Transformers Movie Transcanning Optimus Prime

Back again with another post. This time I will showing you folks the Transcanning Optimus Prime from the Takara movie line.




At first glance, I keep thinking T-800 from Terminator. This is actually the base toy for its add on parts, I don't think we see anything like this in the movie. The figure is surprisingly articulate and can do all kinds of posing. Its just to bad about its strange terminator look though.




This is suppose to be Prime's cybertronian mode in the movie. I don't really know how accurate it is, it still reminds me of T 800. Its a little less articulate with all the parts snapped on him. A stand is included to showcase him in 'crashing meteor mode?' Another resemblance is Saint Seiya and Garo figures.




Prime's Earth mode in the movie, sadly the only mode I like is the vehicle mode. The robot mode has almost no articulation with all the parts hindering each other. The elbows bend in a very awkward manner, but at least there is chrome. I like chrome, did I mention that it is also extremely hard to transform to vehicle mode?

Transformers Micron Legends Convoy, Jetfire and Overload

Hi all, its been a while. I've been busy with some projects, so I haven't been able to update this blog for a while. I managed to steal some time from my work to do some updating for this entry, so let's get to it.

The Micron Legends (Armada in the US) is one of the more successful series ever since G1 ended. The story is not canon in TF mythos but yet garners quite a huge following. I have not watch the series yet but I do hope I get to spare some time to see what I've been missing out.

Let's see some pictures.




First up is Overload. The limbs do not bend at the 'elbows' and 'knees', its just a very blocky looking character. I think its cute in a robotic sort of way. It transforms into dual cannons that attaches to the back of Optimus.



Jetfire, more articulated than overload and I like its chubby design. But why does he use a loudspeaker for a weapon?




Here we have the star of the show. I liked the truck's robot mode but the combined super mode doesn't sit well with me especially with its legs wide apart like that. And being unable to bend the knees in super mode sucks too. Not shown here is its base mode. Its sort of a spiritual successor to Ginrai but comparing the designs, Ginrai would definitely kick this Convoy's ass.

Moving on we shall see the combine mode of the 3 Transformers.



This is how they combined when in vehicle mode. Again see the spiritual resemblance to Ginrai and God Bomber combination? It possesses the same problems too, for one I can't display it in this mode because I don't have a case wide enough for me to display this in. Which leads me to...




This mode I can live with. It looks bad ass, the 2 cannons reminds me of Gundam Virtue in 00. The only gripes I have with it is that its too top heavy and can easily fall over if given enough a strong breeze and the knees can't bend. I think the kness being unable to bend is the biggest thing that's turning me off on this figure. How do one expect to give it a kick ass pose if you can't bend the knees? Thank god recent Takara/Hasbro abominations do not have these problems. At least if they look ugly, they still can pose well.