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Auto Bot wrote:

1337W422102 wrote:He looks a lot better once you realize that Hasbro omitted a step from the instructions: the parts on the back of his legs can pivot back a little, providing greater stability for the figure as well as looking better.

Yeah. So awesome!

Agreed. Hasbro seems to do that a lot. I wonder what other secrets our figures hold!

kirbenvost wrote:

Auto Bot wrote:

1337W422102 wrote:He looks a lot better once you realize that Hasbro omitted a step from the instructions: the parts on the back of his legs can pivot back a little, providing greater stability for the figure as well as looking better.

Yeah. So awesome!

Agreed. Hasbro seems to do that a lot. I wonder what other secrets our figures hold!

They have the power to surprise, mate.

1337W422102 wrote:He looks a lot better once you realize that Hasbro omitted a step from the instructions: the parts on the back of his legs can pivot back a little, providing greater stability for the figure as well as looking better.

Are you talking about those black gas tank looking thingys?

mineralblue wrote:

1337W422102 wrote:He looks a lot better once you realize that Hasbro omitted a step from the instructions: the parts on the back of his legs can pivot back a little, providing greater stability for the figure as well as looking better.

Are you talking about those black gas tank looking thingys?

No, the green part on the back of the legs, which the treads are attached to (the tanks flip out to become heels, too, though).

You know how those green tank parts on the back of his legs always seem to angle inward? Well, they're supposed to! Holding the tank treads, pull them back. You'll see what I mean.

Deluxe brawl is still hiding from me...

From my small but growing collection, I've noticed in general the movieline baddies suck.

All the autobots are great transformation-wise and as robos... Even arcee is cool. All the decepticons I have suck. Voyager megs is weak, and ss looks too coney. Even the repaint can't salvage ss. Hopefully the metallic megs will be better.

The best baddie seems to be barricade and he battles bbc for deluxe supremacy, but his legs and long arm have their issues too.

I had a chance to pick up swindle,bonecrusher, and wreckage today and true to form I am not totally impressed with them. Probably should have picked dreadwing over swindle though, as he is really cheap looking and weak lol. Maybe I should have picked up thunder cracker over those three and some orbit...

With the exception of weak arm jazz, duck footed 78bb, and block heavy rachet, I think the autobots are the better toys. G1 jazz and rescue rachet make up for it in coolness though lol.

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1337W422102 wrote:

mineralblue wrote:

1337W422102 wrote:He looks a lot better once you realize that Hasbro omitted a step from the instructions: the parts on the back of his legs can pivot back a little, providing greater stability for the figure as well as looking better.

Are you talking about those black gas tank looking thingys?

No, the green part on the back of the legs, which the treads are attached to (the tanks flip out to become heels, too, though).

You know how those green tank parts on the back of his legs always seem to angle inward? Well, they're supposed to! Holding the tank treads, pull them back. You'll see what I mean.

It's the rear half of the tank that forms the legs. The "calf" (so to speak) can be twisted back. From top view, clockwise for right leg, counter-clockwise for left leg. Making the tracks move partiallly backwards.

pfcparts wrote:Deluxe brawl is still hiding from me...

From my small but growing collection, I've noticed in general the movieline baddies suck.

All the autobots are great transformation-wise and as robos... Even arcee is cool. All the decepticons I have suck. Voyager megs is weak, and ss looks too coney. Even the repaint can't salvage ss. Hopefully the metallic megs will be better.

The best baddie seems to be barricade and he battles bbc for deluxe supremacy, but his legs and long arm have their issues too.

I had a chance to pick up swindle,bonecrusher, and wreckage today and true to form I am not totally impressed with them. Probably should have picked dreadwing over swindle though, as he is really cheap looking and weak lol. Maybe I should have picked up thunder cracker over those three and some orbit...

With the exception of weak arm jazz, duck footed 78bb, and block heavy rachet, I think the autobots are the better toys. G1 jazz and rescue rachet make up for it in coolness though lol.

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If you've got Brawl, whether Deluxe or Leader, you'll be loving at least one Decepticon.

Here's a perfect phrase for you...
"The best is yet to come!"

my brawl's automorpb stopped working on the 3rd or 4th transformaition

Can you pull the head out manually?

Just got Brawl i love him as much as i love Barricade and Classics Mirage,The Hands don't fit the pegs but he's way better than his Fab Counterpart.

I woukd of never liked Bralw if it wasn't for my friend David he bought Brawl last week and brought him to school and he was awesome.Brawl Rules!

Fab brawl shall be given to Brad,He's Brawl Fan.

I never liked Brawl (but I love tanks, though).

Brawl in school. Cool!

Auto Bot wrote:Can you pull the head out manually?

one of the wheels don't come up

1337W422102 wrote:

mineralblue wrote:

1337W422102 wrote:He looks a lot better once you realize that Hasbro omitted a step from the instructions: the parts on the back of his legs can pivot back a little, providing greater stability for the figure as well as looking better.

Are you talking about those black gas tank looking thingys?

No, the green part on the back of the legs, which the treads are attached to (the tanks flip out to become heels, too, though).

You know how those green tank parts on the back of his legs always seem to angle inward? Well, they're supposed to! Holding the tank treads, pull them back. You'll see what I mean.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Stellar.

I love Brawl.

Agreed, Deluxe Brawl was and is bunk.

autobot commander wrote:

Auto Bot wrote:Can you pull the head out manually?

one of the wheels don't come up

Same here. The left track doesn't fold up on mine. I imagine it's a mold defect.

Picked him up today while out to lunch.

He's pretty cool looking, especially the arm minigun and claws, but again those tabs that are supposed to lock into his sides will not lock in.

Also the hinge to the turret cracked when I opened it upon first transforming it...

Not a good toy. He can't do alot of poses either besides standing still and twirling his arms... The cannon also suffers from ed as it goes limp no matter where it is posed.

Wreckage is the top decepticon deluxe after barricade. Brawl is pretty weak.

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I enjoy Deluxe Brawl. Mine doesn't seem to fall apart in robot mode like other people claim theirs do. Sure, the arms don't stay attached very well, but they hold.

I picked up Leader-class Brawl today, though. Big improvement!

He can do pretty much a lot of mean intimidating poses.

But the thighs are too short. So he can't sit down.

brawl's begging to be made into a g2 megs kitbash

Auto Bot wrote:He can do pretty much a lot of mean intimidating poses.

But the thighs are too short. So he can't sit down.

He's definitey not as flexible as the other deluxes... but he still looks like a bad ass simply standing around...

mineralblue wrote:

Auto Bot wrote:He can do pretty much a lot of mean intimidating poses.

But the thighs are too short. So he can't sit down.

He's definitey not as flexible as the other deluxes... but he still looks like a bad ass simply standing around...

Definitely!