Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com

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Thanks to a heads up from fellow Seibertronian Solipsist we've learned that the G1 Walmart reissue of Optimus Prime has been marked down to $25.00! Many fans were turned off by this toy's high price tag and lack of a trailer. At this new price tag this is one reissue that's hard to pass up.

Click HERE or on the images below to head to Walmart and get your G1 Optimus today! Share your thoughts in the forum and as always stay tuned to Seibertron for the ultimate in Transformers news.

"Transformers: Vintage G1 Optimus Prime Collectible Figure:
Re-creation of the G1 Autobot Commander Optimus Prime figure -- vintage action figure for collectors and longtime fans of the Transformers universe
Reissued figure and packaging both inspired by the styling of the 1984 G1 release
Vintage decoration and sticker decals
Tech specs showing the capabilities of Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime, noble leader of the Autobots, fights for the freedom of all sentient beings
Includes: figure, 4 accessories, label sheet, and instructions.
Figure scale: 6 inches
Ages 8 and up"

Credit(s): Solipsist at Seibertron/Walmart.com

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Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2042474)
Posted by Quantum Surge on October 20th, 2019 @ 1:40pm CDT

Getting this and Beewun Prime together beats getting that two-pack from TakTom...that is if a Walmart has both at once.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2042475)
Posted by DeathReviews on October 20th, 2019 @ 1:42pm CDT

Behold Death's review of this figure - as if we hadn't seen this toy before!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV3ijr4DECc&t=70s

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2042504)
Posted by Emerje on October 21st, 2019 @ 12:05am CDT

Got one. The local ones never went lower than $35 before selling out, wasn't going to spend more than $25 since I already have this mold a bunch of times. Glad I waited!

Emerje

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2042515)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 21st, 2019 @ 4:32am CDT

A few weeks ago, I got mine on clearance at 35$CAN. That's around 25-ish US dollars.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2042734)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on October 22nd, 2019 @ 8:40pm CDT

Stargrave wrote:Thanks to a heads up from our own staff we have learned that the WalMart exclusive Transformers G1 reissue of the Constructicon giftset is back in stock at WalMart.com! The Constructicons came and went with some states seeing him only briefly last year, and others more recently on clearance only a few months ago. He's still listed at full price at $74.00US but if you were reluctant to take the plunge on this set and regretted missing it, here's your second chance. Just click HERE or any of the images below to head to WalMart.com and prepare to get devastated! Share your thoughts in the forum and as always stay tuned to Seibertron for the ultimate in Transformers news!

Woot! The G1 Constructicons were back in stock on Walmart.com this evening! I was finally able to order them. Should have them by Thursday!

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2042787)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on October 23rd, 2019 @ 3:35pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:
STngAR wrote:Wasn't there a lot of QC issues with this set?

If you dig many pages back, I asked that question because the Takara Encore "anime colored" version that I got was stable as a house of cards. But the Walmart one was confirmed to be rock solid.

Yeah, there don't seem to be any complaints about the QC on G1 Vintage series Devastator, in as far as structural integrity and functionality. However, there do seem to be some changes made to the mold and assembly for some figures, like molded details being less sharp and more shallow than before, pins being used instead of screws, the green plastic being a slightly different shade, etc.

What I find interesting is how Hasbro has chosen either to update figures or not. They obviously aren't using the G1 rub signs, but then there are some subtle things like extra paint apps on the Minibots, using the remolded Bumblebee head instead of the vintage visored one, whereas with other releases, they don't make any changes to the original toy's presentation when they easily could, like giving Optimus Prime or Soundwave their respective cartoon blue and red optics, instead of the toy yellow. Is there any rhyme or reason to it?

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2045759)
Posted by EmoTim on December 2nd, 2019 @ 8:20am CST

Walmart.com has the G1 Starscream reissue for $27.67 right now!

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers ... /987345462?wmlspartner=FYAGeMjDX6c&=&affs=p&wid=5b6b4213e4b0bcb699adeb9f&u1=&oid=223073.10006940&sourceid=37141976172661509211&affillinktype=3&veh=aff

Update @ 3:50pm EST - Now $24.67!!

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2045797)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on December 2nd, 2019 @ 5:10pm CST

I still never saw any G1 cassettes nor Soundwave at my local Walmart. At least there's still the minibots including lots of Bees.

BTW, Walmart.ca is bullcrap. Even when filtering the item by seeing sold by Walmart only, there's still lot of items at "Amazon" boosted prices. >:oP

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2045862)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 2nd, 2019 @ 11:05pm CST

I just got back from my local Walmart and it had a TON of Soundwaves. Like, so many they were piled up on top of each other right up to the underside of the next shelf above. There must have been at least 10 of them, when there were previously usually only ever 2 or 3 there at the most.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2045863)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 2nd, 2019 @ 11:09pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:I just got back from my local Walmart and it had a TON of Soundwaves. Like, so many they were piled up on top of each other right up to the underside of the next shelf above. There must have been at least 10 of them, when there were previously usually only ever 2 or 3 there at the most.

Last time I checked mine before Black Friday, tons of Cassette 2-packs. Surprising, really.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2045869)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on December 3rd, 2019 @ 1:04am CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:I just got back from my local Walmart and it had a TON of Soundwaves. Like, so many they were piled up on top of each other right up to the underside of the next shelf above. There must have been at least 10 of them, when there were previously usually only ever 2 or 3 there at the most.

Last time I checked mine before Black Friday, tons of Cassette 2-packs. Surprising, really.

Walmart's stock distribution is just utter chaotic bullshit, honestly. There's no rhyme or reason to it, and no one ever knows what's going on. I don't know how they continue to succeed by doing things so poorly.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2045875)
Posted by Ironhidensh on December 3rd, 2019 @ 4:13am CST

All 7 of my area Walmarts have what can only be described as a 'shit ton' of Soundwaves and cassettes. I'm so very pissed I didn't wait for a clearance sale.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2045877)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on December 3rd, 2019 @ 4:43am CST

Wolfman Jake wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:I just got back from my local Walmart and it had a TON of Soundwaves. Like, so many they were piled up on top of each other right up to the underside of the next shelf above. There must have been at least 10 of them, when there were previously usually only ever 2 or 3 there at the most.

Last time I checked mine before Black Friday, tons of Cassette 2-packs. Surprising, really.

Walmart's stock distribution is just utter chaotic bullshit, honestly. There's no rhyme or reason to it, and no one ever knows what's going on. I don't know how they continue to succeed by doing things so poorly.

LET'S TAKE ALL OF THE G1 TF COLLECTIBLES AND PUT THEM ALL IN 10 RANDOM STORES OUT OF 1000.

---Walmart executives, probably.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2047919)
Posted by Ironhidensh on December 28th, 2019 @ 7:53pm CST

Reports on twitter that Astrotrain is starting to show up in stores.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2047923)
Posted by william-james88 on December 28th, 2019 @ 8:46pm CST

The Walmart exclusive G1 Astrotrain reissue has been spotted at Walmart in the US. Like Soundwave and Optimus Prime, it is also $50 and comes in a gorgeous G1 box. They were found by Michael who found them at a Walmart in Farmingdale N.Y. It was the only one on the shelf. He posted it on Facebook and our fellow Seibertronian Lorekeeper sent this our way.

If you find them at those prices in your area, please let other fans know in our boards right here.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2047927)
Posted by Emerje on December 28th, 2019 @ 9:01pm CST

Boooo! Would have possibly spent full price on sight if Astrotrain was in prototype/cartoon/box art colors, but as a standard reissue I can wait for the better price. Hopefully they bring back the mini cars so we'll have something else to look for.

Emerje

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2047933)
Posted by Lore Keeper on December 28th, 2019 @ 9:30pm CST

Emerje wrote:Boooo! Would have possibly spent full price on sight if Astrotrain was in prototype/cartoon/box art colors, but as a standard reissue I can wait for the better price. Hopefully they bring back the mini cars so we'll have something else to look for.

Emerje

His price is a 75% mark up from the original, accounting for inflation. The gap in original value/production cost and new pricing gets larger as these reissues go on. It's getting a bit absurd.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2047937)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 28th, 2019 @ 10:37pm CST

Is this the first time the original U.S. toy colors deco has ever gotten a reissue?

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2047938)
Posted by william-james88 on December 28th, 2019 @ 10:38pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:Is this the first time the original U.S. toy colors deco has ever gotten a reissue?

Yes, that's what i heard.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2047940)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on December 28th, 2019 @ 10:48pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Is this the first time the original U.S. toy colors deco has ever gotten a reissue?

Yes, that's what i heard.

No, there was a commemorative series reissue. It came years after the original line. I think it was an online exclusive.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2047942)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 28th, 2019 @ 11:10pm CST

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Is this the first time the original U.S. toy colors deco has ever gotten a reissue?

Yes, that's what i heard.

No, there was a commemorative series reissue. It came years after the original line. I think it was an online exclusive.

That one was in the Japanese black-and-white colors deco.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2047944)
Posted by william-james88 on December 28th, 2019 @ 11:22pm CST

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Is this the first time the original U.S. toy colors deco has ever gotten a reissue?

Yes, that's what i heard.

No, there was a commemorative series reissue. It came years after the original line. I think it was an online exclusive.

Before saying no, please check the facts.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2047952)
Posted by blackeyedprime on December 29th, 2019 @ 5:52am CST

Makes Siege astrotrain look worth the money o.o

Pretty sure I got the TF collection and the commemorative versions but either way it's nice to have another US store exclusive that I don't want or need to pay stupid money for.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2047966)
Posted by ScottyP on December 29th, 2019 @ 12:19pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:Is this the first time the original U.S. toy colors deco has ever gotten a reissue?

That's the only mildly interesting part of this one for me. I'm extremely disappointed they didn't go with this opportunity to make one like the Collector's Edition New Year's Special but with a deeper purple.

edit: comparing the train's stock image to the site gallery, I think the purples may be quite different. Could be lighting, of course.

Transformers G1 1985 Astrotrain Gallery

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2047994)
Posted by o.supreme on December 29th, 2019 @ 7:10pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Is this the first time the original U.S. toy colors deco has ever gotten a reissue?

Yes, that's what i heard.

No, there was a commemorative series reissue. It came years after the original line. I think it was an online exclusive.

Before saying no, please check the facts.

Sometimes it's hard to tell, I had the 04/05; commemorative series Astrotrain, and I could have sworn it was the same colors as the original toy.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048004)
Posted by DeathReviews on December 29th, 2019 @ 10:09pm CST

Lore Keeper wrote:
Emerje wrote:Boooo! Would have possibly spent full price on sight if Astrotrain was in prototype/cartoon/box art colors, but as a standard reissue I can wait for the better price. Hopefully they bring back the mini cars so we'll have something else to look for.

Emerje

His price is a 75% mark up from the original, accounting for inflation. The gap in original value/production cost and new pricing gets larger as these reissues go on. It's getting a bit absurd.

I'll say. $50 for what's little more than a Deluxe sized figure? Fie on that, I say!

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048006)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on December 29th, 2019 @ 10:12pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Is this the first time the original U.S. toy colors deco has ever gotten a reissue?

Yes, that's what i heard.

No, there was a commemorative series reissue. It came years after the original line. I think it was an online exclusive.
That one was in the Japanese black-and-white colors deco.

Well pluck my hairs out and call me baldy! I never noticed that the commemorative edition was black and white while the original is white and purple. I always thought they were the same.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048007)
Posted by ScottyP on December 29th, 2019 @ 10:52pm CST

^ It made that release a fun novelty. Couple that with its de facto KB exclusive status with the vaporware CE Sideswipe, meaning it was never more than $25 2005 dollars, that made for a fun time.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048012)
Posted by Emerje on December 30th, 2019 @ 6:17am CST

ScottyP wrote:^ It made that release a fun novelty. Couple that with its de facto KB exclusive status with the vaporware CE Sideswipe, meaning it was never more than $25 2005 dollars, that made for a fun time.

Sideswipe was the KB exclusive, I got mine from a KB Toys Liquidator store and never saw them at regular stores. Astrotrain was a Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive, though I could have sworn I saw him at TRU, but I guess my memory is off.

Emerje

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048020)
Posted by cruizerdave on December 30th, 2019 @ 10:39am CST

Whoa! The Op without his trailer was a big stretch for $50. Soundwave is a larger figure and comes with an additional figure, so that's almost fair.
But this?
Astrotrain for $50? No way! He's a small figure with one accessory. Uh, uh, nope, not me.

You'd think Walmart and Hasbro would catch on after every year having to mark these down and sell them on clearance.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048031)
Posted by transformers_va on December 30th, 2019 @ 12:59pm CST

I'm okay with paying the higher price, as long as it means that they will still be making Transformers. The more money they bring in, the longer the toyline will exist - which in my books is a great thing

FYI, for anyone using Brickseek, the Astrotrain UPC is: 630509894437 / SKU: 327496966

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048038)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on December 30th, 2019 @ 2:11pm CST

Checked my local Walmart last night while out shopping. No sign of G1 Astrotrain yet (or Siege Astrotrain, for that matter), but they had a TON of "Classic Animation" Optimus Primes warming the shelf. Seriously, they had almost two dozen of them.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048042)
Posted by Emerje on December 30th, 2019 @ 3:16pm CST

cruizerdave wrote:You'd think Walmart and Hasbro would catch on after every year having to mark these down and sell them on clearance.

Just means they sell enough at full price so that anything they sell on clearance is pure profit. These do tend to sell out initial stock pretty quickly with only restock going on clearance in most cases. These probably don't cost much to make, the molds are already made and the packaging isn't that expensive so I'm sure they're making money off them despite how it looks on the surface.

Would be nice if they remembered they had established a lower price point with Hot Rod.

Emerje

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048058)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 30th, 2019 @ 5:54pm CST

Emerje wrote:
ScottyP wrote:^ It made that release a fun novelty. Couple that with its de facto KB exclusive status with the vaporware CE Sideswipe, meaning it was never more than $25 2005 dollars, that made for a fun time.

Sideswipe was the KB exclusive, I got mine from a KB Toys Liquidator store and never saw them at regular stores. Astrotrain was a Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive, though I could have sworn I saw him at TRU, but I guess my memory is off.

Emerje

Commemorative Series Astrotrain was meant as a TRU exclusive, to be released alongside Stepper/Ricochet, but TRU decided to cancel the line due to low sales. Stepper/Ricochet managed to slip into stores, but Astrotrain didn't. On the side, that version was re-released in Asia in 2012.

There's something to be said about the amount of decos that toy has gotten, as Astrotrain:

1) US
2) Japan
3) e-Hobby Prototype-inspired
4) Platinum Edition

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048068)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 30th, 2019 @ 6:26pm CST

youch, that price point hurts.

I want him, but not $50 want. Ugh, 2 $50 Astrotrains in a short time too

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048161)
Posted by william-james88 on December 31st, 2019 @ 1:31pm CST

Well it turns out the G1 reissue of Astrotrain, now available at Walmart, doesn't actually match the original G1 toy. As can be seen below, the purple is much darker. This makes it a different deco in the end and something different rather than a straight G1 reissue. The images come from stevenmh who posted them on the TFW boards. The official images, which you can see below, did show a darker purple but we weren't sure if it was due to lighting or not. And now we know.

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Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048162)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 31st, 2019 @ 1:35pm CST

Is there the slightest possibility that the colors of that vintage copy could have faded over the years?

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048163)
Posted by Flashwave on December 31st, 2019 @ 1:39pm CST

This is great for the Nostalgia factor, and I'm glad they're doing it, however getting a $50 G1 Astrotrain out at the same time as a $50 Siege Astrotrain really seems to drive home the let's wait for this to hit clearance Factor for me. That may also because I have the white reissue from several years ago.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048164)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 31st, 2019 @ 1:39pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:Is there the slightest possibility that the colors of that vintage copy could have faded over the years?

True, but that would probably also cause the white to yellow. We need a bigger sample size :-?

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048167)
Posted by william-james88 on December 31st, 2019 @ 2:02pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:Is there the slightest possibility that the colors of that vintage copy could have faded over the years?

My G1 astrotrain also has that more grape purple we see in the vintage one above. As do the pics in the seibertron gallery. Take that as you will.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048169)
Posted by hausjam on December 31st, 2019 @ 3:02pm CST

I still prefer my anime color Encore reissue.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048170)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 31st, 2019 @ 3:11pm CST

hausjam wrote:I still prefer my anime color Encore reissue.

You mean eHOBBY, there was no Encore Astrotrain.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048172)
Posted by hausjam on December 31st, 2019 @ 3:33pm CST

I still prefer my anime color eHOBBY Astrotrain.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048174)
Posted by Emerje on December 31st, 2019 @ 4:01pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Emerje wrote:
ScottyP wrote:^ It made that release a fun novelty. Couple that with its de facto KB exclusive status with the vaporware CE Sideswipe, meaning it was never more than $25 2005 dollars, that made for a fun time.

Sideswipe was the KB exclusive, I got mine from a KB Toys Liquidator store and never saw them at regular stores. Astrotrain was a Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive, though I could have sworn I saw him at TRU, but I guess my memory is off.

Emerje

Commemorative Series Astrotrain was meant as a TRU exclusive, to be released alongside Stepper/Ricochet, but TRU decided to cancel the line due to low sales. Stepper/Ricochet managed to slip into stores, but Astrotrain didn't. On the side, that version was re-released in Asia in 2012.

If I know he got a HTS release I probably already know all that, right?

I'm indifferent about the purple being darker, doesn't really effect anything unless you're comparing side by side. It's the gray that should have been darker.

Emerje

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048179)
Posted by Ultra Markus on December 31st, 2019 @ 5:45pm CST

who cares its still purple and i still want it

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048207)
Posted by Mindmaster on December 31st, 2019 @ 7:31pm CST

The in-hand images lack the red ab decals, while the stock images (minus the in-box one) have said decal. And I thought Earthrise Optimus was confusing. :BANG_HEAD:

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048213)
Posted by william-james88 on December 31st, 2019 @ 9:04pm CST

Mindmaster wrote:The in-hand images lack the red ab decals, while the stock images (minus the in-box one) have said decal. And I thought Earthrise Optimus was confusing.

Arent they stickers? The guy probably chose not to put them.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048214)
Posted by Mindmaster on December 31st, 2019 @ 9:14pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:The in-hand images lack the red ab decals, while the stock images (minus the in-box one) have said decal. And I thought Earthrise Optimus was confusing.

Arent they stickers? The guy probably chose not to put them.

Are they stickers? I dunno, I never owned the original. :lol:

But you bring up a fair point, I didn’t think about owner’s discretion. I forgot the stickers for these reissues are applied by the owner.

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048243)
Posted by DeathReviews on January 1st, 2020 @ 6:14pm CST

I'm still amused by how the G1 box artists had to distort the character to make it look like it's more poseable than it actually is. The figure does not have the bendable shoulders and elbows that the box art conveys, nor can it in any way move its legs the way the painting depicts. Truth in advertising, Hasbro!

Re: Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue Marked Down to Just $25 at Walmart.com (2048256)
Posted by ausbot on January 1st, 2020 @ 11:34pm CST

They needed to remake the arms like the wst version so the arms extend

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