When he first got announced, I was confused as to why Hasbro would bring him out at the same time as 86, the missing link, and the one toys. But now that I've seen some reviews on it, I understand it's place now
It is missing link for people on a budget. Sweet. Hope I can find him in my Walmart or target Also I learned this prime scales beautifully with core class figures!
Honestly he has kinda convinced me to get the missing link, not because he is bad, but because he isn't quite what I wanted. I wanted an updated version of the original toy with the same kibble and transformation, but with modern posability, which is what the ml is, but this one is more of a generations figure based on the look of the original toy which you can see in things like how his head isn't on a plate, his hands are missing the cylinder (which the ml is also missing), he has the wrong gun, and he is missing the hole through his torso and the kibble on the back of his arms.
Got lucky and found one last week. I added some extra paint details that I think look pretty good. I might throw out a quick video of it when I get a chance!
While I love G1/Missing Link, I like that they did his proportions slightly different so it doesn't look like he has really long legs and even longer arms :D
I still have the Optimus Prime mom and dad gifted me for Christmas 1985!!! I have the box. Only the hose and nozzle are missing, everything else is complete.
@@Shiny_Mew151 Thanks, I don’t know how I did it, but he still has the fist. I held onto the Milleneum Falcon H Remote for a long time, but alas it is long gone now…
I had this on pre-order, but when I noticed one glaring flaw, I decided to wait for it in-store. That one flaw is the windows jutting out slightly over the front of the alt mode. This is something that the original didn't do, I don't see why it's necessary from an engineering point of view, and it compromises an otherwise perfect alt mode. That being said, I will pick it up if I find it. And if a 3P company ever makes an OS KO at VOY or even LDR size, I'll be all over those.
I understand why the headband was done (it's for the eyes) but it pretty much kills this for me. I couldn't look at the figure and not see that. Too bad otherwise since it seems like a nice cheaper alternative to the missing link Optimus.
I really wish that the collecting community was stop bowing down at the altar of Hasbro. It is obvious that all they care about is getting your money but not about making good quality items for us to purchase. And it would be really helpful if content creators such as yourself with actually stop helping them and maybe push people towards better made third-party products!
@@Lari-se2sh Yes they can and people can say what they want too which I did. If I like someone's reviews I could be disappointed. And like I said it's sad to see these reviewers bowing at the altar of Hasbro when there are companies making way better transforms. We already know who the Transformers are they don't have to have names on the boxes
@@BeerusTVDB If you don't like it, don't buy it. Are *you* bowing to the altar of 3rd party toys? ...you come off pretty hyperbolic here. Part of the issue here is that there are too many Transformers lines to keep up with. Can you tell me a better version of this figure that costs the same or less? Real question, because the vast majority of 3rd party transformers I stumble across, are *much* more expensive. And many aren't even very good.
@@LastBastian I'm definitely not going to buy it I don't support Hasbro. I'm just tired of seeing my fellow toy collectors waste their money on cheap garbage. Only because there's a name associated when you could spend your hard-orne money on something who's quality is better that's it and I'm allowed to say that in this forum.
@@BeerusTVDB Of course you're allowed to say that. But do you not understand that Hasbro's products are much easier to obtain, and are generally more affordable? Again, I ask honestly: Is there a better version of this available for the same price? If so, I have no idea about it, as it's difficult to keep track of 3p figs. And the ones I do see, are quite expensive. Some that I have purchased, end up being pretty disappointing in quality.
