Trans Art Toys Skateboard Gorilla (Transmetal Optimus Primal)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Cheem The Rup, Mar 24, 2020.

  1. williammmw

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  2. mags2424

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  3. Ozymandias13

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    Criminy, $100 for 8" of figure? Yeah, I may need to wait for a clearance sale.
     
  4. lord ginrai

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    Huh, I take back what I said earlier. Scale actually seems pretty decent, compared to the unofficial scale chart. He could stand to be maybe 1/3 inch taller but close enough. Cool!

    Dunno if I'll spring for this guy but now I'm getting excited about their Cheetor and whoever else they do next.
     
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    You do realize that the smaller Primal cost around the same price when it was released right?
     
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  6. Chopper Face

    Chopper Face Emissary of The Vok

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    That’s actually the scale I’m most satisfied with. Perhaps ever so slightly bigger would be perfection so that he’s clearly taller than an eventual MP Rhinox but I always prefer Dinobot to remain the tallest Maximal until OpOp so this works for me. At least he’s not blatantly undersized.

    The paint doesn’t look as bad in that group shot but the orange shouldn’t cover all his abs so I’m still going to look into how to best capture Primal’s on screen appearance. Colour shifting paints are a really cool idea; just not sure if I’d want the green tint from the that goblin red.

    $99.99. Cheaper than Blackarachnia. Fine then. I was hoping for $85 but this doesn’t take the piss.
     
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  7. mags2424

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    Was this supposed to be in blue?
     
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  8. Robogeek28

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    Still waiting for a Transmetal Megatron announcement....
     
  9. Chopper Face

    Chopper Face Emissary of The Vok

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    He’s gotta be on their to-do list. He’ll be absolutely massive though so I’m just assuming they want to work their way up to a bot with that much heft. Think I’d like Tarantulus (with The Vok) after Cheetor then Rattrap, Silverbolt, Ravage and wrap up with Quickstrike.
    I’d prefer JX to handle Megatron, Rampage, Depth Charge and Dinobot 2. Not fussed who does TM2 Cheetor and Blackarachnia.
     
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    I'm wondering if you could rub some of that copper off his abs with a Qtip and some alcohol... without destroying it completely?
    All things considered tho, it looks amazing, and the perfect size!
     
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    I wonder if those 3rd party banana crates that came out when MP Primal came out are still around...
     
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    I'm sure this is a joke I'm too square to get; but I got 2 more inches of Ape for the same price when I got the Generation Toy Gorilla.
    GT-10A Gorilla
     
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    Size =/= quality, especially in cases like this. I love GT Gorilla but I wouldn't say he's better just because he's taller. Some of my most expensive figures are only ~8 inches tall!
     
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    Also not seeing any interchangeable faceplates, blast effects or a stand with that other Primal so there’s always other aspects that factor into pricing.
     
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    Credit where it's due, GT Gorilla has a mouthplate and a lips face. But yeah, you aren't getting as much in your box, aside from more 'bot.
     
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    A hundred and forty-ass dollars? Lol.
     
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    Looks good compared to this reference, like they are a similar build.
     
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  20. Zawicki

    Zawicki Wanna bewitch you in the moonlight

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    Always hated this design so it's an easy pass for me. That being said I hope this does well. I'd love to get more Transmetal figures. We need more stuff outside of G1.
     
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