Title:
Optimus Primal Wal-Mart
Description:
Optimus Primal (2021)Accessories: Two swords, four missiles, flail
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Beast Wars, the original 1996 Ultra Class Optimus Primal was reissued under the Vintage Beast Wars lineup. Optimus Primal features all the same accessories and functionality as the latest mold use of the original toy but differs slightly in deco, having a slate blue instead of regular blue for the missiles, swords, and mace handle. The front and back of the head are now cast in gray plastic, painted dark metallic blue and the faceplate is then painted flat gray over that, as opposed to the original, where the back was cast in red plastic and the front was flat gray plastic with the helmet painted blue. The chest is also lacking any inner red paint applications from the original.Much like Vintage G1, Optimus Primal is packaged in a box styled after the original Beast Wars toy packaging, package art and all. Also similar to Vintage G1, the time disparity since the original release has the toy reasonably set at over double the price of the toy’s 1996 release, $52.99 USD versus $20, and is exclusive to Walmart in the United States and Canada. Due to accommodating multiple languages, the bio card is also rather drastically changed, including using a silhouette of 2007 Transformers Optimus Prime’s head for the intelligence. The cross-sell for Cheetor and Rattrap label them both inaccurately as Mega Class figures, instead of Deluxe Class and Basic Class, respectively (though both are priced the same).
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Beast Wars, the original 1996 Ultra Class Optimus Primal was reissued under the Vintage Beast Wars lineup. Optimus Primal features all the same accessories and functionality as the latest mold use of the original toy but differs slightly in deco, having a slate blue instead of regular blue for the missiles, swords, and mace handle. The front and back of the head are now cast in gray plastic, painted dark metallic blue and the faceplate is then painted flat gray over that, as opposed to the original, where the back was cast in red plastic and the front was flat gray plastic with the helmet painted blue. The chest is also lacking any inner red paint applications from the original.Much like Vintage G1, Optimus Primal is packaged in a box styled after the original Beast Wars toy packaging, package art and all. Also similar to Vintage G1, the time disparity since the original release has the toy reasonably set at over double the price of the toy’s 1996 release, $52.99 USD versus $20, and is exclusive to Walmart in the United States and Canada. Due to accommodating multiple languages, the bio card is also rather drastically changed, including using a silhouette of 2007 Transformers Optimus Prime’s head for the intelligence. The cross-sell for Cheetor and Rattrap label them both inaccurately as Mega Class figures, instead of Deluxe Class and Basic Class, respectively (though both are priced the same).
Theme:
Beast Wars Vintage
Manufacturer:
Kenner
Year:
2021
Release Date:
2021-11-01
Series:
Beast Wars
Date Added:
2021-10-10 10:25:05
Date Added:
2021-10-10 10:25:05
