Coming to us from PrimeVsPrime, we now have a gallery of in-hand images for the Transformers R.E.D. Optimus Primal figure!
Shown here is the figure in-box (along with Reformatting Megatron), a variety of poses you can put him in, his accessories, and also some comparison shots with other R.E.D. figures and Kingdom Optimus Primal. It’s also shown that you can remove his chest piece to reveal some sculpted detail underneath.
Check out the gallery and let us know what you think on the boards!
Codigo Postal
Well, I can't say I wasn't warned. Nearly every single review of RED Primal has been exceedingly negative, including reviews from folks who generally find something to like.
I wanted to give him a shot, both because I'm a mark for anything related to the character, and because R.E.D. Cheetor has slowly become one of the favorites from my BW collection (so expressive, so poseable, so unique).
In a world where Kingdom Primal exists, RED Primal comes up woefully short. I like his chest plate, and the lack of a chest gap. And that's it.
His backpack falls off.
His hands can't hold his swords unless you dip those hands in boiling water first to loosen them up.
His backpack falls off.
There are no other accessories – no mace, no alternate face, no shield, or alternate hands beyond the sword holding ones.
His ankle pistons aren't painted (Kingdom did it better).
His backpack falls off.
On my copy at least, the peg for swapping the right hand isn't a tight enough fit, so the wrist wobbles loosely, and it's a struggle to pose him with his sword in such a way that it doesn't droop down like he's low on robo-viagra.
Also, his backpack falls off.
I picked him up on sale for $12, and I feel like it was overpriced. What a missed opportunity, just like R.E.D. has been in general. Hasbro, just let Yolopark take over and flood the zone with $30 AMK's!
Super Mecha Dad
This. If RED was bringing sculpts/detail on par with modern McFarlane figs it might be worthwhile. Especially for characters like Prime Arcee that have transformations that are often fiddly and compromise the robot mode.
ObakaChanTachi
R.E.D. is a fantastic line. Problem is it came 10 years too late.
RacerCheetor
Yes, there a user formed the cheetah mode, it was a bit ugly, but this to get an idea.
I don't remember where it post it, if the first TF R.E.D topic or the Beast Wars Kingdom one.
If I find it, I'll upload it.
Basilisk
sorry what?
Cheebs
I don't get it. It's almost exactly the Kingdom figure. Only it's missing half of the toy. Really bizarre.
protohuman
Unless you hate yourself, I see no reason to get this over the kingdom toy.
Wait the kingdom toy is $10 more and I was a kid once so maybe that's the bank ticket on these decisions. Wish he was more accurate to BW or Kingdom, the fusion look they have going on for RED looks like best of show Comic-con cosplay tributes.
SoundwaveSuperior
$20 vs. $30 (or with the recently raised MSRP that Pulse charges, $23 vs. $31.50).
It's not a huge difference.
Shizuka
This is a good demonstration as to why I don't see the point of Transformers that don't transform.
Warpshard
I might pick it up so my Kingdom Primal can have the swords. That's about all the appeal I can find in this figure.
sykoex
I'm guessing this is way less expensive?
Verno
Yuck.
WereDragon EX
Why would anyone get this Primal figure over the actual transforming Kingdom one?
Raiyuki
This ain't for me but that head sculpt looks stellar.
MrLemming
Is that yet another RED figure I spy that has limited articulation due to the sculpt (bare minimum the ankle rocker)? That’s the biggest reason I was so disappointed with the RED Arcee…
SPLIT LIP
I almost never consider any toy to be a waste of plastic. Usually it's always bringing something unique to the table, from gimmicky one-steps to the idea of non-transforming Transformers with more articulation.
This is the exception. No reason to get this over the Voayger.
RacerCheetor
The consequences of filtering figures. HA!
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Shmoptimus Prime
This is the same but slightly uglier than the kingdom one and it doesn’t do the main thing that transformers do. Easy pass. Plus I hate the face color.
Smasher
If this had come out last year I would be all over it.
But this is literally going to be sharing shelf space with a version that looks just as good and transforms.
It is in no way significantly better than the excellent Kingdom version.
And why do the RED figures have removable chests?
Seriously. Why?
RacerCheetor
Let's see if they can form gorilla mode like they did with the Cheetor R.E.D.