I'm a big fan of this one. I've flipped it back and forth between modes a few times now and to be honest I think this is the most enjoyment I've had from a Movie deluxe since the Hunt for the Decepticons line.
The transformation is a bloody treat on this one, especially the torso and the legs. It's all straightforward without being obvious.
I'll echo Gok on this though - would have preferred a standard gun and one more layer of calf transformation instead of the spinny thing rack.
Nonetheless, I'm glad to see they can still make figures of this complexity on this scale.
EDIT - Expanded thoughts
Vehicle mode is puny, but very very dense. Not a lot of hollow or wasted space in there. I haven't had any issues with rolling clearance through multiple transformations. A good amount of paint for a 2018 deluxe, with the only big misses being the hubcaps (standard) and the tail lights. Everything tabs into place solidly.
Transformation is as above really good. It's complex but intuitive. I especially love the diagonal waist rotation and the way that the outer calves rotate around to shift mass and compress for vehicle mode/decompress for robot mode. This is a toy that could have been done with a much much more boring transformation if the designers had wanted, and I'm ever so glad that they didn't go down that path.
Robot mode is also great. The puny vehicle becomes a (maybe whiff below?) standard sized deluxe. Great poseability, only missing a waist, wrist swivels and side-to-side ankle tilts. The roof of the vehicle forms a cannon on the robots right arm. Your mileage will vary with that one and I've seen it criticised, but I quite like it. I'd rather this than it just forming a backpack or something.
The weapons, being the spinning things, aren't great. Fortunately the armature that they sit on in robot mode is only a mushroom peg and can be easily dispensed with. To be fair, as much as I dislike the gimmick, it doesn't particularly get in the way of the robot mode posing as there are enough joints involved that they can maneuver out of the way of most poses.
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