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Thread: Toy Review - Age of Extinction Stinger (Legion Class)

  1. #1
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    Default Toy Review - Age of Extinction Stinger (Legion Class)

    STINGER
    Series - Transformers
    Sub-line – Age of Extinction
    Size/class - Legion
    New/remould/redeco – Redeco of Cyberverse Knock Out
    Wave – 1, 2014
    Released here - June 2014
    Approximate Retail Price - $8
    Approximate Size – 7.5cm
    Allegiance -Decepticon
    Alternate mode – Pagani Huayra^sports car
    Main Features/Gimmicks – N/A
    Main Colours – red, black
    Main Accessories – nuthin'!

    Images
    On card
    Robot mode
    Vehicle mode

    A straight up repaint of Cyberverse Knock Out, Hasbro didn't even bother retooling the head. The TF Prime aesthetics of this mould really doesn't suit the Movieverse motif, and makes it a poor presentation of AoE Stinger. The whole thing feels like a Chinese KO that you'd find at a dodgy market place or dollar store (it looks like Knock Out has been painted red and is crying rivers of black tears )... hard to believe that this is a legitimate Hasbro product. This is exacerbated by some of the panels not sitting flush in vehicle mode.

    Overall
    A poor execution of a lazy idea, although the core design of the toy (i.e. TF Prime Knock Out) is not a bad one, and very young kids may not care about the lack of visual fidelity with the screen model. As a Legion Class figure, it's a cheap enough toy, but even then I'd recommend getting it at below RRP due to some of the mould issues.

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    I question the worth of getting any of the AOE legion figures. If Big W didn't want to bring over both the BW 2-packs and the individual legions, I have to wonder what they were thinking by choosing the individually packed toys. I'd bet they didn't even look at what the figures actually were, just heard "Legion, cheap price point, individual" and "higher price point, 2-pack" and made the (wrong) decision from there.

    Yes I am bitter. Bitter and twisted.

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    I love mine, and a bargain price at Big W
    On the lookout for MISB Headmaster Highbrow, Takara or Hasbro. I'm sure I could make you a sweet deal!

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    It's ok, I got all my AoE Legions at Big W for $5.

    In UG's Universe it is Movie Knockout.
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