Premium Ironhide Review (with Pseudo Comparisons)

[i_amtrunks]

I have seen some smaller shots of the premium figure over at shortpacked, but, wow, you can really see how much more paint this guy has on him in your pics.

I think I may have to nab me a Premium figure after all, Ironhide is just so nice looking...

[kup]

I personally wont be getting these figures.

I find it shameful how Hasbro decided to release 'lesser' quality figures in its first run only to release them later with proper paint applications and higher quality in order to have people do make a secondary purchase of the item.

I feel that if I buy any of these figures, I would only encourage the same thing in the future.

[Pulse]

Very nice extra paint applications.

I totally agree with you kup, the whole fact that they released a "Premium" line with much better paint just stinks of trying to get people like us to pick up the same figure twice. I point the finger of blame squarely at A. Archer.

[GoktimusPrime]

The big Autobot sigil on the bonnet looks bad to me because he never had that in the movie. It's otherwise a nice looking repaint, but not nice enough for me to want to replace my existing Voyager Ironhide with one.

[STL]

Gah! Can someone tell me why all of a sudden I need two more Voyager Ironhides?

[dirge]

At least we're seeing moulds reused with _improved_ colour schemes.

Unlike say, Universe Razorclaw, where they removed the vacuum metalised chrome, left the Maximal symbol in place, doused poor Tigerhawk in grape purple and sold him for the same price.

[GoktimusPrime]

I've always said that Universe Depth Charge looks like he was painted with vomit. I recently read that Archer reckons that he chose Universe Depth Charge's colours as a tribute to Boba Fett's Slave-1...



As Dr Evil would say, "Rrriiiiiiigggghhhhttt..."

[emech]

Ah - yes these "new" releases mean a double purchase, but actually suit me as I can leave the original "authentic" movie figs in box display and have the "prettier" toy open to shoe alt-modes and enjoy.