Mid-America Trucking Show Images of Transformers: Age of Extinction Optimus Prime
Thursday, March 27th, 2014 9:20AM CDT
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On display this week at the Mid-America Trucking Show is the Western Star 4900X that stars as Optimus Prime in the next iteration of the Transformers movie series. Above is a gallery of the truck on the show floor. (Photos by Jason Cannon)
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Posted by alldarker on March 27th, 2014 @ 9:30am CDT
Posted by Darkman20xx on March 27th, 2014 @ 9:56am CDT
Posted by Spleenzorio on March 27th, 2014 @ 10:11am CDT
Posted by SlyTF1 on March 27th, 2014 @ 10:42am CDT
Posted by Megatron Wolf on March 27th, 2014 @ 12:35pm CDT
Posted by T-Macksimus on March 27th, 2014 @ 1:10pm CDT
Darkman20xx wrote::lol: Darn near looks like the Cybertronian version of himself instead of an earth alt mode.
After looking at the WFC toy pics side by side with the pics above, I have to agree. It wouldn't take much to make the toy match this truck. Larger grill set a bit higher up on the nose of the toy and give it the flame job and there you have it.
Megatron Wolf wrote:that just isnt prime at all, dont get me wrong its a nice truck but its a terrible alt mode for optimus. Rodimus on the other hand it would be perfect for, looks pretty damn close to his energon incarnation. But id rather have prime get a crap look then have Rodimus get ruined by bay.
Makes me want to dig out my Energon Rodimus now. I agree though, it's just too far removed from what we have come to know as Optimus or at least as the Earth based Optimus. I'm shokced that they actually had respect enough to bring in a flat nosed semi for Primes intro scene in the new film but honsetly, I would rather they had kept that version of him throughout the film, even if he upgraded to a brand new flat-nose with extended sleeper and shiny paint job than to have them use this version. Indeed, it's a very nice truck and would make a great Rodimus but it just isn't Optimus.
Of course now folks will be dumping on the BOTH of us telling us to get over the 80's, blah blah blah, etc... to which I'll just have to say "F*** 'Em!"
Posted by Samsonator on March 27th, 2014 @ 4:22pm CDT
alldarker wrote:Looks overly elaborate. Not quite 'in disguise', is he...
It's become fairly clear to me that since he seems to start the film in his "Evasion Mode" (the rusted out old cab-over Marky-Mark tinkers around with in the trailer) while he's evading capture by the humans who are now hunting Cybertronians, this blinged out supertruck mode isn't intended to be a disguise. I'm of the mind that this is his way of coming right out of hiding to face whatever threat is presenting itself, sort of announcing to the world "I'm back, bitches!"
Posted by SlyTF1 on March 27th, 2014 @ 5:14pm CDT
Megatron Wolf wrote:that just isnt prime at all, dont get me wrong its a nice truck but its a terrible alt mode for optimus. Rodimus on the other hand it would be perfect for, looks pretty damn close to his energon incarnation. But id rather have prime get a crap look then have Rodimus get ruined by bay.
I fail to see how it doesn't seem like Optimus. Optimus's robot mode is supposed to look like a knight. And I could definitely see this vehicle being a type of "knightly" vehicle... if they had vehicles like this back in those days. It looks strong and powerful, while still pulling off a noble and just look. Just like a knight; just like Optimus Prime.
Posted by autobot1979 on March 27th, 2014 @ 6:56pm CDT
I am from the 80`s but :The age of the 80`s is over!
Posted by SlyTF1 on March 27th, 2014 @ 7:26pm CDT
autobot1979 wrote:People talks lots of shit, it is Optimus and it is amazing! Both , robot and truck mode!
I am from the 80`s but :The age of the 80`s is over!
You damn straight. People had the same problem with the first trilogy's Optimus. "This isn't Optimus! Optimus is supposed to be a flat nosed truck!" He hadn't even been a flat nosed truck since G1. Now, they finally have a flat nosed truck as Optimus in the movie and people still aren't satisfied.
Posted by Darkman20xx on March 28th, 2014 @ 8:41am CDT
Posted by droppdhaabass on March 30th, 2014 @ 9:29am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 30th, 2014 @ 10:16am CDT