original optimus prime

kconroy · Post by **kconroy** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 7:48 pm

I just purchased a 1984 optimus prime from ebay for my boyfriend for Christmas. It appears to be original; however, my boyfriend had mentioned that the originals were metal . . . mine is not. I was also expecting something larger- the trailer on mine is about 8.5 inches. Is there something else out there I missed. If so, what is it called. I wanted to get him the best?.

Savanna RX-7 GT-X · Post by **Savanna RX-7 GT-X** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:53 pm

Originals were not Metal for all I know, and were all plastic. Not sure about JP versions though.

Jose · Post by **Jose** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 12:50 pm

Hi. The first release of Optimus in 1984 has the trailer with metal parts. The later version doesn't. However, all versions have a metal chest and metal feet in the cab. Hope this helps.

Deszaras · Post by **Deszaras** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:01 pm

with prime the cab itself was never changed the g1 and G2 cabs and figures were identical only the trailers were date stamped. but yes they all have metal chest plates and feet.