The Products' OFFICIAL Transformers Thread for us to ramble on and on about TFs

[Balthus Dire]

I could get it to work, but putting those tank treads back into his claws was a huge pain in the ass.

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

I gotta give you major thanks for the comparison pic lars. Helps me plenty in trying to figure which I'll try and get from those Cybertron figures. Thanks.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

I could never get his vehicle mode to work out for some reason.

I could get them posed, but they never worked like real tank treads

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

AWESOME!!! I just checked ebay and I won a losse/complete Galaxy Force Vector Prime for $15.50!! I think thats pretty good pricewise. What does everybody think?? Does anyboy have a Vector Prime?? How cool is he??

 

[Saint553]

I lost my auction for RiD optimus by a dollar at the last second. Damn snipers!

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

Aw man, that sucks bro. I hope you know I wasn't gonna bid on it once you were high bidder. I was only messin' with you sweetness. I lost out on the big daddy Optimus Primal I was trying to get but I atleast won a Vector Prime. Check'em out:

http://www.bwtf.com/galaxyforce/vector/

 

[Benstamania]

I was walking around Wal-Mart the other day and the 20th Anni Prime I managed to get there for 25 bucks somehow is now back up to 70. It wasn't a sale, I think WM just goofed on prices.

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

He's got a different paint job though. Its like this:

http://images.wikia.com/transformers/images/9/94/Cyb_GFVectorPrime_toy.jpg

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

I was walking around Wal-Mart the other day and the 20th Anni Prime I managed to get there for 25 bucks somehow is now back up to 70. It wasn't a sale, I think WM just goofed on prices.

Whoa. Did you scan it??

 

[Saint553]

Aw man, that sucks bro. I hope you know I wasn't gonna bid on it once you were high bidder. I was only messin' with you sweetness. I lost out on the big daddy Optimus Primal I was trying to get but I atleast won a Vector Prime. Check'em out:

http://www.bwtf.com/galaxyforce/vector/

I know you wouldn't. Snipers are pros. I don't know how they do it, I wonder if they have an automated program to do it?? They seem to know the exact price to bid at at the last second. I was pissed.

I nearly got Vector Prime once. Just thought he was cool enough to warrant me getting him, but I can't remember why I passed. Prolly cuz I wasn't into transformers much.

And the price increase on the MP Prime is because I think he got brought back in as a normal product.

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

Maybe his price hike back to retail has to do with the release of the MP Starscream.

 

[Benstamania]

And the price increase on the MP Prime is because I think he got brought back in as a normal product.

Possible, because when I got mine they had like...two. Now there's a ton of them setting around.

 

[Benstamania]

Maybe his price hike back to retail has to do with the release of the MP Starscream.

Also possible.

 

[Saint553]

FTB, I'm a miserable piece of crap who doesn't pay attention to anything...

 

[Saint553]

FTB, I am so sorry, I had no idea it was you. I'm only screwing both of us by bidding like I did, so I should retract.

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

Seriously bro, you just f***in' jabbed me in the eye with a pencil.

 

[Saint553]

I know...I'm so sorry...

 

[Benstamania]

In high school a friend kicked a pencil through my hand by mistake....it was awkward.

True story.

 

[Saint553]

I retracted the bid...

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

Doesn't it suck knowing you coulda picked something up locally instead of resorting to ebay?? I remember seeing those Cybertron figs, atleast a few of the ones I want now, at Target and my WM. Like Downshift, I remember seeing 3-4 of them at Wal-Mart. And now I want one and I coulda had one and I blew it. And then i passed on MP Prime at WM when it was $30. Boy do I feel stupid.

 

[lars573]

I did the same things. But I ebayed Cyb. Downshift for a 1/3 retail. Even with shipping it still came to less than retai-l in total. I got MP Prime for $30 (forum selling FTW!), Wal-Marts here never carried him at all only TRU. And he was $89.99

AWESOME!!! I just checked ebay and I won a losse/complete Galaxy Force Vector Prime for $15.50!! I think thats pretty good pricewise. What does everybody think?? Does anyboy have a Vector Prime?? How cool is he??

I don't have him but from what I've heard his Hasbro version cape/wings and sword are made from soft plastic (f--king toy safety rules!! ) and can droop.

Here's a review of him. Yes there is a site that reviews TF's.

Name: Vector Prime
Allegiance: Autobot
Function: One of the Original 13/Protector of Cybertron
Sub-Group: Cybertron Planet

VECTOR PRIME is one of the first TRANSFORMERS. A powerful, wise and incredibly ancient warrior, he has served as protector over CYBERTRON since its beginnings. Pulled out of the shadows of time by a distress signal broadcast by his damaged planet, he arrives too late to save CYBERTRON without assistance. Arising from an era in which all TRANSFORMERS lived in harmony, he is unaware of the conflict between the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS, a fact that MEGATRON uses to trick him and steal the map to the lost planets and the planet keys. Realizing his mistake, he joins OPTIMUS PRIME and pledges his knowledge and skill to the desperate quest to retrieve the planet keys before MEGATRON.

Vehicle Mode:
Vector Prime’s alt mode is a sleek looking futuristic jet vaguely reminiscent of a Star Wars X-Wing. There are lots of little intricate details to the mold, and the whites, golds, and transparent blues are bold and striking. I found the exposed clockwork gears (in gold) a nice contrast with the little artistic designs (also in gold). The strong angles and exposed gears also fit in nicely with Vector Prime's role as one of the oldest Transformers alive, and it is nice to see a lot of detail put into a figure that doesn’t interfere with the overall design. From the top or the side, it is hard to tell that it even turns into a robot. From underneath or from the rear, however, limbs are easily discernable.

Gimmicks
Vector Prime’s sword fits neatly into the side of the jet. The minicon SAFEGUARD that comes with Vector Prime also fits snugly into a like-shaped recess in the top of the jet. The force chip the figure comes with fits into a slot behind the cockpit to trigger a pulsing-engine sound. A missile fits into the nose and can be fired via a small trigger on the top, just in front of where Safeguard attaches.

Robot Mode:
The robot form is every bit as striking as the vehicle form is. The white body looks almost ivory with the gold highlights, and there are subtle additions of blue along the shoulders, face, wings, sword, and chest concavity. Another nice touch are Vector Prime's armor, cape, and sword make him look like one of the Knights Templar, further emphasizing his antiquity. To top it all off, the robot mode has perfect humanoid proportions (in other words, it doesn’t suffer the monkey-legs or kangaroo-arms syndrome seen in figures like Crumplezone), and is one of the most original Transformer designs I've seen in the last few years. The poseability is above-average with 19 (or 11, depending on how you count) points of articulation, although none of them are ball joints, and the ankles are rather stiff.

Gimmicks
Rotating the right arm at the shoulder causes laser blast sounds, or if you insert the force chip the sound changes to a variation of the vehicle mode sound. The laser blast sound is easily the best of the three.

http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/reviews/cyb_vectorprime.php

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

Cool. I used bwtf.com for TF reviews to help figure out which figs I like and should get. I'll let you guys know if the cape/wings and sword are flimsy or not. Nevertheless he looks really cool.

 

[lars573]

I might get him at some point. But he's not high on my list.

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

I'll be sure and post pics once I have him. MAybe you'll change your mind.

 

[Saved]

Doesn't it suck knowing you coulda picked something up locally instead of resorting to ebay?? I remember seeing those Cybertron figs, atleast a few of the ones I want now, at Target and my WM. Like Downshift, I remember seeing 3-4 of them at Wal-Mart. And now I want one and I coulda had one and I blew it. And then i passed on MP Prime at WM when it was $30. Boy do I feel stupid.

I feel the same about my Beast Wars. I want to go back and slap my past self.