Transformers Generations Age of the Primes 4-Pack (Bumper, Horri-Bull, Animated Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus)

Bumper

Previous Mold Use: Studio Series Deluxe Transformers The Movie Bumblebee

This is the first official release of a Bumper toy. I wish I was more excited by that, but he’s just so much like Bumblebee. His yellow plastic is a hair lighter and he has different paint apps, but he’s just not that different. If you handed me one without the head I would say it was Bumblebee. As to his head sculpt, it looks great. I just wish they had given him some accessories or something to differentiate him from Bumblebee.

Horri-Bull

Previous Mold Use: Titans Return Deluxe Class Skullsmasher, Takara Legends Deluxe Class Skullcruncher, Titans Return Deluxe Class Krok, Retro Headmasters Deluxe Class Skullcruncher

I really wanted to give Horri-Bull a glowing review, and in nearly all respects, he deserves one. He looks amazing, and I applaud Hasbro for continuing to get out new toys of these G1 characters. But here is my problem. His horns are blue plastic painted pink, which would be find, but they come on the sprue, which means he has these unpainted blue splotches on his horns. If they were not so visible in robot mode, I would probably not even care, but it really makes him look cheap. It’s a small thing, but it should have been done differently.

Animated Nemesis Prime

Previous Mold Use: Legacy United Voyager Class Animated Optimus Prime, Legacy United Voyager Class Animated Motormaster

Did we need another black repaint of this mold? No. Honestly, we didn’t need the first one either. I would have much preferred they give us Optimus Prime with the faceplate.

Ultra Magnus

Previous Mold Use: Legacy United Deluxe Class Optimus Prime

Ultra Magnus is fine.

Overall: There is nothing about this set that wows me. It’s the first official Bumper. Cool. Ultra Magnus a white Optimus cab like the G1 toy. Cool. Horri-Bull, great, but that shitty paint job on his horns bugs the shit out of me. Couldn’t care less about an Animated Nemesis Prime. At the same time, you kind of have to have Bumper and Horri-Bull.

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