Toy Review - 2011 SDCC Exclusives

[griffin]

(Please post photos, comments or even a fully comprehensive review - these are just brief details)

These are being grouped together, as the two main TFs items are not redecos and will be released in stores (with their own review topic).
The other two items are of lesser interest/demand, so don't need their own separate review topics.


Toy Review - Ultimate Optimus Prime
Series - Dark of the Moon
Sub-line - Mechtech
Size/class - Ultimate
Wave - n/a
New/remould/redeco - New (Exclusive packaging)
Released here - No (SDCC July 2011)
Approximate Retail Price - US$80
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

NOTE - regular release review can be found here.




Toy Review - Optimus Prime
Series - Prime
Sub-line - none
Size/class - Deluxe
Wave - n/a
New/remould/redeco - new (Exclusive "first edition" packaging)
Released here - No (SDCC July 2011)
Approximate Retail Price - $20
Approximate Size - 14cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Truck
Main Features/Gimmicks - none
Main Colours - Red, blue, grey
Main Accessories - gun

NOTE - regular release of this figure is scheduled for December, as part of the multi-pack with Megatron and 3 figurines.




Toy Review - Starscream deco’d Skystriker with Cobra Commander
Series - GIJoe and the Transformers
Sub-line - none
Size/class - n/a
Wave - n/a
New/remould/redeco - Redeco w/ new accessories
Released here - No (SDCC July 2011)
Approximate Retail Price - $50
Approximate Size - 25cm?
Allegiance - Cobra/Decepticon
Alt-mode - none
Main Features/Gimmicks - none
Main Colours - grey, blue, red
Main Accessories - Cobra Commander, missiles?

NOTE - this is a redeco of a GIJoe toy that was never previously released in Transformers.




Toy Review - Nerf Barricade Optimus Prime
Series - Nerf
Sub-line - none
Size/class - n/a
Wave - n/a
New/remould/redeco - redeco
Released here - No (SDCC July 2011)
Approximate Retail Price - $25
Approximate Size - 20cm?
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - none
Main Features/Gimmicks - firing projectiles, battery powered.
Main Colours - blue, orange, red, dark grey
Main Accessories - 10? darts

NOTE - this is a redeco of a Nerf toy that was never previously released in Transformers.
The Optimus decos on the gun appear to be Gen1/Classics Optimus.

[fatbot]

The First Edition Prime is pretty cool, with a fair amount of articulation. The Weapon is crap, just a molded piece of shite plastic. The shoulder joints are damned fiddly, it took me a few goes to get him transformed correctly. He's a short arse as well, around the same height as RTS G2 Optimus Prime.

Overall a good little figure, it'll be worth it when Big W gets it in for around $20