Red BAPE Optimus Prime

This is the third G1 Optimus Prime repaint sold exclusively by a Japanese clothing store called, A Bathing Ape.  (Read my review of the green version here and the gray version.)

There are no mold changes on this new version of BAPE Convoy.  (Though it is notable that the original BAPE Convoy was the first toy to use the altered mold that allows him to connect to the Dark of the Moon trailer that fits on the deluxe Optimus Prime.)  He’s colored in red camouflage, his standard red, and crimson.  He looks nice, but I’m beginning to tire of these.  There are other G1 molds they could repaint.  (Though, I would love an orange one.)

The only really notable thing about this one is that he has the same stickers inside his trailer as the original version did.  The gray version, as you may remember, had the same stickers in black and white.

The one saving grace of these BAPE Convoys is that the price is going down.  Each one is selling cheaper, so if they do two or three more (god forbid) then they should be downright cheap.

So, I guess if you’re an Optimus Prime or G1 completist, you need to have this.  Otherwise, I wouldn’t bother.  Unfortunately for me, I’m both.

Thanks for reading!