To go along with our previous news update from yesterday, we now have new images of the next product from Xovergen. The Trailerforce-01 is a new trailer upgrade kit for Classics Optimus Prime and G1 Powermaster Optimus Prime. These images reflect the combined mode of the trailer with both Optimus figures. It also gives a back view showing exactly how Classics Prime will attach. There is also a side by side comparison of the Trailerforce-01 robot mode standing next to Classics Optimus which gives a good sense of the size of this massive new project.
Check out all the new images, courtesy of Planet Iacon on Facebook, by clicking the title bar.
CVprowl
i am interested. after buying and watching masterforce for the first time with my 5 year old son recently we both have an afinity for this fine japanese transformers. i showed him the pics up at robot kingdom and he knew who it was as soon as he saw the first pic.
probably the only reason why i havent already preordered this is because it doesnt come with the little guy, Hi-Q. How are they planning on releasing him? some kind of kit to mod the henkei prime?
it is nice to have a good use for my henkei prime again after he got replaced by faith leader.
Naztok
That base silhouette looks very reminiscent off the original powermaster base mode. Look at that picture of Trailerforce from the back when he's got the G1 Ginrai in the chest. That looks like the center tower thing with those windows.
ruinnatn
I really really like it! The design is dead on Ginrai and I'm 100% in, the only thing I wish they had figured out is how to recess OP a little more into the chest so I can't see the tires. The God bomber part is gonna fill him out a little more as well. oh what heck….preordered.
SHADDO
I'll probably end up getting this one, despite how much I hate the outer look and coloration of the Trailer mode. However, if there is in fact, a base mode, then that could lessen my distaste a good bit and help offset the skinny weiner legs of bot mode somewhat too.
Really wish they would have at least tried to do something that looked similar to the outer trailer appearance of G1 original Prime or even PM Prime, just having ports for the guns if you wanted those displayed on the outside (I'd actually prefer to have them flip out on panels from the inside to the outside as an option to preserve the look of an Earth trailer not in combat mode, but that's just me).
The FP trailer has that bizarre "stealth mode" thing going for it as an alternate mode, and I feel that Xovergen could have learned a lot from that FP product and applied the basic idea to the Earthmode/Robot chassis mode for their PMOP trailer here, having the trailer panels fold down and wrap around to form the larger looking legs of the classic version, but with all the articulation of the modern stuff. I have several notes for this as a project I was wanting to tackle at some point before I saw this cool looking concept of the idea.
I know it's way past the point of changing anything by now, but I'd have been happy to share those ideas in order to get all of us a more superior product…especially if they already have a shaky reputation prior to this. I'm fairly new to the 3rd party game, and knowing which companies are quality or not, so while I do have some concerns about the quality of this product and paying that much for it, I will likely give them a chance to impress me with this Prime… or to show me I should steer clear of Xovergen altogether from this point on. We'll see, I suppose.
Orodruin
It looks pretty good, but I'm not risking $145 on that beast. Maybe if reviews are really good.
Cheem The Rup
first pre-order opened at RK and the set DOESN'T INCLUDE Hi-Q….
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Billzilla
I'd be pretty surprised if they did that.
First because one assumes they're aware of their reputation and realize they need to bring people back, burning the people who gave them a second chance would have the opposite affect.
Second because Trailerforce already looks like it's going to be a rather expensive piece. Making it more expensive probably won't get more people to try it out and it certainly would dissuade people from buying two. I would say the number of people who actually buy third party transformers (as opposed to just saying "ooh, I'm buying that") drops off rather significantly past about $80.
They'd have to both have a ton of money and be really really stupid for this to happen. More likely by the time they get a godbomber out, Trailerforce will be long sold out and people will be whining for a reissue.
Thundershot
Oh crap. Yeah. I'd be pissed if they did that and i had already bought the first one….
nathan_s82
The real question is whether there will a TF02 (TF01 with Godbomber & Hi-Q) or if TF02 will be just God Bomber & Hi-Q.
Thundershot
So… wait… Am I reading this right? It's NOT coming with Hi-Q or the upgrade parts for Prime to make his legs more posable? But Hi-Q might come with the god bomber upgrade?
masishadow
Ugh, really want this. Can hopefully justify the price to the wife when it comes out. Just got a brand new car and going to be putting money into it….so I'm on a strict MP TF diet.
Cheem The Rup
God armor in the works… this the description on fb
"Concept art of TF-01 with God Armor: The Hi-q, and other concept works are still under W.I.P development status. We will announce more news once we are at the final stage. Maybe can reply something like the attached image "TF-01 with God Armor". Regarding the previous product – GP. Due to lack of experience in custome design and mechanism, we admitted it does looks simple, however we used a good quality material."
banjoted
Really very keen on this. Thats big money though. AND I'd have to she'll out for a suitable cab. What's the cheapest option for that?
kjyl
That looks good, and really god bombery. Still I would like to see a review first.
Naztok
That silhouette… Did they engineer a base mode into this thing? Cuz if they did, I'm starting to feel better about that price.
sodawilly
I'll probably be getting this too, but I'm kinda bummed that it doesn't include the updated Powermaster bumper.
– Gregg
Stepper
If it come out Black,it will be the Nucleon Quest version,cool
Rahvin
Bought as soon as there is a preorder available.
Gryph
Still not fond of the proportions. It just looks too skinny to be Power Master Prime or Super Ginrai. The God Ginrai arms are still not working for me without the entire armor. I still don't understand why they did that.
deathsheadII
so on the fence about this at the mo