West
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Post by West on Oct 14, 2007 4:02:44 GMT -5
Just to share one of the more random pieces in my collection, for my last birthday my girlfriend decided to honor me with an interesting item: Takara's (the Japanese toy maker that originally thought up of the Transformers) Masterpiece Edition Optimus Prime. He's roughly 12 inches tall, a good chunk of his body is die cast metal, he's poseable, his mouth plate can move, he comes with all the trademark weapons and the legendary Matrix and he can transform! This is the toy I wanted as a lil' knee hugger, rather than that G1 Optimus that looks like this guy's stumpy lil' brother! It's rather sad that I finally get this thing as an adult. "Tis only a flesh wound"
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Ihatesnakes
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Post by Ihatesnakes on Oct 15, 2007 0:50:35 GMT -5
that's sweet. I got the U.S. version (by Hasbro) and it looks exactly the same except Prime's Gun it navy blue and his smoke stacks are shorter (something about U.S. chocking hazard laws). I'm jealous. You're girlfreind must have put down a lot of dough for that one. I've seen them on amazon for hundreds and hundreds of dollars. I'd say she's a keeper! ;D
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West
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Post by West on Oct 15, 2007 1:08:21 GMT -5
Thanks and I've gotta agree, I just may keep her. I've actually had the US version side by side with this one, and it seems there's more chrome and a darker paint job on the Japanese version. Plus, the battle damage on the US one bugged me. Maybe it's the same reason I hate predistressing...? What I found funny though is she got Optimus for me in July, and I recently looked the pricing for him up about a week ago and the price has doubled! Apparently Takara, unlike Hasbro, is actually staying true to their word and this fella is a limited run. I'm actually tempted to buy the trailer that's made for this guy because I think it'd be a nice addition, and I hear a good chunk of it is die cast metal also!
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Ihatesnakes
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Post by Ihatesnakes on Oct 15, 2007 19:30:42 GMT -5
Plus, the battle damage on the US one bugged me. Maybe it's the same reason I hate predistressing...? Battle damage? Mine doesn't have any battle Damge. ... Oh! I forgot, I have the 20th anniversary DVD edition version. I think it's different. here you go. it also has a stand for him with a voice quoting the 89 movie (that sounds nothing like Peter Cullen) That trailer does look pretty sweet.
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