(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to PotP Vector Prime/Metalhawk. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of PotP Vector Prime/Metalhawk here.)

    Alpha Trion is the first remold done for the Prime Master sets in Power of the Primes, though you'd be forgiven for not immediately noticing because the most notable features of Landmine are new, plus so much of the design of the Prime Master sets is shared between them all anyways. Regardless, in robot mode Alpha Trion shares all the same (generic) details that Vector Prime does, from the rather normal head to the rather normal arms to the rather normal feet details. The body and feet are an orangish "cheesy" shade of yellow-- similar to that of the many, many movie Bumblebee toys-- while the rest of him is a slightly brownish, "dirty" shade of light gray. Although they fit Landmine's color scheme and are vaguely construction-ish, it's still not a good color scheme. If you've been following my reviews for a while, you know I'm not the biggest fan of yellow, and this dirty shade of gray doesn't look that great either. They don't outright clash, but the colors just don't work for me. The only paint app in robot mode is on Alpha Trion's face, where you get a bit more of that orangish-yellow paint on him. Otherwise there's no paint in this mode. Alpha Trion does have a new "core mode" front, though, similar to how a Titan Master could have a new face molded into them. For Alpha Trion, there's some rather regal details molded around the outside-- some angular yet symmetrical details that almost look like a crown at the top and almost like teeth on the bottom with some divots in them. In the center are.... nine pink diamonds, themselves arranged in a diamond pattern? This is by far the most obscure of all the Prime Master symbols, I'm not sure what the heck this symbol has to do with Alpha Trion's power of knowledge and history. (It should be noted the top little diamond is a bit slimmer than the others.) I'm not sure why they're pink, either-- THIS color DOES clash with the brownish gray, and just looks very out-of-place. It's just not that good of a core mode. But hey, if you want to use it for a nine-eyed creepy face it does work pretty well.
    Most of Landmine is re-used from Metalhawk-- in fact, everything is mold-wise except for the front portion that folds down for a Prime Master to fit in. The back section has all the same molded-in details as Metalhawk, as do the arms, and the weapon that can either be held in the hands in Pretender mode or folded out to the front for weapon mode is the same long-barreled, single blaster weapon used on Metalhawk. Of course, the colors have been changed, with the main body being that orangish yellow and the arms and barrel being the dirty light gray. Again, it's not a great color scheme, and unfortunately there's no paint on the gun barrel this time either, so it looks rather plain. What HAS been changed, though, helps give Landmine his own unique look from the front in this mode. The details from his G1 Pretender mode-- another human in a robotic suit-- have been replicated here, though with the "human" portion taken out and replaced with a little slit for the Prime Master inside to look out of. Landmine's look is generally ruff'n'tuff and angular, as befits his general "construction" color scheme. He's got a gray "helmet", and what look like little missile pods on the shoulders. There's several little circuitry and vent details on the chest, and he's got a "work belt" with what look like quite alot of things in their own pouches. In comparison, the leg details are rather curved, with angular kneecaps. All of the paint apps for the Pretender mode are on this new piece, with dark red on the kneecaps and stomach, and dark gray on the helmet and belt. It helps give him at least a bit of color variety in this mode, at least.
    If you're going to skip one Prime Master set, I'd make it Alpha Trion/Landmine. For one, much of it is remolded from one of the weakest Prime Masters there are (the Vector Prime/Metalhawk set), only given a color scheme that is borderline ugly, and doesn't really look all that hot. The Prime insignia for core mode is rather nonsensical, and the Pretender mode is another "human in a suit", which to me are the least exciting of the Pretender shells to try to replicate here. Unless you're a Prime Master completist, I'd skip this one.
 

Review by Beastbot

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