optimus prime
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This Robotic Transforming Grimlock Is a Masterpiece of Engineering and an Expensive $US1,700 Collectible
In 2021, Robosen and Hasbro left ‘80s toys fans with their jaws on the floor after revealing a $US700 robotic Optimus Prime that could autonomously transform from the Autobot leader to a Freightliner truck. Two years later, Optimus is finally getting some backup with a new robotic Grimlock that transforms nearly exactly the same way…
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LEGO Optimus Prime Is a Flawless Retro Toy Mashup That Actually Transforms
Like Garfield’s inability to resist lasagna, or ALF’s obsessive craving for cats, LEGO has joined forces with Hasbro to create a new set that will be completely irresistible to children of the ‘80s who can now budget sizeable chunks of their incomes to scratch nostalgic itches: behold Lego Optimus Prime.
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Transformers Toys No Longer Make Kids Work For It
Were I to look really closely at my hands, I’m sure I could find a lingering scar or two from a childhood spent painstakingly transforming robots into vehicles and back again — a process fraught with occasional pinched fingers. To my generation, Transformers toys were a challenge on par with those metal ring puzzles, but…
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Transformers War for Cybertron: Kingdom’s Trailer Unleashes the Beasts
From the toylines to the movies, to the TV shows, everyone’s getting a bit feral in the world of Transformers — and the final chapter of Rooster Teeth’s animated take on the conflict between the Autobots and the Decepticons over their home world is no exception.