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  2. BinboOtaku
    Agreed. I thought the same thing. It would have been a better representation of Optimus Prime. And yet I do really enjoy the goofy looking Sentai vehicle it ended up as.
  3. rsvictor1976
    After playing with it for a while, the proportions in Battroid mode reminds me of a hybrid super-deformed figure like those MGSD Gundam kits.
  4. rsvictor1976
    I need to pick this up. I was at Walmart a couple days ago and saw it, but thought it was just a repaint of the Studio Series as well. After seeing various reviews though, I’m kicking myself for not picking it up then when I had the chance.
  5. mikeszekely
    This figure arrived from Pulse, like two days before I happened to go to Walmart for other reasons and find a whole bunch of them. This is the Walmart-exclusive Deluxe-class Retro Wheelie. When this figure was first announced I actually mistook it for a repaint of the Core-class SS86 Wheelie, and there's definitely some immediate similarities. Both have a backpack, both have wheels on the backs of their calves, both have wheels embedded in their forearms. But, lo and behold, it turned out to be a brand new Deluxe-class mold, and side-by-side you can see that the Deluxe is significantly larger, with shoulders that are closer in, a more tapered torso with an actual pelvis, more rounded lower legs, and feet that simply look like feet. Coming around the back, we can see that the backpack is a bit different than the Core-class toy. The other big difference is that this toy is colored to match the G1 toy, rather than the cartoon. So, even if you're not into toy-colored repaints, take note of this review as I expect most of this will apply when they inevitably release this toy again in cartoon colors. Wheelie comes with a lone accessory, his signature slingshot. As befitting his larger price tag, Deluxe Wheelie has a bit more articulation than the Core-class toy. I believe his head is on a ball joint. It swivels, and there's a little up/down tilt, but nothing really sideways. His shoulders swivel and move laterally a little over 90 degrees. His biceps swivel, and his elbows bend a hair short of 90 degrees. His wrists swivel, as does his waist. His hips can go 90 degrees forward, a little more than that backward, and just shy of that laterally. His thighs swivel, and his knees bend 90 degrees. His toes bend downward, largely due to transformation. His ankles pivot as well, but under 90 degrees. Wheelie's slingshot has a 5mm peg for a handle, and it plugs into either fist. There are tabs on the sides of his backpack that his arms tab into for alt mode. I don't think it was intentional, but a hollow slot on the handle of the slingshot allows it to plug onto those tabs for bot-mode weapon storage. Speaking of alt mode, the engineering is actually very similar to the Core-class, there's just a bit more of it. In both cases the chest forms a large chunk of the front, with the head hidden in the cockpit area. The difference is that the cockpit is tucked into the backpack, not the entire backpack, which allows the rest of the backpack to form a more natural rear end to the vehicle. The arms still make up most of the sides, including the rear wheels, but panels on the backpack hide his hands a little (which were showing by default on the original toy; mine has an upgrade kit). The hips still shift so that the legs hang out along the bottom of the vehicle, with the front fenders coming off the legs and mating with the chest. But rather than forming the nose of the vehicle from his feet, this time the nose folds out from behind the chest and his feet remain tucked under the vehicle. The result is, for the most part, a better car than the core-class. From the back, there's still some visible fingers and some transformation joints, but overall the shape is a bit more cohesive. The nose and the rounded rear benefit the most from the new engineering, sure, but the fenders are more flush, an attempt was made to hide the hands, and there's not a massive visible ball joint anymore. I suppose, in theory, you can use the 5mm port on the rear of the vehicle to plug in the slingshot. However, there's a tab under the nose that's definitely meant for the slot in the slignshot's handle, giving you a more out-of-the-way option for alt mode weapon storage. The bump in engineering this figure gets from being a Deluxe has, I feel, improved Wheelie's proportions, articulation, transformation, and alt mode. That's all good! Wheelie does have one flaw, though, that might make you think you're better off with the Core-class you might already have, and that's his size. I've always thought of Wheelie as the smallest of the Autobots, as he was often depicted as just a little over a head taller than Daniel. When they designed the Core-class toy, they took pains to make sure it was about the same size as the slug version that came with Grimlock. But this new version of Wheelie, while still being on the short side of most Deluxes, is a head taller than SS86 Bumblebee. So, I'm not really sure if I want to recommend him or not. It's like, pick your poison, do you want the figure that's better in every way but out-of-scale, or do you want the one that's in-scale but a bit crap? I mean, for an original mold, the proportions are still very obviously cartoon Wheelie and not G1 toy Wheelie, so like I said a cartoon-style version is more or less inevitable. And, I don't know, maybe for cartoon G1 Wheelie the Core-class is good enough. But the Retro version can pass for an IDW Wheelie, I think and in IDW he was depicted as a bit bigger.
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  7. jenius
    So yeah, converts to armo-street worker.
  8. Convectuoso
    Just saw it, we really enjoyed it. I'm a big Star Fox fan so couldn't be happier.
  9. Radioguy
    Overall, the response is really great on this. I wonder if more than Bandai expected.
  10. treatment
    https://twitter.com/Toygang/status/2039202575728419308 web-translated:
  11. Dangard Ace
    Did Howard Wolowitz build that toilet?
  12. Dynaman
    The dog is the main part of the trailer but that other lady being in trouble is more than amply demonstrated as well. I can see the dog being a big motivator, depending on if she knows Superman is alive at that point - the dog is her last connection with her home planet. My sister has a dog, it was her Husband's dog, and when the dog goes that will be her last connection with him and that will be a VERY hard day when it happens.
  13. mechaninac
    I guess, if that's the case, we may need to add stinky to the list...
  14. JB0
    Especially if they can't get the toilet fixed. They might be spending the next ten days bagging it like Apollo.
  15. treatment
    https://twitter.com/RAVEUP_HARRY/status/2039321104209363282 web-translated:
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  18. Mog
    I thought the rails are where you place the lengthwise-folded dollar bills. Allegedly. Or so I’m told. Speaking of rails, “Toy”rise hasn’t added a railgun version yet?
  19. PsYcHoDyNaMiX
    Bump... Recent listing for additional finished conversion kits: https://ebay.us/m/I9H0nG Through MWF and via PayPal, the asking price for a pre-built kit for MWF members is $110 (before G&S, shipping fees, etc.).
  20. sh9000
    DC Multiverse TDKR Bane Deluxe Theatrical Edition.
  21. Yesterday
  22. kanedaestes
    Just saw the film. I enjoyed it, just a rollercoaster of a film. If you are expecting much from it you will be disappointed. However I will say after seeing it, I need a Star Fox movie
  23. Big s
    I think you mean POLES
  24. davidwhangchoi
    +1
  25. rsvictor1976
    Is this going to be part of your criteria from now on in future reviews?
  26. jenius
    Lol, I knocked this thread right off the rails.
  27. mechaninac
    Having this be a VF-25 instead of a VF-1 makes perfect sense from an aesthetic approach; after all, the Messiah is the closest Macross air/spaceframe in overall look to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Got to say, I'm highly tempted to get a copy because it looks great and, like Yamato's 1/48 VF-1A Low Vis (to this day, one of my all-time favorites), "grounded" in realism.
  28. mechaninac
    Flawless launch. Congratulations to everyone involved and Godspeed to ARTEMIS II for a successful mission. Next 10 days are going to be interesting and inspiring.
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