Toy Review - Movie Trilogy Optimus w/ Trailer

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Optimus Prime w/ Trailer
Series - Movie Trilogy Series
Sub-line - n/a
Size/class - n/a (Deluxe + Trailer)
New/remould/redeco - redeco + new trailer (for Hasbro)
Wave - n/a (special/one-off release)
Released here - May 2012 (Target exclusive - a non-exclusive item in US, in Feb 2012)
Approximate Retail Price - $49 ($30 in US)
Approximate Size - 15cm (robot) 22cm (trailer)
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Truck
Main Features/Gimmicks - Trailer flips open from one side for storage & has several Mechtech ports for holding weapons on the outside.
Main Colours - Dark blue, red, dark grey
Main Accessories - Trailer

NOTE - NO MECHTECH WEAPON

http://www.toycollectors.com.au/tftoys/dotm01.jpg
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(the dark grey one in the middle is the one with this Trailer version)
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NO MECHTECH WEAPON? WEAK!

I don't collect movie stuff so i come under the not interested category

I bought one (so I was obliged to vote "Yes" :p)! Now I'm trying to sell off my other DOTM Optimus Primes. Buy buy buy! :D :p

I guess $50 is a pretty good price when compared to out usual pricing. I am not really interested in that deluxe Op though. The trailer doesn't look all that crash hot either. Does it open any wider than in this pictures? If not, it doesn't even look useful as a command base or anything.

I got one today. I like the colours. It cost me $44.10 with double staff discount:) so don't think I would pay more than that.

Thoughts:

+ Colours on this trailer are certainly better than on Ult OP. The latter is gray whereas this is silver with the blue lines on the top and bottom. Ult OP's trailer's Autobot logos are fully red, which looks as bad as the early Armada logos, whereas the Deluxe Trailer's logo is a "proper" looking tampograph - i.e. red where it should be, and not where it shouldn't. :) Only complaint is that the logo only appears on the left side of the trailer - for some weird reason there's no logo on the right hand side. :(

+ Overall the colours on the cab robot are quite nice. The Hasbro grey from the original version are gone, replaced with a nicer darker grey. The windows are transparent blue instead of clear, which helps to make the toy more distinct but isn't really much better or worse than the original (it's a matter of personal taste/preference). The overall paint appwork itself is better on this toy, not as sloppy as on the original. It looks a lot nicer than on the stock photo -- see griffin's 'in hand' photo in post 1 for a more accurate image of what the toy looks like IRL. :) However there's less paint apps on the vehicle mode. The hubcaps are unpainted (whereas they're silver on the original) and the yellow/orange airbrushing on the original is absent on this version.

+ The trailer itself doesn't do much more than what you see in pics. It's basically a storage container for other toys, and by no means a battle platform (for that reason, I'm keeping my Cyberverse Optimus Prime :rolleyes:). It can hold up to three Legends/Legion Class cars - I currently have my 3 Legion Class Wreckers inside the trailer. :) Should hold 2 Scouts I reckon... haven't tried yet. The trailer also has two "legs" which support the trailer when not attached to the cab (so it doesn't flop down) - but doesn't tuck away either. It's high enough not to interfere with the trailer's ability to be towed - but is simply there to stop the front end from flopping down when Prime's not attached.

Overall this toy is much better value than Ultimate Optimus Prime... I wish they'd released (or at least announced) this toy a whole lot sooner. (-_-) I still see Ultimate OPs shelfwarming, including in the Target where I bought my Movie Trilogy Optimus Prime... so I can't imagine anyone wanting to by an Ultimate OP now with this cheaper alternative (unless you prefer Prime to go all "Powermastah" and combine with his trailer ;)).

+ The lack of any weapon is disappointing to say the least. No idea why they couldn't have included any of the previous weapons that came with this mould, especially given the rather rudimentary engineering with the trailer. Or heck, just a repaint of any 5mm weapon, even a non-mech tech one (as it would have less parts and would be cheaper to produce).

Overall a nice toy, but it might be more advisable to wait until this toy's on sale.

I voted "Only If" you want a trailer to go with one of you're primes.

I have an Ultimate Op, but it's still in the box, I'm not sure where I'm going to put it when I finally open it:o

I'd be more interested in a trailer that could be used with the Movie 2 and 3 leader prime, as a base station or something along those lines. I remember seeing concept art for a trailer that turned into the weapon holding structure used early in DOTM but I don't even know where to find it now or if it was official, that would be sweet.

I'm personally not interested in a trailer that only is a trailer with the "alt mode" of storage box. if I didn't have the Ultimate OP, i'd be thinking more carefully about it.

I voted yes... especially as I had ordered this from Robot Kingdom the day before I found out it would be released through Target.

The trailer can store scouts (I've got Windcharger in mine at the moment) and I reckon it can fit DOTM deluxes. I was able to fit DOTM deluxe Soundwave and Bumblebee in mine - but not at the same time. It can fit a scout and a DOTM deluxe at the same time.

Deluxe DOTM Optimus can fit in width-wide but his smokestacks are too high.

And the two-pack Universe Optimus can haul the trailer!