25th Anniversary Optimus Prime Gallery And Review

Just saw the gallery. Wow! I know Hasbro has been slipping in the QC department but can Hasbro really slip up that bad? Pink Prime? That just made me loose interest in the whole franchise. Maybe I'll just stick with Takara.

Just a question... Does he already have the stickers on him when you take him out of the box? Or do you have to do that yourself?

I looked through all the galleries and I have to say I really like the new colouring. I actually own 4 primes (G1, classics-voyager, movie-leader, MP-4) but would consider buying this... depending on price... I live in australia so the pricetag is probably going to be HUGE!

I also own Ultra Magnus (G1 and classics-voyager) and have considered picking up the pepsi prime that came out a year or 2 ago... but wouldn't want to pick up every re-issue or re-release... what's the point? Especially if nothing has changed.

Also if I do see this around I would definately consider picking it up for my nephew... he's only 2 and a bit now but this would be a cracker set for him in a year or 2.

So $70 + tax for what is basically TRU edition Prime (which I sold a few months ago on E-Bay) with a new paint job (arguably worse) and a few extras... no thanks. I'll stick with my Encore Prime.

EDIT: Is it just me or does the red on the 25th anniversary Prime look like a lighter version of the red that was on the Movie edition Masterpiece Prime??

Seibertron is right about this one. This reissue is awful, and the price tag definitely does NOT account for quality or pack-ins. The Toys r' us reissue from 02' was better than this toy. Which I believe retailed for $39.99. Theres no way the pack-ins make up that difference.
The voice box by the way, which does feature Cullen, is just his raw voice re-reading a couple of old phrases. There isn't even any of the G1 robotic voice distortion.
I may be alone in my thinking here, but I would have appreciated some upgrades to the original mold. Maybe fix the leg joints, new head sculpt, and if they're so set on accuracy; How about an actual toon accurate color scheme? White thighs, smokestacks,fuel tanks, and grill and bumper. At the minimum blue eyes and a tinted blue windshield.
The collectors who want an original Prime, or close reissue have a ton to choose from, most of which at a better or equal price. They barely did anything to this toy to call it a "special" edition.

The really should have called this thing the "Coda Remote", maybe painted it gold.

I may be able to bring a little light to the issue with the color seeing as I am a polymer engineer and deal with this type of thing from time to time.... First off, the trailer from encore appears to have a metallic quality to it, this colorant added into the polymer will create a swirling effect if the mold is not designed properly due to turbulence in the mold.. which this is prevelant in this design from the thin wall sections and 90* corners. When you begin to add this type of colorant it is quite a bit more costly than say.. the flat gray that they seemed to have used for this 25th version. So I have to think it is purely a cost cutting move, maybe a little bit based on swirling and QA. The pink cab.. well that is bad, but the more vibrant a color I.E. encore primes cab.. the more that colorant will cost as well, so getting away with a lighter shade or perhaps a smaller ratio of colorant vs. virgin polymer also cuts costs. I'm not saying it's ok, or maybe this was just a rougue prime that got out, heck I'm just happy I have my encore version...

Now as for this sub-par Prime. It really breaks my heart to see it
so badly done, you'd think for the 25th anniversary edition they would have taken more care with it.

returnofplex wrote:Seibertron is right about this one. This reissue is awful, and the price tag definitely does NOT account for quality or pack-ins. The Toys r' us reissue from 02' was better than this toy. Which I believe retailed for $39.99. Theres no way the pack-ins make up that difference.
The voice box by the way, which does feature Cullen, is just his raw voice re-reading a couple of old phrases. There isn't even any of the G1 robotic voice distortion.
I may be alone in my thinking here, but I would have appreciated some upgrades to the original mold. Maybe fix the leg joints, new head sculpt, and if they're so set on accuracy; How about an actual toon accurate color scheme? White thighs, smokestacks,fuel tanks, and grill and bumper. At the minimum blue eyes and a tinted blue windshield.
The collectors who want an original Prime, or close reissue have a ton to choose from, most of which at a better or equal price. They barely did anything to this toy to call it a "special" edition.

Maybe something like this:
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd11 ... efront.jpg
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd11 ... turned.jpg
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd11 ... byside.jpg

Ok, I appreciate people are annoyed about the colours. And rightly so. But the comments about the smokestacks are just getting annoying. Hasbro CAN'T put the longer smokestacks on, ok? It's not "a slap in the face to the fans." Although the next person using that phrase should get a slap in the face.

I'm really not sure about this thing for including comics and/or DVDs. I appreciate it's good for people who don't own those things already, but... I've already got the G1 cartoon (complete on DVD, first season on VHS). I don't like the idea of paying extra for things I already have. Surely that's actually more of problem for fans?