Winding down now: my No. 2 pick for Top 10 3rd-Party Transformers of 2018: WeiJiang Commander! This MP/leader-size figure is modeled after Hasbro’s much smaller Studio Series 05 Optimus Prime, but the remolding and repainting are so extensive (and superior), I think it deserves a 3rd-party label (and not 4th-party or KO). And what a reimagined figure it is—gorgeous, painted, solid, sturdy, ratcheted. This is by far my favorite version of the DOTM Optimus Prime truck—loads better than the official leader class. I wonder if WeiJiang might also make a similar tribute to the newer SS-32 Optimus.
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