Toy Review: War for Cybertron Earthrise WFC- E11 Optimus Prime Transformers Toys Generations War for Cybertron: Earthrise Leader WFC-E11 Optimus Prime Action Figure

 

You give an inch, they will take miles. Just say no!

Hello folks, I am back with an exclusive review thanks to my TF buddy Brandon (Aka Transfan84/Darkonen). Without delay, let's get started.

Boxing

Not included in this packaging was the matrix of leadership but that's ok because I used 86 Hot Rod's one as the placeholder. I don't do the mapping locations once again. 

Standing tall

Comes with a blaster that looks like a cross up between his G1 rifle and a canon. It can be folded in half which isn't shown here. I actually didn't like this blaster too much so I kept it away for most of the review. His chest cavity opens so you can pop the matrix inside which I will showcase later. Prime looks great here though I feel his eyes are too small or like some sites said, its a blue head with blue eyes. In other words, an overlapping of blue. His wheels behind his back does look a little funky as well. Something up with Prime's back in most versions I kid you not. I will get into this someday when I compare him with other classic Prime models. One cool thing is that his fingers can open so you could display him handling the matrix or adjust the way you want to hold things with him. 

W/Custom blaster (courtesy Darkonen once again)

The 1st pic reminds me of those animated commercial breaks back in 84. You can also peel the back part of his trailer to use as a shield. 

I wish I had a stand for this

The Autobot leader can do a myriad of poses. The blaster supplied by Darkonen works wonders here and increased Prime's awesomeness tenfold. 

Roll out!

Fairly easy to transform. I feel as if Optimus Prime was always one of those figures that was easy to transform no matter which iteration. Optimus has that "fake chest" syndrome that 86 Hot Rod and the ER Battlechargers had. However, it's his grill that is hiding behind his chest for this transformation. His gun actually can go below his trailer but the extra accessory Darkonen supplied can peg into any 5mm ports here as well. Nonnef has some upgrades to help spice up this mode. Not to mention, Roller is missing in this version which NN shells out.

The trailer expanded

His artillery robot is grey here instead of blue as you seen on the back of the box. It was then I discovered you had to buy the Drone weaponizer pack to get his rifle, roller and a few other goodies Prime possessed in the G1 series. Way to milk the fans out of more money, Hasbro. Prime needs a twin barreled canon like how Kingdom Rodimus Prime has, seriously. 

Huffer Prime

You are a true friend, Huffer

The stock blaster and the 86 Matrix.

Megatron is telling Prime, "Did you know that both of us were sent by Darkonen so that we could lead our factions respectively?" The 86 Matrix fits nicely and I attempted to use the stock blaster again. I hated it seriously. I just stuck it in his back for the remainder of this review.

Hot Rod and Optimus.

I tried to do the 30th anniversary pose (1st pic in this category) but Prime can't hold the matrix chest level thanks to his chest sticking out a little too much preventing him from bending his arms entirely. I stuck with what I could get. Oh well. Don't mind the dirty wall in the background. 

The 84 ark crew updated.

Conclusion:

This is ER Prime in the flesh. Overall, I like him. It is one of the better designs of Prime that is also closer to his G1 form. Besides his difficult to see eyes, OP handled very delightfully and he definitely fits in with the remaining WFC cast displayed above. Anyhow, later folks. Get him if you can, he probably costs a fortune now. 

Can you see my eyes now?

Nonnef Transformer upgrades for Siege Hound, Sideswipe, Red Alert, and Earthrise WheelJack.

 

Something always felt off about some of these characters that Hastak released. They were missing something basically. Let's find out what it is and let's get started!

Hound

What Nonnef did here was reproduced the G1 imagery of Hound's shoulder missile and his Holo gun.

For reference: look here:

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hound_(G1)

I really love his missile.

Sideswipe

Sideswipe no longer needs to take off his shoulder cannon to use as a gun. Nonnef supplies you a shoulder cannon that can be leveled to various degrees and a extra rifle. 

Red Alert

Ditto for Red Alert on the shoulder cannon shortage issue.  Now Red Alert has an array of weapons to fire at his disposal.

WheelJack

Extra accessory if you prefer to mount WJ's shoulder cannon to his left shoulder.

You can stick it to the left shoulder if you choose to stick the right shoulder cannon assembly piece but you can see it's a tight fit for him. He can freely move his head if you put it on the other side. Vice versa if you choose to change out the assembly piece, but you have to keep popping the base open which I didn't want to due to wear and tear over time. But for accuracy purposes, it will stay on the right. My only complaint is that I wish the wrenches were adjustable. The Generations version had this feature which allowed WJ to store his weapons more properly. His spoiler allows him to have longer shoulder wings which is a nice touch. I just putted his original spoiler in the back of his legs. 

Perhaps, the most improved in this category. The original WJ design showcased smaller shoulder wings/spoiler and mini shoulder cannon gun. Now he has longer wings, bigger shoulder cannon, an extra smaller gun/repair weapon, and 2 wrenches. 

Here is his reference:

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wheeljack_(G1)

Alt mode:

Now these guys are ready to go all out! Hound wins in this category in storing the most weapons wherever you have a 5mm port. WJ has the best redesign though this disables him from storing more weapons. But Hound did him a favor and carried his gun. Funny thing was that I found out you can store his wrenches as exhaust ports. Use your imagination here.

Alternating weapons and final words

Use your imagination again. Overall, a vast improvement over the nearly barebones accessories Hastak gave us. To sum this up, the quality of the custom weapons are great though it took me some time to put some of the pieces together. The characters with their extra weapons look much cooler and are more fun to play around with. Enjoy. You won't be disappointed by the upgrades if you choose to get them.

Check out the site:

https://www.nonnef.com/