Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime

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Just in, an auction appeared on ebay for the Voyager Class Animated Optimus Prime (Earth Mode) in the box. Pictures include the back of the box as well.

You may want to take a look at what else the seller has for sale, some cool things like PREMIUM deluxe Bumblebee, and Barricade, as well as, PREMIUM Voyager Blackout, and Walmart Exclusive Deluxe Movie Jolt are up as well.

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Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621169)
Posted by Agent 007 on February 2nd, 2008 @ 11:29am CST

Rather small, there's an awful lot of empty box in there

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621174)
Posted by TheMuffin on February 2nd, 2008 @ 11:36am CST

I'm just glad we now have proof that Voyager Prime is not the one we saw earlier. Should silence a few dissenters.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621178)
Posted by Tekka on February 2nd, 2008 @ 11:39am CST

Shame there is no firetruck trailer for him, even though it's in the show. =(

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621191)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on February 2nd, 2008 @ 11:53am CST

They couldn't have found a bigger box huh?

You know on this show outside of the first episode he's just been a cab. He's blocked up so I can't tell if he comes with any type of atachments, but they realy should give him some.

It's not like there's no room to fit more stuff in there!?!

Oh, and for the $20 price mark on what looks to be a $10 sized figure, PASS on pricipal alone!

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621213)
Posted by 1337W422102 on February 2nd, 2008 @ 12:05pm CST

Not digging it. The vehicle mode looks bad, the axe doesn't look right, and I'm not sure what that arm cannon thing is about, but I'll need better images before making up my mind. Combine that with the colours (not digging the black) and I'll have to pass.

However, the other Earth Prime we saw looked much better.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621217)
Posted by Nekoman on February 2nd, 2008 @ 12:07pm CST

Prime is one of the odd figures from this line. I hate how he was in the show but the toy looks pretty neat, probably get this one.

Also guys, he might be much bigger in robot mode like classics Prime (who also had lots of room in his box).

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621228)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on February 2nd, 2008 @ 12:13pm CST

Which is another one that makes you wonder why not throw a little extra in there?

A little faction symbol like the 3 inch titanium guys have, something like that would make nice filler, and you know they have tons of them boxed up somewhere.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621233)
Posted by Nekoman on February 2nd, 2008 @ 12:18pm CST

Or better, a display stand like one you get with the 6 inch titaniums.

Maybe I didn’t mind classics prime being small because I only paid ten for him.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621236)
Posted by 1337W422102 on February 2nd, 2008 @ 12:19pm CST

Liege Evilmus wrote:Which is another one that makes you wonder why not throw a little extra in there?

A little faction symbol like the 3 inch titanium guys have, something like that would make nice filler, and you know they have tons of them boxed up somewhere.

Or a weapon. I don't know, I'm just saying. It'd be much more useful than a crappy faction symbol.

They could just put the axe in its open position in the box. I'm sure that would look cool.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621240)
Posted by Sowndwave76 on February 2nd, 2008 @ 12:23pm CST

I think he looks pretty sweet.
I'm excited to get him.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621251)
Posted by Jazzz on February 2nd, 2008 @ 12:47pm CST

I wish hasbro made his trailer bigger.
he sorta has it. except it's all squeezed up.
I like the deluxe Cybertron mode the most now.
The deluxe Earth mode isn't that great either, so i'll still get this guy. But he's really not show accurate compared to figures like Prowl that have lots of different clear plastic(red, blue, yellow, green while prime has... blue), a good alt mode(cab over truck doesn't need to have a cab that much over).

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621265)
Posted by Omega Charge on February 2nd, 2008 @ 1:00pm CST

If they release the deluxe Earth Mode alone without battle damage, that's the way I'll go. Otherwise, this guy looks pretty good...

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621266)
Posted by saberconvoy on February 2nd, 2008 @ 1:02pm CST

Ill just get it when it comes out beside its a bit to early for him in my house but i think its cheaper for in store and more of a selection

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621315)
Posted by Slagbringer on February 2nd, 2008 @ 1:48pm CST

there is allot of empty space in the box window but you look at the other voyager figures like bulkhead and its a repeated trend so I bet its just the box itself and not the the figure is small...

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621325)
Posted by Scaleface on February 2nd, 2008 @ 1:59pm CST

Optimus Prime features "Gravity Spin Conversion" - huh?

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621334)
Posted by JDD01 on February 2nd, 2008 @ 2:16pm CST

Hey I found out about it before you guys did

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621350)
Posted by imotron on February 2nd, 2008 @ 2:45pm CST

Teen titans new toys you said?... hey c'mon, they are the ugliest TF's line ever... any way the right of opinion

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621358)
Posted by Nekoman on February 2nd, 2008 @ 2:58pm CST

JDD01 wrote:Hey I found out about it before you guys did

Yeah, yeah, you did, but you didn’t title your thread Auction for TFA voyager Prime, you titled it “Check this auction I found”, someone wouldn’t know if that’s a funny KO or voyager prime unless they take time to actually look at every thread they haven’t already read, which would be a pain.

Next time you find something you should PM a news mod or use the submit news function.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621361)
Posted by 1337W422102 on February 2nd, 2008 @ 3:02pm CST

Nekoman wrote:
JDD01 wrote:Hey I found out about it before you guys did

Yeah, yeah, you did, but you didn’t title your thread Auction for TFA voyager Prime, you titled it “Check this auction I found”, someone wouldn’t know if that’s a funny KO or voyager prime unless they take time to actually look at every thread they haven’t already read, which would be a pain.

Next time you find something you should PM a news mod or use the submit news function.

Couldn't have put it better (or more politely) myself.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621370)
Posted by Tigertrack on February 2nd, 2008 @ 3:12pm CST

JDD01, I merged yours with the news story. Sorry I missed it, but I added you to the credit. Just e-mail, or PM one of us next time okay?

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621383)
Posted by Blitz Magnus on February 2nd, 2008 @ 3:31pm CST

Okay people, here is just a recap for all of you seibertronians that might have your facts wrong.

From this, we learn that there will be THREE Optimus Prime toys and THREE Megatron toys.

Optimus Prime will consist of: A DELUXE Cybertron mode, a DELUXE Earth mode, and finally, a VOYAGER Earth mode with a small trailer. He is small in size, as was Classics Prime, but may be tall in robot mode.

Megatron will consist of: A DELUXE, gray, Cybertronian mode, a VOYAGER, pearl white, Cybertronian mode, and a, most likely Voyager, Earth mode, which should be an Osprey I believe.

Thus, the previous news of the Voyger Prime was indeed the scaled down Deluxe version with no trailer.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621385)
Posted by microclone on February 2nd, 2008 @ 3:35pm CST

JDD01 wrote:Maybe the one they shown on CNN was either a prototype or the third leader-class figure

as of yet there is NO evidence whatsoever of a leader class prime circulating the public domain. the cnn report visuals made it very difficult to determine relative sizes of the toys, the earth megs looks small but when the reporter puts his hand down towards it the size distortions become apparent. evidence suggests the 3 leader figures are earth megs, bulkhead (and headmaster??) and ultra magnus.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621388)
Posted by microclone on February 2nd, 2008 @ 3:36pm CST

Autobotic9 wrote:why is he facing that way in box?

because somebody at hasbro decided that would be the way he was to be packed

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621392)
Posted by microclone on February 2nd, 2008 @ 3:37pm CST

Jazzz wrote:they should display the utobots in bot mode. Their alt modes don't have wings making the decpticons look huge.
Why is he facing that way?
I wish they gave him light blue and red lights.
And blacker windows.
hasbro used so much plastic for Prowl, but they use so little for Prime?
but he's not my favorite character in the show, so I'm okay.

are you saying that prowl has more plastic than voyager prime? i can guarantee that is NOT true.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621398)
Posted by microclone on February 2nd, 2008 @ 3:45pm CST

Mr.Bond007 wrote:Rather small, there's an awful lot of empty box in there

theres probably a reason for that. Habsbro is using a standard size voyager box that can accommodate the largest voyager toy in alt mode which is so far probably starscream (he may have the longest single dimension) prime in his alt mode is quite compact, i'll be suprised if the robot mode isnt around 7.5-8.5 iches tall.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621400)
Posted by microclone on February 2nd, 2008 @ 3:48pm CST

Liege Evilmus wrote:They couldn't have found a bigger box huh?

You know on this show outside of the first episode he's just been a cab. He's blocked up so I can't tell if he comes with any type of atachments, but they realy should give him some.

It's not like there's no room to fit more stuff in there!?!

Oh, and for the $20 price mark on what looks to be a $10 sized figure, PASS on pricipal alone!

you are most certainly talking nonsense, when voyager prime is released compare his size to that of the $10 toys and you can bet he is as proportionately massive as any $20 is to any $10 that weve seen since BW>cybertron/movie.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621401)
Posted by Decepticon Spike on February 2nd, 2008 @ 3:49pm CST

$122 for a figure that will be released in a short time anyway? :-?

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621425)
Posted by the purifyer on February 2nd, 2008 @ 4:33pm CST

Optimus Primes with Fry Cook spatula action!

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621426)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on February 2nd, 2008 @ 4:36pm CST

1337W422102 wrote:
Liege Evilmus wrote:Which is another one that makes you wonder why not throw a little extra in there?

A little faction symbol like the 3 inch titanium guys have, something like that would make nice filler, and you know they have tons of them boxed up somewhere.

Or a weapon. I don't know, I'm just saying. It'd be much more useful than a crappy faction symbol.

They could just put the axe in its open position in the box. I'm sure that would look cool.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621427)
Posted by Heavy B on February 2nd, 2008 @ 4:38pm CST

wheres the rest of him. in the cartoon he had a trailer

and it seems the axe is shaped diffrent....

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621443)
Posted by 1337W422102 on February 2nd, 2008 @ 5:04pm CST

Liege Evilmus wrote:
1337W422102 wrote:
Liege Evilmus wrote:Which is another one that makes you wonder why not throw a little extra in there?

A little faction symbol like the 3 inch titanium guys have, something like that would make nice filler, and you know they have tons of them boxed up somewhere.

Or a weapon. I don't know, I'm just saying. It'd be much more useful than a crappy faction symbol.

They could just put the axe in its open position in the box. I'm sure that would look cool.

I couldn't agree more, weapons are always fun and the more the merrier!

I was just saying for the sake of argument though in the case of say Classics Prime, I understand they want to keep the figure with weapons self contained, so I mention random filler.

Still, load these guys up with gear, I can't see to many complaining about that!

Sorry if I came off sounding like a jerk, mate. That's not what I intended to do!

I'm not really sure what you're saying about Classics Prime, seeing as how his shotgun was seperate from the cab to fill space. :-B

Just being a smartass! I understand what you mean.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621444)
Posted by Autobot Jazz on February 2nd, 2008 @ 5:08pm CST

Looks nice, but I'll wait until it's on shelves, just wish that the axe was more show accurate.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621460)
Posted by bumblezzz on February 2nd, 2008 @ 5:46pm CST

microclone wrote:
JDD01 wrote:Maybe the one they shown on CNN was either a prototype or the third leader-class figure

as of yet there is NO evidence whatsoever of a leader class prime circulating the public domain. the cnn report visuals made it very difficult to determine relative sizes of the toys, the earth megs looks small but when the reporter puts his hand down towards it the size distortions become apparent. evidence suggests the 3 leader figures are earth megs, bulkhead (and headmaster??) and ultra magnus.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621472)
Posted by Jazzz on February 2nd, 2008 @ 6:08pm CST

microclone wrote:are you saying that prowl has more plastic than voyager prime? i can guarantee that is NOT true.

I meant plastic types.
sorry I didn't make that clear.
Prowl has got black, grey, clear, clear red, clear blue, clear yellow, clear green, and kinda tan color.
While this Prime seems to consist of:
red, black, blue, grey, clear blue.
lazyass hasbro.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621473)
Posted by Jazzz on February 2nd, 2008 @ 6:13pm CST

Liege Evilmus wrote:I couldn't agree more, weapons are always fun and the more the merrier!

I was just saying for the sake of argument though in the case of say Classics Prime, I understand they want to keep the figure with weapons self contained, so I mention random filler.

Still, load these guys up with gear, I can't see to many complaining about that!

I know what you mean. Hasbro looks like they were kinda lazy on this figure.
No big firetruck mode.
His alt mode looks just a little bigger than Bumblebee.
Weirdass axe weapon when the deluxe version's was pretty cool.
Theres also a gun but Prowl is a deluxe and he has ninja stars that go into his wheels AND a traffic light nunchuk that has 4 plastic types and string. All that engineering used in a deluxe's weapons while Prime has... a fugly axe and a little cannon.
DX
good thing he's not my favorite character.
P.S. Nice new sig. Liege!

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621478)
Posted by microclone on February 2nd, 2008 @ 6:18pm CST

Jazzz wrote:
microclone wrote:are you saying that prowl has more plastic than voyager prime? i can guarantee that is NOT true.

I meant plastic types.
sorry I didn't make that clear.
Prowl has got black, grey, clear, clear red, clear blue, clear yellow, clear green, and kinda tan color.
While this Prime seems to consist of:
red, black, blue, grey, clear blue.
lazyass hasbro.

ah, ok. im not sure i understand your point though. The number of colours on a toy has nothing to do with its size class, it depends upon the individual design specification, more is not necessarily better.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621484)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on February 2nd, 2008 @ 6:37pm CST

microclone wrote:
Liege Evilmus wrote:They couldn't have found a bigger box huh?

You know on this show outside of the first episode he's just been a cab. He's blocked up so I can't tell if he comes with any type of atachments, but they realy should give him some.

It's not like there's no room to fit more stuff in there!?!

Oh, and for the $20 price mark on what looks to be a $10 sized figure, PASS on pricipal alone!

you are most certainly talking nonsense, when voyager prime is released compare his size to that of the $10 toys and you can bet he is as proportionately massive as any $20 is to any $10 that weve seen since BW>cybertron/movie.

We'll see when it's in hand Mister you who know's so much

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621489)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on February 2nd, 2008 @ 6:43pm CST

1337W422102 wrote:Or a weapon. I don't know, I'm just saying. It'd be much more useful than a crappy faction symbol.

They could just put the axe in its open position in the box. I'm sure that would look cool.

I couldn't agree more, weapons are always fun and the more the merrier!

I was just saying for the sake of argument though in the case of say Classics Prime, I understand they want to keep the figure with weapons self contained, so I mention random filler.

Still, load these guys up with gear, I can't see to many complaining about that![/quote]
Sorry if I came off sounding like a jerk, mate. That's not what I intended to do!

I'm not really sure what you're saying about Classics Prime, seeing as how his shotgun was seperate from the cab to fill space. :-B

Just being a smartass! I understand what you mean.[/quote]

Man you know it's all good!

(outside of this packaging I mean)

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621491)
Posted by JDD01 on February 2nd, 2008 @ 6:45pm CST

tigertracks 24 wrote:JDD01, I merged yours with the news story. Sorry I missed it, but I added you to the credit. Just e-mail, or PM one of us next time okay?

Thanks man, I'll do that next time okay. :grin:

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621496)
Posted by 1337W422102 on February 2nd, 2008 @ 6:51pm CST

Liege Evilmus wrote:[

Got that right!

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621503)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on February 2nd, 2008 @ 7:00pm CST

1337W422102 wrote:
Liege Evilmus wrote:[

Got that right!

No, aparently not.

I tried though, which is mor ethan I can say for Hasbro here.

I mean realy, why not just position this heap so the die-cut doesn't cover the bot?

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621528)
Posted by microclone on February 2nd, 2008 @ 7:54pm CST

Liege Evilmus wrote:
microclone wrote:
Liege Evilmus wrote:They couldn't have found a bigger box huh?

You know on this show outside of the first episode he's just been a cab. He's blocked up so I can't tell if he comes with any type of atachments, but they realy should give him some.

It's not like there's no room to fit more stuff in there!?!

Oh, and for the $20 price mark on what looks to be a $10 sized figure, PASS on pricipal alone!

you are most certainly talking nonsense, when voyager prime is released compare his size to that of the $10 toys and you can bet he is as proportionately massive as any $20 is to any $10 that weve seen since BW>cybertron/movie.

We'll see when it's in hand Mister you who know's so much

well I know no more than anybody but a combination of bits and pieces of evidence in no way suggest that voayger prime is the same size as a delux figure. we'll only know when we get em out the box!!

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621533)
Posted by Scaleface on February 2nd, 2008 @ 8:05pm CST

Prime's Transformation makes him small in vehicle mode, as he's all folded up into a box. I'm sure he's taller than Ratchet, Bumblebee and Prowl as a robot.

I'm sure he's as big as Classic Voyager Prime.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621536)
Posted by 1337W422102 on February 2nd, 2008 @ 8:14pm CST

Liege Evilmus wrote:
1337W422102 wrote:
Liege Evilmus wrote:[

Got that right!

No, aparently not.

I tried though, which is mor ethan I can say for Hasbro here.

I mean realy, why not just position this heap so the die-cut doesn't cover the bot?

Whoops, I messed up the quoting. I was just saying that I agree with you.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621554)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on February 2nd, 2008 @ 8:40pm CST

1337W422102 wrote:Whoops, I messed up the quoting. I was just saying that I agree with you.

AHH! Than I continue to reign supreme! Ruling with like minded Lords

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621562)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on February 2nd, 2008 @ 8:52pm CST

Scaleface wrote:Prime's Transformation makes him small in vehicle mode, as he's all folded up into a box. I'm sure he's taller than Ratchet, Bumblebee and Prowl as a robot.

I'm sure he's as big as Classic Voyager Prime.

Thanks for the pic. And this isn't towards you, I just need to reference...

To microclone, I wish I had my camera here, but any one with these figure can testify that Voyager Classics Prime is conciderably shorter than any of his AEC class counterparts.

In the pick that ScaleFace posted Rodimus is in a squated position. I mention this because more than a few Deluxe class bots near and rival Voyager Classic Primes size.

With this figure looking to be similar in scale, and half way between Voyager and Deluxe, wouldn't a half way price point based on size instead of class be more precident?

After all, a MiniCon in a Voyager box is still a MiniCon!

Then agian, as I said and you agreed, we won't know till it's in hand. Hell maybe it'll even be like Leader Metroplex who shadows Supreme Primus :-?

However I doubt it...

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621595)
Posted by Scaleface on February 2nd, 2008 @ 9:30pm CST

Hasbro has stated before that the "size class" isn't as much about size and number of parts and detail and such. So some figured will be smaller, but have lots of moving parts or gimmicks, while others will be larger and be simplistic. There are some tall Deluxes like Night Slash Cheetor and short ones like the RiD build team. They are all Deluxes.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621623)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on February 2nd, 2008 @ 10:16pm CST

Scaleface wrote:Hasbro has stated before that the "size class" isn't as much about size and number of parts and detail and such. So some figured will be smaller, but have lots of moving parts or gimmicks, while others will be larger and be simplistic. There are some tall Deluxes like Night Slash Cheetor and short ones like the RiD build team. They are all Deluxes.

They also said that a 15% retool constitutes as a new mold.

Hence I call a profitering cop out, or in other words...

!!!SHINANIGANS!!!

Declaring that size and parts do not determine class brings a sad truth to the MiniCon statment I made earlier.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621627)
Posted by Firebird on February 2nd, 2008 @ 10:25pm CST

Watch out for the shinanigan calling, someone might get pistol wipped

Far as the voyager Prime, I don't like how they displayed him in the box. He should have had his side facing the window. Also the axe is kind of a dissapointment. At Botcon they said thet the Axe was like half of his trailer and looked amazing. Looks to me like they only met half that expectation.

I will still buy him though, take him out of his box, and give him the more detailed axe that comes with the 2-pack.

On the plus side, at least the painted version looks better than the solid red version that we all saw a few weeks ago.

Re: Auction For Animated Earth Mode Voyager Optimus Prime (621673)
Posted by Cheetron on February 3rd, 2008 @ 12:02am CST

I always had a problem with Prime being way too big. he was always towering over everybody except maybe that lines Leader sized Megatron. It's hard to even consider him as being part of the toy line when he stands so fricking far above them, height-wise.

I for one, like the smaller sized Primes. he may not be a mega or a leader but the voyager sized Classics Prime is just the right size for me. I can only hope that the TFA one isn't super gangley when he's in 'bot mode.

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