Toy Review - Masterpiece Acid Storm

[lancalot]

I managed to pick up Acid Storm... I have to say I was disappointed with the quality of the figure.

why?.. i like to know your thoughts on this ..

[MayzaPrime]

why?.. i like to know your thoughts on this ..

My wings won't stay clipped in, in bot mode. The plastic feels cheap compared to Sunstorm.

The leg joints are loose, but his tail fins are super tight and almost snapped off when I moved them.

I may have got a dud.

He looks great but mine is by far the worst MP I own.

[VERT]

Wow all this trouble with him. I have had none of these problems with my one. Even the wings stay in. Not my Fave MP but a welcome new seeker

[Hursticon]

Acidstorm has proven to be far more than just a FLUORESCENT green repaint of the MP Seeker Mk.II mold to me ; the combination of colours chosen & implemented throughout his deco really work well with each other, although he could've done with a touch of yellow somewhere other than his "Macross Missile-Spam Mammaries" - but I don't think it's to his detriment that it's not present.

In the Hursty-verse, the "Rainmakers" have taken on a sort of Mystic-Druidism as a result of their precipitation conjuring abilities, of which separates them from the "Elite Decepticon Air Squadron" of Starscream, Skywarp & Thundercracker (Who currently holds unknown ties ); hence they're often looked upon with ill-favour & distance by the majority of the Decepticon forces, considered cultists and relegated to the shadows until Megatron is in need of their... Talents.

My only disappointment with Acidstorm is that his eyes look dead; there's no light-piping feature present & as a result they've been painted a shade of green that may as well of been black.
I'd of much preferred a hue akin to that which majoratively comprises his deco, contrasting with the colours used on the rest of his head & further enforcing that mystical quality that I see in the Rainmakers.

I might go and add said touch-up later but at this point, I'm thoroughly pleased with Hasbro's Masterpiece Acidstorm.


Some photos for your viewing pleasure:

[1AZRAEL1]

Wow. Very nice. I think I will touch up his eyes with a better green, he does look dead. Needs to be more vibrant like the rest of the figure lol.

[UltraMarginal]

Great Photos Hursty, I have to disagree on you with the eyes, your photos make them look hooded, like there are eyes in there somewhere but you just can't see them, if that's not druidic I don't know what is!

I have mine out of the box and should get around to transforming him tonight. the colours are very intense, but somehow I am happy with them in general. i would have preferred a few more detailed paint apps, for example the radome internals and operating lights on teh tail etc. Just small details but it would have taken a bit of the sideshow toy feel out of the colour.

I think the missile pairs are also very bland. Both Horizontal stabilizers popped off on removal from the bubble, they popped back on fine but feel a little loose.

[GoktimusPrime]

Whoa... the eyes on your Acid Storm look freaky dark! Mine are really bright hurt-your-eyes day-glo green (which works well on the eyes... not so much other parts of the toy).