His arms will give SHITLOADS you trouble if you don't flip his shoulder tabs, the silver things that stick up next to the smoke stacks, AWAY from the grill until after you've gotten everything solid. After that, you'll need to push the swords out of the way and fold the silver tabs under the cab, toward the grill.

took me about 5 attempts to get him in truck mode, until i realised about the tabs that go into the arms and theres a certain way of doing it.

batteries have been taken out though.

im sick of hearing him.

 

ive looked at him on my shelf a few times and thought he could be masterpiece class.

 

best leader class tf ever!

you don't enjoy being reminded who you're playing with? :tflaugh the whole time I was transforming him I thought he was trying to strike up a conversation, after I replied and he just kept repeating the same thing I came to a conclusion.

 

He's forgotten his name so he must keep reminding himself. Poor felluh, I just want to put him in a straight-jacket and give him a hug :tfsad

possible reference to G2 prime? where his trailer has "optimus prime" written all over it?

Just got him last nite...there's really not much for me to say here that everyone has already said about him.

But it does make me wonder though...

 

When I got the first movie leader prime I thought that was as accurate as the transformation can get seeing how complex it was in the movie. Then I get this prime and now I'm thinking 'ok I was wrong, THIS is as accurate as the transformation can get'. But what if I'm wrong again? What if somewhere in their secret vault Hasbro has the designs for the ultimate 99.99% accurate leader prime, and they're just releasing these dumbed-down iterations to make it look like they're actually improving on the design, until the final movie (part 3?) comes out, where they finally release the 'true' leader prime?

 

...just a thought :P

And that one will self transform 100% accurately to the movie.

While the 07 Prime had his kibbletastic spots for sure (legs especially), i thought it stood well as a figure. It wasn't terribly movie accurate, but still an awesome fig.

 

That being said... 09 is a feat of engineering. It has soothed every qualm I ever had about not holding out for 07 premium prime with the sword. 09 has TWO SWORDS (I can't help but yell those 2 words over and over in my brain when watching or thinking about watching the theatrical trailer), and 09's bot mode and transformation are both waaaaay more convincing.

 

Let me reiterate. FEAT OF ENGINEERING.

I hope the 2011 Prime soothes some of the qualms I have about this guy, like clearing some of the kibble away from the feet, finding a different, stronger way to mount the windshields, etc.

 

Basically, my qualms have to do with the long term survivability of this figure and the limited leg poseability.

I’ve never had any problems transforming any other Transformers from 1984 till now and from MP Megs to anything that has ever been made!

 

But dam the only thing I know how to say now is “I am Optimus Prime!â€

 

I am Optimus Prime!!!

 

Over and over and over!!! LOL

 

Guess you guys know what I am talking about!

 

Maybe Takara will add some Crome on this as well. :tflaugh

I picked him up this past Sunday, and He's incredible. The only thing I had to look up in the instructions were the abdominal pieces slotting into the arm slots during transformation into truck mode so that the nose could close up. The little tabs on those abdominal pieces were a pup to pop in and out of their slots in the abdomen too, particularly when I was trying to remove the rubber bands after I took him out of his package, but I didn't need to look up how to pop them out. He is definitely far more movie accurate than the first Leader Prime. The red pieces on his feet and neck did need to be painted silver though. Why they molded those pieces in red is beyond me.

I’ve never had any problems transforming any other Transformers from 1984 till now and from MP Megs to anything that has ever been made!

 

But dam the only thing I know how to say now is “I am Optimus Prime!â€

 

I am Optimus Prime!!!

 

Over and over and over!!! LOL

 

Guess you guys know what I am talking about!

 

Maybe Takara will add some Crome on this as well. :tflaugh

ã‚ãŸã—㯠OPTIMUS PRIME!

He could translate what fire convoy and god magnus are saying!

second coming of Jesus? Eh, Optimus is Jewish, everyone knows that...his real name is Primestien. had him over at sader and he found the Matzah of leadership & during the holidays, he makes Energon Latkes...this prime figure though...like buttah!!!

trasforming is getting very easy now. still not something for a young child unless they are good at transforming and have patience.