Studio Series 86 Appreciation Thread

[Sabrblade]

ER definitely needs some changes to the bot as well. It's frustrating how off the proportions are when Siege already had them right.

THANK YOU! Every time I look at ER Prime, I can't help but wonder how they messed the shape of his robot mode when Siege Prime's robot mode was so much closer to the look of Optimus's cartoon model. It's why I chose to skip both Earthrise and Kingdom's releases and the only WFCT-molded Optimus I picked up was Tenseg Base Optimus (whose robot mode is also much more accurate than ER Prime).

 

[CoffeeHorse]

I prefer ER's redesigned shoulders, and it's crazy impressive that they managed to include the Matrix while shoving so much of the truck into the chest. The way that toy absorbs the truck's mass is just incredible.

But so much else is a step backwards. Siege's proportions are better, and the transformation allows it to have the apparently mandatory Dreamwave feet without being wrong in vehicle mode. It's a clever trick.

 

[Princess Viola]

Meanwhile I'm just here like: ER Prime looks fine and y'all must be turbo nerds to think otherwise. Go touch grass or sumn.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

It looks fine in very stiff poses. Start moving the hips and it quickly turns into a nightmare.

 

[Donocropolis]

It would have to be pretty spectacular to get me to pay for another G1 Optimus, as I'm pretty happy with ER Prime + the accessories from the Centurion pack. Not that it would be coming from Studio Series, but the only surefire way to get me to buy a Commander Class Optimus is for it to be of the Powermaster persuasion.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

It won't be a Powermaster, so I'll pass. Another G1 Prime with another trailer to go in the bin does nothing for me.

 

[Superomegaprime]

ER is going to be tough to beat, same with Legacy Armada as both are great figures, so what I would expect is this to have more posabilty and can do the hand gengesters that OP does in the movie, such as when he talking to Ironhide!

 

[Dekafox]

MP-10: *exists*
MP-44: *exists at too high a price*

 

[Undead Scottsman]

I use my ER Trailer as part of my core class display.

 

[LordGigaIce]

Meanwhile I'm just here like: ER Prime looks fine and y'all must be turbo nerds to think otherwise. Go touch grass or sumn.

Same. He's perfect to my eye. Maybe his legs are A BIT long but it's a very minor quibble.

I'm sure the Commander price point will let them do all kinds of nifty things, but SS86 makes me think it'll lean heavy into the Sunbow accuracy which is no buys from
me.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

I use my ER Trailer as part of my core class display.

I bought a KO G1 Optimus Prime from ShowZ Store (for around $40) to use the trailer for ER Prime.

 

[TheSupernova]

I just realized that a SS86 Optimus is going to have that post S1 head design that I'm not quite as keen on.

That said, I'll echo what others have said about ER Prime being great but not without flaws. So this definitely has piqued my interest.

 

[Andrusi]

Ah, I see. Earthrise Optimus is now old enough that actually he was Terrible all along.

 

[Shadewing]

It won't be a Powermaster, so I'll pass. Another G1 Prime with another trailer to go in the bin does nothing for me.

Powermaster Optimus Prime seems like a sure bet future Commander Class toy.

 

[Shadewing]

Ah, I see. Earthrise Optimus is now old enough that actually he was Terrible all along.

ER Op is like MP-10, he's an amazing figure; but that doesn'y mean he can't be improved on. That said, this is gonna have to do some very amazing things to make bite. IMO Rodimus Prime is the weakest of the Commander Class toys, becuase he's basically just the original toy, but with an actual transformation. Yeah he's complex and cool and I don't feel like he wasn't worth the money; but I can't see a 86 Optimus being much different. He might be more complex with more moving parts, and maybe a trailer they can actually fit the other Autobots; but he's just going to be an upscaled ER Prime, even if a completely new mold.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Powermaster Optimus Prime seems like a sure bet future Commander Class toy.

I'd also accept a Haslab God Ginrai.

 

[LordGigaIce]

ER Op is like MP-10, he's an amazing figure; but that doesn'y mean he can't be improved on.

That's true. Unfortunately the direction they decided to go in for improving it was the exact thing I didn't want. And that seems to be the underlying idea behind this new announcement. More Sunbow accuracy, not my cup of tea.

Like... I'm not writing anything off. Maybe it'll be amazing. Maybe it'll be something I'll get if/when they do it in a more toy-accurate deco. Maybe it's something I just hard pass on. I have no idea, and I'm keeping an open mind.
But I'm not ready to write ER Prime off quite yet, just due to the design mentality behind SS86.

 

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

I missed out on EROP, so hopefully this does the trick for me.

IMO Rodimus Prime is the weakest of the Commander Class toys, becuase he's basically just the original toy, but with an actual transformation.

TBH, that's kinda my favorite part. It felt like what the original should have been, what the cartoon (and RG1) made me want, but with modern flourishes.

 

[Haywire]

The Core Optimus and Bumblebee set scratches my G1 Prime and Trailer itch; Classics Prime is still my default Optimus.

...Hasbro needs to show some Core love to Sideswipe and Sunstreaker some time soon...

It makes the most sense to reserve judgement until we see it, but ss86 Prime would have to be pretty amazing to get me to pull the trigger at this point.

 

[Steevy Maximus]

Guess this reveal kind of puts the kibosh on my little hope of getting a redeco’d Earthrise Optimus Prime in a retro G1 box (like the Headmaster Retro releases)