Official Hi-Res Images of Animated Activators Armor Up Optimus Prime

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Tim Formas, Sep 21, 2009.

  1. Johnator

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    My God that looks horrible even for Animated.
     
  2. Pravus Prime

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    Without a doubt, it feels like it's coming out of left field.

    Prime may be a buy, but pass on the bee.
     
  3. Nachtsider

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    I lol'd.
     
  4. Rev_Pee_Kitty

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    Boss: "Okay, team, we just got approval for two new repaints on the Activators!"

    Team: "WOOO!"

    Boss: "Now here's the plan. We're gonna take Prime and do a Star Convoy thing with him, make it a nice homage."

    Painter: "Uh, boss?"

    Boss: "Yeah?"

    Painter: "I sorta promised my kid that our next repaint would be Destro."

    Boss: "Destro?"

    Painter: "Yeah, she just loved that G.I. Joe movie, y'know? Can we do that?"

    Boss: "Hmm.. sure, why not? Star Convoy Destro Animated Activator Prime it is!"

    Writer: "Love the length, but can I tweak that a bit?"

    Boss: "Knock yourself out. I think we can fit another syllable in there."

    Writer: "Great, so what's the other repaint?"

    Boss: "I'm thinking Bumblebee."

    Team: "WOOOO!"

    Boss: "First thing we do, is swap some black for silver, got it? Then . . ."

    Team: "Boss?"

    Boss: " . . . "

    Medic: "I think he just had a stroke."

    Painter: "What do we do?"

    Writer: "You heard him. Swap black for silver. Get on it!"

    Painter: "And?"

    Writer: "And nothing. Did you hear any further instructions? Get to work!"
     
  5. Ktulu

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    I just threw some paint on my face guys! This is armor, you can't hurt me!

    Man. Think about the money going into the various new redecos - and think about that lack of a new head on Fugitive Waspinator. It stings a bit, doesn't it?
     
  6. megatronkicksas

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    So getting for star convoy homage.
     
  7. Paxtin

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    It does make one wonder what the comparative cost would be between all these random repaints and a deluxe head remold.
     
  8. SoundFire Prime

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    I'm sorry, I really am, but in all seriousness, these repaints are just sad. All they did for the "new" Bumblebee was swap his black stripes out with silver stripe, and then the colored Optimus Prime's entire head silver and slap the yellow "Y" on his chest so he'd look like Star Convoy. Other than that, they pretty much look exactly the same as the originals. Again, I'm sorry for being so blunt, but seriously...Oh well, someone's gonna buy them, I guess...just not me. Hey, isn't there supposed to be a white Activators Soundwave coming out, or was that just some rumor?
     
  9. das_hermit

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    These are very 'meh'.

    Activator Grimlock in an Overkill theme would be alright.
     
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    These are both a bit lame, BUT I take a small amount of fanboy hope from it that if we see repaints of these we may see a Voyager Ramjet.
     
  11. caitlindevi

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    Arg more pointless and irrelevant repaints.
    WHy can't hasbo understand that if a repaint has NO relavance to the cartoon or comics no one will buy it?
    Then they sit around going 'Well this line can't be that popular. I took a dump in a box an no one wanted to buy it. We should cancel the whole future of this line because of this'
    You could have painted the prime black and red and called it nemesis prime, or even white and called it Ultra Prime.
    The Bumble bee could have been painted all maner of other colours to match all the bots with similar shapes in the cartoon, but no, you wanted to jump on the name bandwagon with yet ANOTHER BUmblebee

    Listen to my words Hasbro...NO MORE POINTLESS REPAINTS. if you want to release the same character then release the same damn character, don't just stick a bit of unneeded paint on it just for the sake of it
     
  12. Bgrngod

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    The Nemesis Prime and Ultra Prime repaints that you suggest would have been even more pointless to the kids that are Hasbro's target demographic. With these two figs that were just announced, they at least look mostly like what is recognizable from the cartoon.
     
  13. caitlindevi

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    my point was that if the repainting is so minor why do it at all...why not just rerelease it in the regular paint job? Or if they want to do a repaintmake it a proper repaint i.e. cliffjumper or at least from the transformers universe.

    Hell they could have done a dirty version of bumblebee as Fanzone's car rather than just slapping some random silver on it
     
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    I'm not seeing the Star Convoy homage as much as "we need to break up the red and here's a nice place to put some yellow". Bumblebee seems pointless.

    I have no love for Animated, but DO love the Activators concept and would like to see it in other lines. My friend's kids (who are just a bit too young for deluxes) are loving Activators.
     
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    Same enough for the kids/parents, different enough to screw over completist collectors. :) 

    I like that idea, though as I see it the silver isn't random. He's now a CLASSICS 'Bee homage.
     
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  16. lollypop

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    they're still releasing animated activators?
     
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    I can't wait to add Star Prime to my Animated Autobot forces!
     
  18. dark69

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    nice! love to see new animated!
     
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    Not again....

    So many bb repaints.... animated is based on them....
     
  20. Lucario Prime

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    Yes!!

    I love these dudes. DAY ONE!