LEGO Optimus Prime

[SHIELD Agent 47]

LEGO finally confirmed the rumour: an Optimus Prime build is coming!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1524343600406056961

Link to general LEGO thread:

Lego and other brick toys

So, if anyone was having trouble getting the classic Batmobile Lego set, you might have a second chance: My local Walmart just put out a whole prepack display full of them as a 'walmart exclusive', so you might want to check your nearest Walmart. I cant speak for online shopping, but hopefully...

www.allspark.com

 

[Andrusi]

There are photos floating around. 1508 pieces. Very large--the cab/torso is 12 studs wide not counting sticky-out bits. Definitely gonna cost triple digits.

I have no idea how the hell this happened but I'm here for it.

 

[TheSupernova]

I won't lie, it looks really cool!

The price is what is going to keep me out of it, though.

 

[Superomegaprime]

It be intersting to see what this actually looks like, I like lego thou I am selective on my builds, thou I'm a sucker for their city space sets, so I want to see what this looks like before I decide to buy or not, thou hopefully it look better than the Kero figure from a few years ago!

 

[Sabrblade]

Lego Officially Announces an Optimus Prime Lego Set

It was rumoured for a good while but Lego has now officially announced that an Optimus Prime lego set is coming. You can see their anouncement video here: https://www.facebook.com/LEGO/videos/52 ... _tn__=%2CO We also have images from an upcoming r

www.seibertron.com

FINALLY! Someone actually made an Optimus Prime that transforms like the CGI Optimus seen in the main menu of the Rhino DVD releases of G1 Season 2!

And, wow, it's as big as a Supreme class toy. Like, Armada Unicron-sized!

 

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

I hereby dub thee "LEGOP."

Or "LEGOOP," if the masses would prefer.

I kinda favor the former, since you can joke that "Hasbro has finally gotten a LEGOP on the building block market."

 

[Magnusblitz]

Long rumored, finally here... and it looks... okay? Definitely some concessions made for it being able to transform.

Ah heck, who am I kidding, I was always gonna buy this. I love all the accessories, especially that Matrix.

 

[DefaultOption]

Or "LEGOOP," if the masses would prefer.

I'll pass on "Le Goop", thanks.

 

[Powered Convoy]

For those that don't know, Joe Kyde formerly of the Hasbro Transformers team left Hasbro as a contractor for Lego years ago. He was the lead designer on the Lego Optimus. Very befitting that he took on this project.

 

[tec]

Its neat but its no Ice Planet set also I have Lego Optimus Prime at home....

...Lego Optimus Prime at home

 

[Paladin]

Oh look; they've already confirmed the next entry in the line.

 

[M. Virion]

As a fan of both LEGO and transformers, this looks really good, and it's much cheaper than I expected considering it's size and piece count.

$170 for 1500 pieces is decently competitive for a licensed set. Especially with the engineering it's pulling off. I may have to find a way to get this.

 

[Haywire]

Its neat but its no Ice Planet set...

Now I totally want to see an Ice Planet edition Lego Optimus. And the 'inevitable' Blacktron repaint...

 

[Superomegaprime]

Oh look; they've already confirmed the next entry in the line.

Does it come with a crushable crown?

 

[ZakuConvoy]

Wouldn't Ice Planet Optimus Prime basically just be Ultra Magnus's inner robot? And Blacktron could be a easy Nemesis Prime/Scourge.

 

[LordGigaIce]

There's something perversely funny about Hasbro trotting out both BtR and Kre-O and never landing with either.

Meanwhile Lego nails it on the first attempt and it's like "yes, this is what it was always supposed to be."

 

[Superomegaprime]

There's something perversely funny about Hasbro trotting out both BtR and Kre-O and never landing with either.

Meanwhile Lego nails it on the first attempt and it's like "yes, this is what it was always supposed to be."

With the Hasbro construction brands ones, they always tended to be on the smaller scale, the Kre-o Optimus kit was roughly voyager to deluxe size while this lego Optimus is going to be pretty big and I gotten the sense of scale from the comparison to the lego Voltron, which I do have and have built, thou he off in storage currently as the lions, so this will be more a kin to the first MP Optimus in size but I expect they spent time looking at the Hasbro desgins and looking at the art of the G1 OP and spending ages figuring out how to make him Transform while nailing the look, thou I have a feeling that this might be just a one off, much like how Voltron was, thou I would of loved to seen Lego take on Vehicle Voltron!

 

[Andrusi]

I'm not sure if you noticed, but this is being sold at a slightly different pricepoint from most of those.

 

[Haywire]

I mean, yeah, in all fairness, this thing is bigger than MP1 Optimus, and being sold at a high end collector price point as an adult-level set. Which is something even Lego has only relatively recently been able to do. BTR and Kreo were sold as toys, with the restrictions on price and complexity that being a toy requires.

Tangentially, which thread had the discussion about Hasbro transitioning into an IP company? Because this has the potential to be a good step in that direction. Hasbro's forays into construction toys have been...less than successful, seemingly, so why not license the brands they want to promote to a company that generally has that market figured out?

 

[tec]

kreo mini figs had there charm and some of the kreo sets where fun