Toy Review - Combiner Force Menasor
MENASOR
Series – RID(15)
Sub-line - Combiner Force
New/remould/redeco - New
Released here – September 2017
Approximate retail price: $59
Allegiance - Decepticons
Alt-mode – Stunticons
Main Features/Gimmicks - Combiner
Main Accessories – sword
Now RID(15) has had some pretty damn underwhelming toys. Most figures seem to suffer from cheap construction and overly simplsitc mechanics and transformations. And sadly, the Stunticons continue this trend.
Only Motormaster and Drag Strip are present from the original lineup. They are now joined by Slashmark, Heatseeker and Wildbreak. Having Wildbreak instead of Breakdown is kinda forgivable, considering this is the same universe as the Prime cartoon in which Breakdown died several years ago. However having Heatseeker and Slashmark feels lazy. Heatseeker is so close in looks to the Combiner Wars Offroad that Hasbro missed a great opportunity to cement him as a new character in the classic team. Likewise Slashmark is just Heatseeker with blue highlights instead of red. This spot could easily have been filled by Dead End, Wildrider or the other new Stunticon from CW – Blackjack.
Menasor’s combined mode looks ok, though a big gangly. Here we have the only bit of articulation in any of the figures, that being that Menasor can raise his arms (which sorely lack elbows) which allows him to hold his sword up.
Overall, considering the most excellent Menasor we got during the Combiner Wars, the Conbiner Force version is an easy pass.
For more info and lots more pics of Menasor and other CF Stunticon toys - please check out my blog HERE!
