Toy Review - POTP Predaking

[Soundwarp]

If only I didn’t have kids to feed basically sums up this guy for me. I still buy Transformers but I have to justify them to myself.......
This guy is in the I wish colum.

[Galvatran]

You do know that Predaking's not being released locally, right? Sure, online stores might have a clearance. But I hope you're not waiting for a local release. It's been confirmed that we are skipping this set.

Please state your source.

[GoktimusPrime]

Stop motion showcase of POTP Predaking (stickers unattached)

Please state your source.

Brad Towner, Armoured Heaven.

[Krayt]

Stop motion showcase of POTP Predaking (stickers unattached)

Brad Towner, Armoured Heaven.

I call bull....

Your “source” who says we are not getting it is taking pre-orders for it.....

[Galvatran]

I call bull....

Your “source” who says we are not getting it is taking pre-orders for it.....

Bull what?

I'll have:
S for Sinnertwin
H for Horribull
T for Thundercracker

[dirge]

Well, I just put together my Predaking. I spaced out exploring the individual Predacons, too.

Thoughts: Overall, it's amazing. There are flaws across this set, but there's so much to like.

Predaking: solid enough, IMO. Good proportions, solid, poseable. A win.

Tantrum: That thigh needs to detach, it looks horrible underneath the rhino mode. Win otherwise.

Headstrong: That thigh needs to detach, it looks horrible underneath the bull mode. Win otherwise.

Rampage: The robot head can be tricky to get out during the transform, otherwise I have no complaints. The backpack thing isn't elegant but it's not in the way so I'm fine with it.

Razorclaw: A great toy.

Divebomb: He makes up so much of Predaking, relatively speaking, but is mostly kibble free thanks to clever use of the wingpack. The robot head on mode doesn't tab in firmly, though. Not sure if this is isolated to mine.

I feel this set is worth my $300.

[Magnus]

Firstly, name one G1 episode or comic issue where Predaking used his sword vs all the episodes and issues where he is carrying his big arm-mounted gun.
Secondly, CW Devastator only came with one main weapon too - his rifle. They've done the same with Predaking. Okay, I get that the G1 Predaking toy has a sword (well, actually he doesn't - he's just able to hold any of the Predacon's swords. He doesn't have a separate one for himself), but then again, G1 Devastator has a head-mounted rocket that's missing from the Combiner Wars figure.
"But Devastator never used that rocket in the cartoon."
And Predaking never used his sword in the cartoon. What's the difference?

Predaking used his sword a grand total of once in the cartoon, if I'm not mistaken - in his debut episode, Five Faces of Darkness part 5. He took a swing at Skylynx as he was flying past and missed, and then Skylynx wrapped his tail around Predaking's head. All up, it had maybe two seconds of screen time, if that.

In Chaos, he used a lightsabre to bring down a rock, but that doesn't count, does it?

Even so, I get your point; his sword was hardly an 'iconic' weapon; he used his forearm gun more frequently. At least Optimus Prime's axe and Megatron's flail had more screentime on the one occasion they were deployed.

[doublespy]

The instructions missed one step. Typical Hasblow.

There's a double hinge on the right arm that folds up and locks in between Divebomb's arms. It makes the arm solid and symmetrical with the left arm.

[griffin]

I really love all of the photos... this is definitely one of the best sets of toys since Devastator. I can't get enough of these Predacons.

You do know that Predaking's not being released locally, right? Sure, online stores might have a clearance. But I hope you're not waiting for a local release. It's been confirmed that we are skipping this set.

This isn't correct.
That being said, with the loss of ToysRUs, and not being included in the BigW June toy sale, it's release here may end up being limited, and expensive.

[Galvatran]

Soft...