New Image Of Revoltech Transformers Movie Optimus Prime

Optimus is looking great. If the price happens to drop I may want to pick it up, but as is, it's a bit too expensive.

Anyone know what's with the sword though? In the one picture he's using it its definitely longer than in the other pictures. Maybe it extends?
And I don't think he really needed that many guns. Instead of them they could have done things like include another sword, have a hook or two, or simply two of his regular rifles.

Some of those guns just seem ridiculous and too inaccurate. They should have armed him with two blades, two hooks, an Ion Blaster, and two pistols.

...Apart from my moan point, great figure!

Megazarak wrote:Optimus is looking great. If the price happens to drop I may want to pick it up, but as is, it's a bit too expensive.

Anyone know what's with the sword though? In the one picture he's using it its definitely longer than in the other pictures. Maybe it extends?
And I don't think he really needed that many guns. Instead of them they could have done things like include another sword, have a hook or two, or simply two of his regular rifles.

the angle its photographed from makes it look foreshortened.

looks cool! was never a big fan of the movies (despite seeing both on opening night) or their designs, but this and the dual model kit are really making me appreciate the aesthetic of movie prime

I hate that he's as small and expensive as he is, because he seems to trump the dual model kit in terms of articulation and accessories.

OlivusPrime wrote:Some of those guns just seem ridiculous and too inaccurate. They should have armed him with two blades, two hooks, an Ion Blaster, and two pistols.

...Apart from my moan point, great figure!

Well, we haven't seen the movie yet, so he might use those guns at some point. They seem to attach onto his shoulders like the Wreckers' weapons, so it's a good possibility.

nice fig

AWESOMESAUCE !!! You can actually put the guns onto other places as well O.O !? ZOMG if I got this guy I will die a happy man .

I Stand by my opinion. refer to above comments

Revoltech's Catalog has been updated with official images of SFX DOTM Optimus Prime. The images showcase the figures articulation and wide array of weapons. The images have been mirrored below.

ZOMG X100MILLION !!! The details and paint is SUPERB !!! The articulation is awesomesauce as expected from a revoltech and the guns looks frickin AMAZING.

PS : Who seems to get vibes of FF7 Advent Children Cloud's broad sword from Optimus's guns? Cause if you watch the movie(FF7 Advent Children which is a frickin awesome movie) Cloud's blade can split into 7 smaller blades . Just like this one from a huge gun split into 5 small different guns .Just saying ^^.

You know, after seeing these pictures, I can really appreciate just how close the ROTF Leader Class figure is to the CGI model in terms of looks and proportion.

Will get.

ok now im totally gonna get him. i have all the other revlotech transformer plus a few otheres like the dark knight batman and dante from devil may cry but man ill tell you, this guy just looks freaking awesome. and i love how you can make other weapons for him. thats a cool feature that i wasnt expecting.

alrighty, cool enough, now let's see that alt mode! OH! That's right.

and that's why I never buy these guys. robot replicas with shiny paint.

that is unbelievably gorgeous.
WILL get.

$55.00 for a 5" figure....wth is happening to the world?

BeastProwl wrote:alrighty, cool enough, now let's see that alt mode! OH! That's right.

and that's why I never buy these guys. robot replicas with shiny paint.

LMFAO !!! You make my day lol. "Robot replicas with shiny paint"? Dude go check the Seibertron gallery of Optimus Prime's robot replicas...I can name ALOT of differences

1) Alot more detail
2) more weapons
3) more articulation
4) Look exactly like the cgi

Seriously I could go on but you're still gonna say the same thing...So good day to you sir .

moneycon wrote:$55.00 for a 5" figure....wth is happening to the world?

Well just in case you didnt know...IMO it's a fitting price. For something that looks so close to the cgi,lotsa articulation,the details are amazing and the paint apps are just gorgeous. So really 55 dollars isnt a ridiculous price. Wanna know what's a ridiculous price? 1000 dollars for a toy that's just a Voyager TF...Sure it's a one of a kind figure...But really? 1000 dollars for a frickin Voyager,that doesnt even look good...That you can call expensive my friend.

I guess I'm getting old....I don't know.....I haven't been in this game that long....it just seems like prices are shooting into the stars as of late.

Excellent! I really hope this is not the last in this line. I'd like to see Megatron, Shockwave, Bumblebee, Ironhide, and Sideswipe. RT OP will be $55 depending on where you get it from. Amiami tends to have cheaper prices than most online japanese toy sites. There's also hlj, hobby search, and anime-export.

$\/\/33+ Je$u$! That thing looks awesome! I have to have that. What the hell is with the giant 15 barreled gun on his left? One wasn't enough? I will empty the wallets of 20000 people for this figure if need be.

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:$\/\/33+ Je$u$! That thing looks awesome! I have to have that. What the hell is with the giant 15 barreled gun on his left? One wasn't enough? I will empty the wallets of 20000 people for this figure if need be.

It really does look like a million bucks....figuratively speaking of course ...But at 5.5"...it's not gonna have that pop like those hd, close up photos.

moneycon wrote:

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:$\/\/33+ Je$u$! That thing looks awesome! I have to have that. What the hell is with the giant 15 barreled gun on his left? One wasn't enough? I will empty the wallets of 20000 people for this figure if need be.

It really does look like a million bucks....figuratively speaking of course ...But at 5.5"...it's not gonna have that pop like those hd, close up photos.

It still looks better than those other revoltech figures of G1 Optimus Megatron and Rodimus. Those looked awful. This one looks much better and you gotta love the weaponry that comes with it.

very true f o i...very true

CrimsonPrime wrote:

BeastProwl wrote:alrighty, cool enough, now let's see that alt mode! OH! That's right.

and that's why I never buy these guys. robot replicas with shiny paint.

LMFAO !!! You make my day lol. "Robot replicas with shiny paint"? Dude go check the Seibertron gallery of Optimus Prime's robot replicas...I can name ALOT of differences

1) Alot more detail
2) more weapons
3) more articulation
4) Look exactly like the cgi

Seriously I could go on but you're still gonna say the same thing...So good day to you sir .

moneycon wrote:$55.00 for a 5" figure....wth is happening to the world?

Well just in case you didnt know...IMO it's a fitting price. For something that looks so close to the cgi,lotsa articulation,the details are amazing and the paint apps are just gorgeous. So really 55 dollars isnt a ridiculous price. Wanna know what's a ridiculous price? 1000 dollars for a toy that's just a Voyager TF...Sure it's a one of a kind figure...But really? 1000 dollars for a frickin Voyager,that doesnt even look good...That you can call expensive my friend.

LOL Okay, how about, revoltech being the insperation for robot replicas, and revoltech thought, OH! Movie Bots! HOT! HOT! HOT!
lets use the robot replicas we inspired and enhance them with our creativity and a crapload'o'money for the pricetag! $$$$$$$$$ WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!

Revoltech has posted additional images of their upcoming movieverse Optimus Prime. These images show off the figure's multiple points of articulation and various weapon ports. If you're in the market for a highly articulated non-transforming representation of Optimus Prime from the movie franchise, but don't want to assemble Takara's Dual Model Kit this might be a nice alternative. See their mirrored images below.

Awesome OP, just needs a trailer/base station to hold all those weapons

he looks amazing, BUT! i saw the review of him and it just seems like he breaks too easily. no, no, no.

i loved the image of prime's Bruce Lee kick.
and to doubledealer25, i think you are talking about the building set optimus, but if your right can you please send a link please.

Doubledealer25 wrote:he looks amazing, BUT! i saw the review of him and it just seems like he breaks too easily. no, no, no.

If you're referring to Peaugh's review of the "Dual Model" model kit of Optimus Prime made by Takara, it's not the same as this action figure, which is made by Kaiyodo and the release date of this figure is September 2011.

i may or may not buy this slightly dissapointed theres no extrad for this one face plate is off or variant version of this one.

good thing about this one is you replicate end scene where prime losses his arm with out having to worry breaking it

starwarrior1227 wrote:i loved the image of prime's Bruce Lee kick.
and to doubledealer25, i think you are talking about the building set optimus, but if your right can you please send a link please.

it might be the building set im talking about. so you dont have to build this one?

Doubledealer25 wrote:

starwarrior1227 wrote:i loved the image of prime's Bruce Lee kick.
and to doubledealer25, i think you are talking about the building set optimus, but if your right can you please send a link please.

it might be the building set im talking about. so you dont have to build this one?

Revoltech? No way, they do have interchanging parts, mostly hands and weapons.

Doubledealer25 wrote:

starwarrior1227 wrote:i loved the image of prime's Bruce Lee kick.
and to doubledealer25, i think you are talking about the building set optimus, but if your right can you please send a link please.

it might be the building set im talking about. so you dont have to build this one?

No, these are more like action figures.

El Duque wrote:

Doubledealer25 wrote:

starwarrior1227 wrote:i loved the image of prime's Bruce Lee kick.
and to doubledealer25, i think you are talking about the building set optimus, but if your right can you please send a link please.

it might be the building set im talking about. so you dont have to build this one?

No, these are more like action figures.

ok, i got it

Looks absolutely amazing. But am I hearing right, $55? That's way too much. Revoltechs are pretty tiny.

moneycon wrote:$55.00 for a 5" figure....wth is happening to the world?

moneycon wrote:I guess I'm getting old....I don't know.....I haven't been in this game that long....it just seems like prices are shooting into the stars as of late.

kirbenvost wrote:Looks absolutely amazing. But am I hearing right, $55? That's way too much. Revoltechs are pretty tiny.

Uh... have you seen the value of the USD nowadays? Back in 2009, we were getting 96Y per dollar and in 2007 it was 122Y per dollar.

... today, we're getting 80Y. So something that cost about 3000Y in 2007 was $24.50 USD. Now, that same thing is $37.50. So, take that into account, plus these have more accessories and probably are a higher price point than the normal revoltech figs. AND, then add vendor markup for importing them (unless you buy them direct from JP).

EDIT: I just checked AmiAmi and he's going for 2850Y, so about $35 direct. Most other revoltechs run 1700-2200 ($21-27). If the dollar was better (2007 value for him would have been $24), I'm sure this would be a pretty reasonable figure - but when you see $55, take a deeper look at where that comes from.

onewaydown wrote:

moneycon wrote:$55.00 for a 5" figure....wth is happening to the world?

moneycon wrote:I guess I'm getting old....I don't know.....I haven't been in this game that long....it just seems like prices are shooting into the stars as of late.

kirbenvost wrote:Looks absolutely amazing. But am I hearing right, $55? That's way too much. Revoltechs are pretty tiny.

Uh... have you seen the value of the USD nowadays? Back in 2009, we were getting 96Y per dollar and in 2007 it was 122Y per dollar.

... today, we're getting 80Y. So something that cost about 3000Y in 2007 was $24.50 USD. Now, that same thing is $37.50. So, take that into account, plus these have more accessories and probably are a higher price point than the normal revoltech figs. AND, then add vendor markup for importing them (unless you buy them direct from JP).

EDIT: I just checked AmiAmi and he's going for 2850Y, so about $35 direct. Most other revoltechs run 1700-2200 ($21-27). If the dollar was better (2007 value for him would have been $24), I'm sure this would be a pretty reasonable figure - but when you see $55, take a deeper look at where that comes from.

I'm in Canada, the USD value should be irrelevant, but considering we usually have to go through US sites, I guess it's not. I think the actual Yen prices of things is getting higher though, each MP toy seems to get more and more expensive.

As for more accessories, the originial Macross Valkyries had a gun, boosters and at least 4 different hands. Hot Rodimus had two guns, an assortment of hands, and two heads. Unless this Prime includes more than just a bunch of guns and hands, I don't think the higher price point is really justified. It just seems to be a simple matter of prices going up.

kirbenvost wrote:I'm in Canada, the USD value should be irrelevant, but considering we usually have to go through US sites, I guess it's not. I think the actual Yen prices of things is getting higher though, each MP toy seems to get more and more expensive.

As for more accessories, the originial Macross Valkyries had a gun, boosters and at least 4 different hands. Hot Rodimus had two guns, an assortment of hands, and two heads. Unless this Prime includes more than just a bunch of guns and hands, I don't think the higher price point is really justified. It just seems to be a simple matter of prices going up.

I checked the CAD to JPY rates and they were also about 115Y back on 2007 but 2009 and now they're both about 80-85. So if you did have a CA based vendor buying them from Japan, they'd probably be the same price. I'm not saying it's the only reason but it's the primary one.

Revoltech Megatron & Prime went for about 1,995 Yen in 2007. Movie Prime is about 3,800 but AmiAmi's price is 2,850. Most all of the SciFi line is coming out higher priced - Jack Sparrow, T-Rex, etc - so it is a raise in cost on top of the bad currency conversion.

But like I said, with 2007's value of the dollar (either dollar) he's only $24 direct from japan so if a US vendor marked him up to $35-40, you probably wouldn't have been as shocked as you are with seeing $55.

I have a basic (and probably dumb) question. Is this Revoltech Optimus Prime a model that you have to build? Or is it basically a posable statute? Just curious because I think it looks pretty sweet, but if I have to build it myself I don't think it would look as good as the pics here. Thanks for your help!

Rhinox23 wrote:I have a basic (and probably dumb) question. Is this Revoltech Optimus Prime a model that you have to build? Or is it basically a posable statute? Just curious because I think it looks pretty sweet, but if I have to build it myself I don't think it would look as good as the pics here. Thanks for your help!

It's basically a super-articulated action figure like the Max Factory's Figma line, or SIC Figuarts Kamen Rider figs. No assembly is required, but you do have to switch hands and weapons depending on the poses or situations.

The one you have to build is the Takara Dual Model Kit, but even that one isn't that big of a deal, as the inner frame has been pre-built. That said, Peaugh was quoted saying it took him about six hours to fully assemble the armor.

kirbenvost wrote:

onewaydown wrote:

moneycon wrote:$55.00 for a 5" figure....wth is happening to the world?

moneycon wrote:I guess I'm getting old....I don't know.....I haven't been in this game that long....it just seems like prices are shooting into the stars as of late.

kirbenvost wrote:Looks absolutely amazing. But am I hearing right, $55? That's way too much. Revoltechs are pretty tiny.

Uh... have you seen the value of the USD nowadays? Back in 2009, we were getting 96Y per dollar and in 2007 it was 122Y per dollar.

... today, we're getting 80Y. So something that cost about 3000Y in 2007 was $24.50 USD. Now, that same thing is $37.50. So, take that into account, plus these have more accessories and probably are a higher price point than the normal revoltech figs. AND, then add vendor markup for importing them (unless you buy them direct from JP).

EDIT: I just checked AmiAmi and he's going for 2850Y, so about $35 direct. Most other revoltechs run 1700-2200 ($21-27). If the dollar was better (2007 value for him would have been $24), I'm sure this would be a pretty reasonable figure - but when you see $55, take a deeper look at where that comes from.

I'm in Canada, the USD value should be irrelevant, but considering we usually have to go through US sites, I guess it's not. I think the actual Yen prices of things is getting higher though, each MP toy seems to get more and more expensive.

As for more accessories, the originial Macross Valkyries had a gun, boosters and at least 4 different hands. Hot Rodimus had two guns, an assortment of hands, and two heads. Unless this Prime includes more than just a bunch of guns and hands, I don't think the higher price point is really justified. It just seems to be a simple matter of prices going up.

I agree, I collect Evangelion Revoltechs and their amount of accessories really put this one to shame.
Example, my most recent purchase was EVA 02- The Beast for $40. It came with about twelve hands, an alternate arm, special effects like breaking AT fields and dust clouds and "slashes of wind" to make it look like its scratching, spraying blood to recreate battle scenes, an alternate stand to pose it jumping high and I've probably forgotten some others.
This Optimus is not nearly as good as the standard Evangelion revoltech, which makes this price point very frustrating. I mean, where's his axe? or his hooks? It doesn't even come with two swords or his DOTM blaster and its got barely any hands as well, its a total downgrade.