New Images Of Commander Class Rodimus Includes Comparison With SS86 Voyager Class Hot Rod

I'm not going to surprised at all if Rodimus is the same height as OP and Megatron...
Still not a fan of the face sculpt; that harsh diagonal crease in the middle of each cheek... It makes him look old, and just odd.
Also his eyes are too high... Like Kup's.
Like I've mentioned about some ER figures, this is another example of too many molded details imo. The waist/hips... The side of the spoiler you see in bot mode... The upper arms and the lower legs... Not saying those parts should be completely void of any detail. But they just don't add anything substantial (imo). And all of those lines/indentations, etc. must cost a little bit somewhere in the process.
I don't mind the look of the alt mode, but that doesn't mean a ton to me, so the trailer isn't enticing at all. That "$40 worth of plastic" would never be part of my display.
Even without seeing all of the accessories, I don't foresee dropping $80-$90 on this.
And still, I haven't decided on a 'hard pass' yet. I've skipped every Titan and Commander Class figure since... Well, CW Devastator. So who knows.
Just seems highly unlikely right now.

ZeroWolf wrote:
These pictures concern the Commander Class release of Transformers Kingdom, Rodimus Prime, who has proven to be a decisive figure within the fandom. The pictures show a comparison with Studio Series 86 Voyager Class Hot Rod. We also get some new shots of the trailer that Rodimus comes with.

Is that meant to be "divisive" instead of "decisive"?

glad to see he's not just a glorified retool of SS hotrod with a trailer. feeling alot happier about picking him up now.

Chriphord wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:
These pictures concern the Commander Class release of Transformers Kingdom, Rodimus Prime, who has proven to be a decisive figure within the fandom. The pictures show a comparison with Studio Series 86 Voyager Class Hot Rod. We also get some new shots of the trailer that Rodimus comes with.

Is that meant to be "divisive" instead of "decisive"?

Thanks for catching that, it's been fixed.

Immortal Starscream wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:I'm not going to surprised at all if Rodimus is the same height as OP and Megatron...
Still not a fan of the face sculpt; that harsh diagonal crease in the middle of each cheek... It makes him look old, and just odd.
Also his eyes are too high... Like Kup's.
Like I've mentioned about some ER figures, this is another example of too many molded details imo. The waist/hips... The side of the spoiler you see in bot mode... The upper arms and the lower legs... Not saying those parts should be completely void of any detail. But they just don't add anything substantial (imo). And all of those lines/indentations, etc. must cost a little bit somewhere in the process.

Actually you are correct. When you have that much detail, the tolerances on the tooling tends to be much higher, which usually wields more waste in the factory, increasing the cost quite a bit. It is why traditionally head sculpts in the toy industry can cost more then the bodies they are plugged onto.

Now me, I love the extra detail personally. I do agree it can be a bit much in areas, but It makes the figure imho look much more interesting and cool. But, that same logic also fueled the Bayformer designs, Which I'm not the biggest fan of. guess I'm a hypocrite

I agree with the face looking too old. but hay, at least he isn't straining to see like the G1 (squinty eyes)

I also prefer the extra greebling they added to the WfC figures. It allowed them to be more visually interesting then the bland looking G1 toon models. I look at most MP releases and think that the colours need something else doing to them, to break them up.

I'm okay with the face sculpt as his upgrade to Rodimus added lines to his face anyway.

Maybe that's why Optimus covered his face

My Earthrise/Kingdom Optimus Prime is going to DIE.

I would have liked to see him compared with POTP Rodimus Prime.

The trailer being able to open up in the back like that makes it look like a garbage truck. Which is quite appropriate, considering the price.

It would be nice if Hasbro sold the Rodimus figure separately, like they did with the MP 10 years ago.

The comparison shot seals this as a pass for me. I just don't care enough about the character to need/want both Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime at $110 for what is essentially a reaaaallly good deluxe, a probably reaaaallly good voyager and a very solid trailer. I'm sticking with just Hot Rod. Now I just have to find one without QC issues on his left calf so I can exchange mine. 0-2 so far.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:The comparison shot seals this as a pass for me. I just don't care enough about the character to need/want both Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime at $110 for what is essentially a reaaaallly good deluxe, a probably reaaaallly good voyager and a very solid trailer. I'm sticking with just Hot Rod. Now I just have to find one without QC issues on his left calf so I can exchange mine. 0-2 so far.

QC issues and.... $110 for a commander?