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by **theghan** » Fri Jul 04, 2014 4:44 am

Hi, it's been a few weeks since Stomp and Chomp Grimlock appeared here in the Philippines, finally got a chance to buy it

Here are some pics that I took, more pics to follow in this thread.

In package- it's a huge box, but I won't go around picturing the box, just this one

Here's the size comparison with MP Grimlock and FOC Metroplex, in dino mode

Here's a size comparison with Leader Class Grimmy and MP Grimmy in dino mode

Size comparison in Bot mode:

Here's some comparison in Bot mode with some AOE figures: Deluxe Drift, Evasion Mode VC Optimus Prime, Takara Leader Class Optimus Prime(took out the back cab), and deluxe Slug

I'll post more pics later, stay tuned in this thread. Thanks!

by **theghan** » Fri Jul 04, 2014 9:28 am

Here's some details for Bot mode Grimlock:

Head detail- there's no neck articulation, there's light piping on the eyes

Different angles:

Articulation on Bot mode:
Basically there's minimal articulation, mostly just on the arms- Shoulders can raise sideways, but held together by spring because of the articulation, you can raise it a bit, as seen on this pic, by using the chest piece to hold the arms in this position. No Shoulder swivel(front and back) because of transformation unfortunately.

There's an elbow rotation, elbows can bend forward also.

As for the legs, they are solid, just to hold the weight I guess. No Articulation on the legs.
For the waist, it's because of the transformation that you can bend it forward (this puts it to transform into dino mode). No waist rotation or chest rotation.

by **theghan** » Fri Jul 04, 2014 10:42 am

Next we'll go to the Optimus Prime figure included.
He rides on top of Grimlock.First, open the hatch (manually) on the back on the neck of Grimlock's Dino mode.

Optimus Prime has metal pins under his feet. This would activate the guns on grimlock's sides to pop out, and if the lights and sounds are turned on, this would trigger the sounds on the guns and missile sound effects

Here are the weapons on each side of Grimlock, notice that on one side is an Autobot symbol and the other side has a Decepticon Symbol:

Here are more photos of Optimus Prime, he's basically a solid figure, with only few paint details (red and blue) and no articulation. There's no sword included, but there are peg holes on his hands, so he might be able to hold something, if there's a deluxe, sized or smaller sword that can fit the holes.

by **theghan** » Fri Jul 04, 2014 11:02 am

Finally, the Dino mode details-

Head detail (sorry the lower jaw wasn't aligned on this pic, but it always stay aligned when you transform it back and forth robot to dino mode)

Here are some angles, the whole tail can swivel down a bit, and there's where his sword is stored

Now, I know most of you are wondering, can Voyager or Leader class Optimus Prime ride on his back like in the movie?

With Voyager evasion mode prime-

Here's a modified Leader class Prime (disclaimer- I modded the Prime a bit by removing the backpack so this is not the original form of Leader Class Prime)

Here's Grimlock about to ride on top of Leader Class prime :grin:

So that's it! I won't be able to post details on the lights and sounds, because I think it would be explained better thru video. So just wait for the other guys to post video reviews on this big guy.

Here's my Dino(bot) Riders with deluxe Crosshairs on top of custom repainted Construct Bots Scorn and Deluxe Drift riding a custom repaint of Construct Bots Slug.

Thanks for lookin' !