TakaraTomy Transformers Adventure TAV-50 Hypersurge Optimus Prime In-Hand

He's the new Cybertron Metroplex.

He's an amazing homage and an incredible robot mode, but the designers about 4/5 through development remembered "Oh shit, this guy's supposed to be a Transformer", and hastily folded him up into nothing and pretended it's a vehicle mode.

Kurona wrote:He's an amazing homage and an incredible robot mode, but the designers about 4/5 through development remembered "Oh SHIZZLESNIT, this guy's supposed to be a Transformer", and hastily folded him up into nothing and pretended it's a vehicle mode.

Gotta agree. His bot mode is bloody fantastic (though not a fan of face plate-less head) but that vehicle mode is a stretch...and I don't mean because of the length.

Wonder if it's gonna shelfwarm like hell...

Burn wrote:

Kurona wrote:He's an amazing homage and an incredible robot mode, but the designers about 4/5 through development remembered "Oh SHIZZLESNIT, this guy's supposed to be a Transformer", and hastily folded him up into nothing and pretended it's a vehicle mode.

Gotta agree. His bot mode is bloody fantastic (though not a fan of face plate-less head) but that vehicle mode is a stretch...and I don't mean because of the length.

HA! Nice one

Sigma Magnus wrote:Wonder if it's gonna shelfwarm like hell...

Dunno, I'm not psychic, but they usually move pretty well when they're new, but then stores order a ton, and then they sit...

I always doubt the possibility of an Optimus toy not selling well.

Kurona wrote:I always doubt the possibility of an Optimus toy not selling well.

Indeed, cue Thew's 'I got Prime on it'

It's nice to see some articulation of a RiD figure bigger than warrior-lass.

Any shots yet of TAV-54 Scorponok? Supposed to drop next month.

Looks like one of the non-transforming 3rd Party Transformers. It is beautifully well detailed.

He's so TALL!!!

Kurona wrote:He's an amazing homage

He is? To what?

Kurona wrote:and an incredible robot mode, but the designers about 4/5 through development remembered "Oh SHIZZLESNIT, this guy's supposed to be a Transformer", and hastily folded him up into nothing and pretended it's a vehicle mode.

Yeah, that altmode is a letdown, but at the very least, I kinda feel like the more uniform Takara deco makes the altmode look slightly less offensive than it looks with the Hasbro deco's use of a rather unappealing shade of white/gray.

Am I seeing things or does the sword from this figure and Supreme Prime combine somehow?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Am I seeing things or does the sword from this figure and Supreme Prime combine somehow?

The former. This figure comes with its own Prime Decepticon Hunter that's of a different mold than the one included with OP Supreme Mode. And the last pic has simply it holding the Supreme Mode one.

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Am I seeing things or does the sword from this figure and Supreme Prime combine somehow?

The former. This figure comes with its own Prime Decepticon Hunter that's of a different mold than the one included with OP Supreme Mode. And the last pic has simply it holding the Supreme Mode one.

Really? I'm asking because something seems off with the hilt

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Am I seeing things or does the sword from this figure and Supreme Prime combine somehow?

The former. This figure comes with its own Prime Decepticon Hunter that's of a different mold than the one included with OP Supreme Mode. And the last pic has simply it holding the Supreme Mode one.

Really? I'm asking because something seems off with the hilt

How so?

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Am I seeing things or does the sword from this figure and Supreme Prime combine somehow?

The former. This figure comes with its own Prime Decepticon Hunter that's of a different mold than the one included with OP Supreme Mode. And the last pic has simply it holding the Supreme Mode one.

Really? I'm asking because something seems off with the hilt

How so?

It's rotated differently from the other pics in relation to the blade. Also I thought the hilt was gray and chrome while this one looks black

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Am I seeing things or does the sword from this figure and Supreme Prime combine somehow?

The former. This figure comes with its own Prime <a target="_blank" href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?toolid=11600&pub=5574891718&campid=5574891718&customid=transformers&icep_ff3=9&icep_uq=transformers%20decepticon&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg class=epn-link target=_blank id=epn2>Decepticon Hunter that's of a different mold than the one included with OP Supreme Mode. And the last pic has simply it holding the Supreme Mode one.

Really? I'm asking because something seems off with the hilt

How so?

It's rotated differently from the other pics in relation to the blade. Also I thought the hilt was gray and chrome while this one looks black

Oh snap, wait, now I see what you see. In the last pic, right? It does look like the Supreme Mode one is plugged into the hilt of the Hyper Surge one. That's awesome.

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Am I seeing things or does the sword from this figure and Supreme Prime combine somehow?

The former. This figure comes with its own Prime <a target="_blank" href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?toolid=11600&pub=5574891718&campid=5574891718&customid=transformers&icep_ff3=9&icep_uq=transformers%20decepticon&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg class=epn-link target=_blank id=epn2>Decepticon Hunter that's of a different mold than the one included with OP Supreme Mode. And the last pic has simply it holding the Supreme Mode one.

Really? I'm asking because something seems off with the hilt

How so?

It's rotated differently from the other pics in relation to the blade. Also I thought the hilt was gray and chrome while this one looks black

Oh snap, wait, now I see what you see. In the last pic, right? It does look like the Supreme Mode one is plugged into the hilt of the Hyper Surge one. That's awesome.

Well I have the Supreme Mode Prime so we'll find out soon

Sabrblade wrote:He's so TALL!!!

Kurona wrote:He's an amazing homage

He is? To what?

Maybe it's just me, but I kinda see Thunderclash in the American one.



Is it just me? Am I crazy? Is my as-of-yet-unadvertised Thunderclash love getting the better of me?

Kurona wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:He's so TALL!!!

Kurona wrote:He's an amazing homage

He is? To what?

Maybe it's just me, but I kinda see Thunderclash in the American one.



Is it just me? Am I crazy? Is my as-of-yet-unadvertised Thunderclash love getting the better of me?

You are not alone. He is going to be my Thunderclash stand-in.


Until he dies, or I find some-bot better....

Kurona wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:He's so TALL!!!

Kurona wrote:He's an amazing homage

He is? To what?

Maybe it's just me, but I kinda see Thunderclash in the American one.

But... Thunderclash didn't have wings. Or shoulder guns. Or a big sword. Or huge swirling shoulders. Or faceplate armor. Or a red long nose cab. Or a gigantic physique. Or frankly any of Optimus's colors in any of the places they appear on Optimus.





The most similar things are the wing-like chest designs, but which are teal on Thunderclash and blue on Optimus.

Sabrblade wrote:

Kurona wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:He's so TALL!!!

Kurona wrote:He's an amazing homage

He is? To what?

Maybe it's just me, but I kinda see Thunderclash in the American one.

But... Thunderclash didn't have wings. Or shoulder guns. Or a big sword. Or huge swirling shoulders. Or faceplate armor. Or a red long nose cab. Or a gigantic physique. Or frankly any of Optimus's colors in any of the places they appear on Optimus.

It's the whole theming of it. No-one in else in Transformers - at least, as far as I know - is identified as a cab-trailer that transforms into a heroic-looking figure with a white chest and the theming of blue wings. It's of course nowhere near a remake, I'm not saying that; but you sort of feel a bit of Thunderclash from him.

Also the blue crest on his chest, the blue forearms, the two cannons which wherever they are are still a big definition of Thunderclash's profile in one mode, and the fact that he can armour up. It feels a bit like Thunderclash.

Armor up? Thunderclash can't armor up.

Sabrblade wrote:Armor up? Thunderclash can't armor up.

It was a pretty bad way of saying it, yeah. The idea I meant to convey is that a large section of the vehicle mode can separate and then be operated by the base robot - in Optimus' case it makes him a super sayain god, in Thunderclash's case it be comes this big sort of base.
In both cases they provide protection, extra firepower and specifically those two big cannons.

That reminds me, what exactly does happen to this Optimus toy's extra altmode pieces when he's not wearing them? Do they store somewhere or just lay off the side?

Sabrblade wrote:That reminds me, what exactly does happen to this Optimus toy's extra altmode pieces when he's not wearing them? Do they store somewhere or just lay off the side?

Same place G1 Optimus' trailer went

Kurona wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:That reminds me, what exactly does happen to this Optimus toy's extra altmode pieces when he's not wearing them? Do they store somewhere or just lay off the side?

Same place G1 Optimus' trailer went

Ah, lay off to the side, it is, then.

Sabrblade wrote:That reminds me, what exactly does happen to this Optimus toy's extra altmode pieces when he's not wearing them? Do they store somewhere or just lay off the side?

What extra pieces? The sword pegs in between the arms in vehicle mode

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:That reminds me, what exactly does happen to this Optimus toy's extra altmode pieces when he's not wearing them? Do they store somewhere or just lay off the side?

What extra pieces? The sword pegs in between the arms in vehicle mode

Optimus has a robot mode and a super robot mode, right? Where's the armor for the super mode go when he's in regular robot mode?

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:That reminds me, what exactly does happen to this Optimus toy's extra altmode pieces when he's not wearing them? Do they store somewhere or just lay off the side?

What extra pieces? The sword pegs in between the arms in vehicle mode

Optimus has a robot mode and a super robot mode, right? Where's the armor for the super mode go when he's in regular robot mode?

I was under the impression that this was all one self contained figure. The wings and cannons fold back and the face plate slides into the chest

So, I've gotten my first 2 TAV figures, Quill fire and Fracture. Quill fire is meh, not bad, but nothing to write home about.

Fracture is amazing. He really feels like the character on the show. Highly recommended.

That Optimus looks so good in robot mode. I only wish they could nail the alt mode

Ironhidensh wrote:So, I've gotten my first 2 TAV figures, Quill fire and Fracture. Quill fire is meh, not bad, but nothing to write home about.

Fracture is amazing. He really feels like the character on the show. Highly recommended.

Get TAV Thunderhoof man. Seriously. Deluxe of the year.

On topic...

I'm glad I moved over towards getting this Prime. I'm really curious to see how he is in the show.

This is also one of the few TAV figures where I feel some Reprolabels would help fill out the detailing some.

I got this toy the other day. Here are some observations:

- No Autobot symbols in lorry mode (I used Repros for mine).

- No upper arm swivel, which is strange as his upper thighs do. This means that his posability is limited.

- The regular head swivels a bit, but the super mode visor DOES NOT. This means that he cannot look around in super mode.

- The arms, although engineered to have tabs, don't tab together in Alt mode very well.

- the clear sword blade and hilt are detachable, and feature a special peg which fits into only this prime's hands. Not sure why.

- No painted wheels, which is odd for Takara.

- The molded Autobot symbol on the eagle is both unpainted and obscured by the eagle head in super mode, meaning that Optimus has no clear faction symbol on display while in this mode.

- The cab comes unattached in the box, and simply hangs off the attached area. It's tempting to want to pull it down further, causing it to come off.

- the same for the wings, as they appear to fold, but don't.

In conclusion, the toy is perhaps more durable and easier to transform that the previous iteration of super mode Prime, but it's got less details and paint apps.

So... hang on.
They designed a toy which, by admission, had all the effort put into Robot mode because the vehicle mode can barely be described as a vehicle and has a detachable cab piece
And yet the robot mode itself is a bit crap?

Counterpunch wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:So, I've gotten my first 2 TAV figures, Quill fire and Fracture. Quill fire is meh, not bad, but nothing to write home about.

Fracture is amazing. He really feels like the character on the show. Highly recommended.

Get TAV Thunderhoof man. Seriously. Deluxe of the year.

Agreed! I love that toy

Kurona wrote:So... hang on.
They designed a toy which, by admission, had all the effort put into Robot mode because the vehicle mode can barely be described as a vehicle and has a detachable cab piece
And yet the robot mode itself is a bit crap?

The reason for your confusion is the amount of love Takara put into a deco of what is essentially a big kiddie toy along the likes of that giant bumblebee or Mega 3-step prime (or 5 step megatonus). The robot mode isnt great for poseability and the vehicle mode is there for the sake of it, its for kids. But Takara had to go and make him awesome looking so of course us collectors are curious. But its still a big toy for kids. I guess the best alegory would be that he is this line's Giant Dragon Optimus:

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:So... hang on.
They designed a toy which, by admission, had all the effort put into Robot mode because the vehicle mode can barely be described as a vehicle and has a detachable cab piece
And yet the robot mode itself is a bit crap?

The reason for your confusion is the amount of love Takara put into a deco of what is essentially a big kiddie toy along the likes of that giant bumblebee or Mega 3-step prime (or 5 step megatonus). The robot mode isnt great for poseability and the vehicle mode is there for the sake of it, its for kids. But Takara had to go and make him awesome looking so of course us collectors are curious. But its still a big toy for kids. I guess the best alegory would be that he is this line's Giant Dragon Optimus:

Yes. That's right. For a kids' toy, it's pretty darn good. It's better than the orbits version in this regard. However, sine things, like the easily removable cab and wings, still hinder it as a kids' toy (as kids will probably lose the wings in a heartbeat).

Fellow Seibertronian primalxconvoy got his hands on Takara Transformers TAV 50 Hyper Surge Prime and wrote a quick review for us to highlight some points that may not be apparent at first glance. If anyone is interested in this toy, this is a great read to be aware of some problems in order to set your expectations, since this is intended for kids afterall. The short review is interspersed with relevant images from alfes's gallery.

I got this toy the other day. Here are some observations:

- No Autobot symbols in lorry mode (I used Repros for mine).



- No upper arm swivel, which is strange as his upper thighs do. This means that his posability is limited.




- The regular head swivels a bit, but the super mode visor DOES NOT. This means that he cannot look around in super mode.



- The arms, although engineered to have tabs, don't tab together in Alt mode very well.



- the clear sword blade and hilt are detachable, and feature a special peg which fits into only this prime's hands. Not sure why.

- No painted wheels, which is odd for Takara.

- The molded Autobot symbol on the eagle is both unpainted and obscured by the eagle head in super mode, meaning that Optimus has no clear faction symbol on display while in this mode.



- The cab comes unattached in the box, and simply hangs off the attached area. It's tempting to want to pull it down further, causing it to come off.

- the same for the wings, as they appear to fold, but don't.



In conclusion, the toy is perhaps more durable and easier to transform that the previous iteration of super mode Prime, but it's got less details and paint apps.

no bicep swivels, the alt mode looks like shite. if i get this, it'll be when it hits clearance. same as I did with Ultimate Beast Hunters Optimus (snagged him for 25 bucks at a Marshall's I did)

Dengeki Hobby has updated their pre-orders with some new stock images of TAV-53 Hyper Surge Sideswipe and TAV-54 Scorponok! The new images show off the newly painted figures in all their glory. Sideswipe comes with the minicon Windstrike as well. Check out the images below and let us know what you think in the comments section.

Love the paint job on Scorponok. Of course, being from Takara that's pretty much a gven.

Orders are up for these guys at the usual Japanese retailers. Shame the exchange rate is no longer in our favor and I've got some $300 into August already. I'm ordering Scorponok off HLJ so I can cancel later if need be.

BTW, bigger pictures of Scorponok on HLJ.







Emerje

I like that Scorponok.

What, no boxing gloves?

Though closer to the show deco than Hasbro's, Scorponok's black should be more green.

I do like that Scorponok. The browns and yellows are interesting colors for transformers and finally a figure where chicken legs actually work awesomely in bot mode.

Sabrblade wrote:Though closer to the show deco than Hasbro's, Scorponok's black should be more green.

Take a closer look, the figure is definitely green, not black.

Emerje

I placed an order for TAV-33 because a good deal came up and in anticipation I was searching for reviews demonstarting his new features. But there are none in English. This was the best I could find and I wish it were longer.

william-james88 wrote:I placed an order for TAV-33 because a good deal came up and in anticipation I was searching for reviews demonstarting his new features. But there are none in English. This was the best I could find and I wish it were longer.

I'll get to it, but regular giant Prime left a real bad taste in my mouth.