Bathing Ape (BAPE) G1 Optimus Prime Red Camo.
Bathing Ape does it again! This time reissue G1 Optimus Prime in Red Camo.
Til date they have issued 3 camo versions: Green, Grey (Here!) and Red. I believe looking at the money it is bringing in, there will be a few more colors to come.
Mold, technical details has no change absolutely at all. Pure recolor. Zero effort.
The front of the box, other than the color is red now, nothing surprising.
Top of the box.
Closeup of the artwork, Red Optimus Prime.
Side of the box.
Back of the box.
Bottom of the box.
Bio card (front)
Bio card (back)
It's S$149....Yen has fallen yet the price has increased from S$139.90?
Instruction sheet.
Maroon colored Roller
Standard G1 Optimus Prime accessories pack, note the maroon fists.
Front of the cab.
Maroon Head.
BAPE logo on the shoulder.
Look Mum! Maroon legs!!
Internals of the trailer.
Artwork on the internal of the trailer.
Internals are mainly red and maroon.
Close up on the face. Paint job for the eyes not well executed. abit sloppy as you can see the yellow paint going out of the optics.
Smoked chrome on the grills as per the grey Camo Prime.
Serial number of some sorts.
Just another color variant of the G1 Prime mold.
But just by playing for awhile, i can feel that this piece is not as "minty" as the rest, probably mold degradation...missed out on the green version as it was in a very limited quantity and didn't really wanted to splurge on the green truck. The grey and red has at least 100 pieces so more easily acquired.
But for the next few color variants, i would expect a poorer quality....unless they change to a new mold. doubt they will do that.
