One Beautiful Mother Trucker
Lego has designed its version of Optimus Prime to more closely match the character as he appeared in the ‘80s animated series and movie instead of Hasbro’s original toy version, but there’s no complaining here. Prime looks fantastic in robot mode with his blaster in hand, but don’t expect the same level of play value as the Optimus toy you grew up with.
The figure can be a little unsteady and wobbly on its feet, thanks in part to the rotating mechanism just below its chest that uses just a single axle piece, but there’s enough articulation in the arms and legs to let you find a pose that keeps Optimus well balanced. I still think Voltron is the best transforming giant robot model Lego has ever created, but Prime is now a very close second.
