Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details

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While we revealed the Optimus Prime Lego set earlier in the week, there have been more announcements since and we wanted to share them with you.

Firstly, Lego released an announcement video and it stars the voice of Jon Bailey, who has played Optimus Prime several times now.

Also, we now know that this Lego set is designed by a former Transformer designer Joe Kyde. And we have a US listing on the Lego store site. This item is NOT available for preorder. It is simply being released June 1st where you can order it on the site or buy it in a Lego store. The site labels this as an exclusive. The price is $169.99 USD which is standard for a licensed product made of this many pieces.

Here is the link https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/optimus-prime-10302

We also have more video reviews to share with you followed by the product info from the site.

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Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2133590)
Posted by Emerje on May 15th, 2022 @ 8:59am CDT

Dan at Toy Galaxy said he'll likely be live streaming a build since he got a sample as well.

Emerje

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2133614)
Posted by primalxconvoy on May 15th, 2022 @ 3:14pm CDT

Emerje wrote:Dan at Toy Galaxy said he'll likely be live streaming a build since he got a sample as well.

Emerje

I take it he was given one by Lego/Hasbro?

I wonder if "I'm close friends with Hasbro" CrimevsCrime and chums were given one to review?

Anyway, if Dan and other legit YouTubers get them, we'll probably be able to see how legit they are as they will announce that they received a review/promotional copy.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2133645)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 15th, 2022 @ 11:27pm CDT

It would be nice if Lego sent a few to Transformer reviewers to get some opinions from the other end of the spectrum.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2133659)
Posted by Emerje on May 16th, 2022 @ 9:05am CDT

primalxconvoy wrote:
Emerje wrote:Dan at Toy Galaxy said he'll likely be live streaming a build since he got a sample as well.

Emerje

I take it he was given one by Lego/Hasbro?

He said on his most recent Friday Twitch live stream he got it from Hasbro and he's unboxed Hasbro's promotional boxes before (not just Transformers though he did get a box of Legacy stuff from Pulse a few weeks ago). He also isn't a reviewer, he's a collector and figure photographer and part time toy adjacent pop-culture historian. A couple years ago he turned his Toy Galaxy channel into a place where he uploads videos on the history of various movies, TV shows, comics, cartoons and other things that got toy lines or were so bad their toys were never released. Meanwhile his Toy Galaxy Too channel is where he now does figure stuff, usually unboxings or his quarterly 10 favorite figure purchases. Why Hasbro would send him free swag probably has a lot to do with him having over 324K subscribers TG (plus another 25K on TGT) making him one of the bigger independent toy channels on YouTube if not the biggest, not to mention nearly 37K followers on Instagram.

Emerje

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2133662)
Posted by ZeroWolf on May 16th, 2022 @ 9:44am CDT

Emerje wrote:
primalxconvoy wrote:
Emerje wrote:Dan at Toy Galaxy said he'll likely be live streaming a build since he got a sample as well.

Emerje

I take it he was given one by Lego/Hasbro?

He said on his most recent Friday Twitch live stream he got it from Hasbro and he's unboxed Hasbro's promotional boxes before (not just Transformers though he did get a box of Legacy stuff from Pulse a few weeks ago). He also isn't a reviewer, he's a collector and figure photographer and part time toy adjacent pop-culture historian. A couple years ago he turned his Toy Galaxy channel into a place where he uploads videos on the history of various movies, TV shows, comics, cartoons and other things that got toy lines or were so bad their toys were never released. Meanwhile his Toy Galaxy Too channel is where he now does figure stuff, usually unboxings or his quarterly 10 favorite figure purchases. Why Hasbro would send him free swag probably has a lot to do with him having over 324K subscribers TG (plus another 25K on TGT) making him one of the bigger independent toy channels on YouTube if not the biggest, not to mention nearly 37K followers on Instagram.

Emerje

Ironically I've just subbed to him and started diving into his videos. Managed to resurface some old toy memories thanks to hom :lol:

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2133674)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 16th, 2022 @ 12:15pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:
Emerje wrote:
primalxconvoy wrote:
Emerje wrote:Dan at Toy Galaxy said he'll likely be live streaming a build since he got a sample as well.

Emerje

I take it he was given one by Lego/Hasbro?

He said on his most recent Friday Twitch live stream he got it from Hasbro and he's unboxed Hasbro's promotional boxes before (not just Transformers though he did get a box of Legacy stuff from Pulse a few weeks ago). He also isn't a reviewer, he's a collector and figure photographer and part time toy adjacent pop-culture historian. A couple years ago he turned his Toy Galaxy channel into a place where he uploads videos on the history of various movies, TV shows, comics, cartoons and other things that got toy lines or were so bad their toys were never released. Meanwhile his Toy Galaxy Too channel is where he now does figure stuff, usually unboxings or his quarterly 10 favorite figure purchases. Why Hasbro would send him free swag probably has a lot to do with him having over 324K subscribers TG (plus another 25K on TGT) making him one of the bigger independent toy channels on YouTube if not the biggest, not to mention nearly 37K followers on Instagram.

Emerje

Ironically I've just subbed to him and started diving into his videos. Managed to resurface some old toy memories thanks to hom

He's caused me to have a flashback or two. Really good stuff and fairly well researched.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134312)
Posted by sol magnus on May 23rd, 2022 @ 6:56pm CDT

PvP has a video of Lego Optimus Prime up. In it he states that Hasbro gave him a first look at it. :-?

Does that make sense?

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134322)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 23rd, 2022 @ 7:54pm CDT

sol magnus wrote:PvP has a video of Lego Optimus Prime up. In it he states that Hasbro gave him a first look at it. Does that make sense?

Not even remotely

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134324)
Posted by sol magnus on May 23rd, 2022 @ 7:57pm CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
sol magnus wrote:PvP has a video of Lego Optimus Prime up. In it he states that Hasbro gave him a first look at it. Does that make sense?

Not even remotely

Yet that's what he implicitly claims when he thanks Lego and Hasbro 'for an early look.' Doesn't pass muster.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134325)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 23rd, 2022 @ 8:00pm CDT

sol magnus wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
sol magnus wrote:PvP has a video of Lego Optimus Prime up. In it he states that Hasbro gave him a first look at it. Does that make sense?

Not even remotely

Yet that's what he implicitly claims when he thanks Lego and Hasbro 'for an early look.' Doesn't pass muster.

Pretty sure he is using the fact that others got the set officially early to justify his other works, if he's above board this time, surely his others are above board too, right?

Either way, I am excited for this and plan to try to get him

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134327)
Posted by Emerje on May 23rd, 2022 @ 8:23pm CDT

I imagine it's really hard to steal from the Lego factory since much of their work is automated so if anyone is sneaking out kits it would be pretty easy to figure out who.

What Hasbro's PR team cares about is view counts and subs, factory theft isn't their department.

Emerje

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134331)
Posted by william-james88 on May 23rd, 2022 @ 9:31pm CDT

sol magnus wrote:PvP has a video of Lego Optimus Prime up. In it he states that Hasbro gave him a first look at it. Does that make sense?

Yes, he has the most views for Transformers content on YouTube and is already on influencer lists for these topics, which is why he also got a sneak peak by Paramount for their Rise of the Beasts unveiling.

Also, this isn't a stolen copy, and the toy isn't out, so there are less options as to how he may have gotten it.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134334)
Posted by sol magnus on May 23rd, 2022 @ 9:42pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
sol magnus wrote:PvP has a video of Lego Optimus Prime up. In it he states that Hasbro gave him a first look at it. Does that make sense?

Yes, he has the most views for Transformers content on YouTube and is already on influencer lists for these topics, which is why he also got a sneak peak by Paramount for their Rise of the Beasts unveiling.

Also, this isn't a stolen copy, and the toy isn't out, so there are less options as to how he may have gotten it.

I get that, but the other stuff is supposedly stolen. So, are we to believe he's legit with Hasbro who would have to have some inkling of how he's getting his stuff?

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134338)
Posted by william-james88 on May 23rd, 2022 @ 10:28pm CDT

sol magnus wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
sol magnus wrote:PvP has a video of Lego Optimus Prime up. In it he states that Hasbro gave him a first look at it. Does that make sense?

Yes, he has the most views for Transformers content on YouTube and is already on influencer lists for these topics, which is why he also got a sneak peak by Paramount for their Rise of the Beasts unveiling.

Also, this isn't a stolen copy, and the toy isn't out, so there are less options as to how he may have gotten it.

I get that, but the other stuff is supposedly stolen. So, are we to believe he's legit with Hasbro who would have to have some inkling of how he's getting his stuff?

I think we have to take it as a case by case basis and just stick with the facts. let's not assume anything other than what we know.
Remember, so far, his legitmacy with new stuff is only linked to licenced content and he gets contacted by PR firms, so he's twice removed from Hasbro with this particular Lego set.
He probably gets similar e-mails to the ones we (Seibertron) gets. While we get official behind the scenes look at stuff, it isn't form Hasbro proper but from an independent PR company Hasbro's own marketting team outsourced. Some folks at Hasbro may be aware of what PVP does, but the third party PR firm is not. They are paid to get the most buzz for certain things and will do that assignment. If it means contacting PVP, then that's what they will do.

If you want, I can make it simple. If it's stuff others get at the same time, then odds are it's legit. If it's stuff no one else gets and there is no proper documentation (I.E. a box) then it isn't.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134346)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 23rd, 2022 @ 11:54pm CDT

We could just wait for Dan Larson of Toy Galaxy to put up his own livestream build of the set, since he got a sample early too.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134349)
Posted by sol magnus on May 24th, 2022 @ 5:42am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:We could just wait for Dan Larson of Toy Galaxy to put up his own livestream build of the set, since he got a sample early too.

There's plenty of folks with it, have been for at least a week. But, none of them are as funny as Dan and Toy Galaxy. I'd wager it's their production values that's holding them up.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134350)
Posted by scootdcook on May 24th, 2022 @ 6:05am CDT

Wonderful game. I love it.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134411)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 24th, 2022 @ 6:46pm CDT

Everybody is getting a free early Lego Prime but me. WHAT'SUPWITDAT??!!!! Come on Hasbro, 40+ years of loyalty and this is what happens? Knowing my luck I'm gonna miss out on pre-orders.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134423)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 24th, 2022 @ 8:02pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
sol magnus wrote:PvP has a video of Lego Optimus Prime up. In it he states that Hasbro gave him a first look at it. Does that make sense?

Yes, he has the most views for Transformers content on YouTube and is already on influencer lists for these topics, which is why he also got a sneak peak by Paramount for their Rise of the Beasts unveiling.

Also, this isn't a stolen copy, and the toy isn't out, so there are less options as to how he may have gotten it.

I get that, but the other stuff is supposedly stolen. So, are we to believe he's legit with Hasbro who would have to have some inkling of how he's getting his stuff?

I think we have to take it as a case by case basis and just stick with the facts. let's not assume anything other than what we know.
Remember, so far, his legitmacy with new stuff is only linked to licenced content and he gets contacted by PR firms, so he's twice removed from Hasbro with this particular Lego set.
He probably gets similar e-mails to the ones we (Seibertron) gets. While we get official behind the scenes look at stuff, it isn't form Hasbro proper but from an independent PR company Hasbro's own marketting team outsourced. Some folks at Hasbro may be aware of what PVP does, but the third party PR firm is not. They are paid to get the most buzz for certain things and will do that assignment. If it means contacting PVP, then that's what they will do.

If you want, I can make it simple. If it's stuff others get at the same time, then odds are it's legit. If it's stuff no one else gets and there is no proper documentation (I.E. a box) then it isn't.

Not to derail this any further, because I do so tire of these PvP conversations, but these seem pertinent.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134428)
Posted by Emerje on May 24th, 2022 @ 8:54pm CDT

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Everybody is getting a free early Lego Prime but me. WHAT'SUPWITDAT??!!!! Come on Hasbro, 40+ years of loyalty and this is what happens? Knowing my luck I'm gonna miss out on pre-orders.

Have you ever contacted their PR team? Gotta be proactive about this sort of thing sometimes. Send them an email every time you upload a review, eventually they'll catch on. At my old job with Tomopop we would always send our review links to the companies that made them, even if they didn't send them to us. At our height we were even getting free stuff from BBTS and HLJ (which is how I got my TT Titan Metroplex). Then our sister site Destructoid got sold and we were shut down by the new parent company, I really miss those days.

If you are a blogger and are interested in any of our Hasbro brands or products, please send your request in writing to hasbrobrandpr@hasbro.com.

Emerje

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134433)
Posted by william-james88 on May 24th, 2022 @ 9:34pm CDT

chuckdawg1999 wrote: Knowing my luck I'm gonna miss out on pre-orders.

I wrote it in news posts a few times now: there are no preorders.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134489)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 25th, 2022 @ 5:24pm CDT

Emerje wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Everybody is getting a free early Lego Prime but me. WHAT'SUPWITDAT??!!!! Come on Hasbro, 40+ years of loyalty and this is what happens? Knowing my luck I'm gonna miss out on pre-orders.

Have you ever contacted their PR team? Gotta be proactive about this sort of thing sometimes. Send them an email every time you upload a review, eventually they'll catch on. At my old job with Tomopop we would always send our review links to the companies that made them, even if they didn't send them to us. At our height we were even getting free stuff from BBTS and HLJ (which is how I got my TT Titan Metroplex). Then our sister site Destructoid got sold and we were shut down by the new parent company, I really miss those days.

If you are a blogger and are interested in any of our Hasbro brands or products, please send your request in writing to hasbrobrandpr@hasbro.com.

Emerje

I was going to ask for an address and you read my mind. Thanks bro.

william-james88 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote: Knowing my luck I'm gonna miss out on pre-orders.

I wrote it in news posts a few times now: there are no preorders.

See! It already happened without happening! I actually mistyped, I meant I'll probably miss out on the regular orders.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134588)
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on May 26th, 2022 @ 1:42pm CDT

No Knees, but otherwise perfect. Probably won't by it, it isn't cheap :-(

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134595)
Posted by AcademyofDrX on May 26th, 2022 @ 2:13pm CDT

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Emerje wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Everybody is getting a free early Lego Prime but me. WHAT'SUPWITDAT??!!!! Come on Hasbro, 40+ years of loyalty and this is what happens? Knowing my luck I'm gonna miss out on pre-orders.

Have you ever contacted their PR team? Gotta be proactive about this sort of thing sometimes. Send them an email every time you upload a review, eventually they'll catch on. At my old job with Tomopop we would always send our review links to the companies that made them, even if they didn't send them to us. At our height we were even getting free stuff from BBTS and HLJ (which is how I got my TT Titan Metroplex). Then our sister site Destructoid got sold and we were shut down by the new parent company, I really miss those days.

If you are a blogger and are interested in any of our Hasbro brands or products, please send your request in writing to hasbrobrandpr@hasbro.com.

Emerje

I was going to ask for an address and you read my mind. Thanks bro.

william-james88 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote: Knowing my luck I'm gonna miss out on pre-orders.

I wrote it in news posts a few times now: there are no preorders.

See! It already happened without happening! I actually mistyped, I meant I'll probably miss out on the regular orders.

It should be in production and generally available for two to three years, so that shouldn't happen. The initial stock will probably sell out online overnight and in-store early the following day, so missing that is easy enough to do.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134940)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 31st, 2022 @ 12:58pm CDT

Any idea when this will go up tomorrow? Apparently it's going to be exclusive to the lego store at first then other retailers will get it down the line.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134945)
Posted by AcademyofDrX on May 31st, 2022 @ 1:20pm CDT

Midnight ET for the US site. I'm going to be camping out, virtually speaking. Only time I haven't been able to get a set was a convention exclusive, but the demand for this is going to be wild.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134946)
Posted by sol magnus on May 31st, 2022 @ 1:24pm CDT

AcademyofDrX wrote:Midnight ET for the US site. I'm going to be camping out, virtually speaking. Only time I haven't been able to get a set was a convention exclusive, but the demand for this is going to be wild.

Which hopefully bodes well for future Lego Transformers projects.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134955)
Posted by Burn on May 31st, 2022 @ 2:05pm CDT

Got my order in. Time to go back to bed I think.
And by bed I mean go sit on the couch and watch dodgy renovation shows and play Pokemon Go until the sun comes up in an hour.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134961)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 31st, 2022 @ 3:48pm CDT

Burn wrote:Got my order in. Time to go back to bed I think.
And by bed I mean go sit on the couch and watch dodgy renovation shows and play Pokemon Go until the sun comes up in an hour.

Alright Burn! First blood.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134965)
Posted by Burn on May 31st, 2022 @ 5:15pm CDT

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Burn wrote:Got my order in. Time to go back to bed I think.
And by bed I mean go sit on the couch and watch dodgy renovation shows and play Pokemon Go until the sun comes up in an hour.

Alright Burn! First blood.

Heck no. Some people stayed up until midnight, I'm too old for that shit. I just got up at 4:30 because the old man bladder demanded it. :lol:

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134968)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 31st, 2022 @ 6:42pm CDT

Burn wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Burn wrote:Got my order in. Time to go back to bed I think.
And by bed I mean go sit on the couch and watch dodgy renovation shows and play Pokemon Go until the sun comes up in an hour.

Alright Burn! First blood.

Heck no. Some people stayed up until midnight, I'm too old for that ****. I just got up at 4:30 because the old man bladder demanded it.

Heh, I got you beat, I still sleep through the night. The sheets are wet when I wake up but I sleep like a baby.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134974)
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on May 31st, 2022 @ 10:08pm CDT

sol magnus wrote:
AcademyofDrX wrote:Midnight ET for the US site. I'm going to be camping out, virtually speaking. Only time I haven't been able to get a set was a convention exclusive, but the demand for this is going to be wild.

Which hopefully bodes well for future Lego Transformers projects.

Indeed

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134976)
Posted by AcademyofDrX on May 31st, 2022 @ 11:03pm CDT

They're using a queueing system tonight. I think I've gone through this before when big Star Wars UCS sets have dropped. It's late, hopefully I get in sooner than later.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134977)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 31st, 2022 @ 11:05pm CDT

AcademyofDrX wrote:They're using a queueing system tonight. I think I've gone through this before when big Star Wars UCS sets have dropped. It's late, hopefully I get in sooner than later.

This is usual for them?

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134979)
Posted by AcademyofDrX on May 31st, 2022 @ 11:14pm CDT

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
AcademyofDrX wrote:They're using a queueing system tonight. I think I've gone through this before when big Star Wars UCS sets have dropped. It's late, hopefully I get in sooner than later.

This is usual for them?

Not usual, but not unprecedented. Consistently happens for certain high profile events like May the Fourth, when UCS sets go on sale and there are limited numbers of GWP sets. I've been waiting for fifteen minutes though, that's a long time. I would have tried to access the site even sooner if I knew I was going to be dropped into a queue.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134980)
Posted by AcademyofDrX on May 31st, 2022 @ 11:22pm CDT

I got in right after I posted the reply above. I was planning to get a different June 1st set too, but sometimes it takes a few days for everything to be available.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134991)
Posted by AcademyofDrX on June 1st, 2022 @ 6:34am CDT

FYI, he's still available. I guess they knew what that needed to produce. Looking forward to seeing pics from retail stores soon.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134995)
Posted by william-james88 on June 1st, 2022 @ 8:59am CDT

It's June 1st, the release date of the Optimus Prime Lego set. As of right now, this set is only available on the Lego websites and the Lego stores. In the US, it runs for 169.99 which, while some may see as high, corresponds to the average price to parts ratio in licensed sets.

Let us know what you think of this set and if you will be getting one.

Here is the link: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/opti ... 4BVMMA473M

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2134996)
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on June 1st, 2022 @ 9:18am CDT

I think this set is awesome!
Im not poor, but I will be if I buy this! Probably will have to skip :-(

even though this is what I always wanted to have. Too bad........

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2135000)
Posted by Rodimus Knight on June 1st, 2022 @ 11:01am CDT

I ordered it and even though the email I received from Lego mentioned the free gift with orders over 160, I did not see it listed in my invoice. It's been a while since I've bought legos but they use to put those on the invoices, so is prime not eligible for it?

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2135002)
Posted by AcademyofDrX on June 1st, 2022 @ 11:19am CDT

The same thing happened to me and people on other message boards. Prime was eligible, but they must have run out of stock even as it was automatically added to active orders. Looks like we're missing out.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2135004)
Posted by MeGrimlock78 on June 1st, 2022 @ 11:47am CDT

I'm afraid the Free Gift promo ended May 31st. I was surprised that it was still listed on the website at midnight last night...I thought maybe the promotion was extended. The gift was even automatically added to my order. But it wasn't listed in my email confirmation, nor is the promo listed on the site anymore. I think it was just a case of bad timing that led some to think they could still get the bonus set.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2135005)
Posted by AcademyofDrX on June 1st, 2022 @ 11:53am CDT

MeGrimlock78 wrote:I'm afraid the Free Gift promo ended May 31st. I was surprised that it was still listed on the website at midnight last night...I thought maybe the promotion was extended. The gift was even automatically added to my order. But it wasn't listed in my email confirmation, nor is the promo listed on the site anymore. I think it was just a case of bad timing that led some to think they could still get the bonus set.

Lego fansites said the promotion had been extended. The Brick Fan is part of their promotional network, so their updates usually come directly from Lego's marketing partners.
https://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-ideas- ... o-june-14/
Not definitive, though, possible there was a mixup somewhere.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2135007)
Posted by MeGrimlock78 on June 1st, 2022 @ 12:01pm CDT

AcademyofDrX wrote:
MeGrimlock78 wrote:I'm afraid the Free Gift promo ended May 31st. I was surprised that it was still listed on the website at midnight last night...I thought maybe the promotion was extended. The gift was even automatically added to my order. But it wasn't listed in my email confirmation, nor is the promo listed on the site anymore. I think it was just a case of bad timing that led some to think they could still get the bonus set.

Lego fansites said the promotion had been extended. The Brick Fan is part of their promotional network, so their updates usually come directly from Lego's marketing partners.
https://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-ideas- ... o-june-14/
Not definitive, though, possible there was a mixup somewhere.

So there's hope yet? Excellent! Got my order in at like 12:05 am, so if the promo is missing now because they sold out, hopefully my order got through before that!

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2135028)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on June 1st, 2022 @ 6:05pm CDT

I got mine in and I think I got the free set. If I knew I might have waited for the Robin Hood forest people set, then again if I did this, Prime would've sold out completely and never, ever be restocked.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2135117)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 2nd, 2022 @ 7:44pm CDT

Got my order in as well. I am excited for this guy. I now have 3 lego builds to do

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2135270)
Posted by MaximalNui on June 4th, 2022 @ 2:26pm CDT

So, the page about the set has an example of and early design, and well...

Suddently lack of knees doesn't sound so bad anymore!

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2135299)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on June 4th, 2022 @ 6:48pm CDT

MaximalNui wrote:So, the page about the set has an example of and early design, and well...

Suddenly lack of knees doesn't sound so bad anymore!

I'll be honest, that doesn't look THAT bad.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2135305)
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on June 4th, 2022 @ 7:28pm CDT

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
MaximalNui wrote:So, the page about the set has an example of and early design, and well...

Suddenly lack of knees doesn't sound so bad anymore!

I'll be honest, that doesn't look THAT bad.

This would be much cheaper for sure though this was probably back when they couldn't decide how expensive they could make it or the budget.

Re: Lego Optimus Prime Announcement Video Starring Jon Bailey + Order Details (2135308)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 4th, 2022 @ 7:46pm CDT

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
MaximalNui wrote:So, the page about the set has an example of and early design, and well...

Suddenly lack of knees doesn't sound so bad anymore!

I'll be honest, that doesn't look THAT bad.

This would be much cheaper for sure though this was probably back when they couldn't decide how expensive they could make it or the budget.

It reminds me of Classics "The Ultimate Battle" Deluxe class Optimus Prime.

It also feels like what we would have gotten had we gotten an official LEGO G1 Optimus Prime back in the Unicron Trilogy/Movie Trilogy years.

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