Review - ROTF Legends Optimus Prime EZ Collection repaint

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Review - ROTF Legends Optimus Prime EZ Collection repaint
Series - TakaraTomy Transformers Revenge EZ Collection Vol. 2
Size - Legends
New/remould/redeco - redeco
Wave - EZ Collection Vol. 2
Released here - No
Approximate Retail Price - N/A
Approximate Size -
Allegiance - Autobots
Alt-mode - Long nose trailer truck
Main Features/Gimmicks - None
Main Colours - Red, Blue, Silver
Main Accessories - None
My Difficulty rating (out of 5) - 1
Stability - Very good in both modes
Poseability/articulation - Decent for Legends size
Playability - Very nice transformation and decent playability for a Legends figure.
My Thoughts - Not sure if this is supposed to be a "Premium" or battle damage repaint. The actual toy looks more "worn" than "damaged". With the silver paint strokes all over, the robot mode looks metallic, shinier and prettier than the original figure, but I would not say more screen accurate (it needs less blue and more red). Truck mode is definitely nicer and more screen accurate with the extra paint details and silver. In general I like this shiny repaint more.
Overall Recommendation Rating (out of 10) - 8 (Buy it)

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Once again Takara's version pwnz all over Hasbro's cheap flat grey. (-_-)
Still - I voted for "Only buy if cheap."

Too much blue for my liking...

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Originally Posted by 5FDP

Too much blue for my liking...

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I actually like the blue and think it looks great... but will only pick it up if it's in the bargain bin (sub-$5) seeing as I already have the Hasbro one and don't need (or want) a repaint of the same character.

I think the Takara version is a step backwards, based on your photos, Kyle. Still, it's nice to get a good look such as this.

ooo i like the battle damage

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Originally Posted by dirge

I think the Takara version is a step backwards, based on your photos, Kyle. Still, it's nice to get a good look such as this.

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In some ways yes. First there's too much blue. The Takara version does not have worse paint QC than Hasbro version. However, in the parts where the Hasbro version was moulded in Hasbro grey plastic, the Takara version has blue plastic. So you'd notice that in truck mode, you see these ugly blue borders showing from underneath the red paint on the Takara version, when in fact the Hasbro version has the same ugly borders... but they're Hasbro grey so you don't notice them as much. This is one of the rare occasions where Hasbro grey is superior... :o

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Originally Posted by 5FDP

Too much blue for my liking...

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I think the blue (with battle damage silver storkes) is pretty, but there's a bit too much of it... like he's wearing blue jeans all over his body.

I actually prefer collecting toys without battle damage... I prefer all my toys to have a uniform minty fresh look :o:p and haven't bought much battle damaged toys in the past. I mainly bought this repaint for its "Premium" kind of look. Having the real toy in hand, I think the way the battle damage silver strokes being brushed on the blue is very very nice. But for my own collecting purposes, I would be happy too without the silver strokes. :p

Also, I'm not sure if having too much paint apps will make this toy look a little out of place when displaying it with the other movie Legends toys. Yes I'm picky... :o

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Originally Posted by 5FDP

Too much blue for my liking...

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But movie Prime needs all the blue he can get in order to watch the night! :p

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

But movie Prime needs all the blue he can get in order to watch the night! :p

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*face palms* :rolleyes: