Transformers Age of Extinction Platinum Edition Optimus Prime and Grimlock Set at US Retail
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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 2nd, 2014 @ 1:00pm CDT
Posted by Grahf_ on August 2nd, 2014 @ 1:02pm CDT
Posted by The Thuggernaut on August 2nd, 2014 @ 1:31pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 2nd, 2014 @ 2:00pm CDT
The Thuggernaut wrote:Is k-mart the only one getting this platinum set?
Sadly yes. Took me by surprise actually, I was expecting Kmart to go chapter 11 within a few years, then this pops up.
Posted by BonaNox on August 2nd, 2014 @ 6:35pm CDT
Posted by Doubledealer93 on August 2nd, 2014 @ 7:35pm CDT
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Posted by Ddave on August 3rd, 2014 @ 7:19am CDT
Posted by Hammer on August 3rd, 2014 @ 7:51am CDT
Ddave wrote:This set is $130.00 AUD. Saw it and was shocked by the price. They had both these figures priced at $40, so an extra $50 just for a double pack? So stupid.
The Australian retail on the OP & Grimlock set is $130, but they were $99 online during Myer's Toy Sale & you could also get a further 10% off when you entered the promotional code. Throw in free shipping for orders over $100 & it wasn't that bad of a deal. Never pay full price
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 3rd, 2014 @ 9:45pm CDT
Posted by Maggotron on August 5th, 2014 @ 3:13pm CDT
Posted by GuyIncognito on August 5th, 2014 @ 3:39pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 5th, 2014 @ 3:56pm CDT
Maggotron wrote:OK, I'm slow, but I only now realized there were two versions of certain deluxe figures. One Battle Action version, and one well-sculpted version for the adults. I noticed it with Scorn and Strafe. And is Drift like this? Interesting how they did this divide and conquer method, though.
That's with every single character so far, be they Deluxe or Voyager. The differences in packaging are minimal: to the point the Deluxes and Power Attackers share eachother's pegs! So you'd need to be really careful in avoiding the ones that call out the gimmick.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 6th, 2014 @ 1:38am CDT
Maggotron wrote:OK, I'm slow, but I only now realized there were two versions of certain deluxe figures. One Battle Action version, and one well-sculpted version for the adults. I noticed it with Scorn and Strafe. And is Drift like this? Interesting how they did this divide and conquer method, though.
Yes he has a sword slashing gimmick. Check my you tube channel for the review. Thanks in advance.
Posted by Superwheeljack on August 7th, 2014 @ 10:01am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 7th, 2014 @ 10:11am CDT
Superwheeljack wrote:So, weren't we supposed to get a Stinger?
Noting was officially announced at either BotCon or SDCC. We are getting a One-Step Stinger (same style as Lockdown) and several Legion repaints, all exclusive to Walmart (though the One-Step has appeared at Target(!)).
That is it. No Deluxe, no mention of a Bumblebee reshell, nothing. And the red Sideswipe/Swerve that comes with FE Prime + Trailer set? Sideswipe with Swerve's head mold.
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 7th, 2014 @ 10:20am CDT
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Posted by nuttylover101 on August 7th, 2014 @ 4:04pm CDT
Posted by Spleenzorio on August 7th, 2014 @ 4:05pm CDT
Posted by Rated X on August 7th, 2014 @ 4:30pm CDT
Posted by Yweggo on August 7th, 2014 @ 6:11pm CDT
Rated X wrote:I like the way the painting on his helmet looks like horns and they give him twin pentagrams. They should repaint it in red as Cliffjumper.
Nah, if they do repaint this figure people are saying that it will be retooled into Stinger, witch makes sense, seeing as how all the artwork for Stinger so far is red Bumblebee.
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on August 7th, 2014 @ 9:46pm CDT
Posted by TulioDude on August 7th, 2014 @ 10:19pm CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on August 8th, 2014 @ 1:37am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Superwheeljack wrote:So, weren't we supposed to get a Stinger?
Noting was officially announced at either BotCon or SDCC. We are getting a One-Step Stinger (same style as Lockdown) and several Legion repaints, all exclusive to Walmart (though the One-Step has appeared at Target(!)).
That is it. No Deluxe, no mention of a Bumblebee reshell, nothing. And the red Sideswipe/Swerve that comes with FE Prime + Trailer set? Sideswipe with Swerve's head mold.
Sadly, this seems to be the case. However, Takara Tomy's been known to bring us what Hasbro can't or won't, so we may yet still see a Stinger at some point. If nothing else, I'll take the 1-Step. It's better than nothing, at least.
Posted by Autobot032 on August 8th, 2014 @ 1:50am CDT
Blacklai posted his thoughts on the figure, here.
Much like FOC Bruticus had in the past, it seems the Dinobots are receiving the many repaints treatment. Domestic retail: Multicolored.
Domestic exclusive: G1 deco (SDCC and Amazon exclusives.)
Who knows? Might be more redecos down the line.
We've mirrored the images below:
Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
Posted by MightyMagnus78 on August 8th, 2014 @ 7:05am CDT
Posted by Yweggo on August 8th, 2014 @ 7:59am CDT
Posted by Rated X on August 8th, 2014 @ 9:00am CDT
Posted by Marcdachamp on August 8th, 2014 @ 9:04am CDT
Odd question, though: why is it that we never get the Camaro in the accurate yellow? The "G1" Bumblebee in the package has a yellow that's pretty spot-on, but, to the best of my knowledge, every Bumblebee we've ever gotten from the movies has looked closer to orange than the actual Camaro does in real life.
Posted by Evil Eye on August 8th, 2014 @ 10:14am CDT
Posted by IJK Productions on August 8th, 2014 @ 10:43am CDT
$100 says thats what the unidentified AD-19 is unless it's gonna be an exclusive or AD-31+
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 8th, 2014 @ 10:51am CDT
IJK Productions wrote:So Takara is releasing the AoE Hot Shot/Tracks there according the Also Available bottom cell. $100 says thats what the unidentified AD-19 is (or AD-29 since BBTS doesn't have that listed between AD-28 and AD-30)
If anything it's directly copied from Hasbro's card back, so it's possible that it's an oversight. Should Hot Shot get released, either he'll be exclusive and get no number at all, or he'll be AD-32 or higher, with this list in mind:
AD28 Snarl
AD29 Clobber (has to be Slog)
AD30 Drift Helicopter
AD31 Ultimate Power Mode Optimus Prime (Leader retool)
And we still don't know who AD18 and AD19 are, aside from the fact that they're based on Dark of the Moon. That Wheeljack is an exclusive, so no ID number.
Posted by Shuttershock on August 8th, 2014 @ 1:51pm CDT
Posted by xyl360 on August 8th, 2014 @ 5:36pm CDT
Shuttershock wrote:Anyone else reminded of BBTS Dark Energon Prime toys? Way too much transparent plastic compared to the others, in my opinion.
Actually, yeah. It looks to sport an identical deco to BBTS' Dark Energon Knockout (which I LOVED, BTW):
Posted by IJK Productions on August 8th, 2014 @ 7:51pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:IJK Productions wrote:So Takara is releasing the AoE Hot Shot/Tracks there according the Also Available bottom cell. $100 says thats what the unidentified AD-19 is (or AD-29 since BBTS doesn't have that listed between AD-28 and AD-30)
If anything it's directly copied from Hasbro's card back, so it's possible that it's an oversight. Should Hot Shot get released, either he'll be exclusive and get no number at all, or he'll be AD-32 or higher, with this list in mind:
AD28 Snarl
AD29 Clobber (has to be Slog)
AD30 Drift Helicopter
AD31 Ultimate Power Mode Optimus Prime (Leader retool)
And we still don't know who AD18 and AD19 are, aside from the fact that they're based on Dark of the Moon. That Wheeljack is an exclusive, so no ID number.
Now that you mention it it does look like they copied the Hasbro box since it doesn't look like the Japanese print for translations is on it like my AD Dino did, unless thats what they're doing for this wave, which I doubt.
Posted by Stockade on August 9th, 2014 @ 9:04am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 9th, 2014 @ 9:25am CDT
IJK Productions wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:IJK Productions wrote:So Takara is releasing the AoE Hot Shot/Tracks there according the Also Available bottom cell. $100 says thats what the unidentified AD-19 is (or AD-29 since BBTS doesn't have that listed between AD-28 and AD-30)
If anything it's directly copied from Hasbro's card back, so it's possible that it's an oversight. Should Hot Shot get released, either he'll be exclusive and get no number at all, or he'll be AD-32 or higher, with this list in mind:
AD28 Snarl
AD29 Clobber (has to be Slog)
AD30 Drift Helicopter
AD31 Ultimate Power Mode Optimus Prime (Leader retool)
And we still don't know who AD18 and AD19 are, aside from the fact that they're based on Dark of the Moon. That Wheeljack is an exclusive, so no ID number.
Now that you mention it it does look like they copied the Hasbro box since it doesn't look like the Japanese print for translations is on it like my AD Dino did, unless thats what they're doing for this wave, which I doubt.
They added Japanese only for the "Legacy Releases", AD08 through AD17 since there was no US packaging to copy. So they made their own, which also includes the logo of the movie they refer to:
Transformers
AD08 Battle Blade Bumblebee
AD09 Protoform Optimus Prime
AD10 Starscream
AD11 Dispensor
Transformers: Revenge
AD12 Revenge Optimus Prime
AD13 Devastator
AD14 Jolt
AD15 Ratchet
Transformers: Darkside Moon
AD16 Autobot Dino
AD17 Darkside Soundwave
Posted by El Duque on August 9th, 2014 @ 3:31pm CDT
Posted by TulioDude on August 9th, 2014 @ 4:59pm CDT
Posted by Shuttershock on August 9th, 2014 @ 5:44pm CDT
El Duque wrote:Courtesy of the Hobbybase we some in-hand images of the Takara Tomy Transformers: Lost Age Toys"R"Us exclusive "Rusty" Optimus Prime, a more screen accurate version the Voyager Class Evasion Mode Optimus Prime. Check out the images mirrored below:
I see what they're going for, but sweet Primus that light gray plastic. I've yet to see it look good when implemented for a whole figure. And they did the same thing with "Platinum Knight Prime". Is the gray plastic just that inexpensive? Did no one put their hand up and say "that looks kind of cheap and unappealing"?
Posted by Madeus Prime on August 9th, 2014 @ 6:05pm CDT
Posted by dragons on August 9th, 2014 @ 6:41pm CDT
TulioDude wrote:Robot mode looks accurate,not sure about vehicle mode.
think you may have reversed your comment do you mena truck accuate bot mode half accuate?
Posted by User897 on August 9th, 2014 @ 9:38pm CDT
Posted by TheVenocWarlord on August 9th, 2014 @ 10:44pm CDT
EDIT: Hmmm, it's really starting to grow on me already. I may pick him up anyway...
Posted by kirbenvost on August 10th, 2014 @ 5:03am CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on August 10th, 2014 @ 9:39am CDT
Posted by shajaki on August 10th, 2014 @ 9:42am CDT
Movie 4 Platinum Edition Generation Dinobot 5 Pack. Preorder. Available on 1st October 2014. $159.90 @ RobotKingdom.com
Posted by MGrotusque on August 10th, 2014 @ 11:58am CDT
I'm wondering if each figure will basically have it's own rust design to a degree. Is it done by hand would ya think?