WFC Earthrise -Leader class Optimus Prime

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  1. AximusPrime

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    He did a while back.

     
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  2. newmanium

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    Has anyone applied a matte top coat to the hands? If so, how does it look?
     
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    yeah agree!! hope there's some mod or upgrade kit for that....
     
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  4. Dexatronic

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    mod = they just pop off lol
     
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    Anyone have any pictures of his head disassembled
     
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    Indeed. Bad thigh gas. I do. My thighs stink.
     
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    Finally got this one in hand and I gotta say...it’s a downgrade from the Siege figure for me.

    Although it loses the kibble that Siege has, the robot mode looks worse to me. The way the hip skirts were integrated with the leg give him a very leggy appearance. Add to that his forearms look blocky and stubby. He just looks awkward overall.

    The plastic colors and (lack of) paint applications also bring him down. I dislike the dull red used on him. The trailer looks incredibly dull with the lack of paint. I can let go the inside lacking paint, but even the striping on the sides is dull! Add to that little missing details like the yellow square on the crotch and the unpainted face and he ends up looking like a far cheaper figure than he is.

    Might sound negative but he is a good mold. The compressing elements into the body is very cool engineering. But coming after Siege Prime he leaves something to be desired. A repaint of this mold with better plastic colors and paint operations would go a LONG way. He still has the awkward proportions though :/
     
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  9. Liege Prime

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    I recently got this guy in hand and feel similarly. First off, I think Siege Prime was excellent. The kibble people complained about on his arms I didn't think looked bad or felt intrusive at all. The backpack he had might have been bigger than the two wheels on ER Prime, but for some reason I think the two wheels end up hurting the silhouette actually worse since it's not uniform across the back. But anyways, ER Prime is a fine figure, certainly more G1, but I think Siege is a better figure if you disregard that. Or, at least a cooler looking figure with better proportions.
     
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    Got ER Prime from EB Games yesterday. Had to line up to get into the store because of COVID but I saw ER Prime through the window. ER head with the missing paint around his eyes and nose has been moved to BB Prime. Siege Prime has donated his head to ER Prime and will soon donate other parts.

    I hate pins, mine was mispinned so the chest didn’t fold right and the roof pieces bent with stress marks. Shaved off a ton of plastic and bent the pieces in with a hairdryer assist. Frustrating QA at this price.
     
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  11. Dirge121

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    Alright let’s talk Earthrise Prime. Starting with the vehicle mode

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    I’m going to address the elephant in the room really quickly. The trailer. It’s trash, it’s the same pointless junk it’s been since 1984. It opens up to be a crap combat deck or repair platform with a little masseuse robot.

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    Detach that thing, stuff it in a parts bin and move onto the good stuff: the cab.

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    The cab is a nice little rendition of a retro styled truck, everything comes together nicely and it’s a solid little brick. No complaints here.

    Moving onto the robot mode we have to stop and discuss the transformation because that caught me off guard. He does a lot more than you’d expect just like the Siege version but concentrated in the chest instead of on the back.

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    Robot mode is the real meat and potatoes of this package and he’s a hearty meal of a boy. This is pretty much your perfect non-masterpiece version of the G1 Prime model. Well articulated, sturdy and he’s even got a fully painted removable matrix. He’s really good. The rifle is a bit of a letdown because it comes off looking just different enough to his signature ion cannon that it might as well be a different weapon. That’s a minor drawback overall though so I don’t begrudge the figure for it.

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    Final thoughts: $50 kind of stings because you know the trailer is eating up about $15 of the price because there’s no way this guy would be made at the standard voyager pricepoint. But he’s pretty much the perfect earth mode G1 Optimus and it’s going to be very hard for them to surpass this one until they do Powermaster Optimus next year or something like that.

    Bonus shots of trying to do something with this useless plastic box:

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    RADICAL
     
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  12. Autoboty

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    Does anyone know how to remove the panes from Prime's chest windows? There's a few specks of black dust caught between the pane and the silver background piece and it's really distracting. If anyone knws of a way to get the dust out I'd be grateful. (And I can't exchange it because it's sold out everywhere where I live and mine was the last one.)
     
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  13. artiepants

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    THe G1 trailer had decent play value between Roller, the launching missiles, the fact you could fit 1 or 2 smaller deluxe cars inside, the way the battle platform could stick up out of the trailer in alt mode, and just the fact it was actually more proportional. this one is pretty sad.
    that's actually really impressive. had no idea he was that bendy.
     
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    Yeah there’s not a whole lot you can do with this one. You could probably get Cliffjumper in there but that’s likely it.
     
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    I just got this guy and I have to agree the trailer is a let down. The Studio Series felt justified because of how much the trailer could do, but then again the core Optimus was an existing mold with minor updates, so that's a factor. That said, the base figure is the best Generations Optimus I've ever seen, beating out Siege and even the original Classics from 2006. Although, I do expect that next year's Optimus will go even further, adding back enough of Siege's legs to fold the front wheels into the legs, and eliminating the torso kibble completely.
     
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    I'm sorry you got a poor one, but I agree about the pins. It's a crying shame, but if you get a good one, it is a stellar figure. Owning only him and Grapple from the Earthrise line, I have to say that this new pins only approach does not inspire confidence. I've read way too posts like yours for this new technique to promote anything but cynicism.
    Those are awesome pictures. Good work finding a use for the box on wheels! Hang ten, Prime.
     
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    Have the same issue
     
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    both siege & earthRise prime's head looks identical... but siege has better paint on the inner area surrounding his eyes...so i did a head swap, added some stickers..also painted his inner legs, biceps etc
     

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  19. Mudslide

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    Cool transformation. Lame trailer.
     
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  20. Chaos Muffin

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    Trailer will come in handy for a future deluxe G1ish Prime. Am sure itll happen.

    Should be a perfect scale.