Alternity Convoy (silver ver)

[Burn]

I got both the red and silver versions today. Opted to open the red and have a play with it.

Packaging - Love it!

The toy it's self, very nice figure. Nice solid design, somewhat easy transformation.

When Binaltech/Alternators were first released and we saw the first pics of Smokescreen I couldn't wait! Then I got Smokescreen and fell in love with the figure.

And I feel I would have had the same feeling with this figure had it been a character like Smokescreen, Bluestreak, or even Prowl.

But as a Convoy/Optimus Prime figure? No. Doesn't work for me. And that's the one thing I have against the figure.

[Stompy]

Nice pics Tetsuwan. The macro on my camera doesn't seem to work all that well compared to the super close up's you had. Could be a combination of a lot of other things but I need to fiddle around with it more. It is just a consumer model camera.

With those pictures, I'm not keen on the silver specks in the paintjob of the silver version. So i'm glad I went with the red version.

[kurdt_the_goat]

This is a great toy! If anyone isn't buying this just cause it's Optimus Prime and not a better suited character, forget about that and get one!

I only have one minor complaint.. that is, the leg transformation squishes the pieces too tightly. On going back to car mode, the back windshield plastic has very tiny dents from the compression in robot mode.

[optimus1]

Great review and pics.

I really like the look of Optimus in silver, it makes him look stylish (as if he wasn't enough already!)

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Nice pics Tetsuwan. The macro on my camera doesn't seem to work all that well compared to the super close up's you had. Could be a combination of a lot of other things but I need to fiddle around with it more. It is just a consumer model camera.

With those pictures, I'm not keen on the silver specks in the paintjob of the silver version. So i'm glad I went with the red version.

Cheers Stompy. A cheating way of getting around the macro option is to take a picture on the biggest size possibel and then crop it. Although I haven't done it there, it can work quite well. Mine is slightly better than the normal compact, but not as sexy as an SLR.

the spekcs I dont mind, it makes it looks more like a mettallic car paint IMO.

This is a great toy! If anyone isn't buying this just cause it's Optimus Prime and not a better suited character, forget about that and get one!

Hear Hear! They are brillo. I am thinking of getting the black one too now.....

I only have one minor complaint.. that is, the leg transformation squishes the pieces too tightly. On going back to car mode, the back windshield plastic has very tiny dents from the compression in robot mode.

Gonna have to check mine now....

I have also found you can get better leg posing if you dont hook the "ankle" into the back of the car in robot mode. But it can slide out a bit too.

[kurdt_the_goat]

I get the impression that if you've transformed it, you've got the dents
You can see one side in Stompy's photo:

[Stompy]

Aye, there are the dents. Unavoidable once you have transformed the legs. It puts a lot of pressure on that part. Especially once you see how the legs "lock" in place in robot mode.

I'm not too fussed. I'm not a MISB collector and I'd rather worn loved toys than staring at boxes of plastic.

I guess it's a QC issue that got overlooked during prototyping? Or perhaps the prototype plastic probably was stronger and not the clear plastic used for that portion.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I get the impression that if you've transformed it, you've got the dents

Oh yeh, mine has them as well. That is very the suck innit? This even after all that time it was delayed too...