Activators Armor Up Optimus Prime as Star Convoy |
11-02-2009, 01:47 PM
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#1 | | UNICRON Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 229 Location: Lexington, KY Collection Count: Too many to count News Credits: 2 | Activators Armor Up Optimus Prime as Star Convoy
"Thanks to the Arker who has posted some new images of the a new new repaint of the Transformers Animated Activators class Optimus Prime action figure. The new figure named "Armor Up Optimus Prime" has been repainted in a similar red, white and blue motif but with some changes in apps to his body parts
Most interesting is the yellow star on the chest that is dead ringer for Star Convoy character (see pic below) from the Battle Stars Japan only series. He's got a new character bio summary as well:
"In preparation for a massed attack on the Decepticons, Optimus Prime orders his autobots to upgrade their armor. Working with Autobot Ratchet, he mounts improved armor plating on his frame, giving him the toughness he needs to withstand even the most powerful fusion blast."
All of this information is from tformers. | 
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11-02-2009, 01:52 PM
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#2 | | GeezaPurraBurraFurraMurra Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,479 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Collection Count: 96 News Credits: 14 | The fact he looks like Star Convoy is News ? 
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11-02-2009, 01:58 PM
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#3 | | UNICRON Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 229 Location: Lexington, KY Collection Count: Too many to count News Credits: 2 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ratchet2007  The face he looks like Star Convoy is News ? | To the best of my knowledge these are new pics of an unreleased figure. Am i incorrect? | |
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11-02-2009, 01:59 PM
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#4 | | Autocon Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,598 Location: Beaverton, OR Collection Count: ~250 News Credits: 18 | We've already seen everything here except for the back of the box (seems to be a theme today): Official Hi-Res Images of Animated Activators Armor Up Optimus Prime
ANOTHER BIO BREAK!! Quote: |
Originally Posted by BIO In preparation for a massed attack on the DECEPTICONS, OPTIMUS PRIME orders his AUTOBOTS to upgrade their armor. Working with AUTOBOT RATCHET, he mounts improved armor plating on his frame, giving him the toughness he needs to withstand even the most powerful fusion blast. | 
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11-02-2009, 02:04 PM
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#5 | | UNICRON Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 229 Location: Lexington, KY Collection Count: Too many to count News Credits: 2 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Bgrngod | I knew there had to be something new to this. So should I (Can I) Delete the other images? | |
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11-02-2009, 03:41 PM
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#6 | | The British Butcher Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 21,596 Location: UK! Collection Count: An awful lot. And a few SWTFs. | The bio's also posted here back when he was first revealed: Optimus Prime (Armor Up) - Animated Activators - Transformers Resources
Leave up the pics, the back of the box is news. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Lance Halberd Sol Fury can be likened to a German clock. A very exact, complex, and tightly-wound precision instrument that occasionally goes cuckoo. | | |
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11-02-2009, 04:07 PM
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#7 | | Generation All Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 5,615 Location: Orlando, FL Collection Count: 5000+ News Credits: 3 | Intentional homage, or "we needed some color to break up all the red"?
I'm going with the latter. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Yet another WTH moment with a fellow collector seth: Man, I can't believe you buy reissues.
ams: Well, I also have the G1 originals, and since the reissues are made by Takara, they're official... and sometimes significantly improved.
seth: Don't you feel like it takes away from the authenticity of your collection?
ams: Dude, you own three different unlicensed City Commander toys and a half dozen fake third-party Prime trailers. WTH? | | |
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11-02-2009, 04:42 PM
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#8 | | Dinobot Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 890 News Credits: 1 | Quote:
Originally Posted by ams Intentional homage, or "we needed some color to break up all the red"?
I'm going with the latter. | Animated Prime's chest has always been a homage to Star Convoy's. Compare the shape of the windows. This redeco just makes it more obvious by adding the star. | |
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11-02-2009, 04:48 PM
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#9 | | Generation All Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 5,615 Location: Orlando, FL Collection Count: 5000+ News Credits: 3 | Yeah, a few random similarities doesn't make an homage, from my perspective... but it's certainly more probable than some of the other supposed homages out there.
"A green car! It must be an homage to <insert obscure Micromaster here>" Quote: |
Originally Posted by Yet another WTH moment with a fellow collector seth: Man, I can't believe you buy reissues.
ams: Well, I also have the G1 originals, and since the reissues are made by Takara, they're official... and sometimes significantly improved.
seth: Don't you feel like it takes away from the authenticity of your collection?
ams: Dude, you own three different unlicensed City Commander toys and a half dozen fake third-party Prime trailers. WTH? | | |
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11-02-2009, 04:56 PM
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#10 | | I Pressed the Buttons 0_0 Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,567 Location: I was kinda hoping you could tell me. Collection Count: Come Again? | Meh'ed.  http://dranon.webs.com/ | |
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