Takara Tomy Movie Advanced AD31 Ultimate Mode Optimus Prime

Huh, most curious. Wonder what this could be.

im listening. im also listening for a possible hasbro release.

Maybe the Toy wizards at Takara found a way to reduce his backpack. If so, Im hoping that he has a more solid truck bed. Hes probably going to be painstakingly recolored for movie accuracy. For the weapon, I assume its going to be the rifle he used until he found his sword and shield.

Work your magic Takara, make this undesirable mold appealing enough for me to buy it!

Having seen Vangelus's review I'm actually quite taken with this mold. Seeing Takara work their engineering genius on it could prompt me to buy it.

There are only three significant i.e. named villainous Transformers in Age of Extinction, the least they could do is give them all a proper action figure. I hope Stinger gets a Deluxe release.

Would it have killed them to make Galvatron Leader Class?

Snarl looks great, but I don't really recall seeing him in the film, whereas Stinger featured heavily.

Fifo wrote:There are only three significant i.e. named villainous Transformers in Age of Extinction, the least they could do is give them all a proper action figure. I hope Stinger gets a Deluxe release.

Would it have killed them to make Galvatron Leader Class?

Snarl looks great, but I don't really recall seeing him in the film, whereas Stinger featured heavily.

Galvatron wouldn't really have been workable as a Leader Class. People don't like backpacks. I've heard rumors floating around that Stinger is going to be a re-shell of 2014 Concept Bumblebee with a new head, and that more will be shown at comic con.

the worst prime mold ive ever seen........i bought one like a moron and returned it that day.

hasbro and takara have dropped the ball on this prime big time!

Observedhalo wrote:

Fifo wrote:There are only three significant i.e. named villainous Transformers in Age of Extinction, the least they could do is give them all a proper action figure. I hope Stinger gets a Deluxe release.

Would it have killed them to make Galvatron Leader Class?

Snarl looks great, but I don't really recall seeing him in the film, whereas Stinger featured heavily.

Galvatron wouldn't really have been workable as a Leader Class. People don't like backpacks. I've heard rumors floating around that Stinger is going to be a re-shell of 2014 Concept Bumblebee with a new head, and that more will be shown at comic con.

Fifo, Snarl was never in the movie.

And my guess is they won't remold Stinger's head:





Their battlemasks/faces are the same.

Madeus Prime wrote:

Observedhalo wrote:

Fifo wrote:There are only three significant i.e. named villainous Transformers in Age of Extinction, the least they could do is give them all a proper action figure. I hope Stinger gets a Deluxe release.

Would it have killed them to make Galvatron Leader Class?

Snarl looks great, but I don't really recall seeing him in the film, whereas Stinger featured heavily.

Galvatron wouldn't really have been workable as a Leader Class. People don't like backpacks. I've heard rumors floating around that Stinger is going to be a re-shell of 2014 Concept Bumblebee with a new head, and that more will be shown at comic con.

Fifo, Snarl was never in the movie.

And my guess is they won't remold Stinger's head:





Their battlemasks/faces are the same.

Sure, their battlemasks are the same, but Bumblebee's toy only uses his face, not the battlemask. It would have to be a remolded head, since we never see a "face" for Stinger.



Hasbro would probably then use that new head to make a "battle mode" version of Bumblebee, lol.

Spider5800 wrote:

Madeus Prime wrote:

Observedhalo wrote:

Fifo wrote:There are only three significant i.e. named villainous Transformers in Age of Extinction, the least they could do is give them all a proper action figure. I hope Stinger gets a Deluxe release.

Would it have killed them to make Galvatron Leader Class?

Snarl looks great, but I don't really recall seeing him in the film, whereas Stinger featured heavily.

Galvatron wouldn't really have been workable as a Leader Class. People don't like backpacks. I've heard rumors floating around that Stinger is going to be a re-shell of 2014 Concept Bumblebee with a new head, and that more will be shown at comic con.

Fifo, Snarl was never in the movie.

And my guess is they won't remold Stinger's head:





Their battlemasks/faces are the same.

Sure, their battlemasks are the same, but Bumblebee's toy only uses his face, not the battlemask. It would have to be a remolded head, since we never see a "face" for Stinger.



Hasbro would probably then use that new head to make a "battle mode" version of Bumblebee, lol.

Bumblebee already has a flip-out battle mask, though. Hasbro might still retool it, because Stinger never disengaged his mask in the movie.

Sabrblade wrote:

LOL, is that really his battle mask? That looks very little like the movie. I sure HOPE they retool that for Stinger. It should cover his whole face.

Sabrblade wrote:

What the heck, Hasbro? That doesn't look like a battle mask, it looks like Bumblebee's wearing shades.

ObservedHalo wrote:
Galvatron wouldn't really have been workable as a Leader Class. People don't like backpacks. I've heard rumors floating around that Stinger is going to be a re-shell of 2014 Concept Bumblebee with a new head, and that more will be shown at comic con.

I disagree. Even with the super-simplified transformations, they could have worked out a solution to hide the backpack/truck panels inside his limbs and chest. Just look at the Voyager Optimus Prime. Heck, even the Voyager Galvatron wasn't that far off, it was just flat from the back with kibble. If they spent their attention Voyager -> Leader into folding panels, it would make for a great figure I'm sure.


As for the Bumblebee mask, I'm pretty sure that picture was one of several and the mask is infact only half-pulled down his face. It does extend all the way to his chin - but it doesn't look that great regardless.

They would surely do a remold for Stinger's face. It's the most typical thing they do when re-releasing a mold, it's not difficult or anything near unusual for Hasbro to do - especially if they're going the hog to remold all the car chassis.

An update to a piece of news we reported a while back, from Takara Tomy's Lost Age Movie Advanced Line Dinobot Micron Gift Campaign. The four translucent gummy dinos Microns, named after the initial coded retailer names for the Dinobots, will be given for free as of July 19th with any purchase of 3000 Yen or more on Transformers toys at selected stores, broken down as follows:

• Ivan - Orange Classics Terrorsaur, Toys R Us Japan exclusive;
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Paulie - Blue Classics Swoop, Aeon exclusive. Available with the purchase of one of the three, LA-01 Battle Command Optimus Prime, AD-01 Optimus Prime or AD-20 Black Knight Grimlock;
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Thunderlips - Purple Classics Knockdown, Joshin Kids Land exclusive;
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Sling - Green and yellow Classics Nightscream, Edieon toy counter, Best Denki, Yamada Denki and Yodobashi Camera exclusive.
  
  
  

I would've had more interest if they weren't simply transparent plastics. If they were actually painted I might've gotten them.

Mkall wrote:I would've had more interest if they weren't simply transparent plastics. If they were actually painted I might've gotten them.

Their faces seem to be painted.

Heh, I want Thunderlips just so I can tell people "His name is Thunderlips."

Sling is the only one whose name isn't from one of the Rocky movie codenames, so he's extra special.

Sabrblade wrote:Sling is the only one whose name isn't from one of the Rocky movie codenames, so he's extra special.

...because he's not based on any of the AoE Dinbots at all (unless one can see a dragon in the movie). I'll hazard a guess as say they choose the name "Sling" because it starts with "S", is one syllable, and it's been used before for a "Dino" (actually a Dimetrodon) in Beast Wars Neo. The other candidate would be "Saberback" from the same line, were it not for its 3 syllables.

And how do I get a set if these in America? I hope this is available through online purchases also.

Blackstreak wrote:And how do I get a set if these in America? I hope this is available through online purchases also.

I'm sure places like TFSource and BBTS will try to get a hold of some of these to sell themselves.

Has the AD08 Battle Blade Bumblebee been released yet?

I would really be interested in getting this.

I can see it is sold out wherever I look but not sure if this is pre-order items.

soundwave14 wrote:Has the AD08 Battle Blade Bumblebee been released yet?

I would really be interested in getting this.

I can see it is sold out wherever I look but not sure if this is pre-order items.

All items up to AD17 Darkside Soundwave have been released, with AD08 Bumblebee having been released in May.

Thunderlips? Seriously? Wow. That's right up there with Drill Nuts..

I still say there was a better option than the dragon. After all, there's a wolf mini-con and there's wolves in AOE, so why not fill out the set that way instead?

so the advanced line is just the name for the takara line of age of extinction figures?

griftimus prime wrote:so the advanced line is just the name for the takara line of age of extinction figures?

Yep. "Movie Advanced Series" = Takara's release of the Age of Extinction Generations figures.

And "Lost Age Series" = Takara's release of the Age of Extinction simplified toys.

Yweggo wrote:Heh, I want Thunderlips just so I can tell people "His name is Thunderlips."

How funny. I'm guessing he's named Thunderlips since he's good at kissing.

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:

Yweggo wrote:Heh, I want Thunderlips just so I can tell people "His name is Thunderlips."

How funny. I'm guessing he's named Thunderlips since he's good at kissing.

You'll have to ask Hulk Hogan about that one.

Courtesy of Seibertron.com user and YouTube reviewer chuckdawg1999, we get a look at another figure from the Takara Tomy Lost Age Movie Advanced line - and it's one of the cheating ones, brought back from the Movie Line that wasn't: Darkside Soundwave, already a Soudblaster-esque repaint of DotM Soundwave! Check out the embedded clip below.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:A new coat of paint doesn't change that this is a cool looking figure with a horrible transformation. Robot and vehicle mode looks great like we've come to expect from Takara/Tomy. Keep in mind that while the Mech-Tech ports are still there, there isn't a weapon included.

No weapon? Is that because he got it this way, or is it the official release?

Either way, it suck big time. I'll keep my money.

-Kanrabat- wrote:No weapon? Is that because he got it this way, or is it the official release?

Either way, it suck big time. I'll keep my money.

The figure didn't come with a weapon which is a shame since it was one of the best Mech Tech weapons. I've heard the Advanced Wheeljack will be the same, none of Que's weapons included.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:No weapon? Is that because he got it this way, or is it the official release?

Either way, it suck big time. I'll keep my money.

The figure didn't come with a weapon which is a shame since it was one of the best Mech Tech weapons. I've heard the Advanced Wheeljack will be the same, none of Que's weapons included.

Now, that's just bullshit.
I bet they want us to pay an extra 20$ for one of those "special edition" Mechtech weapons.

I mean, not even a random gun or something? The figures just come naked? Is it just me or Takara are starting to get cheap?

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:No weapon? Is that because he got it this way, or is it the official release?

Either way, it suck big time. I'll keep my money.

The figure didn't come with a weapon which is a shame since it was one of the best Mech Tech weapons. I've heard the Advanced Wheeljack will be the same, none of Que's weapons included.

Now, that's just bullshit.
I bet they want us to pay an extra 20$ for one of those "special edition" Mechtech weapons.

I mean, not even a random gun or something? The figures just come naked? Is it just me or Takara are starting to get cheap?

I think it has more to do with the MechTech gimmick of the DOTM line no longer being a thing. And many people did hate them, in general.

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:No weapon? Is that because he got it this way, or is it the official release?

Either way, it suck big time. I'll keep my money.

The figure didn't come with a weapon which is a shame since it was one of the best Mech Tech weapons. I've heard the Advanced Wheeljack will be the same, none of Que's weapons included.

Now, that's just bullshit.
I bet they want us to pay an extra 20$ for one of those "special edition" Mechtech weapons.

I mean, not even a random gun or something? The figures just come naked? Is it just me or Takara are starting to get cheap?

I think it has more to do with the MechTech gimmick of the DOTM line no longer being a thing. And many people did hate them, in general.

Overquoting to say that fine, no Mechtech, but at least some gun, any gun to go with them. For the price you pay, no gun at all, gimmick or not, is really "scroogy".

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:No weapon? Is that because he got it this way, or is it the official release?

Either way, it suck big time. I'll keep my money.

The figure didn't come with a weapon which is a shame since it was one of the best Mech Tech weapons. I've heard the Advanced Wheeljack will be the same, none of Que's weapons included.

Now, that's just bullshit.
I bet they want us to pay an extra 20$ for one of those "special edition" Mechtech weapons.

I mean, not even a random gun or something? The figures just come naked? Is it just me or Takara are starting to get cheap?

I think it has more to do with the MechTech gimmick of the DOTM line no longer being a thing. And many people did hate them, in general.

Overquoting to say that fine, no Mechtech, but at least some gun, any gun to go with them. For the price you pay, no gun at all, gimmick or not, is really "scroogy".

I hate to say the money for weapons might have gone into the extra paint and detail. For what it's worth Dino comes with a new head and arm blades.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:No weapon? Is that because he got it this way, or is it the official release?

Either way, it suck big time. I'll keep my money.

The figure didn't come with a weapon which is a shame since it was one of the best Mech Tech weapons. I've heard the Advanced Wheeljack will be the same, none of Que's weapons included.

Now, that's just bullshit.
I bet they want us to pay an extra 20$ for one of those "special edition" Mechtech weapons.

I mean, not even a random gun or something? The figures just come naked? Is it just me or Takara are starting to get cheap?

I think it has more to do with the MechTech gimmick of the DOTM line no longer being a thing. And many people did hate them, in general.

Overquoting to say that fine, no Mechtech, but at least some gun, any gun to go with them. For the price you pay, no gun at all, gimmick or not, is really "scroogy".

I hate to say the money for weapons might have gone into the extra paint and detail. For what it's worth Dino comes with a new head and arm blades.

To be fair, though, Soundwave was gonna come with this same deco when Hasbro had originally planned to release him in the Movie Trilogy Series, MechTech weapon and all.

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:No weapon? Is that because he got it this way, or is it the official release?

Either way, it suck big time. I'll keep my money.

The figure didn't come with a weapon which is a shame since it was one of the best Mech Tech weapons. I've heard the Advanced Wheeljack will be the same, none of Que's weapons included.

Now, that's just bullshit.
I bet they want us to pay an extra 20$ for one of those "special edition" Mechtech weapons.

I mean, not even a random gun or something? The figures just come naked? Is it just me or Takara are starting to get cheap?

I think it has more to do with the MechTech gimmick of the DOTM line no longer being a thing. And many people did hate them, in general.

Overquoting to say that fine, no Mechtech, but at least some gun, any gun to go with them. For the price you pay, no gun at all, gimmick or not, is really "scroogy".

I hate to say the money for weapons might have gone into the extra paint and detail. For what it's worth Dino comes with a new head and arm blades.

To be fair, though, Soundwave was gonna come with this same deco when Hasbro had originally planned to release him in the Movie Trilogy Series, MechTech weapon and all.

Technically true but we only ever saw photo shopped pics and when are those accurate?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Technically true but we only ever saw photo shopped pics and when are those accurate?

User Primeultimus owns a sample version or two of the canceled Hasbro figure and has posted pics of it on this site. It looks just like the Takara Darkside Soundwave figure.

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Technically true but we only ever saw photo shopped pics and when are those accurate?

User Primeultimus owns a sample version or two of the canceled Hasbro figure and has posted pics of it on this site. It looks just like the Takara Darkside Soundwave figure.

Well there went the only reason I had for it not coming with a weapon

Just ordered the Dino and preordered the Wheeljack exclusive the other day from RK. On the one hand, no weapons for WJ is really cheap of them, but on the other hand, you couldn't even have Que hold any of his weapons without causing stress marks and cracks on his hands, so it's not like I'd ever use them anyway.

Nice figure and more like in the movie

Enjoy it


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TFND user 多多綠茶 has posted some nice in-hand images of Movie Advanced AD-20 Black Knight Grimlock. Grimlock which uses the Leader Class mold is presented here in more movie accurate colors. We have mirrored a sampling of the many images, click here to see the rest.

Yeah. He isn't that more screen accurate as Takara claimed. I am starting to think that Takara's remold of AoE Leader Prime isn't going to fare much better.

Wow, that dino mode actually looks good with that deco. And the robot mode is sublime.

Xephon0930 wrote:Yeah. He isn't that more screen accurate as Takara claimed. I am starting to think that Takara's remold of AoE Leader Prime isn't going to fare much better.

Where did Takara claim that? I thought this was just supposed to be one of those oddball exclusives they tend to do (like Dark Guard Optimus Prime was in the Transformers: Prime line etc.). Usually when they put out a more show accurate deco of a figure from a main line, it gets released in the main line, not as an exclusive. At least if my recollection is correct, that's generally how they do it. The exclusives are usually just oddball repaints or homages to more obscure stuff/different continuities etc. like with the G1 colored Dinobots they're releasing.

xyl360 wrote:

Xephon0930 wrote:Yeah. He isn't that more screen accurate as Takara claimed. I am starting to think that Takara's remold of AoE Leader Prime isn't going to fare much better.

Where did Takara claim that? I thought this was just supposed to be one of those oddball exclusives they tend to do (like Dark Guard Optimus Prime was in the Transformers: Prime line etc.). Usually when they put out a more show accurate deco of a figure from a main line, it gets released in the main line, not as an exclusive. At least if my recollection is correct, that's generally how they do it. The exclusives are usually just oddball repaints or homages to more obscure stuff/different continuities etc. like with the G1 colored Dinobots they're releasing.

Black Knight Leader Grimlock is a main line release, numbered AD20. He's not an exclusive like Black Knight Scorn and Slug are.

He looks interesting, but the Platinum Leader Grimlock looks just a tad better:

"He has proven difficult to capture and nearly impossible to defeat. When an enemy does get the best of him, it's never for long." Hmmm... Unless you think about how he was imprisoned by Lockdown. Clearly he was defeated, and with a Dinosaur beast mode he'd presumably scanned and reformed into at least 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs were around. "Never for long," unless you count this 65 million year imprisonment. Then there's the "nearly impossible to defeat," although Optimus Prime manages it with one knockdown?

Delta Magnus wrote:Wow, that dino mode actually looks good with that deco. And the robot mode is sublime.

Don't know what pictures you are looking at buddy but whatever floats your boat.