Transformers Armada TRU Japan Magna Convoy

Another lucky find from Ebay, at the mere fraction of the price, I finally got a Toys R Us exclusive Magna Convoy, a repainted Armada Convoy or Optimus Prime.
I didn't plan to get him, I was just browsing through Ebay and wham, I started to bid on it and won it at $25. Yes, a leader class toy at $25. Enough said, here's the pictures.
First up let's look at the Alternate mode, the semi-truck with trailer.

The cab actually came with clear smoke stacks which are missing on mine hence the cheap price, but still looks good without them.

As for the gimmicks, Magna Convoy or Armada Convoy has an auto-transfomation which is activated when you semi transform the cab section. The one I've got, has non-working electronics, so for transformation is all manual done which I'm fine with, I wasn't a big fan of the gimmick to begin with. 

The Cab section transforms into an Optimus Prime too. Just love the paintjob on this version. Red Eyes, red mouth plate and a off blue greyish hue on it's body.

The chest still has the matrix of leadership molded inside.

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Magna Convoy also came with a minicon Sparkplug which was originally yellow but got repainted in Gold chromed. Similar transformation with nothing new added just repainted gold.

Time to form Super mode Optimus Prime. The cab and trailer combines together to form the super mode.

Wasn't a big fan of the first release of the Armada Optimus Prime but ever since I've gotten Magna Convoy, it really changed my mind.

Magna Convoy makes a real nice display, standing at 13 inches tall, he's just slightly smaller then Unicron.

Transformers DOTM Voyager class Sentinel Prime

Since I'm taking some time off for the Chinese New Year, I have lotsa time to spare. Anyways, remember after watching Transformers DOTM movie, there was a few new characters that everybody was dying to get a hold off. For me, firstly it was Shockwave and second it has to be Sentinel Prime.

Though there was a leader class version of Sentinel Prime with accuurate blade weapon and shield, I still decided to get the voyager class one, mainly due to size. The bad news is the voyager class version lacks the blades and shield.

So I decided to give my Sentinel Prime a shield and blade.

This is really quite simple, the shield is just the claw armor plate of a Zoids Genobreaker while the blades are just Transformers United's Drift's twin blades. All it needs now is a nice silver paint job.

Viola! You have a Sentinel Prime with weapons although I would like it more if the shield was a tad smaller but it doesn't look that bad. As for the double blades, the peg fits on each fists nicely but for them to get into the fists holes underneath the fists, some filing on the handles of the swords would help.

There's no way to store the sheild but for the blades, any of the mech tech ports are quite useful, for me, I put on both sides of the mech tech weapon.

With a weaponised Sentinel Prime, he's ready to do battle with Optimus or gut Ironhide....or wreck anybody who opposes his will to save his kind......or even Megatron......what an ending that will be.....

Transformers DOTM Ultimate Optimus Prime with blades?

During the mid-autumn sale at departmental store OG, I stumble upon a big box at the toy section, it was huge, it was alluring, it was Optimus Prime, Ultimate Optimus Prime to be exact. Though never appearing in the movie, the sheer size was quite attractive and with the sale price what more can a geek ask for.

Not a bad figure with exceptions to the Optimus Prime's arms transformation, this is a nice rendition of the movie verse Optimus. Figure aside, given the fact that the trailer transforms into a huge armor armament for Prime and a giant cannon, there is another issue about this toy is the lack of weapons for the Optimus Prime cab.

Well, I decided to give mine a upgrade, taking the mech tech weapon from the deluxe DOTM Optimus Prime and customizing blades from Zoids Genobreaker (shown on top) and the blades (below)

The blades are easy to custom, just file down the pegs as it's too big go into any mech tech ports then cut blades into the desired shape. Do take note, don't sqeeze the pegs into Prime before you file it down, if not, you might crack and cause stress marks on the pegholes.
When finished, you have an Optimus Prime ready for battle.

As for storage in robot mode, I prefer it to be on the back as the back transformations covers the blades really well.

In vehicle mode, I guess just peg them to the sides, the other positions look abit awkward.

The blade can be pegged on the deluxe prime too!

Maketoys Battle Tanker aka Laser Optimus Upgrade

Eagerly awaited upgrade set by 3rd party company Maketoys has arrived, finally, your laser Prime has a trailer which converts into a battle station which doubles as a weapon armament which also beefs up your scrawny Prime with a new head, new arms and legs, a new gun and a new upgraded red translucent sinister red glowing "laser" sword.
....now, isn't that just Prime....

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from 20/12/11

TFX-01J D.I.A commander

Hello to all again, I'm back from all the Lunar New year celebrations, back to work and of course, back to all the glorious toys!
To begin with, here's one of my fave Transformers, Henkei Convoy or Henkei Optimus Prime. 
The upgrade set D.I.A commander is the third repaint of the TFX-01 City Commander set which is also know as Ultra Magnus, was made to make your Classics Voyager Ultra Magnus more erm Ultra Magnus looking.

Just in case, you guys don't know what Im talking about, TF Parallax is a fan based set of armor, made to merge into Transformers Henkei or Classics Optimus Prime aka Poweredup Prime.
The D.I.A. Commander was more suitable for Henkei version( Japanese version of the classics Optimus Prime, but to me it matches both Henkei or Classics version , since the repaint for Prime (TFX-01R Powered Commander) was a limited exclusive for Toronto's TFCon convention.D.I.A commander is also a Diaclone colour scheme just like the vintage Diaclones of the 80s.

Pictured is a Japan version Optimus Prime.

Here's Optimus Prime in truck mode and the armour transforms into the trailer. Yes, more pictures ahead.

Im quite impressed in the quality of the fan project toy, the plastic used in the toy is top notched and the transformation is really nicely engineered.

Details are really slick too, to the paintwork, detailing and of course the chrome. Oops, I forgot to turn the license plate down. Ok, guys, more pictures....

Besides the inbuilt details you get, there is also stickers that make this even more outstanding, the stickers aren't the sleazy type, the stickers are actually high quality, thick and metallic finish, Yes, yes there's more pictures...

Here's the dismantled trailer, ready for transformation, the armour snaps on really nicely, except for the groin armor which easily falls off, the rest is snaps on tightly, the only down-side are the legs needs alittle more attention to snap on.

Here he is, fully snapped on armor, and does he look way cooler then the original counterpart though classics Prime is already badass.. and there's more pictures....

Prime's guns are stored on the back, not one but both of his guns.

Besides making Optimus Prime more badass, the trailer also transforms in a gigantic kickass gun missile laucher......

Downside, the gigantic gun is well, too gigantic, being too heavy for Prime to support, I had to use a cigarette box to support it to get that pose, guys, scroll for more pictures..

If you let your imagination run wild, Optimus can hold his gun this way like some stellar futurastic laser cannon or missile cannon thingy.....ok, its just me.....

All in all, this is highly recommended upgrade for your Classics Optimus, and unlike the exclusive released earlier, this set isn't so hefty in price...Powerup your Prime today!!!

Till all are one!!!!