New In Hand Images of Transformers War for Cybertron Trilogy Earthrise Leader Class Optimus Prime

Thanks to some tips from Seibertron.com forum members Nathaniel Prime and bacem, we've got some exciting news for anyone looking forward to the Transformers Generations: War for Cybertron Trilogy - Earthrise Leader Class Optimus Prime figure, due out in the first quarter of 2020. These in-hand pics were found on the Facebook page of Vector Sigma. They give us some nice, up close looks at the sculpted detailing and "greebling" on the new Optimus Prime figure, as well as some comparisons shots with the recently released Transformers 35th Anniversary Voyager Class Optimus Prime, a repaint of the War for Cybertron Trilogy - Siege Voyager Class Optimus Prime done up in Sunbow animation colors from the G1 cartoon with cel shading effects replacing the "battle damage" paint apps. There is also a shot of Earthrise prime with his trailer in alt mode along side the newly released Transformers Generations Studio Series Dark of the Moon Leader Class Optimus Prime, and Road Police, one of the Micromasters available from a special Siege 10-pack released earlier this year.

The most interesting aspect of these pictures, though is the fact that we have some differences from the at show samples shown off last month at New York Comic Con (NYCC 2019). The hands now appear to be painted blue. They were unpainted gray plastic at the show in October. The eyes are also now painted blue, instead of yellow as in the initial Hasbro stock renders and at show samples. The lower square on Optimus Prime's pelvis is also now painted blue, a detail that is often missed in G1 Optimus Prime releases. What is unclear is if these paint additions are new operations being done at the factory to increase the screen accuracy of the figure, or if the person who procured this figure customized it with additional paint before posting pictures. It may be a while before we can solve that mystery, but until then, take a look at the photos below!













You can compare these new pictures of Earthrise Optimus Prime to the ones from our own Seibertron.com Galleries, taken at the New York Comic Con this past October 2017. Click on the image below to be taken to our gallery, which also includes the rest of the new Earthrise releases slated for the first wave of product!



Are you more excited than ever for Transformers Generations: War for Cybertron Trilogy - Earthrise Leader Class Optimus Prime? Do you think these additional blue paint applications are legitimate production changes or a fan showing off some customization skills? Let us know in the forums and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest news on all things Transformers!