Video Review for Transformers Studio Series Deluxe Optimus Prime from Devastation

-Kanrabat- wrote:Indeed, that Devastation Optimus should have been at least a voyager. As a deluxe, it's full of cancer growth in both robot and truck mode.

They could have just repainted the SS86 Commander Optimus in cell-shaded deco and release it without the trailer at a leader price. It would have been much better, and much easier.

That would completely miss the point of this release, which is to have a deluxe-priced, cartoon accurate Optimus Prime on shelves all year long.

Rtron wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Indeed, that Devastation Optimus should have been at least a voyager. As a deluxe, it's full of cancer growth in both robot and truck mode.

They could have just repainted the SS86 Commander Optimus in cell-shaded deco and release it without the trailer at a leader price. It would have been much better, and much easier.

That would completely miss the point of this release, which is to have a deluxe-priced, cartoon accurate Optimus Prime on shelves all year long.

When I was a fledgling collector in the late 2000's, I went years without a true Optimus Prime because they were always too big and out of reach for my child's allowance. While I now have Optimuses aplenty and no longer need this myself, I'm glad that young fans nowadays have such a thing available to them. Someone just getting into Transformers is going to want an Optimus Prime, and figures like this one make entry more accessible.

Sabrblade wrote:

Whifflefire wrote:When I was a fledgling collector in the late 2000's, I went years without a true Optimus Prime because they were always too big and out of reach for my child's allowance.

Well, then, you should have given your child a bigger allowance.

Nah, my child will learn discipline!

We have 2026 Studio Series leader class listings!

TRA GEN STUDIO SERIES LDR TF5 NEM PRIME
EAN:5010996348692

TRA GEN STUDIO SERIES LDR 86 ASTROTRAIN
EAN:5010996348708

TRA GEN STUDIO SERIES LDR 86 SNARL (PR)
EAN:5010996348715

TRA GEN STUDIO SERIES LDR 86 SOUNDWAVE
EAN: 5010996349880

These were found by user nune over on TFW.

Based on past comments from the Hasbro team, Soundwave is most likely a new mold while Astrotrain is a repaint of the one that's been released a few times now. Nemesis Prime is pretty clearly a retool of this year's AOE Optimus Prime, sporting the knight forearms he gets at the end of AOE, and probably (this part is speculation) a tweaked head sculpt and the arm blade he uses to try and stab Bumblebee in TLK.

After the last 2 years have had no Bayverse leaders at all, it's kinda cool we'll have one for two years in a row! Would definitely like to see a new TLK Bumblebee to go against Nemesis!

Thanks for the great article, Evasionmodebumblebee

I look forward to all the Leaders. I'm skipping the revealed LDR TLK OP, as I like to original Voyager just fine, and I have Yolopark AMK Pro on PO. But if the Nemesis Prime deco and the mold's reviews are mostly positive, I can be presuaded to get the Nemesis version to experience the mold.

Soundwave. I'll be happy and willing to replace my Siege Soundwave if the SS86 versions are brand new figures. Hope this leaked Soundwave does the walkman mode justice, sports a clean bot mode and keep the ability to press his own eject button. REALLY shouldn't be that hard.

Astrotrain... similar deal. I'm fine with Siege's for what it is. I like the bot mode and the transformation, but the alt modes are too severely compromised. We now have 3P LEGENDS scale figures that do better jobs than Hasbro's "Leader" class' attempt. Hasbro really need to get us a better Astrotain. AND while they'reat it, re-do Octane.

Sabrblade wrote:In a past Hasbro video, Evan said that a SS86 Astrotrain would, more likely than not, just be a redeco of the Siege mold.

Of course, that mold was also recently given a show accurate redeco by TakaraTomy in the Dramatic Capture Series, so we'll have to see what kind of deco differences there are between that one and this one, as they could very well end up being quite similar to each other.

It's lazy and expected.

Astrotrain, or any multi-changers for that matter, might C-tier characters, but as toys/collectables, they're always A-listers for me. I came back to the franchise as an adult because of the engineering.

If Soundwave & Astrotrain can't get brand new molds, can we at least get the Springer treatment of extensive retools?

A change of limbs for Soundwave. Rework the abs & lower legs for Astrotrain.

I don't dislike the robot mode. The truck mode is a fail, but I would be displaying him in robot mode anyway. But is it worth $25 plus tax? Not a chance. 15 at most. Maybe Walmart will have him on clearance by the end of summer.

Sabrblade wrote:Of course, that mold was also recently given a show accurate redeco by TakaraTomy in the Dramatic Capture Series, so we'll have to see what kind of deco differences there are between that one and this one, as they could very well end up being quite similar to each other.

I wonder if Hasbro even cares about this sort of thing. Just look at Jazz. Granted, Jazz is a far more popular character, but he just got the Selects box set release and his own Dramatic Capture release only months ago, now he's getting another SS86 refresh. I feel like he didn't sell all that great during his previous refresh so I'm curious how he does this time.

Rtron wrote:Soundwave could be a new mold, since they've said in the past that they want to do a new one. There's no guarantee, but with the other three Leaders on the list being repacks or probable slight remolds. IF he is a new mold, while I hope he comes with Laserbeak and Ravage, I think there's a possibility he'll only come with one of them. The fact that both Laserbeak and Ravage's main plastic color can be black and Laserbeak's simple transformation makes me somewhat hopeful he might come with both, though. But I'm skeptic, we'll see.

I also think that it's not out of the realm of possibility that Astrotrain might be not just a redeco, but a slight retool of the Siege one like Springer.

Nemesis Prime is a cool excuse for a retool. We'll see if he's the first Studio Series movie Optimus to come without a faceplate.

Evan said towards the beginning of Legacy that if they do a SS86 Soundwave he'd be anew mold to match Kingdom Blaster's height. And if they do a SS86 Astrotrain it would be a repaint of Siege Astrotrain. Personally I'm OK with Astrotrain being a repaint, but it would be nice if they gave him a new accessory that cleaned up the back end of the shuttle.

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