I got Brawn and Lockdown yesterday. Lockdown is cool, but overshadowed by Brawn. I had a real hard time with the first transformation of his left arm (shit popping off everywhere), even with the terrible instructions, but after a few passes, nothing pops off any more (analogous to Henkei Prowl once I learned it). I had similar issue with one of Brawn's thighs popping off when rotating the waist as part of the transformation, but I worked that out as well now too. In your pics LCZ, it seems you don't have the right shoulder transformed correctly. It should poke out like the Animated's version does. Lockdown's neck is definitely a standout. I also like the way the feet slide out and flipped up, but otherwise, the transformation was a bit simple (big leg flip-out) or annoying (the arms still annoy me). His design naturally requires Hasbro to use soft plastic in a lot of areas which is a bit weird, although not a problem.
However, Lockdown is still plagued with an identity crisis. He doesn't really know who he is or where he goes. While observing my three new toys (Battlefield BB as well), I was wondering how to handle them. I figured that Battlefield BB would replace my other original '08 Deluxe BB in my movie display, and Brawn can hang out in alt mode along with Landmine, Stockade and Longarm as alt-mode-cast-members, but Lockdown, I got no place for. I thought about the idea of a NEST display, running out and re-acquiring Dirge (I returned him), in addition to the new Ironhide and others, but I think that's quite a departure from my new core-only ideals. As a result, I'll likely not keep him.
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Originally Posted by jaydisc
