Transformers Generations Deluxe Rattrap

Rattrap was never among my favorite transformers from Beast Wars. He was annoying and his voice was grating to my ears. But since Hasbro released the new voyager Rhinox, it's only a matter of time before they revisit the Maximals. At first, I was kinda meh to the announcement of Rattrap but as time passed, more and more glowing reviews started pouring in and my interested was piqued. So is he as good as they say? Yes, yes he is.

Right off the bat, Rattrap looks disgustingly realistic. Seriously, those hands and legs creep me out. Articulation wise he's has basic swivel arms and hands, minor thighs and foot swivels, opening jaw and bendable tail. The surprise here is that Rattrap is able to look down, with a flap behind the head that covers the neck when he does.

He's able to stand up like what he did in the show, though his under belly aren't covered.

He is a tad oversized, more so than the show standing next to the previous release.

Honestly, the robot mode is as accurate as you can ask for. I have no complaints bout the sculpt 'cept the rat ears might be tad too large in bot mode. I'm kinda iffed bout the rubber joint they used for shoulders as well, it's a soft rubber and although not as bad as the new Marvel Legends, it's pretty weird.

His back is basically his entire alt mode on, but i have no idea how else they could have did it. I wish they made they back to have a peg though, it's not as secure as i want it to be.

Check out the head! It's superbly done and i LOVE the transparent dome!

Articulation is basic here, though the arms not able to bend more than 60-ish? degrees. His legs are already much much better than Dinobot's legs are and i'm so glad for that, it's my only complaint bout the generations Dinobot. He comes with a transparent gun he sports in the show which...

...is able to separate to 2 pistols!

And check this out, hiis left forearm, opens up to reveal another accessory, the hotbox! It's a bomb he carries around in the show and i love Hasbro for including minor details like this. Just shows how much love and effort was poured into the new Generations line.

Though i might not be a fan of Rattrap, i'll still admit what's a good toy when i see one, and Rattrap here is great. With an amazingly accurate sculpt,  he's a must have for Beast Wars fan.  And if you aren't a fan of the show, you can just buy him to scare people with his creepy rat mode.
Anyway, thanks for viewing!

Hasbro Transformers Age of Extinction Deluxe Strafe

So i watched TF4 AOE and i thought it was probably the best of the Bayformer movies. With actually likeable main character (Marky Mark), more focus of the robots, less crass humour, and less military gushing, it's pretty enjoyable. But while the dinobots were hyped so much, their actual appearance were pretty small, probably 10 minutes-ish. Though whenever they appeared, they rocked the screens. So i finally got out of my way to buy another addition to the movie dinobot cast, the blue 2 headed Strafe!

Strafe's blue just pops! With gradual silver to blue, the paint on him maybe the best one among the dinobots. I have no idea why they wanted a 2 headed pterodactyl, but i gotta admit it's pretty cool looking.

While he looks passable in his alt mode, bot mode is where Strafe shines. He certainly looks the best among the AOE dinobots.

Articulations are pretty similar with the rest of his dinobots, though i wish he had wrist swivels. That would have really made him perfect. But his wings, i just love it! It's simple yet effective articulations gives him so much posing options! I wish future winged transformers will look at Strafe's wings as reference.

 
He comes with a crossbow, which is passable...

... and 2 blades. All 3 can be stored on the figure.

You can also combine the weapons to make a pretty nice bow. Overall, he's great. If Hasbro made some minor adjustments, he'd pretty much be the best deluxe of the movie line. Pick him up!
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Marvel Legends Guardian of the Galaxy Star-lord

Star-lord (Peter Quill) was one of my fave Marvel characters before the whole Marvel NOW fiasco. He was a smartass, quick thinking, space faring every man that gets thrown into impossible situations. Together with his best pal, Rocket Raccoon, a vengeance seeking green Kratos, Drax and a psychic assassin, Gamora, a giant sentient tree, Groot and of course a telepathic dog, Cosmo, they were the Guardians of the Galaxy. All in all, the comics were interesting with a satisfying end after the Cancerverse. But of course, no characters from the big 2 ever stay dead so now Peter's back with a new team and with Bendis as the writer. Anyway, Marvel finally decided to make a Guardians of the Galaxy movie and you know what that means? MORE TOYS!

Star-lord is based on his movie appearance, which is kinda cool. Though i would have preferred the cool uniform look from the comics, they're releasing that as a SDCC boxset (GODDAMN YOU HASBRO!!!). He sports a really cool looking mask reminiscence of his comic mask, a futuristic trenchcoat, a sling bag, space jeans and ROCKET BOOTS! His accessories load is kinda nice, with a space ball seen in the trailer...

...a pair of space guns...

 

...a walkman, headset and unmasked head.  Of course he came with a BAF part as well, Groot's left hand, hopefully i could be arsed to complete him in the near future. Stupid Nova, i just need Groot's arm!!!

 

 I like how his mask is painted with glossy paint, it looks really good. His trenchcoat is given a brown wash as well.

Articulations, he has all the joints of a modern Marvel Legends, but because of his trenchcoat, his legs are limited. Otherwise it's good.

Now here's the bad news, he's made from really soft, really gummy plastic that's to me, not much different from a doggie chew toy. Seriously, a beautiful sculpt ruin by such shitty materials. His joints are so soft that his arms came warped in the package. His fingers are too soft to properly grip his hands so they fall off constantly on mine, especially his left hand.

Is that suppose to look like Chris Pratt??? This is definitely the weaker headsculpt compared to the masked head. I'm kinda surprised they managed to get the likeness on Drax and Gamora but Peter here looks like Chris' stunt double. On a side note, Drax looks really good... should i buy him?

 

 He's kinda meh, would have been great if he wasn't made with such crap plastic. So if you're on the fence, wait for the movie and then decide if you like the character or not. There's no fear of a shortage here since he's packed 2 per case.
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Hasbro Transformers Age of Extinction Deluxe Lockdown

Lockdown was probably the most capable villain in the Bayformers movies. He was cool, intimidating and he got the job done. SO WHY IS HIS DELUXE SUCH SHITE?!?!? Sorry, sorry, i'm just bitter. I was probably looking forward to him besides Hound. So, imagine how dissapointed i was when Hasbro just churn out something like this...

Truth be told, his car mode is sexy, but look closer... no side windows. What's up with that?

Bot mode is where Lockdown makes me cry. He has all the details but he just looks so awkward proportion wise. His chest is too wide and legs too short. Besides that, he has his arms attached to the door panel, hollow chest, loose joints EVERYWHERE, and chest tabs that refuses to stay tabbed in no matter what.

Great head though.

Articulations are pretty standard

Best thing bout him is probably the gun, that's it.

He can wield it like a standard gun or do his headcannon mode from the movie. But this means he can't move his head in this mode.

Compared to the old Revenge of the Fallen Lockdown, i'll still pick him over AOE Lockdown everytime. I'm just too dissapointed with this guy, with nothing really going for him except the headcannon, his flaws heavily outweighs then pros. I say skip him and hope Hasbro will give us something better. All i can do now is hope someone, maybe Dr Wu, to make add-ons for him.
Anyway thanks for viewing.

EDIT: I noticed i mistransformed the chest a bit, but it barely makes a difference and i'm way too dissapointted with him to care...

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Transformers Generations Legends Class Groundbuster and Autobot Tailgate

After the fantastic Cosmos and the cool Skrapnel, how does this little fan favourite Autobot stack up? ...Meh. Tailgate here is based on his IDW comic appearance, unfortunately though, I don't really read much of the IDW comics. From what i can gather, Tailgate was an older generation waste disposal cybertronian worker that was stranded. Hot Rod's crew finally found him and he decided to lie about pretty much who he was. He bonded with Cyclonus which was pretty cute and pathetic at same time.

Anyway, Tailgate turns into a muscle car which looks pretty cool. Kinda reminds me of Kitt from Knightrider.

His little pal is Groundbuster which turns into a bomb disposal loader, which looks servicable i guess. Not much to say bout him.

Robot wise, Tailgate is kinda disappointing.  There's no critical flaw with it, but it's the little things that bring him down. His car roof turns into his entire back and looks bad, it would have been better if it folds up at the bottom. His elbows are difficult to maneuver because the elbow edges constantly rub against each other. His shoulders look awkward just floating there.

Articulation wise, he's pretty basic. He does have minimal head swivel but it's fairly useless.

Groundbuster's robot mode is just his alt form standing up... so yea...

His weapon mode is somehow even worse, it's a claw...grabby... thing. In the storage it goes.

As flawed as he is, i find him endearing. My favorite thing about him is probably the beautiful blue. There's really not much to say bout him, if you like the character, you'll probably find him appropriate. If you're looking for something worth while, you could skip this, you won't be missing much.
Anyway thanks for viewing.