Toy Review - DotM Ultimate Optimus Prime

[griffin]

(Please post photos, comments or even a fully comprehensive review - these are just brief details)
Since the SDCC version is supposed to be exactly the same, with just different packaging, reviews of both can be included here.


Toy Review - Ultimate Optimus Prime
Series - Dark of the Moon
Sub-line - Mechtech
Size/class - Ultimate
New/remould/redeco - new
Wave - 1
Released here - July
Approximate Retail Price - $120-150 ($80 in US)
Approximate Size - 30cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Truck
Main Features/Gimmicks - Convertible Mechtech weapon, combine-able trailer (noted as 3 modes).
Main Colours - Dark blue, red, grey
Main Accessories - Mechtech weapon, Trailer

[Paulbot]

I like how the box points out that this is the "Biggest Optimus Prime Toy!"

I recall seeing this at BotCon and it did indeed look big, but it's not a nice looking Optimus Prime without the armour. The arms look like awfully simple. The placement of the back truck wheels in robot mode suggest something a little more complex there, but really I can't see myself getting this.

[jena]

The arms look like awfully simple.

That's the thing that bothers me the most, the arms are awful.

[JuzMel]

This seems to be an Optimus that's best left in vehicle mode and use buster prime as your robot mode display. Though it seems fairly expensive to just get it for the sake of leaving it in vehicle mode!

[STL]

Fuglimus Prime.

[SkyWarp91]

This seems to be an Optimus that's best left in vehicle mode and use buster prime as your robot mode display. Though it seems fairly expensive to just get it for the sake of leaving it in vehicle mode!

Or you can get the Tomica Optimus Prime for a mere $10 online and that has a way better paint job! But er, it's Matchbox-sized :\

[Decepticon]

Is this the size of a leader optimus? Doesnt really float my boat but have not seen one yet so yah.