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[galvatron00]

Hot Rod was magenta in the cartoon (while Rodimus Prime was burgundy).

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[Cyberpath]

Nah, he's taller than Prowl's height, but shorter than Ironhide, which is just about right for the 1986 Autobot Cars.

-- but we get a size comparison with MP-9 & MP-26, and he is about Prowl size!

As in not 21 cm like previously stated in this magazine:

takara-tomy-masterpiece-hot-rod-v-2-discussion-thread-t105368s500.php#p1736501

[Cobotron]

I'm, Hot Ron Burgundy?

*He really will read ANYTHING that is written on the teleprompter*

[Amelie]

The arms should have followed the animation model and been the whole length of the sides of the car - the forearms could have been hollow and collapsed backwards similar to Ultra Magnus, whilst the bicep could have slotted backwards into the shoulder section.

[megatronus]

New pix from: actoys.net

I suspect that these photos don't do the final product justice (also: mistransformed arms) -- but we get a size comparison with MP-9 & MP-26, and he is about Prowl size!

Nah, he's taller than Prowl's height, but shorter than Ironhide, which is just about right for the 1986 Autobot Cars.

I don't like that shade of red at all.

But it's around the right shade (maybe a little dark, but):



Hot Rod was magenta in the cartoon (while Rodimus Prime was burgundy).

Wait, his front wheels are SUPPOSED to be tiny???

[Hellscream9999]

New pix from: actoys.net

I suspect that these photos don't do the final product justice (also: mistransformed arms) -- but we get a size comparison with MP-9 & MP-26, and he is about Prowl size!

Nah, he's taller than Prowl's height, but shorter than Ironhide, which is just about right for the 1986 Autobot Cars.

I don't like that shade of red at all.

But it's around the right shade (maybe a little dark, but):



Hot Rod was magenta in the cartoon (while Rodimus Prime was burgundy).

Wait, his front wheels are SUPPOSED to be tiny???

Yup, tiny, disproportinate, and ugly tires, not allowing for any ground clearance

[mooncake623]

i don't know looks fine to me.

[Agamemnon]

New pix from: actoys.net

I suspect that these photos don't do the final product justice (also: mistransformed arms) -- but we get a size comparison with MP-9 & MP-26, and he is about Prowl size!

Nah, he's taller than Prowl's height, but shorter than Ironhide, which is just about right for the 1986 Autobot Cars.

I don't like that shade of red at all.

But it's around the right shade (maybe a little dark, but):



Hot Rod was magenta in the cartoon (while Rodimus Prime was burgundy).

Wait, his front wheels are SUPPOSED to be tiny???

Yup, tiny, disproportinate, and ugly tires, not allowing for any ground clearance

He was often drawn, in car mode, from impossibly low angles where the wheels would look a lot bigger:

[Emerje]

As in not 21 cm like previously stated in this magazine:

takara-tomy-masterpiece-hot-rod-v-2-discussion-thread-t105368s500.php#p1736501

You're right, he's much smaller. All of the Autobot Cars (including Bee) are listed as 21cm (8.26 inches) because Takara Tomy publicizes the size of the box, not the figure. I don't know what the official heights are, but measuring my own figures in the Decepticon group shot I know Soundwave is about 9 inches and Exhaust is about 6.75 inches so Hot Rod is probably more like 7.5 inches. I'm measuring Prowl closer to 6 inches and he's definitely shorter than Hot Rod.

Emerje

[wewyllenium]

Man, I can't wait for an over-sized version of this!!! It will be awesome

[shajaki]

[galvatron00]

I'm, Hot Ron Burgundy?

*He really will read ANYTHING that is written on the teleprompter*

Thank you, Cobro.

[galvatron00]

Shirt. Baller.

[Ironhidensh]

Until this moment, I never realized how badly we are in need of MP versions of Springer and Arcee. Blurr and Kup, too, I suppose.

[william-james88]

Until this moment, I never realized how badly we are in need of MP versions of Springer and Arcee. Blurr and Kup, too, I suppose.

Yup, that scale doesnt work at all. Also, in that pic and with that scale, they are clearly emulating Rodimus Prime and not Hotrod which is not the point to this toy.

[Sabrblade]

Based on that group pic, it looks like the ACToys pics have Hot Rod's arms mistransformed since his wheels face backward in the group pic but face forward in the ACToys pics.

[Cyberpath]

More pix from http://tieba.baidu.com/p/4332089477


From another source:

[william-james88]

Pics appear broken to me.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Pics appear broken to me.

Come back to the page after x-ing out a time or 2. they work for me now

[Cyberpath]

Pics appear broken to me.

Yes, the first place doesn't blocks outside links.

Size comparison.

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[D-Maximal_Primal]

Thanks to fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath we now more images of MP-28 Hot Rod, which now include his instructions! These images and more can be found Here and Here

Following this, we have more in-hand images including his accessories and a comparison shot with MP Sideswipe:

[munkimus prime]

Now that is one poseable Masterpiece. I was not expecting Hotrod to have that much articulation.

[steve2275]

looks pretty hot to me

[william-james88]

looks pretty hot to me

Yeah it does but funny how they dont show much of that waist swivel and its usage. Or side views
Reminds me of how we were just aware of Tracks' massive gap when we got it in hand.

[Carnivius_Prime]

He really does have very odd proportions.