APS-01 Striker Optimus Prime - Official Images

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Cheem The Rup, Sep 6, 2012.

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  1. wildfly, Sep 6, 2012
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    Swords yes....shield. i don't think there was any retooling of the mold for the shield?

    I'm gonna volunteer "Sentinel" for this one though, he probably has this mold a dozen times over at this point.
     
  2. Sentinel, Sep 6, 2012
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    They filled in the opening where the swords went. There is no space for the swords to be added back in, hence the addition of the hand-held battle blades.
     
  3. archieboy, Sep 6, 2012
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    In bot mode, yes, Prime can hold the blades and shield fine. In alt mode, the shield will fit the truck no problem. You did not ask, Striker's guns won't fit Jetwing's gas cans in alt mode, nor the other ROTF leader Prime versions.

    Removing the blades is an upgrade, in my opinion. It's such a pain in the ass to transform and pose Buster and the original ROTF leader because of those blades.
     
  4. Arkitect76, Sep 6, 2012
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    yup, or any other as they seem to be milking this mold/retooled mold over and over again.....its not going to end....lol....I'm pretty sure at least one more repaint will come out before TF4 comes out and give this mold a rest...
     
  5. Transmetal, Sep 6, 2012
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    Well that sucks! I wonder could I swap just the forearms? Don't know how big of a job that would be. I wouldn't have an issue if they looked like how a sword should be held but those stupid handles ruin it for me. I don't have a problem posing mine with the blades.
     

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  6. opt1musaber, Sep 6, 2012
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    Lol, so many people complained about this feature. I never minded having the flip out blades.
     
  7. Sentinel, Sep 6, 2012
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    Ha, funny you should say that. See my edited post right above yours...

    The shield will fit on any version of the mold. There was no special retooling to make it work specifically with Striker. I just now put the Striker shield on my Amazpn Japan Black Prime (the only one of the ten I have in-hand that is actually in alt mode) and it fit perfectly. It should work the same for the Jetwing Prime in alt mode as well.
     
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  8. archieboy, Sep 6, 2012
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    I guess it bothers me more than normal because I use the jetwing backpack with Buster. Those popup blades and the jetwing gatling guns don't go well together...
     
  9. Sentinel, Sep 6, 2012
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    They shouldn't go together at all. They added an attachment underneath the forearms on Jetwing to firmly attach the Gatling guns. That must have been one of the main reasons for retooling the forearms in the first place (plus getting rid of one of the most complained about features I bet).

    You could swap these Striker forearms with the two-pack Buster forearms to have the integrated swords. That would be the only way to match the pinstriping and give you the flip-out swords. Switching the forearms would take about three minutes. It's quite easy.
     
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  10. Transmetal, Sep 6, 2012
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    I gotcha, well my Buster is misb but I thought about picking this one up to replace my regular leader since it has the nice paint job, it's just those damn swords.
     
  11. archieboy, Sep 6, 2012
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    But my chrome jetwing looks so nice on Buster... :) 

    I thought of a workaround. Gonna swap the panels that hold the gas tanks between Buster (mine came from the DOTM 2pack) and this "Premium" Striker. Display "Premium" Striker with the chrome jetwing in bot mode and display Buster in alt-mode with the Striker shield and guns. Perfect combo! :D 
     
  12. Duomaxwell1017, Sep 6, 2012
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    ok all this swapping parts is making my head hurt!! lol
     
  13. Sentinel, Sep 6, 2012
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    You know, I can't remember if Striker has that remolded slot in the back to fit the Jetpack. I may have to look into this more closely for myself so I can have the ultra Prime as well.

    I like how you think sir. Nicely done.
     
  14. opt1musaber, Sep 6, 2012
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    :eek:  The only way I can counter that is at least I can say that I own the variants that most people will say are too expensive :p 
     
  15. archieboy, Sep 6, 2012
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    It's secure enough without the arm pegs, man :) 

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  16. Transmetal, Sep 6, 2012
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    By looking at the pics i can't tell if this has less or the same amount of chrome as Buster. It looks more silver than chrome.
     
  17. Barricade24, Sep 6, 2012
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    This is really cool. But I am happy with my Striker Prime already. I don't need another one. But it is very cool regardless.
     
  18. Anguirus, Sep 6, 2012
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    Eh, I'm very happy to have the original release of Striker. I'm glad for all the folks who dig it though. :) 
     
  19. Cheem The Rup, Sep 6, 2012
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    Instead I'm too happy to have resisted to not buy that at the time :D  This one is that I was waitin' for :) 
     
  20. archieboy, Sep 6, 2012
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    Okay, removing the back flaps turns out to be a bit of a pain (trying it on ROTF leader). So yeah, on second thought, swapping the forearms is easier and will have the same effect.
     
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