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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hattori Hanzō (Hanzō Hattori using Western naming) was a ninja during the Sengoku period of Japan's history where civil war waged for 136 years. Hanzo was a key player in the Tokugawa clan who would eventually reunite Japan leading to him becoming a famous hero of the era. As time passed his fighting prowess becoming greatly exaggerated and often is cited as having mystical powers so it's a fitting name for DX9's version of the Transformer Sixshot - a ninja in the Japanese canon who's abilities have been magnified infinitely in the IDW comics to make him a one robot planet destroyer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">DX9 have done a great job here with the packaging which is reminiscent of traditional Japanese artwork, again referencing the Hanzo lore. Inside the box we get Hanzo himself, 2 swords, 2 hand guns and 2 ninja throwing knives which have been made nice and chunky. Like MMC's rendition, the swords can attach to the waist of the figure but there's no scabbards for them which could have been a nice touch. A favourite feature of mine is that a set of wheels is included that can be attached to the robot's forearms to give all 6 modes a more kibble-y feel or can be left off for a sleeker look. Personally I decided to leave them off as they seemed to detract from all except the robot mode. This is something that I'd never considered before but it gives collectors a little bit of choice in how they want their figures to look, something other companies should definitely adopt. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When DX9 announced Hanzo the reaction seemed somewhat mixed from the fandom. On one hand Hanzo seemed to be a perfect rendition of the cartoon version of Sixshot, but the simplified model of the cartoon can make the toy versions seem somewhat plain; a criticism that also dogged Masterpiece Ironhide and FansToys' Lupus, both of which were actually fantastic once in hand. Hanzo follows firmly in their footsteps by being somewhat underwhelming until you have him in hand and then he comes into his own. After a little posing a transformation (no pun intended) takes place where instead of a bland robot, you're faced with Sixhot straight from the comics/cartoon and this articulated menace is immediately a must have. Hanzo has a wealth of articulation and the double jointed chest wings mean that the figure can still be placed into dynamic poses without as much limitation as you may expect. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Despite his massive bulk and being slightly back heavy, Hanzo is easy to pose without support and all the joints are nice and sturdy. The only nitpick here is that one of the forearm hatches didn't quite close properly but otherwise this is a solidly built figure much like previous release, Gewalt, was. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I expected cycling through the six modes to be a complete nightmare and while they weren't particularly fun the first time around, the transformation sequences are deceptively simple. The main thing that has to be mentioned here is the engineering of the figure which is incredible! The lower part of the legs and the various forms they take is seriously impressive and is a quick reminder of why DX9 are one of the top third party companies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The armoured car mode is pretty accurate to the G1 version and shows that DX9 listen to their fans because we have a fold down flap which blocks off the front of the vehicle which was something Gewalt badly needed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jet mode is really nice and sleek but sadly let down by the pair of wheels on the top which aren't detachable. Technically they could be moved down to the sides but it is a let down to have the pair of wheels so obviously on display. Hopefully you can now see why I didn't add the extra wheels as they'd detract even further. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wolf mode has always been somewhat limited in most incarnations of Sixshot and Hanzo is no different. The head can move downwards and the jaw opens and closes but posing the figure starts to open gaps in the joints which don't look that nice. In a static pose it definitely looks nice and the hole in the underneath of the neck that allows the robot head to be pushed back out is a Godsend as it means you don't have to claw at the robot head with your nails to try and get it back out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The tank is one of Hanzo's best modes though it's not quite as nice as the Hasbro versions. It feels like making a simpler figure allows Hasbro to make slightly better alt modes whereas the more superior Masterpiece scale and design intricacy makes it harder to come up with something aesthetically pleasing. I cant help but feel that DX9 could have done a bit more with the fold out barrels but the design does work as an AA gun, especially as the gun section can be pivoted backwards to aim up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lastly we have laser pistol/submarine (lol) which has always been an awful tacked on mode to make up the numbers and this version fares no better. </span></div>
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Masterforce is still on hiatus as I'm sure you're all well aware. I sold the business on and the new owners are yet to open, but all preorders that had been paid with Masterforce are being honoured by the lovely people at <a href="http://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/">Kapow Toys</a>.<br /><br />In the last 4 months I've been trying to relax a bit more while still working on the <a href="http://gear4geeks.co.uk/blog">Gear4Geeks blog</a> when I have time and trying to improve my photography skills as covered in a previous blog post. I have a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StarscreamsToast/">Facebook page</a> I set up recently for my photographs though the page is still pretty new and I have no other social media accounts for it. Many collectors experience that burnout about their hobby when there's a lot of new product coming out and when you run a store selling the stuff then the burnout seems to be a little more often, so the last 4 months have been good for getting reacquainted with Transformers and learning to love them again.</div>
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The first new love is the oversized Masterpiece Lambor (Sideswipe to you and me) from Tanaka. I really hate straight KOs but oversized and anything weird and wonderful I can live with and this figure is both. Not only is it huge but it also has lights built in to the weapons and the car headlights! It's really hard not to love a KO that is this well constructed and also is a little bit of an improvement on the original. </div>
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<br /><br />Old friends are nice to get acquainted with too like this Constructicon coloured Gears from Brazil. I love my Minibot variations and this one is my personal favourite by far thanks to its colour scheme. There are conflicting opinions on the Brazilian Minibots but as they lack any Takara or Hasbro copyright stamps it is entirely possible that Estrela may not have had permission to release any Transformers, making them bootlegs. It's a new and interesting theory as they've always been considered to be official releases. </div>
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This (dusty) Swerve was produced by Plasticos IGA S.A. or IGA for short and released in Mexico. The colour scheme isn't quite right for Swerve as this features cream colours and a metallic wine colour instead of red. Not just that but...</div>
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The big surprise for me was how much the Titans Return line has won me over. The Target/Head/Power Masters weren't my favourite era of G1 though some of the character designs were pretty sweet. Titans Return has done a wonderful job of turning the immobile G1 bricks of the past into highly poseable figures while also being faithful to the Headmaster gimmick. Most of all the range of Titan Masters and their little vehicles give an extra dimension to the range allowing for customisation. </div>
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The last figure I'll mention here is Maketoys' Axle. I've never rated this figure at all but in hand it's somewhat different. Sure, Combiner Wars deluxe Groove is now the must have version of the character for now but Axle is definitely a lot better than he ought to be. He is more of a mech than a Transformer in a lot of ways but he's an ultra poseable figure who's very playable although his transformation is precise and unforgiving. </div>
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With Twinstrike, Chromedome and Highbrow all sat in the packages waiting to be opened there's still more to discover and the third party scene has seemed to heat up again with Fans Toys and Gigapower competing not only in Dinobots but in Omega Supremes too. It's an expensive year to fall back in love with Transformers.<br /><br />_____________________<br /><br />You can buy Titans Return, MMC, Fans Toys, Gigapower and Maketoys figures at <a href="http://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/"><b>Kapow Toys</b></a>.<br /><br />You can read more ramblings by <b>StarscreamsToast</b> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StarscreamsToast/"><b>Facebook</b></a> or the <b><a href="http://gear4geeks.co.uk/blog">Gear4Geeks blog</a></b>.</div>
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Last week I posted a big Facebook update that covered a number of things and hinted at others, so it's time to flesh those details out a bit.<br />
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On Monday September 12th my father died very suddenly and I truly appreciate the hundreds of messages of sympathy that I've received, as you can appreciate it is a very tough time for me. The 1st of October is the end of a chapter as we bury my dad and also I'll be leaving Masterforce. This is a process that was already underway but the last 2 weeks has made me step away a lot faster than was originally planned which is why the site is currently empty.<br />
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Masterforce will continue and will improve significantly with a huge relaunch in the next week or so. That may sound like a strange thing for me to say but the new owners have a larger premises, better connections and can offer a far more efficient service so I have no doubt that Masterforce will move on to bigger and better things and I genuinely mean that.<br />
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Preorders for Groove and Mightron have been despatched by myself, preorders for stock due after October 1st have been handed over to the new owners and are safe. If you were one of the lucky few who placed orders and wasn't asked to pay upfront then your reservations have also been passed on so no one has anything to be concerned about. Orders for in stock items that were mixed with preorders will be dealt with in two parts - the in stock items will be despatched by me by the end of the week while the preorder part will be fulfilled by the new owners.<br />
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I'll be writing the last three parts of the Dark Side of Transformers articles and posting them here to finish up the series; from there I may continue to write for this blog but as you can appreciate, everything is up in the air a little as I still have Gear4Geeks to run and the Gear4Geeks blog to write for. <b>Boastful Manfish</b> has his own <b><a href="http://drinkingaboutrobots.blogspot.co.uk/">Drinking About Robots blog</a></b> that you can subscribe to but I hope he will be staying on to write for Masterforce too as I genuinely believe he is one of the best toy reviewers around.<br />
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The only big change is that Nonnef Productions' upgrade parts will be moving to Gear4Geeks and will no longer be available on Masterforce. This will probably work out better for UK customers as we charge less domestic postage on Gear4Geeks.<br />
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Thank you to all our customers over the last 3 years, it's been amazing that a website set up to be a hobby with the intent of selling maybe 2 items a week very quickly turned into one of the biggest (and most stressful) Transformers stores in the world.<br />
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Newcomers TransformMission have released their first figure - a Masterpiece scaled version of Wildrider called Disorder. With a huge number of third party products hitting the market, is this one worth your hard earned cash?<br /></div>
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TransformMission is a name you may not be familiar with but you're certainly familiar with their handiwork as they were involved with Warbotron's releases before the company split into two new brands, the other being Generation Toys. Disorder is the first release from TM and they are looking to make a statement.<br /></div>
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The car mode pretty much nails the Masterpiece size but comes with rubber tyres instead of plastic. The wheels roll beautifully and the slight gaps in the panel work are purely down to me clumsily trying to transform it without instructions then trying to get it to clip back together. Out of the box it is all neatly tabbed and is a beautiful vehicle. </div>
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The G1 Wildrider was a Ferrari 308 whereas TransformMission have updated Disorder to what I believe is a Dodge Hennessey Venom 700R, although to be fair it was Don Figuero who did the updating as this is based on his artwork from the IDW Transformers comics. When IDW originally took over the Transformers comic franchise Figuero was asked to update the vehicle modes and to make the robot modes look more in line with the Michael Bay directed movies while still being G1.<br />
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I was dreading transforming Disorder. Transforming third party figures is generally about as fun as being kicked repeatedly in the crotch but herein was a very pleasant surprise as Disorder's transformation is in line with Masterpiece figures. It's technical, it's detailed but it's not difficult, in fact it's fairly straightforward and somewhat fun as everything unclips then gradually unfolds then refolds much like Masterpiece Sideswipe. </div>
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You may be able to see the simplicity from the two shots above - the bottom of the car folds back, the insides fold out to allow the legs to be extended, feet flip out and then everything folds back in. Winner! </div>
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Once the figure is upright the upper body rotates round, the arms are pulled straight and need to be turned around with the front of the car turning 180 degrees to fold back on itself. That's it. Beautifully engineered to be very simple without feeling simple. A nice touch is that the wing mirrors are rubber rather than plastic because if you push the front of the car back without rotating it then it'd be easy to snap the mirrors off so TM have planned ahead. </div>
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Disorder is a figure that will be primarily used in limb mode for the combined form with the other not-Stunticons once all 5 parts of not-Menasor-honest-guv are out but he is a very fun figure and definitely this year's big surprise release as he's far better than most third party offerings have been in the last 7 months. With most UK retailers selling Disorder for £69.99 it's not far off Masterpiece pricing and if you get it from Masterforce then <a href="http://masterforce.co.uk/transformission-m-01-disorder-preorder.html">we currently have him on offer for £65.99</a>! In the mean time here's some more pictures to whet your appetite. Bear in mind that no stands or Photoshop trickery were used to achieve these poses.<br />
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Clear Quakewave was originally going to have his own review but I didn't feel comfortable with the idea of transforming it as clear plastic is more brittle than regular plastic. Above are a few shots that were going to be used in this week's article but weren't.</div>
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Originally the article was just going to be about the iGear bots but it didn't seem interesting enough on it's own. Various pics taken for that article weren't included for the sake of page loading times. Faith Leader is getting his own article at some point but I felt a group shot with the 3 igear prototypes was worth taking. There was another I could have included in the shot but it didn't occur to me until after the article was live. The shot of the 4 unpainted test shots is a shot I like but it didn't fit in the article. My photography skills still aren't great but I thought it was a nice bit of toy history.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">When it comes to trying to put together the perfect Masterpiece G1 line up of figures there are some which are obvious stand ins until something better comes along, but others we can never imagine being replaced...until they are.</span></div>
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When not-Ironhide and not-Ratchet were announced in 2011 there was a lot of excitement about these figures and when they finally hit the market almost exactly a year later in June 2012, it coincided beautifully with the downscaling of the Masterpiece toy line and release of Lambor (Masterpiece Sideswipe). Hefty figures with intricate transformations and enough accessories for an army, the iGear figures were bolstered in 2013 as MMC's Feral Rex was being released to incredibly positive feedback. It was an incredibly badly kept secret that Feral Rex and the iGear bots had the same designer - Cassy Sark. </div>
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Even when the official Masterpiece Ironhide was announced it didn't seem like enough to replace iGear's efforts. TakaraTomy's effort was a bold effort at replicating Ironhide's animated appearance, it was towering but perhaps a little too sleek and plain looking. The reception was very mixed but the reveal of Ratchet began to win fans over as the extra colours and details looked far better. By the time the official versions were in hand, there was no question that the iGear versions were no longer in favour. As a pretty die hard fan of the iGear figures, I had no intent of replacing them and especially not with figures that were too large for my idea of scale but replace them I did.</div>
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Quakewave was a game changing figure when it was released in February 2013. Third party figures had slowly been improving and there had been some really impressive releases, but here was a figure that was as good as nearly any Masterpiece figure. When it shipped it had issues like some people found the electronics didn't work or that the legs contracted with a force that could remove a finger, but they were fairly minor gripes along with the "but Shockwave's legs don't look like that" mantra. </div>
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Another thing that set it apart from other third party figures, and still does, is the figure's balance. So many figures, official included, tend to fall if a gnat sneezes on them but Quakewave's engineering ensures that the figure is incredibly stable and therefore features a dynamic array of poses that figures being released now could only dream of. Despite being released 3 times in 2013 Quakewave became a very sought after figure resulting in Fans Toys announcing in 2015 a new run with minor changes to distinguish the reissue from the original. A darker G1 toy coloured version was also announced along with an ultra limited clear version which would only have 500 units produced.<br />
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However, TakaraTomy really don't like Fans Toys. <br />
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When Fans Toys unveiled their Soundwave and Blaster figures before Quakewave, TT were very quick to respond with Masterpiece Soundwave. Fans Toys announced Quakewave in the December and shipped it the first time around in the February to not give TT a chance to beat them to market again. When Fans Toys announced the 2015 reissue it didn't take long for TakaraTomy to announce an official Shockwave, known by it's Japanese name - Laserwave. Preorders for Quakewave tanked so badly that the clear version was changed so that retailers could only order 1 for every 10 regular versions that they bought.<br />
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On one hand Laserwave has a hell of a design that looks like he stepped out of the comic or cartoon and he even has the correct legs but his small stature is seriously lacking. Collectors were quick to point out that Laserwave was in the correct scale according to the G1 animation scale chart but it was still a major disappointment for many to have a figure that didn't totally eclipse Quakeblast.</div>
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Fans seem to be split 50-50 over which figure is the better of the two but a larger and perhaps darker Laserwave would put pay to any debate. What's interesting to note as a retailer is that sales of Quakewave died as soon as the Masterpiece was announced and despite numerous price reductions it still doesn't sell. Laserwave on the other hand continues to sell briskly and there seem to be a steady stream of Quakewaves appearing for sale on Facebook groups. </div>
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Now this is a weird one because it's an official product being replaced by a third party one. The Masterpiece cassettes are cleverly engineered but their small size and the outright ugliness of Frenzy and Rumble work against them. Sure the characters are supposed to be small, but not quite that small.</div>
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Ravage is a very cool figure, very poseable and for its size it is hard not to like it and many collectors probably never considered a time would come to get rid of it. Now sure, we're used to official products being replaced or upgraded in the Hasbro lines but not in the Masterpiece line. Masterpiece Megatron doesn't count because this article is about good figures and Apollyon isn't exactly free of issues either.</div>
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When we sell one figure and buy a newer, better version, we've immediately improved our collection so it's a pretty satisfying experience. Having said that, there are sad aspects to it because variations of that figure or its history are discarded too. </div>
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<br />Masterforcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390787733726545518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906517229803742808.post-78525673498933382922016-05-29T13:36:00.000-07:002016-05-31T05:50:10.081-07:00Iron Factory IF EX-13 Trinity Elite Warrior, Blizzard Review<i>'Tell me what's on your mind, or I'll splatter it on the wall and see for myself'.</i><br />
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<a name='more'></a>Quite the history, this fella.<br />
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From an ill advised Triple Takeover in which we see the fool Blitzwing abducting a football coach and forcing the poor sod to devise 'military strategies' from within the sweaty confines of a jock's locker to actually growing a brain (or being written out of character?), keeping his pride but losing his place at the Decepticon table and in turn saving both factions from certain doom at the tentacles of The Five Faces Of Darkness, the original G1 triple changer had some pretty memorable lead turns in the 80's cartoon series.<br />
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His Dreamwave comics appearances would sow the seeds that gave us IDW and Prime's take on a highly scientific Shockwave. Here, Blitzwing's triple changing ability is actually borne from the cyclopean ones machinations and though a gifted warrior, he remains a big dumb blunt instrument.<br />
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And of course there's his maniacally multifaceted mugging of the camera in the Transformers Animated cartoon, his three forms bringing with them three distinct personalities. Nifty.<br />
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Which brings us to Iron Factory's latest release; the Trinity Elite Warrior, or Blizzard as he's known to his mates down the pub.<br />
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This company have racked in hit after hit after hit in this reviewers eyes, delivering pocket sized plastic paraphernalia well up to the task of seducing one away from <i>la romance de Masterpiece.</i> Is Blizzard another notch on the Iron Factory bedpost or the one you silently creep away from the morning after?<br />
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He's a striking looking beast for certain when you tear open the packaging, big and beefy for his size class and resplendent in Blitzwing's signature purple and tan.<br />
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Continuing the visual homage, Blizzard has huge winged tank tread kibble that properly enhances his already physically imposing character. Gunmetal and red is used to pick out details while silver breaks up the two dominant colours nicely. Cap it off with a scowling visage and blood red visor housed within that traditional bright yellow bonce and he captures the characters look to a tee.<br />
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That silhouette buffing kibble might look like it could hinder articulation but can hinge right back out of the way which is fortunate as Blizzard once again demonstrates IF's commitment to posability. He might be a bit back heavy with a folded up tank on his back, but it's rarely an issue with those big ball jointed feet providing plenty of stability even when storing his weapons back there.<br />
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Let's have a look at what this thing can do.<br />
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This combination of joints allows for exceptional poses and character. Get a few of these figures together and they just come to life before your eyes. It's brilliant to behold at this size and so is this robot mode. Very well played.<br />
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Now, it's not all rosy. I've had a few issues with mine. The right thigh swivel was so tight it initially popped the leg off the hip joint every time I used it. That's settled down a bit now but remains problematic. The left bicep swivel is slightly malformed so likes to pop off at times. That has become a pain in the ass when I play with him. It's also an issue for himself as that's the arm he leads with.<br />
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From watching reviews of this guy, looking at write ups and posts in forums, it's likely I got a bit of a dud in this regard. Which sucks. What I want to point out though is that while I won't gloss over how these issues have impacted on my experience of the toy, <i>these</i> problems<i> </i>are not the defining issues with the release. So bear that in mind.<br />
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Blizzard doesn't sport the title of Trinity Elite Warrior for nothing, his first alt mode being a Cybertronian jet of some exotic variety. You know the kind? The ones that don't really look like jets?<br />
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Getting here the first few times is hard. It's hard because the stalks that attach to the feet are ridiculously tight out of the box, need rotating to the perfect angle and fight you every inch of the way. It's hard because of the tolerance issues I've had with the legs and it's hard because further tolerance issues come into play when tabbing the legs together and into the waist. You should've seen me on Day One with this guy. And Day Two. And..<br />
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If you've happened upon any video reviews of the figure, you might be under the impression that the front end of his jet just doesn't come together. It does. This is a toy that really seems to need breaking in, and I'm glad I sat on this review for a while. The walls may have holes in them, my knuckles might be bleeding, but the front end of the jet is flush.<br />
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Except.. that's not really a jet, is it? These calm blue skies are once more tainted with crimson.<br />
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One mistransformation later however..<br />
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Once again, the staple Iron Factory 5mm pegs and ports allow for weapon storage and additional dakka, and I'm particularly fond of using the gatling guns from the Scout and Sniper set under his wings.<br />
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Taking Blizzard from jet to tank is satisfyingly simple, the nose of his aerial mode splitting and rotating 45 degrees, coming back together to tab in at the waist while his wings unfold around the main body to create the treads. It's an elegant conversion that takes the bad taste of getting to his aerial mode right out of my mouth.<br />
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Blizzard's turret can rotate, the barrel can pivot up and down and in a nutshell it's an endearingly tough looking little tank bastard. No rolling treads or even little wheels within them, but then you probably guessed that..<br />
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I can't knock Blizzard for sculpt, articulation nor character. His painted details are crisp, precise and really help the whole package pop. He's an amazing looking robot where posing and play, for the most part, is a joy. My issues lie with tolerances, a couple of which seem restricted to my copy but the core problems seeming endemic. Hands on time with the figure does loosen his ankle stalks up which is half the battle won, but the tabs in his legs and the slot they peg into on the waist remain troublesome every time. It does come together, but it shouldn't be that problematic.<br />
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This is an important release, easily Iron Factory's most complex to date and what has been accomplished with this 4" figure is not something to be taken lightly. It's a Legends sized triple changer pulled off with no partsforming and the design work easily deserves a slap on the back and a cold beer. When you get the alt modes lined up they're solid and neither feel like an afterthought. I know I gave the jet a bit of stick but I was on a roll with my ranting, it's clearly an alien flying machine and the tank is a little beaut.<br />
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All in all, Blizzard represents another step forward in a line that continues to impress. We're seeing some teething problems as the ambition grows and these do need to be recognised as they move onto even bigger things, but for me, the future of the Legends scaled Transformer remains in very good hands.<br />
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<br />BOASTFULMANFISHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17044555547383082070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906517229803742808.post-62010986919693871312016-05-17T09:36:00.002-07:002016-05-17T09:36:51.389-07:00The Darker Side of Transformers #4We continue our countdown with part 4, nearly to the top 3!<br />
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<a name='more'></a><br />So far the countdown has been:<br /><a href="http://masterforceuk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/the-darker-side-of-transformers-10.html">10 - Bumblebee</a><br /><a href="http://masterforceuk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/the-darker-side-of-transformers-9.html">9 - Whirl</a><br />
<a href="http://masterforceuk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/the-darker-side-of-transformers-8.html">8 - Mattel/IGA</a><br />
<a href="http://masterforceuk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/the-darker-side-of-transformers-7.html">7 - Age of Extinction</a><br />
<a href="http://masterforceuk.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/the-darker-side-of-transformers-6.html">6 - Spotlight: Kup</a><br />
<a href="http://masterforceuk.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/the-darker-side-of-transformers-5.html">5 - Exhaust</a><br />
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<b><u>4. Unicron</u></b><br />
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Unicron has been used sparingly since Floro Dery designed him for the 1986 movie. In 20 years Unicron's appearances have been few and far between as it is hard to write unique stories around a character who devours planets. </div>
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It was Simon Furman who penned Unicron's backstory of a Dark God locked in eternal battle with Primus which has been tweaked a little over the years. By current lore Unicron can change between realities and has devoured 20% of all known universes. </div>
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Let's process that for a minute - Unicron has single-handedly killed a staggering number of beings both robotic and organic and everything in between. Megatron is credited with the deaths of billions but Unicron's bodycount is easily in the centillions (a number followed by 30 digits) if not higher, making him one of the most prolific killers in possibly any fiction alongside Thanos and The Anti Monitor.<br /><br />Here's some perspective:<br /><br />Deaths and person responsible<br /><br />33 - Freddie Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street Movies)<br /><br />73 - Detective John McClane (Die Hard movies)<br /><br />118 - John Preston (Equilibrium Movie)<br /><br />220 - John Rambo (First Blood/Rambo movies)<br /><br />488 - The Joker (DC comics)<br /><br />1,500+ - The Punisher (Marvel comics)</div>
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2,300,000+ - Luke Skywalker (Star Wars: A New Hope)</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.2px; text-align: left;"><br />2,000,000,000+ - Grand Moff Tarkin (Star Wars: A New Hope)<br /><br />3,000,000,000+ - Skynet (Terminator movies)</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.2px; text-align: left;">6,000,000,000+ - Nero (Star Trek reboot movie)</span></div>
<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.2px;">61,000,000,000 - </span>Paul Atreides (Dune)<br /><br />10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000+ - Unicron<br /><br /><br />That's a lot of zeroes and yet he isn't the most horrific thing in the Transformers universe...<br /><br />Masterforcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390787733726545518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906517229803742808.post-72488197894367491022016-05-11T05:02:00.000-07:002016-05-11T06:51:48.939-07:00Action Toys' Spencer Talks Machine Robo, Gobots and More<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: justify;">In the toy industry there are very few surprises but last year Action Toys managed to completely stun collectors with their announcement that they were reviving the Machine Robo toyline. Machine Robo was the Japanese toyline that became known as Gobots in the US and it is fair to say that absolutely no one could have predicted its return or the awesome figures we've seen so far. </span><a href="http://www.masterforce.co.uk/" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Masterforce</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> caught up with Spencer from Action Toys for an exclusive interview.</span><br />
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<b><br /><br />Thank you for talking with us today. Can you tell us what led to the decision to produce the Machine Robo line?</b><br />
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Thanks for having me, it is appreciated. First let me tell you, I am with the distribution company who is working with Action Toys to release these. I am working close with Action Toys and the designers as well on the line to ensure good releases and timely releases so no worries there, but I may not have all the answers for your questions. I will do my best tho. I was not with the company when the original Machine Robo license was acquired so I am not sure. My guess is that the designer liked the figures, spoke with Action Robo and they approached the license holder, Production Reed. The rest is history. </div>
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<b>It's great to see Machine Robo figures again, what influenced the decision to go with Machine Robo than the arguably better known Gobots?</b><br />
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<b>Each figure stands about 5 inches tall, are they designed to be in scale with Baikanfu from Bandai's Soul of Chogokin or are they to be considered stand alone?</b><br />
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They are fully standalone figures. How you display them yourself is up to you of course but they are their own product line and were not directly influenced by an existing product line. </div>
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<b>There's been universal praise for how close these look to the anime characters, how important was it to capture the exact look of the characters rather than stylising them?</b><br />
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<b>At the Japan Dynamic toy show last year we saw prototypes of Blue Jet, Supercar, Mixer Robo, Steam Robo, Pro Truck Racer and Blackbird Robo, will we be seeing coloured versions of these soon?</b></div>
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Series 2 and series 2.1 will be revealed shortly. </div>
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<b>The line so far seems to centre around Revenge of Cronos but will we see many of the 600 series figures? </b><b>The fans seem pretty high on wanting Gyro (Cop-Tur), Buggy and UFO, can you give us any indication if these are in the works?</b></div>
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The line will contain only figures from the Revenge of Cronos. We are unable to create figures that did not appear in the show. </div>
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<b>What about the Devil Invaders?</b></div>
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<b>Thank you again for speaking with us, are there any last words you'd like to say to the fans out there?<br /> </b></div>
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Everyone involved in this is very excited and we hope that everyone out there, either Gobots fans, or Machine Robo fans, toy fans or show fans will enjoy these. There is a lot that has gone into this and we will have some surprises for future releases as well, maybe even a few items that never did hit North American soil. These are designed to be fun, enjoyable and with a little bit of WOW with each release. We do welcome any and all feedback and even if we can’t always reply to everyone’s ideas, we do listen. You can find us on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Machine-Robo-606937242796422/">https://www.facebook.com/Machine-Robo-606937242796422/</a>. Thanks for your time and thank you so much for your interest.</div>
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<i>You can exclusively preorder the Machine Robo line from <a href="https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/bandai-japan/machine-robo.html" target="_blank">Kapow Toys</a> in the UK. Once released the figures will also be available at <a href="http://www.masterforce.co.uk/" target="_blank">Masterforce</a>.</i>Masterforcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390787733726545518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906517229803742808.post-12493124824141920182016-04-28T05:47:00.008-07:002016-04-28T05:47:54.638-07:00Transformers Combiner Wars Deluxe Groove Prototype Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've not been a bit fan of Combiner Wars in general although there have been some very cool figures along the way but it's hard to not like Groove a lot.<br />
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The back tyre on the testshot doesn't like staying together but I think that's just a testshot issue. As with any pre-production toy, trying to transform it without pictures is challenging and it really isn't wise to force any parts so I'm happy to leave it with the gap<br />
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<br />Bike Transformers usually suck due to the lack of bike mass and this almost always results in spindly legs but Groove has a transformation that I absolutely love.<br />
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The bottom half of the leg splits apart and swings down to tab back together to form the legs. Groove being a police bike with the chunkier back end definitely helps here.<br />
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<br />Groove is incredibly poseable as you'd expect from a Combiner Wars release.<br />
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<br />He can almost do Maz's 'The Run' pose but then I can't get any damn figure to pose that way. Do for now here's 'The Waddle'.<br />
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<br />For some scale here is the Combiner Wars deluxe Groove with Generations deluxe Bumblebee which again is a test shot simply as it was to hand.<br />
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It's also well worth mentioning that what was heralded as Generation 2 wasn't all about the crazy even though it might have dressed like it. Through the likes of the Laser Rods, Cyberjets and Rotor Force, Transformers saw in its death throes glimmers of the innovation and articulation that were going to be key to its subsequent resurrection.<br />
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But that's not the page I'm on today. Today is about the gaudy and the odd and this 2016 Combiner Wars giftset release sets out to pay homage to that. Today is about a pictorial review that had it come presented to you in the popular video format would require significant patience to sit through its length. Be brave for me.<br />
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The Repaint Wars, as some of us might be heard calling the toyline, has finally delivered a redeco people have been asking for since day one in the guise of the Generation 2 Aerialbots and their combined form Superion. Six toys, one package. Each figure is handily numbered for reviewing purposes too so let's get cracking with Aerialbot number 1, Skydive..<br />
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..who remains a grey jet just like the original and might be considered a pretty dull looking fellow compared to his teammates. What a comedown from all that buildup. I should've started with Quickslinger. Nah, Skydive almost brings the chill to the team. I say almost, because the big red '1' and G2 Autobot symbol both stand out against the fading blue and white tampographed checkered pattern on his wings and tailfins. On the jet undercarriage, of which there is a lot of but no way to land, you'll see less than subtle hints of his robot deco.<br />
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We're looking at a very basic but bold colour scheme here in robot form, a theme that will remain consistent with almost all of the team and one borne out out of the choice of homage. See, the original Aerialbots of 1985 relied heavily on stickers to decorate their robot modes while the 1994 G2 versions gave up all the budget to pimp the planes, hence these guys feeling quite sparse in terms of robot deco. Skydive is basically three colours and an Autobot symbol. That being said, this barrel chested beefcake isn't short on bling and is covered wherever possible in shiny shiny silver paint. The end result is a simple but visually arresting toy.<br />
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Air Raid next and we're still in relatively subdued territory with a metallic flaked blue top, white underside and some red diamond tampographing on the fins and wings. I'm totally letting you down here. A bit of Google Fu tells me the original G2 release rocked a Marvel baiting Spiderman flavoured wingjob which would've been the highlight of the toy, but Hasbro clearly couldn't get away with playing that game again and it's a bloody shame as I would've loved a Spiderjet. As the pics show, both he and Skydive suffer a warped tailfin from the way they are packaged. Curses.<br />
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Air Raid's robot form can't help being plain in colour, but what he can do is take what might have been dull of toy and make it shine. He's an <i>extensive</i> retool of Skydive. One that makes you grin where you make out the few shared pieces. There's a considered use of silver paint across this mode to break up all that white. And he's easily the best mold of the four limbs with great character, proportions and presence.<br />
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Now we're getting somewhere. Firefl<strike>ight</strike>y is a deeply saturated orangey red peppered with glittery metallic flakes and topped off with decals that live up to the character's name and stand out well against the jet's base colour. Unlike the previous two Aerialbots he has a good stab at some landing gear, with a dedicated piece that folds out of his nose while at the back we have the.. er, the exposed robot feet on the underside of the jet?<br />
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Damn. Let's face facts, none of the Combiner Wars jets are ever going to win any awards for real world accuracy, focusing instead on a simple pick up and play pattern that puts being an accessible quad changing toy above any pretenses of realism. And I for one ain't complaining about that. Takara weren't daft either, utilising the clever leg transformations of the Aerialbots as part of Masterpiece Hot Rod's intuitive transformation.<br />
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Looking at him in pics, you'll see that nothing is a whole lot different from the main release of Firefly in robot mode aside from a lot less blue and a lot more silver. He sports a modernised take on the original toy head, as opposed to the modernised take on the cartoon heads of the rest of his team. And unlike the tiny G2 symbols on Skydive and Air Raid, Firefly has tattooed the entirety of his left pec with Optimus Prime's visage and it looks fabulous.<br />
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The business end of the Generation 2 paintgun is blasted out all over Quickslinger, today's name for the Aerialbot formerly known as Slingshot. In addition to being a golden jet he's sporting some additional deco that looks a lot like a wrestlers jockstrap. Top work.<br />
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Quickslinger even manages to work the garish into his robot mode by way of the blue paint used across the figure. Wherever the two meet, the blue has no intention of working with the tone of the gold plastic in any kind of cohesive way. You just have to force your eyes to accept it. An almost straight repaint of Firefly, Quickslinger might only bring a new head to the table but he's also a gloriously golden bastard with dodgy Y fronts on his wings, stands out like a sore thumb among the team and is one that hopefully won't go the crumbling dusty way of his original G2 inspiration.<br />
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With a beautifully painted metallic blue midsection complementing the darker blue of the surrounding plastic, the Aerialbot leader naturally adds that powerful red seen on Firefly to throw your eyes off while chucking in a checkered sweatband across the head of the jet just for good measure. It's silly, it's loud and it shouldn't work but in the context of his team it more than does.<br />
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Silly and loud could and should sum up Silverbolt's robot deco as well, but the metallic blue and red colour scheme finds itself grounded by the silver used on the torso and face as well as the black that breaks up the arms and legs. It comes together to create one hugely striking take on the Aerialbot leader and the toy itself remains one of the highlights of the Combiner Wars line, kibble and all.<br />
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Before leaping into the main event and wrapping up this blazing monolith of defiance, you might well notice a little grey and red jet who has chanced and charmed his way into the giftset. Powerglide became a part of the Aerialbot team because reasons during Combiner Wars, so for reasons again, he's here once more (hey, rules are made to be broken and kicked to the curb. At least it's not a helicopter..).<br />
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Decked out in Generation 2 inspired clothing with a colour scheme that fully embraces the loud and the brash, this little hothead was a <a href="http://masterforceuk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/combiner-wars-powerglide.html" target="_blank">a highlight of the Commander class of 2015</a> and his addition here is a treat, providing a nice little bonus figure who shines both on his own merits and as a gatecrasher to the Aerialbot's G2 party.<br />
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For the uninitiated, the topsy turvy torso transformation of Superion will be quite the eye opener and remains impressive whenever I come back to it, easily providing the most stable gestalt form in the Combiner Wars line and quite possibly its strongest overall.<br />
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Bringing together the disparate colour layouts of the individual Aerialbots in one robot form gives you a noisy looking beast with a massive gold punching arm for smashing you in the face with and the sound of red and blue clashing before your eyes as he does it. It's quite the sight to behold, not nearly as brash as his counterpart Menasor but still something you don't see every day in terms of your average Transformer colour scheme and definitely more akin to something you might find staggering out of a rave.<br />
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Unfortunately the torso doesn't seem to tab together as solidly here as on my original release Superion, which is a bit of a shame. I don't know if it's from mold reuse or a one off with this copy. Superion is a decently articulated robot with some solid ratcheted thighs, knees and shoulders but dynamic posing is let down by the feet, which are small and lacking in any kind of tilt, and at this size it does pull things back. And right over. These are probably my only real problems with Superion's combined form as I find his looks and proportions damn near the money. Don't get me wrong though, I would like this criticism to be a learning curve for Hasbro.<br />
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The Generation 2 Superion release sets out to pay homage to a frowned upon yet still well loved era of Transformers and does so incredibly well. Where you stand with the big guy will depend on your appreciation of the homage and the side of the fence you're on regarding Hasbro's current output. For me, the sheer pick up and play accessibility of Combiner Wars was a breath of fresh air and while the onslaught of retools and repaints saw the line quickly become the snake that ate itself, this one manages to feel removed from all of that. Revisiting the team that sold me on the line in the first place by way of a daft as balls colour scheme just makes me smile. Revel in the excess and enjoy.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br />When it began, More Than Meets the Eye seemingly went un-noticed by a lot of the fandom but as time went on it started carving out an increasingly influential niche for itself. The main Generations line of figures were starting to be influenced both in releases and appearances by the unusual quirky comic but then Dark Cybertron happened and gradually many readers have this feeling they can't quite put their finger on but it feels like the series has lost its teeth.</span><br />
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The Transformers comic had previously been fairly straight laced so moving characters from a 4 million year long war into a comedy series was fairly ambitious and novel but bizarrely worked. For the first time in many years, writer James Roberts had made the characters seem human and therefore very identifiable while turning some characters completely on their heads. Some fans were not happy with how their favourites were now portrayed as the main cast were almost caricatures of themselves with certain aspects of their personalities massively exaggerated. In the sitcom type setting of MTMTE it unquestionably worked. Rodimus - the arrogant one, Ultra Magnus - the stickler for rules, Ratchet - the grumpy doctor, Whirl - the homicidal maniac, Swerve - the talkative one, Cyclonus - the silent warrior and so on. The cast were easy to pigeon-hole and very easy to get on with.<br />
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Right from the get go there were clever subtle references to Transformers history and also to other materials including Brainstorm's ID having a tech spec on it, Tailgate's suitcase is a Micromaster trailer, the title of issue one being a Dexy's Midnight Runners song and Tailgate's introduction being a Red Dwarf lift. Subtle references are hard to pull off for a writer but Roberts did it very well and it felt like there were hidden gems for readers to discover along the way. One of the variant covers for issue 1 was a joke in itself - a recreation of the cover of Justice League International's first issue - a comic that rebooted the Justice League of America from a serious series into a comedy; a change that at the time wasn't met warmly but quickly won readers over. Sound familiar?<br />
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While the relationship between Chromedome and Rewind wasn't universally accepted, most fans were happy to see where this new idea could lead. Best of all, the relationship between the two was very real - there was jealousy, arguments, ex partners and not everything was great but the feelings the two held for each other helped them work through their problems.<br />
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The end of issue 1 immediately brings some seriousness back to the proceedings and the introduction of Skids in issue 2 brought a new dimension into the series as suddenly we had a mystery on our hands combined with Skids' reference to 1984 - the year that Transformers were originally launched. The end of issue 2 introduces a horror aspect as, in Alien fashion, there's a hidden stowaway murdering the crew. In the space of one issue the series went from being a clever comedy to now having multiple storylines all from different genres; in other words - depth. This quirky series was branching out quickly.<br />
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This would continue as fairly often the crew of The Lost Light found themselves in horror stories but the humour would downplay the horror aspects, like the Ebola-esque Red Rust virus they encounter which causes Transformers to leak from their eyes until they eventually liquefy. <br />
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The introduction of The Decepticon Justice Division brought new characters and new horrors but immediately made stars of the DJD and the Decepticon Scavengers - Misfire, Krok, Crankcase, Flywheels and Spinister. Each issue almost made the reader want to go out and buy new versions of these characters so naturally the Generations toy line started to cater more to MTMTE readers with Whirl, Trailbreaker/Trailcutter, Hoist, Swerve, Tailgate, Brainstorm and Skids getting updated figures.<br />
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<b><u>Seasons Change</u></b><br />
Every single issue of the first 21 seemed important. The three issue Shadowplay story arc felt a little like it was a few gears down but the last issue made it suddenly the most important story we'd seen so far. The other thing that made each issue seem important was that these characters we loved could, and sometimes did, die without warning. Issue 22 provided a series finale that genuinely brought a tear to the eye of some readers.<br />
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Later issues though, although it was far more obvious in RID, seemed to be returning to a "hey readers this character is getting a toy soon so go buy it" format with some covers spotlighting characters who weren't even in the comic. Crosscut appears in one issue solely so it could be packed in with his then upcoming figure. While the early issues very much felt like James Roberts had control now it was starting to feel like the corporation were making some requests.<br />
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The massive Dark Cybertron crossover interrupted MTMTE and seemed to be a generally drawn out story that no one really wanted. Very little came of it other than the reset button being hit on the IDW Transformers universe as a whole. Sure it wasn't on a Marvel or DC level but now began Season 2 which was a bit of an issue in itself. You see, if you followed James Roberts on Twitter then you already knew that MTMTE and Robots in Disguise were intended to be divided into 24 issue seasons like a TV show but if you didn't then it was a bit alarming to have everything brought to an end and for both series to carry on with the roster of characters reshuffled. Just to make matters worse, someone up the chain had decided that crossovers/large events would be an annual thing and certain characters had to be removed halfway through season 2 to participate in The Combiner Wars. More outside interference.<br />
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Season 2 began in issue 28 and with the reboot, issue 28 and 29 follow the first season as they establish the characters and introduce a horror element. By this point it had been 6 months of nothing and two issues which were trying to build lost momentum.<br />
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Towards the end of season 1 we were introduced to Windblade, Nautica and Chromia, three female Transformers who of course had high heels, breasts and shapely forms to indicate they were female. In fairness that's not a choice for the creative team as the designs have probably come from Hasbro. More on that in a future article.<br />
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But as new faces including Nautica joined the cast and old faces left, some major things started becoming more apparent. The clever references were starting to become more in your face, Roberts' political leanings were starting to emerge, the characters all started to blend into one and diversity seemed to be high on the agenda.<br />
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Nautica, it turned out also was in a relationship with another female Transformer, who also has a body featuring breasts, high heels and curves too. Gobots could teach Transformers a few things here. This relationship though was one of being best friends for life and female characters can't break up or it brings shame on them because they didn't try hard enough...or something.<br />
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Meanwhile the imaginatively titled Ofstead XVII allowed Roberts a soapbox to criticise the change in the British education system and voice his opinion of it as MTMTE seemed on times to become a party political broadcast rather than a comic about robots in space. Despite this Roberts still seems unable to write female characters without needing to request edits to the trade paperback collections to fix rather (unintentional) sexist writing.<br />
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Issue 33 continues to lumber along with some fairly dubious writing where everything magically goes back to normal except the certain things that inexplicably don't because we need them as plot devices for upcoming stories, but then the epilogue of this issue manages to remind us of why MTMTE was such a gripping read as Brainstorm finally opens his briefcase.<br />
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Issue 34 starts out as a disappointment as it doesn't pick up where the previous issue left off, instead relegating the end of the previous issue to a sub-plot. However as the issue goes on it truly was a return to form for the series and reminded us of how good it could be as it kept the reader absolutely gripped with a dread of what the next page may bring and is easily one of Roberts' best written pieces ever as he manages to make sign language terrifying. However it's short lived as we're on to a story arc which is possibly setting up a fairly obvious reveal but comes across as more wading through mud to find a diamond.<br />
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By the time we get to 'Personality Ticks" in #42 MTMTE is getting to be a painful read as that sense of urgency and importance has been replaced with constant references to Earth culture, dancing to 1980's songs and a thankfully deleted scene that would have involved Ultra Magnus stripping.<br />
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Issues 43 and 44 are more water treading though 43 is entertaining while 44 contains an incredibly powerful ending. After the edge of your seat issue 47 it's back to a familiar "sweep everything under the carpet in a few frames" handling of moving on. The two part Speak Memory seemed to have promise but had an ending that was a flat cliffhanger attempt. Once again this gets the usual brief mention and onwards in issue 50.<br />
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<b><u>Overall</u></b><br />
More Than Meets the Eye started out as a comic where things didn't necessarily make sense but as you read further on then parts of the puzzle fell into place and you somehow knew it would make sense. Now there isn't that feeling anymore and increasingly filler issues feel exactly like fillers instead of turning into critical parts of the Transformers universe like Shadowplay did.<br />
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As previously mentioned the season 2 cast seem devoid of distinguishable personalities. Actually who are the new season 2 cast? A how-do-you-write-Megatron-this-blandly-Megatron. Ravage. That Actionmaster and the other Actionmaster. Some Monsterbots who stand around a bit. Mirage who doesn't seem to be relevant. Bluestreak who seems to be indistinguishable from Nautica and Skids in terms of dialogue apart from when he's constantly making references to Earth. The a-little-bit-rapey-Getaway. Riptide who doesn't seem to do anything other than be the red shirt guy from Star Trek. So basically a bunch of characters who are making up the numbers and taking time away from the remaining season 1 cast that we like so much.<br />
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Looking back at that section above the plots that are the most interesting and/or gripping all feature season 1 cast heavily. Brainstorm's briefcase reveal, issue 34's Trailbreaker story, Swearth which all centres around Swerve and issue 45's Tailgate, Whirl and Cyclonus interplay. Meanwhile the one exception is a simple splash art dedicated to a season 2 character which pretty much confirms that we only actually care about the characters who were so well written in the first place as none of the season 2 cast have had much in the way of character development.<br />
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The regular use of British slang and unsubtle references to pop culture, pop music and politics increasingly detracts from the stories and pulls the reader out of the Transformer world and back into ours. Even issue 50 beats you round the head with it's 99% reference.<br />
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<b><u>But Wait!</u></b><br />
MTMTE is still a head above many other comics and the problems above aren't unique to MTMTE; any long running comic will prove difficult to keep fresh with the same writer. A great example of many of the above points is The Walking Dead which has also seen pop culture references creep in ("<i>That escalated quickly</i>"), it's creator's own political/philosophical opinion be thrown into the series and then thrown aggressively at his readers in the letter's page (<i>Christian readers have no right to be offended by the introduction of a gay white man with long hair and beard named Jesus; they are intolerant bigots and shouldn't read the comic and God isn't real so there.</i>) and ideas rehashed over and over. MTMTE isn't unique nor is it in any way the worst offender. If Roberts can save his <i>Guardian </i>politics for his own Twitter (and there's already plenty on there) and perhaps tone down the more obvious references to other media then we'd be headed in perhaps a more familiar direction. <br />
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As mentioned above, issue 50 has some very obvious real world references but there are a lot of incredibly subtle and clever references to Transformers history and MTMTE itself that you will not notice unless you read the wiki entry for it. Even Marvel UK Transformers in joke character Toaster puts in an appearance and there's a reference to not all second seasons being great; a lovely nod to the not so favourable reviews of MTMTE's second season.<br />
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Just as readers need to identify with and love or hate characters, so do writers and maybe it's time for another character reshuffle where Roberts can develop characters he enjoys again rather than having to write for mandated characters like Crosscut or Z listers that aren't going to factor into Hasbro's plans like that Actionmaster or the other Actionmaster as it's clear that he had a lot of affection for the original cast and that was infectious.<br />
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Even with female characters, while MTMTE doesn't always get it right how exactly are you supposed to introduce gender to robots and specify distinctions between the two without the odd gaffe? It's a sensitive subject and the masses of Twitter take offence to anything they possibly can. However Roberts could introduce transgender characters as we've already seen him write about Transformers having their alt modes or entire bodies changed in order to avoid Cyberton's old social caste system. Again it's probably very unfair to hold Roberts responsible for everything because there is going to be pressure from Hasbro coming down on him when it comes to characters' use, direction and the sensitivities that huge corporations with shareholders have to consider.<br />
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One thing that is nothing to do with the creative end of things is that most of us hopped on board MTMTE when it was already underway so we read 1-16 issues depending on when we starting picking it up. This meant that we were reading the story in large chunks which always makes any story more consistent than reading it in small monthly pieces as we currently do. A re-read of the entire season 2 knits a lot of weaker issues together and give a better view of the big picture. The whole of season 2 is a build to a showdown but the build of it has been a little too laid back to give the reader the impression it is looming. However issue 50 brings that confrontation to the doorstep and there's a lovely reveal about Megatron that makes the reader realise that maybe the criticism of how Megatron has been written was way too early and that we should have had a little faith.<br />
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Overall the 'problem' with More Than Meets the Eye is actually really very simple: James Roberts is easily one of the very best writers in the industry, he just happens to be writing about giant robots instead of zombies, men in underwear or squads of suicidal maniacs so his talent isn't as recognised as the heavyweights of comics. He set such an impossibly high bar with season 1 that no one, not even he himself could follow it. What we have now is a comic that was so incredible that current issues are not actually bad, they just pale next to what came before. Season 2 is that difficult second album - Use Your Illusion, Evil Empire, The Downward Spiral, More ABBA Gold. <br />
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Sure a lot of characters are generic but we do still have the A listers who matter and while the new guys (and girl) haven't stepped up, they still have the opportunity to do so especially with the mortality rate in the series and a potential reshuffle as we edge towards the end of season 2. Maybe they aren't intended to be main characters but are simply supporting cast who are intended to be more recognisable than extras. If another crossover is coming to tie into Titans Return then we can hope that Roberts is given those few crossover issues to reconnect himself with that Justice League International concept and lobby for characters he wants to move forward with so he can weave his magic again.<br />
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Either way, More Than Meets the Eye #50 is a milestone that shows that there's a plan in place and our patience is being rewarded, now we just need to wait for issue 51 to see how it plays out.<br />
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Just don't kill Swerve.<br />
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Masterforcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390787733726545518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906517229803742808.post-31698764055809463172016-03-03T05:47:00.000-08:002016-03-03T09:44:34.887-08:00Masterpiece MP-28 Hot Rodimus Review<h2>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hot
Rod, Hot Rodimus, Rodimus Minor and just plain Rodimus are the names of
the same character from Transformers history. From hereon in, I shall
be referring to the character as Hot Rodimus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Originally
a generation one character from the 1986 movie, Hot Rodimus was one of
the first figures to be released that were made especially for the
Transformers toy line and not borrowed or licenced from elsewhere.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">A futuristic sports car, Hot Rodimus was a characterised as being fast, loud and brash. Later, when taking on the mantle of leadership, his character was portrayed as being unsure of their own abilities and full of doubt. The <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">arrogance of youth is a common storytelling vehicle and on<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e that is used to good effect when considering the chara<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cter.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">In this review we will be taking a look at the new masterpiece version of Hot Rodimus, MP-28, but first </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">let's have a a look at other notable
versions of Hot Rodimus that have been released in the past.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Original Hot Rodimus</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">A classic in every sense of the word and a good enough figure that even the new Masterpiece cribs som<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e of it's transformation </span>from it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The
original figure was, for a myself as a young boy at the time of release, everything
a transformer should be. A bright and fast looking vehicle mode that
transformed into a cool looking robot. Flames, spoilers and chromed
exhausts all helped make Hot Rodimus a great 1980s transformer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Judged
by modern standards of articulation, the original figure was a bit
limited. Legs were fixed in place, the head had no rotation, the arms
had a single elbow hinge with some rotation and the wrists could be
rotated. Dynamic poses were out of the question.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">But
that didn't stop Hot Rodimus being one of my favourite figures back
then. It always has pride of place in my display alongside his buddies
from the future, Kup and Blurr.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hot Rodimus was released in a variety of versions<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I managed to pick up a metal footed version with twin blasters and also the plast<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ic <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">footed tar<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">get<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">master version <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a fe<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">w years later</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Classics Hot Rodimus</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The classics line had a go at re-imagining the character back in 2006 to limited success.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Depending on the version you got, the windows were either printed or translucent. I only picked up the rather <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sa<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d lookin<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">g <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">opaque light blue window<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ed version, released around 2010, which was enough to put me off of the mo<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ld forever. To be fair it looks <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">OK in vehicle mode but the robot mode was something of a disaster in m<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y mind.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Not a bad loo<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">king vehicle mode</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></i></span></td></tr>
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</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The
transformation was straightforward and represented the character well.
It added some of the missing articulation from the original toy. But
overall <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it was a<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n average attempt at a modern take on the Ho<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t Rodimus charac<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ter. L<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ike vers<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ions of the character to come in the fut<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ure, this one contained a built in hand saw<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> which was a nice attem<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pt to give the figure something special but the execution was flawed.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>N<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ot a class<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">c <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in any sense of the word</span></span></span></span></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So although we got a passable Hot Rodimus in the classics line, it was still not quite what <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the fandom </span>wanted for the character.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Only so-so sadly</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Animated Hot Rodimus</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The animated version of the character was nice and still ranks highly on my list of favourite transformers figures. It added t<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hat devisive A<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nimated look to the character as well as <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">giving us a <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">properly articula<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ted Hot Rodimus for the first time.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Takara Tomy version of Animated Hot Rod</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">A
great face sculpt, interesting transformation and variety of
alternative paint schemes made the figure fun to own and to collect. The
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">translucent version was a nice th<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">row<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">back to the original G1 version of Hot Rod being released in a si<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">milarly clear plastic. We also got a<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n evil version of the figure just for giggles.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He always was rather transparent</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Being a modern figure, Animated Hot Rodi<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mus was properly articu<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lated. The head was ball <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">jointed<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> as were the shou<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lders<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. It had elbow swivels, wrist swivels, hips on ball joints, knees that could bend and ankles that could pivot. Overall a very nicely <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">posable figure and a lovely interpretati<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">on of the character.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The vehicle mode was also special in that it managed to take the original futuristic sports car and make it even more futuristic. The paintwork on the Takara Tomy version shown above was lovely and metallic. The translucent version also looked nice and made for an interesting display piece as you don't get that many good looking figures made from this type of plastic. It looked good enough to eat, like a car shaped Jolly Rancher or something.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Cloud Hot Rodimus</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">A brilliant repaint of Generations Springer which feels like it shouldn't work but in hand actually does.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">An Asia exclusive like the rest of the cloud series, this figure was released back in <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2014 </span>to mixed reviews.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">A
departure from the usual robot and vehicle modes for Hot Rodimus, the
Cloud version has a third <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">helicopter </span>mode by virtue of it being based on the
triple changer Springer. This is where the Cloud version
of the toy starts to make less sense as Hot Rodimus but given that you
get an awesome robot and vehicle mode, the helicopter is easy to
overlook if it offends. To do so however would be a mistake as it makes
for a great Hot Rodimus styled helicopter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">There robot mode clearly has some IDW comic influences and looks lovely. If you are famiiar with the mold you will know th<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at i<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t has a<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rticulation all over the p<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lace and is super posable.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The vehicle mode bears a passing resemblence to <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the Hot Rodimu<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s that fans love mainly due to<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">col<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">our, flames on the hood/bonnet and the yellow spoiler. Othe<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r than that, it is hard to see it as anything more than a re<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-painted Springer, but it's a cracking re-paint nonetheless.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Masterpiece Hot Rodimus MP-9</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Originally
released back in <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2011</span>, MP-9 was a marvel to behold at the time and in
my opinion is still an outstanding Masterpiece representation of both
Hot Rodimus as well as Rodimus Convoy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">However,
my opinion is not the opinion of many of the fandom. The figure was plagued with QC issues and was
prone to breakage by simply looking at it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The first version from Takara
Tomy had shin panels that were attached via pins which had a tendency
to shear off when transforming the figure. Mine have survived so far but only because I am aware of the problem.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The
knees were also rather fragile in some copies of the figure and let's
not forget the ankles which had serious problems with the ratchet
springs that would, after some time simply unwind and work free from the
die cast foot piece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">So,
as much as I like MP-9, and I really do, I can acknowledge and
understand why people found it to be one of the most frustrating and
disappointing Masterpieces released.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yup, thats Hot Rodimus</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The
ingenious way of incorporating both Hot Rodimus and Rodimus Prime into
one figure was revelatory and demonstrated the passion that Takara Tomy
had for the character. They could have released both characters as
individual figures but they went that extra <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">step </span>to ensure we got it all
in one. For that, I thank them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The
difference between Hot Rodimus and Rodimus Prime was, sadly, not enough
to really show them as different characters though. A change of face, a
lengthening of the legs was about all that distinguished one from the
other. The fact that the vehicle mode for Rodimus Prime didn't actually
have a front of the cab without attaching it to the trailer was a bit of
a cheat. That being said, when the trailer was attached, it looked
awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">It also inc<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">orporated the cool visor that Hot Rodimus had in the film. It was quite a challenge to get it down, as you had to pinch the<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> ears of the helmet and rotate them, but it look<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ed sweet when done.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The
transformation from either robot mode to either vehicle mode was
fiddly. Tolerances were tight and clearance from the ground was minimal
meaning most of the time the vehicle couldn't roll on its wheels. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The
trailer transformed into the same base that the original Rodimus Prime
came with and did a great job of replicating it. Another reason why I
can look past the flawed figure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">If
they decided to re-release MP-9 with fixes for the problems it had, I
would be first in line to get another one. It is that good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">With
the rebooting of the line at MP-10, Hot Rodimus also had scale issues.
Both modes are out of scale with the rest of the line. Arguably Rodimus Convoy is probably acceptable but Hot Rodimus is just too big.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">For
all these reasons, and maybe a few more, Takara Tomy decided to release
a new Masterpiece Hot Rodimus. This time, without the Rodimus Convoy gimmick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Masterpiece Hot Rodimus MP-28</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o final<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ly after the little potted hist<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ory of the Hot Rodimus character in plastic, here's the<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> latest interpretation of it.</span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This release reverts back to<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">regular MP carbot box size after the huge box that MP-27 came in. Which is nice if you suffer from OCD and need all yo<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ur <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">boxes to <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">be the same size. Ironhide<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s box still haunts me to this day.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to regular sized MP boxes with this release</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Compared to the MP-9 Rodimus Convoy release, this one seems tiny. That being said, this one do<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">esn't <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">offer the option of being either </span>Hot Rodimus and Rodimus Convoy<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. It also </span>doesn't need to store a h<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">uge trailer.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The space you can save when you don't need a trailer</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Masterforce are kind enough to include the collector coin with the relea<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">se. When closed it looks like the bonnet of the veh<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">icle mode.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">opened you can see the matrix..<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. which is little o<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dd for Hot Rodimus to have to be honest.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Robot <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">M</span>ode</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let's start our look at MP-28 with the robot mode.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From the front it is easily recognisable at Hot Rodimus with the distinctive flames on the chest, the yellow spoiler poking out of the back, the exhausts on the lower arms and, of course, the head that we all know and love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The face sculpt on this figure is out<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">standing and just a little bet<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ter than MP-9<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> f<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rom my point of view. I<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> think it looks younger and more self confident but that could<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> just be my imagin<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ation</span></span>.</span></span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Side on and things start to look a little lanky with the backpack containing the majority of the back of the vehicle sticking out quite a lot. But to my eyes, this is no worse than the backpack on MP-9 and I love that figure. At least t<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">his version manages to let you properly at<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tach the backpack to the torso. My version of MP-9 suffered from the common problem of n<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ot be able to hook the backp<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ack to the torso and there<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fore tends to fall down from time to time.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can appreciate the heels on the feet from this angle. These really lend stability to the figure and can help with dynamic poses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The back is actually quite clean and mostly taken up by the backpack and spoiler. The narrow hips are plain to see from this angle, as is the overall almost hourglass shape the figure has.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From 3/4 on you get more of a feel for the shape of the figure. The backpack doesn't seem nearly as big from this angle and is certainly acceptable for me. You can also see clearly how neatly the back of the legs and arms look - no hollowness on display here.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Again 3/4 on but from the front. From this angle you can see the single piece crotch plate, which I must admit to being a little annoyed with seeing as how the backside has individual pieces. You can also see the side skirts that can be lifted to allow for more movement of the legs.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The broad shoulders and narrow hips make for an interesting shape to the figure. It looks very heroic and athletic without straying from the traditional look of the character much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just like MP-9 Hot Rodimus, MP-28 includes a visor feature. However, whereas MP-9 required you to rotate the 'ear' pieces in order to bring the visor down, MP-28 requires you to lift the skull/helmet in order to swing the visor down over the eyes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I honestly don't think the colour of the visor is as good this time around. MP-9 had a darker shade of translucent blue whereas MP-28 has a much lighter shade. It makes for a less obvious look when the skull/helmet is returned to the correct position.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's not unnoticable at all, bit if it were just a little darker, it would stand out much more than it does.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It really isn't difficult at all to make this figure look good. P<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">osing is easy and fun.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The chest can be opened to reveal a hole for a matrix. The hole is conveniently sized to fit the matrix that comes with MP-10, which means if you have a spare MP-10 matrix knocking around, you can do this...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Side on, you can see how far the chest swings open to reveal the matrix.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you have the matrix to hand, this figure can strike some lovely poses with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My personal favourite matrix pose requires a little bit of shallow depth of field and a fourth wall breaking look into the camera.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The picture above, for me, is the money shot and makes this figure go from brilliant to outstanding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Vehicle mode</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The vehicle mode is normally where a Hot Rodimus figure can fall flat. It needs to really call to mind the G1 cartoon version of the character or else it fails.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Success</span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It really does nail the vehicle mode for me. Everything I want to see is there, the sleek sweeping lines, the yellow spoiler, the shiny engine block, the chrome exhausts - everything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The only slight downside is that clearance to the floor is slim meaning that if you don't get everything in exactly the right place, you risk scraping the head against the surface.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But when you get it right, it's awesome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ar<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ti<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">culation</span></span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hot Rodimus is superbly articulated. Let's do a quick run through of what you get:</span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Head on a<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> ball joint</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Waist</span> on a swivel</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Abdominal crunch</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">houlde<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r on a kind of universal joint</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">icep rotation</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Double jointed elbow</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wrist swivel</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Legs o<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n universal joint at <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hips</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Double <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">jointed knees</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ankle tilts</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I always enjoy comparing the old with the new so let's see how MP-28 looks when compared with some earlier Hot Rodimus incarnations. Firstly with the original G1 Hot Rodimus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's interesting to see the similarities between these two figures. We all know why the G1 figure was so different from the animation model but it's target cool to see how much of the figure has carried over to the new masterpiece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There transformation is very similar with the head rotating around the shoulders, the legs making up the back end of the vehicle and the arms swinging around from behind. It's also interesting to note that the twin blasters from both figures very similar as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The vehicle modes were only ever going to bear a passing resemblance as the G1 version was not quite as sleek as the animation model. That being said they do share most of the general Hot Rodimus characteristics such as flames on the hood/bonnet, the translucent blue windscreen, the chrome engine block, the yellow head lights and spoiler.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The broad shoulders make MP-28 look much better than MP-9 in robot mode. It helps that the side fins from the hood/bonnet tuck away nearly on the new masterpiece whereas the original version had then sticking out the side, much like the G1 figure, making it difficult for the arms to hang straight. I think I may have the arms in Rodimus Convoy position in these photos but you get the idea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Looking at vehicle mode though, this is where things get a litle strange for me as I think I prefer the vehicle mode of MP-9. That's not to say that MP-28 doesn't look good - it does - but for me the smooth curves of MP-9 just speak to me more than MP-28. It's very close though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The colours on the figure are perfect in my eyes. The maroon on the body is bang on, the orange of the thighs is great and the flames just look fantastic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hopefully this review has displayed just how far we have come in terms of engineering and our ability to have a decent screen accurate Hot Rodimus. Earlier attempts at making a great Hot Rodimus were nowhere near as good as this. It is a true masterpiece in every sense of the word.</span></div>
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Instantly standing out in a sea of new characters thanks to the uniquely rapid fire delivery of John Moschitta Jr's vocal work, the motion blurring that followed his memorable designs almost every move and the fact that in spite of his considerable talents he was such a pessimistic whining little bitch, Blurr made a lasting impression on his silver screen debut thirty years ago. </div>
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Which brings us to today. As the Takara Masterpiece line continues to grow in popularity, so too does the surge in unofficial releases wanting a piece of that action. In January 2016, 3rd Party company Unique Toys took the cobalt comet and gave him a Masterpiece styled makeover of their own. Ladies and gentleman, this is Buzzing.<br />
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I love the look of the '86 and onwards Transformers. Especially when they're brought to new life in the modern day. It's hard to put my finger on, maybe something about the combination of futuristic then seeming so very retro now, but these designs are captivating. And Blurr's is one of the best.</div>
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Tall, lithe and very, very blue, Buzzing captures the essence of Blurr the second you cast eyes on him. He has a hugely athletic looking silhouette, minimal but effective sculpted detailing and a wonderfully clean, virtually kibble free robot mode made of good old fashioned sci fi charm. </div>
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This lack of kibble helps immensely when looking at him from any angle and what little vehicle parts remain simply serve to bulk him up. Those elbow spurs follow the natural lines of his arms and never seem to look out of place.</div>
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The colours utterly shine, the mixture of light, navy and metallic blues contrasting beautifully with minimal yellow accenting as well as several shades of silver. It's one hell of a looker this figure, make no mistake, and that's without mentioning one of the greater headsculpts of recent years.</div>
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Thankfully these good looks are also backed up with significant shape throwing potential. Articulation wise, Buzzing rates pretty highly with double jointed elbows and knees and the mixture of ratchets, swivels and hinges allow for quite the range of expressive posing. </div>
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Those elbow spurs look like they're going to wreck your dreams but in a move of genius design, they're actually attached via springs, smoothly moving out of the way when you rotate the lower arm. That's a really nice and considered touch.</div>
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I might have preferred more movement in the foot - that ankle rocker isn't brilliant - but this is a minor qualm and I've yet to get bored or frustrated in terms of what I can or can't do with him. And when he can rock a run like that, I'm mulling over deleting the previous sentence for even daring to bring up the term 'ankle rocker'.</div>
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Buzzing comes equipped with two weapons, a handgun (more on this.. <i>'</i>delight'<i> </i>in a bit) and a rifle. These do not peg into the hands, instead relying on the friction that comes from closing the finger pieces around them and hold just fine. Yeah there's a bit of wiggle, but they're not about to fall out nor could they be called loose.</div>
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The two weapons can also combine to form a larger rifle. An exercise in abject, teeth gnashing frustration,<i> beware </i>pieces popping off everywhere,<i> cower</i> before the worst in plastic tolerances and <i>gasp in terror</i> as this wonky misshapen monstrosity holds its form long enough for you to reflect on the half hour you spent making something look so bad through no fault of your own.. before exploding in your damn face again.</div>
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And here's the reason why. Blurr became a Targetmaster in Season 4 of the original Transformers cartoon and Unique Toys have made that handgun of his a transforming robot itself. It just <i>doesn't work</i> though, and while I applaud the good intentions of ball jointed shoulders, hips and waist, trust me, this combination of joints all comes apart (literally) very quickly.</div>
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Transformation is a joy, complex enough to be rewarding, simple enough to master quickly. Of note, the way the backpack transforms into the rear of the car from robot mode betrays the nifty tricks it pulls off the other way round and I wish they had packaged him in vehicle mode for this step alone. Either way, you're going to enjoy this one.</div>
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Plus he doesn't <i>sit</i> in the gap, he kneels in it. There isn't enough space to seat him normally, and (naturally) his legs will fly off if you try. Thankfully the vehicle mode remains strong enough to rise above the flaws that come from this interactivity.</div>
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Buzzing is a very strong release from Unique Toys. In addition to the good looks and excellent articulation they have totally captured the feel of Blurr in both forms. The Targetmaster, as you may have gathered, doesn't do it for me, and I would liked to have seen it take a couple more runs around R&D before committing to this final design. Importantly though, it doesn't matter to me as Buzzing himself, the meat of the package, is such a triumph and easily one of the best figures I have had the pleasure of purchasing this year.</div>
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In the 1970s car company Lancia designed the Stratos specifically for entering into rallying but after numerous successes was entered into racing where it also performed well, making the Stratos a no-brainer for inclusion in Takara's Diaclone Car Robots line.<br /><br />
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The first Stratos to be made was the numbered 539 model in the Alitalia green and red sponsorship colours as driven in the 1977 Giro D'Italia Automobilistico. This was the Diaclone toy that would become Wheeljack.<br />
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Now at this point I'd recommend having a quick look at <b><a href="http://heroicdecepticon.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/diaclone-carrobots-no18-lancia-stratos.html" target="_blank">Heroic Decepticon's Blog</a></b> for more pictures of his incredibly pristine sample.<br />
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Back in the 70s things were a lot less litigious so Takara never bothered getting permission to make these trademark infringing figures, they just made small alterations so the <i>Alitalia </i>labels become <i>Alitalla </i>and <i>Marlboro </i>became <i>Marlboor</i>. Simples! Hence this toy being known as Marlboor Wheeljack.<br />
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30 something years later and Takara unveiled their Masterpiece Wheeljack in 2014 and so naturally speculation began about a potential Marlboor version. Now that lawsuits are much more common Takara licensed the use of the Stratos car from Lancia and were careful to ensure that there would be no legal snags.<br />
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Careful not to use the Marboro logo and other sponsor logos like Agip, Takara presumably thought they'd get away with this one but Philip Morris Inc, the owners of Marlboro cigarettes had other ideas.</div>
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Universally fans were upset when Philip Morris Inc started issuing Cease and Desists over the trademark infringing toy and various sites who covered the story used words like "aggressive" and "Marlboro resembling" and even "not satisfied" when it came to describing Philip Morris Inc's actions.<br />
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For a start, Takara originally infringed on Philip Morris Inc's trademark back in the 70s and then sought to profit off it once again with the Masterpiece release. The design isn't "Malboro like" it is Marlboro. Worse still was that the reason that Philip Morris Inc were aggressively pursuing Takara was for a reason that no one disclosed at the time.<br />
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In February 2015 Masterforce relocated from Brighton, England to Swansea, Wales. Unfortunately for me, I shortly afterwards relocated from my home to the hospital via an ambulance after collapsing following 2 heart attacks which were caused by a blood clot. Now, when you return home after a stay in hospital which has included joys like having a camera inserted into the artery in your wrist then run through your body into your heart, there are two things you don't want to return home to - 1. Emails from a very small minority of customers asking "I know you're in hospital but is there any chance you could get out for a few hours to post my order out?" and 2. A letter headed UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MARLBORO MARKS.<br />
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99% of customers were really cool and understood that MF had moved and so I hadn't hired new staff yet so there was no one who could run the business in my absence. Surprisingly, the legal representatives of Philip Morris Inc were also very understanding about why I hadn't replied by their deadline.<br />
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Below is part of the Cease and Desist letter where I've highlighted the important information.<br />
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Takara's release of Exhaust was very much in breach of that Agreement but it wouldn't be Takara who got into trouble; it would be Philip Morris Inc.<br />
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In an email I noted that I was still able to sell anywhere in the world but would agree not to ship to the US, Canada and South America just to be sure and that I'd remove all images of Exhaust that infringed on the Marlboro Marks (the red and white pattern on the front of the car and the smaller green detailing). I did ask if the revised version, as shown above, complied. Here's the response I had:<br />
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Note that there was a clear outlining of what would be acceptable and it's not necessarily an unreasonable compromise. So while various "news" sites and podcasts talked about Philip Morris Inc being unreasonable, you have to ask who was really being unreasonable.<br />
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When Exhaust was finally released, the bio that was included with the character wasn't known to most collectors as it was in Japanese. The bio claimed that Exhaust was a spy for Marlboor Dynamic, a massive galactic corporation that would steal secrets and technology from it's competitors. While Exhaust acted cool he had an addiction to Cy-garettes (a play on IDW's Cy-Gar that keeps Kup calm).<br />
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While neither company is exactly squeaky clean and Philip Morris Inc aren't white knights in shining armour, it was a fairly low blow by Takara to include such a bio when Takara themselves were releasing a cigarette packet on wheels in a children's toy line. I'm sure plenty of people would disagree that Masterpiece Exhaust is a child's toy but it is part of a franchise aimed at children and isn't price pointed beyond affordability as other aimed-at-children-Transformers had much larger price tags like Chomp N Stomp Grimlock. Children aren't stupid either and Exhaust is a pretty cool figure so which would most children prefer - a deluxe figure or a Masterpiece?<br />
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Takara went ahead and released Exhaust in the second deco which was still unapproved by Philip Morris Inc but by the time the release came the figure had been dropped by most retailers and Asian distributors which led to the figure becoming pretty expensive for a short time. 7 or so months later a reissue would hit shelves and this time many retailers would stock it "under the counter" as it were or rather than listing Exhaust on their websites would sell them only on Ebay.<br />
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The sad thing now though is that thanks to Takara's somewhat immature biography Exhaust is canon - an official part of Transformers history, so a smoking giant robot that turns into a racing car is forever a part of a franchise that makes the majority of it's money from children. Not exactly a high point.<br />
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To not end on a somber note, in 1980 Lancia would create the Macaluso Beta Montecarlo Turbo, an updated version of the Stratos which was endorsed by Martini in a very familiar pattern. I'll leave you to imagine what could have been<br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ever since July 2015, when Masterpiece Ironhide was sighted at Transformers Expo Taipei, Transformers fans have been waiting patiently to see just how good a job Takara Tomy had made of one of the fandoms favourite G1 characters. With it's recent release, we all finally get to make our own minds up as to whether or not Ironhide made the transition from cartoon to Masterpiece figure in one piece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pretty much every Transformers line since the original has featured an Ironhide of some description. This included, but is not limited to, G1, G2, Beast Wars, Universe/Henkei Henkei, Animated and Combiner Wars. Hell, even the recent movies got an Ironhide. From that you can tell that the character was a popular part of the core Transformers line up and it was only a matter of time before there was a Masterpiece version.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The original toy was modelled on the Nissan Sunny Vanette Coach SGL and was another toy to be taken from the Diaclone line. Because of that, the actual figure was a little odd and quite different from the cartoon and comic incarnations of the character. As a child, I could never quite work out why there was a difference between the cartoon/comic and the toy but it never really bothered me that much as the toy still had a robot of sorts which kind of looked like the cartoon version without a head.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The next version of Ironhide to grab my attention was from the Animated line. The robot mode was a brilliant realisation of the character in the Animated style. All big chin and proud chest, this Ironhide was a modern take on Ironhide which made sense. Sadly the vehicle mode was a bit average although given that it was a cybertron vehicle mode and that the robot mode was so very cool I was willing to overlook it.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Look at that chin</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some kind of tank?</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lastly we have the Combiner Wars version of Ironhide which ticks all the boxes for me, with it being red and the vehicle mode being a truck, and yet does nothing for me. I understand that these figures have limitations imposed on them due to the nature of them being combiners and being able to act as an arm or a leg but this Ironhide is not an Ironhide I recognise.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yeaaaah right</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Which brings us right up to date with the reason we are here - Masterpiece Ironhide.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This version should be the definitive representation of the character in toy form and for the most part, it succeeds. But there are a couple of sore points which really should have been iron out before release.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But before we get into that, let's take a look at what you get for your money.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The box is a little larger than the usual box for the carbots. This is due to it not only containing the figure but also the sled and a bunch of accessories. On one hand I was hoping for the same sized box so that it would fit in with the other carbots but on the other hand the extras really help make up for the increased box size.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It looks like any other Masterpiece carbot box</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But it is a bit bigger than the others</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Along with the figure you also get the usual instructions, a collector card and a 'モニターカード' or monitor card for use in Ironhide's chest.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some of the goodies inside the box</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://masterforce.co.uk/product_info.php/cPath/1_17_123/products_id/1959" target="_blank">Masterforce</a></b> are also including the Asia only coin with the figure which is rather nice. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Like most coins, it fits the character it comes with</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once opened the coin looks lovely</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Contents</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Inside the box you get the Ironhide figure itself, a sled which is a nice take on the original G1 figure's sled, a number of accessories for the figure and also the usual instructions and character card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The extra<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s inclu<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">de:</span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Laser Pistol x 2</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Static Laser Gun </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Alternate F<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ace Plate</span> </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jet Thr<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">uster</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jet Thruster Effect Parts</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sensor</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Missle</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Missle<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Launcher</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Shooter Hands</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Shooter Nozzles</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ed </span>Shooter Nozzles </span> </span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ironhide and his spare parts</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The extra hands are really quite nice and make for an interesting look when attached to Ironhide.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just like that</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The two different sets of nozzles are nice to have but not a necess<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ity.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pew pew</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ironhide's laser pist<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ols can fit in his hands but care must be taken as the fit is snug and there have been rep<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">orts of people breaking the thumbs when att<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">aching and detaching them. Just take y<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">our t<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ime and your patience will be rewar<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ded. It seems that the pistols are possibly designated left and right so if it doesn't fit then try the other hand.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Shooting from the hip</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Attaching the jetpack to Ironhide makes for a great addition to the figure and would allow for some awesome poses with a display stand. I prefer the over-the-shoulder look <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">myself.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Does my jetpack look big etc</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Ironhide figure comes packaged in vehicle mode and what a vehicle mode it is. It's a perfect update of the G1 original and looks identical to the toy I remember as a child.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Masterpiece Ironhide is what G1 Ironhide wanted to be</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next to Ironhide is the sled which can be used to store all of the accessories.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Totally unnecessary but really nice</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The accessories come packaged underneath the ironhide figure and sled. No space is wasted in this package.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The vehicle mode is the stuff of dreams. It's looks just like the original G1 toy in every way and really takes you back to playing with Ironhide back in the day. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Looking as G1 as possible</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From underneath you can make out some of the robot mode <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">not that much. It's a lovely neat pac<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">kage that keeps the fun stuff hidden away.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Really nicely hidden robot parts</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you look closely at the front of the vehicle behind the windscreen, you may see G1 Ironhide make an appear<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ence.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A nice nod to the original figure</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The robot mode is where things start to get a little weird. Firstly let's talk about what they got right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ironhides face sculpt is awesome and exactly what I would have wanted. The default face is pretty good and as near as damn it to the Ironhide from the G1 cartoon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The extra face is more of a shouty open mouthed affair and isn't quite as good in my opinion. My copy is also quite badly painted or suffers from acne.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The legs are about as close to the cartoon representation as you could want. All nice and chunky and solid. The colours are bang on and in the right place, with his lower legs being red and upper legs/thighs being gray.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Where it goes a little wrong is in the large gap just above his wa<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ist and toward the back of the fig<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ure. It feels like there sho<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">uld be something there to hide th<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e h<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ug<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e hold that just lo<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">oks wrong. I would suggest that the out of place red hip skirts should have found a way to move into t<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hat position but <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it feels from handling the figure that <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that would have been rather tricky.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The other thing I find o<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dd i<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s the fact that the sides of the figure taper inwar<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d whi<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lst the fr<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ont of the fig<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ure tapers outward. If they could have found a way to correct that strange look then the figure would have been <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pretty much perfect. As it is, in hand, you don't notice those issues as much as you may do when looking at pictures.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Articulation</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ironhide is wonderfully articulated and can achieve some rather splendid poses with little effort. Front top to bottom we have:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Head on a ball joint with full 360 swivel and some up and down tilt</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ratcheted shoulders</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rotation at the biceps</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hinged elbows</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Swiveling hands</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fingers on a hinge</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rotation about the waist</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Universal joint on attaching the leg to the crotch</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rotation about the knee</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Knee bend to nearly 90 degrees</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Foot tilt</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ankle tilt</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crotch skirts to allow for legs to be raised</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All in all that is some excellent articulation and what I would expect from a Masterpiece figure. The waist skirts do limit the outward movement of the legs however, which is something I would not have expected.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Given this range of articulation, you can crack some sweet poses.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Re<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ar <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Guard</span></span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This figure makes good use of the front wheels when transformed into robot mode, a use which I would have lo<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ved as a kid and can still find humour in today.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oh bum</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am so childish that I just had to take a shot which emp<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hasised this aspect of Ir<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">onhide.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Can you smell something?</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's even funnier with fire<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I told you not to light a match</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So everything taken into account my verdict has to be a massive success for Takara Tomy. The problems that I have mentioned are minor and easy to overlook when the rest of the figure is so damn good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Masterpiece Ironhide fits right in with every other Masterpiece figure since MP-10 and properly fills the Ironhide shaped void in the Masterpiece line up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I don't know if I have managed to get across my joy at handling this figure. It's a beautiful Master<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pie<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ce to handle and a joy to transform<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. The red paintwork is so smooth and lush that you a<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lmost can't believe Takara T<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">omy made it as they don<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'t have the best reputation for paint<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing th<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eir figures well.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Originally a Japanese convention exclusive that you had to order bundled in with a PS4 and a copy of Star Wars Battlefront, Hot Toys are now releasing the Star Wars Battlefront Shocktrooper to retailers. </div>
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The distinctive red and white Shocktrooper armour debuted in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as Emperor Palpatine's personal Clonetrooper soldiers and have returned in the video game Star Wars: Battlefront but this time as Stormtroopers. The figure features the distinctive Stormtrooper armour from the original trilogy with the red patterning over it and the Sandtrooper style backpack. </div>
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<i><i>"<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "ubuntu" , "tahoma" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Star Wars Battlefront is one of the most sought-after Star Wars games of 2015 with 12 million copies sold since its release in November and it was even nominated for the Best Shooter game in The 2015 Game Awards! Fans were very excited to get the chance to play as a wide variety of Star Wars characters in this visually stunning game! As big Star Wars fans, Hot Toys are thrilled to be creating a series of 1/6th scale collectibles based on this beautiful game!</span></i></i></div>
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<i style="background-color: transparent;">The highly-accurate collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of the Shock Trooper in Star Wars Battlefront featuring meticulously crafted armor and helmet, a distinctive red and white color scheme on the armor with weathering effects, detailed weapons and backpack, and a desert-themed figure stand!</i></div>
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As a kid, the 1986 Transformers UK annual's 'Missing In Action' story saw this image burn itself into my retinas.<br />
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This walking fire truck had my attention piqued in one image. Strong. Brave. Flame retardant. Everything I ever aspired to be back in the day.<br />
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The UK Marvel comics run found him being besties with Smokescreen, going as far as to sacrifice himself by parking his ship nose first in the middle of a warzone, buying his pal a valuable fighting chance. That's significant commitment to a friendship. Due to the elasticity of comic book continuity he gets another chance at a similar thing in G2 when, his temper ignited by Smokescreen's death, Inferno charges headlong into a suicidal revenge run taking down countless foes and bringing down a building on himself in the process.<br />
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And the G1 cartoon saw him as a deeply loyal friend to another Autobot, this time Red Alert, and really enjoying being a giant robot fireman. When some accidentally time travelling cowboys end up in the present day (oh G1!), you know what he does? He hoses them down, saying 'Let me put out their fire for good'. Now, nobody had started a fire. There was no imminent danger of a fire. But he's a giant robot fireman and dammit he'll make that line work.<br />
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This was obviously cool as all hell to me and saw me <strike>nag and nag and nag my parents to get me one</strike> buy the toy for myself.<br />
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So yes, he's a bit of a dude.<br />
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Thanks to the powers of sorcery I have another production sample from Maketoys to look at. Hellfire is the first punch thrown in the Masterpiece Inferno skirmish, as Ocular Max and X-Transbots prepare to lower their guard and start fighting back. Are we looking at a contender here? Let's find out.<br />
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(As is the case with production samples, there may well be tolerances to be tweaked etc, but I would suggest this is as close to final as we're going to get.)<br />
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Out of the box Hellfire's a chunky fella make no mistake. A chunky, hefty and gloriously red robot, he looks tough, handy in a fight and there's no mistaking this for anyone else. This we like. Obviously the red dominates but it's broken up well with gunmetal, silver, white and yellow. Aesthetically he's a hybrid of the original toy and the animation model.<br />
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The ladder is integral to his classic look so it being there is a non issue from the start. That said, this is another very clean robot mode from the Re:Master line.<br />
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For such a beefy 'bot, Hellfire has got the joints in his chassis to stand up and be counted. Articulation is surprisingly good and almost everything you might expect is where it needs to be, with a ball jointed as well as hinged foot and double jointed elbows being the areas that really help and are most welcome. He can't <i>quite</i> pull off a convincing kneeling pose but I'll take what you can achieve.<br />
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The arms can rotate up from within the cab, but there is an additional ratcheted joint within the upper shoulder. A word of warning. This is tight as hell and I recommend bracing the arm when using it. It's used mainly for transformation, makes more sense there as you need to fold back the white pauldrons for access and it only adds a couple of extra clicks in the robot form.<br />
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The finish on the figure is almost uniformly excellent. The colours are eye catchingly beautiful, the paint is applied very well and once again, Maketoys' use of diecast in the Re:Master line is well considered and beneficial. It's found in the feet, the lower legs and the crotch and adds weight to the figure as well as balance to poses. Great stuff.<br />
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Less great stuff; those 'wings' at the back of the upper torso look smart but are an utter annoyance, popping off at the merest thought of touching them. They go straight back on but I can't Professor X them back the way I get them off.<br />
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An important thing to point out is that his hip skirts are <i>one piece</i>. When you lift the right side, the left side lifts as well. So if you hold the left side down while swinging up the right, you're gonna break it. Maketoys issued an instructional warning on Facebook, but not everyone will see it, so please be aware. I can't for the life of me understand why they didn't just make these pieces operate independently of the other as this taints the enjoyment an otherwise wonderful robot.<br />
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Because I'm an idiot, I have no Red Alert or Smokescreen to pair the big guy with, but I do have somebody to hand who complements his (don't do it.. not another..) fiery personality just as well.<br />
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Hellfire's robot mode fits in both visually and in scale with the official Masterpiece line. A job well done.<br />
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A bit of noise has been made about the head. It's toy and animation accurate which fits with the overall aim of this figure, but because the original animation model used two types of head design (his shell twin Grapple being the other), it's not necessarily the one that people remember. But if you want to remain beholden to a 30 year old cartoon renowned for its animation inaccuracies, I guess you might have an argument.<br />
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As for how the head<i> looks</i>? I think it's fine, with a really nice sculpt although the helmet might be a touch too big. This one has a bit of a sour look to his face which I quite like, although the final release will come with various options for you to try. They seem to range from decent to er.. terrifyingly bad. I wanna see pics, for better or worse, when you get yours.<br />
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Hellfire's transformation might initially seem borderline complex but that's largely because the instructions miss out a step or two surrounding the legs. Again, another set of 3P instructions that aren't really up to snuff. Do take care with that hip skirt and apply the same thinking in robot mode to this piece during transformation. Outside of that, this is actually a great conversion and at its heart is the original toy's design. It's an intuitive affair too, with everything having a logical place to tab or slot into. Even his hand cannon and rifle have a home within the vehicle mode.<br />
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The kid in you has to love this big red fire engine. It's got all the details you'd expect in the ('effing huge) ladder, water hoses and metal grating at the back. Within the cab are some seats, but you're not fitting anyone in there without making a mess. Decorative purposes only.<br />
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Yes, you can define the lines where robot and vehicle blur from the sides and it's probably the biggest flaw I can find in this form, coming as it does from so closely homaging the original Inferno toy.<br />
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He does justice to the original toy while stirring elements of the character's cartoon appearances into the mix. Fun to play with, great to pose and visually striking, he also has a very enjoyable transformation and a wonderful looking vehicle mode. That's ticking boxes left, right and centre for me. My main issue is with the hip skirt design and the very tight shoulder ratchets. Both require care when handling and the hip skirt is baffling. Aside from that, what this figure does well is done<i> very</i> well indeed, making Hellfire a winning addition to the Re:Master line and highly recommended.<br />
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Thanks to some <i>very</i> kind souls, I have been granted an opportunity to take a sneak peak at the latest Maketoys releases. And with Cupola riding high in a lot of people's end of 2015 lists, there is a definite air of expectation surrounding their next Headmaster analogue; Iron Will.<br />
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Based heavily on the 1987 Japanese Headmasters character as well as the original G1 toy, Maketoys newest effort takes Hardhead's no nonsense, karaoke loving (yes, really), Sunbow swerving animation model (Rebirth lovers, you have been jilted) and applies some platinum 2016 design flair and finish to proceedings. Straight out of the box, this is a beautifully retro looking yet modern feeling hulk of a toy.<br />
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Iron Will has a strong silhouette made from simple blocky shapes, partnered with a well considered level of surface detail allowing the clean lines of the figure plenty of room to breathe.<br />
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Although you'll still find vents, pistons and tech details dotted about all over the place, these are here to spice up, not overpower the visual proceedings. Similarly the paint applications are sparse but effective and serve to enhance the clean look of the toy rather than distract from it.<br />
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Like Cupola before him, Iron Will takes that unashamedly retro futuristic aesthetic the post '86 Movie universe developed, runs it through a Masterpiece inspired filter and never looks back.<br />
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After you get past a certain degree of bend, a gap becomes apparent. I'll level with you; it doesn't keep me up at night as it's the sort of thing I've seen a fair few times over in Transformers. Yes, it could've been handled better. No, it doesn't end the enjoyment of the figure at all to me.<br />
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The second is at the knees and it's here where the dynamic posing available at your fingertips kind of undoes some of Iron Will's imposing cyberbeef.<br />
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This is to accommodate the rolling tank treads and an inventive leg transformation but has become a sticking point for a fair few people and I can see why. The knee joint ends up looking tiny and the gap between knee and shin looks painful from certain angles. In hand, it's better than in pics. But it's there. This is not something I want to gloss over. Nor dwell on for that matter. You're going to get on with it or you're not. Relationship therapists charge £100 an hour for that kind of advice, here you get it for free.<br />
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Onto more of the good stuff. The poseability is fantastic. Pictures speak louder than words and I hope these shout, as he can rock all manner of hard ass moves and the diecast metal in his legs and heels help ground things very well indeed.<br />
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On that metal content, there is <i>plenty</i>. In addition to the heels and lower legs, you'll find cold slag in his thigh pieces and the robot torso as well. Now as much as some love it, in reality the weight of diecast can often hinder rather than help a figure, but here its judicious placement means we're definitely talking about the latter. It also lends a significant heft to Iron Will that certainly adds to his premium feel. Very well done.<br />
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The chest contains a panel that flips open to reveal the (non functional) SPD STR INT readouts as expected. The whole chest area doesn't seem to want to tab in tightly on this sample copy, but I imagine this is a tolerance issue that will be remedied in the final retail release.<br />
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As the pics show, you get two choices of face with Iron Will. One homages the original toy and its artwork, the other his appearance in Headmasters.<br />
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I'd like to thank Optimus Prime for demonstrating how easy a switch out it is between the two and this does feel a thoughtful inclusion *hears the grinding of teeth from Rebirth fans*. In all seriousness this is actually something that might put people off but it was clear with MTRM-01 that Maketoys were aiming to marry the G1 toy with the Toei anime and have done so again here with considerable aplomb.<br />
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Transformation is certainly less involved than with Cupola and definitely more intuitive. It's not a simple state of affairs though and I really dig the manner in which the legs transform by opening his thighs (wut?) and using sliders to condense them down into the tank treads. As this is a pre release sample I did not receive an instruction manual and got by fine without one, a first for me and big ticket 3rd Party items. A refreshingly accessible conversion and undoubtedly a repeatable one.<br />
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Iron Will makes for one intimidating piece of treaded artillery. This is a <i>big bastard </i>of a tank, layered with armour plating and decked out with three turrets because he's a professional taker of names and consummate kicker of ass. There are six functional rubber treads which roll very well on most surfaces. I like this a lot. It adds play value and a touch of class to the vehicle mode. The two handheld guns attach well but their pinned hinges are very loose on this sample copy so they flop down when aiming them upwards. Hopefully that gets tidied up for the final release.<br />
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And with this being a Headmaster, of course you get a transforming head component too. Officially named Duros or Ros, unofficially this is.. oh, they don't actually name them in the Re:Master line.<br />
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John Doe is a neat little guy in his own right. Sharply detailed for his size, he features light piped eyes and some fairly decent articulation. He's also less cumbersome to pose than Cupola's bonceman, feeling like a revised and refined 2.0 version of the basic design.<br />
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The Headmaster can be placed inside the cockpit to pilot this ground hugging, no prisoners taking, shatter blasting beast of a machine. The cockpit can rotate but its range of motion is fairly limited so it helps that the primary cannon has almost free reign of movement.<br />
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I love this tank mode. Like the robot form it does a great job of rolling back the years while bringing the Headmasters hurtling forward into the Masterpiece dominated present.<br />
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Iron Will is a very, very good toy. There remain the issues brought up earlier surrounding the elbows and knees but personally speaking there's too much going the right way with this one for these to be a deal breaker. This figure is visually sublime, well articulated and has a transformation that quickly becomes second nature.<br />
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Now, the $1,000,000 question: Is he as good as Cupola? As great as that guy is and as much as I rate him, I will also be the first to admit that the transformation could put people off enjoying the toy. That's just not a problem here.<br />
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When you have them side by side, Iron Will feels very much a companion piece to his predecessor, one that does some things better while fumbling others and it's hard to deny how good they look together.<br />
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Is he as good? Probably not. That's hardly a criticism though. Catching lightning in a bottle once is hard enough and just because it didn't quite happen again does not stop Iron Will from being a damn fine addition to the Re:Master line and your current best (and it's gonna be hard to beat) option for a Hardhead by a country mile.<br />
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BOASTFULMANFISHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17044555547383082070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906517229803742808.post-41959017671166937692016-01-22T10:35:00.002-08:002016-01-22T10:35:57.675-08:00Toy Photography - A Massive Pain in the...<div style="text-align: justify;">
When the internet first came about most images were low quality and small to accommodate people's slow dial up connections; teens loaded with hormones would have to patiently wait while pictures of naked women slowly loaded from the top down bit by bit. </div>
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20 years later and connection speeds have vastly evolved meaning that images on the internet have also evolved from their 10KB sizes to high definition pictures with a size measured in Megabytes rather than Kilobytes.</div>
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Long gone are the days where you could list on Ebay and AuctionUniverse without pictures and a buyer would send a cheque in the post as Ebay now has minimum requirements for pictures. Toy photography has also evolved massively from what it once was, even when you look at the pictures of the most respected Transformers collectors, their efforts from 15 or so years ago are pretty awful by modern standards.</div>
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Someone once said "A picture is worth a thousand words" and if that's true then most of my pictures are about as wordy as a Spot Book.</div>
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The first toy photos I took waaaaay back in 1999ish were of a weird Prowl figure that I'd bought in a massive collection of Spanish language figures. The pictures below were taken on a digital camera which had to be plugged into the mains or the batteries would go flat after 2 pictures; a camera that would now be probably classed as a lethal weapon if you were to carry it in public as it could probably crush a grown man's skull if used as a club.</div>
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Believe it or not, the pictures above were pretty important because it was the first time anyone had documented a Mexican Prowl. Some London dealers like Paul Hitchens (The Spacebridge), Jason Joiner (now the organiser of Showmaster Events) and Dealer Maz (not to be confused with Maz who writes for TFSource) had seen them but no one had ever taken pictures and shown them to the fandom. </div>
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Documenting the Mexican collection I had bought was the beginnings of the Skywarp website I set up (www.skywarp.co.uk back in the day, archived at <a href="http://www.mywar.co.uk/">www.mywar.co.uk</a>). Between myself, Daniel Vink/Devvi and Maz (the TFSource one this time) we started documenting Mexican figures and tried to establish what was out there. Meanwhile I started putting together an accurate list of Japanese Transformers and oddities I found along the way but my photography skills were definitely lacking even though I had a slightly better camera now. By 2005 the pictures were passable.</div>
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After taking a break from collecting I came back to find everyone taking hugely impressive photos that were better than I could imagine. One of the first pictures I saw was a custom by FrenzyRumble which made me realise that both toy customising and toy photography had changed in my absence and changed massively.</div>
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Initially it didn't matter that everyone's figure photography was miles ahead of mine because I was just selling on Ebay so my photos didn't need to be professional, just functional. I delete auction pictures but here's one I found from 2012 and it's easy to see that I was still stuck in 2005.</div>
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This carried on when Masterforce launched in 2013 with pretty dreadful photos of stock but again, I was going for functionality rather than impressive. Meanwhile, Maz started writing for TFSource in December and was regularly posting pictures like this one:</div>
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My lack of abilities when it came to photography was starting to frustrate me, because I wanted to take nice pictures of rare figures as I came across them and it was hard to post reviews on this blog when the photos are awful. </div>
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I took the picture above to mock the Age of Extinction trailer and it's taken with a flash. Never use a flash or you get pictures like this one. If toy photography is something you're serious about then get some lamps and natural lighting bulbs. They are expensive but will give you a more evenly lighted picture and you can move the lamps around to minimise shadows.</div>
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It takes an awfully long time but you can lasso your figure in Photoshop and then delete the background to get that perfect look. Below are two pictures I took where I've removed most of the background using this method. </div>
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So while my photos aren't in the same league as Robotochan, Maz, Sixo, TJ Dukkett, Brr-Icy, Liam or Boastful Manfish I'm improving. Hell, I wouldn't even say my photos are good, but the moral of the story is that if I have no creative ability and no natural talent for photography but can learn to take better photos then anyone can do it. </div>
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Various pictures from 2015 taken on the day when the light tent and lamps arrived.<br />
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At 12 inches tall and with a £289.99 recommended retail price Hot Toys' Optimus Prime is a monster in every sense of the word but what is it actually like?</div>
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The box is massive. I won't lie, I had to edit the background of the picture above as the box was too big for the light tent. The box is a beautiful piece of work with that amazing graphic of Optimus Prime, which like all Hot Toys figures looks like it's a render until you realise on close inspection that it's actually a photo of the toy!</div>
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Out of the box the figure looks incredible, just simply magnificent. I really recommend clicking the pics for bigger views because some of the detailing is fantastic. This Optimus isn't all nice and shiny, he is a battle worn and hardened warrior complete with wear, tear and rust effects. He's huge and intimidating but the lack of die cast makes the figure very light which is...odd after being used to handling the Masterpiece versions of Prime.</div>
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If you click the picture above for the full scale version you'll see how impressive the weathering is and even more impressive is that it's all <i>hand painted</i>! </div>
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The figure doesn't transform but Hot Toys have a magnificent eye for detail so they've included a wheel-kibble backpiece in case you want Optimus to look a bit more transformery. </div>
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Those mentalists at Hot Toys haven't stopped there though as the fingers are articulated! There is a second set of hands included in a gun grip pose to make the weapon easier to hold. </div>
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It isn't much but it does allow Op to stand more aggressively and in better combat poses. The crotch piece is a innovative in that it's only connected at the hips and essentially sits free floating, hiding the ball joints in the hips and the chunky joints those sit on to give even more range of motion.</div>
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Optimus' chest opens up to show off the non-removable Matrix. The detail here is a little plain compared to the rest of Prime and could have been a bit nicer. But now we're about to veer into strange territory....</div>
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The last accessory is the blaster that's included which looks nothing like Optimus' iconic rifle. It looks like Hot Toys were inspired a little by Fall of Cybertron for this design and while the gun is cool, it's still disappointing that it's not <i>the </i>gun.</div>
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The price is the only truly bad thing about this figure because £289.99 is too much, way too much. £250 would be a more reasonable price for it (it's on offer at <b><a href="http://masterforce.co.uk/product_info.php/cPath/21_114/products_id/1170" target="_blank">Masterforce for £269.99</a></b>) but then Hot Toys figures often sit around because of their price tags then suddenly vanish only to seemingly double in price overnight. Not the best of reasons to buy a figure but it's a reassurance when buying something this pricey that it's likely to hold or increase in value.</div>
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Hot Toys' Optimus Prime is so close to being perfect and with the "proper" rifle it could well have been. As it stands, this is a beautiful collectable with minor niggles like the leg vents not being hinged and it's definitely only for the hardcore Transformers fans who want more statuesque figures than articulated transforming toys or Hot Toys collectors.</div>
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Take advantage of <b><a href="http://masterforce.co.uk/product_info.php/cPath/21_114/products_id/1170" target="_blank">Masterforce's £269.99</a></b> price or wait to see if it drops in price, but if it does then pull the trigger!<br />
<br />Masterforcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390787733726545518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906517229803742808.post-3948012411262979382016-01-20T05:19:00.001-08:002016-01-20T05:19:56.373-08:00MP-26 - Masterpiece Road Rage<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We all knew that Masterpiece Tracks would be repainted as one of the many versions of the mold that have been seen before but the repaint into Road Rage was not only a repaint but a slight remold</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> to make the figure more feminine.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Road<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Rage was an eHobby exclusive release from around the start of the 21st century. It was a repaint of the original Tracks molds</span> which itself has it's roots, like a lot of G<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 Tra<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nsformers toys,</span></span> in Diaclone. Orig<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">inal<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ly some of the European rele<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ase of Tracks</span></span></span></span> figures were actually reboxed <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">red Diaclone toys<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. But Tracks was meant to be blue in the Transformers fiction and so the oddity that <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">was red Diaclone Tracks in a Transformers box be<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">came legit <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">when eHobby rele<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ased Road Rage.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anyway, let's <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">see what we have got.</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The box contains the usual plastic shell to hold the figure as well as the accessories. Sadly, unlike <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tracks, you don't get a nice flight stand to go with the figure but luckily most Japanese flight <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">stands work a treat and if you are l<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ucky enough to have b<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ought one of Takara<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Tomys ne<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">w official flight <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">stands then you will be rocking a <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">100% official di<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">splay piece.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once you remove the plastic shell you get to see the cont<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ents in the flesh, as it w<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ere. The figure comes with a new weapon which is<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> an ups<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">caled version of the weapon that came with the original Road Rage release. You also get a repaint of the B<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">roadcast</span> beatbox from the Tracks figure, this time it is Twincast. Also in the package is the same nosecone that came with Tracks and 2 sets of wing m<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">irrors which can be applied to Road Rage to complete the vehicle mode look.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Personally I would love the wing mirrors to come attached to the ve<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hicle to begin with. Trying to get them to sit s<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ecur<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ely in the holes for them is a challenge at best and a<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n exercise in frustration a<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t worst.</span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So with everything out of the box and the <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nasty wing mirrors kind of atta<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ched to the figure, let's see how the camera like<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s it.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Veh<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">icle Mode</span></span></span></span></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yummy. I am loving the colour of this figure.</span> </span> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the fron<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t the mold is still as impressive as it w<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">as when Tracks was released. The bonne<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t still do<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">esn<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'t quite sit flush for me and I haven't yet worked out if that i<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s my fau<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lt or a fault of the mold but e<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ither w<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ay, it isn't too bad and certain<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ly not a deal breaker.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Side on<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> the figure looks lovely. The red <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">just seems to pop and<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, e<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ven though is not metallic like <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tracks <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">was<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, is still great to look at. W<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hen you consider how average a job th<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e red paint work on Masterpiece Sideswipe was, you <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">have to admire <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">how wonderful this figure looks.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From the rear the vehicle mode looks fantastic. I love how the dark colour of the grills h<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ides the fact that a lot of robot mode is hangout out the bottom of the car.<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sound choice of colour scheme creates the <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">illusion of the car being a lot thinner than it <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ctually is.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another shot from the front as the camera<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> just seems to soak up th<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is fi<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gure and it's lovely <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">paintwork.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">transform<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ation to r<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">obot mode<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> is identical to tha<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t of Tracks. There isn't much to complain about it o<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nce you have done it a few times. In fact, when you <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">become famil<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">iar with the fig<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ure you will find yourself switching modes in a couple of minutes.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Road <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rage is just as posable as Track<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s and also benefits from these lovely feet which are really quite flexible and able to hold a pose that balances the <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">whole of the figure with ease.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Balancing is not a problem for this figure</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Look how much range those feet have</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Flight Mode</span></span></span></span></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So let's discu<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ss the sore poi<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nt that is the lack of fligh<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t stand. Tracks <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">got one. Road Rage didn't. A part of <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">me thinks this is something to do<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> with Takara <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tomy releas<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing their own official Transformers flight <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">st<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and but that may j<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ust be m<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y paranoia</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> cre<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eping in.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s certainly worth getting a flight <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">stand because this figure looks lovely in that mode.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let's take a closer look at the main <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">differences <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">betwe<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">en Road Ra<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ge and Tracks.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fir<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">st<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ly the face has been remolded to make it more similar <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to the original relea<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">se and also more obviously feminine.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also, the thighs have been remolded to make R<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">oad Rage's more cur<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">vy and f<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eminine.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whereas Tracks thighs were kinda boring and traditional for <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a Transformer.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nce again, it's the little d<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">etails like this that real<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ly make Road Rage stand<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> out and not just anothe<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r repaint.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For me, Road Rage is a much better figure than Tracks in a lot of ways. I love the face sculpt and the remolded thighs. For some reason they seem to fit the figures better than the original Track face and thighs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The colour scheme works as we as Tracks but I do wish the red was metallic like the blue on Tracks. That kind of finish really shines when seen through the lens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A flight stand would have been a great idea - if Tracks gets one then why doesn't Road Rage?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Other than that, it's a buy from me. In fact it's a buy twice from me as I liked it so much I want to display one in vehicle mode and one in robot mode.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I always take more shots than I need to let's take a look at some of them.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Broadcast and Twincast</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Something is not right here</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Those damn wing mirrors just don't want to fit flush for me</span></td></tr>
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