I thought Energon was Fatimus Prime?Oh, he probably would have had been Energon Optimus or something.
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They might decide to skip that for a couple of years and go with a standard black repaint to Nemesis, the ER mold not had a Nemesis repaint, the Legacy G2 & Siege molds got that treatment, while ER had dying OP & Shattered Glass repaints, just the ER trailer got the black deco to go with the Nemesis spoiler pack repaint of Siege
That makes a HUGE difference. Cel-shading, when done in moderation, can offer a REALLY nice pop to the visual look. Toei ALWAYS animated some sort of “reflection” on Prime’s windows in every episode they did. The omission removes a key visual “hook” to the animated series/movie.
As it stands, though? It’s a very impressive offering, but having been doing this for over 20 years, multiple Masterpiece figures, dozens of “mass market/mainline” interpretations of the this same basic design…I’m not sure I see enough there to warrant dropping $90+. THAT SAID…for those unable to get or afford the Masterpiece? This is clearly an excellent substitution.
But for me? There is nothing particularly unique or distinctive from the many (many) Optimus Prime figures I have. I’m quite satisfied with the Battle Pack Earthrise flavor, got Siege for something a little “tougher”, probably getting the G1 toy based deluxe, got the Nemesis Spoiler set for the trailer (for my G2 itch). The trailer does nothing the Earthrise trailer doesn’t already do (and I got the accessory set for Roller). The Prime figure has a bit more articulation and is more complex, but doesn’t offer a tremendous amount more, visually, than I already have.
If I want something even MOAR G1 accurate…the Dramatic capture series set is about the same price, offers the already decent Earthrise mold in super G1 colors AND I get a nice Jazz and a Mainframe/Teletran-1 as well.
Hah, the stripe thing reminds me of this thread I made a while back...
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Also, frontpaged:
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Is This The Reason Behind Optimus Prime's Disappearing Stripe?
There has long been a strange aspect of Generation 1 Optimus Prime that has always bothered me: the stripe across his chest that disappears when he transforms into truck mode. At least, in animation, it does. Here's the toy: And here are some samples of the animation: Now, it didn't...
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Also, frontpaged:
Celebrate Prime Day by Swooning Over These Studio Series ’86 Optimus Prime Glam Shots
It's Amazon Prime Day, and you know what that means! ...wait, what? We're not supposed to get Optimus
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The fact that he has no visible wheels in bot mode is by itself enough for me to get him.
Hehe.
This reminds me of the Magnus Bumper colour debate.
I kid!
MP-44 suffers from double headlights too.
This figure does look damn good though.
This reminds me of the Magnus Bumper colour debate.
I kid!
MP-44 suffers from double headlights too.
This figure does look damn good though.
One thing that will be cool to see, is the galleries of Missing Link Prime next to SS86 Prime.
While Deluxe G1 looks good, I think I’m gonna hunt down missing link and this guy.
So I’m most likely getting SS86 Prime, so long as the actual transformation between bot and truck is both impressive and fun. The fun part is (on top of the price) what stopped me from buying mp44. His transformation is, while technically impressive, one if the most intricate, complex and Not fun I’ve ever seen.
While Deluxe G1 looks good, I think I’m gonna hunt down missing link and this guy.
So I’m most likely getting SS86 Prime, so long as the actual transformation between bot and truck is both impressive and fun. The fun part is (on top of the price) what stopped me from buying mp44. His transformation is, while technically impressive, one if the most intricate, complex and Not fun I’ve ever seen.
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I'm still going with the Deluxe (or Missing Link if I get my money any time soon) but this undeniably does the job. This isn't discount MP-44. This does some things better.
On Prime Day, even.
Evan Brooks has made two designer posts on Instagram for the new SS86 Optimus:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9fYFZvvwxZ/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C9fl2OKu-Pa/?igsh=Z3I2ejI3bjJxODQ5
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9fYFZvvwxZ/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C9fl2OKu-Pa/?igsh=Z3I2ejI3bjJxODQ5
is LDR really the officiall shortening for leader
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That's what I've seen listed in computer systems, so it appears so.
I'm still on the fence about this figure, I just not feeling him, it might be because they used white instead of grey on the legs and the larger chest area, I'm still leaning on the pass side of things as I am rather happy with the ER/Netflix verisons and there isn't all that much of a difference between the two, then again it could be the fact that its taken so long for them to make a G1 OP that looks like he did back in the 80s as a mainline figure that I see very little value in getting him, besides the trailer would likely end up just sitting around gathering dust and stuff, similar to Rodimus's and the other trailers that aren't Armada or POTP
I'm officially sold on him. He seems to be as close to a MP as we're going to get at main-line scale.Evan Brooks has made two designer posts on Instagram for the new SS86 Optimus:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9fYFZvvwxZ/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C9fl2OKu-Pa/?igsh=Z3I2ejI3bjJxODQ5
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1. Him being bigger than Earthrise is great.
2. The trailer being significantly bigger than the ER trailer is very good. I mean, yeah it’s still a box, but it’s a nice box.
3. That backpack, while chunky, isn’t really that big or that bad.
The transformation should be interesting.
Hmm… I’m gonna be looking for a lot of Prime this year.
SS86 Prime
Missing Link Prime
SDCC Fractured Friendship pack (if I can snag one.
2. The trailer being significantly bigger than the ER trailer is very good. I mean, yeah it’s still a box, but it’s a nice box.
3. That backpack, while chunky, isn’t really that big or that bad.
The transformation should be interesting.
Hmm… I’m gonna be looking for a lot of Prime this year.
SS86 Prime
Missing Link Prime
SDCC Fractured Friendship pack (if I can snag one.
