Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Deluxe Class Skids Review

TFTM Revenge of the Fallen Autobot Skids

"Skids is the brother to the Autobot Mudflap. Mudflap is very hyperactive, while Skids believes himself to be the smarter of the two and tries to come across as mature, but nevertheless appears unable to keep quiet."



Of all the ROTF releases, this is the one I am awaiting the most. Not only because of the cool neon green paintjob, but also the yoda esque cuteness of this bayformer character. And yes, he is not insect like. More of ewok like. He also has a twin brother named mudflap.

This pair of twins could give the lamborghini brothers and the TFA jets a run for their money in the popularity game



Skids has a lot of kibble in the back, and it is hard to flip back the windshield kibble as stated in the manual.

His height is also disappointing as it is just as tall as an tfa activator. Maybe him being 11'4 short has something to so with it. Yao Ming and Nate Robinson standing on top of each other would logically be taller than this autobot.



Skids has 2 special features, the punching action and the movable armor. The movable armor shows detail in the chest area and is kind of cool. He has a bigger right hand while his brother has a bigger left.

But that's just it, no weapon or other gadget available.



The punching feature allows the hands to extend out. But not much as say... tftm stockade.




The transformation is a bit complicated, all the inner swivel and joints are a bit stiff to move therefore it is hard to compress it back to. vehicle mode. The good thing here is that the paint is so durable that it stays. there even with the amount of handling, fiddling and scratching to be done while transforming it back.

Whats also disappointing is that the instruction manual does not show where to place the crotch in alt mode.



Skids transforms to a chevrolet beat concept car, a compact hatchback car like a toyota echo or a honda jazz. This is the main reason why it looks small in vehicle mode when paired with the other ROTF Deluxe.


Pros
Cool Neon Green color and mint green body color
Detailed head
Cool Hands
great decal job
will be better than the ice cream truck

Cons

Hard to transform
Extremely disappointing height
Lots of back kibble



Overall 6/10

Final verdict:
Get the robot replica or wait for the human alliance. At least that one has megan fox and arcee.

Review: TFA Voyager Shockwave

Lets face it, the only constant thing in this world is change. Not Just President Obama's Vision of Change, But even the literal kind. Frustrated japanese teenagers are granted changes of fate by otherwordly entities to be able to wear multicolored spandex and save the world while becoming toy billboards to kids. A couple of years ago, a disturbed actor Rustom Padilla finally had a realization on who he is. After That, Poof! Rustom is gone and Bebe is born. Finally out of the shell that he was itching to come out to.



The toy we are going to review today suffers from the same fate. Longarm is a strong, burly autobot that has an inner secret. Despite the solid construction of the figure/ toy, the bulky macho tank esque yet streamlined appearance that even some gundams would envy is a figure with so much insecurities. His hip armor keeps on flipping forward, His neck is hidden, forcing himself to lack certain articulation. His hands are Soft and rubbery and basically can't hold anything.



Before Signing up a contract on the animated series, Longarm was one of the luckiest autobots in his previous project, having meagan fox ride him with the infamous "I Drive, you shoot" scene even if he wasn't casted as one of the autobots but rather just as a stunt vehicle.



Longarm's secret is his solid alternate mode. On his animated role he is a strong and powerful cybretronian crane. Unlike the robot mode, this is so solidly constructed that the parts wont detach because of the interlocking pegs. The theads are stationary but the fig is still movable. The hook also has ample articulation can match up on other construction toy vehicles.



So ends the tale of longarm. Even with his wierd robot mode, is still regarded as "elite guard" level and one of the best "autobot" toys in the animated line.

But that's only the begining...



Because the real story is....



About to begin!



Longarm, With all the plusses and minuses of a robot that he is, isnt contented with it. Even if included in the then 1,500 peso voyager line. He feels that it is not the real "him" Something must come out. And Finally there it is, He finds to be what's true to his heard and comes out of the closet.



Screw the autobots! Longarm is dead. You are now witnessing a new mecha! Decepticon Shockwave.



Decepticon shockwave improves a lot from the flaws that longarm poseses. The Flimsy hip armor acuires a semi locking system that seldomly holds it. The height is improved. The arms are more articulate and the hads has improved with the addition of 2 new digits per hand. Also the then annoying crane tail with the decepticon logo even viewable on autobot mode is now available as a hand mounted badass cannon weapon thingy.



The alt mode did not improve as much but it still transforms to a hideously offscale but solid and badass cybertronian tank, which has some similarities to the transformers movie video game boss.



His robot height has also grown that he can stand toe to toe with a leader class and could even be mistaken for one.



And because of that, his ego has grown and challenged a leader class.. and won!

Pros:

4 Modes!
Great buy at 1,500, What more for 1k!
Solid at any mode!
Both Robot modes look bulky and solid

Cons
Longarm is flimsy,
Lacks hip and elbow articulation
Tank Mode a bit weak.
Lomgarm's Crane tail has a visible decepticon logo in his crotch.

Best Mode: Even with the flaws, its still LONGARM


Overall: 10/10
Recommendation: Buy! Not later, But Now!

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