Seibertron.com Exclusive Images of Finished KM-01 Knight Morpher Commander

Counterpunch wrote:That's kind of cool. I might consider it now...

As will I

I guess it looks OK. It looks like a good second line toy. I've never read HOS, so I don't really care for this.

Read the comics (even if OP didn't get much exposure in that, to say the least), loved the concept of HoS TF's, pre-ordered Knight Morpher months ago and, I have to say, I am not disappointed!
Looks absolutely stunning! The coloring is great, and even the lance, which I wasn't too keep on at first, looks good. I love the details like the turbines and gears on the legs, which really come out well with the paint. I can only hope the final product will look as good as this proto model.
Too bad there are no new pictures of the 'trailer' but the photo's of the uncolored proto looked interesting enough.
All in all, glad to hear news of Knight Morpher again: too bad about the delay until February 2010 but I'm sure it'll be worth the wait.

red pilot and red wheels? i liked it better as a gray prototype i'm afraid

I love the design of this figure but I have to say that the bright bold colours cheapen it. I know they are Prime colours but I think a more dirty metallic look would look better, it is a steam train after all. Maybe the lighting makes it look that bright. Still Im in if the price is right.

I hope this leads to more HOS figures.

Wow, looks pretty amazing in color! I hope they fix some of the coloring though, red wheels and such look a little weird. This is almost cool enough to consider buying...

Ravage XK wrote:I love the design of this figure but I have to say that the bright bold colours cheapen it. I know they are Prime colours but I think a more dirty metallic look would look better, it is a steam train after all. Maybe the lighting makes it look that bright. Still Im in if the price is right.

Wellm to be honest it would be superb if the paint was like Frenzy_Rumble's paintjob or Sabrina Ng's painted version, but let's be honest, that was hardly to be expected.

alldarker wrote:Wellm to be honest it would be superb if the paint was like Frenzy_Rumble's paintjob or Sabrina Ng's painted version, but let's be honest, that was hardly to be expected.

Why does the head mold on Frenzy_Rumble's look so much better?

kirbenvost wrote:Why does the head mold on Frenzy_Rumble's look so much better?

Looks like Frenzy_Rumble got an older version of the mold. Notice the trailer: F_R's version is shorter and only has three wheels on each side, while the new one you see here is longer and has four wheels each side. I'm sure there are other differences too; haven't looked too closely at the pictures yet.
I do see the old version had no 'grills' in the faceplate, which the new one does have (and which I also like). Perhaps the head mold was changed due to production issues? And I'm sure F_R's paintjob adds something extra too.

I'm a sucker for light piping and the KMC looks like it has good light piping going on.

The details are cool and it's nice to see the figure in colour. I like the deep red used but I wish a metallic colour was used for the wheels. I am interested in the prospect of a Nemesis version with a black, red, silver, and teal colour scheme on this mold.

Mkall wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:That's kind of cool. I might consider it now...

As will I

Thirded!! Wow. I really had NO intentions of buying that, but now...hmmm, Should I wait for the possible recolor? I like that now, but I don't need it in Prime colors.

alldarker wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:Why does the head mold on Frenzy_Rumble's look so much better?

Looks like Frenzy_Rumble got an older version of the mold. Notice the trailer: F_R's version is shorter and only has three wheels on each side, while the new one you see here is longer and has four wheels each side. I'm sure there are other differences too; haven't looked too closely at the pictures yet.
I do see the old version had no 'grills' in the faceplate, which the new one does have (and which I also like). Perhaps the head mold was changed due to production issues? And I'm sure F_R's paintjob adds something extra too.

Two different molds from two different makers, although it's from the same designer.

Bot mode is totally awesome!! not crazy about the alt mode though. Colors look correct, just abit bright for me.

The plastic seems a little opaque, which gives it a knock-off kind of look. =( But, aside from that, it looks decent. However, those red wheels are the worst decision ever, as is the red front grill. Seriously, they look awful. I hope that changes to grey or silver in the production run.

Props to Eric (griffith76) for getting this out to market! Can't wait to see what he does with Megatron.

I am very excited that this figure is getting close to completion. It is awesome to see a fan just like us take his idea all the way from a CAD design, to starting his own company, and then producing it in ABS for a wider release.

It's cool that the creator is able to color the parts. I agree with others that a darker red would be nice. I wonder why the wheels and front apron (is that the right term for the grill at his waist) are red instead of grey.

That is just too cool. I've never bought anything like this before - expensive custom or independently produced figures - but I might just have to splurge on this one, budget be damned. I should have a XMas bonus coming soon anyway.

I agree about the wheels, though. I think they should be gray or silver. They make for a nice touch in bot mode, but in train mode they just stick out too much and make it look too much like a toy train, not as bad-ass as it should look.

Oh, and if they release a black and silver or all-black version, perhaps Nemesis, I'll have an orgasm.

You know, I had a pre-order for this for months, and I cancelled it earlier this month for budgetary concerns, and I am kinda glad I did.

Personally, I think it looks better in all grey, the color version just doesn't sit right with me.

Guess some things happen for a reason!

I like this a lot and have had it on order forever.

Not to keen on the bold colors either, but I was planning to put it in the paint shop anyway.

I had completely written this off, but now, I'm not so sure. Better to preorder now and cancel, than have it sell out right from underneath me. I went with BBTS since I'll get some "lead time" to have other people get it from RK, etc. and confirm quality, etc.

That looks pretty cool.

They should make an Astrotrain version.

Seriously not digging the red wheels and grill. Hope they change to black or gray in the production run.

tarZen wrote:Seriously not digging the red wheels and grill. Hope they change to black or gray in the production run.

Agree with you and the other posts about this. The only things making me say no to this are the wheels and grille. If they just made these black or a different shade of gray/silver, I'd be all over this.

Preordered him long ago without a doubt I wouldn't cancel it, and here I am still without a doubt.

While a few bits are a touch out place I like the colors. The overall palette is a touch bright from my vision of HOS bots, but otherwise I'm giddy all over. All I wonder about now is structural quality and how it holds up to use. If this guy nails that, I'll be first to pre-order the Cybertronian Bumblebee they mentioned when Mastermind was announced.

Gotta have it.

This thing looks fantastic...having a hard time jumping on the $85 price tag, though. It's about the size of an Alternator or voyager, is it not?

Whatever the case, at that price I think I'm gonna have to wait for a video review before pulling the trigger. I have a feeling it has a relatively simple transformation... At $85, it's gonna have to be awesome in every way. Then again, the resale value will probably hold if not skyrocket in the event I don't love it... Dammit! What to do?!?

Dead Metal wrote:

alldarker wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:Why does the head mold on Frenzy_Rumble's look so much better?

Looks like Frenzy_Rumble got an older version of the mold. Notice the trailer: F_R's version is shorter and only has three wheels on each side, while the new one you see here is longer and has four wheels each side. I'm sure there are other differences too; haven't looked too closely at the pictures yet.
I do see the old version had no 'grills' in the faceplate, which the new one does have (and which I also like). Perhaps the head mold was changed due to production issues? And I'm sure F_R's paintjob adds something extra too.

Two different molds from two different makers, although it's from the same designer.

Ah, I see. That's a shame, actually, I think the older version's head mold looks way better, and the new one is one of the main things preventing me from really wanting this figure.

RiddlerJ wrote:That looks pretty cool.

They should make an Astrotrain version.

Astrotrain had some pretty cool sketches:


and

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x112 ... sPrime.jpg

The deco from this sketch would be really good. Someone has any means to contact them to ask them for changements on the color scheme ? As all of us are asking for the same things, we sould write a mail and send it to them.

http://mastermindcreation.blogspot.com/

Drop them a message at their site?

I've waited a long time for this one.

Not really loving the color scheme, but then Prime wouldn't be Prime if he weren't red, white/chrome, and blue.

Would have liked it a lot better if his fenders and "wheels" were chrome or at least colored silver instead of a totally unrealistic red.

Looks reasonably articulated. BTW, is it just me, or do his eyes give a furrowed expression, almost like he's depressed? Maybe it's because his brows give a slight impression of an inverted V.

Overall, I'm buying this if I ever see it in a store nearby.

interesting... I might consider getting him, if the price is right.

I like the figure, I really do, but I just can't see myself parting with that kind of dough.

Plus, to me, the blue looks almost..purplish.

Oh, speaking of this...I think Ryan might want to have a talk with the folks running TFormers.

They not only stole the pics, they removed the Seibertron "watermark".
As seen here: http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=12664

Just thought you should know.

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Overall, I'm buying this if I ever see it in a store nearby.

Unless you have some kind of specialty hobby store near you that carries this type of thing, that's highly unlikely to happen. It certainly won't be showing up at Target or Walmart anyhow.

Hsunami wrote:interesting... I might consider getting him, if the price is right.

$85



I put in a pre-order as a holding place with the thought to cancel...translation: I'm about 98% likely to just get it.

This looks real good.

I really wasn't planning to buy one, but the pictures look great.

I like it (except for the wheels).. Unfortunately it is out of my budget right now.

I am totally excited about this figure. I have had him on pre-order for months and can't wait to get my hands on him.

Is it a bad that I am thinking about having my husband repaint him for me? Dirty him up some and make the grill and wheels black and gray, those kinds a things.

OMFG ITS OPTIMUS PRIME HIMSELF AS THE BRAVE EXPRESS MIGHTGAINE BOOYAH

geekygirl wrote:Is it a bad that I am thinking about having my husband repaint him for me? Dirty him up some and make the grill and wheels black and gray, those kinds a things.

Not if he know's what he's doing... Your fig, do with it what you will. And even if he doesn't know what he's doing, just record it. I always thought those videos where dude stands in line for the highly anticipated game console (like PS3) on the release date where there's the huge line and not enough supply as there is demand, then dude gets his and intentionally destroys it in the parking lot and getting it all on tape are hilarious!

Kibble wrote:Not if he know's what he's doing... Your fig, do with it what you will. And even if he doesn't know what he's doing, just record it. I always thought those videos where dude stands in line for the highly anticipated game console (like PS3) on the release date where there's the huge line and not enough supply as there is demand, then dude gets his and intentionally destroys it in the parking lot and getting it all on tape are hilarious!

For the price of this figure, he better not mess it up.

Actually, he does military models, and I dabble with vinyl kits, so hopefully this will turn out decent. I will keep pictures of the changes though.

Kibble wrote:Unless you have some kind of specialty hobby store near you that carries this type of thing, that's highly unlikely to happen. It certainly won't be showing up at Target or Walmart anyhow.

Fortunately for me, there is a specialty hobby shop in my neighborhood that carries lots of Japan imports and other figures that most Walmarts and Targets would never dream of stocking!

There might be a possibility that I could find it there.

I happen to find that a lof of steam locomotives use red wheels, in fact I really like a red train with color matched wheels, it is kinda cool.

_shaddow_ wrote:http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x112/ngeekhiong3/HeartsofSteel_OptimusPrime.jpg

The deco from this sketch would be really good. Someone has any means to contact them to ask them for changements on the color scheme ? As all of us are asking for the same things, we sould write a mail and send it to them.

So like this:

Instead of:

I like that.