#MP01 Optimus Prime

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I got the MP01 Optimus today!! He's slightly too tall for my shelves, so I'll have to position him a bit to get him to fit, but I DID get this very funny edit from my sister after I sent her a photo of me attempting to fit Optimus on the shelf

And the original photo

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Transformers Masterpiece

MP-10

Optimus Prime

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 MP's, and thus MP10 was born. I resisted getting this Optimus for a very long time...6 years about...

But I eventually pulled the trigger in the Summer of 2017...and it’s now March of 2018, and I’m just giving this guy a first look...that is awful.

Let’s get started.

The Box:

I don’t normally talk about the box but this is a Masterpiece set, so I think I should.

Graphic design wise it’s good; it catches your attention pretty easily, with its primary colors being black and red, with some white highlight. It’s simple, but effective.

It’s 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 it’s all about design which really pops.

Okay, ‘nuff said about the box. Let’s 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!

Truck Mode:

Well for starters it’s a great representation of the G1 vehicle mode! He’s a large red, can over engine truck, with silver detailing, hauling a gray trailer. It looks great. It’s 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 driver’s, or passengers side. TBH Spike is just way too small of a figure that IMO it looks bad, so I just don’t 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. It’s 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 Optimus’ rifle to Roller so Roller can engage in combat.

Remove the rifle and you see a tiny trailer hitch and Rollr can haul Optimus’ trailer, thoooooough it’s not the best. Roller doesn’t bare the load very well, and it’s liable to slip out from underneath.

Transformation:

Transformation is marginally different from original generation one Optimus Prime, and even MP-01 Optimus Prime; it’s similar to both, but also different.

The transformation for the trailer to battle platform, it almost identical.

Robot Mode:

Wowsers! Why did it take me 6 years to buy this guy? It’s 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 Prime’s ion rifle, Energon axe, and Autobot Matrix of Leadership.

Ion rifle: It’s pretty clever. Optimus holds it well, and it looks like what it’s 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 Prime’s back. Nifty. The gun can also unfold by way of a spring loaded button.

The Energon Axe: It’s made out of clear, orange plastic and cam simple be placed over Prime’s right hand. It fits snugly there, and it looks good, aside from Optimus’ thumb kind of sticking out, but nothing’s perfect.

Matrix: Unlike MP-01 which had a light up function MP-10′s does not. However this version of the Matrix is made up of dicast metal, and it’s really cool!

Spike Witwicky: It sucks. It’s just a teeny, tiny mini figure. For something so small it’s got a lot of articulation, but it’s just way too small, and it sucks.

Trailer/battle platform: As I said early Optimus Prime’s trailer can open to to reveal a battle station. It’s got all sorts of molded detail, pipes, computers (for Spike to sit in), it’s got the repair drone/ gun turret. You can even store Prime’s energon axe, ion rifle, and roller inside the trailer.

Final Thoughts:

Okay, wrapping up. This review has both been long, and I’ve 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.