and if you want to bbuy him, go ahead, I cant stop you anyway. I think that this particular figure has alot of problems in robot mode, but his vehicle mode is exellent, besides the non-moving forks. I think hat everyone will agree that this figure is not worth $8. I give Dirtboss 2 stars.
I was walking through the shopping center today and had a peak in Big W and I'm glad I did, not only was there a sale on but they had plenty of stock of a lot of the new ROTF figures in all classes. Luckily for me they had Rampage, a figure i'd been keeping an eye out for and at AU$19.00 I grabbed him as well Ransack which i'll review in a later post.
The deluxe class of figures is brilliant and Rampage is no exception. In vehicle mode Rampage forms a bulldozer and is incredibly detailed. I really like the little things like the various pistons, the tracks and cab windows were also nice touches. Rampage sits solidly and doesn't wobble, the tracks are fixed into position though so it will not roll along the ground.
The robot mode is unique in that he takes on a more crab like form with four legs and two large crab claws. The tracks turn into whips which is a nice change from the usual tacked on guns that some figures seem to have. Rampage stands solidly in this mode as well making it really enjoyable to pose, your not worrying about it falling over because you know the weight is going to be distributed across four points.
Rampage also has a third mode which turns him into an oversized jackhammer. I honestly didn't like this mode I found it looked stupid and was really a mode you wouldn't keep him in for to long. The irony is that you have to go to this mode before you can take him into robot mode, its as if the designer thought screw it lets just say he's a triple changer. An extra mode can work if its different enough such as Mixmasters gun turret form, but here he just looks halfway through a transformation.
The first time I transformed Rampage it was a little tricky, I make it a point to follow the instruction provided by hasbro first time round on all TRansformers i purchase and I'm fast learning that instructions are not there strong suite. However after playing with it for a while I got the hang of it. One thing to watch out for is making sure panels are out of the way of each other as you go through the various steps, if you don't keep an eye on it they do hit.
Its good to see a transformer that avoids the traditional humanoid robot form and try's something different. Rampage is an excellent figure, well designed and solidly put to together, If you see this one pick it up, it will make a unique addition to your collection.
