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[Jenus]

Mudflap looks good though I don't know it just seems like Hasbro took a wrong turn with him, but I'll still get him to go with Skids.

Barricade looks well terrible with that dark taupe color on his legs and arms should have used more black, and added some chrome or even silver would have been better.

[NassaDane]

oh no! what happened to Barricade?! Frenzy looks the best out of all the characters. I hate the twins so HA Mudflap and co. do not appeal. But why does Barricade look soo bad? Something better be wrong with the camera person and the camera, to explain this set. I was pretty excited about Barricade and had hopes but alot of them were just chrushed.

[astrobard]

ha barricade is small. can't fight with ubb

[fartripper67]

Anybody else notice how Chromia looks just like Arcee's deluxe figure? Same goes for Arcee's HA figure, it looks just like Chromia's delux...

Either way, definitely picking up these two, I would love to have a little John Turturro sitting on my desk..

[SKYWARPED_128]

I didn't want to comment on the colour of HA Barricade because, let's face it, promo photos and even photos of the production figures after being released don't usually convey the colours properly.

Now that I'm looking at the photos more, I'm afraid HA Barricade's alt mode looks stumpy and cartoony compared to the Deluxe class figure as well as the better proportioned alt modes of HA BB and Sideswipe.

I don't have much hope for the chest as it does look like one big block but I'm hoping that the arms and legs are at least partially off due to bad photographing. Looking at how Barricade's feet look like they're pointing towards each other a bit, it doesn't seem like the figure is posed very well for the photo. I hope that when we get better photos of the figure that it looks better proportioned.

Stumpy alt mode? How so? I personally find his alt mode quite proportionate, although slightly more on the bulky side, but if memory serves, the Saleen in the movie was a pretty "buff" car itself.

[Prime Riblet]

I think the Bot mode proportions for Barricade are good, but I agree with previous posts noting the out of proportion look for the alt mode. I was really looking forward to Barricade, but now I just don't think I will spend that $30. It just isn't doing much for me.

[Rated X]

2 questions:

Why has Barricade's chrome been replaced with "turd" green ???

Why does Chromia mini figure look so nice when Arcee looked like crap ???

[Doubledealer93]

ZOMG!!! I WANT THESE F#CKING TOYS!!!!

[Mykltron]

Is no one else concerned that Barricade seems to have a flat head, no neck articulation and knees that only bend the wrong way? Here's hoping he's transformed wrong, cos he certainly isn't posed well (knock-kneed geek) and his right arm looks better than the previous photo.

As for Mudflap, well, no surprise there - F**KING MONKEY ARMS.

[Doubledealer93]

Is no one else concerned that Barricade seems to have a flat head, no neck articulation and knees that only bend the wrong way? Here's hoping he's transformed wrong, cos he certainly isn't posed well (knock-kneed geek) and his right arm looks better than the previous photo.

As for Mudflap, well, no surprise there - F**KING MONKEY ARMS.

i dont care if he has bad articulation. he is my favorite decepticon in the first movie! i love him! and frenzy is just cool!

[Stockade]

Seeing this, I now realise something: We need more!

Human Alliance Jolt with Elita-One/Flareup and Leo,
Human Alliance Jazz with one of Sam's parents, I suppose,
Human Alliance Ice Cream Twins with the other parent,
Human Alliance Sideways with Alice,
Human Alliance Scorponok with the two soldiers from the first movie,
Human Alliance Ravage with Reedman.

Come on, which one of those doesn't sound good?

This does sound good, but I'd rather see Human Alliance Red Rampage with both of Sam's parent, now that would be cool!! or hell a HA Soundwave with a smaller version of ravage and a satellite he can interface with...

[Counterpunch]

HA has been the biggest disappointment so far, and it looks like it isn't going to change.

Wha???

Skids is the sexy sex. Did you not get the memo?

[Razorclaw0000]

HA has been the biggest disappointment so far, and it looks like it isn't going to change.

Wha???

Skids is the sexy sex. Did you not get the memo?

Yep, sorry. For once I can't agree with you

The only one I really like so far is Sideswipe, actually.

The seat arms are really absurd. I don't know what else, but I just get behind them.

[dragons]

i like how they made mudflap he really doesnt look like repaint of skids but barrciade i see no differnce in botmode detail if i do decide to pickup barricade it will be for reanzy not barricade himslef.

the twiins i will pick definatly

[karellan]

Barricade looks like a disaster. He looks like his arms and his stumpy little legs are transformed incorrectly or something. The proportions are wrong, his legs look backward, and his arms are even more effed up than his deluxe version.

It's possible that they just mistransformed him and took the worst photo imaginable, but any hopes I had for this figure are long, long gone.

[DMSL]

I was really looking forward to Barricade when i saw the prototype pics, but now that i see the final producht......yuck.

The proportions are way off, skinny legs, narrow chest, awkward paint aps and that Frenzy figure looks like the skeleton of a deceased wrestler.

[Swiftknife24]

Whoever moaned about Barricade's chest being one solid piece; how about Bumblebee? His chest is one solid piece, just with extra bits stuck on it!

Like them both, but only one issue; is it me or do all Mudflap figures look ever so slightly Orange? I haven't got the Deluxe for that reason...But now that the HA looks brighter than it should, I may have to consider!

(Look again at Barricade's colors; Frenzy is the same color as the 'off' colors on Barricade, so it will probably look more gray in person...By the way, when it it coming out?)

[DecepticonKing86]

Barricade looks so simple, but his alt mode looks awesome. Probably will pick this one up.

[Stockade]

I have to agree with everyone else about Barricade and as much as i really liked him in the first movie and somehow didnt make it the ROTF (which i think is BS) but something is not right about him. I have a strong possability that he is somewhat mistransformed and about the odd looking greyish/brown color on his arms and legs does make him look like crap. But you click on this link:

http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=view&al ... 0&start=60

As you can see he has hands and grey/brown color is also not shown, it appear to be a silver color from what I can tell, which should have stayed on the figure all the way until final assembly.

And yes, how comes Chromia looks good and Arcee looks like a turd KO?

[Mykltron]

I have to agree with everyone else about Barricade and as much as i really liked him in the first movie and somehow didnt make it the ROTF (which i think is BS) but something is not right about him. I have a strong possability that he is somewhat mistransformed and about the odd looking greyish/brown color on his arms and legs does make him look like crap. But you click on this link:

http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=view&al ... 0&start=60

As you can see he has hands and grey/brown color is also not shown, it appear to be a silver color from what I can tell, which should have stayed on the figure all the way until final assembly.

And yes, how comes Chromia looks good and Arcee looks like a turd KO?

Ah, thanks for bringing that pic up. His proportions look better in that one and it shows neck and upper arm articulation. Still doesn't appear to have knees though...

[Megatron Wolf]

Barricade looks pretty cool. A little clost to the deluxe version but the detail alone makes it a must buy. Now what i really want to know is, why they swapped the color & name for Arcee & Chromia for these figure?

[Convotron]

Stumpy alt mode? How so? I personally find his alt mode quite proportionate, although slightly more on the bulky side, but if memory serves, the Saleen in the movie was a pretty "buff" car itself.

I'm comparing this:

Deluxe Barricade


to this:

HA Barricade


They're not the exact same angles but the HA version of the figure's alt mode looks very compact especially when you consider the relation of the size of Frenzy and the driver seat to the front section of the car. Maybe it's just distortion of perspective due to poor photography. That's what I'm hoping as I really want to like the HA Barricade figure!

HA has been the biggest disappointment so far, and it looks like it isn't going to change.

Wha???

Skids is the sexy sex. Did you not get the memo?

Did the memo mention titty whiskers?

[Evil_the_Nub]

I thought Mudflap had the titty whiskers.

[Convotron]

Yes, Mudflap is the bearer of the titty whiskers. I was hoping that the memo mentioned titty whiskers and by association, Mudflap would also be the sexy sex.

[Counterpunch]

Hey, heyheyhey...

HA Mudflap apparently has HIS titty whiskers under control.

They haven't gone away, but those bitches are under control.