Toy Review - TLK Voyager Optimus Prime

[doublespy]

This is one of the better Voyager molds in a very long time. Very elegant transformation to recreate a nigh impossible robot design, with minimal truck kibble. Great bang for your buck at the Voyager price.

Since it's been revealed that what we've seen so far is all we'll get in TLK Premier Edition, I however think they missed the opportunity of using this engineering on a Leader class figure. It would've been so much better with the extra budget to further break down the kibble, refine a few robit bits, and get the colors right. That'd be like RotF Leader Prime all over again. Ah well we'll see an MP knight Prime at some point no doubt.

As is, this is still a great desk toy to mess with once in a while. I had it on my desk at work and the co-workers were blown away by the engineering (I work at an engineering firm mind you).

[Deano85]

This is one of the better Voyager molds in a very long time. Very elegant transformation to recreate a nigh impossible robot design, with minimal truck kibble. Great bang for your buck at the Voyager price.

I'm glad I never got the AoE Leader Optimus. It didn't feel like they could make the new robot mode work with all the junk they hanging off him and the silly pop up head gimmick. Will be interesting to see if we do get a leader version with similar transformation. Think there's a KO leader version in production already tho.

Also waiting for that new movie masterpiece prime. The hurt on the wallet never ends haha.

[GoktimusPrime]

The 2nd Generations Leader AoE Optimus Prime is a decent enough figure. While the robot mode is more kibbley than this Voyager, it does have a more solid looking vehicle mode and superior colours and sculpting -- but of course, at double the price point. So in relative terms they're about on par with each other. The First Edition Leader AoE Prime toy on the other hand is just bad.

TLK Leader Optimus Prime is slated to be a redeco of the Generations AoE Leader Class figure. That's a pass for me.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime...r_Class_toys_7

[Magnus]

Since it's been revealed that what we've seen so far is all we'll get in TLK Premier Edition, I however think they missed the opportunity of using this engineering on a Leader class figure. It would've been so much better with the extra budget to further break down the kibble, refine a few robit bits, and get the colors right. That'd be like RotF Leader Prime all over again. Ah well we'll see an MP knight Prime at some point no doubt.

I'm glad I never got the AoE Leader Optimus. It didn't feel like they could make the new robot mode work with all the junk they hanging off him and the silly pop up head gimmick. Will be interesting to see if we do get a leader version with similar transformation.

The 2nd Generations Leader AoE Optimus Prime is a decent enough figure. While the robot mode is more kibbley than this Voyager, it does have a more solid looking vehicle mode and superior colours and sculpting -- but of course, at double the price point. So in relative terms they're about on par with each other. The First Edition Leader AoE Prime toy on the other hand is just bad.

TLK Leader Optimus Prime is slated to be a redeco of the Generations AoE Leader Class figure. That's a pass for me.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime...r_Class_toys_7

I'd be up for an all-new leader-class figure of Knight Optimus - or better yet, a movie masterpiece - but until then, Takara have the Calibur Optimus coming in July, which is a substantial retool of the Armor Knight version of the leader-class mould. The truck parts that form the backpack now become a shield.

[Deano85]

I'd be up for an all-new leader-class figure of Knight Optimus - or better yet, a movie masterpiece - but until then, Takara have the Calibur Optimus coming in July, which is a substantial retool of the Armor Knight version of the leader-class mould. The truck parts that form the backpack now become a shield.

I'm keen to see how the shield transforms. Tho the chest and the shoulders are still off compared to the new voyager. Depends if you care about it being screen accurate or not.

[shockNwave]

I lost interest in the Bayverse Optimus toys after DOTM. I just cannot see Optimus regaining that groove (which peaked with the ROTF leader version) unless Mr. Bay heavily invests in a G1-like truck mode for future movies and even then I'll need to remain sceptical.

[GoktimusPrime]

Age of Extinction Voyager Optimus Prime had a pretty G1-like truck mode and was a better toy than the Leader figures. I think the problem isn't so much the type of truck but more to do with the design of the robot mode. So long as Bay keeps on insisting on having these relatively kibble-free robot modes, then it's going to continue compromising toy design. I'd like to see Transformers go back to having kibbled robot modes.

IMO the "old Camaro" Bumblebee at the start of AoE looked better than the New Camaro after the rescan. And this is because the Old Camaro Bumblebee's robot mode had more vehicle kibble on it. Consequently it's a better toy too.