Price Revealed for Painted G-Sytems Optimus Prime Head Desktop Model

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  1. Tim Formas, Jan 4, 2008
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  2. Ceerad, Jan 4, 2008
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    That is not cheap!
     
  3. Soundwave2, Jan 4, 2008
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    What is the size comparable too? I just wanna get an idea of how big 1:12 is
     
  4. Ironhide546, Jan 4, 2008
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    Not surprising, comparable to their other models.
     
  5. Bryan, Jan 4, 2008
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    Detailed specs are available at the link.

    Looks to be about 9 inches tall, though.
     
  6. Devastattor, Jan 4, 2008
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    Meh... looks nice but I question whether it's worth that price.
     
  7. Smokescreen, Jan 4, 2008
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    $138.00?!? :thumbdown 

    No thanks.
     
  8. shibamura_prime, Jan 4, 2008
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    The price isn't horrible, considering that it's not something that's mass produced by a big company.
     
  9. Fit For natalie, Jan 4, 2008
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    I wonder why they didn't bother sculpting in the hiroglyphics.
     
  10. Railguard, Jan 4, 2008
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    That looks pretty cool but it is also pretty expensive. Pass.
     
  11. jnmx2000, Jan 4, 2008
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    thats a pretty good price for something like that, espically painted. But i'm not a fan of head only busts or busts in general so yea.
     
  12. Optimist_Prime, Jan 4, 2008
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    I have a model of Prime's head on my desk. It's the Hasbro voice changer.

    Seriously we only saw the "battle mask" for a few brief moments, and yet no merchandising has been done featuring an accurate head seen in 98% of the film.
     
  13. MilkManX, Jan 4, 2008
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    Overall it looks nice but the eyes look like crap to me. Pass.
     
  14. Randomus Prime, Jan 4, 2008
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    Looks like he's falling asleep, but that's from the Bayformers design. Clean sculpt though. PASS!
     
  15. Bryan, Jan 4, 2008
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    That's a good question. The sculpt is a little too clean in general also. I liked the worn, dirty look of the models in the film.
     
  16. TJOmega, Jan 4, 2008
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    The price actually isn't that bad for the size of the item and the electronics it includes. Expensive, yeah, but it's for a select market of premium item fans, of course it won't please most. It looks nice to me, I'd want one... just not for that much.
     
  17. 1987olds442, Jan 4, 2008
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    Great detail on the piece... this will make a collector very happy, and it's a nice touch that it actually lights up as well.

    But I'm still not a fan of the movie head designs.
     
  18. Maboroshi, Jan 4, 2008
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    Too much money for me!

    Plus, I'd rather have a head model with the mouth. As Optimist Prime said, that face is the one you see mostly in the film, not the faceplate.
     
  19. airfox, Jan 4, 2008
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    Not a bad price IMO for such a piece ... but I don't collect busts.

    -airfox
     
  20. Otispq, Jan 5, 2008
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    My wifes got a much better bust, so no thanks.
    Plus Voice Changer Prime is staring at me as I write this, soooo
     
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