TFW's Age of Extinction Armor Knight Optimus Prime Gallery

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Sol Fury, Jun 3, 2015.

  1. Digilaut

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    Great figure. Was going to get the model kit, but at the last moment that was revealed to not be as good as the DMK-1 l, so I quickly jumped ship.

    Awesome how they remolded the parts, and the paintjob is phenomenal. Mold itself is not perfect (not as cool as ROTF Prime) but can hold enough cool poses. Don't agree with taking the backpack off however - he's too bulky, but becomes wayyy too thin looking when you take the kibble off. I also think Takara added the bigger, non-accurate shield to mask this mold's problem...but that's fine cos it's cool. Yo.
     
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    This is the worst movie Optimus toy imo. That backpack is horrible and the whole thing is so light it feels very cheap. Let's hope that they make a better mold of AOE Prime because he looks very good in the movie.
     
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    I disagree, once you remove the backpack as per several posts above, it is one of the best.

    It's highly posable, rock solid and can be transformed in a few quick stages unlike rotf prime; which is basically a rubix cube for tf fans rather than math nerds.
     
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    Takara did a fantastic job with what was otherwise a disappointing release. Night and day comparison between their 2 releases, and not even a competition. Takara's version is an absolute beauty and this is one of the very few exceptions where polishing a turd actually produces a gem.
     
  5. Turakonin Prime

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    Nice figure. Still not as good as evasion Optimus. Wish there would've been a leader version of that. On the other hand, ALL AOE figures were the lowest quality ive ever seen hasbro produce. Seriously, since GO-BOTS lol.
     
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    Thanks. Very helpful
     
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    Yeah, it's too bad that the armor side skirts are not attached to Prime's hips. If it was, I'd buy one and pull the backpack pin out and leave it like that.

    If there was a way to mod the side skirts onto Prime's hips...
     
  8. Datsun87

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    Definitely a step in the right direction but it is still an underwhelming mold. I'm sorry but when both MP-10 and the RotF molds are still getting remolded and reissued any retooling effort for a leader sized Prime is going to be compared no matter how unfair it may be.

    That said, I wonder if HasTak is even going to bother with a MP-10/RotF calibur release for this Prime. We're looking at a reboot in the near future so maybe this Prime is as good as it is going to get for this design.
     
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    Way better than the standard Hasbro version. But after ROTF Leader Prime I don't ever need to a buy any movie Optimus Prime toy again.
     
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    I think there is a KO of this coming out
     
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    I'm tempted to get it just for the arms.
     
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    You are basically saying once you make it not a transformer then its fine lol.

    You can't kill the alt mode and call the figure great or even good for that matter.

    Rotf prime may have been tricky but that's because they added those damn attached swords at the last minute to the transformation and got cheap with the chest transformation. Regardless it still crushes AOE prime and it is also extremely potable

    I think Hasbro needs to be careful once they start removing the transformation as the cool catalyst and hacking the story line away they now compare them selves to other large robot genres. They will just get lost in the mix then because the writing for those shows and movies are for more interesting. Transformers stand out by being what they are "robots in disguise"
     
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    So what's wrong with ROTF Prime? Once we get past tabbing those arms, it's smooth sailing transforming it.
     
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    Great pics sir. I'm a huge Buster Prime fan, but I'm very glad I picked this mold up (and will be getting the Nemesis version as well). It's far simpler than Buster, but the tweaks they did for this premium version make all the difference and make him definitely worth picking up.

    You've done a great job capturing the details and amazing paint job they gave this mold.

    Nice work.
     
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    See, if they had re-engineered the side pieces in robot mode I might have considered buying him.
     
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    Yea, he really does need something on his thighs. I think there's enough room in alt mode to even clip something thin on.
     
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    I love my Takara Age of Extinction Armor Knight Optimus Prime. Sure the mold isn't perfect but I think it was the best the HasTak designers could do considering the limitations that were placed on them by the execs above them. The face change gimmick is just aces.

    Here he is with Hasbro Platinum Edition AOE Autobots.

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    AD-31 Optimus Prime with Takara AOE BLU-RAY Exclusive Voyager Hound.

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    The paint deco is just gorgeous in hand, no question. Alt mode, is great. Bot mode, I can easily live with.
     
  18. Russian fan

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    Dude I envy to you - you have Takara's Exclusive Voyager Hound!:D 
    I can note that everyone who have AD-31 Armor Knight Prime doesn't complain about the figure:)  Rear wheels are almost unseen if viewed from the front and paint job and remolded parts really worth their money!