Hot Toys Optimus Prime Megatron version

[BruiseLee]

From TFW board member Matty comes news that the Hot Toys OP Megatron version is now an official release. Uses the same Hot Toys Optimus as the recently released Starscream version but now with Megatron's fusion cannon. HT Optimus is going on a rampage. Wonder who's next on his hit list.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transf...n-version.html

[DELTAprime]

Still not interested now that it's getting released.

I must be the only person in the collecting world that doesn't have some sort of Hot Toys product, I don't even have Black Widow.

[UltraMarginal]

I saw the Starscream version of this at Zing in Macquarie last week. I don't think I like even the base prime figure.

[lancalot]

wow is that how he really looks like in real life... man that look so bad...lol ..so blocky... i think the clamour shot of certain angles and lighting does wonder to that figure hey ! .. thanks for the pic UltraM

[UltraMarginal]

No worries, though to be fair I think the staff at the store might have done a pretty mediocre job of posing him.

[lancalot]

No worries, though to be fair I think the staff at the store might have done a pretty mediocre job of posing him.

yeah but just look at the legs shape .... that so blocky and the lack of detail on it ...

[BigTransformerTrev]

The Starscream version was better - wish I'd been able to afford it

[BruiseLee]

The Starscream version was better - wish I'd been able to afford it

+1 for me for both these statements.

[Bladestorm]

To be honest, when you put the Hot Toys Optimus against some of their other figures, it is possibly the worst figure they've produced. I've seen the Megs and the Starscream versions IRL and I have to say if I was spending that kind of money I'd rather put it into something from Prime1 and I'm normally an absolute sucker for anything that is G1 Prime-esque. I love, love, love Hot Toys other lines - their attention to detail is normally second to none, but this guy is mediocre at best when you know what this company really is capable of.
I also have to say the idea of a G1 Prime going around offing Decepticons to add their technological distinctiveness to himself doesn't keep with the ethos of who I think Optimus is (by G1 standards at least).
I would probably buy it at 1/3 the HK list price if it came without the "bits"...

[DELTAprime]

I saw the Starscream version of this at Zing in Macquarie last week. I don't think I like even the base prime figure.

$448??? Is that AUD?