You mean the stripe that's always been there and is thus supposed to be there?
The one that's the same or lighter than any other greys or silvers on the toy there, but inexplicably darker than every other grey on this new toy.
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The one that's the same or lighter than any other greys or silvers on the toy there, but inexplicably darker than every other grey on this new toy.
Because the original stripe was a pre-applied decal.
Because toon-accuracy:
The cartoon model made the original toy's chrome-painted parts white, while the stripe decal was colored gray since it was a duller, less shiny-reflective silver than the vacuum-metalized chrome paint.
Inexplicable from looking at the original toy, but not from looking at the cartoon that this is trying to adhere to so closely. That's just what cartoon Optimus looks like. It's why they did the same thing with MP-44.
None of which is to say I like it. I still lean toward ER Optimus just like I prefer MP-10 over MP-44. Those color choices are definitely one of the factors. More bizarre than the dark gray stripe is having the waist and thighs be white while the grill and smokestacks are silver. Again, the same as MP-44, but in this case without any real cartoon justification that I've been able to make out.
His backpack didn't look good in the piano image. It's something I wanted to see if it might be better in the full reveal, but it's conspicuously not visible in any of these pictures. We also can't see the back of the cab, which is often a weakness in Optimus toys.
I'm not completely writing it off yet. Depending on SS86 Megatron, I can still imagine a scenario where I'd want to have this Optimus specifically as a counterpart to that Megatron. But as a definitive G1 Optimus, I'm still not seeing this as any real upgrade to ER Optimus.
This looks good. Like, really good, IMO. I love ER Prime and fully intend to keep it (just like I kept Classics and various other modern iterations of Prime over the years). However, this scratches my itch for toon/'86 Movie goodness, and I am looking forward to getting it. Can't wait for more pics, eventual in-hand reviews, and "how the sausage is made" posts from the Hasbro team.
I'm kind of leaning on pass or wait for review as it looks to cartoon like for my tastes as the ER figure has been the best OP in a long time for mainline, thou it shares some parts with the Siege figure and then its shared with the Legacy G2 Laser OP, thus its hard to top and fits right in with all of the other WFC/ER/Kingdom/Legacy figures
yes that is the point
If they release a cheaper version without the trailer, I'd go for it. As is, I'll wait for a sale. Looks good, still a lot for a G1 Prime and a box to shove into storage.
Nah, the worst would be transparent plastic that was painted over (in a solid color) on the outside; the structural weakness of translucent plastic with absolutely no aesthetic benefit.
This....looks better than solid opaque blue would, and it's not like he has a vehicle interior behind those windows so it does have at least one advantage over anything clear enough to see detail through.
I do think it's weird that Studio Series 86 doesn't use "cel-shading" (or whatever the correct term is for putting that look on a physical object) for windows (and only for windows), though, since that's what would actually be screen-accurate.
I don't normally go for cell shading or for painted windows, but that is actually a really good suggestion. Don't know how well it would translate "in real life" but I like the way it looks mocked up real quick in MS Paint (the thinking man's Photoshop)
you really do have this entire fuckin site on ignore huh
We should consider ourselves lucky he didn't scoff at it and call it "Notimus Prime"
Damn. That's nicer than I was expecting. I was hoping for a good reason to skip this, but I ain't seeing it at the moment.
Looks like a decent Optimus with a giant useless box. As expected but I guess I was expecting more than a couple of blast effects at the Commander price point.
Oh, he probably would have had it been Energon Optimus or something.
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Looks pretty great to me, I think the backpack won't be a big issue. Not a fan of the windows but that's the only real negative. And I really like how the repair pod can attach to Roller. I still never got the Earthrise one (even after the re-release) so probably an easy buy...
But my one concern is size - I'm worried he looks a little small, and I wonder how he'll look next to all the other SS86 dudes. Hopefully we get some comparison images soon.
But my one concern is size - I'm worried he looks a little small, and I wonder how he'll look next to all the other SS86 dudes. Hopefully we get some comparison images soon.
I thought Energon was Fatimus Prime?Oh, he probably would have had been Energon Optimus or something.
They might decide to skip that for a couple of years and go with a standard black repaint to Nemesis, the ER mold not had a Nemesis repaint, the Legacy G2 & Siege molds got that treatment, while ER had dying OP & Shattered Glass repaints, just the ER trailer got the black deco to go with the Nemesis spoiler pack repaint of Siege