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Post by iacon45 on Jan 7, 2022 20:07:40 GMT -5
If talking about non-G1 Optimus Primes, my nod would go to Cybertron Optimus Prime. All around a good mold in any form. Just didn't like him combining with Leobreaker but that wasn't the Prime mold's fault since Leo Breaker didn't have a combined shoulder articulation to speak of. And I might be scolded for this, but truth be told, I was not a big fan of Super Fire Convoy. I liked the character and the toy had some good points but it just didn't just impress me. Granted he was better than either God Magnus or their combined mold overall.
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Post by machsabre on Jan 9, 2022 21:00:11 GMT -5
So I ended up cleaning the dang studio today which allowed me to get a hold of my ER Optimus Prime, and here's the pictures of it for GS. Obviously I ended up paying more for it than the actual figure itself cost. I painted Prime's eye's yellow with a little florescent yellow paint which really pops out in the light. I trims his silver grills with a Molotow chrome marker. I used the Matrix that came with Netflix Prime, which I put dye coat on it and a foil backing to give it a glow in the light. The Combat Deck's drone is painted with a metallic blue Gundam marker, which was the exact color of metallic blue that Prime blue was. Roller, the Axe and Prime's honkin' Ion Blaster came from that Selects upgrade set, some of the deck itself was touched up with some silver paint. The sticker set from Toyhax, and roller's gun came from the Legends Huffer toy. (Which in turn was also an Optimus weapon.) I'm looking into a set of consoles to seat Titan Masters from Shapeways, but I think I probably spent enough on this thing as it is. Though the good news is that I don't think I'll need to upgrade to a new G1 Prime anytime in the near future.
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Post by Greatshot on Jan 10, 2022 1:07:07 GMT -5
Yeah, with the mods, that is REALLY nice looking!
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Post by iacon45 on Jan 13, 2022 19:56:56 GMT -5
I still need to get some of those upgrade parts for ER Prime's trailer (mainly the parts underneath that flesh out the trailer and rotate out to hold up the sides of the battle platform since one side of mine tends to droop) and those Reprolabel upgrade decals. They really make a difference making a mediocre trailer really pop. Once I get those upgraded, I really don't see myself getting another Classics (regular G1) Optimus Prime. Never say never of course, but that shows how amazing this release really is despite its shortcomings.
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Post by machsabre on Jan 13, 2022 21:03:33 GMT -5
I still need to get some of those upgrade parts for ER Prime's trailer (mainly the parts underneath that flesh out the trailer and rotate out to hold up the sides of the battle platform since one side of mine tends to droop) and those Reprolabel upgrade decals. They really make a difference making a mediocre trailer really pop. Once I get those upgraded, I really don't see myself getting another Classics (regular G1) Optimus Prime. Never say never of course, but that shows how amazing this release really is despite its shortcomings. If you have that link to JRC Design on ebay, he's where I got those trailer support beams from. They're pretty inexpensive too!
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Post by iacon45 on Jan 13, 2022 23:37:27 GMT -5
I still need to get some of those upgrade parts for ER Prime's trailer (mainly the parts underneath that flesh out the trailer and rotate out to hold up the sides of the battle platform since one side of mine tends to droop) and those Reprolabel upgrade decals. They really make a difference making a mediocre trailer really pop. Once I get those upgraded, I really don't see myself getting another Classics (regular G1) Optimus Prime. Never say never of course, but that shows how amazing this release really is despite its shortcomings. If you have that link to JRC Design on ebay, he's where I got those trailer support beams from. They're pretty inexpensive too! I actually checked him first and I didn't see them listed anymore.
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Post by machsabre on Jan 14, 2022 1:28:38 GMT -5
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Post by iacon45 on Jan 15, 2022 15:13:52 GMT -5
Thanks for link! I tried searching on eBay with no luck so I thought he might have sold out.
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Post by Mako Crab on Jan 21, 2022 10:39:51 GMT -5
So I’ve only ever owned 4 Optimus’.
G1 toy. TFP first edition. Softimus plushie RBA Prime
(Not counting Optimus Primal)
Of those guys, I gotta give it to TFP Prime.
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Post by iacon45 on Jan 21, 2022 17:39:43 GMT -5
Going on a little detour, since we were talking about the best Optimus Prime, then who would be everybody's favorite Megatron?
For me personally, it's Netflix Siege Megatron. I love the shiny silver paint and while I wish he didn't have the battle damage, I can forgive it. Since Megatron was a gladiator in the past, I can write it off as him keeping the damage as a badge of "honor". I don't know everyone's thoughts about his traditional gun alt mode, but personally I have always preferred him having a tank mode over the gun mode and Siege having the G1 look with the tank mode is definitely best of both worlds for me.
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