TRANSFORMERS Authentics Optimus Prime

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Part of the Legend Commander Collection sold at Transformers Expo, "Convoy (Jodai)"— jodai (初代) meaning "first generation"—is a redeco of Robotmasters G1 Convoy. While most of the paint masks are identical to the original mold, other changes include replacing the translucent parts into clear blue plastic, and the panel-lining on the grill is stripped off. Unlike the first toy, he does not include a pair of swappable 3mm fists, his missile launcher, or his Calamity Defenser weapon.

The fourth Transformers Fan Book comes with the "Optimus Prime (Red Clear Version)" toy, redecoed from the Kingdom Core Class mold. with the deco once again based on the Generation 2-inspired colors used for the Chronicle EZ Collection figure. Like the Kup reissue, he comes with both the original release's gun and a Targetmaster, in this case Barrelroller, a redeco of Recoil. The original-release rifle has been slightly retooled to fit in the wider fist-holes of the Targetmaster vesion of the mold. GREAT GIFT FOR KIDS: Transformers action figures are fun, exciting gifts and converting robot toys for boys and girls ages 6 and up Accessories: Missile launching cannon, missile, sword, shield, bladed shield, electronic left forearm, bladed left fist, torso armor, left & right winged "launchers", left & right armor boots Like all Vintage G1 figures, Optimus Prime was exclusive to Walmart in the United States and Canada and general release in Asia, notably Toys"R"Us.This figure was redecoed and retooled into Generations Motorbreath and Transformers (2014) Ultra Magnus. Hasbro reissued the "Original Autobot Leader" toy as part of their European Classics line of reissues in 1991; These other Atmos variants were revealed in 2019, but to date have not been released. All have the same accessories. Unlike Shinji, this guy won't go strangling his girlfriend or dating his mother's clone, if he even has a mother... Classics Optimus Prime was initially intended to be Deluxe-sized. An alleged list of the tentative Classics line-up [24] included a Deluxe-sized Optimus Prime without a trailer and a version with a trailer at the Voyager price point; however, it appears the decision was eventually made to upscale Optimus to Voyager size instead. [25] Don Figueroa's control drawings for the Deluxe version were leaked before the Classics line was even released at retail. [26] A gray model prototype was later shown as part of an interview with TakaraTomy's staff in Transformers Generations 2009 vol. 1. [27] It's unclear whether the trailer ever made it past the early planning stage before the size of the figure was changed.

This version of the mold was planned to be redecoed into Menasor for the Universe line, but the release was canceled. Part of TakaraTomy's 35th anniversary celebration, he was initially released at Summer Wonder Festival 2018, then later through Cybertron Satellite stores across Japan and TakaraTomy Mall on September 9, 2018. Along with the rest of the Golden Lagoon toys, he was later rereleased through Hasbro Pulse in January 2021. To round things out, an Ultimate Collector's Series-styled display plaque featuring Optimus Prime's name (in both English and Ancient Autobot), function, motto, and Tech Specs is included.This mold was also used to make the less ambiguous Optimus Prime-recolored Convobat, the separate individual Convobat, Onyx Primal as well as inspire the comic character Nyx. This uniquely branded Anti-Gravity Pedestal Tenseg Base release of Optimus Prime is a redeco of Kingdom Ultra Magnus's inner robot. Optimus Prime comes with a silver "Tenseg Base" which he can attach to, simulating a "floating" pose. Optimus Prime retains Siege/ Kingdom Ultra Magnus's blaster accessory, colored in a darker metallic gray in a possible attempt to emulate Prime's usual ion blaster.