Dating all the way back to 2003 when 20th Anniversary Masterpiece Optimus Prime (MP01) debuted and he was glorious. For the first time since my childhood the original Optimus was back, and modernized for the 21st century.
I was so happy to have him; not only was it large and in charge, with dicast metal, light up Matrix of Leadership, moving mouthplate, Energon axe, etc, etc, etc, BUT as a bonus this Optimus Prime kind of, almost scaled in with my Beast Wars figures; the Predacons were in for it now!!
Moving forward to 2011 Masterpiece Optimus Prime was imagined after Takara began scaling down the MPās, and thus MP10 was born. I resisted getting this Optimus for a very long timeā¦6 years aboutā¦
But I eventually pulled the trigger in the Summer of 2017ā¦and itās now March of 2018, and Iām just giving this guy a first lookā¦that is awful.
I donāt normally talk about the box but this is a Masterpiece set, so I think I should.
Graphic design wise itās good; it catches your attention pretty easily, with its primary colors being black and red, with some white highlight. Itās simple, but effective.
Itās a Toys R Us exclusive (got the stamp on there) ((R.I.P. Toys R Us))
It has a nice product shot of Optimus Prime in both robot mode and truck mode. It has the Generations logo, and some kanji, and itās all about design which really pops.
Okay, ānuff said about the box. Letās open this guy up!!
Prime was well packaged along with all of his goodies. We have Optimus Prime, trailer, Roller drone, ion blaster, Energon axe, and a mini Spike Witwicky figure; it is truly a deluxe package!
Well for starters itās a great representation of the G1 vehicle mode! Heās a large red, can over engine truck, with silver detailing, hauling a gray trailer. It looks great. Itās well detailed, it has rubber tires; this is a great truck mode.
One accessory which can used in the mode would be the tiny Spike figure which comes with the toy can sit in the cab, via opening the windshield, and he can sit in either the driverās, or passengers side. TBH Spike is just way too small of a figure that IMO it looks bad, so I just donāt use it.
The trailer doors open up, and a ramp can be pulled to allow the loading, or unloading of stuff, or to store another MP car within it. Roller can be stored in the trailer as well.
Roller: Just as a side Roller is a personality component of Optimus Prime. Itās a six-wheeled drone (which can hold Spike in of of the seats, and has a little light towards the back.
The rear of Roller can open up and flip 180 degrees and here we have some new play options. Now you can mount Optimusā rifle to Roller so Roller can engage in combat.
Remove the rifle and you see a tiny trailer hitch and Rollr can haul Optimusā trailer, thoooooough itās not the best. Roller doesnāt bare the load very well, and itās liable to slip out from underneath.
Transformation is marginally different from original generation one Optimus Prime, and even MP-01 Optimus Prime; itās similar to both, but also different.
The transformation for the trailer to battle platform, it almost identical.
Wowsers! Why did it take me 6 years to buy this guy? Itās really good.
MP-10 Optimus Prime is essentially a high quality leader class figure; he fits in perfectly with just about any retail leader class Transformer.
He has universal head movement, universal shoulders, bicep swivel, elbows, rotating wrists, articulated pointer finger, the other three digits are articulated together, waist swivel, universal hips, thigh swivel, knee bend, and ankle tilt.
Accessories are Optimus Primeās ion rifle, Energon axe, and Autobot Matrix of Leadership.
Ion rifle: Itās pretty clever. Optimus holds it well, and it looks like what itās supposed to for the most part, but the really neat thing is that the gun can fold up, AND can store in a compartment in Primeās back. Nifty. The gun can also unfold by way of a spring loaded button.
The Energon Axe: Itās made out of clear, orange plastic and cam simple be placed over Primeās right hand. It fits snugly there, and it looks good, aside from Optimusā thumb kind of sticking out, but nothingās perfect.
Matrix: Unlike MP-01 which had a light up function MP-10ā²s does not. However this version of the Matrix is made up of dicast metal, and itās really cool!
Spike Witwicky: It sucks. Itās just a teeny, tiny mini figure. For something so small itās got a lot of articulation, but itās just way too small, and it sucks.
Trailer/battle platform: As I said early Optimus Primeās trailer can open to to reveal a battle station. Itās got all sorts of molded detail, pipes, computers (for Spike to sit in), itās got the repair drone/ gun turret. You can even store Primeās energon axe, ion rifle, and roller inside the trailer.
Okay, wrapping up. This review has both been long, and Iāve been trying to keep it short at the same time.
MP-10 is a brilliant figure. I begrudgingly admit this new scale for Masterpeices is good. He fits in well with Rodimus Prime, Grimlock, Soundwave, etc, though not as well with my Beast Wars figures anymore. Only some of my Beast Wars figures now; a select few which look more scaled down.
Anyway MP-10 Optimus Prime is near perfect; highly recommended.
