Toy Review - DotM Deluxe Laserbeak

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Toy Review - DotM Deluxe Laserbeak

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Toy Review - Laserbeak
Series - Dark of the Moon
Sub-line - Mechtech
Size/class - Deluxe
New/remould/redeco - New
Wave - 3
Released here - May 2011
Approximate Retail Price - $24-30
Approximate Size - 14cm
Allegiance - Decepticon
Alt-modes - Hover Jet/bird
Main Features/Gimmicks - Convertible Mechtech weapon
Main Colours - Grey, red
Main Accessories - Mechtech weapon (in 2 parts)

[Decepticon]

Got it yesterday. Better than what I thought but really dislike that head. It already has a knickname......LaserTurkey!

[Stompy]

As with Decepticon above, this was better than what I thought and thoroughly dilike the head as well.

Alt mode I guess can pass for a hoverjet, as much as Ravage could pass for an "entry mode" comet. In other words, forced. The two hover-propellers are a nice homage to the cassette holes but that's as far as it goes. It fails to hide any of its robot kibble too. The tail is just there, the "feathers" are visible on the inside of the "legs", bleh. Although this isn't as big of a disaster as Ravage or MV1 Megatron or Shockwave's alt modes, but still forced.

The bird mode have really nice wings when fanned out and have a lot of articulation for you to play around with for various poses. The legs are ok, if a little long, and the knee joint can get loose quite easily with prolonged play. The body is a little fat due to the "cockpit" of the alt mode and presents you with a gaping hole right there, like someone just shotgunned this poor birds chest clean open. Although that's not as horrendous as the ugly head this thing has. Think ET with eyes bulging out of its sockets and turkey like sagging cheeks. The look from the movie model just did not transfer as well as the sculpting did. Very ugly. It's a real pity too as the neck is pretty well articulated. Although for a more classic look, you can leave the "cockpit" as the head in bird mode for a more classic look, but you just don't get the elongated neck, but it works quite well and is better than only-a-motherSoundwave could love.

Conversion was a little more involving than I expected but it's all quite predictable.

If anything, the Mechtech guns is probably the most appealing aspect of this figure. The dual machine guns looks badass and is begging to be used by a humanoid robot. You can then combine it together for a massive Assault Rifle which should look ace on a Voyager figure.

Overall, I'm a bti torn on this. It's certainly better than Ravage and upon further inspection, the alt-mode resembles the classic Laserbeak then the bot mode. In fact if you just fan out the wings in alt mode, you get a more classic looking Laserbeak than the Bayverse bird mode. Buy if you are a completist, or want the mech-tech weapon. Otherwise wait for a sale if you are curious.

[Soundwarp]

That looks like a ZORD toy............

[Autocon]

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so you mean it doesnt turn into a photocopier!!! O_o








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[Fonecrusher]

Dunno about him, on the one hand he's freakin' Lazerbeak, has some cool mech tech weapons and I dig the red wings... On the other his bot mode looks ridiculous the supposed alt mode is kinda weird looking and frankly from the instructions the potential Buzzsaw head remold looks cooler....

I planned on getting one at Myer but I was indecisive a couple days and he was gone by the time I decided to take another look.

[Autocon]

does he actually have a bot mode? pls post

[Gutsman Heavy]

nah, bird thing and VTOL thing.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I like it, but the vehicle mode seems a bit pointless TBH. I mean a bird and a VTOL plane thing?

Looks nice and was better than I expected. Ugly head. using his heel spurs, you can plug him into Sentinel Prime's shoulders which is kind of cool.

I see it more as a vulture really. A new head would work wonders. I hope the other head is Buzzsaw and he has golden wings.

buy if cheap. Its nice, but not THAT nice

[Gutsman Heavy]

cant unsee!