David 
It’s not just Hasbro designers doing behind the scenes showcases these days. Tonight Mattel is getting in on the fun, with a look at their transforming Hot Wheels Optimus Prime.
Oh yeah, you may have heard…I made a thing. Hot Wheels Transformers Optimus Prime
Yes, it transforms. Here is the test video of the first print out from a year ago. This was about 175 hours of work from initial concept, sculpting, preliminary engineering, development, etc.
In order for it to work at this scale, I had to make some slight modifications due to size and tolerance limitations. Two ‘sliding joints’ were used so the shoulder and ankles could clear during transformation. Also made a hip joint to spread the legs out, but limited due to space. Other than that, Optimus! transforms the same as the Generation 1 Optimus Prime from 1984
Sale page and better pictures here: https://creations.mattel.com/products/hot-wheels-transformers-optimus-prime-hxt02
Note that the Toy Number is HXT02…as in Hot Wheels X Transformers. I totally just made that up, but I am going with it. And, the math nerds will notice I wrote “Optimus!” as in Optimus Prime
#HotWheels #Transformers #OptimusPrime #Transformers40 #HotWheelsXTransformers #HXT02 #IMakeTheToysYouPlayWith
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