Wonderfest 2018 - Transformers Power of the Primes Display #wf2018w #ワンフェス2018冬

Albatross250 wrote:I expect different paint types for Primal in the version

primalxconvoy wrote:Burn. I spent all of my time, sitting next to the toilets to send these pics. I haven't even had a chance to actually enjoy myself yet.

Your tone seems ungrateful, and I don't appreciate that.

A small thank you would be appreciated.

However, thanks for the link.

Sabrblade wrote:Here is my position with this new Optimus Primal.

I'm not happy with what I'm seeing. Particularly with the gray cockpit chest.

It just looks wrong. If Hasbro has released Leader class Evolution Optimus Prime with his front chest colored any color other than red, with zero attempts at justification for the color change beyond "It's part of this toy's newness", I doubt many would have been that content with it.

And, frankly, I don't really feel that much need for this toy. I currently still own the original Optimal Optimus toy, plus the Masterpiece of Season 1 Primal, and the Beast Wars 10th Anniversary retool of the original Ultra class toy with the show-accurate robot head and gorilla face/robot chest, and the Beast Wars Telemocha Series version of the RobotMasters mold with its show-accurate deco. Not to mention both the Hasbro and Takara versions of the Transmetal Optimus Primal toy with its perfect hoverboarding gorilla mode.

So, what appeal is there, for me personally, towards this new toy that any of the six aforementioned other toys of Primal that I already own don't already cover?

Full disclosure: I ask this as though I were speaking to Hasbro itself, not to us fans.

Hellscream9999 wrote:cuz it was the winner of the vote, they didn't want to make him in the first place I'm sure, and wouldn't have if he didn't win the vote, but he did, so here he is...

Hellscream9999 wrote:primals' skateboards bot mode has a lush headsculpt, as does optimal's and the beast modes... It does have a bunch of cool modes, and, again looks like fun what with the surfing thing.

Hellscream9999 wrote:I mean it even does the matrix in the chest thing, that's pretty cool.

william-james88 wrote:I have the same beef with POTP Leader Prime as you have with Leader Optimal Optimus. I dont see the point of it existence when I have something better for all its components. The only difference here is the transformation, how you get from one form to the next. But the final products, the modes, are all kinda redundant compared to other toys we own. I guess Hasbro is hoping we find the journey more rewarding than the destination (which does have a point, depending on what one looks for in a TF toy).

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I have the same beef with POTP Leader Prime as you have with Leader Optimal Optimus. I dont see the point of it existence when I have something better for all its components. The only difference here is the transformation, how you get from one form to the next. But the final products, the modes, are all kinda redundant compared to other toys we own. I guess Hasbro is hoping we find the journey more rewarding than the destination (which does have a point, depending on what one looks for in a TF toy).

For the Optimus Prime toy, I could see one making an argument for its Orion Pax component being unique enough since it's the first and so far only toy based directly on Cartoon Orion Pax in existence; something we've never truly had before.

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I have the same beef with POTP Leader Prime as you have with Leader Optimal Optimus. I dont see the point of it existence when I have something better for all its components. The only difference here is the transformation, how you get from one form to the next. But the final products, the modes, are all kinda redundant compared to other toys we own. I guess Hasbro is hoping we find the journey more rewarding than the destination (which does have a point, depending on what one looks for in a TF toy).

For the Optimus Prime toy, I could see one making an argument for its Orion Pax component being unique enough since it's the first and so far only toy based directly on Cartoon Orion Pax in existence; something we've never truly had before.

We are still stuck spending all that money just for a smaller bot's robot mode though (since even his alt mode is wrong).

william-james88 wrote:I have the same beef with POTP Leader Prime as you have with Leader Optimal Optimus. I dont see the point of it existence when I have something better for all its components. The only difference here is the transformation, how you get from one form to the next. But the final products, the modes, are all kinda redundant compared to other toys we own. I guess Hasbro is hoping we find the journey more rewarding than the destination (which does have a point, depending on what one looks for in a TF toy).

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I have the same beef with POTP Leader Prime as you have with Leader Optimal Optimus. I dont see the point of it existence when I have something better for all its components. The only difference here is the transformation, how you get from one form to the next. But the final products, the modes, are all kinda redundant compared to other toys we own. I guess Hasbro is hoping we find the journey more rewarding than the destination (which does have a point, depending on what one looks for in a TF toy).

Last I checked there are a ton of younger/new fans that are pretty over the moon about getting a budget mp-10 that, as a bonus, nets them a show accurate Orion Pax, so, there's that debunked

Rodimus Prime wrote:I may be way too late with this one, but I don't know so I will ask. Has it been announced which Pretender shells will go with the 12 Prime Masters? So far we got only 3, and 2 more at NYCC, if I saw correctly. That leaves 7 more to go. Is Onyx Prime 1 of the 12, or is he the 13th?

primalxconvoy wrote:I asked the Takara staff about Optimus Primal; he said that the figure DOESN'T have a ground attack mode, only gorilla, robot and jet mode.

Burn wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:I asked the Takara staff about Optimus Primal; he said that the figure DOESN'T have a ground attack mode, only gorilla, robot and jet mode.

So realistically, the original version is already better.

primalxconvoy wrote:

Burn wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:I asked the Takara staff about Optimus Primal; he said that the figure DOESN'T have a ground attack mode, only gorilla, robot and jet mode.

So realistically, the original version is already better.

Possibly. In still going to get this version and the inevitable Primal Prime version. It's my jam.

Burn wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:

Burn wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:I asked the Takara staff about Optimus Primal; he said that the figure DOESN'T have a ground attack mode, only gorilla, robot and jet mode.

So realistically, the original version is already better.

Possibly. In still going to get this version and the inevitable Primal Prime version. It's my jam.

I'd like to get him, just like I wanted to get Generations Rattrap, Waspinator, Optimus Primal, Megatron and Rhinox, which I did, only to find I actually preferred the originals.

Said it before, will keep saying it, those original Beast Wars figures are really hard to beat.

primalxconvoy wrote:

Burn wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:

Burn wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:I asked the Takara staff about Optimus Primal; he said that the figure DOESN'T have a ground attack mode, only gorilla, robot and jet mode.

So realistically, the original version is already better.

Possibly. In still going to get this version and the inevitable Primal Prime version. It's my jam.

I'd like to get him, just like I wanted to get Generations Rattrap, Waspinator, Optimus Primal, Megatron and Rhinox, which I did, only to find I actually preferred the originals.

Said it before, will keep saying it, those original Beast Wars figures are really hard to beat.

The Perfect Event version should be good enough for you. I love my version.

william-james88 wrote:

Albatross250 wrote:I expect different paint types for Primal in the version

lol, prepare to be dissapointed

Burn wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:

Burn wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:

Burn wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:I asked the Takara staff about Optimus Primal; he said that the figure DOESN'T have a ground attack mode, only gorilla, robot and jet mode.

So realistically, the original version is already better.

Possibly. In still going to get this version and the inevitable Primal Prime version. It's my jam.

I'd like to get him, just like I wanted to get Generations Rattrap, Waspinator, Optimus Primal, Megatron and Rhinox, which I did, only to find I actually preferred the originals.

Said it before, will keep saying it, those original Beast Wars figures are really hard to beat.

The Perfect Event version should be good enough for you. I love my version.

Good for you. But you've been told on multiple occasions that 3P discussion belong in the 3P forums.

Albatross250 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Albatross250 wrote:I expect different paint types for Primal in the version

lol, prepare to be dissapointed

Already disappointed, no TRUKK MODE

primalxconvoy wrote:

Albatross250 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Albatross250 wrote:I expect different paint types for Primal in the version

lol, prepare to be dissapointed

Already disappointed, no TRUKK MODE

MUNKY, NOT TRUKK!

I REALLY hope I'm wrong on this, though.

Optimall wrote:Have to say the amount of putting down other members seems to be increasing every day I come here. What has happened to us?
There are times I am disgusted to be called a transformers fan.

ZeroWolf wrote:Who's putting who down? I see an admin doing his job and just chit chat.

Also comparing a PotP figure to its original official inspiration is allowed as long as the original doesn't dominate the discussion. 3p stuff (mostly recommending it) is not allowed unless you're in the right forum.

Burn wrote:Guys... If you want to discuss it, by all means, please take it to PM. Let's not let that discussion become the dominant discussion here.

Albatross250 wrote::-( Ruination. too bad its just a custom paint

Sabrblade wrote:

Albatross250 wrote::-( Ruination. too bad its just a custom paint

Bewbs.

steals_your_goats wrote:I assume this means that we'll get the remaining prime masters packaged in with exclusives (repugnus, wreck gar) or they'll do a Predaking and put them in with any combiner box sets that may or may not be happening.

So does this mean inferno isn't happening? What about project storm? Seems odd to leave those things out and save them for SDCC when they'll most likely be focusing on War for Cybertron.

william-james88 wrote:So it has been confirmed, power of the primes is ending in 2018.

Albatross250 wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:I assume this means that we'll get the remaining prime masters packaged in with exclusives (repugnus, wreck gar) or they'll do a Predaking and put them in with any combiner box sets that may or may not be happening.

So does this mean inferno isn't happening? What about project storm? Seems odd to leave those things out and save them for SDCC when they'll most likely be focusing on War for Cybertron.

Yeah, probably The War Within molds.

william-james88 wrote:So it has been confirmed, power of the primes is ending in 2018.

LeAwesome1 wrote:Found a YouTube review for Rippersnapper, not sure how to paste the link in properly but here you go!

ZeroWolf wrote:What's project storm? Hmm guess chances are then that battletrap will be the only duocon in this line (though we could see more in the next lines)

steals_your_goats wrote:I assume this means that we'll get the remaining prime masters packaged in with exclusives (repugnus, wreck gar) or they'll do a Predaking and put them in with any combiner box sets that may or may not be happening.

So does this mean inferno isn't happening? What about project storm? Seems odd to leave those things out and save them for SDCC when they'll most likely be focusing on War for Cybertron.

Albatross250 wrote::-( Ruination. too bad its just a custom paint

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:I assume this means that we'll get the remaining prime masters packaged in with exclusives (repugnus, wreck gar) or they'll do a Predaking and put them in with any combiner box sets that may or may not be happening.

So does this mean inferno isn't happening? What about project storm? Seems odd to leave those things out and save them for SDCC when they'll most likely be focusing on War for Cybertron.

Whoa there, slow down those pessimistic thoughts!

First of, Inferno is still happening in Wave 3, (early) Summer. Secondly, we still have a Wave or 2 in all Classes that's unknown to us (the possible Wave 5 would be a tight squeeze, unless the WFC Trilogy is scooted up a Wave or if's released side-by-side. We can hope!). Finally, we haven't even hit Spring, let alone the half-year mark.

Project Storm is nothing more but the Authentics, as explained before.

*brings out more tissues after the images*