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News Credits: 16 · by **GetRightRobot** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:28 pm

The newest Seibertron.com galleries feature Transformers Prime Decepticon KNOCK OUT (a fan-favorite from the hit cartoon series) and Autobot HOT SHOT (a remold of Bumblebee and an homage to Armada Hot Shot). These figures are in the upcoming deluxe class wave 3 release of Transformers Prime: Robots in Disguise. Check out both galleries and join in our discussion by clicking here. Enjoy!

Knock Out (Deluxe Class)
Transformers Prime: Robots In Disguise

Hot Shot (Deluxe Class)
Transformers Prime: Robots In Disguise

by **crazyjeffy** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:39 pm

Knock Out would be infinitely better with yellow/gold rims.

News Credits: 1 · by **Fires_Of_Inferno** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:51 pm

Bit of yellow/gold paint and Knockout would look great.

Reading Hotshot's bio, he's really just a male Arcee (or Arcee is a female Hotshot). The figure is awesome though.

News Credits: 589 · by **Seibertron** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:15 pm

Hot Shot's face is confusing to me. When I look at the toy, the "eye brows" are the eyes to me. I completely look past his actual eyes, which are below the silver eye brows. They should have done the eyes in a yellow color or something to make them stand out from the silver. The blue just blends in with the blue of his head. No matter how many times I look at the toy, the eye brows just stare back at me.

News Credits: 16 · by **GetRightRobot** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:29 pm

Seibertron wrote:Hot Shot's face is confusing to me. When I look at the toy, the "eye brows" are the eyes to me. I completely look past his actual eyes, which are below the silver eye brows. They should have done the eyes in a yellow color or something to make them stand out from the silver. The blue just blends in with the blue of his head. No matter how many times I look at the toy, the eye brows just stare back at me.

Never noticed that before. I only see his eyebrows. Even looking for the eyes they are hard to spot.

News Credits: 2 · by **craggy** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:29 pm

Seibertron wrote:Hot Shot's face is confusing to me. When I look at the toy, the "eye brows" are the eyes to me. I completely look past his actual eyes, which are below the silver eye brows. They should have done the eyes in a yellow color or something to make them stand out from the silver. The blue just blends in with the blue of his head. No matter how many times I look at the toy, the eye brows just stare back at me.

goodness!

you're so right. I was thinking he had cool silver eyes like he was wearing shades or something. Still, he's an awesome repaint and I love the new head. Totally getting him and ignoring the bio on the pack to have him as my field engineer, robo-Baird type character.

edit: Knock-Out is only okay looking. A real shame, as I'd love to get him, but unless there's a special offer on at the time, I can't see my justifying the money for him looking like that.

by **Doubledealer93** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:34 pm

both are works of art. hotshot is the only good thing to come from a bumblebee mold in a very long time. and knockout is amazing. buy on sight. i have the money ready.....soon...... -__-

News Credits: 589 · by **Seibertron** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:03 pm

Doubledealer93 wrote:both are works of art. hotshot is the only good thing to come from a bumblebee mold in a very long time. and knockout is amazing. buy on sight. i have the money ready.....soon...... -__-

I can't get over how much I like the toy as Hot Shot, but dislike it as Bumblebee. Weird. Maybe it's because the First Edition toy rocks so much (particularly the proper yellow colored Takara Tomy version) that it's a superior version to RID Bumblebee, but since there's no precedence for Hot Shot, it works fine for me.

In the recent gallery of Transformers Prime Robots In Disguise HOT SHOT, you might have noticed that I modified Hot Shot and Bumblebee's heads so that it sits properly above his chest/shoulders. All you have to do is remove the last two teeth behind the head with an exacto knife as demonstrated in my pictures and MisterFanwank's video below. Care should be used so that you do not accidentally scar other plastic pieces. I was able to do the modification without taking the figure apart, but as you can see from the video below some might recommend that you take the figure apart.