This was my first ever Fans Hobby figure and I am officially hooked. This has to be the most gorgeous representation of Armada Prime out there. At least till Legacy comes along and hopefully releases that prototype. Great review man. Been a viewer for a while and I love your stylization of reviews. Looking forward to more vids.
I know it prolly won't happen, but I'd love for Fanshobby to keep doing Armada designs. especially the designs that didn't translate well into toys like Stepper and Hotrod.
Considering the current prices, I don't think I will be getting Legacy Commander Class Armada Optimus. Do you think Naval Commander can make a good substitute?
@@uainjansunThe official version isn't without major QC issues either tbh. Also, I believe that FH did fix most of the major QC issues with Naval Commander with the latest reissue.
I got this a few months back and I absolutely love it. I am lucky enough to have access to a physical storefront that carries third party transformers so I got to pick him up in person. I hope the rumors of them doing both Armada Jetfire & Overload are true as I would love to have a modern representation of Full Armor Jet Optimus.
First 3rd Party figure AND first FansHobby figure… instantly hooked! I absolutely love it, and it looks SOOOOO GOOD next to Cybertron Optimus! I upgraded the head of mine to have the show-accurate head, but kept the painted eyes. My copy, sadly, had a couple of breakages… part of the smol prime’s legs broke, but the piece that did break is mostly not seen when you play with the toy. There WAS a structural issue. One of the panels that makes the combined mode chest and front of Truck mode lost its hinge. I adhocked a fix using paper clips that were cut down to size and riveted the hinge into place.
I wanna pick one of these guys - but part of me wants to hold out for if they do a repaint in Powerlinx Armada Prime colors - I got that one for my 10th birthday (somehow, in 2004) and it was a favorite as a kid
I'm not a fan of the unicron trilogy, but this figure looks like a great MP style Armada Optimus. Agree with you on the slightly rounded edges. It'd be nice if they were more common on 3P figures.
So, the trailer is actually a bit more accurate then some people think, Optimus never showed it, but in the Nemesis Prime episode, Nemesis’s trailer is revealed to have…a lot weapons on his trailer, and Nemesis in Armada was an exact clone of Optimus and his minicons, minus the ability of combination and personality
@@X_CROTO666You must have got a solid unit tbh, as all I've heard are complaints about it. Apparently, the QC issues have been fixed with the reissue, so I'm getting one from Amazon EU to see for myself.
Funny enough according to the official sizes at least Armada Optimus Prime is 22 feet and so is G1 Ultra Magnus so this is in scale with the Kingdom Ultra Magnus.
@@awesomeguy9513 I saw I think Ben's collectibles do that with his Korean version of Overload. And it fits on top nicely. It doesn't peg or anything, but just sits on top like it was meant to.
FansHobby posted silhouettes of them alongside the reveal of this figure back when they first announced it. They’re working on Megatron right now, so I’m not sure if there’s anything being done with them atm
The sharp edges on the figures is one of the reasons I don't like handling my bayverse figures too much. My hands hurt so much after just transforming my TLK Megatron! XD
@@_V.Va_ It still hurts because of it being a movieverse figure. Even if the points are rounded, it still has a lot of pointy detail which is enough to make it feel unpleasant to handle.
Ok, after watching the video I'm bit more convinced to buy this figute, though still have a few problems, although they mostly apply to robot mode. I can't stop looking at the red on the chest. In the first CGI renders that part was silver, and they could've easily make it gray/silver without coming up with fake chest. Second thing, the "feminine" waist is weird, although I would treat it as side effect of super mode. Other than that, the fists could be just golden bare plastic or yellow to be more show accurate. And maybe the feet, they are waay to big. Gonna be repeating myself, as someone who grew up Armada and waited almost 15 years to get his hands on Leader Armada Prime, I kinda want Naval Commander, but at the same time I don't think he's quite worthy of replacing my Armada toy. Maybe I'm asking too much because things like Transform Element elevated my expectations for cartoon-accurate toys and MPs in general. Maybe I should change my expectations and this Naval Commander as more of a CHUG representation of Armada Optimus Prime - him being like an original character, but not quite.
Does anyone know if anyone has made a 3rd party figure of the fire convoy? Or the fire truck optimus? I loved that figure sm and I haven't veen able to find or see any 3rd party versions of this fig lol
Ok, I really hope you have like a creater interveiw type video. I would enjoy you and other transformers youtubers talking about all that is transformers. Man that would be amazing.
Kind of sad that you fast-forward through the transformations. Half the reason I watch videos like these is to actually see the whole transformations and learn how they're done, because that helps me to understand how much I want a certain robot (or not, if the transformation sequence is crap). So now I feel the need to look up another video, which is kind of bad for you because you want to keep your viewers looking at the whole video but my brain screams "but what about the transformation!?"...and I tend to give in to that urge. I still like your videos though, but I really think you should show the transformations in normal speed. It's extra value for your viewers and you'll likely get even more viewers if you do.
I think the official version looks much more toon accurate, but I also like the look of this version too. That being said, both versions have terrible QC, and I sadly won't be getting either.
Not all 3Ps produce KOs, and this one is nothing like the original toy. Also, Hasbro/Takara brought this upon themselves for neglecting the overall quality and design of their mainline toys. Legacy has been a significant improvement upon their previous lines, but it's still nowhere near the levels in the mid 2000s.
This was my first ever Fans Hobby figure and I am officially hooked. This has to be the most gorgeous representation of Armada Prime out there. At least till Legacy comes along and hopefully releases that prototype. Great review man. Been a viewer for a while and I love your stylization of reviews. Looking forward to more vids.
I agree there products are great I got this and power baser
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@@GuestproTBMHow's PB holding up?
I know it prolly won't happen, but I'd love for Fanshobby to keep doing Armada designs. especially the designs that didn't translate well into toys like Stepper and Hotrod.
Their next release is Armada Megatron. They also have plans for Armada Jetfire and Overload.
@@narrahian9713 They have Tidal Wave coming out as well.
who is stepper?
Give us sideways
I’d like a Sideswipe that’s actually tolerable.
It's so nice to see a armada prime super mode with actual legs instead of panels shaped like legs
I do hope we get a CHUG version down the line under Legacy line as Commander Class.
You must be pretty happy now, eh?
@@CarnoReviews definitely 😁 the figure is amazing!
Considering the current prices, I don't think I will be getting Legacy Commander Class Armada Optimus. Do you think Naval Commander can make a good substitute?
@dkkanofkash8798 nah i heard mutiple qc issues on it later on
@@uainjansunThe official version isn't without major QC issues either tbh.
Also, I believe that FH did fix most of the major QC issues with Naval Commander with the latest reissue.
I got this a few months back and I absolutely love it. I am lucky enough to have access to a physical storefront that carries third party transformers so I got to pick him up in person.
I hope the rumors of them doing both Armada Jetfire & Overload are true as I would love to have a modern representation of Full Armor Jet Optimus.
First 3rd Party figure AND first FansHobby figure… instantly hooked! I absolutely love it, and it looks SOOOOO GOOD next to Cybertron Optimus! I upgraded the head of mine to have the show-accurate head, but kept the painted eyes. My copy, sadly, had a couple of breakages… part of the smol prime’s legs broke, but the piece that did break is mostly not seen when you play with the toy. There WAS a structural issue. One of the panels that makes the combined mode chest and front of Truck mode lost its hinge. I adhocked a fix using paper clips that were cut down to size and riveted the hinge into place.
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You vs You after retirement
I can't wait for their Armada Megatron.
I wanna pick one of these guys - but part of me wants to hold out for if they do a repaint in Powerlinx Armada Prime colors - I got that one for my 10th birthday (somehow, in 2004) and it was a favorite as a kid
You're wish has been granted
It’s pretty nice that this one has poseable legs in the super mode. The original toy’s super legs were pretty much a brick! 😂😭
Lol yeah I can totally agree with you even with jet fire was a brick im crossing my fingers they do a jet fire
I'm not a fan of the unicron trilogy, but this figure looks like a great MP style Armada Optimus.
Agree with you on the slightly rounded edges. It'd be nice if they were more common on 3P figures.
"not a fan"
Heard that annoying "Anti-Unicron Trilogy" phrase from every G1 elitist a thousand times Lol.
@@monster-mecha_enthusiast_2002 he just said he's not a fan.geewuner would say that this is fake Transformers
@@monster-mecha_enthusiast_2002lol You're easily triggered.
It's almost as if people can like and enjoy different things. Wild concept, I know.
@@Jayce_Alexander You say people can enjoy different things like it's a bad thing lol.
I ordered this and preordered Megatron
So, the trailer is actually a bit more accurate then some people think, Optimus never showed it, but in the Nemesis Prime episode, Nemesis’s trailer is revealed to have…a lot weapons on his trailer, and Nemesis in Armada was an exact clone of Optimus and his minicons, minus the ability of combination and personality
did hear the reissue fixes the issues on the chest area, may actually pre-order since I love armada prime, recently got him again
It's sad to think that we'll never get something as... original? as armada, or the unicron trilogy.
It's a rare sight to see Hasbro putclassing 34d parties but Legacy Armada Optimus is f-ing SICK!
i REALLY thought that intro was gonna be daffy duck doing something with a car door LMAO
For those wondering, this is the intro music. Guy has some good taste.
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I can see Balt's burnt house 🏡🏠
The legacy one really owns this one
Both are terrible with regards to QC.
@@StardustLegacyFighter really ? I have the legacy and no single issue
@@X_CROTO666You must have got a solid unit tbh, as all I've heard are complaints about it.
Apparently, the QC issues have been fixed with the reissue, so I'm getting one from Amazon EU to see for myself.
Funny enough according to the official sizes at least Armada Optimus Prime is 22 feet and so is G1 Ultra Magnus so this is in scale with the Kingdom Ultra Magnus.
This is awesome! But I really hope Takara and Hasbro would make official new Armada figures to go with either Voyager or Masterpiece
I mean, they're doing it
@@tolinrabando8435 annnnnnd its finally here
Any word on a jetfire or overload remake for this?
There’s nothing on those 2 yet fans hobby next armada figure is a megatron. Although the armada overload can fit on naval commander
@@awesomeguy9513 I saw I think Ben's collectibles do that with his Korean version of Overload. And it fits on top nicely. It doesn't peg or anything, but just sits on top like it was meant to.
FansHobby posted silhouettes of them alongside the reveal of this figure back when they first announced it. They’re working on Megatron right now, so I’m not sure if there’s anything being done with them atm
@@TransDrummer1312 They have something four or five figures in the works. The rest of the Junior Headmasters, two Megatrons and another Optimus Prime.
You should review bs-02 skybreaker
1:20 why is the guy on the left built like that?
Bad design.
That Intro song is extremely fire.
I come from the future and he doesn't own this guy anymore because the Legacy toy is better, lol
First comment this looks like a pretty good figure seen emgo's review going to pick it up
Si pues ya muy caro pero, vale la pena dado el diseño Excelente de Fanshobby MB -15. Excelente demostración y comparación de Transformer 🤧🤧👌🏻👍🏻
man spark plug would go to my drawer
Honestly I would buy this for the articulated fingers
I had the trailer accidentally give a giant gash in my leg while i was handling it once
The sharp edges on the figures is one of the reasons I don't like handling my bayverse figures too much. My hands hurt so much after just transforming my TLK Megatron! XD
But the points are rounded off.
@@_V.Va_ It still hurts because of it being a movieverse figure. Even if the points are rounded, it still has a lot of pointy detail which is enough to make it feel unpleasant to handle.
wish we could get a picture on tv accurate version of Armada prime ;_;
Would've been cool to see more someday.
That is probably the best version of the armada optimus
I’m tempted to get it but I like money
Yeah no way this thing is worth $220.
yes i do agree with sharp corner!
You should open up a patron eventually at one point.
Where did you get it
Nice vid. Hope you're doing alright!
Yes dude I HATE sharp edges on everything! You should try transforming unique toys galvatron it's like holding shards of glass haha
Oh I know. I have that figure and it's great but boy is it painful sometimes
The Official armada figures are the most accurate to the anime more than the fanshobby variant
The music at the beginning slaps, anyone got the name?
Ok, after watching the video I'm bit more convinced to buy this figute, though still have a few problems, although they mostly apply to robot mode. I can't stop looking at the red on the chest. In the first CGI renders that part was silver, and they could've easily make it gray/silver without coming up with fake chest. Second thing, the "feminine" waist is weird, although I would treat it as side effect of super mode. Other than that, the fists could be just golden bare plastic or yellow to be more show accurate. And maybe the feet, they are waay to big.
Gonna be repeating myself, as someone who grew up Armada and waited almost 15 years to get his hands on Leader Armada Prime, I kinda want Naval Commander, but at the same time I don't think he's quite worthy of replacing my Armada toy. Maybe I'm asking too much because things like Transform Element elevated my expectations for cartoon-accurate toys and MPs in general. Maybe I should change my expectations and this Naval Commander as more of a CHUG representation of Armada Optimus Prime - him being like an original character, but not quite.
I’d snag this guy if you can because we are getting a Jetfire and Overload, and his price his probably gonna jump on the after-market as a result
Does anyone know if anyone has made a 3rd party figure of the fire convoy? Or the fire truck optimus? I loved that figure sm and I haven't veen able to find or see any 3rd party versions of this fig lol
Is Fire Convoy the RID version of Optimus Prime?
God I want this so bad but it’s so damn expensive
I'm still not in the mindset yet where I can look at a 3rd party not Optimus Prime the same way I would look at an official figure.
You might need to get your eyes checked. 😂
Ok I love the new format and it should of been this from the get go
Ok, I really hope you have like a creater interveiw type video. I would enjoy you and other transformers youtubers talking about all that is transformers. Man that would be amazing.
Is your First Edition Optimus coming soon?
Website?
If their called "Naval CommandeR", where is boat?
Stupid.
Naval Commander is a reference to Armada, which is a term used to describe an army of ships.
But did legacy do it better?
Yeah.
Kind of sad that you fast-forward through the transformations. Half the reason I watch videos like these is to actually see the whole transformations and learn how they're done, because that helps me to understand how much I want a certain robot (or not, if the transformation sequence is crap). So now I feel the need to look up another video, which is kind of bad for you because you want to keep your viewers looking at the whole video but my brain screams "but what about the transformation!?"...and I tend to give in to that urge. I still like your videos though, but I really think you should show the transformations in normal speed. It's extra value for your viewers and you'll likely get even more viewers if you do.
That's what EmGo's JTIs are for.
Alright armada, thats your yearly amount of love... Back into the cage...
This figure is amazing
I would prefer it with weider shoulders, but he looks AWESOME anyways.
And a better looking grille.
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WAIT THERES GONNA BE A LEGACY ARMADA PRIME?
One thing is there a is issue
I’m just saying
A motorized MP Armada Prime would actually make sense for 300$
No way it would be that cheap, lol.
Those auto transforming Robosen toys cost around £1000.
I'm getting him then megatron
I think their Megatron is coming out in December.
I think the official version looks much more toon accurate, but I also like the look of this version too.
That being said, both versions have terrible QC, and I sadly won't be getting either.
L.
I NEED IT
Fans hobby armada prime is not 1st 3rd party Unicron Trilogy
Cool
Armada truck mode looks kinda bad tbh
Yo
I still hate the shoulders. And the small optimus looks nothing like he should
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pin me for no reason
there is a reason
WHY JOBBY FANS WATCH THIS is he ANOTHER JOBBY NOOOOOOOOO
You really shouldn't review bootlegged figures because it's disrespectful to the people who created the real ones!
This isn't a bootleg. It's 3p, a bootleg is the KOs you see, like the KO fans toys cyclonus or astrotrain
Not all 3Ps produce KOs, and this one is nothing like the original toy.
Also, Hasbro/Takara brought this upon themselves for neglecting the overall quality and design of their mainline toys.
Legacy has been a significant improvement upon their previous lines, but it's still nowhere near the levels in the mid 2000s.