The Energon Pub

News Credits: 4 · Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:25 pm

Malikon wrote:Here you go, next to Voyager Prime and Deluxe BB

where is that 70s BB from? why does he have blue missiles?

News Credits: 972 · Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:55 pm

Man I better be able to find one of these tonight, or I'll be majorly pissed off.

Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:01 pm

Can't wait...

News Credits: 1 · Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:19 pm

mineralblue wrote:I'll pass on Dropkick... simply cuz I personally don't like the giant Decepticon logo, I don't like the purple, and I don't like the giant flatbed weapon.

Nice review though.

Those are some REALLY weak reasons not to get such a superb figure, especially considering:

1) You don't even see the logo in robot mode

2) He's more of a dark bluish-purple than a fruity Barney the Dino purple

3) You can remove the flatbed cover and forget it ever existed; the figure actually has detailing on the flatbed

Yeah, this is my second favorite Movie Deluxe, and in some ways Dropkick is even better than CC BB.

The articulation is excellent, the details are second only to CC BB, and he looks just like his bio description. The transformation is simpler and more reminiscent of some of the Classics transformations, which I wholeheartedly prefer over the complicated-as-hell Movie transformations, and more importantly, he's a fun toy to play with. I stopped buying Movie Deluxes because they were all so fragile and unplayable, but Dropkick is as faraway as you can get from that; pieces don't fall off when you pose him, and it's not a pain to get pieces into pegs and whatnot.

Just great fun, and a great way to end the Movie Deluxe line for me.

Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:26 pm

I'll e getting this guy, definitely. Gotta love those chicken legs.

News Credits: 5 · Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:36 pm

mineralblue wrote:I'll pass on Dropkick... simply cuz I personally don't like the giant Decepticon logo, I don't like the purple, and I don't like the giant flatbed weapon.

Nice review though.

my thoughts exactly. I picked him up during the drought, only "non-movie" movie figure I have. Kind of an impulse purchase. That weapon is really useless. I think he looks better in both modes without it. Would have been a lot better with a decent paint scheme IMHO. Reminds me of the low-riders a few kids rolled to highschool bumping "Gangsta's Paradise" every morning (I think that dates me a bit).

Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:03 am

Barrelass wrote:Reminds me of the low-riders a few kids rolled to highschool bumping "Gangsta's Paradise" every morning (I think that dates me a bit).

Exactly how I felt... I didn't want a non-movie lowrider truck in my collection...

Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:18 am

I don't understand why everyone lowers the rating of this figure because of the claw weapon. Yes it looks goofy, but he looks fine in both modes without it so think of it as an extra. If you don't like it, then put it away. The figure doesn't suffer from it. Drawing off points seems a bit harsh.

News Credits: 226 · Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:26 am

Claw weapon is a bit dicky, but what I found the most disappointing about Dropkick was his chicken legs.

Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:11 am

that's what I meant in the review though, I'd give the 'figure' a 10, but I knocked off a couple points for the weapon. Take it or leave it the weapons still part of the figure, though I choose to ditch it in bot mode.

He's still an excellent figure, I wouldn't have taken the time to type all that up and take some pics of him if I didn't think he wasn't great.

Also I forgot to mention he's got a small shiny silver Decepticon logo on his chest against a black BG, down low in between the windshield halves.

and to whoever asked, Bumblebee's missiles are blue/green because I painted them that way. I didn't like that they were yellow. Along with the car it was just too much yellow. I prefer the japanese version with the blue missiles so......

Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:35 am

I'm gonna grab him as soon as he shows his freaking face on the toy shelves! :-x

Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:47 am

Took the chance on Dropkick, yesterday. I must say, he is one excellent Deluxe, and a fine TF in general. Much better than Longarm, or 08 BB, or whathaveyou.

Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:37 am

Darn! Everybody's getting Dropkick, and i can't even find him! :-x

Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:49 am

Now I'm really glad I nabbed him from HTS. And with their promo code, I got him for 7 bucks! :grin:

Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:51 am

Burn wrote:Claw weapon is a bit dicky, but what I found the most disappointing about Dropkick was his chicken legs.

Those legs are great though. they make use for what posability his torso lacks (no swivel elbows).

Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:06 pm

publicvisage wrote:Now I'm really glad I nabbed him from HTS. And with their promo code, I got him for 7 bucks!

Lucky guy!

News Credits: 5 · Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:13 pm

greatreview good sir. you have a certain wit in your writing.
thanks for the read

Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:21 pm

His head and chest design is a reminisce of Prime. Could he be a future Decepticon leader? Could he switch sides in the future?

Only Hasbro knows.

Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:52 pm

WOOT YEAH DROPKICK IS DA MAN! lol definataly one of the better decepticon deluxes... or well more like one of the better figures in the movie line lol! :grin:

transformation is so cool!

Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:55 pm

I wonder if he'll get repainted and if so what he'll be redecoed as.

Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:59 pm

How come there's no Payload Love Thread, or I-Love-U Payload Thread?

What? No love for Payload?

Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:53 pm

Auto Bot wrote:How come there's no Payload Love Thread, or I-Love-U Payload Thread?

What? No love for Payload?

yes, coz simply he's damn tiny compared to cc bb in alt mode

News Credits: 1014 · Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:56 pm

I seen him and it was between him and a 76 BB, which I didn't have at the time, so I got BB.

He does look Bad A$$ though. Definate grab if I come across him again.