Title:
Optimus Prime 6th Vehicle Mode Missing 4 Missiles Drivers Side Piece Gun Leader
Description:
Super Fire Convoy (2000)
Optimus Prime (Super Class, 2001)
Japanese ID number: C-001
Accessories: Pistol, 4 missiles
Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime transforms into a Japanese Hino Brandlier fire truck. Harkening back to Generation 1 toys, he features chromed wheels with rubber tires. The forward section of his truck detaches to become his standard robot mode. His ’trailer’ can be reconfigured into a sort of battle station. The station can then be disassembled and attached around the robot to form his Battle Mode. His standard robot can combine with Ultra Magnus to form Omega Prime.The original Takara Car Robots release differs from the Hasbro version in that it has a darker, metallic-flake plastic, gold chrome eyes for both modes and has no Autobot symbols tampo-printed on the shoulder pads. Obviously, the voice clips used for the Japanese toy are also different, although the English clips are essentially translations of the Japanese ones (with the Hasbro toy incorrectly proclaiming that Optimus Prime’s transformation into super mode uses the code-phrase "maximize”). Additionally, the Hasbro version has the unfortunate tendency for its rubber tires to split down its molding connection. Furthermore, Fire Convoy’s missiles are of a different mold on the Japanese toy. The toy’s ladder features a trigger that flips all four of his missile launchers forward into firing position when pressed. On Fire Convoy, pressing this trigger causes all four missiles to immediately launch (if by "launch” you mean "be-flung-up-into-the-air-and-fall-to-the-ground-instantly”) when they flip forward, whereas the Hasbro toy removes the auto-fire feature, allowing them to be launched one-at-a-time via individual triggers. Unchanged from the Takara release, the tires feature the name "FIRE CONVOY” instead of "OPTIMUS PRIME”. The Hasbro release also filled in the lowest row of holes on the sides of the ladder’s lower section, which are also attatched to the wrong sides. This misassembly is present on all Hasbro releases of the mold, as well as the Encore release.By some bizarre twist of fate, the standard robot mode has four Mini-Con ports on his arms before they were used in Armada.Optimus Prime’s pistol can also be stored on the right side of a backpack, but this was dropped from the Hasbro instructions.Sonokong also released Super Fire Convoy in Korean markets with no differences (to the Takara release), other than the packaging.This mold was also used to make Universe OTFCC 2005 Defensor, but that toy ended up unreleased.
Optimus Prime (Super Class, 2001)
Japanese ID number: C-001
Accessories: Pistol, 4 missiles
Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime transforms into a Japanese Hino Brandlier fire truck. Harkening back to Generation 1 toys, he features chromed wheels with rubber tires. The forward section of his truck detaches to become his standard robot mode. His ’trailer’ can be reconfigured into a sort of battle station. The station can then be disassembled and attached around the robot to form his Battle Mode. His standard robot can combine with Ultra Magnus to form Omega Prime.The original Takara Car Robots release differs from the Hasbro version in that it has a darker, metallic-flake plastic, gold chrome eyes for both modes and has no Autobot symbols tampo-printed on the shoulder pads. Obviously, the voice clips used for the Japanese toy are also different, although the English clips are essentially translations of the Japanese ones (with the Hasbro toy incorrectly proclaiming that Optimus Prime’s transformation into super mode uses the code-phrase "maximize”). Additionally, the Hasbro version has the unfortunate tendency for its rubber tires to split down its molding connection. Furthermore, Fire Convoy’s missiles are of a different mold on the Japanese toy. The toy’s ladder features a trigger that flips all four of his missile launchers forward into firing position when pressed. On Fire Convoy, pressing this trigger causes all four missiles to immediately launch (if by "launch” you mean "be-flung-up-into-the-air-and-fall-to-the-ground-instantly”) when they flip forward, whereas the Hasbro toy removes the auto-fire feature, allowing them to be launched one-at-a-time via individual triggers. Unchanged from the Takara release, the tires feature the name "FIRE CONVOY” instead of "OPTIMUS PRIME”. The Hasbro release also filled in the lowest row of holes on the sides of the ladder’s lower section, which are also attatched to the wrong sides. This misassembly is present on all Hasbro releases of the mold, as well as the Encore release.By some bizarre twist of fate, the standard robot mode has four Mini-Con ports on his arms before they were used in Armada.Optimus Prime’s pistol can also be stored on the right side of a backpack, but this was dropped from the Hasbro instructions.Sonokong also released Super Fire Convoy in Korean markets with no differences (to the Takara release), other than the packaging.This mold was also used to make Universe OTFCC 2005 Defensor, but that toy ended up unreleased.
Theme:
Robots In Disguise RID
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2001
Country:
United States
Series:
Robots In Disguise RID
Date Added:
2021-08-08 14:24:41
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-01-25
Date Added:
2021-08-08 14:24:41
