Optimus' vehicle mode is very well-represented on his Robovision form-- one would argue even moreso than the "normal" mass-release version of Voyager Optimus Prime. This is because of the very nice silver paint on nearly all of Prime's gray parts, which makes it look more metallic and "robot-like" and less like gray toy plastic. Prime's paint job in this mode is great even ignoring the silver, with quite a few blue and red flame paint apps, just like in the movie (I'm puzzled why the red flames are slightly duller than the actual red used for the plastic parts, though.) There proportions are spot-on accurate when compared with the movie truck mode, which is quite impressive at this scale given the complexity of the design. There's no robot mode extras whatsoever, though there's no real "back" to the main body of the truck, just the backside of his various leg parts-- luckily, it's not obvious they're robot parts, and they blend in reasonably well with the overall shape of that area of the truck. The mold detailing is also exquisite, with bolts, headlights, metal plates, and wires molded in pretty much EVERYWHERE it's even vaguely appropriate-- and it all gets even more impressive in robot mode. Robovision Prime's even worked in transparent headlights and windows, as well as a really neat gimmick that's undocumented in the instructions. You can open and close his left door-- when it's closed, a cowboy driver is in the seat, but when you open up the door, the driver disappears! A REALLY nice and unexpected touch, there.
    Optimus Prime's robot mode is equally impressive-- in fact, I actually think it's a bit better than the larger, Leader-sized Movie Prime toy, as it has more movie-accurate proportions and less vehicle kibble. All of Prime's kibble is stored in the front part of the truck hanging off his back, which doesn't make him too backheavy or interfere with articulation, so it's a very small negative if that. The "truck chest" is fake, though, with metallic silvery blue windows instead of transparent windows-- but having a less-accurate movie transformation is less important to me than having more-accurate movie proportions, in my opinion. As said before, his mold and paint detailing is utterly fantastic, especially on the head, upper arms, and legs. Prime also has great articulation-- he can move at any major point you can reasonably expect on a Voyager-sized toy except the waist, so you can get a ton of cool poses out of him. Plus, he comes with two really neat smokestack-rifles, which can each fire a spring-loaded missile. The rifles can be stored on his backpack when not in use, too. More cool things to add to Robovision Prime's impressive list of features are that the light piping in his optics works quite well, and his automorph feature-- which involves his entire lower legs pretty much transforming by themselves-- is quite impressive as well.
    Overall, Robovision Optimus Prime is the best iteration (that I've seen so far) of one of the best movie toyline molds, which is saying a LOT. With practically no flaws, this is a toy that even the most casual Transformers fan should pick up-- it's truly a masterpiece of engineering and detailing.

Review by Beastbot

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