Gold Optimus Prime
Gold Optimus Prime transformed into his truck cab, seen from the front left.

Truck mode

I didn’t want to scratch him, so transforming him took quite a while and was done very slowly. Notice how the grille on the front is different from the one on the robot. The wheels are rubber rather than plastic, and they all have spring suspension so the truck can move up and down.

All 15 photos

  1. 01Gold Masterpiece Optimus Prime
  2. 02The package from Japan
  3. 03The box
  4. 04Still in the box
  5. 05Robot mode
  6. 06The standard Masterpiece
  7. 07Gold accessories
  8. 08Truck mode
  9. 09The fold-out seat
  10. 10The Matrix of Leadership
  11. 11Flip-up arm panels
  12. 12Blaster in hand
  13. 13Where the gold stops
  14. 14Back in the display case
  15. 15The original 1984 Optimus Prime