Monday, 9 January 2012

G1 POWERMASTER OPTIMUS PRIME

This figure is from 1988. He is generation 1. He is the second mould of Optimus Prime that was released? He appeared in comics but no cartoons that I know of.


FUNCTION; Commander

MOTTO; "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings"

TECH SPEC; " The beloved leader of all Autobots. Dedicated to protecting all life forms- mechanical, human and otherwise. Willing to sacrifice anything in order to end the Autobot/Decepticon conflict. Wise and compassionate...the inspiration that fuels every Autobot. Binary bonded to the super intelligent Nebulan computer programmer HiQ. In engine mode HiQ handles all of Optimus's Power needs. Trailer transforms into armed fortress, complete with laser rifle, concussion blaster and two twin particle beam cannons. Tractor and trailer combine to form Optimus's new super powered robot form."

SPEC; Strength 10, Intelligence 10, Speed 6, Endurance 10, Rank 10, Courage 10, Firepower 9, Skill 10


Super mode


Robot mode


Truck mode


Battle truck mode


Base mode


HiQ Robot mode


HiQ Engine mode

His super mode is fairly  big compared to most figures in the line. The white shoulder guns when angles upwards can be the exhaust pipes for this mode or swung down for extra weaponry for this mode.
His super mode head is a completely separate piece and you can store it in the trailer in vehicle mode.
You need a HiQ to transform him into robot mode.
His feet in ordinary robot mode are stuck together but he is still posable. His arms can move up and down.
His chest in robot mode is not the front of the truck but is cartoon accurate. The real front is on his back.

In base mode HiQ can sit on one of the white guns.
If you have a second power master partner he can also sit on the gun but he will not slot on like HiQ.
His trailer does look a lot more armoured than the original and it looks great in armoured mode.
The trailer and the part that hitches it becomes a laser gun for base mode.
He does have very tight ratchet joints and I am always nervous when I have to splay his legs out to get him into Base mode as they can make awful noises.

He is one of my favourites and is a good figures. He can be expensive to find complete but bits are always available. I bought mine incomplete and I collected the missing parts over the years.









No comments:

Post a Comment