Toy Review - RID-15 Autobot Drift (Warrior)
AUTOBOT DRIFT
Series - Robots In Disguise
Sub-line - N/A
Size/class - Warrior (Deluxe)
New/remould/redeco - New
Wave - 2
Released here - Soon?
Approximate Retail Price - AU$30
Approximate Size - 13cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - car
Main Features/Gimmicks - insignia can be scanned for mobile device game app
Main Colours - orange and black. Looks like a liquorice allsort!
Main Accessories - Katana & wakizashi
Pictures
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A really nice Drift toy. The shape and articulation of this figure is the most ideal for dynamic martial arts like posing, which of course suits the character. Giving it two swords which can both attach to his left thigh armour is also a really nice touch. It also means that this Drift can store his weapons in robot mode in the most samurai-accurate manner. The sculpting is also really nice, evoking that samurai armous aesthetic. My main criticism of this toy would be the colours. Why orange? G1 Bludgeon homage? It's Drift! Maybe he's also the Autobot's on site WH&S supervisor. :p Drift has a mustache and beard sculpted on his face, but it fails to adequately stand out because it's not painted. I suspect that TakaraTOMY might be making their Drift a black beard (which would be more show like too), I don't know. Unfortunately he doesn't come with his two Mini-Cons. :o
Overall: a nice toy that's somewhat let down by a gaudy colour scheme and lack of paint apps on his face.
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