Got Transformers Go G-11 Hunter Optimus Prime today. Posted pics here. And I took a quick comparison shot w/ the Hasbro version at Kmart.



I like the fold out "I'm Batman!" wingaling thing. The colour scheme is also pretty nice, using metallic red and blue plastic (whereas the Hasbro version is flat). It also has a darker shade of grey than Hasbro's. The yellow headlights on the Hasbro version has been replaced with orange, and the side windows are painted dark blue to match the transparent blue chest windows. Overall this version looks similar to the Hasbro version, but with metallic coloured red and blue plastic and more darker/subdued highlights. The eyes are transparent blue which will appease fans of show-likeness, although I think the green on the Hasbro version looks a bit nicer as it better offsets the blue helmet. Never been a massive fan of blue eyes on Optimus... yellow would be the best IMO. :/ The clear blue on the blade of the Star Sabre looks really nice too. The missile launchers have a more unified dark grey compared to Hasbro's "two tone" greys. So overall the colour differences (aside from the greens) are fairly subtle, but work significantly to improve the look of this toy. Sadly the faux-wheels on the inside of the legs are also unpainted on this version. I was really hoping for TakTOM to pick up where Hasbro dropped the ball on highlighting this part of the mould, but alas they've fumbled too.

However no cosmetic change can cover up the flaws of the mould, which others have noted previously on this thread too. Some things that bug me include:
+ The claws sticking out from the stomach. Looks ridiculous and gets in the way.
+ The shoulder pads don't lock at all.
+ The transformation is rather underwhelming. As christalcase said, the limbs pretty much just fold back, and as SMHFConvoy said, in relative terms the Commander Class is actually better designed. The Commander certainly has a significantly more clever transformation scheme and alt mode (it manages to have an 'empty' trailer section looking like it could carry a load, whereas the trailer section of this toy is just the arms!).
+ NO AUTOBOT INSIGNIA!!! It's bad enough when Hasbro does it, but this is really disappointingly out of character for TakaraTOMY! The Commander Class toy has a tampographed logo, why not the Voyager?!?


One positive thing about the mould is the shoulders; they lock in a _whole_ lot better than on First Edition Optimus Prime! But could still stand to be tighter. :/ Overall I'd only recommend this toy if you _really_ want it and you can get it for under RRP.