Toy Review: Mighty Muggs Optimus Prime & Bumblebee

Mighty Muggs Transformers

If I was made of pesos, one of the lines I would love to start collecting would be Hasbro’s Mighty Muggs. The line is Hasbro’s answer to the designer toys fad that started in the 90’s and which is still going strong with brands/stores like Mindstyle and FreshManila. Most of these toys are styled to be cute and slick looking, rather than realistic. They look influenced by graphitti art and anime and often more of a display piece than an articulated toy. they’re usually made of vinyl or similar material. In the case of Mighty Muggs, it’s one of the selling points; as their box says, they’re “made from 100% recycled materials”.

The boxes for the Mighty Muggs line are all similar and are meant to be a way to store the toys easily. There is very little wasted space since there really isn’t much to protect except the paint. They all have artwork on all 4 sides, with a window that wraps around 2 of them. Even the top flap of the box has art on it. The illustrations are 2D representations of the paint scheme on the toy inside, and is meant to identify each of the toys when not displayed. I’ve got 4 and let me tell you, they look very nice on a bookshelf, especially if you’re bookending a comic collection.

Like I said, at p700.00 to p1,500.00 each, I can’t really afford alot of these. I would rather get a Deluxe Class transformer than that price for a non-articulated decoration, but in certain cases, I just can’t resist. I picked up Optimus Prime and Bumblebee as soon as the hit the shelves in Toy Kingdom.

Seriously, I can not express how cool these toys are. Even if you’re a joint junkie, I would suggest picking your favorite character and getting one of these for your collection. They are just made of AWESOME. They all have a generic mold, though some have some variations, like ‘Bee’s horns. They actually made him smaller than Prime by cutting his feet off at the knees. They toy is molded out of a hard plastic that is really tough. It’s not going to deform if you drop them, but it will scratch.

Paint is pretty standard all around. There aren’t a lot of details as they are meant as caricatures, but the lines are crisp and the applications clean. Most are painted in a matte finish that doesn’t seem to retain finger prints which is good. There are also versions like the SDCC Prime or last year’s Ironman that are shiny, but I prefer the regular releases.

Accessories vary from figure to figure. Prime comes with his rifle, an achingly cute version of his G1 blaster. ‘Bee doesn’t come with anything, but when did he ever?

All in all, these are some of my favorite toys in my collection, and either looks great next to Optimash Prime from the Potato Head line. I’m planning to get the rest of the TF sub-line soon, but since Megatron and Soundwave are about a grand each, it’s going to have to wait.