Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal

Saturday, June 9th, 2018 11:54am CDT

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Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronians Starrhero and Kanrabat, we have news that Baltmatrix has uploaded his review of Power of the Primes Optimus Primal! This is our first English review of the figure, and Balt takes a detailed look into both Optimus Primal and his Optimus Optimus form. The individual Primal mode to him was pretty good, and the "skateboard" mode just makes him laugh a lot. But overall, Baltmatrix rated the figure a pretty decent one, and the gimmick overall a winner.

So what do you think? Is this fan vote figure the figure you wanted? Is this figure good enough for you to pick up? Let us know what you think in the comments section below! And keep an eye to the online stores and the brick and mortar store shelves, as we should be expecting him to come out here in the next few months ahead!

Credit(s): Baltmatrix

This article was last modified on Saturday, June 9th, 2018 12:01pm CDT

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Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964008)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 9th, 2018 @ 11:58am CDT

Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Are you sure about that news story's title?

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964014)
Posted by ScottyP on June 9th, 2018 @ 12:06pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Are you sure about that news story's title?

I fixed it, sorry about that!

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964111)
Posted by YoungPrime on June 9th, 2018 @ 7:49pm CDT

Okay..... This is what the majority of you voted for???! $45+ is the going rate for that....?

As cheap and lazy as Hasbro has been with these Leader Class figures in this line, I'm kinda glad Deathsaurus didn't win.

Either way this thing is a pass!

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964114)
Posted by Skritz on June 9th, 2018 @ 9:02pm CDT

YoungPrime wrote:Okay..... This is what the majority of you voted for???!

We voted for the character, there was no knowledge of the gimmick or what the figure would end as. Stop blaming it on the character (or serie) choice, it would have been almost as bad for everyone except maybe Star Saber. And even then people would still whine about the parts lacking articulation or the hollow pieces which are universal to all mass retail figures.

That said he's not the worst thing ever. His two robot modes are pretty great.

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964119)
Posted by Hotconvoy on June 9th, 2018 @ 9:27pm CDT

Skritz wrote:
YoungPrime wrote:Okay..... This is what the majority of you voted for???!

We voted for the character, there was no knowledge of the gimmick or what the figure would end as. Stop blaming it on the character (or serie) choice, it would have been almost as bad for everyone except maybe Star Saber. And even then people would still whine about the parts lacking articulation or the hollow pieces which are universal to all mass retail figures.

That said he's not the worst thing ever. His two robot modes are pretty great.

Thaaaaank yoooou.

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964127)
Posted by Burn on June 9th, 2018 @ 10:40pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:Who's "correcting" who? Opinions are opinions. There's no "right" and no "wrong".

You know that.
I know that.
But there's 2 or 3 people that still don't give a shit and can't stop themselves from continuously correcting people.

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964130)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 9th, 2018 @ 10:54pm CDT

Whoa mama! Forget Apeling-to-Primal Prime. This is while Optimal Optimus oughta be:

http://speedfreak01.tumblr.com/post/174731405583/hes-the-leader-of-the-bunch-you-know-him-well

Optional alternative deco: Badlands manga-accurate instead of BotCon 2015 toy/comic-accurate:

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964134)
Posted by Skritz on June 10th, 2018 @ 12:00am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Whoa mama! Forget Apeling-to-Primal Prime. This is while Optimal Optimus oughta be:

http://speedfreak01.tumblr.com/post/174731405583/hes-the-leader-of-the-bunch-you-know-him-well

Optional alternative deco: Badlands manga-accurate instead of BotCon 2015 toy/comic-accurate:

I thought about it first.

See: the-transformers-custom-idea-inspiration-thread--t109758s50.php

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964148)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 10th, 2018 @ 3:31am CDT

Who is that?

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964151)
Posted by Hotconvoy on June 10th, 2018 @ 3:59am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:Who is that?

PotP Optimal Optimus recolorred to be Oilmaster.
Here's a link to the wiki page on him;
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Oilmaster#Timelines

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964158)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 10th, 2018 @ 6:09am CDT

Burn wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Who's "correcting" who? Opinions are opinions. There's no "right" and no "wrong".

You know that.
I know that.
But there's 2 or 3 people that still don't give a **** and can't stop themselves from continuously correcting people.

Opinons = facts.
That's part of internet culture. Go to 4 chan's /toy/ board to see this in full effect!

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964159)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 10th, 2018 @ 6:11am CDT

Optimal Optimus repainted as Oilmaster.... That's one something-or-other-exclusive that beg to be made.

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Edit:

My 7777th post! What do I win?

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964160)
Posted by Emerje on June 10th, 2018 @ 6:12am CDT

Well damn, now I'm kinda sad knowing that'll definitely never happen (even though the other two Leader molds have black Decepticon repaints). Heck, I'd be happy with the Optimus Prime version, too.

Emerje

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964167)
Posted by Epsilon Delta on June 10th, 2018 @ 7:39am CDT

Paint Primal white with blue highlights, especially the face, paint Optimal red white and blue with the blast shields instructed to be on the shoulders as the official transformation for shoulder pads, call him Magnificent Magnus, or Magnified Magnus, and take my money.

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964182)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 10th, 2018 @ 10:15am CDT

A Singaporean posted theses on the 4chan /toy/ board in the TFG thread. He knocked out the pin that link Primal's spaceship-backpack in place. This create a separate "yoga pose only" Primal and a separate vehicle. The lone Primal can now interact with a much better looking Optimal Optimus, both in bot and gorilla mode. Also, the spaceship and surfboard modes still work thanks to all the pegs that lock everything in place. This is a BRILLIANT idea that make me want that toy even more!

What do you guys think?

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964183)
Posted by Sigma Magnus on June 10th, 2018 @ 10:19am CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964187)
Posted by Skritz on June 10th, 2018 @ 10:40am CDT

This is great and we get an 'Actionmaster Optimus Primal' to boot. Who would have thought?

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964189)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 10th, 2018 @ 10:58am CDT

Skritz wrote:This is great and we get an 'Actionmaster Optimus Primal' to boot. Who would have thought?

Well, not me. Ironic because I have a 98% complete G1 Action Master collection.

This make it even better!

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964194)
Posted by Moonshot on June 10th, 2018 @ 12:12pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:A Singaporean posted theses on the 4chan /toy/ board in the TFG thread. He knocked out the pin that link Primal's spaceship-backpack in place. This create a separate "yoga pose only" Primal and a separate vehicle. The lone Primal can now interact with a much better looking Optimal Optimus, both in bot and gorilla mode. Also, the spaceship and surfboard modes still work thanks to all the pegs that lock everything in place. This is a BRILLIANT idea that make me want that toy even more!

What do you guys think?

Awesome. Thats pretty much what I had planned all along. Now time for a 3rd party company to swoop in and do an add-on kit to make Primal an ape alt-mode.

Re: Video Review of Power of the Primes Leader Class Optimus Primal (1964199)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 10th, 2018 @ 12:55pm CDT

It seems to me that the design team did the least amount of work on the gimmick for it to be take apart just like that. But then again, there is a bias against beast wars so I shouldn't be surprised.

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