New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime
Monday, October 19th, 2015 8:18PM CDT
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The Chinese Zodiac has provided Hasbro Asia a theme to use for annual repaints and redecos of previously released figure molds that could be reissued in several world markets and give access to many who had missed out on these molds the first time around. They're also made to address the changing world economy in the Asian region where Transformers are growing in demand for a rather thirsty audience.
The redecos and remolds have utilized molds from Generation 1 all the way up to Masterpieces, with a number of them being from the Car Robots/Unicron Trilogy era. Next year's Zodiac choice is the Year Of The Monkey, with an Optimus Prime colored redeco of the Super Class Air Attack Optimus Primal from 2001's Robots In Disguise, a late release figure that was a holdover from the Beast Machines toyline that didn't make it to retail before that series had ended.
Today's galleries focus on exclusive repaints/remold of Transformers Energon Leader Class Optimus Prime and Supreme Class Omega Supreme.
Full stats of today's galleries:
The who:
Leader Class Optimus Prime, Supreme Class Omega Supreme. (<--- You can see the Energon originals by clicking the hyperlinks to the left of the arrow.)
The What:
Year Of The Snake repaints (in Prime's case) and a remold (in Omega's case).
The Where:
Exclusives to Asia, based on the year of the Snake, part of the Asian Zodiac system.
Courtesy of Wikipedia:
The Shēngxiào literally "birth likeness", is also known in English as the Chinese zodiac. Zodiac derives from the similar concept in western astrology and means "circle of animals". It is a scheme and systematic plan of future action that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes according to a 12-year mathematical cycle and it remains popular in several East Asian countries including China, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, and Thailand.
The When:
2013.
The Why:
Asian region exclusive repaints and remolds aimed at the Asian audience, addressing the recent change in the economy for that part of the world and to meet the new demand for Transformers that's growing on a global scale. They became shared exclusives in North America through retailers such as Amazon.com and Seibertron.com sponsor Big Bad Toy Store.
You can click on the images below to be taken to either figure's respective galleries:
Platinum Edition Year of the Snake Omega Supreme
Platinum Edition Year of the Snake Optimus Prime
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Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1735326)
Posted by Black Bumblebee on October 19th, 2015 @ 9:12pm CDT
Posted by Black Bumblebee on October 19th, 2015 @ 9:12pm CDT
I'm so upset with myself for missing Omega when I saw him going for $99. He would look awesome with my classics collection.
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1735327)
Posted by Autobot032 on October 19th, 2015 @ 9:15pm CDT
I'm a bit surprised by how much he goes for, now. He sat around for quite a while and then got snapped up pretty quickly. $99.00 seems like a great deal compared to the current pricing.
It's odd how some figures will sneak up and surprise you while others just sit there with bargain pricing that make you regret paying MSRP/retail pricing in the first place.
Fickle, this market is.
Posted by Autobot032 on October 19th, 2015 @ 9:15pm CDT
Black Bumblebee wrote:I'm so upset with myself for missing Omega when I saw him going for $99. He would look awesome with my classics collection.
I'm a bit surprised by how much he goes for, now. He sat around for quite a while and then got snapped up pretty quickly. $99.00 seems like a great deal compared to the current pricing.
It's odd how some figures will sneak up and surprise you while others just sit there with bargain pricing that make you regret paying MSRP/retail pricing in the first place.
Fickle, this market is.
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1735328)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on October 19th, 2015 @ 9:16pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on October 19th, 2015 @ 9:16pm CDT
Same, I've missed out on all the variants of him. I've always regretted it.
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1735332)
Posted by Autobot032 on October 19th, 2015 @ 9:20pm CDT
The G1 deco looks really nice on the mold, but the Energon version had two things going for it: The light/sound gimmick (which was pretty neat) and the Headmaster. His was the first to be articulated and he was awesome!
Posted by Autobot032 on October 19th, 2015 @ 9:20pm CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:Same, I've missed out on all the variants of him. I've always regretted it.
The G1 deco looks really nice on the mold, but the Energon version had two things going for it: The light/sound gimmick (which was pretty neat) and the Headmaster. His was the first to be articulated and he was awesome!
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1735336)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on October 19th, 2015 @ 9:27pm CDT
Yeah, I would settle for any variant (at the right price) but sentinel was always my favorite version, followed by this one
Posted by Hellscream9999 on October 19th, 2015 @ 9:27pm CDT
Autobot032 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Same, I've missed out on all the variants of him. I've always regretted it.
The G1 deco looks really nice on the mold, but the Energon version had two things going for it: The light/sound gimmick (which was pretty neat) and the Headmaster. His was the first to be articulated and he was awesome!
Yeah, I would settle for any variant (at the right price) but sentinel was always my favorite version, followed by this one
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1735379)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on October 20th, 2015 @ 12:47am CDT
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on October 20th, 2015 @ 12:47am CDT
Clearly the best vairant of this mold is YotS OMEGA SPREEM
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1735381)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on October 20th, 2015 @ 12:57am CDT
Uhhh, sure, keep tellin' yourself that
Posted by Hellscream9999 on October 20th, 2015 @ 12:57am CDT
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Clearly the best vairant of this mold is YotS OMEGA SPREEM
Uhhh, sure, keep tellin' yourself that
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1735390)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 20th, 2015 @ 4:42am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 20th, 2015 @ 4:42am CDT
Got my YOTS Omega Supreme was it was 100$US plus 30$ of shipping back then. No regrets at all because it was the time when the Canadian $ was 1:1 compared to the US $.
Also, those colors and remolding make it the defenitive Omega supreme in my eyes. And finally, that mofo is now worth a kidney and a leg!
Also, those colors and remolding make it the defenitive Omega supreme in my eyes. And finally, that mofo is now worth a kidney and a leg!
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1735397)
Posted by Optimall on October 20th, 2015 @ 5:52am CDT
I could never handle the non symmetry of the figure, so I bought 2 and messed around with a bit of part swapping.
Posted by Optimall on October 20th, 2015 @ 5:52am CDT
I could never handle the non symmetry of the figure, so I bought 2 and messed around with a bit of part swapping.
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1735411)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on October 20th, 2015 @ 8:32am CDT
That's the first time I've seen an Omega Supreme and thought "hey, that doesn't look too bad actually".
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on October 20th, 2015 @ 8:32am CDT
Optimall wrote:
I could never handle the non symmetry of the figure, so I bought 2 and messed around with a bit of part swapping.
That's the first time I've seen an Omega Supreme and thought "hey, that doesn't look too bad actually".
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1735412)
Posted by RiddlerJ on October 20th, 2015 @ 8:34am CDT
Does that mean you have another one made out of two ship halves?
Posted by RiddlerJ on October 20th, 2015 @ 8:34am CDT
Optimall wrote:
I could never handle the non symmetry of the figure, so I bought 2 and messed around with a bit of part swapping.
Does that mean you have another one made out of two ship halves?
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1735443)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 20th, 2015 @ 11:49am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on October 20th, 2015 @ 11:49am CDT
For a second I thought that was a prototype.SW's SilverHammer wrote:Clearly the best vairant of this mold is YotS OMEGA SPREEM
The torso's still asymmetrical.Optimall wrote:
I could never handle the non symmetry of the figure, so I bought 2 and messed around with a bit of part swapping.
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1735492)
Posted by Emerje on October 20th, 2015 @ 2:56pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on October 20th, 2015 @ 2:56pm CDT
Passed on the YOTS Omega Supreme because I thought there was no way they'd remold the figure and not give it a G1 repaint later. Boy was I wrong. Too bad, we probably won't see this mold again.
Emerje
Emerje
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1735723)
Posted by YRQRM0 on October 21st, 2015 @ 2:32pm CDT
Posted by YRQRM0 on October 21st, 2015 @ 2:32pm CDT
Oh man I need that omega. I didn't realize how good prime's repaint job was, too bad he looks so utterly ridiculous in normal mode (just like the original).
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1735770)
Posted by Optimall on October 21st, 2015 @ 4:45pm CDT
Yeah, I stuck all the remaining bits together and sold him on ebay. Someone must have liked it, I got more than I payed for it.
Posted by Optimall on October 21st, 2015 @ 4:45pm CDT
RiddlerJ wrote:Optimall wrote:
I could never handle the non symmetry of the figure, so I bought 2 and messed around with a bit of part swapping.
Does that mean you have another one made out of two ship halves?
Yeah, I stuck all the remaining bits together and sold him on ebay. Someone must have liked it, I got more than I payed for it.
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1768279)
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on February 20th, 2016 @ 3:58pm CST
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on February 20th, 2016 @ 3:58pm CST
The Year of the Monkey wouldn't be complete without some kind of Optimus Primal release. With that said, Seibertron.com is proud to bring you a gallery of Transformers Platinum Edition Year of the Monkey Optimus Primal. This big guy is a redeco of the Robots in Disguise (2001) Air Attack Optimus Primal which was originally intended for the Beast Machines line. While this version retains electronics, the sounds are different from the original release.
Platinum Edition Year of the Monkey Optimus Primal
Platinum Edition Year of the Monkey Optimus Primal
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1768304)
Posted by Deadput on February 20th, 2016 @ 5:48pm CST
Posted by Deadput on February 20th, 2016 @ 5:48pm CST
Why do I think this guy looks great!
This shouldn't even work at all!
This shouldn't even work at all!
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1768395)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 20th, 2016 @ 10:57pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 20th, 2016 @ 10:57pm CST
Love the comparison pics with the two Primal Prime toys.
Coincidentally enough, though, the first Universe (2008) Voyager class Leo Prime toy ended up in this Primal Prime-esque color scheme as well, complete with a silver mane, even.
It is amazing how good this color scheme can make a beast-bot look.
Coincidentally enough, though, the first Universe (2008) Voyager class Leo Prime toy ended up in this Primal Prime-esque color scheme as well, complete with a silver mane, even.
It is amazing how good this color scheme can make a beast-bot look.
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1768405)
Posted by Deadput on February 20th, 2016 @ 11:12pm CST
Those images make me wish I had the money to be able to purchase any modern Prime figures (as in the character not the show)
I want to build an army of Primes I have started that but right now it's a "squad" and not an army.
Posted by Deadput on February 20th, 2016 @ 11:12pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Love the comparison pics with the two Primal Prime toys.
Coincidentally enough, though, the first Universe (2008) Voyager class Leo Prime toy ended up in this Primal Prime-esque color scheme as well, complete with a silver mane, even.
It is amazing how good this color scheme can make a beast-bot look.
Those images make me wish I had the money to be able to purchase any modern Prime figures (as in the character not the show)
I want to build an army of Primes I have started that but right now it's a "squad" and not an army.
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1768442)
Posted by Zeedust on February 21st, 2016 @ 1:39am CST
Posted by Zeedust on February 21st, 2016 @ 1:39am CST
That Primal doesn't look half bad. Too bad it's so colossally overpriced.
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1768503)
Posted by Marcdachamp on February 21st, 2016 @ 9:45am CST
Posted by Marcdachamp on February 21st, 2016 @ 9:45am CST
You mentioned new sounds. Does it retain Garry Chalk's voice?
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1768514)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 21st, 2016 @ 10:26am CST
This short video review contains demonstrations of the sounds:
Posted by Sabrblade on February 21st, 2016 @ 10:26am CST
Nope. It's all Peter Cullen's voice now.Marcdachamp wrote:You mentioned new sounds. Does it retain Garry Chalk's voice?
This short video review contains demonstrations of the sounds:
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1768595)
Posted by Seibertron on February 21st, 2016 @ 6:27pm CST
I've got the toy in-hand, mine doesn't sound like Peter Cullen at all. It sounds like someone else to me.
Posted by Seibertron on February 21st, 2016 @ 6:27pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Nope. It's all Peter Cullen's voice now.Marcdachamp wrote:You mentioned new sounds. Does it retain Garry Chalk's voice?
This short video review contains demonstrations of the sounds:
I've got the toy in-hand, mine doesn't sound like Peter Cullen at all. It sounds like someone else to me.
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1768597)
Posted by Seibertron on February 21st, 2016 @ 6:29pm CST
Just watched the video. Sound effects are the same as mine (as expected). That doesn't sound like Peter Cullen.
Posted by Seibertron on February 21st, 2016 @ 6:29pm CST
Seibertron wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Nope. It's all Peter Cullen's voice now.Marcdachamp wrote:You mentioned new sounds. Does it retain Garry Chalk's voice?
This short video review contains demonstrations of the sounds:
I've got the toy in-hand, mine doesn't sound like Peter Cullen at all. It sounds like someone else to me.
Just watched the video. Sound effects are the same as mine (as expected). That doesn't sound like Peter Cullen.
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1768637)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 21st, 2016 @ 10:51pm CST
Certainly not Garry Chalk, at least.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 21st, 2016 @ 10:51pm CST
Sure fooled me. Sounded to me like those Movieverse toys Cullen lent his voice to. If not him then someone doing an Optimus Prime voice impression.Seibertron wrote:Seibertron wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Nope. It's all Peter Cullen's voice now.Marcdachamp wrote:You mentioned new sounds. Does it retain Garry Chalk's voice?
This short video review contains demonstrations of the sounds:
I've got the toy in-hand, mine doesn't sound like Peter Cullen at all. It sounds like someone else to me.
Just watched the video. Sound effects are the same as mine (as expected). That doesn't sound like Peter Cullen.
Certainly not Garry Chalk, at least.
Re: New Galleries: Year of the Snake Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime (1768643)
Posted by Seibertron on February 21st, 2016 @ 11:38pm CST
As for Cullen, I can't recall any Transformers toys that he's done any toy voices outside of the movie toys. As I'm sure you're aware, he gets paid a hefty sum to do voice work and this doesn't seem like the type of item that Hasbro would want to pay out that kind of money for his voice talents.
Posted by Seibertron on February 21st, 2016 @ 11:38pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Sure fooled me. Sounded to me like those Movieverse toys Cullen lent his voice to. If not him then someone doing an Optimus Prime voice impression.
Certainly not Garry Chalk, at least.
As for Cullen, I can't recall any Transformers toys that he's done any toy voices outside of the movie toys. As I'm sure you're aware, he gets paid a hefty sum to do voice work and this doesn't seem like the type of item that Hasbro would want to pay out that kind of money for his voice talents.
