The COOLEST Optimus Prime Recolor, Magic Square MS-B46B, Nemesis Prime / Pit Lord Review.

[@Nyarlahotep]

You deserve way more subscribers, great content and presentation with your reviews. Clear, concise and great lighting!

[@OptimusLegends]

Thanks for subscribing, it's great to have you here. And I will try my best creating more and better videos!

[@MrDochorrible]

Who is your seller of choice for MS and NA figures?

[@alc4528]

I personally go showz or robotoybase. They often have the figures 10-20$ cheaper than most American retailers

[@OptimusLegends]

Got him from 2.taobao.com, a flea market with low charges to the sellers, so basically I buy these figures from the ones who use the best delivery services, due to the current pandemic situation that most shipping companies became very slow.

[@MrDochorrible]

@@OptimusLegends thanks for the reply! Yeah I’m having major issues with shipping. Is there a way to know which shipping services are good?

[@OptimusLegends]

@@MrDochorrible Sure! Among SF Express, DHL and EMS, I had very positive experiences with SF Express and I recommend it to the seller, I would pay for the extra shipping fee when necessary. Maybe it was just me, but EMS is the slowest one.

[@MrDochorrible]

@@OptimusLegends thank you!

[@Tibruk64]

I just noticed the bar at the bottom of the screen, love the effort you put into these.

[@alexandro1290]

Great video as always. Hey, I have a question. Where do you by the autobots and decepticons stickers for your MS figures?

[@OptimusLegends]

Unfortunately, as far as I know, they are only available in China, and the video I created about these stickers is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5jWkqmVra-qjMk

[@alexandro1290]

@@OptimusLegends awesome! Didn't know you had a video about the stickers. Thanks!

[@KitbashCustoms]

Dude is 100% responsible for me wanting to purchase these

[@OptimusLegends]

And I wish it brings the same joy to you!

[@toybonniesfm]

YES! I’ve been waiting for an English review of this guy, he looks amazing! I hope they give prime a silver leg and shin variant. And release a nemesis with red clear windows. Probably won’t happen but I’m very happy with how magic square made these! Considering that nemesis didn’t have an appearance in g1 I’d say that gave them more freedom to give him more details and premium paint

[@OptimusLegends]

Hi Bonnie! Thanks for being here so early! Yes, I am thinking about the same thing, Nemesis looks much more premium than Optimus because of the paintwork and color scheme, the only missing part is the clear window now. How man years did it take MSToys to make their 1.0 with clear windows?

[@toybonniesfm]

@@OptimusLegends solid windows will probably still stay as the standard option on these guys, and will probably will only be clear on the premium Optimus. It’s a shame, because the materials used limit the details and display possibilities. I think if I get B46b, I’d paint the windows a slightly darker red to make it seem more realistic.

[@toybonniesfm]

@@OptimusLegends however the feel of nylon figures is unique, and as legends figures, it’s more forgivable, and the nylon gives it a more friendly feel if that makes sense.

[@OptimusLegends]

Can't imagine how much the premium Optimus would cost, it's already very pricy for such a small figure. I heard it is not as easy to paint on nylon, not sure though.

[@toybonniesfm]

@@OptimusLegends well newage is already pretty expensive too, with Megatron EX being around $100 from the stores I use, but I agree, it’s gonna be pretty overpriced. Legend class figures have been ‘high in demand’ recently.

[@asaphmartinez4225]

Now this is definitely a Prime worthy of getting,this is it this is the definitive Prime imo even better than the original colors and even better than newage, this is what painting a figure looks like man he looks AMAZING 👏 🥳👍, I had to hold myself from buying this yesterday thats how awesome he is, I think he's perfect and that's very hard 2do on any figure and magic square has finally done it, I've always said it if they would up their paint game 4get it they would surpass newage this figure proves it best Prime ever, FLAWLESS Victory DECEPTICONS 😈💪(love my DECEPTICONS). Thanku for the review 🙏🙏👍

[@OptimusLegends]

Nemesis surely looks so much more premium than Optimus, with the materials they use and the paintwork. Also tighter joints. The only annoy thing is to trim the flashes...

[@thirty3255]

@@OptimusLegends and thanks for pointing those out. My biggest pet peeve is the “oily looking” spots that appear on some of the figures. Don’t see many on this figure, and that is where premium paint helps because it covers those areas should they appear.

[@iamerikr]

Yes!! Always look forward to the next review from the best TF reviewer on KZbin !!!

[@OptimusLegends]

Thanks Smiths, You're the best! Hope you will enjoy this one.

[@j0hn00]

Your shot at 7:48 is beautiful. Gonna be my phone wallpaper for a while Two questions, where do you get the little Autobot/Decepticon insignias for their shoulders? And where do you get the stands used to hold them up?

[@OptimusLegends]

Thank you so much, John, it's a great honor. I did not take a photo of that shot, otherwise I would share you a 6000*4000 image, which I do have for other shots in the photo reel, they are all pinned here: www.pinterest.com/OptimusLegends/. I got the faction logo from Hasbro, and I also promised @Tron91 to do a decal review, hope that short review would be helpful, because Hasbro does release different style of new decals every year, cartoon accuracy, toy accuracy, white borders, silver borders, no borders, borders only, there are just so many of them. Edit: the figure stand is here, amzn.to/3Kf8qPg

[@zit11owner]

I really love your reviews! What tool did you use to trim the sprue/flashing? Have a lovely weekend 😊

[@OptimusLegends]

Thanks PureRage! Glad you liked the video! I just use a pair of scissors which looked huge on camera. And you too! Enjoy your weekend!

[@mboh8252]

7:39 what stand base do you use ?I've never seen it

[@JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

Always love a good Nemesis Prime recolor

[@OptimusLegends]

This one is pretty good, better than I thought.

[@toybonniesfm]

As much as I like the premium look on nemesis, the soft nylon feel and look on prime is probably my preferred material on something I’m gonna play with often, mainly due to the texture and feel. Despite the plastic, these guys are quite durable when you throw them against the wall (not that I have done it, I don’t have any legends figures)

[@OptimusLegends]

I guess it's just the nature of the material, that black nylon looks solid, and the ones with lighter colors just look creamy.

[@toybonniesfm]

@@OptimusLegends that’s true, do they feel the same, since they’re both nylon? In terms of material, not joints or articulation.

[@OptimusLegends]

@@toybonniesfm Yes, pretty much the same, matte surface, bendy.

[@thirty3255]

I absolutely hate the nylon look and feel. The resulting plastic is usually always muted in color and creates issues with pin tolerance and joint tolerance. Usually the painted versions have superior tolerancing mainly due to the paint. . It has so many downsides with very few upsides. NewAge have many intricate and tiny armatures as well and I have yet to have one break.

[@toybonniesfm]

@@thirty3255 you make a good point about durability and pin/joint tolerances, it’s just that considering these legends figures aim to be cartoon accurate, the nylon matte finish makes it look cartoon accurate, and I think if you’re going for accuracy, you should go all the way. Cartoon accuracy isn’t my style though, so I wouldn’t get many of these figs anyways. I like blends between g1, toy, and realism. Not a big fan of nemesis prime here for that reason, but there’s no denying that this mold is one of the best prime molds, it’s a shame the material isn’t as durable.

[@genoxwastak3n]

this channel is criminally underated

[@OptimusLegends]

Thank you so much!!

[@TheDarkSparkVault]

I also saw the War for Cybertron series on Netflix! The battle between Optimus and Nemesis was one of my favorite parts of the series other than Galvatron going onto the Nemesis' b ridge and tried to have Megatron destroy Optimus in the Dead Universe before Sky Lynx sacrificed himself so that the Ark escaped and before Galvatron could have Megatron try again Unicron found and brought Galvatron back to where he came from!

[@MrDochorrible]

Sorry to be Mr. Comments-all-the-time-on-your-videos but I bought this figure due to this video and it's everything I wanted and more. The articulation is just stellar, you can put him in any pose you can imagine, which is just super fun. He's also really well balanced so he stays on his feet really well, even in some acrobatic poses. The transformation is pretty fun as well, despite some pretty fiddly bits in his upper torso when transforming into truck mode. I do wish they used the higher quality plastic like NA does but if I didn't have him sitting amongst other NA figures I wouldn't really notice. The rubber wheels are a really nice touch and he actually rolls! Transformers that don't roll are a gripe amongst my kids. NA's Mirage is the perfect little transformer and even feels like a die cast Hot Wheels toy in car mode but the danged thing just doesn't roll very well. Anyway thanks again for all your videos. The best TF vids on youtube hands down.

[@OptimusLegends]

Thank you Mr. Bawk, it's always a pleasure to have Mr. Bawk's comment, you're the best! I think Magic Square is getting noticeably better starting from their Devastator and Hound in terms of sculpting and engineering, their use of material is a double blade sword, pliable, durable but not as friendly to paint. If you are after the cartoon look, they are just fine, but don't look as premium compared to NA. For some reason they switched back to plastic wheels on Jazz, the lightweight car bot doesn't roll as smooth with hard plastic. Really glad my review helped, it's the best reward for creating more videos the best I could.

[@TK-0516]

I love the character on Nemesis Prime, though I never liked him as a decepticon. To each their own. Definitely going to get this version. Great review, keep it up!!

[@OptimusLegends]

Thanks, Storm Trooper! Nemesis got more and more attention as times went on, and became a character of its own, I also like that a lot.

[@TK-0516]

@@OptimusLegends also forgot to say, I agree that Nemesis is the best recolor.

[@jomomma1072]

Hey just came across your channel, awesome! I was looking at the link to magic square toys, and had a question. I'm new to collecting. Is there any downside to purchasing direct from magic toys? it looks like the decals are sold separately but the figures are alot ncheaper than some of the popular sites. Is there a large shipping cost from the Magic square site? For example Jetfire is like half price. Thanks for any advice!

[@a.q.gonzales9835]

i never liked the MP10 version - before MP44 i only bought the KO to stand besides the MP36 Megatron then traded it for Gundam kits when i saw the teaser for the new version - i guess magic square is gonna issue different colors too for this mold like what Takara did 😂 -cool comparison shots and great review

[@CardboardBots]

you reviews are so well done

[@OptimusLegends]

Thanks! Your videos are fun to watch, great stuff.

[@mrsamsam24]

What stickers you use for the shoulder ?

[@DragoonMS]

WHOOOOOO, this is gonna be LONG!! Okay, I mean...it's Black Convoy, of course it's the BEST repaint. Of course, the G1ified "Nemesis Prime" (including MP10B & MP49 Black Convoy) owes his existence to Car Robots Black Convoy aka RiD01 Scourge, that smexy repaint of G2 Laser Optimus Prime, who may not have *started* the trend (that'd be the Black Lio Convoy from Beast Wars II), but certainly popularized it. (With one oddball exception; MP01B "Convoy (BLACK Ver.)" was still an Autobot, and NOT an evil Optimus clone or herald of Unicron...I stead, he was a different, mass-produced clone called an Eldedroid or something off-the-wall that was supposed to be made by Wheeljack. 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️) MP49 looks better than MP44 (Can't QUITE say that for MP10B vs. regular MP10; maybe it's cuz Takara's darker red and blue is SO CLOSE to basically being Hasbro's first G2 Optimus, just give it the black trailer with the painted silver & metallic red stripe that says "OPTIMUS" in big silver letters!!), even the MP49 KO (and the color variants aside from the Ultra Magnus one) looks better than the MP44 KO. So it's not even the slightest surprise that "Pit Lord" looks infinitely better than "Light of Victory". 😏😏😏 But daaamn...this tempts me to drop the crazy cash on both of'em. Though there's one change everyone made that I blame MP49 for: WHY the teal axe & blast effects, but keeping the red gem of the "Dead Matrix", when MP10B had the axe just as red as the windows & Matrix!? That red axe of MP10B and even the upsized (MPP10B) & downsized (MP10VB) KOs just looks SO much more menacing & imposing. It's like MP10B is Darth Vader while MP49 is a Kinda Dark Side Dabbling Luke Skywalker. 😑😑😑

[@toybonniesfm]

I think the blue contrasts the orange axe prime has well when you pose them against each other, but I do miss how the red axe looks. Personally I prefer the original Optimus colors, but Ik you don’t care so I’m not gonna go into detail for why.

[@DragoonMS]

@@toybonniesfm Oh, I never said that I don't care, I hope I didn't come across that way. I just like the black repaints more, they tend to look better most of the time.

[@toybonniesfm]

@@DragoonMS that’s fair, and no worries, it’s my bad for assuming lol

[@theafroalien3169]

Great review👍🏾

[@OptimusLegends]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@tron9137]

Hey where do you get your decepticon logo from? Looking for cartoon styled stickers for my 3rd party stuff. Any info? Thanks! And great review.

[@OptimusLegends]

Hi Tron, I got it from Hasbro, they release water decals and sticker every year, and in recent years they start to put out cartoon logos. Maybe I should do a review on stickers..

[@tron9137]

@@OptimusLegends you should. I've been looking all over for g1 style logos, always end up with the same old stickers from ebay! Thanks again!

[@OptimusLegends]

It's not in the plan, but should be an easy one to squeeze in between robot reviews. So, you have my word, will do a sticker / decal review asap.

[@tron9137]

@@OptimusLegends excellent. No 😂 pressure though. Only if you're up too it!

[@dashiellcapps7903]

great vid, do you plan on reviewing the rest of the legends class magic square figures?

[@OptimusLegends]

Thanks Dashiell! I am still a new fan of MS, but I do have MS Prowl and Jazz in the planning, catching up with their latest products.

[@KarlMichaelFrio]

I wanna ask, is the plastic quality good?

[@billmcquown4168]

Great googly-moogly, that is some really impressive engineering, especially in such a small fig. Got the OP colored version POed, and now I'm even more excited for it. Already have Magic Square's Megatron, itself an amazing fig, so finally having the leaders of both factions at this scale will be, well, Prime. 😉

[@OptimusLegends]

Hope your Prime arrives soon, Bill!

[@billmcquown4168]

@@OptimusLegends Thanks. And before I forget, great comparison review!

[@OptimusLegends]

@@billmcquown4168 Thanks, Bill, really glad you like it.

[@Chill.mp4.v2]

Love your videos, always eager to watch the next one! Can’t wait to get this one.

[@OptimusLegends]

Thanks!! Hope you get yours soon!

[@d.omcaaa]

at first, i preffered newage but now i prefer magic square thanks to you so thank you

[@OptimusLegends]

You are so welcome! And really glad to hear that!

[@haibowang6262]

I like your size compare shots.

[@OptimusLegends]

Thanks, Haibo, glad you enjoyed the video.

[@C0rndawg]

Are you going to do a review on Megatank MT01 Monocrat Megatron? Thank you!

[@OptimusLegends]

Hi Joshua, thank you for the comment. Right now I have a few bots in the plan, will definitely give it a look, see how it fits.

[@C0rndawg]

@@OptimusLegends Thank you! Your reviews are really great btw :D

[@sargonofakkad4047]

Cool videos 👍

[@KingEvonneTReyes]

You should make a video about MM01: a 3rd party BumbleBee movie Optimus Prime that has the best looking robot mode and alternate mode out there. Nice video btw☺ keep it up😊

[@OptimusLegends]

Thanks!! Seems that MM01 is coming soon, will keep an eye out.

[@patricioreyesurzua3488]

I think that Optimus it's more a scout class or a small deluxe class than a legend class

[@chillyMack]

They should give him the teal color mask and hands with the red-orange windows like in Transformers Devastation video game

[@OptimusLegends]

Love that game! After many years, it is still a very good TF game, really hope there are more games like it.

[@chillyMack]

@@OptimusLegends They have to! Throw Galvatron the headmasters and target masters city titans sixshot predacons I can picture it but hasbro doesn't really care

[@chillyMack]

@@OptimusLegends I play it every friday along with ps2 armada

[@RetroRenegade8706]

question, is nemesis prime still optimus, but just turned evil? or is it just a completely different person who has the same body structure as prime (like ultra magnus, who shares the same body mold, but is a completely different person). the only reason I say this is because nemesis prime was actually evolved from his first appearance as scourge in what I believe was transformers energon series, back in the 2000s (im not sure but it was one of those tf anime series from back then)

[@RetroRenegade8706]

Also, how did you get the shoulder decals? or are those already printed on the figs?

[@OptimusLegends]

Hi Javier, Nemesis has a few different origins, I guess TFWiki answers it quite well. tfwiki.net/wiki/Nemesis_Prime_(G1) I applied the faction logo, and a decal review is in planning, will be a video for it soon.

[@jahrta]

Better engineering than on some masterpiece transformers I've seen

[@OptimusLegends]

Indeed, and simpler transformation and smaller size offer greater fun than the MPs.

[@alexaraya2018]

how long will the plastic on these things last? is there a way to prevent it from crumbling?

[@rudyvalle9022]

It takes about 40 years for nylon to decay while floating in the ocean. Magic Square uses a more flexible plastic compared to every other manufacturer. That’s actually the biggest complaint towards their products as mentioned in the video. It’s a tough material but it has a weird texture to some people.

[@alexaraya2018]

​@@rudyvalle9022​ I'll be honest, I have Defermation Knock offs and I am pretty sure that in time the color will fade and the plastic is going to crumble or become sticky and bendy.....I was wondering if there was a spray of some sort I could use to preserve the plastic.

[@leest822]

nice ms review! I really want to buy ms nemesis but if i do, I probably want to buy all other ms figures so... lol

[@OptimusLegends]

MSToys is getting better at what they do, if the look and feel of nylon doesn't bother you, they are close to being perfect.

[@faiqalqisti6701]

The optimus version vs the transform element for the "best representation of G1 cartoon Prime" ? Thoughts?

[@OptimusLegends]

Hands down, Magic Square. The sculpt alone this one wins, not to mention the outstanding articulation. But they are not of the same scale, only if MS Optimus is scaled up.

[@JuniperArt98]

What show was that at the beginning?

[@OptimusLegends]

It's the latest Netflix transformer show, War for Cybertron.

[@ECHO-87]

Technically nemesis prime was in g1 but he was a evil robot shell for megatron to control in the episode called "a tale of two primes" but he didn't have the iconic colors he was a straight copy of optimus

[@codydillon2144]

This is so freaking awesome! It's nice to know that he has all the same sets of hands as the original. Definitely gonna order him asap. Btw, absolutely love your reviews, they're absolutely amazing and I enjoy them. Just 1 question, does he come with a set of stickers...or was that your own sticker that you added?

[@saysoun752]

He does not and even if you could buy them, I wouldn't, as they're waterslide decals. This means they're decals that you have to soak in water, peel, apply and then wait 8 hours for it to dry. It's a freaking mess and half the time, at least in my situations, the decals doesn't really stick. When they do stick, they can still be scratched off quite easily. I've given up on them and just use Toyhax decals as they're stickers and they stick immediately.

[@thirty3255]

Great review. The injection molding flash is an annoying side effect of injection molding manufacturing. Don’t know if I agree with your statement if “By far mist of the fans feel that MS Optimus is the best representation of cartoon Optimus Prime”. It seems to be evenly split from my observations between MS V2 and NA David.

[@OptimusLegends]

Thanks for the info! The flash issue is particularly obvious on the black materials, I guess it should be the same mold, might have something to do with the material? I got the impression of 'most fans' mainly from the comments, it might be a bit biased I guess.

[@81lego81]

Love your reviews! :)

[@OptimusLegends]

Thanks so much, Alex!

[@darkpagemx]

again, why there ins’t a link for getting the figure? I don’t really care about the stand if I don’t have the figure itself

[@OptimusLegends]

Hi Carlos, thank you for the comment. Apologize that I would not be posting links for the toys since I am not a seller or an affiliate, and it should be rather easy to find the figure online using the name in the video title.

[@Enf.03]

Where can I buy this cool guy🤩🤩🤩🤩??Really support your video, it’s really great!!!

[@OptimusLegends]

Thanks, Enoch! Really glad that you liked the video! Will try my best creating more of them!

[@NeoSlashott]

If you paint em all colors into Grayscale with black eyes, you now have "The Movie" Optimus' dead body double. lol 😋

[@OptimusLegends]

And saved the money for another repaint.

[@marisoljaimes7898]

whered you get it from ???

[@OptimusLegends]

Got him from a Chinese dealer from 2.taobao.com, a flea market with low charges to the sellers.

[@nelsito4437]

Should I buy Optimus prime or the 2.0 nemesis prime? Which one do you recommend me??

[@OptimusLegends]

Similar quality, but Nemesis looks cooler, and it is also just half of the price for there are no trailers and other accessories. So, character wise, Optimus, coolness, Nemesis.

[@nelsito4437]

@@OptimusLegends thank you man! I'll buy it as soon as my mom comes home! 😂

[@Darkmanfl]

Where did you get him?

[@OptimusLegends]

Got him from a Chinese dealer from 2.taobao.com, a flea market with low charges to the sellers.

[@Darkmanfl]

@@OptimusLegends do they sell in the US?

[@OptimusLegends]

@@Darkmanfl Yes, you should be able to find many online retails carrying them, depending on their sourcing, the price may vary.

[@apasint3181]

Where can I get this prime

[@OptimusLegends]

It's just became available, and you should be able to find him on most online retails.

[@vietcong411]

Doesn’t have that marshmallow looking plastic. This I like

[@OptimusLegends]

Indeed, looks concrete, and COOL.

[@kloudnine2832]

I just don't like his rims!!! You gotta admit tho his articulations is what sold me!!! I'm definitely looking into this toy line.. Magic Square especially New Age!!; Thanks for the info!!!!

[@Dinosaur_News_Center]

Wow, you managed 2 reviews of the Magic Square 2.0 before anyone even managed a single English review of the regular version.

[@OptimusLegends]

Hi Scholar, thanks for being here early! I guess other reviewers aren't interested in these figures? B46 came out in January, and I waited quite some time for a review, and there was none.

[@danielitzae9383]

You where buy ms-b26

[@wyldelf2685]

Ridiculous amounts of moving part detail need a 12 min video just to transform it 😳😳😳

[@christophermire3872]

Random thought. As a dark reflection of Optimus I feel like Nemesis should be left handed.

[@OptimusLegends]

Yes, for he is the black mirrored Optimus.

[@angryangel]

I love it!!!!

[@OptimusLegends]

Hi cloud X, glad you enjoyed it.

[@angryangel]

@@OptimusLegends I ALWAYS enjoy your videos!!!

[@carlossmith7481]

Hice review! but na h27 is best….