Toy Review - GEN-15 VOY Hot Spot (combiner)

[griffin]

(Please post comments, photos or even a fully comprehensive review - these are just some brief details to start you off)
Impressions of the group or a combiner as a whole can be posted here or in the pre-existing group review topic here.

HOT SPOT
Series - Generations
Sub-line - Combiner Wars
Size/class - Voyager
New/remould/redeco - New
Wave - 3
Released here - Not here yet (out in Asia April)
Approximate Retail Price - (probably about AU$50) US$25
Approximate Size - 20cm (robot), 25cm (vehicle)
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Fire Truck
Main Features/Gimmicks - Combiner core (Defensor)
Main Colours - Sky blue, white, red, black
Main Accessories - 2 guns


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[koolkollectibleskhai]

Here's my review of the final Protectobot with Hot Spot, and the combined Defensor. Definitely an improvement over Menasor, and looks great with Superion.

Hot Spot himself overall is pretty good, although the same ratchet hips joints cause the same articulation and posing issues as the previous Optimus and Motormaster figures. I wish they would somehow change the range of each step in the ratchet joint.

Other than that, the transformation is pretty elegant, and I do like the way it transforms into the central component of Defensor. The body proportions of Defensor are much improved over Menasor, and he looks much better standing next to Superion.

Overall, a nice way to complete the team, and a good update to the classic G1 character. I'm looking forward to seeing what changes Takara makes to their version.

Hope you can check out the video review

Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Hot Spot and Defensor - YouTube

[kup]

This Hotspot looks pretty decent actually.

[GoktimusPrime]

Overall: Not as nice as Silverbolt, but a better toy than Motormaster. Recommended.


Pics!

[Zommael]

I don't know why but every time I look at CW Hot Spot I get more and more desperate for a Fire Convoy repaint of some kind.

[Handsprime]

I don't know why but every time I look at CW Hot Spot I get more and more desperate for a Fire Convoy repaint of some kind.

Even though I don't have Hot Spot yet, I would totally buy a Fire Convoy Redeco/Retool. Based on the images I've seen, it can be done.

[Deonasis]

I don't know why but every time I look at CW Hot Spot I get more and more desperate for a Fire Convoy repaint of some kind.

Even though I don't have Hot Spot yet, I would totally buy a Fire Convoy Redeco/Retool. Based on the images I've seen, it can be done.

Adding more fuel to the fire (convoy ).. http://tformers.com/combiner-wars-ho...6811/news.html

[Paulbot]

If agree he's underwhelming, but his robot mode looks great and I like his torso mode the best of the ones I've seen so far. The wrapping the ladder around the body is a transformation step I wasn't expecting.

Just noticed the Defensor head isn't transformers out of sight in the official pic of his fire truck mode. Mine came out of the box similarly, with a giant robot head in display behind him in robot mode.

[philby]

I just got him today and I haven't spent a lot of time with it but so far he seems quite pose-able and he does look pretty awesome imo in bot mode