Combiner Wars Optimus Prime
Class: Voyager
Price: $25 USD/$30-35 CDN
Available:  Now



I've seen a lot of opinions online that Motormaster is the real purpose of this mold and that the Optimus Prime version was an afterthought and/or that it sucks. I have to disagree. While this isn't the definitive Optimus Prime toy I do think it's a pretty good release. The detailing in robot mode is excellent. Additionally, Prime comes with a large gun (for his combiner mode) that splits in two for the Prime toy proper. He looks bad-ass with two guns! The toy is very poseable and an excellent size (Voyager) to work with other TFs. The truck mode is also decent looking and he's not too hard to change between modes.
 
Verdict:  Excellent. Worth picking up.


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Generations Brainstorm
Class: Voyager
Price: $20 USD/$30 CDN
Available:  Now


I never owned a G1 Brainstorm (I had G1 Hardhead, Weirdwolf and Mindwipe though). The original toy always looked cool and I would've loved to have gotten one. This new Generations toy is the first time Brainstorm's been remade and they've done an excellent job updating him. The new toy is ridiculously easy to transform and very poseable compared to the old G1 version. He also comes with two blasters. My only complaint, really, is that the Headmaster could be a bit better. He's too, well, chunky. The original Headmaster pilots seemed more flexible and a bit more poseable. This partner has large arm pieces and a swivel-able head--but I'm not sure that's a great feature for a HM toy (I fear it snapping off if someone puts too much pressure on the figure when combined with the larger body. Indeed, the head has a switch to loosen it for removal when changing to fighter mode). All in all, though, this is a great toy and totally worth the investment for G1 fans.
 
Verdict:  Excellent.