I got him tonight! He comes with new armor molds, rotated knucles, and new weapons. Most important of all, the reversable face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'really like this design. Perfect!!!!!!

Reversable face:



Battle mode!

















As i'm Optimus Prime, i have to obey traffic rule.
Even my enemy is just on the opposite side of level crossing...

 

That looks awesome! Thanks for the review!

 

Damn, I want this Optimus! It makes the leader-class mold look like an entirely new figure. Where'd you get yours, jrx? DaMing?

 

Thanks for the awesome pics.
I've not bought a single AOE toy as yet but this will definitely be the first.
Pity about the back... That's the only failure to the toy IMO.
No effort was taken to hide the bottom truck bits.

 

Darn. And I said I wasn't going to double-dip on any of these molds....especially not at premium cost for a japanese import.

I may just need to break that rule now.

 

*Grows more impatient waiting for my to arrive* Looking at pictures of this guy make me wish I didn't buy the original Hasbro version.

 

Damn this thing looks so freaking good! I bet he looks even better with the back-pack mod done on him

I might just splurge the money on this guy at some stage. He looks too cool to pass up

 

Very cool, I'll pick up this guy and the DMK for sure.

 

Those are the coolest eyes I have seen on a TF in a long while.

The retooling and paint job don't save the mold, however.

 

That looks fantastic.

 

Almost tempting. They've added some nice details, especially the swappable face and wrist articulation.

But in spite of that I still like how ?AD-01? looks better, and he's actually already my least favorite of my AOE Primes. The size doesn't help either.

Still I wouldn't be shocked if I crumble and get one eventually. There's a lot here to like.

 

Hahaha, the one from DaMing is still on transportation.
I got this one at my local toy store in Taichung.

So, how do i deal the one more piece?

 

Just outstanding!

 

well, i could always use a christmas present  

haha i'd say sell it or use it as trade fodder?

 

Stunning improvements over the original toy. Even makes the original Takara version look like shit in comparison, even though that already looked great compared to the Hasbro one.

Must stay strong, must stay strong! Already ordering the DMK as well and I really don't need two, but... damn...

 

Glorious.

 

Amazing!

 

On top of the new moulds, it's a gorgeous paint job, and the metallic blue and red and AUGH stuff it in me.

 

Not a fan of the yellow.