Transformers Generations Voyager Optimus Prime Playset

I just found out about Combiner Wars, I am an adult that still has a fondness for the toys of my youth, and I'm not afraid to admit it.There are obviously a ton of transformers lines out there, raging from G1 reissues to Masterpiece versions that are very expensive and have the best detail, but are more like models than toys.I really like combiner wars because I feel like you can get modern, fairly proportionate toys that have some faithfulness to the originals but aren't afraid to throw away some of the mistakes of the past. I also love that there is a very well done comic series for these by IDW that really enhances the toys.Some people say that modern toys use more inexpensive plastic but I found the plastic used here to be a strong, lightweight plastic entirely suited to a robust toy for posing or play.I also like the fact that you can use this toy in a combiner form with various other deluxe class toys from this series.In particular, I like the compact, modern design that fits in well with CW Megatron and CW Ultra Magnus Scale wise. You really a get a feeling of why Megatron was feared when he is towering over your Optimus. That Megatron is one of the best Megatron toys made, IMO if you don't mind giving up the gun mode. The original Megatron toy in the 80s sucked and didn't look like the cartoon or comics.So, to sum up, it's a great series if you want to capture some nostalgia, get a fun read that ties in a new, well done continuity for G1, and have some well-scaled toys with modern features in a highly collectible package.5 stars

Many people had complaints about this, but he's very easy to transform, he is bigger than his fellow transformers, and the truck and paint job isn't bad. I really like this version and would take it over everything else with the exception of the G1 Masterpiece (too expensive for me). He can also combine with the Combiner Wars transformer. Great for kids.

Purchased this as a gift for a friend for Christmas. He thinks hes an alpha male, so my friends and i started clowning him calling him Optimus Prime since he thinks he is a leader, but he in actuality he really isn't hahaha. Anyhow, The toy looks great from its packaging. The item is true to its amazon picture. I haven't opened the actual packaging as its a gift, so i will update my review once my friend opens it for Christmas. As of now, everything appears excellent, was shipped in a timely manner.

Combiner Wars Optimus Prime is part of the first wave of Hasbro's Combiner Wars line that included the Aerialbots minus 1 member(Airraide comes in wave 2) this been replace with Dragstrip the stunticon team from wave 2. His a voyager size figure and his very bulky ad taller in comparison to my voyager TPBH Optimus Prime which makes him look small and skinny even though his pretty tall as a voyager and beefy. The vehicle mode is very nice and clean,Pretty much this figure alot like the CW Motormaster in all regards except in certain aspects like the head-sculpt for both his robot mode and his torso mode to some coloring as well some mold detail been change here and there, but you can see some similarity like his arms and legs ( the core chest of there combine torso mode is also different, where for Menasor looks like Galvatrons chest from the Transformers AoE, Ultra Primes is more base to his Transformers Energon Optimus Prime Super Mode). Transformation to his vehicles to robot to torso mode is very simple and very straight forward since pretty much is the same like CW Motormaster so everyone can jump in quick.Accessory that it comes with are 2 gun rifles ( one been the more traditional Optimus Rifle and the other been base like in the Transformers movies) which they combine to form a long rifle which is kind silly. Interestingly enough, both rifles are molded as half of an engine block to each other that at first you could think you might be able to combine them into 1 full engine block, but sadly is not possible and i feel this is a miss opportunity. It also comes with a collectors card and as usual the issues still persist in this one, it comes with a nice artwork base on the mobile and thick like a credit card, sadly the back has the autobot logo with no stats or bio as usual.Now here comes the part that disappointed me, since this is the same mold to Motormaster this one will have the same flaws for torso mode since they share the same engineering. Like the torso mode for Menasor, Ultra Prime' s torso mode is very bad looking in proportions, transformation is pretty much the same just open the truck cabin revealing Ultra Prime's head and flip it up, bend the legs to the sides in a mounting position and flip Optimus arms around where the ports for the combiner would end up up and your done. I understand that the target audience is for kids i really do, but again i feel that this is really bad made for such an audience and even if it was for collectors as well. The engineering and the proportion of Ultra Prime's torso mode was sacrifice heavily that is disappointing in comparison to Superion's torso mode outclass him (heck even CW hotspot torso mode for Defensor outshines both Menasor and Ultra Prime by far). There is a way to make Ultra Prime look decent, just like i did with Menasor leave the legs in his regular position flip it around from the hip move it 1 click back and compress Ultra Prime's body (using his transformation to vehicle mode) as a way to feel any gap just to try to make the torso look decent at least. Sadly the since this mold is the same as Motormaster it has the same flaw for the torso mode which is the peg post on his chest, this peg post are suppose to be use to attach legends figure like Blackjack, Thundercraker, Windcharger, ect. But since is the same mold it has the issue of that extra indentation in the peg post which needs to be sanded down or cut along the line so legends figure could tab properly and not get damage in the process.Another issue is unlike Superion and Menasor Ultra Prime has no actual members to speak off. This means you need to borrow some members from other combiners that has extra members like example alpha bravo and offroad (this is in the assumption you have quickslinger and Breakneck) and still Ultra prime is missing 2 more to be fully complete it. Now it was confirm by Hasbro that 4 new combiner limbs are in the works and they were reveal to be Prowl, Mirrage, Sunstreaker and ironhide, this team member combine with Ultra Prime makes a reference and a nod to a classic episode of the G1 transformes which is know as the Masquerade episode. In this episode Prime, Jazz, Mirrage, Sideswipe and Windcharger camouflage themselves as the stunticons and are able to form a fake Menasor, it might not be exactly with the members (with the only 2 been Prime and Mirrage) but its a nice nod to it which is pretty cool. Always wonder how in that episode Prime would look like as a combiner and i guess this is as close as we are getting it.Now here is an interesting thing, while both Menasor and Ultra Prime torso mode have the same mold, Ultra Prime feels to me more build solid than Menasor. All joints are solid and areas that need to tab will tab in place unlike my Menasor which it doesn't tab very well. I can combine all the limbs on Ultra Prime and move them around and they will remain secure. In fact, im incline to say that the mold of Motormaster was done second and that the Optimus Prime mold was done first even though Motormaster was announce first with Superion,perhaps is my copy but a lot of people has said the same thing, weird huh?.Overall CW voyager Optimus Prime has a nice looking vehicle and robot mode as well a more solid combiner torso mode, but again it comes that its major component been a torso mode suffers from disproportions like menasor since they share molds. Still wish Hasbro would have done a better job with it like what they did with Superion and Defensor . but other than that its a good figure, not perfect but good. I recommended it but make sure to get it cheaper because this thing at $25 is not really that worth it unless you're actually desperate for it.

Sooo ,many optimus primes over the years, most of them lame (hint: Energon Prime who needed to join weight watchers. This Prime is nothing special, but there is nothing bad about him either. He is super-poseable and can turn into Super Optimus with his pals. Today was a good day, he didn't have to kill no decepticons.

This Optimus Prime is a fairly decent version. He's beefy which may not be to everyone's liking and his head is rather small because of the limited flip-transformation space it has. However as robot or cab mode he passes for OP quite well.The combiner wars Torso mode leaves something to be desired however. The shoulders come unlocked really easily when a limb is attached and moved, there's no real locking tabs to keep them from the bot's arms from unrolling as they form the shoulder. The larger Prime head is neat looking and you can actually spin the body around and use his window chest as the Combiner's chest instead of the opening one. Should we ever get blue and red combiner limbs in the future (Ironhide or Mirage?) You could build a larger Prime with colors close to the actual character. Inception Prime I guess. But for now its going to look like Prime is squatting on other robot stilts...kinda silly but I'm sure someone will get a kick out of the combiner gimmick. My advice, just use him as an Optimus Prime voyager, not a combiner torso.