Toy Review - HOT HOUSE (Gens Selects WFC Trilogy)

[GoktimusPrime]

Side by side comparison of ER Airwave and WFC Trilogy Hot House's base modes show that Hot House really is nothing more than a repaint of Airwave. Unlike [url=http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php/27454-Toy-Review-Generations-Selects-Greasepit]Greasepit[url], no effort was put into making Hot House's base mode look more distinctive from the original mould.


My fan-made tank configuration; an alternative to the official base mode that's attempting to be more G1 accurate.

[Seraphim Prime]

I think it's a statement to the toy's plainness that, although a few of us already had it, a unique review thread has never been created. I've had it for almost two months and never felt inspired to make a unique thread.

The colour choice and lack of unique parts / parts arrangement really lets this figure down. White, Blue and Orange going to Red, Light Blue and Orange is a pretty uninteresting shift and really makes

Hot House feel like Airwave playing dress-ups, rather than a unique character.

In contrast, Ironworks and Greasepit actually felt like different characters, although there was only 2 parts different between them. The bowser, sign and relocated arm in service station mode, as well as a distinctively different colour palette made Greaspit feel like a different character. Even just not painting the control tower stem would have made a noticeable difference.

Gok - your fan-mode is pretty great and a marked step above the effort Hasbro made for him.

I say get this only if you want to complete the Earthrise Mircomaster bases and can get him for ~$45.

[Paulbot]

Hot House feel like Airwave playing dress-ups, rather than a unique character.

I said it on Twitter a while back, but I'll repeat it here. This toy is actually Fire Guts Airwave.