@All Are Dead: THANKS for pointing this out!  

Sweet. I already have an Animated Prime and Grimlock and I consider it both (sigh) a compliment and detriment to these figures that I'm getting them again. It's a compliment because it'd be nice to have one to play with and one MISB. Also, they're such great products, it wouldn't be all that bad to have 2 of them.

But the quality control on all Transformer products in the last 5 years have been abysmal. I don't think there's been a single series yet that has had consistently good QC. My first Animated Grimlock had malfunctioning arms where the pegs were too big. I had to shave them down so that the arms go in, but you have to leave enough peg so that the arm stays in. As a result, each time the arms go into the upper arm, there's a lot of stress put onto that screw, enough so that the plastic actually bulges out. I don't anticipate my Grimlock breaking anytime soon, but I think a $12 Grimlock is a good insurance policy for the arms which may be a breakage waiting to happen.

Prime's QC problems are less obvious. It's the darn auto-morph. I can't even count the number of times I rotated the gears in a direction they didn't want to go, causing a loud "clack." Prime's waist seems like a breakage waiting to happen. If (say) a grain of sand worked its way into Prime's innards, it's game over.

 

i love this guy, get this, then grab the wingblade one and give him the wings

 

Cool. I may buy Grimlock soon  

 

Anyone know if the stores will match their online prices? I would pick up a couple in store for Toys for Tots and Christmas presents if I can get em at that price.

 

Awesome, I need those two. Too bad they wouldn't do site to store for them. Still, only $5 for shipping. Thanks!

 

most walmarts i've been to dont, since the stock online is different then stock going to stores. at least that's what i've been told.

 

Very nice, Prime is one of the few figures I love primarily because of the sculpt. Personally I haven't had a Prime that visually appealing.

 

Thanks. I like to keep my favorite characters sealed if at all possible. This gives me an excuse to have a bot mode of Grimlock on my desk and prime's leg transformation looks like fun.

 

Thanks a lot. I ordered a second Prime so that when Wingblade comes out if I can get two of them I can have one of each with and without armor.

 

What's the point of the deal thread if people are just going to post them here? I saw this earlier and put it in the thread.

Anyway, anyone who wants an Animated Prime, DO NOT PASS IT UP.

 

I got my Prime today its the non autobot symbol version but its alright hes still awesome as hell

 

When I bought mine for $8 + change from walmart.com back in August, it came with the bot symbol on the left shoulder. Probably a random thing.

 

its no deal to me I prefer a red symbol anyways

 

I see what you did there.