Toy Review - RtS Perceptor

[tjparkside]

great figure,worth buying! i like the new alternate mode,while the robot mode has a nice G1 style!

[jaina85]

im really disappointed with perceptor

the way his arms are slung underneath and the scopey gun thing stuck on top, with the chest all hidden inside like it is, they couldve had this design be *any* character! all the little bits that give the perceptor identity are just extras, and all the other mode parts don't matter, it feels very generic

[GoktimusPrime]

Isn't that cos they wanna repurpose this figure as Reflector later on?

I agree with the scope-behind-the-head thing as being rather superfluous. You can easily adjust the shoulders to be higher though. I do wish the whole back-shoulder assembly locked on tighter, as it easily unlocks during play.

As posted on the action pose thread, my attempt at giving Perceptor a microscope mode -- I just tried to transform him like G1 Perceptor as much as I could to give him a "G1 accurate" microscope mode.

[Mr Ed]

I am so in love with Perceptor. He is so cool!

[Fonecrusher]

I got him a couple days back and I must say so far he is looking like the best of this wave of RtS. I've had no problems whatsoever keeping his shoulders/back steady... But I am reluctant to transform him back to alt mode. Mainly because the black tab which connects to the grey hole on his lower back seems to be stuck in pretty tight, the instructions seem to suggets you just snap it back out, but I've tried applying a fair bit of pressure and it won't budge, anymore pressure and I'm afraid I will break the tab as some others have reported.

Anybody else had this happen? Isn't there a way to just ease the tab out instead of using brute force to snap it...

[GoktimusPrime]

Anybody else had this happen? Isn't there a way to just ease the tab out instead of using brute force to snap it...

I just go real slow and steady. Needless to say that I'm not enthused about transforming this toy either because it's just so fiddly to get it back to robot mode. For this reason I voted on "Only if Cheap" -- I only paid $23 for mine from Kmart, so I'm pretty happy with it. Not sure how I'd feel if I paid the full $30 (or $35 from Myer )

[Stompy]

Wow. Since I love complicated conversions, this is bloody amazing engineering!

The alt mode is ok. I've never been a fan of tread and wheel vehicles but this is serviceable. The lights conspicuously sitting there gave me delight that it will be converting to his shoulder blaster. In this mode. It's fine but it is lacking a lot of paint apps to make it pop that little bit. Otherwise it's just a slab of red with black.

Conversion was bloody chuffingly fun. Those legs weren't as straightforward as I thought it would be and the shoulder blaster is such a nice touch. To my surprise there are chrome parts! On a Hasbro deluxe figure. Chrome! What the hell?

For converting this back to vehicle mode:

*** For those scared of snapping that black tab that connects to the grey sliding piece on his back - The trick is to not pull the black part backwards. What you do is you push the head down, which will slide down the grey tab and the black tab will swing towards his back and voila! It's out without a hitch, stress mark or any breakage. Converting to bot mode, you reverse that . ***

Hope that helped those scared of converting him back to alt mode.

Robot mode is well, bloody amazing. I love it love it love it. The chrome around the clear part ont he chest, his chrome arm pads/microscope valve and the blaster tip was such a huge surprise. The legs initially looked too bulky but it's just right actually and compliments the bulk of his torso. The expression on the head sculpt is perfect, that "I'm a nerd stuck in a party of cool boys" look is something I can't stop looking at and smile. Articulation is great, if limited on the ankles due to the blocky legs. Just wonderful and fits right into the Classicverse comfortably.

Overall very very pleased. Buy it.

[Sutton]

im really disappointed with perceptor

the way his arms are slung underneath and the scopey gun thing stuck on top, with the chest all hidden inside like it is, they couldve had this design be *any* character! all the little bits that give the perceptor identity are just extras, and all the other mode parts don't matter, it feels very generic

I can understand that. They've made a robot that looks like it turns into a microscope that actually turns into a truck, which is either going to be genius or insanity depending on how you look at it.

I'm going with genius.

[Sutton]

The shoulders lock in fine enough for display purposes but they pop out with very little provocation. Not real good play value for the kiddies out there. I can also imagine them having a lot of trouble getting him back into vehicle mode, I know I sure did.

[GoktimusPrime]

I can understand that. They've made a robot that looks like it turns into a microscope that actually turns into a truck, which is either going to be genius or insanity depending on how you look at it.

I'm going with genius.

It's certainly ambitious -- having a robot that transforms into a half-track with microscope faux-kibble.

The shoulders lock in fine enough for display purposes but they pop out with very little provocation. Not real good play value for the kiddies out there.

Hey, there plenty of us adults who like to play with our toys too! Play value is definitely a significant factor for me when I'm appraising toys -- and regardless of whether or not one plays with the toy, it is the product's intended purpose so it ought to be something to take into consideration when appraising or certainly reviewing a toy.