Toy Review: Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe Lockdown

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Name – Lockdown
Series - Age of Extinction Generations
Sub-line - N/A
Size/class - Deluxe
New/remould/redeco - New
Wave - 2.5
Released here – Not yet (expected soon?)
Approximate Retail Price - AU$25-AU$30
Approximate Size – unknown
Allegiance - Decepticon
Alt-mode – Lamborghini Aventador
Main Features/Gimmicks – gun-face; pressure launch missile
Main Colours – grey
Main Accessories – gun

VEHICLE MODE:



Lockdown transforms into a licensed Lamborghini Aventador. It looks fantastic except for missing side windows (guess the window is wounded down). Only gimmicks in this mode are the rolling wheels and you can attach his gun on top which looks stupid.



One thing that I am happy with is the fact that the designers bothered to give the vehicle mode a proper sculpted back. No weird gap, no visible robot kibble, just what you would expect on the real thing. It's a good vehicle mode if a little boring.

TRANSFORMATION:

Lockdown is a massive shellformer, most of the car ends up on his back. It's a very easy transformation and lacks any sort of challenge or engineering ingenuity. Apparently he shares a similar transformation to DOTM Roadbuster but I am not sure as I don't have that figure.

ROBOT MODE:



Lockdown is a very ugly figure. An awkwardly shaped upper torso, long big arms and short skinny legs makes him look bloated and a far cry from the sleek robot in the movie.



His gun is too massive to look good while he's holding it. Articulation is average, his elbows and legs can be limited due how the jointing was designed.



Of course, the major feature here is the gun face. You can plug the gun on top of his head to simulate the scene in the movie and trailers although he looks like a drone now. Overall, it is an okay figure, not the best but considering that this is the best figure that we are going to get for the main antagonist, it's a given purchase.