Toy Review - Generations Tankor

[MayzaPrime]

Needed to be at least Voyager sized...

One of the few misses in the Generations line, I still got it cause is was in a case with Rattrap which was a hit...

[BigTransformerTrev]

Personally I reckon they could get a half decent Jetstorm from a retooling of classics Cyclonus

[Lint]

My initial reaction was overwhelmingly negative, Tankor is a pretty terrible transformer. However I have had this guy sitting on my bedhead for the past month or so and I can't help but pick him up and toy around with him at least a few times a week without any feelings of anger or disappointment. My conclusion is, despite his many shortcomings, he's a pretty decent toy.

So while he's not the most glamorous transformer; I have bestowed upon him the title of 'Oddly endearing robot'

[UltraMarginal]

I don't mind it, it's association with a certain Best Wars Character made it worth getting IMO.

it is a simple transformation but it's still reasonable and looks like it should in both modes. I did find him to be lacking in the detail department so I added some lines, one of the first things I've ever done Gundam style line markings on:





I think it makes him look a bit larger

[Tfiguy]

I have the Takara Tomy version, and I didn't think I'd like it. But strangely enough, I got more excited about it when all our stock arrived then when I had some of the Mp's...Weird I know... Maybe it's the awesome G1 style boxes they are using now. I don't know, but I love it anyway and I definitely don't regret opening it

[CBratron]

The only reason I'd get this is to recreate the two Tankors in Blurr's bar scene.

[Bidoofdude]

Does anywhere have this guy discounted? I feel like getting one (or lots for drones to go with Rattrap), but I'm not super overjoyed about it.

[GoktimusPrime]

Generations Tankor... not nearly as fun a toy as the original Mega Class BM Tankor, and not as show-like looking as the Basic Tank Drone figure. That's not to say that this is a bad Tankor toy per se, but it pretty much lies midway between the standards of its predecessors in terms of show-likeness to play value. The buzzsaws on the arms are completely superfluous, unlike on Mega Tankor where they work as buzzsaws on the front of the tank, or on Tank Drone where they become wheels that drive the spinning cannon gimmick. They're purely decorative on Generations "Fat" Tankor. This toy's design seems to have prioritised the robot over the vehicle, which is rather typical of Generations (Scoop's another good example of this). The drawback here is that head cannot see over the chest panel properly in tank mode. It also obstructs the head from moving. Overall, this is really a silly toy... based on what was always a silly show model. But it's a reasonably nice toy if you're a fan of this character*, but it's pretty ordinary if you're not. Recommended only if you're a fan of Fat Tankor.

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*And by that, I mean IDW's 'Fat' Tankor, who is a pretty neat character in his own right. But yeah, if you're not a fan of the character, you're not likely going to enjoy this toy on its own merit.