTM Supreme class Jetiwing Optimus Prime (Amazon exclusive/2013 Black Friday Toys'R'Us exclusive)
17. Asia Premium Series APS-01U Optimus Prime Ultimate Edition
18. TakaraTomy Movie the Best MB-11 Movie 10th Anniversary Optimus Prime

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Posted by Bumblebee21 on March 30th, 2017 @ 10:22am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Overcracker wrote:3. He is incredibly top heavy. The balljoints in his ankles are just a tad bit less tight than they need to be so he tends to lean back and then just fall backwards.
Possibly more signs of mold degradation. Between Hasbro, Takara, and all of their variants and venues, I think this might be the 18th release of the mold.

I'll take your word for it. If anyone else wants to count starting with the original RotF release, be my guest
Let's see. Using the Wiki for help:

01. Hasbro ROTF Leader class Optimus Prime
02. TakaraTomy ROTF RA-01 Optimus Prime
03. Hasbro ROTF Leader class Limited Edition Optimus Prime (Shanghai Toys'R'Us exclusive)
04. Hasbro ROTF Leader class Optimus Prime BONUS VALUE includes Deluxe class Autobot Camshaft (Walmart exclusive)
05. TakaraTomy ROTF Optimus Prime Black Version (Amazon Japan DVD exclusive)
06. TakaraTomy ROTF RA-24 Buster Optimus Prime
07. TakaraTomy ROTF Jetpower Optimus Prime Buster Optimus Prime (Asian market exclusive)
08. TakaraTomy ROTF Optimus Prime Limited Clear Color Edition (Family Mart competition prize)
09. TakaraTomy ROTF Optimus Prime Gold Version (Lucky Draw figure)
10. Hasbro Transformers (2010) Leader class Optimus Prime
11. TakaraTomy Autobot Alliance AA-01 Battle Hook Optimus Prime
12. TakaraTomy DOTM DA-15 Jetwing Optimus Prime
13. TakaraTomy DOTM DA-28 Striker Optimus Optimus
14. TakaraTomy DOTM Jetpower Optimus Prime Buster Optimus Prime
00. TakaraTomy DOTM Jetwing Optimus Prime Black Version (Circle K raffle prize) canceled
15. TakaraTomy DOTM JETWING OPTIMUS PRIME Black Ver.
16. Asia Premium Series APS-01 Striker Optimus Prime
17. Hasbro DOTM Supreme class Jetiwing Optimus Prime (Amazon exclusive/2013 Black Friday Toys'R'Us exclusive)
18. Asia Premium Series APS-01U Optimus Prime Ultimate Edition
19. TakaraTomy Movie the Best MB-11 Movie 10th Anniversary Optimus Prime

Huh, 19th. Guess I missed one the first time around.

this might be more than the mp seeker mold

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870528)
Posted by Overcracker on March 30th, 2017 @ 11:05am CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Overcracker wrote:3. He is incredibly top heavy. The balljoints in his ankles are just a tad bit less tight than they need to be so he tends to lean back and then just fall backwards.
Possibly more signs of mold degradation. Between Hasbro, Takara, and all of their variants and venues, I think this might be the 18th release of the mold.

I'll take your word for it. If anyone else wants to count starting with the original RotF release, be my guest

He's held up pretty well for 19 uses.

He's beating out Classics Prime, and even the Seeker mold I think in number of uses.

With that said, and having played around with it, Transformation is not that bad to Robot mode, going back to truck mode is quite finicky, and a little difficult to get everything to tab in correctly, and the position of the head is impressively specific to fit under the roof and windshield panels, still can't get that right though.

Gun will forever stay in gas can mode, and I think I'll just give him one sword.

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Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870531)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 30th, 2017 @ 11:13am CDT

Overcracker wrote:He's held up pretty well for 19 uses.

He's beating out Classics Prime, and even the Seeker mold I think in number of uses.

The Seeker mold has had 31 uses (click Expand to see them all).

Though, the Classics OP mold has had 14 uses.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870533)
Posted by Overcracker on March 30th, 2017 @ 11:17am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Overcracker wrote:He's held up pretty well for 19 uses.

He's beating out Classics Prime, and even the Seeker mold I think in number of uses.
The Seeker mold has had 31 uses (click Expand to see them all).

Though, the Classics OP mold has had 14 uses.

Ahh, 31,

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870584)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 30th, 2017 @ 3:24pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Overcracker wrote:3. He is incredibly top heavy. The balljoints in his ankles are just a tad bit less tight than they need to be so he tends to lean back and then just fall backwards.
Possibly more signs of mold degradation. Between Hasbro, Takara, and all of their variants and venues, I think this might be the 18th release of the mold.

I'll take your word for it. If anyone else wants to count starting with the original RotF release, be my guest
Let's see. Using the Wiki for help:

01. Hasbro ROTF Leader class Optimus Prime
02. TakaraTomy ROTF RA-01 Optimus Prime
03. Hasbro ROTF Leader class Limited Edition Optimus Prime (Shanghai Toys'R'Us exclusive)
04. Hasbro ROTF Leader class Optimus Prime BONUS VALUE includes Deluxe class Autobot Camshaft (Walmart exclusive)
05. TakaraTomy ROTF Optimus Prime Black Version (Amazon Japan DVD exclusive)
06. TakaraTomy ROTF RA-24 Buster Optimus Prime
07. TakaraTomy ROTF Jetpower Optimus Prime Buster Optimus Prime (Asian market exclusive)
08. TakaraTomy ROTF Optimus Prime Limited Clear Color Edition (Family Mart competition prize)
09. TakaraTomy ROTF Optimus Prime Gold Version (Lucky Draw figure)
10. Hasbro Transformers (2010) Leader class Optimus Prime
11. TakaraTomy Autobot Alliance AA-01 Battle Hook Optimus Prime
12. TakaraTomy DOTM DA-15 Jetwing Optimus Prime
13. TakaraTomy DOTM DA-28 Striker Optimus Optimus
14. TakaraTomy DOTM Jetpower Optimus Prime Buster Optimus Prime
00. TakaraTomy DOTM Jetwing Optimus Prime Black Version (Circle K raffle prize) canceled
15. TakaraTomy DOTM JETWING OPTIMUS PRIME Black Ver.
16. Asia Premium Series APS-01 Striker Optimus Prime
17. Hasbro DOTM Supreme class Jetiwing Optimus Prime (Amazon exclusive/2013 Black Friday Toys'R'Us exclusive)
18. Asia Premium Series APS-01U Optimus Prime Ultimate Edition
19. TakaraTomy Movie the Best MB-11 Movie 10th Anniversary Optimus Prime

Huh, 19th. Guess I missed one the first time around.

Still 18: AA-01 is the Voyager Battle Blade mold.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870591)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 30th, 2017 @ 4:08pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Still 18: AA-01 is the Voyager Battle Blade mold.

Darn it! Someone put the ID number on both figures. >_<

I've edited both my list and that Wiki page to correct the error.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870892)
Posted by Va'al on April 1st, 2017 @ 7:27am CDT

Takara Tomy is having some fun today, April 1st, with digibashes and photoshopped images on Twitter - including a mention to the replacement for the Gundam statue in Tokyo, recently retired - and the Transformers one features a pun on Transformers: The Last Knight with toys from the Movie The Best toyline!

As you can see the in the image below, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are trying to consume their forbidden relationship, while the Decepticons Megatron, Soundwave, Shockwave and Starscream.. do something. In the background. The title of the mock film? Transformers: Last Night. Heh.

[They have also placed Beast Wars Megatron's voice actor Chiba Shigeru in charge of their customer service line. Check it out here!]

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870893)
Posted by Va'al on April 1st, 2017 @ 7:33am CDT

I am giggling so very hard at this.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870896)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 1st, 2017 @ 7:57am CDT

The bit about Shigeru Chiba being in charge of Takara's customer service line is especially funny if anyone here has ever heard the Japanese song "Megatron Ondo" ("Megatron's Marching Song") in which Shigeru Chiba reprised his role of Megatron during the speaking parts of the song that involved Megatron having a telephone conversation that just starts off civil at first but gets more and more insane as it goes on. :lol:

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870900)
Posted by RAR on April 1st, 2017 @ 8:09am CDT

You just can't get the Kiss Players out of Takara can you.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870901)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 1st, 2017 @ 8:17am CDT

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Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870902)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 1st, 2017 @ 8:19am CDT

RAR wrote:You just can't get the Kiss Players out of Takara can you.

Come on, guys, Stop it with the Kiss Players bashing. It's not that bad. The only thing I'd really wish about that series is a proper 12 episodes high quality anime series. I mean, they did made a pilot episode. I even have a screeshot to proves it.

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Sniff, sniff... Something smell like Burning... Better get out of here!

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870917)
Posted by Evil Eye on April 1st, 2017 @ 11:41am CDT

At the risk of being a pedant, I assume you meant "Consummate" their relationship, not "consume". 8-}

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1870919)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 1st, 2017 @ 12:06pm CDT

Black Hat wrote:At the risk of being a pedant, I assume you meant "Consummate" their relationship, not "consume".

I'm French Canadian so I make mistakes from times to times... Or did I? :-?

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1873430)
Posted by Overcracker on April 10th, 2017 @ 2:09pm CDT

Having played around with MB-11 for the better part of the week now, I find that he's not as complex as I thought he was going to be.

Getting everything aligned when going back to Truck mode can be a chore, but overall its not a very complex transformation.

Once you figure out where the arms go, and where the head goes, everything else comes together nicely.

With that said, I do have some questions, never having owned this mold or any of its retools along the way, maybe somebody can answer them.

He holds the swords and hooks like guns in the slots in his hands, but they also have a peg on the side. The only place I can find this fits in, is on top of his forearms, which makes posing very awkward as his hands cannot be positioned in any convincing way.

What's that peg for? The instructions only show him holding them in his hands.

His right gas can / gun part seems to pop off the slider on his back panels quite easily when I move it, anybody else having this issue? Its supposed to slide out, not just detach itself.

The left Air filter / shoulder panel seems to be stuck, it doesn't want to hinge upward as much as the right one, which means it gets in the way of the hood / forearm panels. Not sure how to fix this.

Anybody know where I can get translations for his voice clips? Tried to use Google Translate App on my phone, but it doesn't seem to be able to pick it up or transalate coherently when it does.

Beyond that, I'm loving this figure so much.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1873487)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 10th, 2017 @ 4:24pm CDT

One difficulty of Leader Prime that have been removed for his transformation is to deal with the arms. The SPRING LOADED SWORDS. There were standards on the ROTF and HFTD originals. Takara, with the Buster retool emoved them. Those things were always in the way and were always springing forward in transformation.

Re: In Hand Images - Transformers Movie The Best Leader Optimus Prime, Dinoriders Grimlock and Strafe (1873493)
Posted by Overcracker on April 10th, 2017 @ 4:49pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:One difficulty of Leader Prime that have been removed for his transformation is to deal with the arms. The SPRING LOADED SWORDS. There were standards on the ROTF and HFTD originals. Takara, with the Buster retool emoved them. Those things were always in the way and were always springing forward in transformation.

Yeah, I remember all the complaints about the spring loaded swords on the original mold when it was released.

It's a good thing Takara made the swords an external accessory, its just that peg on the side of them that's intriguing.

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