My submission for the Childhood Heroes Skin Contest is the Brave, Courageous and Kind-Hearted Leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime!

Optimus Prime is one of the most iconic characters of all time. The sight of the blue-and-red colored Robot in Disguise rings familiarity in millions of people across the globe, whether you were a kid of the 80s or a newer fan of the Transformers brand. Many children growing up owned a figure of this guy, capable of converting into a robot or a semi truck in only a few steps. the cartoon released the same time as the toy captivated viewer's imaginations with the battles of Autobots and Decepticons with characters like Bumblebee, Megatron, and of course Optimus Prime.

Fans of the G1 cartoon may find a few differences between this skin and the typically percieved Optimus Prime of the series, but because the contest states: "Your job is to create a toy, through the means of a skin, that would defend a sleeping child, from attacks by the evil things that goes bump in the night." As a result of such, i have based my skin not of the Optimus Prime in the cartoon, but directly off of the 1984 Optimus Prime toy! You can almost imagine this guy springing to life and defending you from the Decepticons and all other menaces. This skin takes full advantage of the new full-body 3D jacket layer, utilizing it to bring the blocky feel of the original toy to light.

For fans of my Masterpiece figure skin series, let me clarify, this is NOT my MP-10 Skin, that's coming soon!


Thanks for viewing, Drop a diamond if you like it, wear it if you so choose, and, if you're a judge, thank you for your consideration of this skin!

"Autobots, Transform and Roll out!"
                                            -Optimus Prime

G1 Optimus Prime Toy (Reference):