UPDATE: Painted his face silver, used crazy straws for longer smokestacks, painted silver.... ==== ==== Parts-swapping to have a more G1-ish Optimus Prime!
So the red plastic is basically identical between the two releases and it's just the blue that's different? Huh. Kind of wish you'd included side-by-sides or before-and-after shots in your video, tbh. Still, seems like it'll be a relatively easy fix for those who care about such things! (now just to wait for them to release a version with red biceps so you have to buy a THIRD version to get the one you really want lolololololol)
yes; their red plastic parts, both from EARTHRISE and NETFLIX Optimus Primes, are the same. i do prefer the darker blue of the latter. red biceps??? oh please no! that'll be another insta-purchase for me! hahaha
actually, the Siege Optimus Prime mold has the same identical red biceps parts. I actually swapped mine. But I’d advise against it. It’s all 1 way pins to get them out and can ruin everything if you’re not extremely careful Minor/Repaint: - EARTHRISE OPTIMUS PRIME BICEPS SWAP
Looks good, but how did you swap the arms but keep the Netflix fists? I finally got a regular ER Prime in hand and I'm a little disappointed at the mismatch between the blue plastic and metallic blue paint (it wouldn't be that bad if only he didn't have both on his head), so I'm considering trying this, but it doesn't look like the fists will come off easily without removing the pins, and I have terrible luck with capped pins. I can see they're on a mushroom joint, but it doesn't look like there's enough room to get them off or back on, so I'm a little hesitant to try that.
