I’ve never loved the Optimal Optimus mold but the gorilla mode is the best. It was the first Beast wars figure with electronics and the first transformer with electronics in quite a while at the time. The red translucent treatment is better than the garish orange, but I think if the original had replaced orange for black and brown chrome for deep red chrome it would have improved the look immensely
I grew up watching Beast Wars, and I always felt that this colour variation made the most sense story-wise for Primal, versus the Orange and blue layout he went with on the show. Yes, I know this version came out a few years after the original, but I really wish this was the first choice... Well, it is to me, in my head canon.
I’m still not sure why the Power of the Primes convention exclusive Optimal Optimus redeco went with a full Optimus Primal color scheme instead of Primal Prime
ive always loved the 90s charm of this toy, & yes my favourite mode is the jet with fists- ideally displayed with the rest of the maximals standing atop it
I had both Optimal Optimus and Primal Prime. I have to agree with you. There were both...let downs. I was in college, had money from my first job and bought GI Joe and Beast Wars/Beast Machines Transformers. So when this came out, I had to get it. I did like the slight upgrade to Primal over Optimus with the button to activate the lights. With Optimal, you risked shooting yourself in the face because the same "plunger" that fired the missiles activated the light.
It just hit me that we never got a recolor and retool of POTP Optimus Primal as Primal Prime. We only got him in Optimus Primal's colors as a SDCC exclusive. Could have worked as a Generations Selects figure.
What a rare piece! I now understand why all of these secondhand Optimals are missing the shoulder pads, they all exploded with supernova force. I'm really afraid of the next Optimal Optimus being a Haslab, because they don't seem to get repaints... and they're outside of my budget...
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I’ve never loved the Optimal Optimus mold but the gorilla mode is the best. It was the first Beast wars figure with electronics and the first transformer with electronics in quite a while at the time. The red translucent treatment is better than the garish orange, but I think if the original had replaced orange for black and brown chrome for deep red chrome it would have improved the look immensely
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I grew up watching Beast Wars, and I always felt that this colour variation made the most sense story-wise for Primal, versus the Orange and blue layout he went with on the show. Yes, I know this version came out a few years after the original, but I really wish this was the first choice... Well, it is to me, in my head canon.
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I’m still not sure why the Power of the Primes convention exclusive Optimal Optimus redeco went with a full Optimus Primal color scheme instead of Primal Prime
ive always loved the 90s charm of this toy, & yes my favourite mode is the jet with fists- ideally displayed with the rest of the maximals standing atop it
Those vehicle modes have a modern Diaclone vibe 😎
Eyyy, nice zoids turtle, I love that kit.
thank you Gavin for dealing with this absolute nightmare of a toy so that i no longer have to. cheers
Imagine you were me at age 9. This was the most expensive Beast Wars toy, therefore it must be best.
I had both Optimal Optimus and Primal Prime. I have to agree with you. There were both...let downs. I was in college, had money from my first job and bought GI Joe and Beast Wars/Beast Machines Transformers. So when this came out, I had to get it. I did like the slight upgrade to Primal over Optimus with the button to activate the lights. With Optimal, you risked shooting yourself in the face because the same "plunger" that fired the missiles activated the light.
That flight mode is actually pretty cool.
It just hit me that we never got a recolor and retool of POTP Optimus Primal as Primal Prime. We only got him in Optimus Primal's colors as a SDCC exclusive. Could have worked as a Generations Selects figure.
I respect your opinions on Optimal Optimus. They're fair, they're balanced, and they make perfect sense.
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Anything that flashes its chest is great in my book!
What a rare piece! I now understand why all of these secondhand Optimals are missing the shoulder pads, they all exploded with supernova force. I'm really afraid of the next Optimal Optimus being a Haslab, because they don't seem to get repaints... and they're outside of my budget...
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