New Transformation Video Shows Simplicity of the $60 Ultimate Optimus Primal Toy

What I think ?

That transformation is PERFECT.

Simple, effective, no tiny bits to struggle with, just pure fun.

I'm looking forward to it.

Why would anybody expect an Ultimate class figure to be a good Leader class one? I mean on the one hand why wouldn't they just call it Leader class if it is one and on the other hand we will be getting a Studio Series Leader class figure of RotB Optimus Primal this year. So it doesn't make sense to release two. It's very likely that it'll even be revealed next Tuesday.
And when I hear Ultimate (class) I think of something like TF Prime Beast Hunters Ultimate class Beast Fire Predaking. Definitely a gimmick toy.
Here's a list of all of the Ultimate (/Supreme) class figures there've been so far:
http://www.transformers-universe.com/in ... gebnis.php (just set "Class" to "Ultimate (Supreme")
The closest ones to Leader class are DotM Optimus Prime and maybe BM Air Attack Optimus Primal.

Lunatic Prime wrote:Why would anybody expect an Ultimate class figure to be a good Leader class one? I mean on the one hand why wouldn't they just call it Leader class if it is one and on the other hand we will be getting a Studio Series Leader class figure of RotB Optimus Primal this year. So it doesn't make sense to release two. It's very likely that it'll even be revealed next Tuesday.
And when I hear Ultimate (class) I think of something like TF Prime Beast Hunters Ultimate class Beast Fire Predaking. Definitely a gimmick toy.
Here's a list of all of the Ultimate (/Supreme) class figures there've been so far:
http://www.transformers-universe.com/in ... gebnis.php (just set "Class" to "Ultimate (Supreme")

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The closest ones to Leader class are DotM Optimus Prime and maybe BM Air Attack Optimus Primal.

Yup, you mention excellent examples.

I was excited for this one. But the size kind of threw me off. Then the simplicity. I have 2 of the weaponizers one. They are great in their own right. This one, I don't know.

It's an Optimus Primal. There's only so much you can do with a Gorilla that becomes a Gorilla-ish robot. They're all simple.

Giant Purple Griffin wrote:It's an Optimus Primal. There's only so much you can do with a Gorilla that becomes a Gorilla-ish robot. They're all simple.

Especially the ROTB one, where the bot and beast are almost identical to each-other.
We are pretty far from the Beast Wars cartoon.

Giant Purple Griffin wrote:It's an Optimus Primal. There's only so much you can do with a Gorilla that becomes a Gorilla-ish robot. They're all simple.

The MP release begs to differ. Takara really did an impressive job recreating the sleek and curvy shape of both modes but cramming in everything they could to make both modes appear as accurate as possible. And man, they really go all out with that transformation, having the back rotate 180, and having the back of the robot shins become the beast thighs. Plus providing the proper functioning so that he can be both bipedal and walk on all 4s in beast mode.

We've seen other pretty cool transformations for Primal, like some of the Beast Machines toys and the 10th anniversary one that's a completely new mold and look. Optimus Primal can be as simple or as complex as they want him to be, just like Optimus Prime.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Especially the ROTB one, where the bot and beast are almost identical to each-other.
We are pretty far from the Beast Wars cartoon.

While my post above was for Primal in general, yes the ROTB one is tougher to add complexity since his on screen transformation is just building on top of the gorilla. Like him turning inside out in a way:



BUT Still, the toys we've gotten themselves show that complexity can vary. The Weaponizer goes with the complete chest inside out flip, like this Ultimate one, while the voyager has a superposition approach. So instead of 1 piece moving, you have 3 (tripling the complexity for that step right there).
The feet are another good way to assess where steps are being cut. For the weapinizer, it's just rotating them, but for the voyager you have the robot feet completely dissapearing in robot mode, folding into the gorilla shins. This ultimate toy doesn't have that and instead just has you flip the robot feet present in beast mode and you just flip them down for robot mode.

We'll get a leader class studio series one as well and I do expect it to be more complex than either of the ones we've gotten thus far.

Well... I think that the transofrmation in the beasts figures is always plan.
The figure itself is good but the price is too high.

I got the Yolopark Primal and Bee. These are super sweet

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I got the Yolopark Primal and Bee. These are super sweet

I've been really curious about those, but was worried they wouldn't look as good as the stock photos when assembled, but those look great! But am I seeing screw holes and pins? Are these partially assembled?

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I got the Yolopark Primal and Bee. These are super sweet

I've been really curious about those, but was worried they wouldn't look as good as the stock photos when assembled, but those look great! But am I seeing screw holes and pins? Are these partially assembled?

Emerje

there are some screws and pins. These come somewhat assembled, like 3 torso portions, 4 parts per limb, etc. They are 10 minute kits to assembled, but that helps with how solid they are, no small parts to just fly away

Emerje wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I got the Yolopark Primal and Bee. These are super sweet

I've been really curious about those, but was worried they wouldn't look as good as the stock photos when assembled, but those look great! But am I seeing screw holes and pins? Are these partially assembled?

Emerje

I was curious too and went for it. $50 CAD shipped didn't seem bad.

And yes, they come partly assembled

https://preview.redd.it/yoloparks-new-p ... ee043bd721

And while they do look good, they are indeed model kits and not full blown action figures. So the plastic feels light, and the figure is very gappy. You don't see it in the images, but it's full of holes everywhere.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Emerje wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I got the Yolopark Primal and Bee. These are super sweet

I've been really curious about those, but was worried they wouldn't look as good as the stock photos when assembled, but those look great! But am I seeing screw holes and pins? Are these partially assembled?

Emerje

there are some screws and pins. These come somewhat assembled, like 3 torso portions, 4 parts per limb, etc. They are 10 minute kits to assembled, but that helps with how solid they are, no small parts to just fly away

william-james88 wrote:I was curious too and went for it. $50 CAD shipped didn't seem bad.

And yes, they come partly assembled

https://preview.redd.it/yoloparks-new-p ... ee043bd721

And while they do look good, they are indeed model kits and not full blown action figures. So the plastic feels light, and the figure is very gappy. You don't see it in the images, but it's full of holes everywhere.

Thanks, guys! That's very intriguing. I got a good sense of the gaps in some of D-Max's other pics, I can see that Primal's legs can be looked through from the side and that doesn't bother me. Maybe I'll grab Primal if BBTS takes pre-orders again.

Emerje

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I got the Yolopark Primal and Bee. These are super sweet

How do you deal with Primal's collar piece? Mine keeps getting undone whenever I articulate his head.

Also, I built this with my kids and we all found it funny that while a lot of it is done, one part that needs to be affixed is his butt.

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I got the Yolopark Primal and Bee. These are super sweet

How do you deal with Primal's collar piece? Mine keeps getting undone whenever I articulate his head.

Also, I built this with my kids and we all found it funny that while a lot of it is done, one part that needs to be affixed is his butt.

My collar piece has been no trouble at all so far.

i too found it funny that his butt flap was that random piece you needed to still attach.

For a comparison if anyone was interested



Sting like a Bee

Do we know why Primal is the only kit that comes with weapons?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Do we know why Primal is the only kit that comes with weapons?

Parts count?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Do we know why Primal is the only kit that comes with weapons?

No idea, if Bee came with his mask and twin arm cannons, I would be completely content and not tempted by the ThreeZero one.

As for Prime, I would actually get him if he came with his gun, sword, and axe.

As for Primal, this guy just looks so good

Here are some pics of that Primal from me.

Primal does look really good.

With how the movie has been doing, do you think we'll see the next wave of Beast Alliance? It's hard already to find what's supposed to be out.

Now, this is all heresy since I can't confirm anything, so take out the big bottle of Himalayan sea salt, Target apparently is pulling listings for the Core line. Now they're saying the figures will be released later in the year under a "Kid Friendly" Studio Series line.

I got the Flex Changer Nightbird, and she is interesting. I wasn't sure on this gimmick, but it seems interesting enough. the price for her is not worth it honestly, but she's a neat novelty. And i think i only need to get a smash changer to have one of all of the RotB gimmicks

Okaaaay now I did choose to pick up deluxe Studio Series 100 or as I call call him Stinger and NOT Bee after I saw a review. And being someone that cares for none of the movies and have very few movie figures I think this is a fine figure. I feel the figure is solid all around and I enjoyed the transformation process.

I'm as picky as the next person but I don't share the flaws that the majority seem to have with this NOT Bee. I feel that his box cutter blade and not so impressive blaster could have been improved....other than that a fine figure....'nuff said!

I found the Smash Changers Rhinox yesterday, and picked him up. He's my first Smash Changer. He is actually super cool. For his smash changing, you actually have to ram his head to activate the robot legs, and then do the last 2 smashes on the robot feet to get to bot mode. Using the rhino head to start the conversion is super fun.

He is fun! and I like the Rhino mode a lot. This feels nicely in scale.

Also, just because, I made a list of the 11 RotB figures I still want to get that I have not gotten yet. They are below Rhinox:

So, do we think we'll see the Wave 2 Weaponizers, the Optimus Prime and Scourge Beast armor figures, and Battle Changer Scourge at retail if at all?

I doubt it's coming but how cool would a Weaponizer Scourge/Freezer set have been? Obviously, Freezer would've been a LOT simpler.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:So, do we think we'll see the Wave 2 Weaponizers, the Optimus Prime and Scourge Beast armor figures, and Battle Changer Scourge at retail if at all?

I think they'll happen, but they'll probably be hard to find and mostly show up at discount stores.

Emerje

chuckdawg1999 wrote:So, do we think we'll see the Wave 2 Weaponizers, the Optimus Prime and Scourge Beast armor figures, and Battle Changer Scourge at retail if at all?

I doubt it's coming but how cool would a Weaponizer Scourge/Freezer set have been? Obviously, Freezer would've been a LOT simpler.

They are shaping up to be difficult to find for sure.

I would have loved a weaponizer Scourge Freezer, that feels like it would have been an easy layup.

Smash changer Rhinox continues to be really fun

chuckdawg1999 wrote:So, do we think we'll see the Wave 2 Weaponizers, the Optimus Prime and Scourge Beast armor figures, and Battle Changer Scourge at retail if at all?

I doubt it's coming but how cool would a Weaponizer Scourge/Freezer set have been? Obviously, Freezer would've been a LOT simpler.

I also want mainline (and battle changer versions of) Arcee, Battletrap, Freezer and Scourge.

Managed to snag the Smash Changer Scourge, so that is one off the list. I actually like how this turned out. I wish the head was better, but I really like it for some reason. He also goes pretty well with Axlegrease in terms of aesthetic




3 Future Optimus Prime variants:

Yolopark has proven to be a fun addition to the realm of Transformers merchandise lately, thanks to their easy-to-assemble model kits that are also very affordable and of good build quality. They recently released the Rise of the Beasts Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Optimus Primal kits, and it looks as though we have many more to look forward to!

Thanks to their Instagram page, we have prototype images and teasers for the next wave, which will consist of Scourge, Rhinox, and Cheetor! All 3 are based on their robot modes, and appear to have some great detailing built into them, a feature that was present and pretty impressive on their first wave. Cheetor and Rhinox also appear to come with their weapons as well, much like Primal did.

We do not yet know when these kits will be available, or if there will be another wave.

Check out the images below, and let us know what you think!

They really love that Scourge's ASS. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Seems wave 1 is back in production again, too. Saw them on pre-order again at AmiAmi.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Seems wave 1 is back in production again, too. Saw them on pre-order again at AmiAmi.

Emerje

You mean, the mainline Deluxes and Voyagers?

I got all 3 voyagers but I never, ever saw a single deluxe.

So the fact that they do a re-run of W1 is a great thing.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Emerje wrote:Seems wave 1 is back in production again, too. Saw them on pre-order again at AmiAmi.

Emerje

You mean, the mainline Deluxes and Voyagers?

I got all 3 voyagers but I never, ever saw a single deluxe.

So the fact that they do a re-run of W1 is a great thing.

No, the Yolopark models.

Emerje

Ok, take out your bottles of Himalayan pink sea salt and start shaking since I don't have first hand proof of this. Apparently Target has pulled listings for the mainline deluxes and voyagers with the intention of releasing them later in the year under some sort of exclusive "Kid Friendly" Studio Series line. For what it's worth, I had the listing for Mainline Airrazor saved under my favorites in the Target app, and it disappeared a few weeks ago.

Emerje wrote:No, the Yolopark models.

Emerje

I never saw the things in store. Not even online.

Once again, a reprint of W1 is a good idea. But it's still not guaranteed that I'll ever find any.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Emerje wrote:No, the Yolopark models.

Emerje

I never saw the things in store. Not even online.

Once again, a reprint of W1 is a good idea. But it's still not guaranteed that I'll ever find any.

I doubt the models were ever sold in any physical stores. They've been selling out at online stores since the movie came out and now Japanese sites are taking orders again.

As for the figure line only the Voyagers have been found in stores in North America as far as I know. There's 2 Target exclusive Deluxe 4 packs, but only one has been released.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:As for the figure line only the Voyagers have been found in stores in North America as far as I know. There's 2 Target exclusive Deluxe 4 packs, but only one has been released.

Emerje

They'll come around eventually at my local TrU, but it may take months or even a year, based on the releases of the N.E.S.T figures and the SS44 reissue.

Debating actually ordering Prime, since it seems like we are getting a decent number of these guys in that scale. I am not the biggest fan of Prime's design, and to be honest, I only passed because he didn't have his weapons which actually made him cool. But with a Scourge coming, maybe I need a Prime for him to abuse

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Debating actually ordering Prime, since it seems like we are getting a decent number of these guys in that scale. I am not the biggest fan of Prime's design, and to be honest, I only passed because he didn't have his weapons which actually made him cool. But with a Scourge coming, maybe I need a Prime for him to abuse

Apparently the weapons will be available for free down the road, just how hasn't been revealed yet.

So what are the odds, or have they revealed yet, of releasing a Noah in mech suit? Seems like something they could have included with a Voyager version of Mirage, unless they plan to release him as a core Bot. Which would be fine I guess but I'm hoping for more articulation that what Wheelie got.

Till-all-R1 wrote:So what are the odds, or have they revealed yet, of releasing a Noah in mech suit? Seems like something they could have included with a Voyager version of Mirage, unless they plan to release him as a core Bot. Which would be fine I guess but I'm hoping for more articulation that what Wheelie got.

Studio Series, who knows, but for the mainline releases I think we're just about done. If it hasn't been announced it isn't coming, the film flopped for the most part.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Till-all-R1 wrote:So what are the odds, or have they revealed yet, of releasing a Noah in mech suit? Seems like something they could have included with a Voyager version of Mirage, unless they plan to release him as a core Bot. Which would be fine I guess but I'm hoping for more articulation that what Wheelie got.

Studio Series, who knows, but for the mainline releases I think we're just about done. If it hasn't been announced it isn't coming, the film flopped for the most part.

The toys aren't really moving either, outside of Studio Series. Only Airazor is left, which is... uhm...

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Till-all-R1 wrote:So what are the odds, or have they revealed yet, of releasing a Noah in mech suit? Seems like something they could have included with a Voyager version of Mirage, unless they plan to release him as a core Bot. Which would be fine I guess but I'm hoping for more articulation that what Wheelie got.

Studio Series, who knows, but for the mainline releases I think we're just about done. If it hasn't been announced it isn't coming, the film flopped for the most part.

The main toys aren't really moving either...

Saddly true and I think this was the best movie toy line we've gotten. I think the Transformers film franchise needs to be put to bed for a bit.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Till-all-R1 wrote:So what are the odds, or have they revealed yet, of releasing a Noah in mech suit? Seems like something they could have included with a Voyager version of Mirage, unless they plan to release him as a core Bot. Which would be fine I guess but I'm hoping for more articulation that what Wheelie got.

Studio Series, who knows, but for the mainline releases I think we're just about done. If it hasn't been announced it isn't coming, the film flopped for the most part.

The main toys aren't really moving either...

Saddly true and I think this was the best movie toy line we've gotten. I think the Transformers film franchise needs to be put to bed for a bit.

Case in point: I've seen a Japanese reviewer having a wee bit too much fun with Smash Changer Primal. Then again, he also goes "wreeeee" when moving certain parts of the new Diaclone toys The Beast Armor toys really remind me pf Kamen Rider Gaim, to the point I play custom announcements in my head when I see them

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Till-all-R1 wrote:So what are the odds, or have they revealed yet, of releasing a Noah in mech suit? Seems like something they could have included with a Voyager version of Mirage, unless they plan to release him as a core Bot. Which would be fine I guess but I'm hoping for more articulation that what Wheelie got.

Studio Series, who knows, but for the mainline releases I think we're just about done. If it hasn't been announced it isn't coming, the film flopped for the most part.

The main toys aren't really moving either...

Saddly true and I think this was the best movie toy line we've gotten. I think the Transformers film franchise needs to be put to bed for a bit.

Case in point: I've seen a Japanese reviewer having a wee bit too much fun with Smash Changer Primal. Then again, he also goes "wreeeee" when moving certain parts of the new Diaclone toys The Beast Armor toys really remind me pf Kamen Rider Gaim, to the point I play custom announcements in my head when I see them

I have way too much fun with everything! The Beast Armor figures remind me of Gaim too. I wonder if a designer from Gaim now works for Takara.

I was surprised to see the Deluxe 3 packs at my local Target all sold out recently, there had been four of them just hanging out since release so I guess the movie release worked for them. Or maybe people are starting to worry the single pack Deluxes just aren't going to hit stores in anyway. Personally I think they'll be out before the physical release in October.

Emerje

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Only Airazor is left, which is... uhm...

As a fan of Beast Wars Airazor character I was tad disappointed with her movie portrayal, and ultimate demise. If they were going to got hat route could have just used any old secondary character.

I don't have anything to buy from the Movie line until Nightbird get a legitimate DLX figure.