![]() I'm by no means an "Optimus collector", but I do buy most Optimus figures that have an interesting design. And Sawback's shield looks surprisingly good on him, with the sword. The translucent sword does look impressive in his hand. They try to emulate G1 Optimus' classic antennae but just look too detached from the head.Īrticulation is your voyager class standard. I don't particularly like the pop out antennae though. The head sculpt is very G1-ish and is possibly the most G1 head we've gotten in a very long time. For a triple changer that puts a lot of kibble on the back, he manages to keep the backpack quite compact. So basically he's an amalgamation of various generations of Optimus'. And the shoulder pads evoke Fire Convoy's design. Although he's mostly a Laser Op homage, the colors and the golden highlights also remind me of G1 Prime and Star Convoy. It's a sharp looking robot mode with heroic proportions and Prime-esque color palette. Other than that there's nothing special to him. This name Diac is an homage to Diaclone and the little dude has a painted silver head that looks the same as those Micro Change figures. They are attached via a multi-axis joint which is quite tricky to get right the first couple of times for different modes. Overall it's quite simple and intuitive, except for the wings. The gun can now be plugged on top of the canopy. The TM sits in the same canopy but now is facing backwards. ![]() ![]() I particularly like the nose section and the air intakes. It would've been nice if the cab pieces are better integrated but hey it's a Voyager figure trying to be a triple changer AND accommodate the headmaster gimmick. The nose halves sit under the wings looking like jet engines. Yes the back half basically has two truck cab halves just hanging off the side. Many people criticize that the jet mode is a bit of a mess. Also the two halves of the cab windows don't stay tabbed together all that well. I suppose shaving one of the tabs off will easily fix this, but it's still something to look out for. As a result the wings can't sit properly at the same time (it's not a mid-assembly as the wings are mirrored and have L and R respectively). But somehow they are in the exact same spot, just mirrored. The wings sandwiched inside the tank have tabs on either side that I presume are meant to be offset to each other so they tab together. It doesn't bother me but do be careful if you want perfect stickers on your Transformer. And stickers peeling seems to be a common problem for both Optimus and Megatron in this wave. The blue stripe stickers on the side are shinny and nice, but the edge towards the end of trailer is already starting peel up, as for transformation this section needs to be moved back and forth. The translucent yellow canopy cover has molded fuel cap details similar to Laser Optimus' fuel tank. The weapons can be pegged on the sides but as long as you have a sword accessory it'll always look silly. Most of the paint budget on this figure must have been spent on the silver on the tank. The side windows and the smoke stacks are all left unpainted. The cab desperately needs some paint though. There are a lot of visual elements and molded details to keep the truck on from looking bland, and I particularly like the grille bits on the side of the tank trailer. The big blocks of Optimus/star spangled flag colors look good. But personally I find he's a good stand alone figure.Īrguably the better of the two alt modes. Optimus seems to get even less love than his pre-tool wave mate Megatron, who to me looks even more obvious that he was designed as someone else first.
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