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(More customer reviews)Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Voyager Mixmaster is a mix of sorts:
It's a GREAT toy... but it's not big!
PROs:
-Alt (truck) mode is very solid and has a lot of detail like clear plastic headlights and windows, separately molded window mirrors (not even big Leader Optimus has his mirrors made as separate pieces from the doors), lots of molded-in detail and the already mentioned moveable pouring scoop. Proportions are very good also.
-Paint application is scarce but really there was not much to paint in the first place. It's limited to the silver on the wheels, decepticon insignia on the hood and the mixing drum, plus the big purple decepticon insignia on the drum. Also the red-white stripes on the sides are a nice touch.
-Robot mode is very accurate to the concept art (I've posted a comparison picture), but even better is the wide range of articulation that this toy has. Each arm alone has about 7 points of articulation!
The cannon can be placed either on its back or on top of its head to recreate the final battle scenes (or at least his final battle scene).CONs:
- This toy is from a Voyager line, and therefore supposed to be bigger, like Ratchet or Ironhide. But it's small...
- Some joints are a little bit loose. The toy won't fall apart, but will need some support to hold some poses (in my pictures, the arms are being supported by its knees!). The panels on its feet are designed to fall apart instead of break, and will do so very frequently.
- "Kibble" is present in the form of the whole cab forming the robot's buttocks.
- I didn't even bother with the "third mode". It doesn't appear in the movie and looks silly.
- This is my fourth transformer toy (and the third one from the movies) that has been assembled wrong IN THE FACTORY. Usually the problem is hard to see, like a little piece or joint put backwards.
- The instruction sheet has the arrows poiting the wrong way in one step of the arms transformation. You can find some videos on the web that will help much more.
So, between the three currently released constructicons - Voyager Demolishor (who's got Scavenger's colors, by the way), Deluxe Rampage and Voyager Mixmaster, this one is THE BEST and the one I would recommend.
(Note that at this time, Long Haul is still a future release and there's no word about Scrapper)
Demolishor and Rampage are very hard to pose. The first one has one big wheel instead of feet and the second is a monopod. Mixmaster then gets two feet up! (Just because he's got no thumbs)
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