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DarkEnergon wrote:I have a 4 yr-old and 6-yr old, they looooove the rescue bots. But, Optimus and Bumblebee really irritated them at first! Optimus' head won't stay down unless you really shove his legs up hard, and bumble doesn't lock into place easily as a car. But, they eventually figured it out.

Only one they don't have is blades, haven't see him anywhere, and he's their favorite character.

Hoist, though, in my mind, is awesome And so glad they finally used a g1 name! (besides Optimus and Bumblebee)

The beauty of these toys is actually that you shove them back into place, but they are made so little fingers don't get pinched - that part is very well done.

Actually, Blades and Chase are G1 names too.

Blades the Protectobot



Chase the Throttlebot

These look great. I'll buy one of each for my son, but thag would go much easier if, you know, they actually end up in stores. Hasbro, I'm still looking for Blades...

Was kinda surprised they went with the name Medix rather than First Aid or Red Alert. Not that I mind, I'm just a litte surprised.

Since the Rescue Bots line started, I've been thinking an ambulance should have been on the team, and I'm glad we finally got one.

Not sure a tow truck is as much of a necessity, but Hoist still looks cool.

I'm going over to Big Bad Toy Store and preordering the case with these two in it now.

Oh, and for those of you still looking for Blades or Boulder, they'll be shipping with Hoist and Medix, so that might help.

Sabrblade wrote:Now, I can see Frankie getting teamed up with Medix and Doc with Hoist.

For some reason, I was thinking the other way around, but then I stopped for a minute and realized your way made more sense.

Also, I really hope that if these guys make it onto the show (and I hope they do), they partner with the Green that rather than having new Burnses appear out of nowhere to work with them... But since the first season ended with Doc and Frankie in on the secret, it seems like a perfect setup for exactly that

Duke of Luns wrote:

Medix reminds me of the Pillsbury Doughboy:



I'm surprised no one else made the connection.

...And you push his sirens to turn him to robot mode...

...And in robot mode, his sirens end up on his stomach...

Mind. Blown.

My kid digs the rescue bots, so we'll probably get these.

Though I still wonder why they didn't go with the protectobots for the characters in the show.

Seems like that would be a no-brainer to me. Kids wouldn't know the difference and the geewunners would have a point for nostalgia.

Heck, give the bots the combiner gimmick, maybe in the finale, and sell yet another set of the figures.

I'm also surprised that a show about a rescue team had a bulldozer instead of an ambulance to begin with.

rpetras wrote:My kid digs the rescue bots, so we'll probably get these.

Though I still wonder why they didn't go with the protectobots for the characters in the show.

Seems like that would be a no-brainer to me. Kids wouldn't know the difference and the geewunners would have a point for nostalgia.

Heck, give the bots the combiner gimmick, maybe in the finale, and sell yet another set of the figures.

I'm also surprised that a show about a rescue team had a bulldozer instead of an ambulance to begin with.

I'm guessing that Hasbro has other plans for the Protectobots, given their appearance in the Exodus novel and their inclusion in the Asian MMO game.



Now, since they're using the name Blades for the Rescue Bot, it make one wonder what the Protectobot helicopter will be named.

Sabrblade wrote:Now, since they're using the name Blades for the Rescue Bot, it make one wonder what the Protectobot helicopter will be named.

Rotorst-, wait, nope.

Evac? Whirl? Coptorbot? So many choices.

PrymeStriker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Now, since they're using the name Blades for the Rescue Bot, it make one wonder what the Protectobot helicopter will be named.

Rotorst-, wait, nope.

Evac? Whirl? Coptorbot? So many choices.

"Airlift Andy" (since "Charlie Chopper" might confuse kids with another "Charlie").

"Whirl" might be taken by the Generations figure should he prove to be an Aligned character.

Sabrblade wrote:

PrymeStriker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Now, since they're using the name Blades for the Rescue Bot, it make one wonder what the Protectobot helicopter will be named.

Rotorst-, wait, nope.

Evac? Whirl? Coptorbot? So many choices.

"Airlift Andy" (since "Charlie Chopper" might confuse kids with another "Charlie").

"Whirl" might be taken by the Generations figure should he prove to be an Aligned character.

Who's to say Whirl can't multi-combine with the Wreckers and Protectobots.



I'm leaning towards Evac or Skyhammer. Something like that.

UltraMason wrote:And you're right. It IS Rescue Bots.

So anyone over the age of 4 complaining about these things is a moron.

They're children's toys yo!

No elbows or finger movement boohoo! LOL! I swear, if you're in your thirties bitching about these toys idunno....

Now hold on. I didn't ask for FIngers. I asked for HANDS. Since you brought up G1, right now Tow-Line is as good as a G1 Prime without his fists pegged in. I could care less about fingers, and yeah, an imagination can give you a good fist. Heck, I still play with them sometime, and TFTM Dropkick is a favorite of mine because he can punch people with half a truck for a set of Brass Knuckles. But I still like him having a HAND. A big, black, fist shaped thing that looks like a truck grill on the end that's on a big, meaty plastic tab and slides out. That's what I meant. Would that really have been too much to design in?

Flashwave wrote:Now hold on. I didn't ask for FIngers. I asked for HANDS. Since you brought up G1, right now Tow-Line is as good as a G1 Prime without his fists pegged in.

Hoist.

Flashwave wrote:I could care less about fingers, and yeah, an imagination can give you a good fist. Heck, I still play with them sometime, and TFTM Dropkick is a favorite of mine because he can punch people with half a truck for a set of Brass Knuckles. But I still like him having a HAND. A big, black, fist shaped thing that looks like a truck grill on the end that's on a big, meaty plastic tab and slides out. That's what I meant. Would that really have been too much to design in?

While I do agree that a slight bit more articulation would do worlds for these toys, we have to remember that these are meant for preschoolers in a much different way than the main line toys are for bigger kids. While the main line toys are intended for play value, the Rescue Bots toys are meant for both play value AND to enhance motor skills in as simplistic a manner as possible. Hoist's gimmick is his one-step "lift" transformation, which this toy accomplishes as is. Any extra features would be what us older folks would want, but the really little young'uns aren't as particular as we are.

In fact, there are even some cases in which they have enough difficulty transforming the current ones (which could be due to a number of things - faulty figures, personal/touchy issues with the children, disinterest in the toys, etc.), and any additional work put into these might inhibit the intended simplicity of these toys.

As he is, Hoist looks fine. Sure, he's not as articulated as the average fan these days would prefer, but again, these aren't for the average fan. One can use his/her imagination to envision hands formed by the grill, with the rest of the truck's front representing protective arm gauntlets covering the fists. It's no different than Heatwave's fire truck front fists with headlights, which the cartoon reworked into being knuckle-mounted water guns.

Hmm, yeah I suppose. i can give the motor skillz reasoning, Heatwave's got hand carving though, its under his cab in vehicle. And Prime got a good set of fists that retract/ flip in, though that could be for the little weapon cart, I an't tell if that's pegged into his hand or tabbed into the underside of the wheel.