Toy Review - Velocitron ShadowStrip (AKA G2 Drag Strip) (Legacy)

[Tha_Phantom]

I understand that others prefer to think of Shadowstrip as just G2 Drag Strip, and hey, that's a thing you can do if you want to do it (just as I refuse to call Decepticon Runner by that name and only ever call him Barricade).

I don't care what they call them. Just get them done.

I can't find the link, but Hasbro have said that they are now committed to completing any set of Transformers toys that they start. They claim to be moving away from having "orphaned" toys like we had before (e.g. Fall of Cybertron Kickback, Masterpiece Grimlock etc.). This was a fairly recent promise so the jury is still out on whether or not they will fulfill it. I'm optimistic, but time will tell.

I don't doubt we will get a full set of G2 Stunticons now that they have started on them. They will want to make as much money back on developing those moulds as they can and G2 decos are the most obvious choice (since these Stunticons aren't generic designs like in CW and for instance you can't get a Mirage out of Dragstrip). My only concern is how hard some members may be to get if they are splitting up the releases. I was hoping that if they went down the G2 route they'd do them in a box set. Still, the fact they're doing them at all is appreciated.

[SharkyMcShark]

Snagged this on a whim.

My word does this look much better than the base figure.

I'm hoping that as the rest of the G2 set comes out with time, the neons are picked out in metallic paint like on this one.

[klystron]

Had zero interest in this figure and this mold... that is until I saw it on the shelf.
Damn that's a stunning colour scheme and some real nice paint. Photos don't do it justice - looks so much nicer IRL.
Now I'm on the fence wondering if I need a G2 Drag Strip in my collection....

[GoktimusPrime]

Now I'm on the fence wondering if I need a G2 Drag Strip in my collection....

This is why I love how they made this toy a separate character as Shadowstrip. I don't need G2 Drag Strip in my collection, but I'll happily take Shadowstrip. I probably would have skipped this toy if they named him "Drag Strip" (as I did with the G2 CW Stunticons). I really wish that this thread poll had an option for those of use who prefer this toy as Shadowstrip and not G2 Drag Strip.