Underrated Transformers Toys Thread

[KalEl]

Underrated?

Transmetal Terrorsaur.

Playing with him today, he's everything someone could want in a toy.

So often Transformers toys stop being action figures. Terrorsaur is still an action figure. He's very 'human' in form and proportion, plus he can fly. There is just something about him.

agree entirely

[Trent]

...plus no gold plastic! Shame they omitted the hand gun/launchers.

I reckon G1 Thunder Clash is also underrated. Yes, the colours are awful (typical early 90s fad) -- but the mega missile gimmick is really fun.

Skyquake was one of my favorites when I was a kid. He was huge! Plus had a fairly accurate bomb targeting system lol and missiles that fired pretty far. Of the turbomasters/predators thunderclash was the only one I didn't have.

My underrated vote goes to the duocons - battle trap and flywheels. As a 6 year old I loved them. They went everywhere with me.

[GoktimusPrime]

Duocons are awesome. I must say another advantage Skyquake has over Starscream seems to be the Predator scope gimmick. For some reason the smaller Predator jets don't work as well w/ MW Starscream's scope as well as w/ Skyquake's. By that I mean it's harder to get them to interlock, and once you do it's damn hard to disengage. I tried it once and it felt like I was going to break Starscream's scope. Never tried that again and I don't recommend anyone else try it. I don't know if Hasbro slightly retooled the scope on Starscream to make it less compatible w/ the Predators or if it's some kind of slight mould degradation (probably the latter I suspect).

[Cat]

Armada Overload.

Sure, it's articulation isn't the best, but it just has this strange quality about it, that takes it from 'brick' to 'that doesn't matter, this is just awesome'.

[KalEl]

Armada Overload.

Sure, it's articulation isn't the best, but it just has this strange quality about it, that takes it from 'brick' to 'that doesn't matter, this is just awesome'.

Myself and Hursticon have agreed that Armada Overload (if more articulated) would be one of the greatest transformers toys ever. It's a big bad looking robot, its a double "master gimmick" being that it is kind of a breast master and a headmaster. As well as having the original transformation sound built in when you connect the headmaster/minicon. plus the playability with becoming a artillery set up for optimus (with jetfire), and being part of his quote un-quote 'convoy' which carries jetfire as a launching pad.
Again a very cool figure. A bit like energon wingsaber it looks good just sitting there, but has a lot more to it, than meets the eye :P

[Doubledealer]

I reckon G1 Thunder Clash is also underrated. Yes, the colours are awful (typical early 90s fad) -- but the mega missile gimmick is really fun.

Wait, peeps don't like Thunder Clash?? He's the coolest truck-former this side of Motormaster!

I reckon PRIDE Cliffjumper is a criminally underrated Transformer. As my partner said to me the other day, he looks more like a toy compared to the First Edition but for me, that doesn't stop him from being just as much fun.

I love the fact that not only does Cliffjumper get a completely unique design in TFP, we get to celebrate this fact with not one, but two awesome toys each with their own unique approach to the transformation and look of the character.

[GoktimusPrime]

+1 on the awesomeness of Armada Overload. The Mini-Con gimmick is clever. I'm usually not a fan of sound gimmicks, but in Overload's case it works well. Yes, the robot mode engineering has some limitations, but considering that this toy is fundamentally an accessoryformer for Optimus Prime, I think it's really well made and a jolly good toy in its own right; whereas many other accessoryformers just suck on their own (e.g. Godbomber, Leobreaker (he really sucks) etc.) Heck - I prefer Overload over ROTF Leader Jetfire. Overload's also the only TF I've purchased from a regular retail store in Perth (Joondalup TRU).

I drew a picture of Overload (left below) on my flight back to Sydney.

[KalEl]

+1 on the awesomeness of Armada Overload. The Mini-Con gimmick is clever. I'm usually not a fan of sound gimmicks, but in Overload's case it works well. Yes, the robot mode engineering has some limitations, but considering that this toy is fundamentally an accessoryformer for Optimus Prime, I think it's really well made and a jolly good toy in its own right; whereas many other accessoryformers just suck on their own (e.g. Godbomber, Leobreaker (he really sucks) etc.) Heck - I prefer Overload over ROTF Leader Jetfire. Overload's also the only TF I've purchased from a regular retail store in Perth (Joondalup TRU).

I drew a picture of Overload (left below) on my flight back to Sydney.

nice sketch bro

[KalEl]

energon wingsaber is another like overload, by itself its a cool looking brick, but with energon optimus it becomes very cool and playable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_Saber
It makes two kinda average figures great, and with two different configurations its very cool. And as i say for a brick, it looks very cool just sitting there.

[Tallestblue]

energon wingsaber is another like overload, by itself its a cool looking brick, but with energon optimus it becomes very cool and playable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_Saber
It makes two kinda average figures great, and with two different configurations its very cool. And as i say for a brick, it looks very cool just sitting there.

I DO love Energon Wingsaber, in fact i love most of Energon, there's not a Decepticon in that line that isn't a bad toy. some of the Autobots are hit and miss. The only strike against wingsaber is he doesn't come with any weapons. I think some sort of sword would have made him much better.