Following all the images this last week, we have the first in-hand video of the Transformers Legacy Evolution Commander Class Armada Optimus Prime. Chefatron slides in with this look at the figure that includes a full comparison with the original 2003 Transformers Armada Super Mode Optimus Prime figure and other Generations Primes. - Read the Full News Story

There's always more, thanks again to JTPrime17 who's shared a bit of news that the may be shipping this summer with his recent update letting us know of a a possible "August 1st release date". This date is close enough to SDCC 2023 that it is highly likely it will be official revealed at the convention, or just before. - Read the Full News Story

Following all the images, we have another in-hand video of the Transformers Legacy Evolution Commander Class Armada Optimus Prime. PrimeVsPrime catches up with this look at the figure that with comparisons with the other generations figures. - Read the Full News Story

Yeah, that's what I thought. It is in between Super Ginrai/Star Saber and God Ginrai/Victory Saber in height. That's very unfortunate. I want it to be one or the other if anything. I guess the designers who like to stick to a certain scale didn't work on this one like they did for Star Saber. It's just weird that they even mentioned that Star Saber will be in scale with older figures like Super Ginrai as a selling point but then don't do something similar for Armada Optimus. Not that G1 and Armada have the same scale to begin though. It's just that it's the perfect height. Hopefully the upcoming Armada Megatron will at least scale with this if nothing else.

I just can't possibly make GUOP any taller and have it still look good though. I have the new feet upgrade to make it look more like the super mode feet from Cybertron Optimus Prime. I have the DNA legs. I even have thigh extenders as well. There's nothing else available to make him any taller. Yeah Cybertron Optimus Prime is almost all legs but that's as long as the legs can get on GUOP. As is, my fully upgraded GUOP and Cybertron Optimus are pretty similar proportion wise. So adding another set of thigh extenders would push past that and it would really look silly at that point. Not that the thigh extenders can even be doubled up as I don't think they're designed to do that but I haven't tried yet. I have quite a few sets around and two right next to me. I'm going to try so wait a minute...and I'm back.

Short answer is nope.

Long answer is that the ones I have on GUOP are different than the ones I have on Tenseg Optimus. They're not compatible. The ones on GUOP can definitely not be doubled up. The top port that attaches to the hip is a different direction to the bottom port that attached to the original or DNA thigh. So the thigh extenders just can't double up. The ones I have on Tenseg Optimus/Kingdom Ultra Magnus/Magna Convoy might be able to double up as the port directions are the same. It's just that since they're not designed to do that, some slight modding would be required. Since that modding would be on the front of the thigh, I won't try it though. Also, the right thigh extender was already broken when I grabbed Optimus and the left one broke when I took the leg off to even try to see if the thigh extenders could double up. So I didn't even bother trying to take the thigh extenders off the legs to fully see as that could've broken them more. The legs still stay on and I can even hit them with some glue but damn I hate most 3D printed stuff. Most pieces just do not have long term stability. Or even short term as I haven't had this set for long when compared to the set on GUOP. I thought with these newer models they'd be sturdier than the ones that broke quickly on Siege Ultra Magnus a few years ago but I guess not. Oh well.

Now that the dust has settled from all the incredible reveals from Tuesday's Transformers April Fanstream, we can dial it back to the official reveal of the Legacy Evolution 20th Anniversary Armada Universe Optimus Prime. None other with the Takara Micron Densetsu / Armada designer, Shogo Hasui, has been working on this 20th Anniversary release along with Megatron. - Read the Full News Story

The Transformers Fanstream April event mentioned the Transformers Legacy Evolution Commander Class Armada Universe Optimus Prime would be up for preorder in a few weeks. However, it could be going up as soon as next Tuesday April 18th at 1pm ET / 10 am PT, according to the Drop Zone notice on Entertainment Earth. - Read the Full News Story

As promised, the Armada Optimus Prime Legacy Evolution Commander is rolling out for preorders today! The official SNS has just posted images with news that it will be up for preorder at 1pm EST / 10am EST from online shops at the following sponsor links. - Read the Full News Story

Two for Thursday! Hasbro's Mark Maher follows The Nemesis spotlight with another BIG figure, the hulking Armada Universe Optimus Prime Commander figure. Get the inside scoop on the making of this update that brings everything up to date in Legacy Evolution. Read on to see @markclonus's full report with official in-hand images to follow. - Read the Full News Story

The grey prototype from Wondercon literally has the supermode fists in the lower legs where they should be and the pelvis can split like it should. You can even see the transformation joints to turn the legs into the super mode arms inside the torso as well as the openable shin flaps that would be needed to turn the legs into arms and the ports on the shoulders to connect the top to the bottom. So I think was was meant was that the prototype itself wasn't able to combine and not that they design itself wasn't able to combine. Otherwise why have the super mode hands there at all?

I went back to this story to read it myself when I heard a Youtuber talk about it in their video the other day that it was NEVER meant to combine into super mode at all. I guess you can interpret what Mark said either way if you wanted to but it literally says that it's the grey model itself that isn't capable of combining. I mean, it's a greyscale prototype afterall. It's not meant to do everything as it's a proof of concept and it was probably glued into place. But it was always meant to combine into super mode once it was finished. 

So something was either lost in translation when Mark asked them about it, it was such and old prototype that whoever in Takara answered his question about it didn't actually know or that it's just a single sentence and Mark being from Massachusetts butchered the English language so badly that he fumbled it all or something before moving on in the next sentence.

The Generations cannot be denied as the brand new Transformers Legacy Evolution Armada Universe Optimus Prime Commander rolls out. I was a bit surprised when I opened the box, as everything looked so small packed in its alternate mode. Fortunately, the cab transformed in to a decent sized figure that is in between the original Armada Leader and Deluxe class core robots, both in size and features. - Read the Full News Story