Scalpel Gallery.

[GoktimusPrime]

I agree. It's interesting seeing another "appliance" alt mode (we had Frenzy in the first movie who was both a CD player and mobile phone) - and at that size, it makes sense that his robot mode needn't be humanoid. Nobody complained that Frenzy was a tribute to Megabolt Megatron when he was a mobile phone! (okay, granted he was decapitated by a girl )

I still want a proper Dispensor action figure, damnit!

[kup]

Aside from the alt mode chosen, there is nothing clever about this toy. It's not hard to make random things look like bugs and regardless, the engineering of this toy is simplistic even for that.

Kudos on alt mode innovation but bad points in being a transformer.

Basically, there is no challenge of design here when you can make any sort of bug or monster robot by twisting alt mode parts around into an abstract shape that vaguely resembles arms or make a microscope with bug legs and call it a robot mode. Yeah the excuse is that they are 'aliens' but to me smells of 'Hey! They are aliens so we can twist any shape out of the alt mode and call it a robot and save lots on R&D'

[Lord_Zed]

Aside from the alt mode chosen, there is nothing clever about this toy. It's not hard to make random things look like bugs and regardless, the engineering of this toy is simplistic even for that.

Kudos on alt mode innovation but bad points in being a transformer.

Basically, there is no challenge of design here when you can make any sort of bug or monster robot by twisting alt mode parts around into an abstract shape that vaguely resembles arms or make a microscope with bug legs and call it a robot mode. Yeah the excuse is that they are 'aliens' but to me smells of 'Hey! They are aliens so we can twist any shape out of the alt mode and call it a robot and save lots on R&D'

I disagree, this bug clearly has a praying mantis like asthetic, I caught it as soon as I saw it. It is not a microscope with legs, nor is it Armadas lazerbeak camera with wings. If we were to compare him to most of the Real Gear TF's from the previous movie line, this bug would stand up fine. I fail to see how the enginering in this toy is anymore simplistic than say lets make a box that turns into a humanoid, as was the case for several of the Real Gears.

I'm not saying this toy is anything amazing but nor do I think its a travesty either.

[kup]

The legs are inside a shell at the base and the 'body' of the bug mode (thorax and head) are basically the 'body' and 'neck' folded down and twisted a bit. For me the Praying mantis illusion is ruined by the tiny claws.

I respectfully disagree on the merits of this 'bug' mode.

[griffin]

Keep in mind that this is a toy built to resemble something Bay's team had created. It isn't just a case of 'turn a microscope into a bug creature, and be free to make it look weird if you want'. Think FAB Frenzy - it wasn't the best looking toy and was very fiddley, but that's what we ended up with for Hasbro to create a toy replicating that movie character and its alt-mode.
Scalpel's bug mode does a good job resembling the movie character (from pics seen so far), and we just have to wait to see what the alt mode actually looks like in the movie as well.

[GoktimusPrime]

And I would much prefer a simplified toy that can still transform to all modes seen in the movie, like FAB Frenzy, over a more movie-accurate toy that can't, like Constructicon Devastator.

So to me Dr.Scalpel >>> C.Devastator. (-_-)

[kup]

If in IMO the toy is lacking; only the movie itself could persuade me to buy but for that the story and characters need to be good.

[kup]

Maybe this character is not so bad afterall

..Michael Bay, your director, says it was a large prop of some kind that caught you, which he didn't want to identify or describe because it's a plot spoiler. He also says he dropped to his knees as soon as he heard someone on the set say, "There's blood."

They stitched me up in a military hospital. The doctor looks at me and he holds his thumb and forefinger about an inch apart from one another. I said, "What is that?" He said, "Blindness." This is the most insane s--- I've ever been a part of.

http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/...a-labeouf.html

joking aside, Shiah despite his off set hijinks has demonstrated a lot of professionalism in dealing with his carreer and injuries.

Note: I think there is a bit of exaggeration here as Shia permanently loosing sight while filming would have set the media world on fire.