Okay guys and gals.. Here is my idea..
(brought to you in classic Skywarp-2 Fashion) I love the wei Jiang M01 Commander, the AOE KO optimus Prime Movie version. it is a stunning figure. Absolutely great rendition of the Movie Optimus Prime and the G-1 or evasion truck mode. What I think is missing is that with that figure they decided to do some things that makes the bot mode look a lot more like the 1st three movie designs.
Now, I like my Wei Jiang figure, but If you are going to give us an almost perfect Movie Prime in Bot mode, then why not give us a perfect upgrade to make the bot mode much more perfect? well Third Party manufacturers.. I would like to humbly request an Armor upgrade specifically designed to enhance, and add to my Wei Jiang Optimus Prime and here is how I think you guys can pull it off!!
Here are my suggestions and the images that should be used to describe what can be done for the added armor.
M01A COMMANDER'S ARMORY KIT:
CHEST ARMOR X1
FOREARM ARMOR X2
LEG SHIN ARMOR X2
EXTRA HEADS X2 (OR 1 HEAD WITH INTERCHANGEABLE FACE PLATES)
ARMORY STAND/TRAILER X1 (OPTIONAL)
PLUG IN ENERGY SWORDS FOR FOREARM ARMOR X2
MOVIE ACCURATE ION CANON X11. Armor armor additionsThe Kibble on the Wei Jiang lower arms are set perfectly to act as large tabs to add an armor plate styled like the movie bot, and the DMK 01 Optimus Prime.
2. Chest filler and cover armorThere are vacant cavities in the chest of the Wei jiang figure. The chest opens for access to the chrome chest door to a pseudo matrix. Nice, but I think a chest armor piece can be molded specifically around the chest cavity area and cover the chrome section with the movie accurate chest and abs like section. In addition, there is a red box like section around the waist (just above the gold sections) that can be used to attach some extra sections to make the waist a lot more movie accurate, the whole thing should be a single piece, and include a molded Autobot logo.
3. A Leg armor addition that is in two parts on a hinge, which folds around the side of the leg, and plugs into the back of the leg, using the leg holes already existing to make the wheel cover in orange and flames, and the back leg cover in blues and silver accents. THE ADDITION OF THE ARMOR FOR THE FOREARMS COVERS THE HOLE IN THE ELBOW JOINT, AND ALSO AS THE FOREARM IS POSITIONED IT HIDES THE BREAK JOINT MUCH BETTER, AND MAKES THE ARM WHEN POSED STRAIGHT, LOOK NORMAL FROM THE SIDES AND FRONT AND SOLVES THE INHERENT MOLD PROBLEM USED FROM THE INVASION HASBRO FIGUREA little rear section addition is optional:
Chrome Fuel Tanks for the back made to connect to a split that keeps the tanks positioned diagonal because the peg that plugs into the split that plugs into the back is made for a specific position this Image shows the tanks and the red bar that houses them in place, in addition the chrome tanks would enhance the Alt Truck Mode4. a New 1st-3rd Movie accurate head sculpt. Wei Jiang's head sculpt is all fine and dandy, but his head is way too narrow, and the antenna are molded directly to the head, and gives the impression that his head his very slender.. when in actuality, the head used for the Movie had a bit more width, and overall just looked better.
5. Arm Armor is open for Energon swords to plug into leaving the hands underneath, and looks more movie accurate. 6. lastly, Optimus Prime's Movie Ion Canon. To me, like G-1 Optimus Prime, the Gun from the movie is the definitive Optimus Prime weapon, and if an armor upgrade is being done to cover the legs, arms, and chest, why not also include in this upgrade pack, OPTIMUS PRIME's actual gun.ADDITIONALLY... IF POSSIBLE, HOW ABOUT A SIMPLE TRAILER THAT CAN STAND UP ON IT'S END, AND TURN INTO A SIMPLE FRAME FOR PLACING THE ADDED ARMOR ON AS AN ARMORY FOR THE FIGURE. IT WOULD HAVE TWO WHEELS, AND FOLD OUT TO STORE HIS ARM, LEGS, CHEST, AND WEAPONS (INCLUDING THE WEAPONS ALREADY THAT COME WITH THE FIGURE. SEE EXAMPLE BELOW. THEN YOU CAN DISPLAY HIM WITH HIS ARMORY, OR WITH FULL ARMOR ON, AND IN THE ALT TRUCK MODE, HE CAN HAVE A TRAILER THAT HOUSES ALL HIS ADDITIONAL ARMORS. So that's my idea for a badly needed armor Upgrade for the Wei Jiang AOE Oversized KO MP01 Commander. I hope you Third Party companies take note, and please consider bringing this to the market for purchase. I also want to thank my fellow seibertronians for supporting my rather lengthy posts here, and I hope you enjoy the conversations we have. Thanks everyone! My next big post will be in the main toys forum as I make the case for Victory, a plea to Hasbro and Takara Tomy to bring us Masterpiece Transformers Victory dubbed and remastered TV show, and to continue on from the star Saber fan's choice figure and bring Star Saber and others out for the G-1 USA market! I will have that up for discussion tomorrow night. make popcorn and settle in for a long and amazing post!