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News Credits: 665 · by **Skowl** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:38 pm

Dinobot Swoop of Cybertron.ca has posted a review of the upcoming Wal-Mart exclusive "Allspark Power" Big Daddy figure from the Transformers Movie toyline.

Big Daddy is a repaint of Cybertron Downshift and an homage to the Generation 1 Micromaster Big Daddy

See the review and images by clicking here

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:08 pm

This guy is great! He’ll make a good classics Bigdaddy to go along with the rest of my not, but still classics collection.

by **Lord T** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:33 pm

I love the mold but I can't stand the orangeness in the legs and the purple faceplate. I guess the character design just wouldn't suit me.

by **Wheelimus Prime** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:49 pm

those flaps are esally noticable
i couldnt stop staring at them

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:52 pm

Why do I have the feeling that they were going to use him as a Decepticon then at the last minute made him an Autobot? I like the mold and the look so its a buy for me. And i need a few more Autobots. The movie line released way to many Decepticons at one time.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:08 pm

Wow that looks even worse in these pictures. I never saw the allure of Big Daddy, either.

by **Randomflyingtransformer** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:20 pm

I'm not fond of the name, but I like the mold so I probably will buy it anyway. From the looks of it, the majority of my movie collection will be repaints. :<

News Credits: 665 · by **Skowl** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:25 pm

I love it! The choice of mold for the character is great, and I love those homages to obscure characters.

They even got his face purple like on the original Micromaster! Love it, A+!

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:26 pm

The car mode looks great! It's the robot mode that doesn't look right. I just have to wait and see.

by **Ultra Prime** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:28 pm

Nekoman wrote:This guy is great! He’ll make a good classics Bigdaddy to go along with the rest of my not, but still classics collection.

I must agree with you Nekoman. I've been dying to add to my Classics Autobot ranks. I don't want to do that with just any homage so this beeing a very cool homage to an obscure character works very well for me too! :APPLAUSE:

Skowl wrote:I love it! The choice of mold for the character is great, and I love those homages to obscure characters.

They even got his face purple like on the original Micromaster! Love it, A+!

I second Skowl's sentiments! :grin:

News Credits: 6 · by **bran10** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:14 pm

Ehh, once again, it's a pass, not really feeling it.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:51 pm

Man, that thing is pretty sweet. A most have for me.

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:52 pm

Nice review and I want that toy!

News Credits: 458 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:56 pm

Why does his engine look so much like that of RiD Side Burn?

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:17 pm

I may be tempted to purchase this guy if and when I see him, which makes him rare amongst all the movie repaints.

News Credits: 1 · by **No Death for Prowl** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:47 pm

I'm going to say this is a must for me, especially since I never was able to get a Downshift.

The bright orange might be a little goofy, but I really like the overall blend of the black, orange, and purple face plate. It has a futuristic nightmare-ish feel to it, as if this is the kind of character you only need to see once to never forget. I wasn't a big fan of Downshift's color scheme, so all the better since the figure seems pretty good overall.

News Credits: 337 · by **Air Commander Starscream** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:51 pm

As far as repaints go, they have done a really nice job on this figure. I Can't wait to be able to ass this guy to my collection, the homage is just straight on.

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:22 pm

looks good dont like the orange or purple head looks alot like wheeljack good looking figure but im just interested in the main movie figures them selves

News Credits: 3 · by **Samsonator** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:12 pm

Y'know, Big Daddy was always one of my favourite micromasters, my whole reason for reading DW's Micromaster comics, and why I agreed once to play the role of "Big Daddy" in a local production of "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof". Couple that with the fact that I love the Cybertron Downshift mold, and you've got me wanting one of these REAL bad.

by **Mandamus** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:29 pm

I love the alt mode paint scheme. Def picking this up when i see it.

by **olokin** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:08 pm

I'm buying this. Even though I don't like the orange head, I like the idea of owning a TF named "Big Daddy." I like the mold too. A nice review.

News Credits: 2 · by **TFBuyer** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:55 pm

Just as in the first release as Downshift, the fact that Big Daddy is a muscle car makes this almost a no-brainer... Heck, I almost even bought another Downshift when I saw one this weekend two-packed with Cannonball!

News Credits: 1 · by **Craven Knight** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:28 pm

Awesome, I really want this guy for my classics shelf.

I hope BBTS will get some of these because Wal-mart doesn't ship internationally.

What's the release date of this wave?