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To commemorate a partnership between Takara Tomy and Japanese exotic car retailer Bingo Sport a new figure of live action Optimus Prime will soon see release. Thanks to a post on X by the official @TF_pr account we're getting our first look at the figure which appears to be a heavy retool of Studio Series 92 Crosshairs from 2022 into a Corvette C7 GT3-R. They're expecting reservations to begin in early summer 2024 and release to take place in the following winter. More information, such as how to order one, is coming soon. But as this is potentially a store exclusive it my require ordering through Bingo Sports, possibly even through visiting their store. Hope for the best, but expect the worst in this case. As you can see below the same deco is also being used in the real world for a future Japan Cup race.

Interesting, Studio Series Crosshairs makes a shockingly good Prime. If I am able to get a hold of this easily then I will. It reminds my a lot of the Alternity GT stuff in a way.

Would never have expected a AOE/TLK Prime retool of Crosshairs, but I’m totally here for it! Love that we’re getting some bizarre movie exclusives again.

Wishful thinking, they could have made this the same scale as Alternity/Alternators. You would certainly get the details in car mode to be close as the real car. Look forward to seeing more photos of this though.

SGM

Very, very interesting. Why did they go for the Last Knight / AOE Prime design?

The current RotB design may have been hard to pull out of a Corvette, but the AOE design isn't much easier I don't think.

Looks very cool. Somehow much, much better than Crosshairs. Not quite as good as the Not Tracks but Totally Tracks, Hot Shot repaint of the original Corsshairs mold.

Overcracker wrote:Very, very interesting. Why did they go for the Last Knight / AOE Prime design?

Probably because he's the most recognizable version of Prime without a truck chest. Sure they could have just made up a new design like they did in Alternity and GTS or whatever, but then it wouldn't have the recognition appeal.

Emerje

Noooo, the kibble, THE KIBBLE! I still have nightmares.

Emerje wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Very, very interesting. Why did they go for the Last Knight / AOE Prime design?

Probably because he's the most recognizable version of Prime without a truck chest. Sure they could have just made up a new design like they did in Alternity and GTS or whatever, but then it wouldn't have the recognition appeal.

Emerje

They have made new Prime designs from nee collaborations. like the Moon rover prime, so picking a 7 year old design, have not seen since in any thing else seems awkward at best.

I think more than likely the usage of movie molds is predicated on them being movie characters, so basically they may have had no choice if they wanted it to be Prime.

Knight Optimus cosplaying as a race car.

I never cared for the SS Crosshair mold, but DAMN, that Optimus is rocking it!

I'll have to wait and see if it pop up at Buyee or Mandarake at a reasonable price.

Realized I never commented on this, I absolutely LOVE this! I will do what I can to get this guy for sure!