Underrated Transformers Toys Thread

[SkyWarp91]

Machine Wars Starscream.

Though he's like a brick and has VERY VERY limited articulation, the sheer size of him is what makes him a great intimidating figure. The thickness of his limbs and the Shredder-like helmet with the trident horns combined with his size in robot mode makes him appear as a truly superior warrior of the air!

[GoktimusPrime]

...plus no gold plastic! Shame they omitted the hand gun/launchers.

I reckon G1 Thunder Clash is also underrated. Yes, the colours are awful (typical early 90s fad) -- but the mega missile gimmick is really fun.

[Trent]

...plus no gold plastic! Shame they omitted the hand gun/launchers.

I reckon G1 Thunder Clash is also underrated. Yes, the colours are awful (typical early 90s fad) -- but the mega missile gimmick is really fun.

Skyquake was one of my favorites when I was a kid. He was huge! Plus had a fairly accurate bomb targeting system lol and missiles that fired pretty far. Of the turbomasters/predators thunderclash was the only one I didn't have.

My underrated vote goes to the duocons - battle trap and flywheels. As a 6 year old I loved them. They went everywhere with me.

[GoktimusPrime]

Duocons are awesome. I must say another advantage Skyquake has over Starscream seems to be the Predator scope gimmick. For some reason the smaller Predator jets don't work as well w/ MW Starscream's scope as well as w/ Skyquake's. By that I mean it's harder to get them to interlock, and once you do it's damn hard to disengage. I tried it once and it felt like I was going to break Starscream's scope. Never tried that again and I don't recommend anyone else try it. I don't know if Hasbro slightly retooled the scope on Starscream to make it less compatible w/ the Predators or if it's some kind of slight mould degradation (probably the latter I suspect).

[Doubledealer]

I reckon G1 Thunder Clash is also underrated. Yes, the colours are awful (typical early 90s fad) -- but the mega missile gimmick is really fun.

Wait, peeps don't like Thunder Clash?? He's the coolest truck-former this side of Motormaster!

I reckon PRIDE Cliffjumper is a criminally underrated Transformer. As my partner said to me the other day, he looks more like a toy compared to the First Edition but for me, that doesn't stop him from being just as much fun.

I love the fact that not only does Cliffjumper get a completely unique design in TFP, we get to celebrate this fact with not one, but two awesome toys each with their own unique approach to the transformation and look of the character.