SPP Toy Review- RotF Deluxe Class Sideswipe

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So, first review of an actual Transformer. You can see the start of some new features, like stop motion instructions, although this won't become very prominent until the Optimus Prime review next.

RotF Toy Haul- Week 1

So, this week I got Leader Class Optimus Prime and Sideswipe. Reviews of each of them should be up sometime during the week. These toys are amazing!!! Sideswipe can stand fine if you just take your time and do it right, and Prime is perfect (other than some small paint issues, but that's really picking nits). There is a much higher attention to detail this time around, and it's about time.
Also, my custom Halo 3 Spartan came in, but more on that in a few/several weeks.

Stay tuned for the reviews, and for updates on the figures I'll be picking up.

SPP Toy Review- Halo 3 Master Chief and ODST Marine Figures

Hey guys, sorry for not posting anything for a while, I'll try to get back into it soon.
Anyways, here's my next video review.

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The "Making Out With Marzipan is totally Awesome!" pop-ups are a reference to one of the most classic Strong Bad Emails ever.
For the record, I probably like Halo more than Transformers. But my obsessions are like my childrens, I love them all. (Another SBmail reference, It's a good thing the links are easy to find).

Wish me luck on find a RotF Leader Prime this Saturday.

RotF News- Toy Fair Image Dump: Creme of the Crop!!

That's right, Optimus Prime, baby!!

Torso looks really accurate:


The detail on his head is absolutely outstanding:


His legs look rather awkward and rigid when they're straight. Some more action poses would be nice, but the accurate details (knee pads, tires, feet) are fantastic.


Two Swords!!!!!


Gorgeous truck mode:


The accuracy on this figure is amazing:



These two swords are sure to kick some serious ass, and he's going to need them, because here's what he's up against:



This picture obviously confirms Megatron's appearance in the film, but I don't think there was much doubt about it. Bay and his minions kept denying it, but I'm sure that they just wanted it to be a big reveal.


A quick word about the new "Mech-Alive" feature in these figures. Some thought that it was the new name for the first movie's "Automorph Technology" but it's not. Although Automorph is still present, it's not being advertised as much. Here's the difference:

Automorph: Moving one piece would cause others to move with a practical purpose, i.e. making transformations easier and faster.

Mech-Alive: Moving one piece causes others to move with an aesthetic purpose, i.e. making gears in the chest or arm move to make it look like a realistic robot.

RotF News- Toy Fair Image Dump: Everyone Else

Here's some more Toy Fair pics:

Breakaway:





I don't know what it is about this Autobot jet, but I just love how his head looks.

Sideswipe:

This vehicle mode is absolutely beautiful.


Yay! More melee weapons!!



This, of course, is the preview figure of Soundwave in Cybertron satellite mode:


I'm not crazy about his big cartoony hands, but he's still pretty good.

Here's Starscream:


Here's the "Audi R8"

So, he's not called Barricade, but that doesn't mean that it's not him. They still look very similar, and he may have just changed his identity.

Now, The Fallen:



Kinda like a cross between Alien and Bionicle...

Here's his CGI model:

RotF News- Toy Fair Image Dump: Devastator

Ok, so it seems there are two versions of Devastator. One is all of the separate vehicles, that transform into individual robots. There are 4 Voyager Class figures, and 2 Deluxe Class figures, totaling around $100. Then there's the Devastator set, which is also around $100, and includes all of the vehicles that transform into combining parts. This is to keep up the quality, as it would be very difficult to make a figure that could go from vehicle, to robot, to arm, and have it look good... at the price of $200.

Here's Demolisher, the really big guy from the teaser trailer:




His transformation is really cool, and I really like the look of his non-humanoid anatomy.

Bonecrusher's brother, Rampage:


Now, here are the vehicle combiner figures, and the body part that they form, judging on their colors:

Demolisher, torso and shoulders:


Scrapper, right arm:


Mixmaster, head and neck:


Long Haul, right leg:


Hightower, left arm:


Rampage, left leg:


Here's Devastator




This is a leaked CGI model of him.

RotF News- Leader Prime Revealed

Well, just the back of the box, which does show him.


The features it is said to have include the following:
* Double Snap Out Energy Swords
* Electronic Speech
* Light Up Eyes and Chest
* Engine Revving and Truck Racing Sounds
* Automatic Conversion Sounds
* "Mech Alive" gimmick (which might be similar to Automorphing)

The box reads:
With the destruction of Megatron, Optimus Prime thought he was finally, after millions of years, at peace. Little did he know that the escape of Starscream would draw dozens of new Decepticons to Earth. The desire that burns brightest in his spark is that the war will soon end. He is determined to see that end come, and so he works with his human comrades and the other Autobots to hunt the Decepticons that have come to Earth, and destroy them, one by one.

Hopefully the glare on the windshield is just an effect, cuz that would look retarded, and I hope he has wrists, too. But this looks way better than the first one, I know that Optimus Prime is the only figure I'm going to re-buy that was in the first one. And I can't wait to see those double swords in action in the movie!!!

Thanks to Siebertron.