It took me soooo long... but thanks to a generous friend's offer, I finally have a representation of my favourite Transformers character.
Well, I mean, it's a representation of
a version of my favourite Transformers character. Still waiting on an IDW Rodimus that doesn't break my bank account, but for now I'm pretty happy with this dude. And hey, he
used to look like this in -ations, so... it kinda counts? Sorta? And I do enjoy Hot Rod in general... ah well. Point is, I got him, I love him, he's an awesome figure.
And because it's not based on IDW Rodimus, a hidden blessing is that it includes the one thing I really miss from IDW Rodimus' design!
Dat car mode
I'm an absolute sucker for goofy sci-face 80s space stuff like this. It's a microcosm of everything over-the-top XTREME RAD BODICUS that Hot Rod's supposed to embody and I love everything about it. Those edgy angles, that loud colour scheme, that obnoxious as hell spoiler that in no way would ever be street legal... it's just. So. Beautiful. You guys can have your 'realistic' cars and your 'believable' alt-modes that gives you a sense of 'immersion' and 'moderation'. You fools. You fools with your Porsches and Fairlady-Zs and Lamborghinis and whatever Bumblebee is these days to avoid legal trouble. You will never, never understand - never know the simple joys of the Rod...
Also even if he isn't actually IDW Rodimus, yeah, that colour scheme just makes my Lost Light display look a hundred times better.