[J2] SD G1 Optimus Prime

 

The Transformers toy line produced in the period of 1984 to 1990 was coined by fans as Generation 1 when the Transformers: Generation 2 toy line was introduced in 1992. Hasbro later adopted the term Generation 1 to refer to any toy produced in that era.

The Generation 1 toy line introduced various elements that would be carried over into future brand incarnations. The most famous were package art depicting the character's robot form, tech specs grading the character's abilities, bios providing a personality profile of the character represented by the toy, and (in Japanese toylines) ID numbers for each figure to identify them. In addition to the toy and its weaponry and accessories, Generation 1 toys generally came with a sticker sheet, instructions for transforming the toy and applying the stickers, and a toy catalog flyer displaying the whole year's toy line.

The first two years of Transformers toys in America were primarily comprised of toys from the two Takara lines. The early G1 toys were distinguished by a focus on vehicle mode realism, rubber tires, the frequent use of die-cast metal (especially on bigger toys), and several loose pieces. The early toys also lacked poseability; none of the Autobot cars had knee joints, and the majority had fused feet. The Decepticon jets could only raise their arms forward. The combination of heavy die-cast and brittle plastics of the time made many of the toys fragile; toys like Prowl and Mirage are notorious for breaking.

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The papercraft is another work of J2 or Jeyon0724. It is an SD version of the Autobots Commander: Optimus Prime. The template comes with 23 pages of non-colored pages with PDO instructions. Take note that this is a non-transformable figure. As a companion, you can build the Optimus truck in my previous post.