In case you have boys to order gifts for this Christmas you should check out Transformers Leader Optimus Prime. Transformers have been popular for many years and you may well find that Dad doesn't want to do without this item. It's so fabulous that several grown-up collectors have awarded it 5 stars. The recommended age is five years and older though to be fair, younger children will need assistance transforming this amazing model into a truck.

So just who is Transformers Leader Optimus Prime? He's a robot who desires peace and believed he had finally got it after countless years battling the Decepticons. However he learns that Starscream seems to have escaped and is gathering an immense army on earth. Optimus Prime has to come back to the fight if there's any sort of hope of Earth being saved. He rounds up his human and autobot comrades and hunts down each and every Decepticon until finally all are killed.

This transformer not only changes into a truck but when in this mode, his motor revs and emits racing noises. Unlike certain designs in this collection the paint is not scratched as you convert from one style to another. Followers of Leader Optimus Prime take pleasure in the fact that he looks very similar to the real movie version and Peter Cullens words saying "I am Optimus Prime" goes down nicely too.

So is this model suitable for smaller children? Well if you wish to make them learn patience and to be thoughtful with their toys it becomes an ideal product to purchase. They are going to love the fact it feels very similar to the one on the TV so with any luck that will be sufficient to help them to have fun with it with care. However for young children you might like to get them a less expensive model in the Transformers collection or else one of many Fast Action Battlers and save this special toy for them to enjoy when they're older. It isn't an inexpensive toy and while it is well made you may panic whenever they play with it too roughly.

To totally captivate an older child or adult enthusiast you could include Transformers Human Alliance Bumblebee as part of the surprise. This toy is really detailed and it is this detailing which often attracts the more mature market. That and the fact collecting these kinds of products lets them relive their younger days.

Basically, if you're purchasing for boys this holiday season, Transformers Leader Optimus Prime and/or Bumblebee will delight them.