Weijiang KO SS-38 Optimus Prime [Oversized]

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by FOUREVER, Sep 18, 2019.

  1. TotalMackerel

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    Ben's review is up
     
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    Im happy to say that the articulated hands that come with this are the exact same hands that come stock on MPP10.
     
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    Is this out, and do we have details?
     
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    Seeing Ben's "not great not terrible" review made me feel that it doesn't have the wow factor of ye olde Wei Jiang products. I remember how reviewers gushed over the M01 Commander (Evasion Mode Prime) and MPP10. Maybe we're all getting to be old farts now and more jaded.
     
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    That is because it is just an OS straight KO. There is nothing wrong with the product but it is also less than what we expect from WJ who has improved pretty much almost all their OS released. I do feel that they kinda dropped the ball here as the figure has so much potential to be modified into something amazing.
     
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    It's not much different than the WJ OS studio series 05 Optimus. It was upscaled to about the same height as this guy and only really contains some small polish updates. Backpack still sucked despite an extra hinge or something added to the fuel tanks.
     
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    I think that OS SS Optimus is fantastic and was hoping this one would be on par with that.
     
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    So a set of MPP10 Upgrade hands (with all the fingers that move) would fit him too then.
    Sounds interesting.
     
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    He wont hold his rifle but, he will have blue hands. They are slightly darker.
     
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    One of my biggest concerns about this figure, and it may have been addressed so I apologize for missing it, is the clunky hasbro figure look is still there. Like the back being an unpainted molded piece with holes and how you can see the square of the back from the front. Is that something that’s not as bad in hand? Like can it be looked passed? I have WJ evasion mode prime and it looks like a masterpiece at first but the feel and oversized hasbro pieces do take away from it.
     
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    It all depends on if you like the original. I think he looks great in person. I don't own the original or, care about accuracy.

    The back square bothers me in pictures but, not so much in person.
     
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    Sounds great. I do love the original but felt it suffered from its size. Why they didn’t make him a leader class is insane. Good to know about the back not being a big problem in person, I’m thinking he’s gonna be my next get now.
     
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    I stand corrected.

    Everything considered, I think WJ will be my Bumblebee OP. It will match MPP-10 and M01 perfectly. Aoyi's head and feet are simply too distracting.
     
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    Is it just me or does this Studio Series Optimus look Leader class sized?
     
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    It would tower over the SS leaders. Its almost a foot tall.
     
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    Please see my mini review/observations about this figure (with photos to see the differences between the OSKO and original parts) here:

    - The Knock off transformers thread

    It's not. They're are some minor changes and aesthetic improvements to the original figure.
     
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  20. GeoffDes

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    I was just about to say "hey, waitaminnit, Grimlock and Blackout are bigger than that..."

    ... then I remembered that my Grimlock and Blackout are the OS KO versions. :) 

    DAD BRAIN, EVERYBODY!

    (Also, I'm STARTING to come around on getting this guy, but I just... I dunno, I kinda like the look but unless someone's gonna oversize Jetfire I feel like I'm happier with MPP10 keeping his trailer to himself. Who knows, maybe if there's a good singles day deal on him come November on AliExpress....)
     
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