B-127, I pray this message finds you. Our war rages on. Planet Earth… Survival… ThreeZero’s DLX Optimus Prime has arrived on Earth and made it’s way to TFW2005 HQ! The third deluxe scale figure, which is a scaled down version of ThreeZero’s larger Premium scale figures, is Optimus Prime from the Bumblebee movie. This model is a change from the previous movie looks and pulls a lot of inspiration from G1 aesthetics. It comes in at 15 inches tall, has 55 points of articulation, a die-cast skeleton, LED light up eyes, and a stand. Paint and detailing are top notch head to toe. Movie accurate is definitely an appropriate term here. As with all the ThreeZero figs before this (formerly released under the 3A banner), it does not transform. These are bot mode only action figures.
We’ve got an early copy thanks to ThreeZero, read on to check out some additional thoughts and over 70 HD images! We’ve also attached some key shots to this story. He should be shipping soon! You can check our sponsors to see if there are any copies available left to pre-order.
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Overall Thoughts:
Another great addition to the line up. ThreeA/Zero have been steadily getting better with execution, and Prime continues that trend. All articulation points are solid, firm, hold poses. Nothing snapped or broke off during handling. Posing was a breeze. Only slight ding is that the hands are very tight, so getting them on and off require some effort. Paint and weathering are top notch as usual. The DLX line overall including Prime here tone down the weathering from earlier Premium scale releases, and it lets the awesome models from the movie shine. I really dig this scale, and the combo of Prime/Bumblebee is a perfect representation of the movie on the shelf. Do I still want a Premium scale Bumblebee movie Prime, yes :). This version however can be quickly and easily messed with, pulled, re-posed, replaced to shelf without it being an event, and to me that’s a plus.
Bottom line, epic piece, totally worth the cost if you don’t mind that he doesn’t transform.
Check out some key shots below, and view all 70+ HD images in our gallery here!
Megatron118
I got this guy from BBTS about two weeks ago but haven’t been able to sit down and fully inspect it yet. Took it out of the box for a few minutes to look for glaring issues and didn’t see any thankfully, but have to look closer later; just been so busy with flight school. But the detail and craftsmanship is utterly incredible, and for the price is a steal. Much larger than I imagined too. Sometime in the near future I can join the cult properly once he’s inspected and posed for display lol
ManelFigures
Welcome to the cult!.
idkwdya
Im finally part of the group!
I’ve been going back and forth on if I want a 3A figure for years now.
I finally pulled the trigger and I cannot believe how great these figures are!
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InfinityKitten
A blow-drier. I… don't swap his hands that often.
Megatron118
Finally getting DLX Prime in from BBTS today. Hoping he’s perfect with no issues, this is gonna be a centerpiece in the collection for sure. Probably will get MPM-12 to mess with and transform repeatedly
Fallout
whatcha heatin them with? i get irrationally frustrated trying to swap those fuckin hands
er4smiths
Was hoping we’d be seeing pre production sample reviews by now
ManelFigures
You're right, I admit it.
Rob
Oh who cares? It looks awesome!
ManelFigures
Yes but remember: imaginary weapons aren't movie accurate!.
Timothy Chen
Was upset that i broke my tw op while transforming him. My consolation was discovering that my 3A could hold all those rifles so much better than my tw (now deceased) op.
InfinityKitten
Watch the wrist area, the hands are a pain to swap unheated and you can easily snap the little red handle on the inside of the wrists. Other than that, this guy's rock solid.
Megatron118
I’m finally shipping this from my POL at BBTS after accruing items in there for a few months. Anything to be on the lookout for in regards to QC? Really want this guy to be flawless, it’s poised to be a centerpiece on my Prime shelf
Grimlock212
I pre-ordered one from Sideshow. I actually ordered all their ThreeZero Bumblebee movie releases.
iOnlyEatEnergon
Waiting to see how the production version of the the premium Optimus figure looks like. Super tempted to pick him up.
Rob
I never cared for these type of things and then The Bumblebee Movie came out and I got for the first time to see what my live action Transformers would look like. Now I can't stop looking at how awesome they are.
MythofBlackout
I'm seriously considering this one… I almost feel like it's a fan cred thing. I need to own one of these figures at some point but I can't justify buying too many of them so I might as well go for the most impressive of the lot (that's also a major recognizable character – sorry Blitzwing, if only you were Starscream
).
ManelFigures
That's why I sold the most part of my hard-as-hell trasforming figures
because they were figures that I can't touch to transform (too complex, too tight, too many pieces, too weak) and at the end of the day… I had transformers that I cannot transform. In this cases I prefer accuracy over transforming features.
The only complex figure that I still have is Optimus LS03F but I'm planning to buy the KO of Unique Toys Optimus, at this moment I changed my entire collection to a legend scale.
I really enjoy Threezero figures, they teased AOE Optimus!.
Rob
Ah no deal jk
Well I’m officially excited. Now I wonder how long I’ll have to wait for a MPM G1 Soundwave, Megatron, and Ironhide?