On one hand, it doesn't transform into a cat. On the other hand, the cat kibble is still visible on his shoulders, nicely implying an intended cat mode.

Hmmmm...

 

For the concern about the Licensed Territories, I see that the 1/9 Scale Iron Man MK85 (PLAMO)- Normal Std Version that they sell is available at USA Gundam store.  But the info states \"Licensed Territories: Mainland China ( Other territories will open soon)\", so I can see that we would get it here.  Also price wise with the Iron man being about 90 bucks this monster is very likely to be 200-300.
I hope its closer to 200 as I really would love to pick it up.
Have a great weekend!

 

$200 is still a bit steep. This model kit should not cost the same as the Threezero DLX Prime figure which is the same size, fully painted, has diecast parts, and is already constructed. I'm definitely hoping it's cheaper than that.

 

Agree

 

hard to say, it’s like comparing apples to oranges. 3a dlx doesn’t need to have a bunch of internal parts/detailing aside from a metal skeleton and painted external armor parts.

comparing it to gundam models would be a better match, and i can see him being more detailed than a perfect grade which runs from $150 upwards. also, i’m willing to bet yolo plasmo won’t manufacture as high a quantity as gundams, so pricing will have to be higher to maintain profit margins

 

Shame it's not licensed to the US. Guessing we'll have to go with a third party like USA Gundam or something to grab it.

So is this going to be painted or no? If it is a precolored kit, I'd say the $200 range is more reasonable since it does compare closer to a PG Gundam than anything else.

This is $250-$300 and is around the same height (11.8"):

 

Internal detailing on the kit should be fairly comparable to the cost of detailed paint applications and diecast on Threezero figures. Also, labor should also be accounted for, and considering that, it's much more expensive for Threezero as they have to (hand?) construct the figures themselves. Threezero isn't a large company either so I'm not totally on board with the profit margins argument.

Yes, there are some PG Gundams that cost around $200, but those are usually larger and/or have more accessories to drive up the cost. Also, I'm assuming the part separation on this Yolopark kit won't be on par with PGs.

 

that’s true, you’re talking about 3a’s labor/paint vs yolo’s parts count, so without knowing the manufacturing costs, i can’t say for sure how the cost differences compare, but i would agree labor/paint would cost more here. but you also have to factor in the design/engineering costs involved, and i would think it takes more time/effort to create all the internal detailing and how all those parts fit together rather than just an articulated skeleton with a smaller parts account to fit around the skeleton. again, it’s comparing apples to oranges here.

i’m pretty sure yolo isn’t anywhere as big a company as bandai, and isn’t going to make anywhere as many plasmo kits as gundam kits, so price per kit will have to be higher than a gundam kit in order to maintain a reasonable profit margin, that’s just how economics work.

isn’t this guy going to be ~12” just like their PG kits? some pg kits have more accessories but those come separately and aren’t cheap either (ex. aile strike pack), though others like seven swords do have more accessories included so that’s a wash. but until we see the trees, it’s hard to speculate on how the parts count or color separation will be.

 

Also, modern Bandai PG's have a RIDICULOUS amount of internal detailing/articulation/color-separation/raw molding quality. I can't imagine anyone else coming close to the latest RX78-2.

Internal frame, heavily articulated? Yes, but very unlikely to be on Bandai's level.

 

I agree that there is research and development that goes with model kits and I'll give you that. Regardless, there's still some of that goes with action figures as well.

I get it, but I was just adding that Threezero is still able to create reasonably priced products despite being a smaller company.

Some of the more expensive kits have been just bulkier and larger all around. Though, I guess there have been newer kits around the same size with equal pricing, though they're top of the line with all the bells and whistles. Again, I doubt Yolopark will be able to produce a figure at an equal caliber.

Just to compare Transformers products, I can't justify paying the same for a model kit I have to construct myself as an equivalent fully painted and pre-constructed figure. However, this conversation is premature until we see the real price and the details of the kit.

 

This is so cool! I'd love to build it.

 

Seriously? The company's name is Yolopark? I thought someone was trolling me.

Look at the torso from this angle, I see he's actually a lot thicker than I thought. I always thought my Fire Scorpion made him too chunky in all areas, but now I see they just made his chest too wide.

 

Oh they have done a grevious mistake.  Look at all those pieces.  The kitbashing possible with him.. 
I\'ll take five. 

 

Except I can already tell this kit is not nearly that intricate to have a full inner frame. Also, a Transformer shouldn't really have a Gundam-style inner frame. There's no way he'd be more detailed than a PG just looking at the proto. Detailed for sure, but not, well:

That's the Perfect Grade Unleashed RX-78-2, and it's an exceptionally detailed kit. Its inner frame has an inner frame, and it's pretty much designed to be as ludicrously detailed as possible, even having some small metal parts as well as electronics.

I can see the hip joint in the crouching pose on Optimus, and it's just a giant hinge swivel. Seems most, if not all, of the detail is surface-level. Look at the interior of the chest doors, and it's only about three layers, with pretty basic shapes for the hinges. (IMO a good thing. A kit should always be functionally simple, for sturdiness, with the detail being relegated to aesthetics)

I'd say it'd be more on the $200 side of $100 going off these protos. It's definitely a detailed kit, and it definitely seems (parts-wise) around PG-ville, but that Gundam is a unique specimen. Whatever it costs, it certainly looks impressive, and I can only imagine how intense and fun the build will be with so many detailed parts. I also wonder if it'll be easy to paint given how many parts look separate, assuming it's unpainted.

 

Optimus looks a lil sad. Like he's about to cry kinda sad.

 

Yeah the PG Unleashed is a bit on the extreme side since they tried pushing the PG grade further, which is why I think this Optimus will be around the $200 range. It seems to be more on the surface level details than anything but the system they built for their larger Optimus has a lot of details moving around, which is implemented into this kit.

The thing I hate the most with this kit is that Optimus has this weird bend at the abs that makes his upper chest bend forward. It gives off that super hero action pose look but it's really distracting here.

Like WHY is his abs crunched so much. It's like he's sucking in his entire stomach. Looks really bad. Hope that's something that can be adjusted or posed out of.

 

I'm pretty sure it's just because he's intentionally posed like this and you could position it a different way if you wanted to. It'd be weird if he didn't have an ab crunch when he has posable fingers.

 

I think that's just a case of the eye design. The majority of his expressive face is done via eye movements, and admittedly the face that tends to be used in most accurate toys ends up being the look of a kind of "Tired of War, Thousand Yard Stare Prime" look.

 

Yeah, I’m sure it’s just wonky posing trying to look “dynamic.” I’m pretty confident the actual kit will have fine posture afforded by the joints.

 

Yeah, that's the likeliest case. After all, this pose is seen in many of the Flame Toys Figures.

I see it less as the awkward male thrusting pelvis pose (And potential Jojo Transformer "Wryyyyy!" pose), and more the "Yes, this figure will have an ab crunch because we gave it a upper torso joint that adds to articulation" pose at this point, besides another obvious way to show full crunch capabilities like with the crouching kneel that we always see this Prime Model Kit do.