Thanks to Soundwave9 of the 2005 Boards for alerting us to yet another Amazon Exclusive set to head this way. This time it’s the previously Asian Exclusive Year of the Dragon Optimus Prime (with Trailer). It’s listed at $99 USD.
This is the 3rd Amazon Exclusive Transformers item announced this year, to go along with Fall of Cybertron Bruticus in G2 Colors and Jetwing Optimus Prime.
Check out the details at the above links, and discuss in the forums!
Stepper
Wonder how will the repaint for this Superlink Optimus Prime look like……..
Philip164
Transformers Redecos of Energon Omega Supreme and Optimus Prime in 2013? – Transformers News – TFW2005
I didn't see the "CNY"; I still think it sucks it doesn't include Wing Saber.
ogscorpion
If you pre-ordered this from Amazon for the price of $99.99, give them a call about to remind them of their pre-order price guarantee. I called them yesterday about this and they put the difference back in my account.
Thundershot
Year of the snake wasn't a rumor, was it? I thought it was in the text with those pictures…
Philip164
The Year of the Snake is just a rumor, and besides it doesn't have Wing Saber, so that sucks; I would have preferred the entire Set of combinations.
I might pick up The Year of the Snake as I do not have any Energon Figures with exception to the Energon Saber. As for the Year of the Dragon, I'll pick it up for X-Mas or with next year's Tax Refund; I think the Year of the Dragon and Year of the Snake would look good next to each other, but I won't pick one up without the other.
Backscatter
Good job Amazon, wish now I hadn't bought this at BBTS.
Kantus Prime
So they can mock our stupidity when we realize it's red?
TylerMirage
The new Spider-Man Edition Optimus! With web-slinging action!
Thundershot
Nutbunnies!
Oh well… Still looks cool. I wonder why the SDCC one was gray?
allew
Got YOTD Prime in today, can confirm that the grill in truck mode is still red and not grey as shown during SDCC. Since I was born in the year of the Dragon, very happy to get this for an affordable price!
Optimus1138
I love the trailer deco, but other than that, I don't find this appealing. Maybe if they had used a mold that looked half decent, I'd be interested. It would also have been nice if they could have carried the dragon motif over into robot mode, and if they had given Prime himself a more traditional Chinese-styled color scheme and paint job. They should have made him mostly red, and put some characters or other designs on him.
Autovolt 127
I wonder how much Year of the Snake Energon Optimus Supreme will cost?
ex dtw2003
It was stated a while back that Amazon doesn't offer the pre-order price guarantee for stuff other than movies, books and videogames.
My advice isn't to get the guarantee but how to re-order without taking any shipping penalty to get the higher priced item back to Amazon. I've done it, Amazon actually tells you to do it, it works.
Quicky
According to the email I got, they do not do 'post-order price guarantees' which doesn't make sense to me since I pre-ordered this when news first hit and the price change happened when it changed to in stock.
I did get my $15 refund though. The agent who sent me the email made it sound like they were doing me a favor of a refund instead of actually honoring my pre-order price guarantee in the first place.
ex dtw2003
The deco or the underlying figure?
The base ultimate OP isn't a bad toy. It's not perfect, but it has it's charms and is a statement piece and it is pretty fun.
The deco is a just a variant for those that like exclusive variants or thought the original was bland.
Blitz.
I just dont get this toy its a cool idea but…. do collectors really want this? do kids even like it?
ex dtw2003
They always send emails when something like a credit back happens.
ex dtw2003
The packaging is different from the normal US release. Do they do "try me" features in the Asia market?
sunlink
did they notify you that you got a credit or did you just check your credit card statement?
fraenhawk
Got my $15 credited back the day after it shipped.