Transformers Prime KO Megathread

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by black prime, Mar 16, 2019.

  1. Robogeek28

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    Mine just made it state side from TF-D so hopefully early next week I’ll have him in hand.
     
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    Just the prospect of possibly getting a Smokescreen and Wheeljack figure with those Dr.
    Wu Cannons would be awesome from this 3rd party.

    An Ultra Magnus with Solus Prime Hammer, with a back piece that allows for storage on his back, Two Pistols(repainted from the First Edition Voyager Optimus Prime), and that Dr. Wu Rifle would be cool.

    And hopefully an Oversized Voyager Hardshell.
     
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  4. Robogeek28

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    Darn, you got my hopes up that mine would be stateside as well. :lol 
     
  5. Oreo Bot

    Oreo Bot filthy and funky

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    I’m just hoping mine gets shipped soon haha. Ordered from Show Z over a week ago
     
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    Ordered one from tfd as it was in stock then later that night they told me the manufacturer not make enough pieces for this and said it should be in at the end of October. Yes it was in broken English that’s why my post reads this way.
    Has anyone else ran into this?
     
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    I think a lot of people ran into that with LT-02 Optimus when it was released.
     
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    Was lt-02 the mpm bee?
     
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    The prime. The issue was qc issues on the first batch so the second wave was delayed a bit.
     
  10. NOCV

    NOCV Cretin of Kaon

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    Why does it have the same chocolate brown parts as the original? That's hideous. Brown is just the worst.
     
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    octobotimus Bad company ruins good morals

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  12. Snaku

    Snaku Primes Don't Party

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    It doesn't. The original was less saturated. This one is worse.
     
  13. Tekkaman Blade

    Tekkaman Blade Professor of Animation

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    Have the originals, so not that interested unless I decided to do another repaint(I could do much better now)
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    But many of the prime figures look really good when repainted and modded a bit
    (Sorry for the qulity of the image, these are really old pics from back in the day.
     
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    A slightly upscaled Ratchet with better paint would be A-ok to me. :D 
     
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    I dunno, man. My kid had his out last night. He's as brown as a Hershey bar.
    ha! Except for in regards to people!
     
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    I got mine yesterday, my 2 pence is:

    First impressions were that this is a decent, high quality KO that's very possibly been made in one of the 3P factories like a lot of recent high-end KO's.
    The paint apps are a little spotty in places, especially the silver paint on the faceplated head and the side plates, and one of the little blue panels inside the shin needs glued back on, but otherwise it's a superb figure and very good for the price if you're after a 1st edition Prime mould but don't want to spend stupid money.

    On mine there was a baggie sellotaped to the bag the box came in, with what looked like cheap stickers in.
    They actually turned out to be some really decent self-adhesive photo etched Autobot brands to go on the shoulder and front grille.

    Overall, this is a great figure for the money! I can't wait for Bulkhead and I hope they give us a KO of Breakdown too.
     
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    Excellent. I looks like a really good 1:1 KO, just a missed opportunity on some color choices.

    Mine should be here today!!
     
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    I hope you love it!

    I agree with the opinion that there were missed colour opportunities when the could have case the brown parts in grey or something instead which would have been more show-accurate and looked better overall. I've been thinking of dry-brushing the brown parts silver to give a metallic appearance, though leaving the blue and red parts as they are so they're clean and shiny.
     
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    Yes. I just had a moment to sit down with him and transform the figure. It’s a solid KO in hand, plastic feels a little different than official but only noticeable really if you were holding both figures side by side. Everything is nice and tight and he transforms and holds his truck mode probably better than the original. I also like that they used plastic for the swords and smokestacks instead of rubber. The heels being molded in red plastic instead of blue then painted red is also a nice allowing all the red plastic to have a uniform color to it. And painted rims is a plus. Only nit pick would be the hinges on the forearms and the wrist parts that the hands mushroom peg into are not molded in red plastic. Other than that, it’s everything the Hasbro version is and then just a little bit more.

    Still crossing my fingers they milk the mold with a metallic or Takara version.
     
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    Looks like Prime will be arriving just before, or right after I leave for work today...
     
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