Look for Rare Color Varient

SentinelPrime · Post by **SentinelPrime** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:02 pm

I am looking for this rare Beast Wars Transmetal Pink varient of Optimus Primal. Anyone know where I can find one? Haven't had any luck on Evilbay!

How would I put it as a saved search on ebay where it would notify me of one being listed?

Here's a link to a pic of it. Scroll down toward bottom.

http://www.cobraislandtoys.com/tf/1997/ ... metal.html

Dinobot · Post by **Dinobot** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:06 pm

Sorry Sentinel, never seen one like it before.

Commander Megatron · Post by **Commander Megatron** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:08 pm

Me neither Sentinel, sorry. Tho TT or Lieutenant Deszaras might know where.

Grimlock · Post by **Grimlock** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:35 pm

I think that Optimus Prime looks pretty in pink.

When I have finished Nemesis Optimus Prime I can see the pink paint meeting another G1 Optimus Prime.

BEHOLD ............. Powerpuff Prime

Sideways · Post by **Sideways** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:19 pm

Roar · Post by **Roar** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:26 pm

Other than here and the obvious other place no clue where you'd find that toy. He is a uniqule looking thing I'll grant you that.

I couldn't help but notice that Kenner was on the back of the box. Is that by any chance a European version/variant of Optimus Primal perhaps?

I've noticed on another toy line I've been buying (Action Man) that even though Hasbro owned the rights to the toy Kenner was on all of the European packaging.

But I don't know it just seems odd for Kenner to be on a Hasbro toy. It isn't uncommon for large toy companies to share property rights in other countries.

Or did Hasbro let Kenner make Beast Wars for the US market?

Rattrap · Post by **Rattrap** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:55 pm

The switch to animals was Kenner's idea, they were acquired by Hasbro in 1991. They ran the toy division for Hasbro from 1995-2000. Hasbro got rid of the Kenner brand name in 2000 and Transformers were returned to direct Hasbro manufacture.

Roar · Post by **Roar** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:54 pm

Well thank you! Thats interesting and obviously I didn't know that!

Thanks, 'Trap!

I wonder how many of those colored toy variants for Primal were made?

Deszaras · Post by **Deszaras** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:48 pm

Sorry never even knew about that one.

my guess is its either a factory defect {Like the early Cryotek boxes having TM megatron red boxart}, a photo shopped image or a custom passed off as an original.

its in english packaging so its not japanese takara tomy who package there TF's so much nicer than hasblow. (Take Gigastorm for example. zero twisty ties)

EDIT. there does exist a variant with a slight purple tint. I can't find evidence of a pink optimus primal anywhere other than that site. I'm thinking KO or custom. It may even be a competition prize.

SECOND EDIT:
the purple tinted variant is labeled as pink optmius primal:

Catilla · Post by **Catilla** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:53 am

not sure were i read about but deszaras is right , these was no officialy pink version , it was the dye thay used, and depending on the batch it has something to do with it (eg batch 1 had a better mix so turned more blue , but other batchs came out more purple and some near the pink side of things ), sorry to say but realy it depends on the figure you picked up as to the colour (there not classed as a varation even though thay are a diffrent colour ) dam wish i can explain what i mean better

arh found a link which might help better
http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/ ... tml#primal

SentinelPrime · Post by **SentinelPrime** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:00 am

Thanks for all the great info everyone!

Perhaps it is the lighting in the pic that makes it look pinkish, when in fact it could be a more purpleish tint. There are two color varients like this with BW Transmetal Megatron. I have them both.