@@samuelbakos4740 I already know that some gundam units can transform but still I just wanna see optimus teaming up with amuro as they fight off mrgatron and char
@@EmperorKariq yeah that would be pretty cool, what I was trying to say is that I can't imagine what figures they would make from it since both franchises already have transforming robots
I still kinda wished this Hotwheels collab gave us some Transformers figures based off of hotwheels original vehicle designs, LITERALLY ALL I WANTED OUT OF THIS COLLAB
It would be cool. I don't know what its called, but I've got a very, very cool futuristic HT car with a silver and blue color scheme, that would be really cool as a new TF character. The car's one of my favorites. The car is very sleek and swish and very racecar-like as well as very space-y, wish I knew what it was called so you'd know. Also, the car has light blue wheels and is kinda spiky (not literally, but it has some silver panels protruding toward the back, that are kinda layered). It has a double canopy/cockpit thats in light blue thats kinda merged together. Idk if I'm describing it well. Anyway, Imo, it would look sick driving around Velecitron if it were a TF character!
@@fennekin1750 RD-02, 2015 release, "HW Off-Road: Ice Mountain", 107/250 for the year's mainline. The names of Hot Wheels cars are usually printed on the underside, for future reference! Would make a sick Vehicon alt mode.
I would've loved to see the spychangers return, for either Hasbro or Mattel to reissue them as crossover product. They were designed back in G2 to fit on 1/64 scale track, you know.
yeah....unfortunately, hotwheels collectors hate original vehicle designs (except some ofcourse lol) and i bet the hotwheels design team wants to as well but again........collectors just want 42069th variation of either a JDM car or chevrolet bel air gasser or some lambo
Yea, at least Hasbro's prices aren't that bad, comparatively. $25 for a Deluxe? Worth it. $55 Leader? Also worth it. HT Prime for $80 (USD)? Ehh, not really worth it, tbh. Hes cool, tho
I definitely think they should've read the room and rethought their approach to this release. It looks nice and fun, but being above 30-40 USD (what i think is economically appropriate for a specialty item like this) and having messy paint and tampographs is kind of frustrating, even for someone who wouldn't be that interested in it.
It would've been nice if a Transformers x Hot Wheels crossover took classic Hot Wheels concept cars like the Deora 2 and the Shark Car and made Transformers out of those.
Perhaps Hasbro will be able to do one in the future. Though, the collaborator team is kinda hit or miss, so who knows how that would turn out, if they even do it at all.
The Dino thing was more Ferrari’s fault than mattel’s. Ferrari only partners with one toy company at a time, and now they are no longer working with mattel so you won’t see new hot wheels Ferraris for a long time, if ever
I remember being interested in this when I first heard of the idea of a Hot Wheels Optimus Prime that transforms. Then I found out the price tag and just noped right out. Also as someone who orders stuff from Premium Bandai, for as terrible as it is, even it is better than this. At least with P-Bandai's US Store (Japan might be different), when something sells out immediately, they'll sometimes sneak in a second batch in a later release wave to let people who missed the first batch get another chance. This is how I managed to get my Phantom Gundam after it sold out in one minute the first time around, for instance. This Prime is just a one-and-done thing, and it sucks.
I saw they did a hotwheels of the racecar wheeljack is based off of with the right decals. So if you wanted to you could get a prime, bee and wheeljack.
80 is way to much. This figure is to me isn't even bad because of it being small I think that's bad because of QC issues they have. A figure shouldn't have that much QC problems as I've seen it have if it's so small and if they're charging so much for not having that much in the budget after diecast is not a good excuse if that's what they're trying to say cuz if they make a an apology it will probably be something like that that they say I think.
Seeing the price of this thing, especially converted to US dollars, yeah that thing ain't worth 80-90 bucks. Alot of the collab figures aren't great, but examples like Gigawatt, Ectotron, and the Jurassic Park 2 pack show they can definitely be good. This figure excells in the vehicle mode and the diecast, but the fact that the robot mode's decals look so sloppy is ridiculous, and is not worth what they're asking for. As both a Hotwheels and Transformers fan, this figure ain't great(not even getting into Mattel's business practices). TLDR: The toy is alright, but there are many things that could be better. Thx for the video Doc!
Its cool, but not really worth the price. You're probably better off getting Track Fleet Optimus and LGY United Optimus if you want a G1 Optimus based on the original toy. I know I want both; both look really cool. Track Fleet Prime might not transform, but at least hes really cool and won't break the bank. Also, you meant both JP 2-packs? If so, yea, agree.
Also it’s easy for us to make fun of this because we’re Transfomers fans, this is definitely more catered to Hot Wheels fans whom are used to constantly shelling out $100+ for a 1:64 toy car with fancy paint (Redline, premium, AcceleRacers) In all we’re very similar in that whether it’s Hot Wheels or Transformers (or this case both) we both spend waaaayy too much on toys
Ah the original price, it's not too bad. Newage David was about the same; this just traded out the parts count and trailer for full diecast and chrome. I just think the Aussie price, and of course the aftermarket, are the problem
@@DrLockdown nah, I pay 1.25 for die cast hot wheels (maybe 5 for a trademarked one) or 9.99 for one with a trailer. A prime transformer at that size should be 20 or 40 if the diecast was top quality. On top of that, the diecast is extremely subpar and never meant to be played with. I only buy “toys” so I can pose them on my shelf… after my son played with it with me. Wtf kinda toy starts to paint chip the first time you pose it? KO trash, you paid full price for KO quality trash.
Takara and Bandai dream together was able to actually do a lot more, just without the blatant title. It's the reason why we got Masterpiece Skyfire's "Battloid" accessories and "Gerwalk mode" ability. Heck, Kitzconcept even made a Valkyrie that had Jetfires toy colors. It's also the reason why we got "Rock Lords" for Legacy United, and a new Gobots 3 pack, and why Bandai was able to make a model kit of Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber in their Brave Express Might Gaine colors, while Takara is now working on a new Exkaiser and GaoFighGar for their T-spark series. Dream Together basically laid down the foundation.
'Gundam colored Zoids vehicle' Sir, that is the White Base, home ship of the original RX-78-2 Gundam and hero ship of the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime series.
4:34 I remember the video the footage for this cameo actually came from! It’s from TJOmega’s Titanium Megatron review as part of the Plastic Addict series. He was doing a countdown of the five worst Transformers toys that were released at the time, and Titanium Megatron was at the top of that list.
To Bandai's credit, PB tends to multiple print runs for popular items. Anything that immediately sells out on pre-order will almost always get another pre-order right away with a later release date.
Damn, this was kind of eye-opening for me. I was almost tempted to get this on the aftermarket just so I could have my Missing Link Convoy carry a smaller version of himself in his trailer, but seeing how balked the QC was on your copy...yeah, maybe I'll just hunt down the Core class instead. Or maybe that Newage Optimus you have here - I've been meaning to get into 3rd party for a while, and I'm liking the toy stylings. To answer your end of video question, I think my favourite 'collaborative' figure I've seen so far is the JAXA Lunar Cruiser Optimus Prime. Haven't handled it myself, nor have I handled any other collaborative figures, but I've seen a review on it and it looks great. That being said, I also kinda wanna hunt down some of the weirder ones too. Those Nike shoe Transformers look horrible to handle with all their kibble everywhere, but they're also some of the funniest things I've ever seen.
... fully diecast metal, fully chrome, produced in limited quantities and paying a hefty licensing fee to Hasbro... ...I don't think that's feasible.m.
As a Hot Wheels fan, I can say that the tampo work looks about par for the course. For mainline casting. As someone who owns a few of the premium offerings, hearing about the issues is a huge turnoff outside the price.
As someone who F$%&ing **HATES** P-Bandai with a burning passion, it breaks my heart to know that western companies are adopting this accursed method of "selling" figures as well. No company anywhere in the world should be permitted to take advantage of artificial scarcity to empower scalpers on **purpose.**
@@DrLockdown Also, Hasbro Pulse usually restocks and also puts figures on sale when they don't sell (Powerlinx Hotshot went on for nearly $15 USD at one point). P-Bandai? Miss the window *once* (because bots bought everything within 2 minutes of the window opening) and your only option is Ebay, which typically sells kits for double to triple.
I wanted this when I saw it, the child in me wanted tiny g1 transformers made of metal ever since I learned of WST; imaging hot wheel sized transformers with a bit more complexity than the RiD spychanger scourge I got as a kid, but to glance at the price tag of $80?! Mattel.. Christ, no! There’s a reason I stopped buying a RLC membership this year.. I would LOVE this little guy, but the artificial scarcity, the obscene price, I just can’t, man.
Yeah honestly if this figure was a full sized chromed out G1 prime, then I maybe would have been fine with it. But no… because it’s so tiny and the price, that really makes it not worth it. Especially with the legacy and SS86 figures coming up. It’s a cool idea, and a good figure… but it’s such huge shame that such a beautiful chrome finish wasn’t used for a full sized G1 prime.
This toy is actually sold through the same place as the Red Line collectors' club which means it's scalped to HELL by bots and ten times more expensive if you want to get it somewhere else. And iirc the toy is actually painted with this special "spectraflame" paintjob which is also seen on both RLC And original Hot Wheels cars from 1968 which is a transparent paint that required a smooth metal surface to work its magic. Also, I am waiting for hasbro to make a transformer based on hot wheeels' classic castings such as twin mill or rodger dodger.
this is why I always give chrome parts a coat of floor polish for anyone unfamiliar, Pledge with Future Shine is a floor polish that is basically liquid acrylic - it makes a great high-gloss varnish and can be used to tighten joints
Yeah, I get exclusivity and stuff but... given you could get one of the variants of Newage's Prime for a similar price (a truly PHENOMENAL little figure) I just... could never justify this.
More than anything I'm just kind of bewildered this thing was even released, especially at the time it was. It really feels like "Missing Link at home", so why release it right between actual Missing Link and the upcoming G1 Toy Deluxe Prime? Between that, the crazy price, and the limited availability, I'd think that would have to hurt sales.
It's the 40th anniversary. This is the year of G1 Optimus prime. We have: - Earthrise reissue - Takara dramatic bridge capture - legacy deluxe - hot wheels - missing link - ss86 commander
It’s definitely rewarding to see how much praise the original Optimus prime figure has gotten this year! If only legacy could make more modern remakes of the classic toy line
When this figure was first revealed I said that this would cost a pretty penny, sell out ridiculously quickly, and find there way to the realm of overpriced eBay sellers… I can safely say that I was right.
There’s a timeline where we got Monster High x Transformers instead of Hot Wheels x Transformers. I would have preferred that timeline, but this one ain’t too bad considering how pretty Hot Wheels Prime turned out.
I am still to this day frustrated but the lack of anything really cool from the Takara Bandai collab; my ideal would have been four figures; a Masterpiece Jetfire and Zeta Gundam from Takara, and a Master Grade Optimus Prime and Megatron from Bandai. Yeah, I know that's a bit weighted toward Transformers over Gundam; but like the good Doctor showed, we haven't gotten a good update on the G1 Jetfire TOY ever, because of the mess of licenses around it. As for the other figures, I've always been interested in seeing what a high-end transforming Gundam figure would be like made by Takara. The MG Prime/Megs are kind of obvious, but considering some of the stuff Bandai's pulled off at the MG price point, I'd be excited by the prospect of what they could do with those characters.
The type of transformers hotwheels toy I remember the most is Robowheels. Even managed to track a copy of the one I had when I was a kid, still in package, though sadly the hip joint was broken. Good news is that it didn't effect the vehicle mode stability. Also, World's smallest Prime is about the size of a 1/144 truck and Earthrise Sky Lynx is about 1/139 (Based on Lazy Eyebrow scale chart) so actually very close in scale, and is about what they would likely look like in sized to each other and with the usual gundam kits.. Sky Lynx is BIG.
Actually got this from Mattel. Never removing it from the box. Had it signed by Peter Cullen. This wasn't something Mattel expected you to play with. They knew people were going to over inflate the value of them from minute one.
Hot Wheels Optimus is one of those cases where the figure should be a slam dunk of a release, and yet didn't. Charging around the same price as missing link for a smaller vanilla g1 prime with no trailer is one thing. But then you take into account the artificial scarcity that lead to mass scalping - and the rush to release leading to possible qc issues - and you have a figure that most people just laughed at (At least that the impression I got from Twitter.). Categorically I can't call it bad, but I also can't say I think it's good, at least in regards to what you had to pay originally, and definitely in regards to its after market prices.
The Macross VF-1S and G1 jetfire issue has nothing to do with takara and Bandai issues but more to do with harmony gold USA being the shittiest company and abusing a copyright loophole for decades as they own the distribution rights to the original Macross series outside of Japan and refuse to let go making false promises every 3 years to make more cheap junk that breaks rather than let the series go and allow for more people to enjoy the series I love so much and I love when we get homages with jetfire like the thrilling 30 battle mask on jetfire, thank you for coming to my ted talk
Correct. But Takara and Bandai, as Japanese companies, had every opportunity to make their own collaboration completely separate from harmony gold's issues. They just chose not to.
Expensive? Yea. _Yeeaa._ Cool? Yea. Definitely! Worth it? Ehh, Idk 🤷♂. Not really. Still cool, tho. I rather get the Non-Transforming Track Fleet Version. It may not transform, but at least its still really cool, and won't break the bank. I really want Hot Wheels Bumblebee, too. If I need a Transforming G1 Optimus Prime based on the original toy, I'd grab LGY United Deluxe Optimus, which I really want anyway. I think hes really cool, and weirdly adorable.
Hey I hear that Super Metroid music. Dr Lockdown has great taste. Artificial scarcity sucks. I can kinda understand it with some physical products (though it's often way too small a number) but I've seen it happen with digital products as well which is asinine. Add in the fact that bots are used to buy things instantly (should be illegal if you ask me) and it becomes too easy to miss out on stuff. Such a shame about the price. I'm one of those Transformers collectors that wants like a million Optimus so I wanted to get this one too. For me though this figure would be 110 canadian dollars before shipping. Add in the problems shown here and it's just not worth it. With a little more money I can buy a Commander. I'm with you on small Transformers. While I didn't buy many of them I adored Legacy's Core Class figures. I'm crushed they're going away.
When I heard about this my first thought was "oh that sounds neat" and was expecting (and would have begrudgingly paid) $50US when I saw it was going for $80 I tapped out. honestly for what it actually is $25 would have been a fair price, $30-$40 would have been acceptable. $50 would have been a bit much but I would have paid it. but $80 or above.. get F#*^ed
I mean at least they didn’t put it behind an nft paywall and then mess up the release schedule in a way where the car never got in any of the hands of the fan base it was made for much less the hundreds of copy’s that didn’t sell and will be destroyed because Mattel messed up the release schedule. (Looks at NFT Teku Deora 2)
@@DrLockdown Thankfully they are releasing the car in the mainline in the same cases as bumblebee though with less detail because of mainline production cost.
I feel like the missing link style folding fists would've helped this thing to no end, something about the uncompromising reference to the g1 figure mixed with the scale really perturbs me
I was in the market for a G1 Optimus replica, and Missing Link was way too expensive for my blood. I had hopes for this one, until I saw the price. Nope nope nope. So I preordered the United one. Good enough. There's no way a Hot Wheels, even if it transformed, even if it was licenced, should cost this much or be this limited. But it also sold out, so f*ck me I guess.
I'd love to have a G1 version of Prime to display on my shelf. And that chrome is wonderful. But that AUD price just kills it. We got enough bs to worry about financially here it's at a point I'm shocked no one realises that's why I hate when artificial scarcity or even FOMO is used by companies. It's unfair for the consumers who have no means to get something as soon as possible, taking away all the fun in the product and turning them away from it instead. It's a sure fire way to slowly loose your consumer-base when your marketing is blantantly predatory.
When this was first announced I thought, huh, that's neat. Which quickly changed to "you are out of your goddamn mind" the moment I saw the price lmao.
16:20 as a collector of Halo Mega Construx, I am all too familiar with this Back in August, they rereleased a sought-after set based on Halo Reach. It sold out within 2 minutes. 3 at most. Yeah.
When they announced that the two companies were partnering, i immediately hoped for something along the lines of the g2 spy changers: hot wheels cars that become transformers and are fully compatible with hot wheels tracks. So when they finally did that, it only made sense for mattel to forget that there are more than 10 people on earth and assume that all the money in the world is split up evenly among them. Also whats that funny lego rover from?
I started watching this with no intention whatsoever of buying it, merely because I enjoy (and somewhat relate to) how worked up you get about Transformers. I thought this was a Hot Wheels non transforming so under $10. When I realized what I really was I went up to $20, with awareness that it was probably $40. When you got to the actual price I was offended on every possible level. As a Dad who has previously explored Mattel’s online presence as I debated what toy lines to go hard on for my kid, I heartily agree about your “HasbroPulse are almost saints” comment. Great entertaining vid about something I will never buy. Legacy Wheeljack forever!
16:52 yeah, I really don’t get why this exists, as it isn’t accurate to any iteration of Beetle Bee, but with that said, I really like the looks of the Crosshairs, Barricade, and Stinger that’s releasing within that line-up.
I am both a HotWheels fan and Transformers fan. They’ve something I’ve collected both of for years, so upon hearing of this figure, I really wanted it, and was super close to purchasing it, but unfortunately I was working when it went live, so I had no chance in getting it. I still really want the thing but am not willing to pay scalper prices for it, so there goes that. It’s the same reason why I can’t collect a lot from my favorite movies, HotWheels Acceleracers, because the cars are too expensive and they stopped being sold years ago. But if you think this was bad, this is NOTHING. Just wait until you hear about the recent Acceleracers Teku Deora II debacle. That was awful. And also, I think it’s funny how they did the exact opposite of what I was hoping for with this crossover. I really want a transformer that transforms into the Acceleracers Deora II.
7 minutes? thats I long time, I'm used to like 2-3 for the mega construx stuff that Mattel also make. and I love the lego Optimus, the bumblebee? not so much, I swear does anybody have an arm upgrade, his arms are too damn short!
Ngl Im veeeeeery curious to see u eventually review Lego Bumblebee, as for this video, good stuff once again, Ill be real, I had no idea that they made a transforming one for this collab, I knew about a regular hot wheel but not this, still tha price is bloody ridiculous
Favorite TF Collab? Only ones i have are Gigawatt and Frankentron, and they're both fun, so I can't pick a favorite tho, a piece of Gigawatts chest broke off because some genius thought the piece that you have to press on one end to flip it around should be made with clear plastic. It'll hold in place since only one side snapped off, but the fact it snapped in the first place is annoying
I hate that they knew people would try to buy both this and the track fleet version to see if you can give him the trailer so they purposefully made it to where the trailer doesn’t disconnect from the track fleet truck
I know this is a little much, but if you get your hands on it, could you do a video on target Optimus prime and autobot Bullseye? Thank you for reading my comment. Have a great day!
Puts the Missing in Missing Link
BTW Hello Kitty Beyblade is actually so OP that you can use it in a tournament in stock configuration and WIN
A transformers and gundam collab would make me happy as hell
I mean there are a lot of transforming mobile suits, but would love to see a Zeta Gundam with a transformation that doesn't make me want to die
@@samuelbakos4740 I already know that some gundam units can transform but still I just wanna see optimus teaming up with amuro as they fight off mrgatron and char
@@EmperorKariq yeah that would be pretty cool, what I was trying to say is that I can't imagine what figures they would make from it since both franchises already have transforming robots
I need that in my life.
I mean is that not what AOE/TLK designs kinda of are
I’m so glad someone is finally calling Mattel out for their bullshit scarcity that has plagued the hobby for way too long
I still kinda wished this Hotwheels collab gave us some Transformers figures based off of hotwheels original vehicle designs, LITERALLY ALL I WANTED OUT OF THIS COLLAB
It would be cool. I don't know what its called, but I've got a very, very cool futuristic HT car with a silver and blue color scheme, that would be really cool as a new TF character. The car's one of my favorites. The car is very sleek and swish and very racecar-like as well as very space-y, wish I knew what it was called so you'd know.
Also, the car has light blue wheels and is kinda spiky (not literally, but it has some silver panels protruding toward the back, that are kinda layered). It has a double canopy/cockpit thats in light blue thats kinda merged together. Idk if I'm describing it well. Anyway, Imo, it would look sick driving around Velecitron if it were a TF character!
Or make a whole series based off that one old aah movie “acceleracers”.
@@fennekin1750 RD-02, 2015 release, "HW Off-Road: Ice Mountain", 107/250 for the year's mainline. The names of Hot Wheels cars are usually printed on the underside, for future reference! Would make a sick Vehicon alt mode.
I would've loved to see the spychangers return, for either Hasbro or Mattel to reissue them as crossover product. They were designed back in G2 to fit on 1/64 scale track, you know.
yeah....unfortunately, hotwheels collectors hate original vehicle designs (except some ofcourse lol)
and i bet the hotwheels design team wants to as well but again........collectors just want 42069th variation of either a JDM car or chevrolet bel air gasser or some lambo
Correction at 2:13 that is just straight up white base from Gundam
No clue why they mentioned Zoids if they didn’t plan on mixing it with Gundam
At least this thing makes me appreciate how Hastak doesn’t entirely screw us over with prices.
Yea, at least Hasbro's prices aren't that bad, comparatively. $25 for a Deluxe? Worth it. $55 Leader? Also worth it. HT Prime for $80 (USD)? Ehh, not really worth it, tbh. Hes cool, tho
Was so interested in this product. Hasbro and Mattel working together is a once in a lifetime thing
I definitely think they should've read the room and rethought their approach to this release. It looks nice and fun, but being above 30-40 USD (what i think is economically appropriate for a specialty item like this) and having messy paint and tampographs is kind of frustrating, even for someone who wouldn't be that interested in it.
Kudos for taking it out of the package and actually using it as a toy. I imagine a lot of them will never be cracked open.
It would've been nice if a Transformers x Hot Wheels crossover took classic Hot Wheels concept cars like the Deora 2 and the Shark Car and made Transformers out of those.
Perhaps Hasbro will be able to do one in the future.
Though, the collaborator team is kinda hit or miss, so who knows how that would turn out, if they even do it at all.
That toy being worth it thing. Reminds me. RIP Core Class Transformers.
Basically the core class variant of the OG Optimus toy.
Core Class should never go. Its too good
@@fennekin1750 Blame Hasbro for abandoning the size class.
There was a Hello Kitty Transformer under the Q line, same with Evangelion
Isn’t the hello kitty transformers a repeat of the old Mickey Mouse ones but with hello kitty instead?
@@kirbyfan4 No, it's one of the QT s, using Optimus' mold specifically
The Dino thing was more Ferrari’s fault than mattel’s. Ferrari only partners with one toy company at a time, and now they are no longer working with mattel so you won’t see new hot wheels Ferraris for a long time, if ever
I remember being interested in this when I first heard of the idea of a Hot Wheels Optimus Prime that transforms. Then I found out the price tag and just noped right out.
Also as someone who orders stuff from Premium Bandai, for as terrible as it is, even it is better than this. At least with P-Bandai's US Store (Japan might be different), when something sells out immediately, they'll sometimes sneak in a second batch in a later release wave to let people who missed the first batch get another chance. This is how I managed to get my Phantom Gundam after it sold out in one minute the first time around, for instance. This Prime is just a one-and-done thing, and it sucks.
P-bandai’s pricing is horrible 😭😭 at least some of the figures there are good, “sometimes.”
I saw they did a hotwheels of the racecar wheeljack is based off of with the right decals. So if you wanted to you could get a prime, bee and wheeljack.
Welp, this is just… prime
80 is way to much. This figure is to me isn't even bad because of it being small I think that's bad because of QC issues they have. A figure shouldn't have that much QC problems as I've seen it have if it's so small and if they're charging so much for not having that much in the budget after diecast is not a good excuse if that's what they're trying to say cuz if they make a an apology it will probably be something like that that they say I think.
Seeing the price of this thing, especially converted to US dollars, yeah that thing ain't worth 80-90 bucks. Alot of the collab figures aren't great, but examples like Gigawatt, Ectotron, and the Jurassic Park 2 pack show they can definitely be good. This figure excells in the vehicle mode and the diecast, but the fact that the robot mode's decals look so sloppy is ridiculous, and is not worth what they're asking for. As both a Hotwheels and Transformers fan, this figure ain't great(not even getting into Mattel's business practices).
TLDR: The toy is alright, but there are many things that could be better. Thx for the video Doc!
Its cool, but not really worth the price. You're probably better off getting Track Fleet Optimus and LGY United Optimus if you want a G1 Optimus based on the original toy. I know I want both; both look really cool. Track Fleet Prime might not transform, but at least hes really cool and won't break the bank.
Also, you meant both JP 2-packs? If so, yea, agree.
Came here just as it popped up on my notifications.
Also it’s easy for us to make fun of this because we’re Transfomers fans, this is definitely more catered to Hot Wheels fans whom are used to constantly shelling out $100+ for a 1:64 toy car with fancy paint (Redline, premium, AcceleRacers)
In all we’re very similar in that whether it’s Hot Wheels or Transformers (or this case both) we both spend waaaayy too much on toys
Ah the original price, it's not too bad. Newage David was about the same; this just traded out the parts count and trailer for full diecast and chrome.
I just think the Aussie price, and of course the aftermarket, are the problem
i think this should have gone for 40 or less
Yeah 80 bucks for such a limited run is nuts and I ain’t paying second hand market prices (already over 150).
Hell, I didn’t realize it was a Mattel Creations nonsense, I assumed I’d find in store.
It might've been forty if it wasn't fully diecast, fully chrome and manufactured by Hasbro
@@DrLockdown yeah im probably gonna wait for the deluxe g1 prime
@@DrLockdown nah, I pay 1.25 for die cast hot wheels (maybe 5 for a trademarked one) or 9.99 for one with a trailer. A prime transformer at that size should be 20 or 40 if the diecast was top quality. On top of that, the diecast is extremely subpar and never meant to be played with. I only buy “toys” so I can pose them on my shelf… after my son played with it with me. Wtf kinda toy starts to paint chip the first time you pose it? KO trash, you paid full price for KO quality trash.
Takara and Bandai dream together was able to actually do a lot more, just without the blatant title. It's the reason why we got Masterpiece Skyfire's "Battloid" accessories and "Gerwalk mode" ability. Heck, Kitzconcept even made a Valkyrie that had Jetfires toy colors. It's also the reason why we got "Rock Lords" for Legacy United, and a new Gobots 3 pack, and why Bandai was able to make a model kit of Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber in their Brave Express Might Gaine colors, while Takara is now working on a new Exkaiser and GaoFighGar for their T-spark series. Dream Together basically laid down the foundation.
'Gundam colored Zoids vehicle' Sir, that is the White Base, home ship of the original RX-78-2 Gundam and hero ship of the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime series.
Not what I was expecting
Cool nonetheless
Dang, I was expecting him to say "UNTILL WE MEET AGAIN" at the end
This means there's a non-zero chance of a Thomas x Transformers collab
Honestly, despite it’s flaws it seems like a figure I wanna get, though that price is awful.
4:34
I remember the video the footage for this cameo actually came from! It’s from TJOmega’s Titanium Megatron review as part of the Plastic Addict series. He was doing a countdown of the five worst Transformers toys that were released at the time, and Titanium Megatron was at the top of that list.
To Bandai's credit, PB tends to multiple print runs for popular items. Anything that immediately sells out on pre-order will almost always get another pre-order right away with a later release date.
Hasbro does the same thing, just minus the selling out right away thing.
Nice PE reference/impression for transformation sequence.
Damn, this was kind of eye-opening for me. I was almost tempted to get this on the aftermarket just so I could have my Missing Link Convoy carry a smaller version of himself in his trailer, but seeing how balked the QC was on your copy...yeah, maybe I'll just hunt down the Core class instead. Or maybe that Newage Optimus you have here - I've been meaning to get into 3rd party for a while, and I'm liking the toy stylings.
To answer your end of video question, I think my favourite 'collaborative' figure I've seen so far is the JAXA Lunar Cruiser Optimus Prime. Haven't handled it myself, nor have I handled any other collaborative figures, but I've seen a review on it and it looks great. That being said, I also kinda wanna hunt down some of the weirder ones too. Those Nike shoe Transformers look horrible to handle with all their kibble everywhere, but they're also some of the funniest things I've ever seen.
To be honest for this 20$ would be generous.
... fully diecast metal, fully chrome, produced in limited quantities and paying a hefty licensing fee to Hasbro...
...I don't think that's feasible.m.
As a hotwheels collector, overpriced is not a new thing, and I'm not even talking about the aftermarket
As a Hot Wheels fan, I can say that the tampo work looks about par for the course. For mainline casting. As someone who owns a few of the premium offerings, hearing about the issues is a huge turnoff outside the price.
was not extpecting the tjomega cameo, nice review.
Diecast construction.
I thought it was a lost art.
Volvo optimus is the best collab and the best optimis
Don’t worry. Just wait a few months. Bound to have a bootleg of this. Too easy.
5:04 What figure is on the left? It looks nice ngl
Smallest transforming optimus prime (often called worlds smallest transformers, though that's wrong).
As someone who F$%&ing **HATES** P-Bandai with a burning passion, it breaks my heart to know that western companies are adopting this accursed method of "selling" figures as well. No company anywhere in the world should be permitted to take advantage of artificial scarcity to empower scalpers on **purpose.**
A big reason why I appreciate Hasbro pulse (especially haslab) giving people ample time, for the most part.
@@BlitzkriegOmega why won't you give me the tekaddan land man rodi, bandai WHYYYYYYY??????
@@DrLockdown Also, Hasbro Pulse usually restocks and also puts figures on sale when they don't sell (Powerlinx Hotshot went on for nearly $15 USD at one point).
P-Bandai? Miss the window *once* (because bots bought everything within 2 minutes of the window opening) and your only option is Ebay, which typically sells kits for double to triple.
I wanted this when I saw it, the child in me wanted tiny g1 transformers made of metal ever since I learned of WST; imaging hot wheel sized transformers with a bit more complexity than the RiD spychanger scourge I got as a kid, but to glance at the price tag of $80?! Mattel.. Christ, no! There’s a reason I stopped buying a RLC membership this year.. I would LOVE this little guy, but the artificial scarcity, the obscene price, I just can’t, man.
Note: that gundam colored zoids vehicle is not just any vehicle, it’s actually white base itself, the main ship that housed the gundam
Yep. Realised my mistake after I uploaded.
Ah well. Can't win them all.
@@EzofujiNamikame glad to know that 5000 people pointed this out
Including me
Nothing will upset me more than that the universe will never let me see a Power Rangers x Transformers collab
4 year old me weeps
Even for a review this is not worth the purchase, way too expensive
Yeah honestly if this figure was a full sized chromed out G1 prime, then I maybe would have been fine with it. But no… because it’s so tiny and the price, that really makes it not worth it. Especially with the legacy and SS86 figures coming up. It’s a cool idea, and a good figure… but it’s such huge shame that such a beautiful chrome finish wasn’t used for a full sized G1 prime.
And heck, P-bandai have started to regularly re-issue kits in recent years which is definitely better than Mattel sounds like rn
This toy is actually sold through the same place as the Red Line collectors' club which means it's scalped to HELL by bots and ten times more expensive if you want to get it somewhere else.
And iirc the toy is actually painted with this special "spectraflame" paintjob which is also seen on both RLC And original Hot Wheels cars from 1968 which is a transparent paint that required a smooth metal surface to work its magic.
Also, I am waiting for hasbro to make a transformer based on hot wheeels' classic castings such as twin mill or rodger dodger.
Doubtful about the paint thing. You can see the bare metal under the chipping on the thighs.
@@DrLockdown I think the thigh is painted chrome but the red and blue looks like transparent paint on metal
@camhedmr_5593 could be. The only way to tell is to chip it, and I ain't doing that to a $120 figure :P
this is why I always give chrome parts a coat of floor polish
for anyone unfamiliar, Pledge with Future Shine is a floor polish that is basically liquid acrylic - it makes a great high-gloss varnish and can be used to tighten joints
Yeah, I get exclusivity and stuff but... given you could get one of the variants of Newage's Prime for a similar price (a truly PHENOMENAL little figure) I just... could never justify this.
Im still waiting for the Transformers x Sonic crossover toys.
More than anything I'm just kind of bewildered this thing was even released, especially at the time it was. It really feels like "Missing Link at home", so why release it right between actual Missing Link and the upcoming G1 Toy Deluxe Prime? Between that, the crazy price, and the limited availability, I'd think that would have to hurt sales.
It's the 40th anniversary. This is the year of G1 Optimus prime.
We have:
- Earthrise reissue
- Takara dramatic bridge capture
- legacy deluxe
- hot wheels
- missing link
- ss86 commander
It’s definitely rewarding to see how much praise the original Optimus prime figure has gotten this year! If only legacy could make more modern remakes of the classic toy line
When this figure was first revealed I said that this would cost a pretty penny, sell out ridiculously quickly, and find there way to the realm of overpriced eBay sellers…
I can safely say that I was right.
1:19 YOOO That Mini Cybertron Optimus prime looks fire!!!
It's not. It's kinda shit.
@@DrLockdown oh okay! 👍🏻
Nice Perspective End reference! 7:37
There’s a timeline where we got Monster High x Transformers instead of Hot Wheels x Transformers.
I would have preferred that timeline, but this one ain’t too bad considering how pretty Hot Wheels Prime turned out.
I am still to this day frustrated but the lack of anything really cool from the Takara Bandai collab; my ideal would have been four figures; a Masterpiece Jetfire and Zeta Gundam from Takara, and a Master Grade Optimus Prime and Megatron from Bandai.
Yeah, I know that's a bit weighted toward Transformers over Gundam; but like the good Doctor showed, we haven't gotten a good update on the G1 Jetfire TOY ever, because of the mess of licenses around it.
As for the other figures, I've always been interested in seeing what a high-end transforming Gundam figure would be like made by Takara. The MG Prime/Megs are kind of obvious, but considering some of the stuff Bandai's pulled off at the MG price point, I'd be excited by the prospect of what they could do with those characters.
The type of transformers hotwheels toy I remember the most is Robowheels. Even managed to track a copy of the one I had when I was a kid, still in package, though sadly the hip joint was broken. Good news is that it didn't effect the vehicle mode stability.
Also, World's smallest Prime is about the size of a 1/144 truck and Earthrise Sky Lynx is about 1/139 (Based on Lazy Eyebrow scale chart) so actually very close in scale, and is about what they would likely look like in sized to each other and with the usual gundam kits.. Sky Lynx is BIG.
Actually got this from Mattel. Never removing it from the box. Had it signed by Peter Cullen. This wasn't something Mattel expected you to play with. They knew people were going to over inflate the value of them from minute one.
I popped at the Perspective End reference
Two purple eyes refferences between you and perspective end. Y'all should do "at soup" as a skit together.
Been wanting to do that joke eventually
T4 would have been produced in mid 1985. As for the slop of Prime's eyes, I've seen many an example of T1 and T2 Primes with sloppy eye paint.
I have too, but not THAT bad.
17:12 ROTF legends Hightower is.
He is worth up to five million USD tbh
Hot Wheels Optimus is one of those cases where the figure should be a slam dunk of a release, and yet didn't. Charging around the same price as missing link for a smaller vanilla g1 prime with no trailer is one thing. But then you take into account the artificial scarcity that lead to mass scalping - and the rush to release leading to possible qc issues - and you have a figure that most people just laughed at (At least that the impression I got from Twitter.). Categorically I can't call it bad, but I also can't say I think it's good, at least in regards to what you had to pay originally, and definitely in regards to its after market prices.
Brilliant use of TJOmega with the Die Cast, Help sign
2:12 that's the white base.
Like eh that's like the main ship from like the first gundam series
I've seen a lot of Gundam, including UC, but never the first series
Gundaminfo just made the first two movies of the 0079 Gundam series available on their channel of you’re interested.
@Lancewing one day. Right now, crazy busy
And Kakarot197 for the info on the vehicles
@@DrLockdown And I have an update: the third one is now available!
Yeah, busy schedules are annoying. Dealing with a bit of that myself.
The Macross VF-1S and G1 jetfire issue has nothing to do with takara and Bandai issues but more to do with harmony gold USA being the shittiest company and abusing a copyright loophole for decades as they own the distribution rights to the original Macross series outside of Japan and refuse to let go making false promises every 3 years to make more cheap junk that breaks rather than let the series go and allow for more people to enjoy the series I love so much and I love when we get homages with jetfire like the thrilling 30 battle mask on jetfire, thank you for coming to my ted talk
Correct.
But Takara and Bandai, as Japanese companies, had every opportunity to make their own collaboration completely separate from harmony gold's issues. They just chose not to.
wasnt it just the white base from gundam as a tomica vehicle, i dont think it was a "gundam colored zoids vehicle"
10:56 Tenseg prime my beloved
Expensive? Yea. _Yeeaa._ Cool? Yea. Definitely! Worth it? Ehh, Idk 🤷♂. Not really.
Still cool, tho.
I rather get the Non-Transforming Track Fleet Version. It may not transform, but at least its still really cool, and won't break the bank. I really want Hot Wheels Bumblebee, too. If I need a Transforming G1 Optimus Prime based on the original toy, I'd grab LGY United Deluxe Optimus, which I really want anyway. I think hes really cool, and weirdly adorable.
Love the nail polish bro 💅✨
Hey I hear that Super Metroid music. Dr Lockdown has great taste.
Artificial scarcity sucks. I can kinda understand it with some physical products (though it's often way too small a number) but I've seen it happen with digital products as well which is asinine. Add in the fact that bots are used to buy things instantly (should be illegal if you ask me) and it becomes too easy to miss out on stuff.
Such a shame about the price. I'm one of those Transformers collectors that wants like a million Optimus so I wanted to get this one too. For me though this figure would be 110 canadian dollars before shipping. Add in the problems shown here and it's just not worth it. With a little more money I can buy a Commander.
I'm with you on small Transformers. While I didn't buy many of them I adored Legacy's Core Class figures. I'm crushed they're going away.
I wanna see hasbro make hot wheels as transformers instead
It would be awesome having a twin mill transformer
When I heard about this my first thought was "oh that sounds neat" and was expecting (and would have begrudgingly paid) $50US when I saw it was going for $80 I tapped out. honestly for what it actually is $25 would have been a fair price, $30-$40 would have been acceptable. $50 would have been a bit much but I would have paid it. but $80 or above.. get F#*^ed
Hey, just re-release the rest of the G1 line, and they'll go great with G1 Metroplex, Fortress Maximus, Scorpinox, and Triptacon!!!😂😊😅 11:59
I mean at least they didn’t put it behind an nft paywall and then mess up the release schedule in a way where the car never got in any of the hands of the fan base it was made for much less the hundreds of copy’s that didn’t sell and will be destroyed because Mattel messed up the release schedule. (Looks at NFT Teku Deora 2)
Funko X Transformers did that as well...and the NFTs all got leaked online :P
Also power rangers.
@@DrLockdown Thankfully they are releasing the car in the mainline in the same cases as bumblebee though with less detail because of mainline production cost.
I feel like the missing link style folding fists would've helped this thing to no end, something about the uncompromising reference to the g1 figure mixed with the scale really perturbs me
Yeah I prefer the deluxe missing link. Good video
I was in the market for a G1 Optimus replica, and Missing Link was way too expensive for my blood. I had hopes for this one, until I saw the price. Nope nope nope. So I preordered the United one. Good enough. There's no way a Hot Wheels, even if it transformed, even if it was licenced, should cost this much or be this limited. But it also sold out, so f*ck me I guess.
atleast p bandai tends to rerelease figures on its service every now and again, rarely anything truely being retired and out for print forever
Huh. This RUclipsr actually having a decent take for once. Neat.
I'd love to have a G1 version of Prime to display on my shelf. And that chrome is wonderful. But that AUD price just kills it. We got enough bs to worry about financially here it's at a point I'm shocked no one realises that's why I hate when artificial scarcity or even FOMO is used by companies. It's unfair for the consumers who have no means to get something as soon as possible, taking away all the fun in the product and turning them away from it instead. It's a sure fire way to slowly loose your consumer-base when your marketing is blantantly predatory.
When this was first announced I thought, huh, that's neat.
Which quickly changed to "you are out of your goddamn mind" the moment I saw the price lmao.
16:20 as a collector of Halo Mega Construx, I am all too familiar with this
Back in August, they rereleased a sought-after set based on Halo Reach. It sold out within 2 minutes. 3 at most. Yeah.
When they announced that the two companies were partnering, i immediately hoped for something along the lines of the g2 spy changers: hot wheels cars that become transformers and are fully compatible with hot wheels tracks.
So when they finally did that, it only made sense for mattel to forget that there are more than 10 people on earth and assume that all the money in the world is split up evenly among them.
Also whats that funny lego rover from?
It was a freebie I got when I grabbed Lego bumblebee
@@DrLockdown ah, so a gift with purchase set?
@jeremiahsacks2868 nah I think the Lego store was just getting rid of the polybags
The very toy both my Transformers and Hotwheels friends claim to be ‘made for the other fandom’
So far it feels like it was made for me and no one else.
I started watching this with no intention whatsoever of buying it, merely because I enjoy (and somewhat relate to) how worked up you get about Transformers. I thought this was a Hot Wheels non transforming so under $10. When I realized what I really was I went up to $20, with awareness that it was probably $40. When you got to the actual price I was offended on every possible level. As a Dad who has previously explored Mattel’s online presence as I debated what toy lines to go hard on for my kid, I heartily agree about your “HasbroPulse are almost saints” comment. Great entertaining vid about something I will never buy. Legacy Wheeljack forever!
16:52 yeah, I really don’t get why this exists, as it isn’t accurate to any iteration of Beetle Bee, but with that said, I really like the looks of the Crosshairs, Barricade, and Stinger that’s releasing within that line-up.
I am both a HotWheels fan and Transformers fan. They’ve something I’ve collected both of for years, so upon hearing of this figure, I really wanted it, and was super close to purchasing it, but unfortunately I was working when it went live, so I had no chance in getting it. I still really want the thing but am not willing to pay scalper prices for it, so there goes that. It’s the same reason why I can’t collect a lot from my favorite movies, HotWheels Acceleracers, because the cars are too expensive and they stopped being sold years ago. But if you think this was bad, this is NOTHING. Just wait until you hear about the recent Acceleracers Teku Deora II debacle. That was awful. And also, I think it’s funny how they did the exact opposite of what I was hoping for with this crossover. I really want a transformer that transforms into the Acceleracers Deora II.
man i live in australia so i never knew about the non transforming version until i saw it up for preorder on bigbadtoystore like 2 months ago
7 minutes? thats I long time, I'm used to like 2-3 for the mega construx stuff that Mattel also make. and I love the lego Optimus, the bumblebee? not so much, I swear does anybody have an arm upgrade, his arms are too damn short!
Ngl Im veeeeeery curious to see u eventually review Lego Bumblebee, as for this video, good stuff once again, Ill be real, I had no idea that they made a transforming one for this collab, I knew about a regular hot wheel but not this, still tha price is bloody ridiculous
Favorite TF Collab? Only ones i have are Gigawatt and Frankentron, and they're both fun, so I can't pick a favorite
tho, a piece of Gigawatts chest broke off because some genius thought the piece that you have to press on one end to flip it around should be made with clear plastic. It'll hold in place since only one side snapped off, but the fact it snapped in the first place is annoying
I hate that they knew people would try to buy both this and the track fleet version to see if you can give him the trailer so they purposefully made it to where the trailer doesn’t disconnect from the track fleet truck
Wait, it doesn't even disconnect?
That's... really dumb...
@@DrLockdown it doesn’t disconnect nor does it actually open so you can’t even store bumblebee in there😕
Any and all desire to grab one for the novelty has evaporated.
That isn't a gundam colored zoid it's a tomica of the white base
Will you get the turtles colab figure?
I think so.
The price they charge for this thing is absolutely insane.
This is a toy that, when I saw it, immediately made me think of you, Doc
I know this is a little much, but if you get your hands on it, could you do a video on target Optimus prime and autobot Bullseye? Thank you for reading my comment. Have a great day!