He pretty desent, a good update of the Cybertron figure with a few changes made and plenty of ports for weaponizer parts to attach to!
He pretty desent, a good update of the Cybertron figure with a few changes made and plenty of ports for weaponizer parts to attach to!
With Wave 3 of the deluxes in-hand, wow, these are... not great tbh. The tolerances are pretty awful on all of them, and bad material choices abound.
It is very hard to understand how the factory samples of these got sent back and they were like "cool, ship this." Dead End's tabbing engineering just doesn't work, but it's exacerbated by yet another example of nylon parts coming out 2 - 3% wider than they're supposed to be and the designer not compensating, so his car mode is very hard to peg together and if it does puts a massive amount of pressure on one tiny clip. You'll struggle to find one of these intact in a few years. The main clip in his legs is barely functional due to bad wall thickness and materials.
Skullgrin's weapons feel like taffy, the paint seems like it will never fully cure, and many parts just feel too mushy for the tabs to work.
Crankcase inherits Skids bad roof clips.
Pointblank is a floppy mess.
It is very hard to understand how the factory samples of these got sent back and they were like "cool, ship this." Dead End's tabbing engineering just doesn't work, but it's exacerbated by yet another example of nylon parts coming out 2 - 3% wider than they're supposed to be and the designer not compensating, so his car mode is very hard to peg together and if it does puts a massive amount of pressure on one tiny clip. You'll struggle to find one of these intact in a few years. The main clip in his legs is barely functional due to bad wall thickness and materials.
Skullgrin's weapons feel like taffy, the paint seems like it will never fully cure, and many parts just feel too mushy for the tabs to work.
Crankcase inherits Skids bad roof clips.
Pointblank is a floppy mess.
My Skullgrin's great.
-ZacWilliam, only one of the wave I've got so far but he's absolutely fine. I like him.
-ZacWilliam, only one of the wave I've got so far but he's absolutely fine. I like him.
Only issue I have with Pointblank is his awful elbow design.
Black Zarak is great, but the Ark is not great. I think he's $48.97 worth of a figure, like the old Supremes.
I think Skullgrin has a great robot mode but one of the worst var modes released in years.
I think Skullgrin has a great robot mode but one of the worst var modes released in years.
He's got a few things that keep him away from great. The Rebirth head, while appreciated, is far inferior IMO to his Headmasters and toy head. Shame.
Agreed. I love Skullgrin in robot mode, but he's essentially an Action Master. I've transformed him a couple of times, but don't feel the need to ever do so again.
It would have been more forgivable if he had been a Core class like his pretender brothers.
He should have been a flexy version of his G1 inner robot with a fossilizer head, shoulder pads and belt.
Yup. There's some semblance of a cockpit too.
It's time to admit that Pretender alt modes weren't so bad.
Honestly, if they'd found something to do with the heads to better conceal them, I think you'd have a lot less complaints over all, as that would remove some of the 'robot folded in half' elements. Becuase I think in general they are fine as 'Cybertronian' alt modes. Simple vehicles that make getting places easier.
Pretender inner robots were very much function over form, but they did the job.
Except for the ones that just turn into blocks and then add on a chunk of kibble from the shell, like Gunrunner. He got boned.
Except for the ones that just turn into blocks and then add on a chunk of kibble from the shell, like Gunrunner. He got boned.
I kinda like that type. They're like the first trans-scanning toys. The entire alt mode is removable. Deliberately, not like Beast Era shellformers.
PrimevsPrime has a video up for Legacy Hot Shot and I'm pretty impressed. His transformation is a lot more interesting that I would have guessed.
Bit sad he doesn't have his saw feet and it's a shame those leg panels can't cover up those shin hollows, but given their size it's pretty clear why they're on the legs and not on the arms. (Also they swivel out of the way if you're worried about articulation.) I'll definitely be looking at a sticker pack to get some yellow back on his arms though. The way the backpack fold back while maintaining the spoiler look on his shoulders is more clever than I expected.
Not perfect, but he looks pretty dang good considering the toy he's inspired from.
Bit sad he doesn't have his saw feet and it's a shame those leg panels can't cover up those shin hollows, but given their size it's pretty clear why they're on the legs and not on the arms. (Also they swivel out of the way if you're worried about articulation.) I'll definitely be looking at a sticker pack to get some yellow back on his arms though. The way the backpack fold back while maintaining the spoiler look on his shoulders is more clever than I expected.
Not perfect, but he looks pretty dang good considering the toy he's inspired from.
I miss the big forearms of the original toy but I understand why they did what they did. The new one does look good. All I hoped for was some representation of the axelzooka and they didn't let me down.
It does look pretty neat. I just wish they had a more centered handle on the engine gun.
Hotshot is looking pretty darn good.
Still hoping for a Mini-Con multi-pack down the road though.
Still hoping for a Mini-Con multi-pack down the road though.