Reveal the Shield Autobot Legends
Back in 2009, I lucked into the Legends Class Transformers that were based off the classic designs of Beachcomber, Brawn, Bumblebee, Cosmos, Hot Rod, Hound, Jazz, Warpath, and Wheelie. This was fortuitous because they were only on the pegs for a short time due to limited numbers, high demand, and a markdown that came a few days after they were shelved. Even before those tags were changed, these tiny morsels of plastic-y goodness were already flying off shelves. Once the discount hit, they warped out of the toy stores like the Enterprise out of the Neutral Zone.
This is why I told myself when the new Generation One Legends Class figures in the Reveal the Shield line came out, I wouldn’t wait. Thanks again to the various heads-ups I received from fellow collectors, I was able to hit the stores the morning after they stocked and pick up almost everything I needed from the first waves of the Reveal the Shield line, including 5 of the 6 new Legends (Decided to leave Bumblebee on the pegs because who really needs 47 Bumblebees in a collection?). From the buzz it looks like the initial stocks are running out fast, but there’s been news that there are re-stocks on the horizon, so keep them fingers crossed.
The assortment this time includes the aforementioned Bumblebee (a gold re-paint of the one I reviewed on 06/12/2009), a new Optimus Prime, Prowl, Trailcutter (Trailblazer with a new copyrightable name), Starscream, and Megatron. Each of them maintains those Classic G1 looks while fitting a decent transformation into a 3” frame, which is pretty impressive in itself. I’ll be covering the Autobots first.
Packaging for the series is pretty much the same as the Hunt for the Decepticons with blister packs on yellow-orange card backs. There’s some art on the front and photos of the robot and alt modes of each figure, along with the short instruction sequence on the back. The Autobot figures are listed as difficulty 1, or “very easy”, while the Decepticons are both difficulty 2, “easy”. If you need the instructions for these, don’t believe your parents when they tell you that you can be a doctor when you grow up. It’s not going to happen.
I’ll start with the “big” man himself, Optimus Prime.
This is probably the figure that will disappear from the shelf first since it’s been hyped up since it was announced…
To read more about Legends Class Prime, Prowl, and Trailcutter click HERE.
