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As is the Robot Hero version, packaged with Starscream.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyle
So far they're the only two Springer toys announced in the RotF line. I think he'd get a bigger toy later on, once all the robots in the film get toys and non-movie characters are put in to boost the numbers.
My bet is that he'd be either a new mold or a remold/redeco of Incinerator.
Since Hasbro never got the chance to redeco him even once, a green Incinerator is the most likely option.Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverDragon
And wouldn't be too shabby I reckon.
Picked up Mixmaster today - have only had a chance to transform once to robot (not his third mode yet, but that doesn't look too convincing on the box!). First impressions - Vehicle mode is a bit smaller than an average Voyager. The hood and mixer itself form the basis of shellforming, but the transformation is otherwise very involved and clever - the resulting robot looks pleasingly menacing. Visually, he reminds me of the Bonecrusher deluxe, but more fleshed out and overall, i like him better :)
Mixmaster reminds me of Beast Wars Ramulas; the colours and 'hooven' feet I think.
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Excellent figure. Buy him. Now!
Second that. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by kurdt_the_goat
For a figure I didn't expect much of, Mixmaster has turned out to be the my fave of the ROTF line so far. One of those fig's that's even more impressive in person.
Totally agree on all acounts and yes I don't think photo's really do him justice. It's not until you have him in your hands that you can take in all the small details and that transformation. Wow, just awesome. :D Can't wait to see him in the movie!!Quote:
Originally Posted by RageOnTheRoads
Hey, can one of you guys with Mixmaster take a photo similar to the one i've done below? I tried transforming to 3rd mode and can't seem to do it (i hope i'm not just tired!) - Looking at the instructions, i think this long bar with hinges has been assembled wrong - thankfully it doesn't affect the other 2 modes. From what i could do, the 3rd mode really looks crap and nothing clips nicely like the other 2 modes do very well - so i'm not really fussed, just curious if it is indeed assembled wrong.
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Me and STL found the same issue last night. Also confirmed that Peaugh's is also misassembled. I'm going to fix STL's by removing the pin if he'll let me.
Good to know i'm not going crazy :)
Did you have to point that out... now I have to fix it. :p:D
Oh sorry :o What's involved in taking the pin out? Is it heating it up or something? If so, I really don't think it's worth the hassle.
Punching the pin(s) out doesn't require much effort. You just have to be careful.
I need to do the mod as I'll never look at ol' Mixy the same again. It'll bug me... :D:o
:mad: i just wont open my mixmaster:rolleyes:
Not really. You have to assess which direction the pin was put in as you have to tap it out the reverse direction using a hammer and a nail. Ideally doing it on a piece ofQuote:
Originally Posted by kurdt_the_goat
wouldwood (:D) which has a small hole you can work over so the pin can go into the hole as you tap it. LCZ128 sent me a link to a helpful page when I asked about this some time ago. It was quite help. I'll ask him again.
Well finally had some time to have a look at leader Prime, and yeah ok I agree with pretty much everyone who's harped on about how awesome this toys is. I mean I usualy avoid leader class like the plauge, Th las leader I bought was the extremely mediocre Cybertron leader Prime, I intended to eventualy get the previous Movie Prime leader but never quite.
But this guy is awesome, and his transformation makes him worthy of his size. Someone earlier in the thread mentioned how his wheels are plastic as it had been intended to make them split apart ala the movie but it would of cost to much. Understandable but I kinda wish they had done that, given him chrome and a silver paint job, add a gun that Transforms into his fuel tanks and sold him of as Ultimate movie Prime. Don't get me wrong I think this Prime is awesome and actualy worth what I payed for him for a change, but with a few more tweaks he could pass of as a Masterpiece I think.
it makes me want to buy Leader Megs, but I know he'll dissapoint me compared to Prime, I know it was the same way with the first movie to. I wonder though do the designers get the brief for Megs and Prime at the same time and get say 6 months to make them, and then then spend 5 and a bit months designing Prime and then mock up Megs up in the last 2 weeks before deadline? it sure seems that way.
I also bought Breakaway who I thought was rather mediocre, untill Kup pointed me to the mod to fix his issues, I'm quite happy with him now he's an interesting toy with a novel transformation. While he was in pieces I decided to try and make the blue look a bit more metalic with some rather slapdash painting.
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I also added some metalic chips and scratches to Sideways, and washed his red torso with black ink to bring down the colour and expose his detail. I really like the toy, except for the over use of red plastic. unfortunately none of the pics I took turned out to well.
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Yeah the pictures are not doing Sideways justices, his new touch ups do a lot to add more movie like realism into the figure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord_Zed
Breakaway is pretty awesome too, his little fixes and mods were a bit harder than anticipated but Zed pulled it off pretty well and its amazing how much more 'life' a bit more articulation can add to a figure.
Breakaway's new awesome metallic paint job also brings much added realism more true to the feel of the movie bots than that bright blue. Awesome job!
Thanks for the pin removal tip jay/lcz. I'm gonna do it with my Mixmaster.
Also picked up Crabitron (Voyager Megatron) and I must say that despite being shellformerish and teal in colour. It is solid in both modes. His bot mode is especially menacing with excellent sculpt detail, chunky legs and a left arm that isn't too puny. Not to mention the automorphing claw as his right arm and the mech alive gears inside his torso. He is very poseable with a head on a ball joint, swivel waist and 3 points of articulation for the arms and chicken walker legs allows for some great poses. It could have done with more paint apps on the chest but the head is painted well enough to make the focus of your eyes go towards his toothy grimace. Also some gradiated silver to highlight portions of his limbs. This is definately a figure worth considering and from the looks of things much MUCH better than Leader Megatron. Probably the one to get. Let's hope for a premium silver version.
All Movie toys look like Bionicles.
Well, I busted my leader Prime. The first time I transformed him I couldn't disconnected the chest panels as I was sure the instructions were telling me to. I kept trying exerting a bit more force each time. Eventually I got it out. But I instantly noticed a stress mark on the small peg that holds it in.
After transforming him the 2nd and subsequent times, disconnecting the panel was seamless, putting no pressure on said peg. However, the damage was done, and today the peg fell off. I'll get a replacement this week.
I think this will be common.
(It's still an awesome Transformer!)
That bit puzzled me a lot when I was transforming Prime and the instructions aren't very clear at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaydisc
The instructions made it harder for me the first time, they spind the arms about in every direction when all I wanted to know was the proper allginment. I't took me a while to figure out how Primes chest pegs work to, but now I've got it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
Argg, that sucks! I thought there might be a twinkle in your eye for the upcoming <$70 Big W sale though :DQuote:
Originally Posted by jaydisc
Can you take a photo of how (badly?) it sits in robot mode without the peg? Definitely a case for using Movie Leader 1 Prime for truck mode display! ... or at the very least, shaving a tad off those pegs.
There's a stress mark on one of the pegs on my Leader OP as mentioned by jay. It will pop off after a few too methinks. This is not good. Might leave him in bot mode.
kurdt - it kinda springs up to about ear height of Optimus' head. So it's noticeable.
EDIT:
After fear of a broken peg for the chest piece on LEader Prime I figured the best way to get it off with minimal stress on the pegs.
1. Slide it up to the widest gap. There should be about half a centimeter from the top.
2. Don't pull it out by force!!! Just gently tilt it inwards and just pry out the peg and it should come out with little force.
3. Reattach at the same point for bot mode.
mine shall forever live in bot mode methinks
too much hastle
when they go on ultra clearance, ill get an extra to play with :P
For the fans of Demolishor here is a nice stop motion detailing his articulation and transformation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SIi8Ajvdjo
That's awesome. He rocks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doubledealer
You and your demolishor love! That clip convinced me that he isn't as bad as I expected.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doubledealer
Demolisher rocks! Buy legends class Optimus for added fun. :D
Yes indeed! Maybe if they included legends prime (battle damaged version perhaps?) with Demolishor more people would think him worthwhile, who knows. Man I can't wait to see him command his troops in the movie. :D
For you guys still a bit worried about Prime's chest pieces, i can recommend using a touch of light sandpaper on the red pegs. I'd read about it elsewhere and decided to give it a try tonight - shave a few mm's off, and the peg will ease into the chute and makes it a cinch to get out (still close to the top, widest point). Of course it doesn't affect anything adversely either, still easily held in position by the springs and shoulder top pegs.
I find it really surprising such an awesome toy has such an easily fixable engineering problem! The chute should have been shaped like a "7" instead of an "l". The chest piece never returns to the top unless you unlock the shoulders.. so there wouldn't be a risk of it coming out, even if the top was much wider than the rest of the chute and the peg thickness.
Sorry about the delay. Have actually been doing work the past few days. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by kurdt_the_goat
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It doesn't go up to the ear as Stompy said because of course the blue bit that sits on top of his shoulder pegs in, but regardless, it's completely unacceptable look.
Yeah, that's a great idea, and yeah, it's a bad design. I actually tackled the first transformation WITH the instructions, but for those that don't, or for those like me that just didn't "believe" the instructions, trouble ahead.Quote:
Originally Posted by kurdt_the_goat
I wonder what effect removing the coil/spring that connects the lower (red) waist with the truck window pieces would do? I'm not positive but i think that without the spring, it might just sit where it's supposed to even without the peg. At least if the spring isn't the only thing connecting it i guess!
Not sure wether to do the fix, as mine seems to slide in out fine at the highest point, it's the first time that was the potential problem.
A couple of thoughts on the ROTF figures I've played with so far. in order of preference:
Sideswipe: Excellent transformation, cool robot and vehicle modes, fave so far
Leader Optimus Prime: great toy, best regular Optimus toy in ages
Rampage: Tried to transform into robot mode with out using the instructions or box for guidance... I don't think I'm anywhere near it yet! Puzzling so fun
Voyager Starscream: So much better than the first movie version, big improvement and well worth getting.
Ransack: Convinced to buy this when Sleeve pointed out the Insecticon-look to the robot mode, cool alt mode and complex transformation for a scout
Chromia: Also weird and complex in a good way! Wish her body compressed a bit more in robot mode though
Wheelie: Rather neutral on this one, but the screw for the gimmick always gets in the way when transforming to vehicle mode
Demolisher: Too small, but some points for originality
Legends Optimus Prime: Alright, but nothing great
At least he looks unmistakablly Prime-ish, compared to the version from the first movie. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyle
Yeah everyone looks more movie like than last movie
After looking at the toys on the rack in Big W yesterday I really miss the character art on the side of the box that Animated and Universe had. Those pictures made it so much easier to check what was on a peg and it's a shame that they are gone.
I reccon hes a huge improvement!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyle
Yeah, I loved that aspect of Animated and Universe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
Knock Out just got cooler...
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I don't know if others have realized you can do this. I just figured it out while fiddling.