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Rating:  -
theres a few things the are nice about this prime and things that arent
pros:extrem detail coloring is good megatron rifle is sweet mouth moves
cons:primes regular gun will barley fit in primes hands bit more platic then die cast a pain to transform pushing legs in most of all sound base sounds like a ultra magnus mixed with prime
I can find more cons then pros I would ONLY get this toy for some one 11 or older not somebody who goes all wild and takes there toys every where oh wait another PRO!:primes leg vents open when you stand him up
Rating:  -
I just transformed it for the first time into a truck. It was challenging but doable. Probably one of the coolest toys ever, but I was an 80's child. As someone else mentioned, the grill in front does not quite align with the cab windows when it's all set, but other than that it's great. Tremendous amount of detail (moveable leg vents, head, mouth, individual fingers/thumb poseable, light behind Matrix, datacom interface, working shocks on the wheels, and accessories). It's quite tall and heavy for a toy- very impressive. If a piece snaps off from forcing it the wrong way, it is designed to snap back on. I never got to own a Transformer as a teen but my lost childhood is now officially redeemed. This will adorn my office cube as a conversation piece.
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Hey, this is a cool figure of Optimus Prime, espeacially with the articulation and nifty sound effects.
Love the detail bits, especailly nice touches like the moving mouth piece down to the movable fingers.
Inspite of the cool phrases from the movie,it was pretty disappointing the voice chip wasn't that of the actual voice actor.(case of misleading immpression it would be FROM the movie=actual voice actor.)
Have yet to transform tho, initial 'breaking of the limbs' nearly freaked me out till I discovered it can be snapped back on. So far, I guess it'd have to settle as a really cool display.
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I recently bought this item at a local brick and mortar store for less than the asking price here, and I am over-all very happy with it. This is the Optimus Prime you wish you had back when the Original cartoon was still on everyday.
The Robot mode of this Optimus is supurb, the articulation is very good. The hinges in his ankles and elbows are hidden with fake "hyrdraulics" which move as you move the joints. His front wheels are hidden when in Robot mode (unlike the original toy) to make him look even more like the G1 Cartoon Prime. The detailing and construction of this toy are nearly top-notch. A lot of diecast parts and the more moveable parts are from plastic.
Others complain about the coloring, but it looks correct to me, in the toy I got.
Now for some small problems. And when I say this, I want to make sure I am clear that these are mostly minor problems.
The sound chip in the base is not perfect. But since I didn't buy the toy because of the soundbase (and I feel that if thats all people wanted they wasted $65), so I don't really care. Its a nice accessory for displaying your Transformer.
My most major gripe is Optimus's gun, and the robots hands cannot grip it properly. 20th Anniversary Prime comes with 2 guns, his own, and a very clever sculpt of Megatron in gun mode. Megatron is made in such a way as to fit perfectly in Prime's hand no matter what pose you put him in. Hos own gun, however seems to have a handle that is just too small for the moveable fingers and thumb of the robot to get a hold of in any stable fashion. From a playability point of view this is my biggest gripe.
The Robot mode and the Truck mode both have problems around the trucks front grill. Like other recent Optimus Prime toys, there are actually 2 grills. One for the robots chest, and one for the truck (they look slightly different). In robot mode there is about a half-centimeter gap between the top of the grill, and the lower edge of the cab-windows. You can only really notice this gap if you are looking up at the robot from beneath it, so this is not a serious design issue.
In truck most, however the windows overhang the front of the grill and headlights area, and the who construction of the front of the truck doesn't feel very stable. It is easy to knock the headlight units (panels the flip up) down by holding or moving the sides of the truck (which are mainly formed by the arms and shoulders).
This toy also suffers from some of the problems the recent "Titanium" transformers have, in that the die-cast parts are sometimes too heavy for the plastic parts and joints to properly support. This makes for an Optimus Prime that is not very stable, in comparison to the Voyager Classics Prime of the Cybertron/Galaxy Force Prime, which though not as authentic to the original (cybertron/galaxy especially) feel like much more solid toys.
Over-all I am extrememly happy with this toy, and my only wish is that he had come out in a size that would put him on par with more of the other Transformers.
Rating: -
I recently bought this item at a local brick and mortar store, and I am over-all very happy with it. This is the Optimus Prime you wish you had back when the Original cartoon was still on everyday.
The Robot mode of this Optimus is supurb, the articulation is very good. The hinges in his ankles and elbows are hidden with fake "hyrdraulics" which move as you move the joints. His front wheels are hidden when in Robot mode (unlike the original toy) to make him look even more like the G1 Cartoon Prime. The detailing and construction of this toy are nearly top-notch. A lot of diecast parts and the more moveable parts are from plastic.
Others complain about the coloring, but it looks correct to me, in the toy I got.
Now for some small problems. And when I say this, I want to make sure I am clear that these are mostly minor problems.
The sound chip in the base is not perfect. But since I didn't buy the toy because of the soundbase (and I feel that if thats all people wanted they wasted $65), so I don't really care. Its a nice accessory for displaying your Transformer.
My most major gripe is Optimus's gun, and the robots hands cannot grip it properly. 20th Anniversary Prime comes with 2 guns, his own, and a very clever sculpt of Megatron in gun mode. Megatron is made in such a way as to fit perfectly in Prime's hand no matter what pose you put him in. Hos own gun, however seems to have a handle that is just too small for the moveable fingers and thumb of the robot to get a hold of in any stable fashion. From a playability point of view this is my biggest gripe.
The Robot mode and the Truck mode both have problems around the trucks front grill. Like other recent Optimus Prime toys, there are actually 2 grills. One for the robots chest, and one for the truck (they look slightly different). In robot mode there is about a half-centimeter gap between the top of the grill, and the lower edge of the cab-windows. You can only really notice this gap if you are looking up at the robot from beneath it, so this is not a serious design issue.
In truck most, however the windows overhang the front of the grill and headlights area, and the who construction of the front of the truck doesn't feel very stable. It is easy to knock the headlight units (panels the flip up) down by holding or moving the sides of the truck (which are mainly formed by the arms and shoulders).
This toy also suffers from some of the problems the recent "Titanium" transformers have, in that the die-cast parts are sometimes too heavy for the plastic parts and joints to properly support. This makes for an Optimus Prime that is not very stable, in comparison to the Voyager Classics Prime of the Cybertron/Galaxy Force Prime, which though not as authentic to the original (cybertron/galaxy especially) feel like much more solid toys.
Over-all I am extrememly happy with this toy, and my only wish is that he had come out in a size that would put him on par with more of the other Transformers.
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