Post by fenrir72 on Jul 22, 2006 12:47:00 GMT 8
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Name: Optimus Prime aka Optronix , Orion Pax (?)
Function: Cybertron Commander
Back story: For those in the know, the character was created by Simon Furman and designed by Don Figueroa back in 2004 as a retelling of the events that happened in between page 1 to 4 of the Marvel Limited series ( okay.............inspired by the Marvel series............) in the 6 issue Dreamwave comic books.
Here, prior to their being reformated by the Ark/Teletram-1, Optimus' mode looked no way near the blocky "combat vehicle" he transformed into in the Marvel comic. In fact, one thing great about Don Figueroa's work, they all have "practical" transformation applications.
Though I wouldn't call it unearthly, Prime retained the main cab of the trailer or the "command" center/aka the Optimus module while the trailer or Prime component served as a combat artillery /repair base. ( In the comic TWWI, the trailer was only shown briefly).
Now back to the action figure:
Design: Top-notch, nearly identical to the comic book down to the last metal grooves. Even his laser rifle is engraved with the "DON F" for Figueroa.
Height comaprison with G-1.................nearly alike except for the few millimeters due to the head size difference.
Components: Titanium
sure........... No its diecast. A large amount of diecast. With the exception of his thighs, shoulder joints, fists and feet (roof headlights), all are made of diecast. I am not quite sure of the head though 
The unit is quite heavy, heavier infact than the original G1.
Poseability/Articulation: 9 points (warning with the legs though, easily detaches)
Paint application: Fairly loyal to the comic, though there are points in his lower abdomen that it tended to smudge. Makes me wonder if there'd be a japanese version of this, 'cause the US version, how do I describe it looks "realistic?" Drab mettallic as if he's just gone to battle unlike the THS-02 which is shiny and vibrant gloss.
Of course, when it comes to die-cast, the bane of all owners, the paint tends to chip
so good advice is to buy two versions. ;D
Overall: I am very satisfied with the figure, novelty aside, Hasbro took a risk in creating a figure based on a comic book mythology based on a company long dead ( :'(miss you Dreamwave) but then again, Don Figuroa is the "MAN" when it comes to designing Transformers ( trivia: he also designed the 20th anniversary cover for the SONY BMG re-issue of Transformers the Movie 1986)
Buy factor: scale of 1 to 5, I give it a 4.5. This for the detail, the mere fact that they created the figure is thanks enough. Only wished they also created the War Within version of Megatron too, now that one is one butt kickin' tank!
Name: Optimus Prime aka Optronix , Orion Pax (?)
Function: Cybertron Commander
Back story: For those in the know, the character was created by Simon Furman and designed by Don Figueroa back in 2004 as a retelling of the events that happened in between page 1 to 4 of the Marvel Limited series ( okay.............inspired by the Marvel series............) in the 6 issue Dreamwave comic books.
Here, prior to their being reformated by the Ark/Teletram-1, Optimus' mode looked no way near the blocky "combat vehicle" he transformed into in the Marvel comic. In fact, one thing great about Don Figueroa's work, they all have "practical" transformation applications.
Though I wouldn't call it unearthly, Prime retained the main cab of the trailer or the "command" center/aka the Optimus module while the trailer or Prime component served as a combat artillery /repair base. ( In the comic TWWI, the trailer was only shown briefly).
Now back to the action figure:
Design: Top-notch, nearly identical to the comic book down to the last metal grooves. Even his laser rifle is engraved with the "DON F" for Figueroa.
Height comaprison with G-1.................nearly alike except for the few millimeters due to the head size difference.
Components: Titanium
sure........... No its diecast. A large amount of diecast. With the exception of his thighs, shoulder joints, fists and feet (roof headlights), all are made of diecast. I am not quite sure of the head though 
The unit is quite heavy, heavier infact than the original G1.
Poseability/Articulation: 9 points (warning with the legs though, easily detaches)
Paint application: Fairly loyal to the comic, though there are points in his lower abdomen that it tended to smudge. Makes me wonder if there'd be a japanese version of this, 'cause the US version, how do I describe it looks "realistic?" Drab mettallic as if he's just gone to battle unlike the THS-02 which is shiny and vibrant gloss.
Of course, when it comes to die-cast, the bane of all owners, the paint tends to chip
so good advice is to buy two versions. ;DOverall: I am very satisfied with the figure, novelty aside, Hasbro took a risk in creating a figure based on a comic book mythology based on a company long dead ( :'(miss you Dreamwave) but then again, Don Figuroa is the "MAN" when it comes to designing Transformers ( trivia: he also designed the 20th anniversary cover for the SONY BMG re-issue of Transformers the Movie 1986)
Buy factor: scale of 1 to 5, I give it a 4.5. This for the detail, the mere fact that they created the figure is thanks enough. Only wished they also created the War Within version of Megatron too, now that one is one butt kickin' tank!
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