GoktimusPrime
23rd May 2023, 10:10 PM
Cybertronian ERIAL & DION
Series - Generations
Sub-line - Legacy
Size/class - Deluxe
New/remould/redeco - Repaint/retool of Legacy Arcee & Studio Series Kup respectively
Wave - N/A (Hasbro Pulse exclusive)
Released here - ??? May 2023
Approximate Retail Price - $85
Approximate Size - 14cm (Dion); 13cm (Erial)
Allegiance - Civilian
Alt-mode - Cybertronian ute (Dion); Cybertronian motorcycle (Erial)
Main Features/Gimmicks - 80s Nostalgia
Main Colours - Dion: orange & blue, Erial: pinks and white
Main Accessories - Tool-guns, dispenser
NOTE: These toys are retools and repaints of Legacy Arcee and Studio Series Kup (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php/27615-Toy-Review-Studio-Series-KUP). Refer to the respective review threads for the original moulds; this thread will focus on changes made.
https://i.ibb.co/1vyq1S4/TL-wardawn01.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/rpWQk3T/TL-wardawn02.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/k1W7kjM/TL-wardawn03.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/b57h8WJ/TL-wardawn03a.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/M2ZrC13/TL-wardawn-ariel01.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/JvL1zbm/TL-wardawn-ariel02.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/RyfLj0w/TL-wardawn-ariel03.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/GnrTNfP/TL-wardawn-dion01.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/HTtjDRR/TL-wardawn-dion02.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/PMNdjKK/TL-wardawn-dion03.jpg
Overall Thoughts
Motorcycle kibble aside, the Legacy Arcee mould works well enough as Ariel. And to be fair, Ariel never transformed in War Dawn, so for all we know she could've been a motorbike. The Studio Series Kup mould does work better as Dion; but that may be due to Dion having a relatively more toyetic design than Ariel. As the first Ariel toy there is no other figures to compare her too, but she's a perfectly cromulent Ariel figure. Legacy Dion is the third Dion toy so far, and he's definitely the best of the three (not that it's hard to be better than eHobby Dion :p).
A beautiful rendition of the two characters and a great homage to one of the late David Wise's enduring legacies to the Transformers lore. Recommended.
Series - Generations
Sub-line - Legacy
Size/class - Deluxe
New/remould/redeco - Repaint/retool of Legacy Arcee & Studio Series Kup respectively
Wave - N/A (Hasbro Pulse exclusive)
Released here - ??? May 2023
Approximate Retail Price - $85
Approximate Size - 14cm (Dion); 13cm (Erial)
Allegiance - Civilian
Alt-mode - Cybertronian ute (Dion); Cybertronian motorcycle (Erial)
Main Features/Gimmicks - 80s Nostalgia
Main Colours - Dion: orange & blue, Erial: pinks and white
Main Accessories - Tool-guns, dispenser
NOTE: These toys are retools and repaints of Legacy Arcee and Studio Series Kup (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php/27615-Toy-Review-Studio-Series-KUP). Refer to the respective review threads for the original moulds; this thread will focus on changes made.
https://i.ibb.co/1vyq1S4/TL-wardawn01.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/rpWQk3T/TL-wardawn02.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/k1W7kjM/TL-wardawn03.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/b57h8WJ/TL-wardawn03a.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/M2ZrC13/TL-wardawn-ariel01.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/JvL1zbm/TL-wardawn-ariel02.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/RyfLj0w/TL-wardawn-ariel03.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/GnrTNfP/TL-wardawn-dion01.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/HTtjDRR/TL-wardawn-dion02.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/PMNdjKK/TL-wardawn-dion03.jpg
Overall Thoughts
Motorcycle kibble aside, the Legacy Arcee mould works well enough as Ariel. And to be fair, Ariel never transformed in War Dawn, so for all we know she could've been a motorbike. The Studio Series Kup mould does work better as Dion; but that may be due to Dion having a relatively more toyetic design than Ariel. As the first Ariel toy there is no other figures to compare her too, but she's a perfectly cromulent Ariel figure. Legacy Dion is the third Dion toy so far, and he's definitely the best of the three (not that it's hard to be better than eHobby Dion :p).
A beautiful rendition of the two characters and a great homage to one of the late David Wise's enduring legacies to the Transformers lore. Recommended.