Transform Element TE-01 (Optimus Prime)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Cheem The Rup, Jul 6, 2018.

  1. Jazz of Staniz

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    Eh. That other 3P one without faux parts is more up my alley. To each his own, though.
     
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    I think the eyes are too far apart, is my biggest critique

    Did a quick bash, brought them closer together [and adjusted the angle so they look less 'sad']


    headeyes.jpg
     
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    They’re probably necessary because most people probably don’t have 300-400+ to spend on one figure. I’m also sure people don’t want to deal with all those panels and the transformation the official might have.
     
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    Damn this looks better than v3 Optimus! ... only 5 pages of comments, wtf?!
     
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  5. Black Conoy

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    How do you know it’s gonna be 300-400$??
     
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  6. dmarsee

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    Just following Takara's recent pricing behavior, figures *without trailers* are much more expensive these days. Using TFSource's pricing...
    MP BW Megs: $330
    MP G1 Megs: $250
     
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    EXACTLY!
     
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  8. GAUGE

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    It's just too soon to really weigh in on thoughts, no visible pins or screws. It's just a sculpt of a robot mode. Hopefully we'll see an alt mode soon. It's a nice looking statue for now.
     
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    $330 for BW Megs ? ? Damn that’s ridiculous
     
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    He doesnt know it. He does know that as long as takara puts a turd in the box most will run to buy it. Thats a very good indicator.
     
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    And another one. I was worried this would happen with third parties always pushing MP-alikes. At least with Megatron each one was unique in some way, here all I see is a lot of Cartoon Optimus.
     
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    Looks alright I guess, but even as an OP collector, I don\'t see a place for this in my collection.  And I\'m that guy who owns/loves TW Primorion.
     
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    I like this better than v3 Takara MP Prime. Well done.
     
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    There can be only one!!!
    *Queen starts playing*

    Seriously though, this one isnt perfect but for the right price( <$150) it will definitely do
     
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    Begun, the Prime Wars have.
     
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    Chest too big but otherwise a fine effort!
     
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    I'd say you were nitpicking, but since the whole thing is about having a ridiculously cartoon-accurate figure, you have a point.
     
  19. Starganderfish

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    Like what? IDW? Done. Classics? Done. WFC/FOC? Done. Beast Wars? Done. Bayverse? Done in like four different flavours. War Within? Done. Oversized? Done. Undersized? Done. GI Jo influenced? Done. G2? Done. Power master? Done. Ginrai? Done.
    We’re pretty much left with Prime or Animated. And which do you think will sell more: G1 or TF Animated?
    The reality is that pretty much all the most popular or appealing versions have been done, as have a lot of the obscure ones. What’s left on the untouched plate is either so obscure or such an unknown in popularity that a new company can’t afford to take that risk. G1 Prime is an easy win and an easy sale. It will ALWAYS sell if you do it right. That’s exactly what a new company needs - an easy win.
     
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    Take a look at the official Takara threads. According to the TT fanboys it’s never too early. V3 Prime was declared to be the second coming based solely on a line drawing of one of his chest windows!!! And they were 100% serious and flamed the crap out of anyone who tried to inject a voice of reason.
    We’ve actually seen more of both this and MS Prime than we have of the official. I agree that we need to see a lot more of all three before declaring a winner but sensible suggestions like that are often ignored around here.
     
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