LEGO Rodimus Prime Part 3 of 3: Transformation to robot mode

LEGO Rodimus Prime Part 1 of 3: Vehicle mode

Prologue

Rodimus Prime was the leader of the Autobots, the good guys from G1 Transformers:Cartoon series  back in the 80's.  He evolved from Hot Rod , a young Autobot that transform into a sleek futuristic sports car during the finale of Transformers: The Movie.

LEGO Powermaster Optimus Prime part 1 of 2

INTRO

First thing first.............. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 everyone! 

I think my MOC needs no introduction. its OPTIMUS PRIME!! What shall I say more to describe him? OK let me start by revisiting the Optimus Prime I made many, many years ago (link below):

http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/10698

Back then, that's as close as I can get trying to make a Powermaster Optimus Prime . But then again, it looked nothing like PM Prime except for the basic concept of  Regular Prime + Trailer / Exo-skeleton = More badass Prime. But as the time goes by, I felt a need to do PM Prime greater justice since its one of my favorite G1 toy . Guess what, the whole thing (part 1 and part 2) took me a bit over 2 months and considering the complexity of this project and my life schedule, I'm giving myself a huge pat on the back for a job well done!