Skywarp arrived today. I think he's really great - possibly my favourite of the line so far but I need more play time to be sure.
Car mode: doesn't feel as solid as the others, doesn't roll forwards very well but reverses fine!
Transformation: Intricate and innovative. Getting the shin wheels in place is tricky but they *do* lock in place so there's hardly any gap there. A tab that locks the left wing tip in place shot off on the first transformation into car mode but the joint is stiff enough that you won't miss it. I don't think the automorph will be prone to problems like the first three molds.
WARNING: THE LICENSE PLATE CAN BE LAUNCHED OUT VERY EASILY AND LOST SO TAKE CARE. Robot mode poseability: he's not very good at standing to attention without leaning forward (staggering the feet slightly helps) but he's really good at poses.
Proportions: thighs and body are too short.
Height: a few millimetres taller than Prime.
Look: I think he's really cool and aside from the doors popping off easily I like the look of them there. Yes, he looks like he's wearing a car FROM BEHIND but who displays them that way? Besides, Prime and Megatron aren't much better from that angle. The seats-on-arms are much more discreet than the first two molds. The fake bonnet/hood as chest is better than having the real thing there as his bot mode is sleeker and more poseable as a result but perhaps they should have gone with something that looks different all together...
All in all I think they've done a great job and I recommend this figure, so long as you don't want to display him facing towards your wall! I applaud them trying out new ideas and designs.
Edit:Mykltron wrote:Car mode: doesn't feel as solid as the others
I have just discovered this is not the case. He's the lightest of the set but I have just discovered that everthing locks into place nicely. The backs of the elbows have grooves that slot on to tabs on the hip hinges that hold the doors. There is a tiny peg on the tab. You slide the elbow groove on to the tab and twist slightly to push the peg into a place et voila, arms don't flop. Make sure you twist the elbows to release them when transforming to robot.